From: "Research Trends (ELS-AMS)" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:50:55 +0000

Dear all,

Research Trends and the Elsevier Labs present "The Individual and
Scholarly Networks", a two part virtual seminar that will take place
next Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 and will be webcast live from New
York, Amsterdam and Oxford. The seminar will feature video of the
speakers as well as presentations, and interaction will be encouraged
via Twitter and webinar comments. We hope that this novel format will
maximise engagement and pedagogy. Attendance is free but registration
is required as space is limited.

Collaborative platforms and social networking websites are becoming
popular with scientists and researchers around the world: scholars can
connect between institutions, countries and disciplines easily and
faster than ever before. "The Individual and Scholarly Networks" will
explore two aspects of this phenomenon; firstly, how the connections
are forming, and how attitudes may change to adapt to the new
environment, and, secondly, how connections can be evaluated, nuanced
and measured. The event will be split into these two independent
segments:

* Part 1: Building Networks | 8:00-10:00 EST / 13:00-15:00 GMT

This session will focus on the ways in which these relationships are
formed and maintained, and how they are changing the nature of
scholarly relationships.

* Part 2: Evaluating Network Relationships | 10:30-12:30 EST / 15:30-17:30 GMT

Altmetrics is one of the most explosive areas of interest in
bibliometric analysis and is increasing in importance. This session
will explore the related areas of altmetrics, contributorship and the
culture of reference.

We have gathered some of the most insightful and engaging thinkers in
academia and the scholarly environment, including:

* Dr William Gunn, Head of Academic Outreach, Mendeley

* Professor Jeremy Frey, Head of Physical Chemistry, Southampton University

* Dr Heather Piwowar, Postdoc at Duke University, ImpactStory

* Gregg Gordon, President and CEO, Social Science Research Network

* Dr Gudmundur Thorisson, Research Associate, ORCID & University of Iceland

* Ms Kelli Barr, Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Study of
Interdisciplinarity, University of North Texas

Information and updates about the event can be found at
http://www.researchtrends.com/virtualseminar/. We hope that you will
be able to join us, and that you will pass on this information to any
colleague who may be interested to attend.

Best Regards,
Mike Taylor and Sarah Huggett

Mike Taylor | Technology Research Specialist | Elsevier Labs | Elsevier

Sarah Huggett | Publishing Information Manager | Research & Academic
Relations | Elsevier