Letters of Intent received in 2016

LoI 2018-1933
Engaging and renewing partnerships in scholarly publication

Date: 1 August 2018 to 2 August 2018
Category: Focus meetings (GA)
Location: Vienna, Austria
Contact: Jill Lagerstrom (lagerstrom@stsci.edu)
Coordinating division: Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
Other divisions: Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
Co-Chairs of SOC: Donna Thompson (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)
Jill Lagerstrom (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Chair of LOC: ()

 

Topics

• The Unified Astronomy Thesaurus
• Data curation
• Data citation
• ORCID implementation
• Changing roles of editors
• Changing roles of librarians
• Library and publisher partnerships
• Open access publishing
• Bibliometrics

 

Rationale

Publishers, librarians and database providers in the field of astronomy are constantly in the process of renewing systems and approaches to accommodate changes in astronomy, publishing and information technology. This focus meeting will serve as a place to engage in conversation about supporting the publication of astronomical research, fundamental to the field of astronomy and a central part of every astronomer’s career. A new Unified Astronomy Thesaurus, implementation of ORCID, data citation and curation practices and bibliometrics will be key issues discussed.
The IAU Working Group of Information Professionals is actively engaged in understanding these issues and is working as a liaison between the research community and scientific publishers. The IAU General Assembly provides a superb venue for reinforcing the dialog, begun in Beijing in 2012, continued in Hawaii in 2015 and that we hope to continue in Vienna in 2018.