From BLawlor at nfais.org Tue Oct 1 13:32:23 2013 From: BLawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 13:32:23 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Webinar - Open Access and the UD Federal Government Message-ID: <006e01cebecc$30bf1cc0$923d5640$@nfais.org> The State of Open Access in the U.S. Federal Government: What Content Providers and Librarians Need to Know. On February 22, 2013 the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) took a bold step toward making more government information available to the public for free (see the full text of the memo at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/ostp_public_ac cess_memo_2013.pdf). The memorandum introduced a new policy framework that will make the results of research that is supported by federal government investments, both the publications and the data itself, freely-available after a defined embargo period. The policy affects federal agencies and departments that spend $100 million or more annually on the "conduct of research" and Agencies had to submit their initial plans for review in August 2013. The big question is how this policy and the Agency responses will impact publishing and information discovery moving forward. On October 9, 2013 NFAIS will hold a 90-minute webinar (11:00am - 12:30pm EDST) to look at how members of the Information Community can work together to meet the OSTP requirements. Database producers, journal publishers, librarians, and government agency staff have always worked side by side, albeit from different perspectives but with the same objective - to ensure the flow of scientific and scholarly communication. Now we all need to understand the ways in which the policies will impact us, not only as individual groups, but also in how we work together towards our common goal. This webinar will provide a broad overview of the current state of Open Access in the federal government and will touch upon some of the specific strategies that are already being developed by the publishing and academic library communities to influence the Agency policies. The objective is to bring everyone up-to-date on where the response to the OSTP memorandum stands today and what opportunities are offered for involvement as the policies are implemented. Our featured speaker will be Richard Huffine. Richard spent 15 years as a librarian in the federal government, working for federal science agencies. He recently left government service to join ProQuest as their new Senior Director for the federal government market. Richard has participated in coordination efforts such as those lead by CENDI as well as in policy efforts like the E-Government Act. He was working to support a public access framework prior to leaving the federal government. If you or your staff want to get to get up to speed on the state of Open Access in the Federal Government and how this will impact your organization, register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $125, Sister Society members pay $150 and non-members pay $195. Three or more staff from NFAIS member organizations can participate for a group fee of $295. The group fee for three or more staff from any Sister Society is $350, and from a non-member organization is $450. The registration form can be accessed at: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=528. For more information contact Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From BLawlor at nfais.org Wed Oct 9 07:45:47 2013 From: BLawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 07:45:47 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Webinar: ORCID - Unique Identifier of Researchers Message-ID: <005601cec4e5$18a58a60$49f09f20$@nfais.org> An Overview of ORCID: The Unique Identifier of Researchers Worldwide Publishers, funding organizations, and even researchers themselves have faced an ongoing challenge to attribute research to the proper scientist or scholar simply on the basis of a personal name. Names change, authors often write their names differently (e.g. with/without initials), there are cultural differences in name order, and trying to differentiate between authors with very similar names can be next to impossible. That challenge may now have been met. On October 16, 2012, ORCID (originally the "Open Researcher Contributor Identification Initiative") began issuing persistent, unique user identifiers that marked the launch of an open and independent registry intended to be the de facto standard for author identification in science and related academic publishing. On October 23, 2013 NFAIS will hold a 90-minute webinar (11:00am - 12:30pm EDST) that will provide an overview and update on ORCID to see what it has accomplished during its inaugural year. Our featured speaker will be Laurel L. Haak, ORCID Executive Director, who will discuss the following: * The mission and objectives of ORCID * Its benefits to the research and publishing communities * Current acceptance - who is actually registering * Current usage - if and how they are being embedded in research and scholarly workflows * Upcoming features * Collaborations with other persistent identifier/research data exchange initiatives such as the Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI), the International Standard Name Identified (ISNI) and the ORCID and DataCite Interoperability Network (ODIN) * Future directions If you or your staff want to learn more about this initiative and how it can benefit your organization, register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $125, Sister Society members pay $150 and non-members pay $195. Three or more staff from NFAIS member organizations can participate for a group