Research Information in Transition A series of evening events in 2010 organised by the Research Information Network
11 October 18 November 13 December
The Royal College of Physicians 11 St Andrews Place Regent’s Park London NW1 4LE
The Research Information Network welcomes you to this free programme of events to explore the huge changes that are taking place in the way that research information and data are created, managed, used and disseminated; and to consider the implications for all those, in the academic realm and beyond, with an interest in the good health of the UK research base.
We are expecting a lively debate led by experts in their field and hope that we can come to some degree of common understanding of how these changes can be marshalled for the benefit of UK research and what this may mean for the different stakeholders in the foreseeable future.
Each event will take place from 17:30 - 20:30 and consist of a series of short presentations, followed by discussions and opportunities for networking over drinks and canapés.
Speakers include: Robert Kiley, Head of Digital Services, Wellcome Library / Phil Sykes, Chair of RLUK and University Librarian, Liverpool University / Kevin Ashley, Director, Digital Curation Centre / Mark Patterson, Director of Publishing, Public Library of Science
Monday, 11 October The future of scholarly publishing – where do we go from here?
The scholarly communications landscape has been transformed over the past few years, in the UK and internationally. Technological development has brought with it profound changes the world of scholarly publishing and in the roles that researchers, funders, research institutions, aggregators, libraries publishers and other intermediaries, play in disseminating and providing access to quality-assured research outputs.
This event aims to stimulate debate between these stakeholders and to help foster a common understanding of the nature and implications of these changes. The meeting will explore how the potential of new technologies might be exploited to achieve the goals and expectations of researchers and in providing the services they need and use.
Thursday, 18 November Research data – policies and behaviours
Researchers are producing and gathering ever more data and there is increasing interest from funders and others in the value of data as an output. But types of data and how they are managed vary hugely, making it difficult to ensure data is shared effectively. Policies on data management are often top-down and do not necessarily reflect the actual behaviour of researchers.
The aim of this event is to explore the nature and causes of tensions between policy and practice, and to consider the expectations of researchers, funders and higher education institutions. It will look in particular at the incentives that could encourage the spread of good practice.
Monday, 13 December Quality assurance – responding to a changing information world
The information world which researchers inhabit is changing rapidly. More research outputs are being created and shared than ever before; busy researchers need to be able to identify the material that is most worthy of their attention, quality assured or otherwise. At the same time, technological developments such as blogs, online comment facilities and download counts, offer new ways to evaluate and interact with published research.
This event will bring together people from a range of backgrounds to discuss how these technical developments can help researchers to make important decisions about how to spend their time in a crowded information environment. It will explore how, and to what extent, these techniques can add to established quality assurance mechanisms such as peer review.
For more information and to register, visit:
www.rin.ac.uk
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