NSF Org:	IIS Division of Information & Intelligent Systems
Recipient:	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	August 31, 2009
Latest Amendment Date:	August 31, 2009
Award Number:	0936204
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Stephen Griffin IIS  Division of Information & Intelligent Systems CSE  Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Start Date:	September 1, 2009
End Date:	August 31, 2010 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$20,756.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$20,756.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2009 = $20,756.00
History of Investigator:	Ying Ding (Principal Investigator) ying.ding@ischool.utexas.edu Herbert Van de Sompel (Co-Principal Investigator) Johan Bollen (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Indiana University 107 S INDIANA AVE BLOOMINGTON IN  US  47405-7000 (317)278-3473
Sponsor Congressional District:	09
Primary Place of Performance:	Indiana University 107 S INDIANA AVE BLOOMINGTON IN  US  47405-7000
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	09
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	YH86RTW2YVJ4
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Info Integration & Informatics
Primary Program Source:	01000910DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	9216, HPCC
Program Element Code(s):	736400
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.070

ABSTRACT

This workshop aims to bring together leading scientists and practitioners in the domains of bibliometrics, informetrics, network and web science, digital libraries, academic policies, and open repositories for a public discussion on the quantitative evaluation of scholarly impact and value of publications. on scientific research. Quantitative evaluation of scholarly impact and value has historically been conducted on the basis of citation data. This approach is not always appropriate or accurate in the fast-paced, open, and interdisciplinary nature of scholarship which is, to a large degree, dependent upon digital data and sources. The workshop is meant to provide guidance and research agendas for further development of metrics for scientific impact and value. The workshop's intellectual merit is found in defining the scientific criteria and objectives that would lead to a more general community-acceptance of various impact metrics. The impact of science as traditionally measured is at the point of fundamental change as the digital research environment grows and attracts more participants. Novel impact metrics, that gain community acceptance, may lead to a more diverse and balanced scientific landscape in which the contributions of a larger and more diverse community are more equally recognized and valued.

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