Analyzing the dynamics of information and knowledge landscapes
Beginning of October 2017 a news item of our Dutch main funding organisation NWO caught my eye. The title reads in English “Measures of NWO to reduce proposal pressure.” With it came an extensive 12 page report (albeit available in Dutch only) based on a series of conferences NWO organised….
Report on the TD1210 Workshop “Alternative metrics or tailored metrics: Science dynamics for science policy”, November 9-10, 2016 Warsaw This workshop continued the many-events thread of research on new methods in scientometrics using the multidisciplinary nature of Knowescape, but it added purposefully new ‘flavors’ to this topic. The main question…
COST TD1210 workshop Alternative metrics or tailored metrics: Science dynamics for science policy. Warsaw, November 9-10, 2016, Palace of ancient Zaluski Library, Hipoteczna 2 Science and technology indicators have a long tradition. They cover traditional input (human capital and expenditures) with output statistics (publications, patents, citations). Knowledge production of Mode…
Call for papers TD1210 workshop Alternative metrics or tailored metrics November 9-10, 2016 Warsaw: Zaluski Palace Programme committee: Judit Bar Ilan, Almila Akdag, Sandor Soos, Jan Kozlowski, Janusz Holyst, Andrea Scharnhorst Invited speaker: Kevin Boyack Science and technology indicators have a long tradition. They cover traditional input (human capital and…
Future of Peer Review and Open Access, Mainz A report about the “2016 Annual EA Conference: “Innovating the Gutenberg Galaxis. The role of peer review and open access in university knowledge dissemination and evaluation” By Andrea Scharnhorst Science in transition is the name of an initiative of scientists from Dutch…
On September 9, 2015 the COST Association and the National Rectors’ conferences of France (CPU), Germany (HRK), Hungary (MRK), Poland (CRASP) and the Netherlands (VSNU) hosted an Exploratory Workshop “Integrating the stake of rare disciplines at the European level”, in Brussels (Belgium). This workshop was held with the participation of…