Peter Ballantyne presented work in progress to measure use of knowledge outputs from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The approach involves collating usage data from all platforms to generate reports and adjust directions. Examples shown include metrics on views and reach across different platforms, as well as types of content, Altmetric data, and author and item information from ILRI's research repository CGSpace. While still a work in progress, the goal is to provide insights on performance of staff and the institute beyond just article impact factors.

1. Measuring use of ILRI’s knowledge
outputs – Some work in progress
Peter Ballantyne
ILRI-ICAR Workshop on Communication and Knowledge Management in Animal
Science Research and Development
New Delhi, 4 March 2016

2. The Challenge
• Knowing who is using ILRI’s knowledge
products
• Knowing which products are used
• Tracking use over time
• Getting insights into performance of staff and
the institute

3. The Approach
• Collate usage data on all platforms
• Generate useful reports
• Adjust directions

4. Examples
• Pictures following show some examples of
metrics we are collecting
• Could be a basis for further collaboration

5. Views across different platforms

6. Reach of different platforms

7. Types of content recorded in CGSpace

8. Example Altmetric page for an ILRI
article

9. Example Altmetric page for an ILRI
author

10. Example Altmetric information for
recent ILRI products in CGSpace

11. Example item info from CGSpace

12. Example author info from CGSpace

13. Insights
• Work in progress
• Lots of metrics, lots of time needed
• Items, views, downloads, mentions … platform
by platform
• For articles, don’t have the publisher usage
data
• What the key indicators for management, for
teams, individuals? Beyond article impact
factors.