[Air-L] FINAL REMINDER: LIS-Bibliometrics Conference 2025 is TOMORROW!

[Behrooz Rasuli]

Hello everybody,

This is the very last call! The LIS-Bibliometrics Conference 2025 begins
tomorrow, Wednesday, 26 November 2025, at *St Martin’s House Conference
Centre in Leicester*. If you are joining us in person, please ensure you
have planned your travel (details are available via the Plan Your Visit
<https://lisbibliometrics.wordpress.com/c-2025-visit> link on our site
<https://lisbibliometrics.wordpress.com/c-2025>). Registration opens at
*8:30*.

Don't miss out on our exceptional lineup of expert keynotes
<https://lisbibliometrics.wordpress.com/c-2025-program/>, aligned with our
theme, *Bibliometrics in Action*:
*+ Dr. Leslie D. McIntosh* (Digital Science, UK): Delivering the opening
keynote, "Crimeless Whispers: The Forensics of Deceit in Modern Science."
(09:15).
*+ Amélie Church* (Sorbonne University, France): Sharing her insights as a
member of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information Steering
Committee. (10:45).
*+ Dr. Juan Gorraiz* (University of Vienna, Austria): Closing the day with,
"When Libraries Meet Metrics: Towards Responsible Bibliometric Services."
(16:00).

The day also features valuable presentations, here is the full programme
<https://lisbibliometrics.wordpress.com/c-2025-program/>:
*08.30-09:00* Registration and Tea/Coffee
*09:00-09:15* Welcome to the conference
*09:15-10:00* Keynote: Crimeless Whispers: The Forensics of Deceit in
Modern Science / Dr Leslie D McIntosh, Digital Science
*10:00-10:30* Sponsor presentation: Scientometrics in the Age of AI:
Practical Applications / Valentin Bogorov
*10:30-10:45* Refreshments/Posters
*10:45-11:30* Keynote: Amelie Church, Sorbonne University
*11:30-12:00* Presentation: Using OpenAlex to Map International
Collaborations
James Wilson, University of Bristol
*12:00-13:00* Lunch
*13:00-14:00* Workshop: Strengthening research integrity through
bibliometric skills Barbara S Lancho Barrantes, University of Brighton
*14:00-14:30* Sponsor Presentation: From Bibliometrics to Action: Taking
Scientometrics Beyond the Library to Inform Research Strategy
*14:30-15:00* Refreshments/Posters
*15:00-15:55* Rising Items: an app to find items gaining popularity in
Loughborough University’s Research Repository / Lara Skelly; Combining
Traditional and New Metrics for Research Assessment: Lessons from the
University of Bath / Junjie Shen and Sarah Ormes; Coconut Libtool: brief
workflows for librarians and LIS practitioners / Faizhal Arif
Santosa; Understanding Impact: How Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)
Accelerates Research Application / Rhian Davies, Gavin Reddick, Angela
McGuire
*16:00-16:45* Keynote: When Libraries Meet Metrics: Towards Responsible
Bibliometric Services / Dr. Juan Gorraiz
*16:45-17:00* Closing remarks


If you cannot attend in person, we are pleased to offer *online streaming*
for the entire event. Watch the full conference live here:
https://www.youtube.com/@lis-bibliometricscommunity5722

We look forward to sharing ideas and experiences with all academics and
practitioners tomorrow!

Best,
*Organizing Committee*
Amir Reza Asnafi, Shahid Beheshti University
Andy Herzog, University of Minnesota
Behrooz Rasuli, Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and
Technology (IranDoc)
Jenny Coombs, De Montfort University
Merinne Whitton, University of Leicester
Michelle O’Hara, University of Glasgow
Nicola Wylie, Lancaster University
Robyn Price, Elsevier
Yusuf Ozkan, Imperial College London



-- 
*Behrooz Rasuli*
Ph.D. in Information Science
*Department of **Society and Information*
*Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology
<http://irandoc.ac.ir/irandoc-english/irandoc-english.html>*