---- Original message ---- Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 22:54:14 +0100 From: "Thelwall, Mike (Dr)" <M.Thelwall@wlv.ac.uk> RE: Joint AoIR ASIS&T EC workshop/ Organiser message SUBJECT: Call for abstracts and participation TEXT: The web as a mirror of scientific and technical chievements: issues in access and measurement Workshop at the AoIR conference, 19-22nd September 2004 http://aoir.org/2004/ Organisers: Mike Thelwall (University of Wolverhampton, UK), m.thelwall@wlv.ac.uk Andrea Scharnhorst (Nerdi/NIWI, The Netherlands) Irene Berkowitz (Temple University, USA) Lennart Björneborn (Royal School of Library and Information Science,Denmark) Christine Hine (University of Surrey, UK) Michael Nentwich (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Technology Assessment) Steve Schneider (SUNY Institute of Technology, USA) Henry Small (Chief Scientist of Thomson ISI, USA) Liwen Vaughan (University of Western Ontario, Canada) Michel J. Menou (ASIS&T international liaison officer) Co-sponsored by: The European Chapter of the American Society for Information Science & Technology - ASIS&T/EC (www.asis.org/Chapters/europe/) The European Union funded project WISER - Web Indicators for Science,Technology & Innovation Research (www.webindicators.org) The Communication and Information Technology section of the American Sociological Association The academic journals "Cybermetrics" and "Online Information Review" Scope and objectives The web has changed the way in which many researchers conduct research, communicate their findings and share data. In some research fields, such as high-energy physics, online posting of preprints is standard practice. In others, such as astronomy, the maintenance of large shared online data banks is common, fundamentally changing the way in which scientists operate. Other changes are less dramatic, but more universal, such as the widespread creation of public home pages for individual researchers and research groups. There is a need for assessing the impact of the myriad web uses and for the identification of the potential and actual impact of the web. This workshop will provide an opportunity to discuss quantitative and quantitative approaches to studying academic web use. The themes of the conference will be: * Scientific collaboration and communication on the Web: new opportunities,new social organisation. * Measuring science on the web: new techniques. * Publishing research online: adaptation and innovation. * Disciplinary differences in web use. * Individual case studies. * Large scale analyses. Submission Process The structure of the workshop is different from the usual format. The aim is to create a lively discussion about relevant topics rather than to be based around a few speakers giving presentations. The following procedure is therefore proposed. Those interested in participating should submit to: Mike Thelwall m.thelwall@wlv.ac.uk by June 26, 2004 an abstract (750 words maximum) of a position paper dealing with any aspect of the above topics. Abstracts will be refereed. Authors of accepted contributions will be notified by July 31, 2004. They will be invited to provide an expanded abstract or short paper (2500 words maximum) and to register for the workshop on the conference web site by August 31, 2004. Expanded abstracts and short papers will be circulated among workshop participants (and possibly posted on the ASIS&T/EC web site) with a view to allow for an advance discussion that will take place on the ASIS&T/EC listserv. At the workshop the discussion will be arranged around 3 main topics: scientific collaboration and communication, measuring science on the web, and publishing research online. For each one, participants will be invited to very briefly summarize their positions before a general discussion takes place. We anticipate that most participants will have the opportunity to present. Participants wishing to distribute their position statements as handouts or posters are welcome to do so. Summaries of the sessions will be published in Cybermetrics and Online Information Review. Irene Berkowitz Director of Curricular Publications Temple University Office of the Vice Provost 215-204-7596 Please note my new email address below and update your address records accordingly. irene.berkowitz@temple.edu