Indiana University Bloomington faculty council adopts policy on responsible metrics

Arguing that the proliferation of new data sources and tools makes it imperative that institutions develop policies that promote responsible use of metrics, on April 27, 2016, the Bloomington Faculty Council approved such a policy.  Its five foundational priniciples are informed by the Leiden Manifesto:

1. Systems used by faculty and administrators should acknowledge and take into account the heterogeneity of disciplines by making coverage transparent and including field normalized indicators.
2. Quantitative indicators generated within these systems should be used to supplement rather than supplant other forms of review, such as peer review.
3. The structure, data, and use of the system should align with the values of the institution and not incentivize behavior incompatible with these values.
4. Systems should provide data that are accurate and can be made available for validation.
5. Data about faculty members should be made available to those faculty members.

The policy intends to promote principled use of metrics, not restrict use of data.  
Find out more here, see the full policy here.