From rhill at asis.org Thu Oct 6 16:08:57 2016 From: rhill at asis.org (=?utf-8?Q?Richard=20B.=20Hill?=) Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 20:08:57 +0000 Subject: [Sigah-l] =?utf-8?q?All_the_Facts=3A_A_History_of_Information_in_?= =?utf-8?q?the_United_States_Since_1870=C2=A0?= Message-ID: MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES All the Facts: A History of Information in the United States Since 1870 Join us for a discussion on Oct 10, 2016 at 12:00 PM EDT. FREE for ASIS&T members; $15 for non-members REGISTER NOW! (http://asist.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de58424ef2e609298efbb4a00&id=4881eba613&e=390722f36c) James W. Cortada discusses the key findings from his new book, All the Facts: A History of Information in the United States Since 1870. He will also introduce a framework for studying information history that can be applied at the national level and in more narrowly focused studies. His discussion will review the role of information in the private and public sectors, also how people used information in their public and private lives, and conclude with an argument in favor of understanding the role of information as a central theme in American history. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. View System Requirements (http://asist.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de58424ef2e609298efbb4a00&id=c17cfb3ee4&e=390722f36c) Copyright ? 2016 ASIST, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? 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Thanks, Jeremy ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Raf Guns Date: Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 6:55 AM Subject: [Sigmetrics] Call for papers: RESSH2017 - Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities (6-7 July 2017, Antwerp) To: sigmetrics at mail.asis.org Call for papers: RESSH 2017 ?? Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities University of Antwerp, Campus Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium 6?7 July 2017 www.uantwerpen.be/ressh2017 The EvalHum Initiative is pleased to open the call for papers for its second international conference on Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (RESSH), to be held at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, on the 6th and 7th of July 2017. This conference is jointly organized with COST Action CA15137 ?European Network for Research Evaluation in the SSH (ENRESSH)? and follows the highly successful first conference that was held in Rennes, France, in June 2015. The aim of this event is to bring together a wide range of researchers and stakeholders interested in questions of research evaluation and the societal impact of the social sciences and the humanities (SSH). Conference themes The development of research evaluation protocols and performance-based funding systems is rooted in policy decisions aiming to improve research and the research system as a whole. However, the implementation of such policies has attracted a great deal of criticism, especially from the SSH. The purpose of the RESSH conference is to explore whether evaluation can be useful to SSH researchers, whether it seeks to improve the quality and relevance of research or whether it is simply a management tool for the allocation of funds or imposition of policy. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): - Evaluation of societal relevance of SSH research - Notions of quality in SSH research - Diversity in SSH research and its relation to assessment - Bibliometric indicators for the SSH - Alternative metrics of SSH research impact - Data sources on SSH research output - Evaluation practices in SSH - Role of evaluation in knowledge production processes - Effects of evaluation and performance-based funding on SSH research and researchers - Peer review in the SSH - Open Access for SSH and its potential for assessment of research - The international dimension in SSH research - Characteristics of dissemination channels In each case, authors are expected to explicitly link the topic to evaluation of SSH research. Case studies of specific fields are welcome. Conference Organisers EvalHum is an open initiative, aiming at promoting the study of SSH research and increasing its visibility among scholars of other fields and disciplines, the lay public and stakeholders and decision makers. Evaluation appears as an interesting tool to achieve this. EvalHum seeks to break both locked-in and locked-out syndromes affecting the SSH, through bringing together all actors, with an emphasis on research evaluators, but also on the shop floor of the SSH researchers. Scientific committee - Paul BENNEWORTH - Tim ENGELS - Ioana GALLERON - Elea GIMENEZ TOLEDO - Raf GUNS - Emanuel KULCZYCKI - Michael OCHSNER - Thed VAN LEEUWEN - Jolanta SINKUNIENE - Gunnar SIVERTSEN - Jack SPAAPEN - Mimi URBANC - Geoffrey WILLIAMS Submission types There are three types of contributions to the conference. For each type, an abstract should be submitted via the online system . 1. *Paper presentations* allow for 20 minutes of presentation, followed by 10 minutes of discussions. For paper presentations, an extended abstract of maximum 1200 words should be submitted. 2. *Roundtables* gather 4 to 6 panellists, for maximum 45 minutes of presentations, followed by minimum 45 minutes of discussion with the attendees. Extended abstract contains maximum 1200 words and should describe the format of the roundtable, its contents, and the anticipated participants. 