Bibliometrics and research Impact community

BRIC 2023

program, June 7-8, 2023

Pre-conference June 6

St. Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario

Our BRIC 2023 event location: St. Paul University, Ottawa


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Detailed program in fancy format with abstracts.

Pre-conference events: thank-you speakers and participants!

PRE-CONFERENCE Sessions included - June 6

  • Annual InCites Forum Canada by Clarivate

  • Creating Visualizations Using Altmetric & Dimensions Data with Digital Science

  • Analyzing Research Trends and Impact using SciVal with Tahseen Khanday from Elsevier

Wednesday, June 7th

8:30 - 9:00     Welcome (Registration, intros, directions, housekeeping)

9:00 - 10:00   Keynote: Philippe Mongeon (Dalhousie): Breaking the silos: collaboration between practitioners and academics in the Canadian LIS community

10:00 - 10:20  Ann Beynon (Clarivate): An analysis of the mobility patterns of Canadian researchers in three research fields

10:20 - 10:40  Break

10:40 - 11:00   Welcome and [a fun] community survey

11:00 - 11:20   David Campbell & Paul Khayat (Elsevier): Custom thematic queries

11:40 - 12:00   Guenwen Zhang et al. (Alberta): Empowering Bibliometric Analysis with Python and API

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch - catered

1:30 - 2:10   Euan Adie (Overton): Policy citations: promises, pitfalls and practical first steps

2:10 - 2:50   Toby Green (Coherent Digital): How do you measure real world impact

2:50 - 3:00   Buffer time or Lightning talk

3:00 - 3:20   Break

3:20 - 3:40   Christopher Manuel (Women and Gender Equality Canada): Measuring the influence of WAGE-funded research outputs on decision-making

3:40 - 4:40   Smith, Ruccolo, Demaine (various): Visualizations that matter

4:40 - 4:45   Wrap up/questions/tidy up

4:45 – 5:30  Break & transportation

5:30 – 7:30 Evening reception in the Rossy Room at the National Arts Centre

Thursday June 8th

8:30 - 9:00   Welcome (Registration, intros, directions, housekeeping)

9:00 – 9:40  Keynote: Juan Pablo Alperin (Simon Fraser): Beyond English: Seeing the global and diverse world of research and scholarship

9:40 – 10:00 Neil Byers (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory): Not created equal: Towards comprehensive citation capture and classification at the US DOE Joint Genome Institute

10:00 - 10:20        Rachel Miles (Virginia Tech): 'Responsible use of what?' Navigating US university governance to approve an institutional statement on the responsible use of metrics

10:20 - 10:40  Break

10:40 - 11:20     Emily Hart & Stephanie McReynolds (Syracuse): A new “Lens” - Exploring new tools for research impact reporting

11:20 - 12:00     Mike Taylor (Digital Science): Evaluating the diversity of scientific discourse on twenty-one multilingual Wikipedias using citation analysis

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch - catered

1:30 - 1:50   Leigh-Ann Butler (UOttawa): Bibliometrics and APCs: Monitoring the challenging landscape of article processing charges

1:50 - 2:30   Brett Williams (Ontario Medical Association): What does academic misconduct look like in citation networks after the disclosure of the misconduct?

2:30 – 2:50  Christie Hurrell (Calgary): Digital Repositories: Fertile Ground for Tracking the Impact of Non-Traditional Research?

2:50 - 3:00   Buffer time or Lightning talk

3:00 - 3:20   Break [note talks below swapped original time slots from original due to scheduling]

3:20 - 3:40  Laura Bredahl (Waterloo): The Current and Evolving Landscape of Bibliometric Tools and Technologies

3:40 - 4:00 Jeff Demaine (McMaster): Bibliographic coupling with R-Bibliometrix; George Duimovich - Bibliloshiny (time permitted)

4:00 - 4:45   Wrap up/questions/tidy up

VENUE

VENUE details here

Presenter Guidelines

For presenters - we will have a pretty standard setup with internet/WiFi, PC / laptop, and sound. If you’re new to BRIC as a presenter, we’re a pretty chill group. No stress!

Reception at the NAC- June 7th

June 7th — National Arts Centre (NAC) / Centre national des arts (CNA)

Join the group in an stunning NAC ROSSY PAVILLION event space for a “5 à 7” event with bouchées, hors d’œvres and drinks — with panoramic views of some of Ottawa’s most historic and premier landmarks including Parliament Hill, the War Memorial, Chateau Laurier and the Senate. Located just steps from Ottawa’s Byward Market and the Rideau Canal waterway. Additional details to follow. Directions - and consider a walk along the canal.

Safe Meeting Protocol

We will adhere to local public health and and City of Ottawa public health policies

Related cancellation policy: 1 weeks full refund on registration.

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See our past-conference page for selected presentations archived from this event.