From mgranahan at nfais.org Mon Jun 2 16:53:03 2014 From: mgranahan at nfais.org (mgranahan at nfais.org) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 16:53:03 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [nfais-l] Academic Social Networks: The Promise and the Challenge Message-ID: <1401742383.370328552@webmail.nfais.org> ====================================================================== NFAIS Virtual Seminar: Academic Social Networks: The Promise and the Challenge Date: Friday, June 13, 2014 Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (EDT) Registration Information:[ http://nfais.org/event?eventID=549 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=549 ) ====================================================================== What's Covered: Social networking sites exist for all kinds of communities. What do academics have to gain from participating in such environments and what is the value of increased visibility on platforms such as Mendeley, Academia.edu, and Researchgate beyond personal branding? This 90-minute webinar examines the value these platforms represent for service and content providers. Learn: Why faculty members are encouraged to post profiles to these social networks, and pre-print PDFs of research output Potential benefits to academic institutions: evaluation, recruitment, and spotlighting faculty and researchers Potential benefits to faculty and researchers: networking, accessibility, sharing of current and past research The impact and value of social networks from the perspective of the researcher (peer review) Proportionate use by humanities/social sciences/STM communities Usage data from Academia.edu by researchers and institutions of higher learning To register or learn more about this event, go to [ http://nfais.org/event?eventID=549 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=549 ). For individual registrants, the cost of the webinar is $125 for NFAIS members, $150 for allied societies*, and $195 for non-members. Group rates for three or more attendees are also available. *Allied Societies: LYRASIS, CENDI, ICSTI, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, the Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division of AAP, the Association of American University Presses, NISO, and ASIS&T. REGISTER NOW!!! CONTACT: For information on this event or any of those shown below, please contact Jill O'Neill, Director of Professional Development at 443-221-2980 ext. 102 or via email at [ jilloneill at nfais.org ]( http://mail to: jilloneill at nfais.org ). UPCOMING NFAIS EVENTS June 20 - [ The Next Generation of Discovery Services ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=548 ) (On-site/Virtual Workshop) June 30 - [ Infonomics and the Business of Free ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ) (90 Minute Webinar) September 29 - [ NFAIS Humanities Roundtable 2014 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=545 ) (New York) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mgranahan at nfais.org Fri Jun 6 13:54:19 2014 From: mgranahan at nfais.org (mgranahan at nfais.org) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 13:54:19 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [nfais-l] Infonomics and the Business of Free: Modern Value Creation for Information Services Message-ID: <1402077259.144827532@webmail.nfais.org> ====================================================================== NFAIS Webinar: Infonomics and the Business of Free: Modern Value Creation for Information Services Date: Monday, June 30, 2014 Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (EDT) Registration Information: [ http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ) Sponsored by the [ American Theological Library Association ]( https://www.atla.com ) ====================================================================== What's Covered: The Internet-driven belief that information is (or should be) free has created a huge hurdle for all content providers to overcome, whether they are commercial or non-profit publishers, database producers, or similar entities. How does one create a viable value proposition in such an environment? How do information companies need to think about creating value and generating profit while also providing increased value to the information consumer? John Regazzi, Professor and Director of the Information Innovation Lab at Long Island University, will discuss: The beginnings of Infonomics The evolution of the Electronic Information Age The challenges that have not been met (the consequences of not adapting to change) New distribution channels and their impact The New Information Order To register or learn more about this event, go to [ http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ). For individual registrants, the cost of the webinar is $125 for NFAIS members, $150 for allied societies*, and $195 for non-members. Group rates for three or more attendees are also available. *Allied Societies: LYRASIS, CENDI, ICSTI, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, the Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division of AAP, the Association of American University Presses, NISO, and ASIS&T. REGISTER NOW!!! CONTACT: For information on this event or any of those shown below, please contact Jill O'Neill, Director of Professional Development at 443-221-2980 ext. 102 or via email at [ jilloneill at nfais.org ]( http://mailto: jilloneill at nfais.org ). UPCOMING NFAIS EVENTS June 13 - [ Academic Social Networks: The Promise and the Challenge ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=549 ) (90 Minute Webinar) June 20 - [ The Next Generation of Discovery Services: Where are They Headed ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=548 ) (On-site/Virtual Workshop) September 29 - [ NFAIS Humanities Roundtable 2014 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=545 ) (New York) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Mon Jun 9 17:37:57 2014 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 17:37:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [nfais-l] NISO Issues Altmetrics White Paper Draft for Comment Message-ID: <1402349877.793911407@webmail.nfais.org> NISO Issues Altmetrics White Paper Draft for Comment Paper summarizes community input to development of potential standards and recommended practices for research assessment metrics The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has released a draft white paper summarizing Phase I of its Alternative Assessment Metrics (Altmetrics) Project for public comment. The Initiative was launched in July 2013, with a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, to study, propose, and develop community-based standards or recommended practices for alternative metrics. In Phase 1 of the project, three in-person meetings were held and 30 in-person