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Workshops

JSMF Workshop on Standards for Science Metrics, Classifications, and Mapping

Date:

August 11-12, 2011


Meeting Place:

School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University
1320 E. 10th St., Wells Library, Room: 001
Bloomington, IN 47405
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Organizers:

Katy Börner

Victor H. Yngve Professor of Information Science, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington;
Director, Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center; Curator, Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit, katy@indiana.edu
PR^2 | VIVO | Slides

Vincent Larivière

Postdoctoral Fellow Indiana University, UQAM (Université de Montréal)
PR^2 | Slides

Workshop Goals & Agenda:

This 1 ½ day workshop brings together researchers and practitioners interested in the scientific development and proper usage of science metrics, science classifications, and science maps. Demonstration of existing approaches, tools, and techniques will provide a point of departure for a discussion of challenges and opportunities for developing scientifically sound standards for measuring and communicating the structure and dynamics of science and technology (S&T).

Among others, we will discuss:

S&T Metrics

  • Strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of existing output and impact indicators.
  • Properties that a good indicator of productivity and impact should have.
  • What types of normalization should be performed to account for different disciplines?
  • Skewness of distributions and scaling effects.
  • Coverage of various databases
  • Let’s explicitly avoid University Ranking systems (we don’t want the conversation to devolve into this area)

S&T Classifications

  • Strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of existing classifications in bibliometric/science mapping context;  
  • Properties a good classification should have in a science mapping context.
  • Properties a good classification should have in a metrics context. Are classification properties for science mapping and metrics compatible?
  • Development new classifications at the paper level that takes into account the nature / methods / objects of disciplines (and history, etc.), but also their citation characteristics;
  • Dynamically evolving classifications that can capture data from 1900-today.
  • How to classify interdisciplinary papers/journals.

S&T Mapping Standards

  • Strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of existing science maps;  
  • Properties a good science maps and  existing/emergent standards that help harmonize existing academic/government/industry standards.
  • Align S&T classifications/maps with other ontologies, taxonomies to support cross-walks and mapping.

Cross-Cutting

  • Discuss setup of an international 'interest group' that reviews and approves new standards as they become available, analogous to what is common in Semantic Web community.
  • Write joint publication in major journal that reviews state of the art and promotes desirable futures.

Given the diverse backgrounds of the participants and the goals of the workshop, we will start with brief self-introductions; followed by three 30 min overview talks that set the stage for the workshop; and then brainstorming and discussion sessions in different team sizes and combinations.


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Schedule:

Thursday, August 11, 2011

12:00pm Welcome by Organizers (Katy Börner and Vincent Lariviare)
12:15pm Introduction by Participants (7 min per person/organization)
3:00pm Break
3:30pm Overview Talks (15-20 mins plus 5 mins discussion each
  • Science Metrics by Henk Moed
  • Science Classifications by Caroline Wagner
  • Science Maps by Kevin W. Boyack
  • Mapping to Ontologies by Nigam Shah (remotely)
  • 5:00pm Break
    5:30pm Discussion of Opportunities and Challenges
    7:00pm

    Joint dinner at Farm brainstorm in preparation for Friday

    Friday, August 12, 2011

    8:45am Breakfast
    9:30am Breakout Session on "Metrics, Classifications and Mapping"
    [Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3]

    10:30am Breakout Session Reports
    11:00am Break
    11:30am Second Best Ideas
    12:30pm Joint Working Lunch
    1:00pm Breakout Session on "Evolving Standards"
    [Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3]

    2:30pm Breakout Session Reports
    3:15pm Break
    3:30pm Interactive Timeline Assembly
    4:30pm Planned Collaborations
    5:00pm Adjourn

    Participants Attending:

    Jonathan Adams

    Jonathan Adams

    Director, Research Evaluation, Thomson Reuters
    PR^2 | Slides

    Jeffrey Alexander

    Jeffrey Alexander

    Senior Science and Technology Policy Analyst, SRI International
    PR^2 | Slides

