From BLawlor at nfais.org Tue Mar 4 08:16:08 2014 From: BLawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 08:16:08 -0500 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Webinar - Collaborating to Improve Discovery Message-ID: <000801cf37ab$e818fa00$b84aee00$@nfais.org> Collaborating to Improve Discoverability: Accomplishments, Challenges and Opportunities Time-constrained researchers and scholars want to discover and access relevant information that is truly worthy of their attention. But valuable information is no longer confined to books, journals and patents, nor is it solely textual. In an era of information overload how can researchers be sure that they have discovered the most important information on a specific topic? How can authors and publishers be confident that the content they create and distribute is, indeed, easily discoverable? For if it is not found, it is not used nor is it cited. This dilemma impacts all members of the information community. Fortunately, a recent study by SAGE has shown that if indeed we all collaborate, discoverability may very well improve. On March 12, 2014 NFAIS will hold a 90-minute webinar (11:00am - 12:30pm EDST) that will provide an overview of this study and its findings. Our featured speakers will be: Mary M. Somerville, University Librarian and Library Director, University of Colorado Denver and Lettie Y. Conrad, Executive Manager, Online Products, SAGE They will discuss the collaborative efforts that are needed to better support discoverability of content in service to researchers, students, and faculty and will elaborate on the four areas that industry experts believe demand cross-sector participation and focus, such as: . Standards . Transparency . Metadata . Partnerships In each instance, Somerville and Conrad will offer actionable recommendations for next steps. If you or your staff want to learn more about how your organization can improve the discoverability of its content, 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=541 *LYRASIS, CENDI, ICSTI, Society for Scholarly Publishing, Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division (AAP), Association of American University Presses, NISO, and ASIS&T 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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Conrad, Executive Manager, Online Products, SAGE They will discuss the collaborative efforts that are needed to better support discoverability of content in service to researchers, students, and faculty and will elaborate on the four areas that industry experts believe demand cross-sector participation and focus, such as: ? Standards ? Transparency ? Metadata ? Partnerships In each instance, Somerville and Conrad will offer actionable recommendations for next steps. Why attend?? In an era of information overload how can publishers and authors be confident that the content they create and distribute is easily discoverable? How can researchers be assured that they have discovered the most important information on a specific topic? For if it is not found, it is not used nor is it cited. This dilemma impacts all members of the information community! If you or your staff want to learn more about how your organization can improve the discoverability of its content, 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 may be accessed at: [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=541] http://nfais.org/event?eventID=541 *LYRASIS, CENDI, ICSTI, Society for Scholarly Publishing, Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division (AAP), Association of American University Presses, NISO, and ASIS&T 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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In this full-day virtual event you?ll learn: How current metrics fall short in supporting the creation, discovery and dissemination of new knowledge New tools for clarifying the contribution and value of the artifacts of research What changes are needed in our publishing practices to deliver article-level metrics and meet user needs What data needs to be gathered and which behaviors should be tracked to avoid skewing subsequent use How new technologies and guidelines for funding and disseminating research might affect the scholarly communication process and tenure How the information community is collaborating in the development of new metrics to satisfy both the researcher and the institution To register or to learn more about this event, go to [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=542%EF%BB%BF%EF%BB%BF.] http://nfais.org/event?eventID=542. The cost of the seminar is $350 for NFAIS member, $425 for allied societies*, and $500 for non-members. Group rates for three or more attendees are also available. FEATURED SPEAKERS John Chodacki, Product Director PLoS William Gunn, Head of Academic Outreach Mendeley Michael Habib, Product Manager Scopus, Elsevier Kristi Holmes, Bioinformaticist Becker Medical Library, Washington University at Saint Louis Dr. John Leslie King, William Warner Bishop Collegiate Professor of Information and Vice Provost for Academic Information University of Michigan Nettie Lagace, Assistant Director for Programs NISO Judy Luther, President Informed Strategies Andrea Michelak, Co-Founder Plum Analytics UPCOMING NFAIS EVENTS April 10 - [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=543] Automated Indexing Case Study (90 Minute Webinar) April 23 - [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544] Infonomics and the Business of Free (90 Minute Webinar) May 14 - Video: A .... (Full Day Virtual Seminar) June 13 - Academic Networks (90 Minute Webinar) June 20 - Discovery Services (On-site/Virtual Workshop) September 20 - [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=545] NFAIS Humanities Roundtable 2014 (New York) CONTACT: Jill O?Neill, NFAIS Director of Communications and Planning at 215-893-1561 or jilloneill at nfais.org *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... 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In a data-driven environment, how much credibility do new metrics offer? In this virtual seminar, we?ll look at the various approaches available for assessing the contribution and value of research. Learn: ? How current metrics fall short in supporting the creation, discovery and dissemination of new knowledge ? New tools for clarifying the contribution and value of the artifacts of research ? What changes are needed in our publishing practices to deliver article-level metrics and meet user needs ? What data needs to be gathered and which behaviors should be tracked to avoid skewing subsequent use ? How new technologies and guidelines for funding and disseminating research might affect the scholarly communication process and tenure ? How the information community is collaborating in the development of new metrics to satisfy both the researcher and the institution To register or to learn more about this event, go to [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=542] http://nfais.org/event?eventID=542. For individual registrants, the cost of the seminar is $350 for NFAIS members, $425 for allied societies*, and $500 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 Planning & Communication at 215-893-1561 or via email jilloneill at nfais.org. UPCOMING NFAIS EVENTS April 10 - [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=545] Automated Indexing Case Study (90 Minute Webinar) April 23 - [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544] Infonomics and the Business of Free (90 Minute Webinar) May 14 - The Emergence and Rise of Video as a Scholarly Content Format (Full Day Virtual Seminar) June 13 - Academic Networks (90 Minute Webinar) June 20 - Discovery Services (On-site/Virtual Workshop) September 29 - [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=545] NFAIS Humanities Roundtable 2014 (New York) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Fri Mar 21 09:20:53 2014 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 09:20:53 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [nfais-l] New Educational Programs, March-April 2014 Message-ID: <1395408053.8672452@webmail.nfais.org> NFAIS Announces Three New Educational Programs ? Registration is Now Open! Looking for the latest trends and practices in information services? Over the next six weeks, NFAIS will offer two webinars and a full-day virtual seminar to help keep you abreast of new directions and developments in the field. Registration is now open for these March and April events . Sign up today and take advantage of special early bird rates! March 2014 NFAIS Virtual Seminar: Assessing Contribution, Assessing Usage: Metrics in a New Context Date: Friday, March 28, 2014 Time: 10:00am ? 3:30pm EDT Full Program With Speaker Roster: [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=542] http://nfais.org/event?eventID=542 April 2014 NFAIS Webinar Program: Automated Indexing: A Case Study From the National Agricultural Library Date: Thursday, April 10, 2014 Time: 11:00am ? 12:30pm (EDST) Scope With Featured Speaker: [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=543] http://nfais.org/event?eventID=543 NFAIS Webinar Program: Infonomics and The Business of Free: Modern Value Creation for Information Services Sponsored by the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Time: 11:00am ? 12:30pm (EDST) Scope With Featured Speaker: [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544] http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 What else is new here at NFAIS? Check updates on the NFAIS web site at [http://www.nfais.org] http://www.nfais.org! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Mon Mar 24 10:41:25 2014 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:41:25 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [nfais-l] NISO Releases Recommended Practice on DDA of Monographs for Public Comment Message-ID: <1395672085.135918572@webmail.nfais.org> The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking comments on the draft recommended practice Demand-Driven Acquisition of Monographs (NISO RP?20?201x). Launched in June 2012, the NISO Demand Driven Acquisition (DDA) Working Group was charged with developing a flexible model for DDA (also referred to as patron-driven acquisition) that works for publishers, vendors, aggregators, and libraries. The draft Recommended Practice discusses and makes recommendations 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. ?Libraries have embraced DDA because it has the potential to rebalance the collection away from possible use toward immediate need,? stated Michael Levine-Clark, Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication and Collections Services at University of Denver Libraries and NISO DDA Working Group Co-chair. ?It is important that, regardless of the model used, the program be sustainable for publishers, vendors, and libraries, 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. This Recommended Practice addresses all those issues and more.? ?The guidelines in this draft 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,? explained Barbara Kawecki, Director of Sales, Western U.S. at YBP Library Services and NISO DDA Working Group Co-chair. ?Although DDA has 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.? ?The DDA Working Group conducted focus groups and surveyed a wide variety of existing users of DDA prior to developing their recommendations,? said Nettie Lagace, NISO Associate Director for Programs. ?We are interested in feedback on this draft Recommended Practice from organizations already involved with DDA as well as those just getting started or considering a DDA program. This feedback will be used to make any needed revisions to the document before final publication of the recommendations.? The draft recommended practice is open for public comment through April 24, 2014. To download the draft or submit online comments, visit the Demand-Driven Acquisition Working Group webpage at:[http://www.niso.org/workrooms/dda/] www.niso.org/workrooms/dda/ Cynthia Hodgson Technical Editor / Consultant National Information Standards Organization [mailto:chodgson at niso.org] chodgson at niso.org [tel:301-654-2512] 301-654-2512 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The day's speakers include: Judy Luther, President, Informed Strategies William Gunn, Head of Academic Outreach, Mendeley Kristi Holmes, Bioinformaticist, Becker Medical Library, Washington University at Saint Louis John Chodacki, Product Director, PLoS; Michael Habib Product Manager, Scopus, Elsevier Andrea Michelak, Co-Founder, Plum Analytics Nettie Lagace, Assistant Director for Programs, NISO Dr. John Leslie King, William Warner Bishop Collegiate Professor of Information and Vice Provost for Academic Information, University Of Michigan Make sure your staff is aware of recent developments in this space! Download and complete the registration form from [http://nfais.org/event?eventID=542] http://nfais.org/event?eventID=542 and send it directly to Jill O'Neill, Director of Planning & Development, NFAIS via email to jilloneill at nfais.org. But don't delay! 