[Asis-l] Virtual Seminar: Metrics in a New Context

[jilloneill at nfais.org]

NFAIS Virtual Seminar: Assessing Contribution, Assessing Usage: Metrics in a New Context

Date: Friday, March 28, 2014
 
Time: 10:00am – 3:30pm EDST
 
Full Program With Speaker Roster: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=542
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What’s Covered:
With the emphasis in libraries and academia being on proof of return on investment, everyone is exploring new approaches for making that assessment. How has a researcher’s work contributed to a given field? To what extent is that work being noticed, disseminated and further utilized?  In a data-driven environment, how much credibility do new metrics offer? In this virtual seminar, we’ll look at the various approaches available for assessing the contribution and value of research. Learn:
· How current metrics fall short in supporting the creation, discovery and dissemination of new knowledge
· New tools for clarifying the contribution and value of the artifacts of research
· What changes are needed in our publishing practices to deliver article-level metrics and meet user needs
· What data needs to be gathered and which behaviors should be tracked to avoid skewing subsequent use
· How new technologies and guidelines for funding and disseminating research might affect the scholarly communication process and tenure
· How the information community is collaborating in the development of new metrics to satisfy both the researcher and the institution
 
To register or to learn more about this event, go to http://nfais.org/event?eventID=542. For individual registrants, the cost of the seminar is $350 for NFAIS members, $425 for allied societies*, and $500 for non-members.  Group rates for three or more attendees are also available.
 
*Allied Societies: LYRASIS, CENDI, ICSTI, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, the Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division of AAP, the Association of American University Presses, NISO, and ASIS&T
 
REGISTER NOW!!!

CONTACT:  For information on this event or any of those shown below, please contact Jill O’Neill, NFAIS Director of Communications and Planning at 215-893-1561 or jilloneill at nfais.org

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