Information technologies and education: XVI International conference “SCIENCE ONLINE. Electronic information resources for science and education” in Spain

XVI International Scientific and Practical conference “SCIENCE ONLINE: Electronic information resources for science and education” takes place on 19-26th of May, 2012 in Spain.

The conference SCIENCE ONLINE is the main event for professionals from Russia, the countries of CIS and far abroad, working in the field of information support of academic and applied research, education and science-intensive sectors of business as well as analyze and science statistics, the evaluation of scientific-research activity. The authoritative forum has become a traditional meeting place of the leaders of universities, academic and branch research institutions, publishers and producers of scientific information, libraries, teachers and research experts, as well as experts on scientometrics and information technologies.

The format of SCIENCE ONLINE-2012 conference proposes a competent and thorough discussion of theoretical, methodological and practical questions, associated with a complex solution of problems on accounting, analysis and evaluation of the results of scientific activity in universities and research organizations, problems of management, promotion and use of electronic information resources in the sphere of science and education.

The main topics of the SCIENCE ONLINE-2012 conference are:

- Principles, methods and indicators of scientific activity evaluation;

- Databases of scientific citation of Web of Science, Scopus and RSCI, and the practice of their use for evaluation of scientific organizations, scientists and scientific journals;

- Presentation of the new information-analytical system SCIENCE INDEX, designed to take account of publication activity and citation index of Russian scientific and educational organizations;

- Methods for increasing the effectiveness of scientific activity;

- New tools and services for the work with scientific and information resources.

In the framework of the working program of the conference there will be held presentations, workshops as well as training on using new tools and services for analyzing and evaluation of scientific research and development.