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Symposium

Visibility: building online scholarly presence

Friday, October 26, 2012
University Library Uithof, Heidelberglaan 3, Utrecht

Programme

9.00 Registration and coffee
Mezzanine
 
Saskia Franken opens the symposium
9.30 Keynote lecture: Online or invisible, Alma Swan
Boothzaal

Alma Swan is a consultant working in the field of scholarly communication. She is a director of Key Perspectives Ltd, Director of European Advocacy Programmes for SPARC and holds honorary academic positions in the University of Southampton School of Electronics & Computer Science and the University of Warwick Business School.



Online or invisible
Be online or be invisible - so far, so sensible. But there’s online and online. It’s worth picking this issue apart, because some kinds of online presence are not nearly so effective as others. Alma Swan will describe some of the things that are happening in research communication, and why she thinks it won’t stop there. The web offers huge opportunities to do things better, more systematically, more effectively, more cheaply. Alma Swan will give an overview of the opportunities for researchers and the benefits that accrue from taking those opportunities.
 
10.15 Short coffee break
Mezzanine
 
10.30 Workshops, morning session
Out of a number of 16 workshops each participant can choose a maximum of 3 workshops. Each workshop will take exactly 20 munites. See the overview of workshops below. A detailed schedule will be available on the day of the symposium at the registration desk.
 
12.00 Lunch
Mezzanine/ brug



During the lunch break several activities will take place.
 
13.30 Workshops, afternoon session
Out of a number of 16 workshops each participant can choose a maximum of 3 workshops. Each workshop will take exactly 20 minutes.
See the overview of workshops below. A detailed schedule will be available on the day of the symposium at the registration desk.
 
15.00 Refreshments
Mezzanine
 
15.15 Workshop wrap up Jeroen Bosman
Boothzaal


15.45 Closing speech
Boothzaal



Professor Bert van der Zwaan, Rector Magnificus and Acting President of the Executive Board of Utrecht University, closed the symposium.
He confirmed that being visible, especially online, is an important item for scholars and scientists nowadays. However, he emphasized that visibility has to be based on quality and excellence of research: quality and reputation, and not visibility have to be the main characteristics of the current research of Utrecht University.
 
16.00 Drinks  / afterparty

 

Overview of workshops



 

1

Researcher profiles


 
Hands-on creating your online profile
by Jeroen Bosman, subject librarian, Utrecht University Library
 


 

2

 Academic blogging
Pros and cons
 
by Antoine Buyse, Netherlands Institute of Human Rights, Utrecht University and member of De Jonge Akademie
  

 

3

 What metrics? Altmetrics!
Demonstration of alternative impact measures
 
by Bianca Kramer, information specialist, Utrecht University Library
 

 

4

 Traditional & alternative metrics
Do it yourself 



Hands-on workshop
by Bianca Kramer, information specialist, Utrecht University Library
 

 

5

 Data sharing
Experiences in the Faculty of Humanities.



Presentation
by René van Weeren, project assistant, Research Institute for History and Culture, Faculty of Humanities, Utrecht University
 

 

6

 Social media for scientists 


 
by Wouter Gerritsma, information specialist, Wageningen UR Library
 
 
 

7

 Online identity management 
How to protect your online identity



by Tina van der Linden, Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance, Utrecht University

 

8

 Reaching out to society 
Making your research visible for utilisation



Thinking "outside in" and how to use your online profile for utilisation
by Ivo Plakman, project manager Utrecht Valorisation Centre
 

 

9

 Open Access and visibility discussion



Anja Smit, director of Utrecht University Library, interviews Alma Swan, keynote speaker
 

 

10

 Fast Facts Pitch Stop
Your research in three catchy minutes



Interactive demonstration
by Marieke Aafjes & Jasmijn Snoijink, both at Fastfacts.nl
 

 

11

 Mystery workshop 
 
 
 
 

 

12

 Starting an Open Access journal
Supporting new research fields with Open Access



by Frank van Laerhoven, Faculty of Geosciences and Chief Editor, International Journal of the Commons, Utrecht University

 

13

 The paper as a product

Grasp the information needs of your audience
by Michiel van der Heyden, Director of Product Technology & Development, Springer

 

14

 Scholars and journalists
Do they speak the same language?



by Johan Vlasblom, Communications & Marketing, Utrecht University & Armand Heijnen, Press Communications, Utrecht University
 

 

15

 Make LinkedIn work for you
Hands-on workshop



by Alex den Haan, Client Services Manager, AcademicTransfer
 

 

16

 The visible scientist
IRL or URL?



Demonstration of pros and cons of the various ways to present your research online and the interaction with offline outreach

by Maarten Kleinhans, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University and member of De Jonge Akademie
 



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