Deadline:
August 31, 2024
Program Starts: September 02, 2024
Program Ends: September 06, 2024
Location(s)
Austria
University of Vienna, Sky Lounge Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna
Overview
The esss provides training and state-of the art insight into scientometrics with the corresponding methods, procedures, indicators as well as the available database products for scientometric analyses. The program combines theoretical knowledge and its practical application in various contexts ranging from research to the provision of scientific policy advice to research evaluation.
We train researchers, especially PhD candidates and early-career researchers, research managers, librarians and information scientists with a professional interest in science and technology indicators and their application.
Details
Scientometric procedures are increasingly used to analyse developments and trends in science and technology also informing decision making at different levels. Decisions to be taken often have severe implications. Consequently data handling, indicator construction and interpretation require competent expert knowledge, which is currently only available to a limited extent for all stakeholders not the least due to lacking training opportunities.
Based on a sound introduction of underlying theoretical concepts attendees can expect to familiarize themselves with the most commonly used data bases, to learn how to retrieve and handle relevant data, how to construct relevant indicators and how to interpret the data adequately. Imparted theoretical knowledge and knowledge about methods and techniques applied is consolidated in hands-on trainings in order to guarantee a sustainable learning experience.
Participants challenge themselves academically and gain crucial practical experience, by sharing and exchanging ideas with internationally renowned experts.
The european summer school for scientometrics (esss) successfully educated more than 500 international participants since 2010. It is organized jointly by the University of Vienna (Austria), the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies – DZHW (Germany), the KU Leuven (Belgium) and the EC3metrics Group of the University of Granada (Spain).
Main topics
- Definition, history and institutionalization of bibliometrics, scientometrics and informetrics
- Introduction to the most usual data sources
- Overview and use of the most important and relevant scientometric indicators
- Theory, approaches and limitations of subject classifications
- Data handling: data retrieval, data cleaning and processing
- Introduction to journal impact measures
- Subject normalization for citation analysis
- Network analysis: theoretical background and practical examples using different tools
- Best practices of bibliometric applications and services
- Introduction and practical application of alternative metrics
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Audience
esss serves the needs of a broad audience like science policy makers, research quality managers, scientists, information specialists and librarians as well as PhD students. To enable and ensure close interaction with the lecturers, the number of participants is limited to 50.
Requirements
esss is internationally orientated using English as its language of instruction. Basic knowledge on bibliometrics and citation analysis is utile but not required.
Dates
Deadline: August 31, 2024
Program starts:
September 02, 2024
Program ends:
September 06, 2024
Program Starts: September 02, 2024
Program Ends: September 06, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
ECTS credits
esss is entitled to award 3 ECTS points for participation.
Participation fee for online event
- Regular: 990 Euro
- Reduced / Students: 690 Euro
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
