NISO Virtual Conference: Advancing Almetrics: Best Practices and Emerging Ideas

*NISO Virtual Conference*

*Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 11:00am – 5:00pm*

Advancing Altmetrics: Best Practices and Emerging Ideas
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2017/2017_virtconf/dec13_virtconf/>



This is an active area for a variety of reasons. There is an ongoing need
to justify the work, space and resources invested in the library. How best
to appropriately generate, synthesize, interpret, and deliver the most
useful data to demonstrate the return on investment made by the institution
is a pressing concern. What do we know to be best practices for using
altmetrics in assessment? How comfortable are faculty with the use of
altmetrics in the context of tenure and promotion activities?



NISO’s related working group has built a better understanding of use cases
for existing altmetrics, but already there are discussions on whether new
metrics might be usefully framed for measuring research impact outside of
the academic environment or for capturing the value of unconventional
outputs of research.



Will views and downloads usage indicators be sufficient to evaluate the
usefulness of data sets? What examples might be provided by studies of
COUNTER, SUSHI, and SUSHI Lite? What alternative approaches might be needed
or fostered in order to ensure the discoverability, usability, and
reproducibility of scientific data sets?



Confirmed Speakers:

·  *Mike Taylor*, *Head of Metric Development, Digital Science;*

· * Stacy Konkiel*, *Director of Research and Education, Altmetric;*

· * Andy Herzog*, *Faculty Services and Online Engagement, Department Head,
University of Texas at Arlington*;

· * Patty Smith*, *Impact and Dissemination Librarian, Galter Health
Sciences Library, Northwestern University;*

·  *Daniella Lowenberg*, *Research Data Specialist & Product Manager,
California Digital Library;*

·  *William Gunn, **Director of Academic Outreach, Mendeley*

· * Darby Orcutt*, *Assistant Head, Collections and Research Strategy,
North Carolina State University*

· * Martha Kyrillidou**, PhD., Principal, QualityMetrics, LLC*


To review the day’s agenda, please visit the NISO event page
<http://www.niso.org/news/events/2017/2017_virtconf/dec13_virtconf/>.

To register online for this event, please use this form
<https://www.regonline.com/registration/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1918040>.

*Note*: Registration for this virtual conference includes a *Training
Thursday* session, scheduled for *December 14, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
(Eastern)*. The segment consists of three case studies from professionals
who have successfully leveraged metrics for their organizations and clients.



Confirmed Speakers:

·       *Anne Stone*, *Senior Manager, Client Services, TBI Communications*

·       *Richard Hulser*, *Chief Librarian, Research Library and Archives,
Natural History Museum Los Angeles County*

Have questions? Contact:

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