interviews conducted to collect input from all relevant stakeholders, including researchers, librarians, university administrators, scientific research funders, and publishers. The draft white paper is the summary of the findings from those meetings and interviews, along with the identification of potential action items for further work in Phase II of the project. ?Citation reference counts and the Journal Impact Factor have historically been the main metric used to assess the quality and usefulness of scholarship,? explains Martin Fenner, Technical Lead Article-Level Metrics for the Public Library of Science (PLOS) and consultant to NISO for the project. ?While citations will remain an important component of research assessment, this metric alone does not effectively measure the expanded scope of forms of scholarly communication and newer methods of online reader behavior, network interactions with content, and social media. A movement around the use of alternative metrics, sometimes called ?altmetrics,? has grown to address the limitations of the traditional measures. With any new methodology, however, issues arise due to the lack of standards or best practices as stakeholders experiment with different approaches and use different definitions for similar concepts. NISO?s Altmetrics project gathered together the variety of stakeholders in this arena to better understand the issues, obtain their input on what issues could best be addressed with standards or recommended practices, and prioritize the potential actions. This white paper organizes and summarizes the valuable feedback obtained from over 400 participants in the project and identifies a road forward for Phase II of the project.? ?More than 250 ideas were generated by participants in the meetings and interviews,? states Todd Carpenter, NISO Executive Director. ?We were able to condense these to 25 action items in nine categories: definitions, research outputs, discovery, research evaluation, data quality and gaming, grouping and aggregation, context, stakeholders? perspectives, and adoption. The highest priority items focused on unique identifiers for scholarly works and for contributors, standards for usage statistics in the form of views and downloads, and building of infrastructure rather than detailed metrics analysis. We are now soliciting feedback on the draft white paper from the wider community prior to its completion. The white paper will then be used as the basis for Phase II: the development of one or more of the proposed standards and recommended practices.? The White Paper is open for public comment through July 18, 2014. It is available with a link to an online commenting form on the NISO Altmetrics Project webpage ([ www.niso.org/topics/tl/altmetrics_initiative/ ]( http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/altmetrics_initiative/ )), along with the detailed output documents and recordings from each of the meetings and related information resources. For more information, contact: Nettie Lagace Associate Director for Programs National Information Standards Organization [ nlagace at niso.org ]( mailto:nlagace at niso.org ) [ 301-654-2512 ]( tel:301-654-2512 ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Tue Jun 10 08:10:10 2014 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 08:10:10 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [nfais-l] Registration Closing Wednesday, Feb 11 Message-ID: <1402402210.27724906@webmail.nfais.org> Registration will be closing on Wednesday, June 11, if you are planning to attend this week's 90 minute webinar from NFAIS, Academic Social Networks: The Promise and the Challenge. The webinar on Friday, June 13, features Richard Price, CEO and Founder of Academia.edu and Alex Gil, Digital Scholarship Coordinator, Columbia University Libraries. These social networks are valued by researchers and scholars, but present challenges to many content providers. The NFAIS webinar is scheduled to run between 11:00am (EDST) and 12:30pm. Got a conflict with the timing? Don?t worry! The day will be recorded and archived so that you may watch at your own convenience. If you or your staff want to learn more about this increasingly useful form of social networking for researchers and scholars, register for the NFAIS webinar today by downloading and completing the registration form from [ http://nfais.org/event?eventID=549 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=549 ). Send it directly to Jill O'Neill, Director of Professional Development, NFAIS via email to jilloneill at nfais.org. But do it without delay! Registration will close on Wednesday at noon. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nseiss at nfais.org Mon Jun 16 14:45:56 2014 From: nseiss at nfais.org (nseiss at nfais.org) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:45:56 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS/ATLA Infonomics webinar coming soon! Message-ID: <1402944356.853614378@webmail.nfais.org> NFAIS Webinar: Infonomics and the Business of Free: Modern Value Creation for Information Services Date: Monday, June 30, 2014 Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (EDT) Registration Information: [ http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ) Sponsored by the [ American Theological Library Association ]( https://www.atla.com/ ) ====================================================================== What's Covered: The Internet-driven belief that information is (or should be) free has created a huge hurdle for all content providers to overcome, whether they are commercial or non-profit publishers, database producers, or similar entities. How does one create a viable value proposition in such an environment? How do information companies need to think about creating value and generating profit while also providing increased value to the information consumer? John Regazzi, Professor and Director of the Information Innovation Lab at Long Island University, will discuss: The beginnings of Infonomics The evolution of the Electronic Information Age The challenges that have not been met (the consequences of not adapting to change) New distribution channels and their impact The New Information Order To register or learn more about this event, go to [ http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ). For individual registrants, the cost of the webinar is $125 for NFAIS members, $150 for allied societies*, and $195 for non-members. Group rates for three or more attendees are also available. *Allied Societies: LYRASIS, CENDI, ICSTI, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, the Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division of AAP, the Association of American University Presses, NISO, and ASIS&T. REGISTER NOW!!! CONTACT: For information on this event or any of those shown below, please contact Jill O'Neill, Director of