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Bibliometrics & Research Assessment Symposium 2020

Bibliometrics and Research Assessment Symposium 2020

Join us October 7-9 for a free, virtual symposium on bibliometrics and research assessment. This symposium brings together librarians and information professionals from a variety of institutions to share ideas and best practices around the production and delivery of research assessment services.

Through a mixture of keynote presentations, panel and poster sessions, and training, we hope to inspire and empower librarians and information professionals to provide accurate, responsible, and useful bibliometric and research assessment services to their institutions.

Individual session recordings are available via the links below.

Agenda at a glance

time (EDT) October 7 october 8 october 9
11:00 am Virtual poster session Virtual poster session Virtual poster session
12:00 pm Keynote: Elizabeth Gadd Keynote: Cassidy Sugimoto

Keynote: Mario Biagioli

1:15 pm Panel: Roles for librarians Panel: Bibliometric services 1 Panel: Bibliometric services 2
2:30 pm Panel: Alternative metrics Panel: Analytical methods Panel: Citation meaning
3:45 pm Training: Clarivate Training: Digital Science Training: Elsevier
5:00 pm Training: VosViewer Panel: Funder perspectives Training: Evaluation of evaluation

Live captions will be available for all keynote, panel, and training sessions. Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event by September 4, 2020.