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The Director will lead the activity of the team of Editorial Information Specialists in the consistent and objective application of Thomson Reuters selection policies in the development of content for products such as the Web of Science citation indexes (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, and BkCI, CPCI) along with other Thomson Reuters databases (BIOSIS, Zoological Record). The Web of Science, a flagship product for Thomson Reuters, is a vast multidisciplinary database of the world?s most important and influential scholarly research. Indeed, the core value of Web of Science is the selectivity of its content. The Director is responsible for maintaining the position of Web of Science as the industry leader in this regard. Reporting to the VP, Product and Market Strategy, the Director, Content Selection will take responsibility for the timely completion of all journal, book and conference proceedings evaluations insuring that the results are replicable, based on an informed use of citation data, and with regard to journal evaluations, are well written and support the Thomson Reuters journal selection policy in every aspect. This strategic thought leader will interact with the international community of scholarly publishers in discussions regarding the evaluation of their publications and with the worldwide Thomson Reuters customer base in support of regional sales efforts. The director will also strive to promote the Thomson Reuters Journal Selection Process via a global thought leadership capacity both internally and externally. Major Areas of Accountability: Oversees the maintenance and development of the journal content in Web of Science according to the principles of the Thomson Reuters Journal Selection Process Provides oversight in the evaluation of over 20,000, journals, books and conference proceedings annually Champions best practices and drive for continuous process improvement in content selection methodology and criteria to ensure effective support of the business strategy Directs the activity of the team responsible for maintaining and developing Web of Science indexing categories, which provide the fundamental editorial infrastructure for all Web of Science products and derivative metrics Leads the Department Managers / Staff in the above functions for effective people, process and production management Establishes and maintains effective communication across all levels of the organization and builds strong relationships with other groups, particularly in the areas of Product Management, Editorial Development and Publisher Relations Develops strategies which evolve content selection, editorial voice and publishing strategy to optimize value for consumers across key segments Continuously optimizes the strategy and execution via statistical and quantitative analysis of key user engagement and user satisfaction metrics Oversees content selection, indexing policies, and recommend changes to maintain gold standard selectivity, integrity, and transparency Provides expert representation for Thomson Reuters regarding content selection to the scholarly publishing community, the press and customers worldwide, including panel participation and speaking engagements and responses to external constituents and press Travel: Up to 20% both domestic or international on behalf of Thomson Reuters and to promote the Thomson Reuters Journal Selection Policy and other editorial initiatives We are the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. We deliver this must-have insight to the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. About the IP & Science Business of Thomson Reuters The IP & Science business is a global provider of information solutions to assist professionals at every stage of research and development and ensure they maintain and extract maximum value from their intellectual assets. IP & Science is part of Thomson Reuters ([http://www.thomsonreuters.com/] www.thomsonreuters.com), the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Scientific information solutions can be found at thomsonreuters.com. 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Knowledge of Thomson Reuter?s citation indexes and citation metrics is highly desirable Strong leadership, people and project management experience including responsibility for direct management of a team Excellent verbal and written communication skills in order to communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders Proven ability to establish credibility and build relationships with, and influence all levels within an organization and across different operating units Strong analytical skills, with demonstrated use for evidence-based decision making Experience: 10+ years of experience in a primary or secondary publishing environment, STM preferred Demonstrated success with raising the bar of expectations and fostering a culture of accountability for excellence within content selection or similar teams, at all levels Certification/ Education: Bachelor?s degree required, Science of Social Science preferred Masters of Science or equivalent experience; or other advanced degree highly preferred At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. 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To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace. Intrigued by a challenge as large and fascinating as the world itself? Come join us. Please apply at [http://www.careers.thomsonreuters.com/] www.careers.thomsonreuters.com More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the H-1B visa cap has been met for the 2014 fiscal year (October 1, 2013-September 30, 2014). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: