SYoS-Lecture: Responsible assessment of open science
In collaboration between the ETH Library and EPFL, the third lecture of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics (SYoS) will take place in Lausanne on 7 February 2024. Dr Elizabeth Gadd speaks about the challenges of research assessment in the context of open science.
Various discussions and initiatives are underway on how research should be evaluated. For example, the external page CoARA Agreement calls to value a broader spectrum of research contributions to be assessed. With the increasing importance of Open Science, the question arises as to how Open Science can be measured and evaluated. What should be evaluated? Is there any data on Open Science that can be used to evaluate it adequately? Is it appropriate to evaluate Open Science with closed data sources? What could be unintended consequences?
In her lecture Elizabeth Gadd will introduce the external page SCOPE framework of the "International Network of Research Management Societies INORMS" to answer some of these questions and try to extend scientometrics with responsible assessment of Open Science.
After the lecture, there will be an opportunity to discuss the questions raised.
The lecture "The responsible assessment of open science" will take place on 7 February 2024 from 5.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. The venue is EPFL, Rte J-D.Colladon, 1015 Ecublens (Lausanne), BC01. The lecture will be held in English.
All attendees are warmly invited to join the "Apéro" in the foyer afterwards.
Please register by . We look forward to your participation!
Mark your calendar – the fourth and final SYoS lecture:
24 April 2024 at ETH Zurich (organised by the ETH Library in cooperation with the CHESS - Center for Higher Education and Science Studies)
In-depth discussion in the blog:
The lectures are accompanied by expert contributions in our blog, yearofscientometrics.ethz.ch. Topics mentioned in the blog will be discussed before and after the lecture. This gives you an opportunity to engage with the content in depth and actively participate in the discussion. The blog further offers the latest information on events taking place during the SYoS.
Dr Elizabeth (Lizzie) Gadd chairs the INORMS Research Evaluation Group and is Vice Chair of the Coalition on Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA). In 2022, she co-authored 'Harnessing the Metric Tide: Indicators, Infrastructures & Priorities for UK Research Assessment'. Lizzie is the research quality and culture lead at Loughborough University, UK and champions the "Research Evaluation" special interest group of the UK Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA). She previously founded the LIS-Bibliometrics Forum and The Bibliomagician Blog and was the recipient of the 2020 INORMS Award for Excellence in Research Management and Leadership
This event takes place in cooperation with the external page EPFL.