From: Cynthia Hodgson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:59:14 -0400 Date: November 14, 2012 Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (Eastern time) Event Webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/nisowebinars/alternative_metrics/ ABOUT THE WEBINAR Increasingly, many aspects of scholarly communication-particularly publication, research data, and peer review-undergo scrutiny by researchers and scholars. Many of these practitioners are engaging in a variety of ways with Alternative Metrics (#altmetrics in the Twitterverse). Alternative Metrics take many forms but often focus on efforts to move beyond proprietary bibliometrics and traditional forms of peer referencing in assessing the quality and scholarly impact of published work. Join NISO for a webinar that will present several emerging aspects of Alternative Metrics. TOPICS AND SPEAKERS . Article-Level Metrics at PLOS - Martin Fenner, Technical Lead, PLOS Article-Level Metrics project . Total-Impact and Other Altmetrics Initiatives - Jason Priem, Ph.D. Student, Co-Principal Investigator, Total Impact . Peer Evaluation, A Social Network and Independent Open Access and Open Scholarship initiative - Aalam Wassef, Founder of Peer Evaluation REGISTRATION Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on November 14, 2012. Discounts are available for NISO and NASIG members and students. LSA member organizations can attend free as NISO webinars are included in membership. Can't make it on the webinar date/time? Register now and gain access to the recorded archive for one year. Visit the event webpage to register and for more information: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/nisowebinars/alternative_metrics/ Cynthia Hodgson Technical Editor / Consultant National Information Standards Organization [log in to unmask]