Cathy Mahar

Cathy Mahar

Division of University Integration


As Research Connections Librarian, Cathy has a variety of roles with a focus on:

promoting the UniSA Open Access Policy, to maximise the visibility of UniSA's research via the Research Outputs Repository
recommending staff and research degree students have author profiles on ORCiD, ResearcherID and Scopus to ensure their research outputs are attributed correctly
exploring new tools to promote and measure research impact and engagement, including Altmetrics
coordinating workshops and seminars on publishing and citation metrics, as part of the EDGEx program
working with the Academic Library Services Teams to ensure consistent and strategic support to researchers and research degree students.

Previously, Cathy was an Academic Librarian with the Division of Health Sciences, working as part of a team of Academic Librarians supporting the teaching, learning and research needs of academic and research staff, and undergraduate and postgraduate students. Prior to this, she worked in the same role in the Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, and the Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment, and originally started her library career as a cataloguer.

The Library is an active partner supporting researchers across the University. Research Guides provide the latest information on:


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