[nfais-l] NFAIS Webinar: Taking Action Against Bias in Proprietary Content, 4/19

Thu Apr 6 16:20:58 EDT 2017

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NFAIS Webinar: Taking Action Against Bias in Proprietary Content

Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 pm EDT

Location: Virtual

Registration: http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=526871&orgId=nfais

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What's Covered:
Editors and writers know that talking about implicit bias can be tricky but essential, especially in a "post-truth" world, and can ultimately lead to more inclusive and accurate content. Among researchers, talk of bias in the role of peer review for scholarly communication continues to include diverging opinions and demands for change.
Understanding what is happening, why it occurs and who the players are, allows us to develop newer models in a more socially open environment while maintaining impartiality, integrity and high quality as the ideal in peer review.
This webinar will examine what bias exists in STM and Humanities scholarship, by whom, and the solutions that can be implemented so that knowledge continues to flow in a way that does not circumvent the relationship between researchers and reviewers, and supports a reliable scholarly communication process based on sound research practice, academic reward and funding.
In this NFAIS Webinar, Lisa Phillips, senior content editor at EBSCO Information Services, and Catherine Cocks, senior acquisition editor at the University of Washington Press, explore bias in content and discuss in depth:

  *   The difference between implicit and explicit bias, and the challenges that surround both.
  *   The importance of addressing implicit bias in content from the end user/reader perspective.
  *   How to take an intersectional approach to understanding the adverse effects of bias on demographic groups.
  *   How to improve feedback, communication and guidelines between editors, reviewers and authors.
  *   The policies, tools, and processes developed in the HHS field for addressing reviewer bias.
Join NFAIS on Wednesday, April 19th to learn new strategies and resources for countering bias in the editiing process, creating content that is inclusive, accurate, relevant, trusted, and respected.
Who should attend this NFAIS Webinar: scholarly researchers, book and journal publishers, discovery service providers, research librarians, government agencies and funding bodies, non-profit scholarly society staff, plus anyone serving in an editorial management or reviewer role.

Register for this event!<http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=526871&orgId=nfais>
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The costs for attending this 90-minute Webinar are: $125 for NFAIS members; $150 for Allied Societies*; and $195 for non-members. Group rates for three or more attendees are available at $295 for NFAIS members; $350 for Allied Societies*;  and $450 for non-members.

*Allied Societies: LYRASIS, CENDI, ICSTI, Society for Scholarly Publishing, the Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division of AAP, Association of American University Presses, NISO and ASIS&T.

Contact:
For more information about this event or any of those shown below, please contact Nancy Blair-DeLeon, NFAIS Director of Professional Development, at 443-221-2980 ext. 102 or nblairdeleon at nfais.org<mailto:nblairdeleon at nfais.org>.

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