Middle Eastern universities have recently been included in international rankings, driving a shift in priorities from teaching to research. However, research-centric collection assessments are rarely applied in the region. The Library and Learning Commons of Zayed University has recently completed the first phase of collection assessment for this transition. This study aims to provide an overview of how electronic resources adequacy was measured, and correlations between utilization of resources and research output were determined. A systematic approach is presented to assess electronic resources impact and to investigate and demonstrate the Library’s support of research output in local research and the scholarly environment.,Journal article publications from 2009 to 2016 with at least one Zayed University affiliated author were collected from Scopus, the abstract and citation database operated by Elsevier BV. Sources used within these articles were analyzed. COUNTER usage statistics of three indicators (searches, sessions and full-text downloads) were collected from the most used electronic resources in the Library to define the correlation between usage and research activities in the university during the assessment period.,The change in university direction toward research is apparent in the data since Fall 2014. Since then, faculty publication output grew rapidly and was positively correlated with library resources use. Sessions and searches displayed a strong positive relationship with research output while the correlation with full-text downloads was moderate. This was true for individual colleges as well as for the university as a whole, supporting the assumption that library utilization is highly correlated with the growth of research productivity.,Results of this assessment were used to justify the budget allocation of Zayed University Library for supporting research and improve the focus of collection development to better meet researchers’ needs. The most important outcomes were to provide evidence-based information to Library management for strategic planning and evaluation of their changing role in the digital age.,The systematic approach described has enabled Zayed University library to assess the relevance of its resources to its changed focus toward research, both for the university as a whole and among the more research-productive colleges. This initial approach may be useful for other libraries going through a similar transition, particularly within the region.

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图书馆电子资源是否为研究提供足够的支持？阿拉伯联合酋长国一所联邦大学的案例研究

中东大学最近已被列入国际排名，促使优先级从教学转向研究。但是，该地区很少进行以研究为中心的馆藏评估。扎耶德大学的图书馆和学习共享区最近完成了这一过渡的馆藏评估第一阶段。这项研究旨在概述如何衡量电子资源的充足性，以及确定资源利用与研究成果之间的相关性。提出了一种系统的方法来评估电子资源的影响，并调查和证明图书馆在本地研究和学术环境中对研究成果的支持。从Elsevier BV运营的摘要和引文数据库Scopus收集了2009年至2016年至少有一家扎耶德大学的附属作者的期刊文章出版物。分析了这些文章中使用的来源。从图书馆最常用的电子资源中收集了三个指标（搜索，会话和全文下载）的COUNTER使用情况统计数据，以定义评估期间大学使用情况与研究活动之间的相关性。自2014年秋季以来，数据就显示出对研究的重视。从那时起，教师出版物的产出迅速增长，并与图书馆资源的使用呈正相关。会话和搜索与研究成果显示出很强的正相关关系，而与全文下载的相关性则中等。这对单个学院乃至整个大学都是如此，支持了以下假设：图书馆利用率与研究生产率的增长高度相关。该评估的结果被用来证明扎耶德大学图书馆的预算分配是合理的。研究并改善馆藏开发的重点，以更好地满足研究人员的需求。最重要的结果是为图书馆管理人员提供了基于证据的信息，以进行战略规划和评估其在数字时代的角色变化。所描述的系统方法使扎耶德大学图书馆能够评估其资源与其变化的重点相关。无论是针对整个大学还是更具研究成果的学院。