fee of $295. The group fee for three or more staff from any Sister Society is $350, and from a non-member organization is $450. The registration form can be accessed at: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=529. For more information contact Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From BLawlor at nfais.org Tue Oct 15 09:26:45 2013 From: BLawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:26:45 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Webinar: ORCID - Unique Identifier of Researchers Message-ID: <001001cec9aa$31f29d90$95d7d8b0$@nfais.org> An Overview of ORCID: The Unique Identifier of Researchers Worldwide Publishers, funding organizations, and even researchers themselves have faced an ongoing challenge to attribute research to the proper scientist or scholar simply on the basis of a personal name. Names change, authors often write their names differently (e.g. with/without initials), there are cultural differences in name order, and trying to differentiate between authors with very similar names can be next to impossible. That challenge may now have been met. On October 16, 2012, ORCID (originally the "Open Researcher Contributor Identification Initiative") began issuing persistent, unique user identifiers that marked the launch of an open and independent registry intended to be the de facto standard for author identification in science and related academic publishing. On October 23, 2013 NFAIS will hold a 90-minute webinar (11:00am - 12:30pm EDST) that will provide an overview and update on ORCID to see what it has accomplished during its inaugural year. Our featured speaker will be Laurel L. Haak, ORCID Executive Director, who will discuss the following: * The mission and objectives of ORCID * Its benefits to the research and publishing communities * Current acceptance - who is actually registering * Current usage - if and how they are being embedded in research and scholarly workflows * Upcoming features * Collaborations with other persistent identifier/research data exchange initiatives such as the Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI), the International Standard Name Identified (ISNI) and the ORCID and DataCite Interoperability Network (ODIN) * Future directions If you or your staff want to learn more about this initiative and how it can benefit your organization, register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $125, Sister Society members pay $150 and non-members pay $195. Three or more staff from NFAIS member organizations can participate for a group fee of $295. The group fee for three or more staff from any Sister Society is $350, and from a non-member organization is $450. The registration form can be accessed at: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=529. For more information contact Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Thu Oct 17 09:48:06 2013 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:48:06 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [nfais-l] NISO Releases Draft Recommended Practice on Indexed Discovery Service for Comments Message-ID: <1382017686.98853283@webmail.nfais.org> NISO Releases Draft Recommended Practice on Indexed Discovery Service for Comments The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking comments on the draft recommended practice Open Discovery Initiative: Promoting Transparency in Discovery. Launched in 2012, the NISO Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) aims to facilitate increased transparency in the content coverage of index-based discovery services and to recommend consistent methods of content exchange. This draft recommended practice provides specific guidelines for content providers on metadata elements, linking, and technical formats, and for discovery service providers on content listings, linking, file formats, methods of transfer, and usage statistics. The document also provides background information on the evolution of discovery and delivery technology and a standard set of terminology and definitions for this technology area. ?An increasing number of libraries, especially those that serve academic or research institutions, have invested in index-based discovery services as a strategic interface to all their resources,? states Marshall Breeding, an independent library consultant and Co-chair of the ODI Working Group. ?These libraries expect their uniquely licensed and purchased electronic content to be made available within their discovery service of choice. But it is often not clear which resources are available, which are indexed in full text, by citations only, or both, and whether the metadata derives from aggregated databases or directly through the full text. Libraries deserve a clear explanation of the degree of availability of their content in the available discovery services and they need usage statistics for access from the discovery tool.? ?The domain of index-based discovery services involves a complex ecosystem of interrelating issues and interests among content providers, libraries, and discovery service creators,? explains Jenny Walker, an independent consultant and Co-chair of the ODI Working Group. ?The increasing use of indexed search as a primary means for library patrons to discover and access licensed content brings with it new requirements for industry practices that will ensure consistent provision of metadata, unbiased linking to source material, and neutrality of algorithms for generating result sets, relevance rankings, and link order. Specific guidelines around these issues are given in the ODI Recommended Practice.? ?In addition to the recommendations in the current draft, the ODI Working Group has identified a number of actions for future work,? states Nettie Lagace, NISO Associate Director for Programs. ?NISO plans to support this follow-up effort to address such issues as collaborative discussion mechanisms, application programming interfaces, handling of restricted content, on-demand lookup, and interaction with COUNTER about usage statistics related to discovery services.? The draft recommended practice is open for public comment through November 18, 2013. To download the draft or submit online comments, visit the Open Discovery Initiative webpage at: [http://www.niso.org/workrooms/odi/] www.niso.org/workrooms/odi/. For more information, contact Nettie Lagace ([mailto:nlagace at niso.org] nlagace at niso.org). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From BLawlor at nfais.org Mon Oct 21 09:36:28 2013 From: BLawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:36:28 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] Registration closing soon for the NFAIS Webinar on ORCID Message-ID: <00d501cece62$8c3b81b0$a4b28510$@nfais.org> An Overview of ORCID: The Unique Identifier of Researchers Worldwide -REGISTRATION CLOSES TOMORROW Registration will close tomorrow, October 22nd, at 12:00pm EDST for the NFAIS webinar, An Overview of ORCID: The Unique Identifier of Researchers Worldwide, that is scheduled to take place form 11:00am - 12:30pm EDST on Wednesday, October 23rd. Need to know more about the unique user identifier registry that is intended to be the de facto standard for author identification in science and related academic publishing? Register today to hear ORCID Executive Director, Laura L. Hack, give an overview and update on the ORCID initiative, including the following: * The mission and objectives of ORCID * Its benefits to the research and publishing communities * Current acceptance - who is actually registering * Current usage - if and how they are being embedded in research and scholarly workflows * Upcoming features * Collaborations with other persistent identifier/research data exchange initiatives such as the Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI), the International Standard Name Identified (ISNI) and the ORCID and DataCite Interoperability Network (ODIN) * Future directions Publishers, funding organizations, and even researchers themselves have faced an ongoing challenge to attribute research to the proper scientist or scholar simply on the basis of a personal name. Names change, authors often write their names differently (e.g. with/without initials), there are cultural differences in name order, and trying to differentiate between authors with very similar names can be next to impossible. But with the launch of ORCID this challenge may now have been met! If you or your staff want to learn more about this initiative and how it can benefit your organization, register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $125, Sister Society members pay $150 and non-members pay $195. Three or more staff from NFAIS member organizations can participate for a group fee of $295. The group fee for three or more staff from any Sister Society is $350, and from a non-member organization is $450. The registration form can be accessed at: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=529. For more information contact Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. 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The Open Science movement has the potential to dramatically change that flow as well as the roles of all involved if the key emerging issues can be resolved. Open government, open data, and open access are all necessary but insufficient movements to make open science a reality. This workshop will explore the technical, financial, political, and social/cultural forces that are driving the movement; the key issues that may impact your organization - issues such as creator/author rights, attribution, information sharing and re-use, machine access and interoperability, preservation of the record of science, etc.; and the policies and tools that are being created to make open science a reality. Register now to apply funds from the current fiscal year. In any case, seating is limited so register early! THE FOCUS OF THE DAY John King, William Warner Bishop Professor of Information, University of Michigan, will open the day with an overview of the Open Science movement, why it started, how far it has come, and the practical issues that must be resolved to make it a reality. This will be followed by a session on the policies behind open science, which will include both government and researcher perspectives, and will explore the challenges any policy must address in order to catalyze a wholesale shift toward more open science at the community level. Speakers will come from the White House Science Office, Penn State, and Stanford University. After lunch (which will be provided), speakers from the academic and publishing communities (Drexel University, Harvard University, and Elsevier), will discuss some of the tools that have been created to support collaborative research, tools such as open notebooks, Authorea (manuscript creation software), and Mendeley. In addition, there will be a case-study panel that will highlight three open science initiatives - the Materials Genome project, Galaxy Zoo, and Mapping the Human Brain. The speakers will discuss why the projects were started and the challenges and practical issues that have had to be addressed to bring them to fruition. The day will close with a futuristic assessment of how the open science movement may evolve and what roadblocks must be overcome for its ultimate success presented