3. *Poster presentations* will be held during one or more dedicated poster sessions. Poster abstracts contain maximum 400 words. Deadline for submission is 13 February 2017. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 14 April 2017. Contact Raf Guns Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) Faculty of Social Sciences University of Antwerp Campus Middelheim Middelheimlaan 1 2020 Antwerp, Belgium raf.guns at uantwerpen.be +32 3 265 45 10 _______________________________________________ SIGMETRICS mailing list SIGMETRICS at mail.asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigmetrics -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu Fri Oct 14 19:27:33 2016 From: jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu (Jeremy McLaughlin) Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:27:33 -0600 Subject: [Sigah-l] October 2016 Pre-AM Newsletter Message-ID: Hi Everyone, Please check out the Pre-AM Newsletter from SIG AH. http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGAH/newsletters/ I am happy to welcome our new Officers for 2016-17 and look forward to working with everyone on some exciting events in the coming year. 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URL: From jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu Fri Oct 28 12:49:21 2016 From: jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu (Jeremy McLaughlin) Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:49:21 -0600 Subject: [Sigah-l] Announcement - 2017 SIG Virtual Symposium and Student Research Award Message-ID: SIG AH and SIG VIS are pleased to announce the 2017 Virtual Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities, and, the 2017 Student Research Award. The theme in 2017 is *The Information and the Technology of Open Humanities* . Please help us promote the event and the Award to colleagues and students. If you have an idea for a speaker or topic, or if you would like to present at the Symposium, please email me directly. We look forward to "seeing" you in April! Thanks, Jeremy 2017 Virtual Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities *The Information and the Technology of Open Humanities* April 18 & 19, 2017 12-4:30pm ET/9-1:30PM PT http://bit.ly/VISitAH17 The theme for the 2017 Symposium is *The Information and the Technology of Open Humanities*. Digital technology has had a profound impact on scientific and scholarly communication. This includes fundamental changes to how individuals and groups find information, carry out collaborative projects, and publish, assess, and preserve growing amounts of content. In the sciences, the idea of open research processes and dissemination is inherent in changing research practices; but how are the concepts related to *Open Science* applied to research in, and about, disciplines in the Humanities? Potential speakers will discuss research using open humanities-related content and on topics including: Open information retrieval Collaborative research methods Digital publishing Open access Data curation and sharing Linked data/linked open data Social media or Web 2.0 Open Source technology Research assessment Additional details, including scheduled speakers and access information, will be made available in early 2017. Please check this site or RSVP for updates. RSVP ? http://bit.ly/RSVP17Symp In conjunction with the Virtual Symposium, we are proud to once again sponsor a Student Research Award in 2017. SIG AH and SIG VIS are seeking previously unpublished research for a Master?s and a PhD Student Research Award related to the theme of *Open Humanities*. Full details can be found on the 2017 Student Research Award page. http://bit.ly/CfSP17 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Mon Oct 31 11:28:28 2016 From: rhill at asis.org (=?utf-8?Q?Richard=20Hill?=) Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 15:28:28 +0000 Subject: [Sigah-l] =?utf-8?q?Falling_Short_of_Their_Profession=27s_Needs?= =?utf-8?q?=3A_Education_and_Research_in_Library_=26_Information_St?= =?utf-8?q?udies=C2=A0?= Message-ID: MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES Falling Short of Their Profession's Needs: Education and Research in Library & Information Studies Join us for a webinar on Nov 04, 2016 at 12:00 PM EDT. FREE for ASIS&T members; $15 for non-members REGISTER NOW! (http://asist.us12.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=de58424ef2e609298efbb4a00&id=1adbb4a103&e=390722f36c) In Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library (2015), Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand discovers people love their public libraries for three main reasons: access to practical information; the library as a place; and the transformative potential commonplace stories have for library readers. Because conventional LIS research and education mostly focus on the first, and largely overlook and undervalue the last two, he argues that by not having core courses in "reading and libraries" and "library as place" in American Library Association-accredited programs, and by not conducting much more research on the effects of both, LIS research and education fall short of the profession's needs. Come and join ASIS&T and Dr. Wiegand for what will be a riveting discussion. As a primer, this fascinating article will get you thinking about the salient attributes public libraries provide, not only for information studies, but sociologically and politically as well [more (http://asist.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de58424ef2e609298efbb4a00&id=076f3dfb39&e=390722f36c) ]. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. 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