Professional Development at 443-221-2980 ext. 102 or via email at [ jilloneill at nfais.org ]( http://mailto:%20jilloneill at nfais.org/ ). UPCOMING NFAIS EVENTS June 20 - [ The Next Generation of Discovery Services: Where are They Headed ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=548 ) (On-site/Virtual Workshop) September 29 - [ NFAIS Humanities Roundtable 2014 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=545 ) (New York) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Wed Jun 25 11:23:34 2014 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:23:34 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [nfais-l] Registration Closing for Monday's Webinar Message-ID: <1403709814.873927343@webmail.nfais.org> NFAIS members should be aware that registration will be closing at noon on Thursday, June 26 for the upcoming NFAIS Webinar, featuring John Regazzi, author of Infonomics and the Business of Free. As always, our webinars are recorded so that attendees can gain from our speaker's expertise -- even when other obligations prevent them from listening in to the live broadcast. ====================================================================== NFAIS Webinar: Infonomics and the Business of Free: Modern Value Creation for Information Services Date: Monday, June 30, 2014 Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (EDT) Registration Information: [ http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ) Sponsored by the [ American Theological Library Association ]( https://www.atla.com/ ) ====================================================================== What's Covered: The Internet-driven belief that information is (or should be) free has created a huge hurdle for all content providers to overcome, whether they are commercial or non-profit publishers, database producers, or similar entities. How does one create a viable value proposition in such an environment? How do information companies need to think about creating value and generating profit while also providing increased value to the information consumer? John Regazzi, Professor and Director of the Information Innovation Lab at Long Island University, will discuss: The beginnings of Infonomics The evolution of the Electronic Information Age The challenges that have not been met (the consequences of not adapting to change) New distribution channels and their impact The New Information Order To register or learn more about this event, go to [ http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ]( http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ). For individual registrants, the cost of the webinar is $125 for NFAIS members, $150 for allied societies*, and $195 for non-members. Group rates for three or more attendees are also available. *Allied Societies: LYRASIS, CENDI, ICSTI, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, the Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division of AAP, the Association of American University Presses, NISO, and ASIS&T. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Thu Jun 26 08:27:12 2014 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 08:27:12 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [nfais-l] NISO Publishes Recommended Practice on Demand Driven Acquisition of Monographs Message-ID: <1403785632.96938429@webmail.nfais.org> NISO Publishes Recommended Practice on Demand Driven Acquisition of Monographs The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announces the publication of a new recommended practice, Demand Driven Acquisition of Monographs (NISO RP?20?2014). Demand driven acquisition (DDA), also referred to as patron-driven acquisition, is a method used by libraries for collection development where monographs are purchased at their point of need when selected by users from a pool of potential titles. NISO?s Recommended Practice discusses and makes recommendations for publishers, vendors, aggregators, and libraries about key aspects of DDA, goals and objectives of a DDA program, choosing parameters of the program, profiling options, managing MARC records for DDA, removing materials from the consideration pool, assessment of the program, providing long-term access to un-owned content, consortial considerations for DDA, and public library DDA. Although DDA is more commonly used for e-books, the method can also be applied to print publications and these recommendations provide a single set of best practices for both formats, with articulation of differences where they occur. ?Under a traditional up-front purchase model for monographs, the acquisition process ends soon after the book arrives in the library,? explains Michael Levine-Clark, Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication and Collections Services at University of Denver Libraries and NISO DDA Working Group Co-chair. ?DDA, on the other hand, requires long-term management of a preselected ?consideration pool? of titles available for purchase. The process of acquisition evolves from one of getting books into the collection to one of long-term management of the discovery tools that allow for demand-driven access to monographs. The guidelines in this Recommended Practice will allow libraries to develop DDA plans for both electronic and print books that meet differing local collecting and budgetary needs, while also allowing consortial participation and cross-aggregator implementation.? ?DDA may disrupt the traditional scholarly communication supply chain, therefore libraries, publishers, and aggregators must be committed to working together to establish long-term sustainable models that highlight mutual benefits,? states Barbara Kawecki, Director of Western U.S. Sales at YBP Library Services and NISO DDA Working Group Co-chair. ?It is important that there is some free discovery without triggering purchase, and that discovery is integrated in some way with other tools in use by the library. Although DDA has currently been adopted primarily by academic libraries, greater interest in and use of DDA by public libraries is expected in the future and these recommendations should work equally well for them.? ?There are many approaches an institution can adopt when launching DDA,? states Todd Carpenter, NISO Executive Director. ?This Recommended Practice provides an overview of those options and concludes with specific recommendations that give guidance to libraries, publishers, aggregators, and vendors as they implement and manage their DDA programs.? Demand Driven Acquisition of Monographs (NISO RP?20?2014) is available for free download from the Demand-Driven Acquisition Working Group webpage on the NISO website at: [ www.niso.org/workrooms/dda/ ]( http://www.niso.org/workrooms/dda/ ). Contact: Nettie Lagace Associate Director for Programs NISO [ nlagace at niso.org ]( mailto:nlagace at niso.org ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: