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Rigor and Relevance in Scholarly Publishing, Notre
Dame, S
I wanted to share the announcement for this conference, which is
taking place at the University of Notre Dame Sept 30-Oct 1,
2016. I'm delighted to be doing the opening keynote. My understanding
is that registration is free, which is wonderful.
Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI
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Rigor and Relevance in Scholarly Publishing: New Realities, New
Metrics, New Methods and What it Means for You
September 30 - October 1, 2016
Hesburgh Library, University of Notre
Dame
In the digital age, the landscape for scholarly communications is
rapidly changing-ideas once considered part of the new frontier are
now mainstream. As scholarly careers hang in the balance, we must
understand and navigate these new realities or run the risk of being
left behind.
How do we evaluate electronic publishing in the sciences,
engineering, and humanities?
What is the role of other-than-article contributions?
How should we evaluate article-level metrics as a measure
of impact?
What does post-publication review mean? Is this a new
paradigm for evaluating scholarship?
How do we manage grant funded and university public access
mandates?
How do we avoid predatory publishers?
Graduate students, post-docs and early-career faculty will surely
confront these issues on their career paths, especially those who
publish in non-print formats. Committees on Appointments and Promotion
and chairs of departments need to understand these issues when making
recommendations.
This conference brings together researchers, administrators, and
publishers to educate and collaborate on understanding the future of
scholarly publishing and the subsequent tools for evaluation. Join us
as we explore these and other key questions at the center of academic
debate.
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