by Dr. Susan K. Gregurick, Director of the Division of Biomedical Technology, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology at the National Institutes of Health. Speakers have been chosen for their expertise in the subject matter to be addressed -- the day will be full of interesting presentations and discussions. Plan on joining us for an informational and thought-provoking day. REGISTRATION AND UPDATED INFORMATION An agenda of the day's program is available online at our event site where you can get additional information (directions to the Library of Congress, local area hotels, and more) and register for the workshop. A payment option is also available. http://cendievents.iiaweb.com/CENDI_NFAIS_FEDLINK_11122013/index.html. FEES . $115.00 for CENDI and/or NFAIS and/or ICSTI member organizations . $145.00 for non-member organizations FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT: Kathryn Simon Administrative Coordinator, CENDI Secretariat c/o Information International Associates, Inc. 104 Union Valley Road Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (865) 298-1234 Voice (865) 481-0390 Fax ksimon at iiaweb.com Jill O'Neill Director, Communication and Planning NFAIS 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004 Philadelphia, PA 19102-3403 (215) 893-1561 Voice (215) 893-1564 Fax jilloneill at nfais.org CENDI (http://www.cendi.gov)CENDI, the Federal STI Managers Group, was formally created in 1985 when a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by four charter U.S. government agencies (Commerce, Energy, NASA, and Defense). >From this small core of STI managers, CENDI has grown to its current membership of 15 major science agencies involved in the dissemination and long-term management of scientific and technical information. NFAIS (http://www.nfais.org)The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIST) was founded in 1958 to advance scholarly, scientific, and professional research by enabling members to examine issues of content, technology, and business models integral to their future success. FEDLINK (http://www.loc.gov/flicc/) The mission of the Federal Library Information Network (FEDLINK) is to foster excellence in federal library and information services through interagency cooperation and to encourage efficient and effective procurement of information resources. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 67559 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This project is an important step in the development and adoption of new assessment metrics, which include usage-based metrics, social media references, and network behavioral analysis. In addition, this project will explore potential assessment criteria for non-traditional research outputs, such as data sets, visualizations, software, and other applications. After the first phase, which will expose areas for potential standardization, the community will collectively prioritize those potential projects. The second phase will be to advance and develop those standards/best practices prioritized by the community and approved by the membership. [http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/altmetrics_initiative/] Second In-person Meeting: Wednesday, December 11 NISO will host the second of three meetings meant to further engage the community in this project. The second in-person meeting in support of this work will take place on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (EDT) at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, DC. This meeting is made possible by the generous support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the objectives of this one-day meeting will include a short opening keynote on the topic of assessment, lightning talks on related projects, brainstorming for identification of topics for discussion, and prioritizing proposed work items. **The meeting is free for all attendees, but room capacity is limited. Please [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HCX8BGY] RSVP here, which will assist in planning and logistics.** For those wishing to attend, limited funding is available for employees of academic and non-profit organizations for travel and hotel accommodations on a first come, first-serve basis. Please contact Juliana Wood, Education Program Manager via email or call the NISO office at 301.654.2512 to determine funding eligibility and to get details about NISO reimbursement policies. For planning purposes, registration for this event will close on Friday, December 6 at 4:00 p.m. (EDT). FREE LIVESTREAM AVAILABLE: For those interested in this work, but unable to attend in-person, NISO will be live streaming this event. Credentials for login will be provided closer to the event date; please make sure to designate your attendance as "virtual" in the [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HCX8BGY] RSVP form so that we may be sure to communicate that information to you. Future In-Person Meeting NISO will also be hosting a third meeting in support of the Altmetrics Project: Thursday - Friday, January 23 - 24, 2014 - Philadelphia, PA at [http://www.thehub.com/] The Hub Conference Center Conveniently scheduled before the [http://alamw14.ala.org/] 2014 ALA Mid-Winter Conference [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HJNX95Z] RSVP here We look forward to this initiative and helping to advance the application and use of alternative assessment metrics. If you have any specific questions about the program, please feel free to contact the NISO office. We look forward to seeing you in Washington, DC! Juliana Wood, Educational Programs Manager National Information Standards Organization (NISO) 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 302 Baltimore, Maryland 21211 E: jwood at niso.org P: 301.654.2512 F: 410.685.5278 # # # -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From BLawlor at nfais.org Thu Oct 24 11:57:06 2013 From: BLawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:57:06 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Workshop: Open Access to Published Research - Discounts available Message-ID: <007501ced0d1$b0a24590$11e6d0b0$@nfais.org> NFAIS Workshop: Open Access to Published Research: Current Status and Future Directions (Onsite and Virtual registrations available) On November 22, 2013 NFAIS will hold a one-day workshop that will take a look at the current state of open access to published research and the significant social, financial, technical and legislative forces that are driving it. This workshop, Open Access to Published Research: Current Status and Future Directions, will be held from 9:00am - 5:00pmpm EST in Philadelphia, PA and virtual attendance is an option. Discounts are available until November 8th. Why attend? The workshop will attempt to answer the following questions: * What is the current status of Open Access to published research in the U.S.? * Why do researchers care about Open Access and what tools do they use? * What policies have been established by the U.S. Government to meet researchers' needs and how will those policies impact government agencies and publishers? * Where do new initiatives such as CHORUS and SHARE fit in? * What is the perspective of traditional publishers with regard to the open access movement and recent government mandates? * What role does Copyright play in an open access e4nvironment? * Why was the Public Library of Science established, how has it expanded, and what is its perspective on the future of open access to published research? * What is the future of open access to published research, how it is being adopted around the world, and what are the challenges still to be faced in order to meet the needs of both researchers and publishers? Click here to see the full agenda and confirmed speakers: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=534 Both onsite and virtual registrations are available for individuals and for groups of three or more from the same organization. Group registrations can be a mix of onsite and virtual attendees, with a small food charge added for those attending onsite. Members of Sister Societies (CENDI, ISCTI, AAUP, NISO, ASIS&T, SSP, AAP/PSP, and LYRASIS) are eligible for discounts (see registration form at: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=534). For more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Wed Oct 30 14:58:52 2013 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:58:52 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [nfais-l] NISO Virtual Conference -- Web-Scale Discovery Services Message-ID: <1383159532.80588695@webmail.nfais.org> NISO Virtual Conference: Web-Scale Discovery Services: Transforming Access to Library Resources Virtual conferences are new type of educational event that NISO is offering this year. These 5-6 hour conferences are held online in webinar-like formats, with occasional breaks in the schedule for participants. The longer length allows the depth of coverage of a conference coupled with the convenience of a webinar. Date: November 20, 2013 Time: 11:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) Event webpage: [http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/discovery] http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/discovery ABOUT THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE Web-scale Discovery Services are becoming an integral part of libraries? information gathering arsenal. These services are able to use a single interface to seamlessly integrate results from a wide range of online sources, emulating the experience patrons have come to expect from Internet search engines. But despite their ability to streamline searching, Discovery Services provide a wide set of challenges for libraries who implement them. NISO?s third virtual conference,?Web-Scale Discovery Services: Transforming Access to Library Resources, will touch on the potential of discovery services, how to select a product, as well as the issues and challenges involved. TOPICS AND SPEAKERS ? Keynote Speaker ??Lorcan Dempsey, Chief Strategist at OCLC and Vice President, OCLC Research ? Selecting a Web-scale Discovery Service ? Speaker TBA ? Web-Scale Discovery Service: Making the Decision to Buy or Build ? Speaker TBA ? Implementation: Delivering the Goods ??Michael Kucsak, Director of Library Systems and Technology, University of North Florida ? Zen and the Art of Discovery Maintenance ??Athena Hoeppner,?Electronic Resources Librarian,?University of Central Florida Libraries ? The Library with a Thousand Databases: Web Scale Discovery and The Hero's Journey ??Matthew Reidsma,?Web Services Librarian, Grand Valley State University Libraries ? Update on the NISO Open Discovery Initiative ??Marshall Breeding,?Independent Consultant and co-chair, NISO Open Discovery Initiative ? Conference Roundtable with all the speakers REGISTRATION Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at?12:00 pm Eastern on?November 19, 2013 (the day before the virtual conference). Discounts are available for NISO members and students. All virtual conference registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year. Visit the event webpage to register and for more information:?[http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/discovery] http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/discovery ?