The Library
and Information Service will be presenting its third Library Research Week this
year from 11 - 15 May. The aim of the event is to develop the skills and
knowledge of emerging Stellenbosch University researchers and postgraduate students
and to equip them with practical knowledge of measuring research impact,
building their online presence and making them aware of the use of researcher
identifiers.
PROGRAMME
OPENING FUNCTION
Date:
Monday 11 May
Time:
16:00-17:00
Venue:
Staff Room, JS Gericke
Library
By invitation only
YOUR RESEARCH FOOTPRINT
Date:
Tuesday 12 May
Time:
11:00-13:00
Venue:
E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke
Library
Booking link:
http://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event.php?id=958768
Links
Recording (screencast)
Powerpoint presentation
Description:
This workshop focuses on bibliometrics for individual researchers,
addressing a variety of resources for measuring author impact.
Resources and tools include citation analysis using Scopus and Web of
Science, the H-index, and Journal Citation Reports. Additionally, the
workshop will cover emerging ways to measure research impact including
Google Scholar Citations and other altmetrics which provide information
about the usage and impact of research through social media structures.
Issues relating to author visibility, author identity and profiling will
also be addressed briefly.
THE USES, POSSIBILITIES AND PITFALLS OF BIBLIOMETRICS
Date:
Wednesday 13 May
Time:
12:30-14:00
Venue:
E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke
Library
Booking link:
http://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event.php?id=958769
Links
Recording (screencast)
Powerpoint presentation
Description:
This lunch hour talk on Bibliometrics, including the different uses and possibilities of bibliometrics, but also the pitfalls will be presented by Prof Johann Mouton. Johann Mouton is Professor in and Director of the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science
and Technology (CREST) at Stellenbosch University and the African
Doctoral Academy. Johann Mouton is also the Programme Director of five post-graduate programmes in Monitoring and Evaluation Studies and
Science and Technology Studies. His main research interests are
the philosophy and methodology of the social sciences, higher education
knowledge production, sociology of science, scientometrics and science
policy studies.
BUILDING YOUR ONLINE IDENTITY
Date:
Wednesday 13 May
Time:
14:00 – 16:00
Venue:
E-Classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke
Library
Booking link:
http://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event.php?id=958770
Links
Recording (screencast)
Powerpoint presentations:
Speakers
Wiida Fourie-Basson
Dr John Measey
Laura van Laeren
Riaan Rudman (no presentation available)
Description:
This two-hour session will be presented by
different researchers and students who have a strong online presence in
Social Media and other research networking tools such as blogs,
webpages, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Scholar profiles,
ResearchGate and Mendeley. They will share their expertise on the different uses of these tools,
but also discuss topics such as online etiquette for research, what problems might
be faced, the importance of online networking for research, etc. Guest speakers include Wiida Fourie-Basson (Science Faculty); Dr John
Measey (Centre for Invasion Biology), Laura Jane van Laeren (PhD
student in Chemistry) and Riaan Rudman (Lector, School of Accountancy).
MANAGING YOUR UNIQUE RESEARCHER IDENTITY
Date:
Thursday 14 May
Time:
10:00-12:00
Venue:
E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke
Library
Booking link:
http://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event.php?id=958771
Links
Recording (screencast)
Introduction
ResearcherID
ORCID
Description:
This workshop will include an overview of the four most important researcher identifiers. It
will also include an introduction to researcher identifiers and why it is important to have a unique
researcher identifier and other general tips.
- ResearcherID
- Scopus Author Identifier
- Google Scholar ID
- ORCID
ORCID: CONNECTING RESEARCH AND RESEARCHERS
Date:
Friday 15 May
Time:
12:30-14:00
Venue:
E-classroom, Learning Commons, JS Gericke Library
Booking link:
http://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event.php?id=958772
Links
Recording (screencast) (Unfortunately we lost the sound halfway through this recording)
Description:
ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguished you from every other researcher and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission,supports automated linkages between you and your professional activities ensuring that your work is recognized. Dr Laurel Haak, Executive Director of
ORCID, is visiting Stellenbosch and will talk about connecting
researchers and their research.
RESEARCH COMMONS SOCIAL HOUR
Date:
Friday 15 May
Time:
15:30 – 16:30
Venue:
Research Commons, JS Gericke Library
Booking link:
http://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event.php?id=958773
Description:
Johnathan Smit and Paul Kim of the LaunchLab (INNOVUS) will do a talk
about bridging the gap between research and starting your own business.
For any further enquiries, please
contact the coordinator, Marié Roux mr@sun.ac.za
or (021) 808 2623.
