[nfais-l] NISO Altmetrics Project - In-person Meeting, Dec 11, Washington DC

[jilloneill at nfais.org]

NISO Altmetrics Project - In-person Meeting: December 11, 2013 in Washington, DC 

 
In  June 2013, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awarded NISO a grant to  undertake a two-phase initiative to explore, identify, and advance  standards and/or best practices related to a new suite of potential  metrics in the community. This initiative was a direct outgrowth of a  breakout discussion group during the [http://altmetrics.org/altmetrics12/] altmetrics 12 meeting in Chicago, IL.



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
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