April 2023
NISO Open Teleconference
Open Teleconference April 2023 - CREC (Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern)
Monday, April 10, 2023, 3:00pm - 4:00pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)
Retracted research—published work that is withdrawn, removed, or otherwise invalidated from the scientific and scholarly record—can be, and often is, inadvertently propagated within the digital scholarly record through citations. These citations are more likely to happen when content is ‘silently’ withdrawn or when the process for effectively communicating retraction at all publication lifecycle stages is unclear.
NISO formed its CREC Working Group last summer to provide a community-driven solution to this problem. Its Recommended Practice for the Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern will clearly identify all parties involved in communication of the retraction process, along with their responsibilities, actions, notifications, and the metadata needed to effectively communicate that a piece of published research has been retracted—and why.
Join representatives of NISO and the Working Group to discuss how an improved process for communicating retraction information will increase trust in the scientific process.
NISO Roundtable Webinar
The 21st Century Research Cycle
Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 11:00am - 12:30pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)
Increasingly, scholarly research is expected to be interdisciplinary in scope, data-driven, and collaborative — frequently across global boundaries. What impact does that have on what may be thought of as the traditional research cycle, in which the scholar develops a question, researches various facets of it, analyzes the findings, draws a conclusion, and shares the final result through publication in some form, when the cycle begins again. How are new policies, new technologies, and emerging expectations changing how research is done in the 21st century?
Confirmed speakers include Björn Brembs, Professor, Neurobiology, Universität Regensburg; Wind Cowles, Director of Data, Research, and Teaching, Princeton University; Anita de Waard, VP, Research Collaborations, Elsevier; and Emma Ganley, Director, Strategic Initiatives, protocols.io.
NISO Spring Training Series
Quality Assurance of Data Sets: A 2023 NISO Training Series
Thursday, April 27, 2023 - Thursday, June 15, 2023, 11:30am - 1:00pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)
This 8-week course on Quality Assurance of Data Sets will cover three main topics: Cleaning, Provenance, and Discoverability. Participants will learn about the importance of data quality and its impact on decision-making, as well as techniques for improving data quality. By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Use data cleaning techniques to detect and correct errors, missing values, and inconsistencies in data sets
- Understand and capture data provenance information to track and explain data cleaning operations
- Understand the impact of data cleaning on downstream analysis and detecting intentional and unintentional problems in data.
May 2023
NISO Roundtable Webinar
Combating the Misuse of Information
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11:00am - 12:30pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)
One of the great challenges of today’s information environment is the constant need to avoid misuse or deliberate misinterpretation of information. This is as much of a problem for those working in the content sector as it is for those working in the library or classroom. The distrust that it creates is a disservice to scientists, scholars, and researchers in all fields. There are no easy solutions, but the participants in this roundtable discussion will share creative ways of combating the problem and protecting the value and credibility of the research they — and we — rely on.
NISO Virtual Conference
Metadata and Discovery: Quality is Key
Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 12:00pm Noon - 4:00pm (Eastern Standard Time, US & Canada)
What is the role of metadata in discovery, access, and use? Is it working? Is our metadata satisfying the requirements of the rising population of students, readers, and researchers operate? How do content and platform providers ensure that their metadata is high quality? Who is responsible for assigning it and ensuring its interoperability across multiple systems?
Metadata is critical to success but it is increasingly complicated to work with. For example, in addition to descriptive metadata, individuals may also need specific legal or administrative metadata in order to clarify appropriate rights for usage. This virtual conference will bring together experts from across the information community to discuss current behaviors, practices, and applications for metadata.