[Sigmet-officers] Sigmet-officers Digest, Vol 25, Issue 6

Judit Bar-Ilan barilaj at mail.biu.ac.il
Thu Apr 11 15:00:34 EDT 2013 

Dear All,
The CFP looks fine. Elsevier will only announce the results of its EBRP
program on April 30 (see http://ebrp.elsevier.com/submit.asp).

Regards,
Judit


On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 9:46 PM, sigmet-officers-request at asis.org <
sigmet-officers-request at asis.org> wrote:

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>    1. Re: Draft- Call For Papers- Draft (Cassidy Sugimoto)
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> Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:46:16 -0400
> From: Cassidy Sugimoto <cassidysugimoto at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Sigmet-officers] Draft- Call For Papers- Draft
> To: Isabella Peters <Isabella.Peters at uni-duesseldorf.de>
> Cc: SIG MET <sigmet-officers at asis.org>
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> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Cassidy Sugimoto <
> cassidysugimoto at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> > Great! I made just a few tweaks.
> >
> > I have been delaying on the workshop CFP for the same reason (wondering
> > whether we will have the data from Elsevier). Perhaps we should leave it
> > out here and then we will market it as soon as we know? (And update the
> > CFP?)
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Isabella Peters <
> > Isabella.Peters at uni-duesseldorf.de> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear all,****
> >>
> >> Thank you for answering the questions. ****
> >>
> >> Well, and then have a look at my try (I did my very best):****
> >>
> >> I pasted some sentences into the attached Word-file. Please check for
> >> orthographical and stylistic errors :-)****
> >>
> >> ** **
> >>
> >> It could be that we have to add another paragraph to the Student Paper
> >> Contest CfP: the EBRP proposal states that the Elsevier data might also
> be
> >> given to students so that they can use it for their paper, which they
> can
> >> submit to the student paper contest then. When do we get the decision
> from
> >> Elsevier whether we receive the data or not? ****
> >>
> >> ** **
> >>
> >> Best ****
> >>
> >> Isabella****
> >>
> >> ** **
> >>
> >> *Von:* sigmet-officers-bounces at asis.org [mailto:
> >> sigmet-officers-bounces at asis.org] *Im Auftrag von *Cassidy Sugimoto
> >> *Gesendet:* Mittwoch, 10. April 2013 00:23
> >> *Cc:* SIG MET
> >> *Betreff:* Re: [Sigmet-officers] Draft- Call For Papers- Draft****
> >>
> >> ** **
> >>
> >> 1) No--the money is given as an award, not as a reimbursement. It is
> >> likely that the award will only partly cover the students expenses for
> the
> >> conference. ****
> >>
> >> 2) Students submit the paper directly with no intervention from the
> >> faculty member.****
> >>
> >> 3) I think a paragraph to motivate is a great idea! Isabella, would you
> >> be willing to write such a paragraph?****
> >>
> >> BTW: it was a bit lower than the first year, if I recall...****
> >>
> >> ** **
> >>
> >> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Isabella Peters <
> >> Isabella.Peters at uni-duesseldorf.de> wrote:****
> >>
> >> 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****
> >>
> >>  ****
> >>
> >> *Von:* sigmet-officers-bounces at asis.org [mailto:
> >> sigmet-officers-bounces at asis.org] *Im Auftrag von *Powell, Kimberly
> Robin
> >> *Gesendet:* Montag, 8. April 2013 17:12
> >> *An:* sigmet-officers at mail.asis.org
> >> *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****
> >>
> >>  ****
> >>
> >> ------****
> >> 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 (ASIS&T<
> http://www.asis.org/>)
> >> 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:
> >> https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sigmetspc2013<
> http://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easychair.org%2Fconferences%2F%3Fconf%3Dsigmetspc2013&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE5fpnFUMjQC0ssdhyYAqKKcUD-eA
> >
> >> ****
> >>
> >>  ****
> >>
> >> The students will be notified about the results by July 1, 2013.
>  Forinquiries and further information please contact
> >> *Kim Powell* (krpowel at emory.edu).****
> >>
> >>  ****
> >>
> >> -----****
> >>
> >> Kimberly R Powell, MIS****
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> >>
> >> --
> >> Cassidy R. Sugimoto, PhD
> >> Assistant Professor
> >> School of Library and Information Science
> >> Indiana University Bloomington
> >> http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto ****
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cassidy R. Sugimoto, PhD
> > Assistant Professor
> > School of Library and Information Science
> > Indiana University Bloomington
> > http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Cassidy R. Sugimoto, PhD
> Assistant Professor
> School of Library and Information Science
> Indiana University Bloomington
> http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto
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