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The next JIBS User Group workshop is to be held on Wednesday June 29th 2011, 10am to 4pm, at the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Campus. Room tbc.
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/contact/directions/edgbaston-directions.aspx
University Station serves the campus.
FREE to JIBS members. Each member institution may have two free places. Non members: £55. If your institution is not currently a member, join now for £70 annual subscription, and enjoy two free places at each of our twice yearly workshops.
Many librarians were involved in the publications aspect of the last RAE.
Although the traditional bibliometrics aspect in the current REF has diminished, there is - in the new funding climate - a greater need for the analysis of bibliometric information for internal evaluation and external benchmarking.
Institutions are increasingly interested in procuring a CRIS (Current Research Information System), improving their current internal systems, or using their institutional repository as a CRIS - both for the REF and for internal purposes.
We will discuss the various ways in which librarians are getting involved in the research evaluation process, including CRISs, other publication databases, repositories and support for preparations for REF as well as internal research evaluation. We will also explore how much the bibiliometrics features of commercial databases like Web of Science and Scopus are being reinterpreted, and whether Google Scholar can be used like this too.
Programme for the workshop:
Coffee and sign up 10.00 - 10.30
10.30 - 10.35 Introduction and housekeeping (FB)
10.35 - 10.45 Chair : Kara Jones, University of Bath research publications librarian
10.45 - 11.10: Keynote - Andria McGrath, Senior Information Specialist, Research Support, King's College London
11.10 - 11.40: Librarians' involvement with CRIS developments - Janet Aucock (or a colleague) from St Andrews University
11.40 - 12.10 System Demonstrations
12.10 - 12.40: The role of the librarian in the research evaluation process - Kate Bradbury, University of Cardiff.
12.40 - 12.45: Closing comments on the morning sessions
12.45 - 13.45 Lunch
13.45 - 14.15: Supporting bibliometrics - Jenny Delasalle, University of Warwick
14.15 - 14.45: Google Scholar can it really be used for bibliometrics? - Isobel Stark and Michael Whitton, University of Southampton
14.45 - 15.00: Tea break
15.00 - 15.30: Discussion groups
15.30 - 16.00 Feedback from discussion leading to panel discussion and closing remarks.
Please e mail [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by the 6th of June to book a place.
Please include:
Name
Email
Job title
Institution
For enquiries about the event, please contact Andria McGrath ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)
or Catherine Parker ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).
If you are interested in joining or learning more about JIBS please go to the JIBS User Group website at www.jibs.ac.uk<http://www.jibs.ac.uk/> .
Fiona Bowtell
Learning and Teaching Librarian (MCT)
Open University Library
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
01908 654798
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