**Apologies for cross posting**

April is almost here, and with it comes a new round of topical virtual programming! Next month features educational events covering a wide range of interests, including the communication of retractions and removals, the changing landscape of the scholarly research cycle, and quality assurance for data sets. 

NISO OPEN TELECONFERENCE – FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

CREC (Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern)

Monday, April 10, 2023, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm EDT (US/Canada)

Retracted research—published work that is withdrawn, removed, or otherwise invalidated from the scientific and scholarly record—can be, and often is, inadvertently propagated within the digital scholarly record through citations. These citations are more likely to happen when content is “silently” withdrawn or when the process for effectively communicating retraction at all publication lifecycle stages is unclear.

NISO formed its CREC Working Group last summer to provide a community-driven solution to this problem. Its Recommended Practice for the Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern will clearly identify all parties involved in communication of the retraction process, along with their responsibilities, actions, notifications, and the metadata needed to effectively communicate that a piece of published research has been retracted—and why.

Join representatives of NISO and the Working Group to discuss how an improved process for communicating retraction information will increase trust in the scientific process!

Confirmed speakers: Todd A. Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO, and Jodi Schneider, Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Open teleconferences are free and open to all. See our event page for info on how to join.

NISO WEBINAR – FREE FOR NISO MEMBERS

The 21st-Century Research Cycle

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 11:00 am–12:30 pm EDT (US/Canada)

Increasingly, scholarly research is expected to be interdisciplinary in scope, data-driven, and collaborative—frequently across global boundaries. What impact does that have on what may be thought of as the traditional research cycle, in which the scholar develops a question, researches various facets of it, analyzes the findings, draws a conclusion, and shares the final result through publication in some form, when the cycle begins again. How are new policies, new technologies, and emerging expectations changing how research is done in the 21st century? 

Confirmed speakers include Björn Brembs, Professor, Neurobiology, Universität Regensburg; Wind Cowles, Director of Data, Research, and Teaching, Princeton University; Anita de Waard, VP, Research Collaborations, Elsevier; and Emma Ganley, Director, Strategic Initiatives, protocols. io.

NISO members: no registration required

Non-NISO members, please register here (includes unlimited attendees from your organization)

NISO TRAINING SERIES – DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION FOR NISO MEMBERS

Quality Assurance of Data Sets

Thursdays, 11:00 am–12:30 pm EDT (US/Canada)

April 27–June 15, 2023

This eight-week course on Quality Assurance of Data Sets will cover three main topics: Cleaning, Provenance, and Discoverability. Participants will learn about the importance of data quality and its impact on decision-making, as well as techniques for improving data quality. By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Use data cleaning techniques to detect and correct errors, missing values, and inconsistencies in data sets

• Understand and capture data provenance information to track and explain data cleaning operations 

• Understand the impact of data cleaning on downstream analysis and detecting intentional and unintentional problems in data.

Event Sessions

Thursday, April 27, 2023: Introduction to Data Quality Assurance

Thursday, May 4, 2023: Cleaning Data Sets

Thursday, May 11, 2023: Data Provenance

Thursday, May 18, 2023: Provenance for Data Cleaning

Thursday, May 25, 2023: Discoverability

Thursday, June 1, 2023: Data Catalogs and Repositories

Thursday, June 8, 2023: Data Quality Assessment & Fraud Detection

Thursday, June 15, 2023: Data Quality Management

Training Facilitator: Dr. Leslie McIntosh, VP of Research Integrity at Digital Science 

Register here. Discount available for NISO Voting Members/LSA Members. Early bird registration deadline is Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Please note that it is not possible to register for individual program segments or lectures.

Check our event pages for updated information on programs and speakers. We hope you’ll join us next month to take advantage of these valuable opportunities for professional development!

Best, 

The NISO Team

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