Titus Schleyer, DMD, PhD Heiko Spallek, DMD, PhD Brian Butler, MS, PhD Linda Schmandt, MS et al.
Titus Schleyer 2011
Kraut RE, Galegher J, Egido C. Relationships and tasks in scientific research collaboration. Hum-Comput Interact 1987-1988;3(1):31-58.
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Braun T, Schubert A. A quantitative view on the coming of age of interdisciplinarity in the sciences 1980-1999. Scientometrics 2003 Sep;58(1):183-9.
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Direct2Experts
(http://www.direct2experts.org/)
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Results
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Requirements
effort balanced with perceived benefit profiles comprehensive and up-to-date exploit social network model proximity assessment of compatibility, work style and other soft traits
Schleyer TK, et al. Requirements for expertise location systems in biomedical science and the Semantic web. Proceedings of the 3rd Expert Finder Workshop on Personal Identification and Collaboration; 2008
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Requirements (cont.)
social networks based solely on co-authorship incomplete accommodate preferences for privacy and public availability of information search effectively across disciplines facilitate non-intuitive connections
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Architecture
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Implementation
soft rollout beginning 10/2009 currently:
815 users at Pitt, some elsewhere 8,045 total logins 28,139 publications 4,081 grants 11,495 presentations 4,376 mentoring records 770 biosketches
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Formative evaluation of DV
Objective: assess adoption and use of Digital Vita since inception across six HSC schools
quantitative and qualitative usage, attitudes, satisfaction and acceptance outcomes
short-term: biosketch generation and routing, new research teams, efficiency gain long-term: high-impact collaborations formed, collaborative publications, external system utilization
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Data analysis
descriptive analysis of tracking data content analysis of interviews:
general approach for managing CV software used to manage CV different uses of DV problems in using DV suggestions for system improvement
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User types
Superdelegate
Delegate Sole user
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4% 95%
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94 4,942 63 627
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uncommon
appointment to committees change in job responsibilities recruitment of students job search
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Traditional CV management
software used for managing CV
Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Latex
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DV description/impressions
positive
database/data warehouse data repository/central repository Internet-based/online/electronic streamline/simplify CV management versatile, flexible, efficient
negative (1 user)
unyielding/cumbersome interface disruptive
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Current uses
mostly entering information into the system created CV for various purposes (5 users) created NIH biosketches for grant (6 users) used Search to look for people (1 user) colleague requests (2 users)
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common problems
import of irrelevant publications difficult to categorize some info (e.g. letter to editor) confusion about publication updates difficult to edit/format output documents
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Discussion
collaboration-seeking a complex activity does not depend on solely factual information about potential collaborators current approaches to finding collaborators time- and effort-intensive CV a good source of factual information
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Project Website
http://di.dental.pitt.edu/orc/
Address of this talk
http://scr.bi/vugrGV
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