[Sigmet-officers] Draft- Call For Papers- Draft

Mon Apr 8 13:26:24 EDT 2013

Dear Kim,

I like the CfP very much - but two questions arouse while reading:

1)      Awarded papers should be presented at the ASIST AM in Montreal,
right? Do we also take over the travel expenses (transport, hotel, fee) from
the students?

2)      Should the students submit the proposal by themselves or should the
advisors of the students recommend a paper or both? When last or both than
the wording of the CfP should be adjusted.

3)      I missed something that "catches" the interest of students a bit
more. I mean: what's in it for them when submitting their paper (besides
winning the award)? Maybe we can mention that they can discuss their work
with leading experts in the field, get in touch with experts, discuss job or
PhD options in an informal style,. Would something like that attract more
students and submissions? (BTW: how was the response rate to the last
Student Paper Contest?)

Best

Isabella

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Robin
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Betreff: [Sigmet-officers] Draft- Call For Papers- Draft

Hello

Please find attached (and below) a draft for the Call for Papers
Announcement for the SIG/MET 2013 Student Paper Contest.  Please let me know
if you have comments or corrects on the announcement as we hope to get a
final version posted to the larger list-serv by the end of the week/
beginning of next.  

Please do not circulate this version.  

Many thanks for your input.

~Kim

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2013 ASIS&T SIG/MET Student Paper Contest

SIG/MET, the Special Interest Group for the measurement of information
production and use (http://www.asis.org/SIG/met.html) of the American
Society for Information Science & Technology ( <http://www.asis.org/>
ASIS&T) is pleased to announce its third annual student paper contest. The
contest is designed to recognize promising student research relating to the
measurement of information, publication, and research. 

Purpose

SIG/MET seeks to encourage the development and networking opportunities of
all those interested in the measurement of information.  It is holding this
contest to foster student growth and promote the generation of new ideas and
research in metric-related topics, including bibliometrics, scientometrics,
informetrics, webometrics and other related domains.

Eligibility

The first author of the paper entered into this contest must be a full-time
student at the time of submission, irrespective of ASIS&T or SIG/MET
membership. Only solo or first authored student manuscripts will be
accepted, in order to ensure that the student made significant contributions
to the work. SIG/MET reserves the right to request proof of enrollment as
part of the submission and evaluation process. Submissions should not have
been published work, although they may be submitted to a journal at the time
of submission to the contest.

Theme

Papers should discuss theories, methods, policies, case studies, etc. on
aspects of the measurement of information production and use. Topics could
include, but are not limited to, the following core areas:

.         Metric-Related Theory

.         Methods and new techniques

.         Citation and co-citation analysis

.         Indicators

.         Webometrics

.         Information visualization

.         Research policy

.         Productivity

.         Journals, databases and electronic publications

.         Collaboration/Co-authorship

.         Patent analysis

.         Knowledge and topic diffusion

.         Altmetrics

Selection

Papers will reviewed by SIG/MET officers and advisors to the SIG/MET
workshop. At least one winner will be chosen. In the past, we have also
given commendation to other particularly outstanding papers. Selection
criteria include those that would be considered in traditional peer review:
that is, the quality of the research, the presentation of the results, and
the originality of the research question. 

Prizes

The winner will be awarded a one-year individual membership to ASIS&T and a
cash prize, sponsored by Elsevier. If of sufficient merit, two winners may
be announced: one for the best first-authored paper and one for the best
sole-authored paper.  Monetary prizes and membership may be available for
more than one paper, depending on merit. Authors of highly rated papers will
be invited to submit a short biographical piece to be featured on the
SIG/MET website. In addition, these authors may be invited to present their
research at the SIG/MET pre-conference workshop at the 2013 Annual ASIS&T
Meeting.

Format

Submissions can be of any length and format, but should ideally reflect
typical standards of a journal article (i.e., approximately 6,000 words and
in an appropriate citation style for the social sciences).

Submission & Deadline

Authors are invited to submit manuscripts by midnight EST on Monday, May 20,
2013, to the following website:
<http://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easychair.org%2Fconferences%2
F%3Fconf%3Dsigmetspc2013&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE5fpnFUMjQC0ssdhyYAqKKcUD-eA>
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sigmetspc2013

The students will be notified about the results by July 1, 2013.  For
inquiries and further information please contact Kim Powell
(krpowel at emory.edu).

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Kimberly R Powell, MIS

Life Sciences Informationist

Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library

1462 Clifton Road, NE

Atlanta GA 30322

(404) 727-3961 

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