    Gary Berg-Cross

    Gary Berg-Cross

    Executive Secretariat of the Spatial Ontology Community of Practice (SOCoP)
    PR^2 | Slides

    Joseph Biberstine

    Joseph Biberstine

    Software Developer, Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
    PR^2 | Slides

    Johan Bollen

    Johan Bollen

    Associate Professor of Informatics, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
    PR^2

    Kevin Boyack

    Kevin Boyack

    President, SciTech Strategies, Inc.
    PR^2 | Slides

    Margaret Clements

    Margaret Clements

    Visiting Faculty, School of Library and Information Science and School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington
    PR^2

    Gregoire Cote

    Grégoire Côté

    Vice-President, Bibliometrics Science-Metrix
    PR^2 | Slides

    Ying Ding

    Ying Ding

    Assistant Professor, Information Science, SLIS, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
    PR^2 | Slides

    Fernando Galindo-Rueda

    Fernando Galindo-Rueda

    Senior Economist, OECD
    PR^2

    Gali Halevi

    Gali Halevi

    Director of Government Marketing, Elsevier
    PR^2 | Slides

    Peter Hook

    Peter Hook

    Doctoral Candidate School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), IU Bloomington
    PR^2 | Slides

    Loet Leydesdorff

    Loet Leydesdorff

    Professor, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR)
    PR^2 | Slides

    Stasa Milojevic

    Stasa Milojevic

    Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science, SLIS, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
    PR^2 | Slides

    Henk Moed

    Henk Moed

    Senior Scientific Advisor, Elsevier
    PR^2

    Abel L. Packer

    Abel L. Packer

    SciELO Project, Foundation of the Federal University of São Paulo
    PR^2

    Nigam Shaha

    Nigam Shaha

    Assistant Professor, Stanford University
    PR^2

    Andre Skupin

    Andre Skupin

    Associate Professor of Geography, San Diego State University
    PR^2 | Slides

    Cassidy Sugimoto

    Cassidy Sugimoto

    Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science, SLIS, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
    PR^2 | Slides

    Edmund Talley

    Edmund Talley

    Program Director, Channels Synapses and Circuits Cluster, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    PR^2

    Caroline Wagner

    Caroline Wagner

    Milton & Roslyn Wolf Chair of International Affairs Director, Battelle Center for Science and Technology Policy, Ohio State University
    PR^2

    Interested But Cannot Attend:

    Eric Archambault

    Eric Archambault

    President and CEO, Science-Metrix

    Lynda Carlson

    Lynda Carlson

    NCSES Director, National Science Foundation

    Yuko Harayama

    Yuko Harayama

    Deputy Director of the OECD’s Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (STI)

    Jim Hendler

    Jim Hendler

    Professor, Computer Science and Cognitive Science, Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY and Tetherless World Constellation

    Igami Matsatsura

    Igami Matsatsura

    Senior Researcher, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)

    Mark Musen

    Mark Musen

    Professor of Medicine (Biomedical Informatics); Division Head (BMIR); Co-Director, Biomedical Informatics Training Program, Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research

    References

  • Declan Butler, Computing giants launch free science metrics, Nature  476 (2011), accessed August 12, 2011, doi:10.1038/476018a.
  • Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators, accessed August 12, 2011, http://sti-indicators.ning.com/.
  • W. Glänzel, Proceedings of the Workshop on Bibliometric Standards, Scientometrics 35 (1995), doi: 10.1007/BF02018474.
  • Travel/Housing:

    Please contact Samantha Hale (sjhale@indiana.edu) to arrange travel.

    Directions:

    See the contact page for the Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center, http://cns.iu.edu/contact.html or contact Samantha Hale (ude.anaidni@elahjs).

    Acknowledgments:

    This effort is supported by the James S. McDonnell Foundation and Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center at Indiana University.

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