Scopus Panel at ALA-Midwinter: New Possibilities in Evaluation Metrics

Since Scopus launched 10 years ago, publishers, institutions, librarians, and researchers have become enmeshed in a radical reinvention of the means by which authors and readers interact with and evaluate one another. The means of measurement, identification, collaboration and analysis of researchers have all converged into a mash-up of previously disparate lexicons.

This panel brings together speakers whose work explores the intersection of new author-centric standards like ORCID with the fast growing altmetrics movement. Moderator Michael Habib, Senior Product Manager, Scopus, will challenge the panelists to address how new standards for author identification complement and support the altmetrics movement.

What is the relationship between author-identifiers such as ORCID and altmetrics? Altmetrics are commonly associated with article-level metrics, how do author-level metrics fit this picture? How can these new parallel initiatives work together to both foment revolution and simultaneously support the status quo which represents the majority of practicing researchers today? Where does the world of A&I fit in? What challenges are on the horizon? What will the future look like when the dust settles after the convergence of these trends?