Webinar

Thriving in the new Scientific Knowledge Ecosystem

Current and Future Implications for the Librarian Community

Date: July 13th 2010

Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

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As consumers we are increasingly exposed to applications through social networks and mobile interfaces. These types of tools make it easier for us to manage the oversupply of information available. It is therefore, not surprising, that researcher needs are also changing, and new search and discovery demands need to be met. Researchers expect openness and interoperability, personalization of content and enhanced collaboration. As these broad-based technological trends continue to cross over to the scientific community, the time has come to create innovative applications that can deliver "intelligent content" that improves the researcher's experience. To make this vision a reality, researchers, institutional leaders, librarians, publishers and platform providers will need to work together to build a new scientific knowledge ecosystem.

While all members of the ecosystem will play a critical role, it is the librarian who can really champion the cause. You not only serve as the knowledge manager and information expert for your institution, but you are also the one who understands the needs of each individual researcher.

During this webcast Rafael Sidi, Vice President of Product Management for ScienceDirect will present his thoughts on the subject, and will cover the following topics:

  • The need for a new scientific knowledge ecosystem and the key trends and technology behind it
  • Current and future implications for the library and the role of the librarian including opportunities, challenges and best practices for thriving in the new ecosystem
  • A vision of the future, the near and long-term impact of the changing landscape and its potential to accelerate science

Presenter

Rafael Sidi, Vice President of Product Management for ScienceDirect and an expert on research productivity. His work includes "Data is at the Heart of New Science Ecosystem" published in Research Information. He has been with Elsevier since 2001, where he has been instrumental in developing Engineering Village and launching illumin8.

He was also the publisher for the Compendex database. Before joining Elsevier Rafael was Director of e-commerce operations at Bolt, a teen-age social networking portal. Rafael holds an MA from Brandeis University and a BS in electrical engineering from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Biography

Rafael Sidi, Director of Product Management for ScienceDirect, Elsevier

Rafael Sidi is Vice President, Product Management for ScienceDirect, Elsevier's main online journal platform, offering over 2,500 scientific journals (and books) to customers worldwide. He also leads the new Search and Discovery solutions for Academic and Government Products. Rafael has been with Elsevier since 2001 and has been leading product development efforts for Engineering Information and then for the Engineering & Technology division. He has been instrumental in developing and creating new online productivity enhancing products for the corporate and academic markets including Engineering Village, Referex and illumin8. Engineering Village won the SIIA 2006 Codie Award for Best Content Aggregation Service. illumin8 is the first technology intelligence research tool for R&D knowledge workers, which uses natural language processing technology with Elsevier's premium scientific content and web content.

Prior to joining Elsevier, Rafael was Director of e-commerce operations for Bolt Media Inc. a portal for teenagers. Rafael has a Bsc in Electrical Engineering from Bosphorus University, Istanbul and MA from Brandeis University. Rafael serves on the NFAIS board.

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