The importance of metadata and open science on research outcomes-NISO Plus

Trillions of dollars are spent annually on research programs. Research funders and organizations recognize the need to link the research that has been funded or received to publications, patents, clinical trials, and other outputs. Several advancements and initiatives are demonstrating progress in making these critical linkages to increase and understand the impact of research across the scholarly publishing lifecycle.
This talk will explore how advances in metadata and open science make it possible to create transparency into outcomes from award to publication and beyond, and why transparency into outcomes benefits the entire research ecosystem.
Led by subject matter experts representing scientific research, data standards, and technology, this panel presentation will explore how constituents across the research ecosystem can identify outcomes – years after a program has concluded as well as trace the arc of their researchers’ work from award to publication and beyond.

The NISO Plus conference brings people together from across the global information community to share updates and participate in conversations about our shared challenges and opportunities. The focus is on identifying concrete next steps to improve information flow and interoperability, and help solve existing and potential future problems. Please join us to help address the key issues facing our community of librarians, publishers, researchers, and more — today and tomorrow!

Carly Robinson is the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) Assistant Director for the Office of Information Products and Services (IPS). IPS leads the OSTI persistent identifier services and manages development of OSTI search tools providing access to DOE-funded R&D results. IPS responsibilities also include metadata quality and curation, communications, management of interagency and international products, and policy development and implementation. She has a Ph.D. and M.S. in Atmospheric Chemistry from the University of Colorado, and a B.S. in Applied Physics from Michigan Technological University.

Jonathan Clark is the Managing Agent for the DOI Foundation which is a not-for-profit membership organisation that manages the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) System and is the registration authority for the ISO standard (ISO 26324). The DOI system provides a technical and social infrastructure for the registration and use of persistent interoperable identifiers. Jonathan Clark is one of three co-chairs of the Research Data Alliance Interest Group on Persistent Identifiers. When not doing something PID related, he works as an independent advisor on strategy and innovation. He is also a Guest Lecturer and External Examiner for the Masters in Imagineering programme at the Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. Prior to all of this Jonathan worked at Elsevier for 20 years in various positions in publishing, marketing and technology, and before that Shell Research. He holds a BSc and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Jonathan was Chair and Director of the DOI Foundation from 2004-2010. He lives mostly in Croatia and occasionally in the Netherlands.

Kristen Mueller, PhD, is the Senior Director, Scientific Program of the Melanoma Research Alliance. An immunologist by training, Kristen joined the Melanoma Research Alliance in 2017 with more than 15 years of experience in biomedical research and scientific publishing. She currently oversees MRA’s research grants program, including the solicitation, peer review, and oversight of $10-13 million per year in funded programs. She is also responsible for coordinating MRA’s Annual Scientific Retreat. Kristen is a member of the Board of Directors of the Health Research Alliance (HRA), a collaborative member organization of nonprofit research funders that is committed to maximizing the impact of biomedical research to improve human health. Prior to joining the Melanoma Research Alliance, Kristen was a Senior Editor at the journal Science. At Science, her primary responsibilities included orchestrating the peer review process for manuscripts covering subjects such as cancer immunology and immunotherapy, infectious disease and vaccines, and also attracting the best research in these fields to Science. Kristen received her B.A. in biology from Carleton College and her Ph.D. in immunology from the University of Minnesota. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in immunology at the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

Steve Pinchotti is Altum’s Chief Executive Officer. He is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the company and overseeing all aspects of the organization. With over twenty-five years of software development and implementation experience with organizations around the world, he is passionate about delivering innovative solutions to Altum’s customers. Steve’s entrepreneurial and philanthropic interests have led to ownership in three successful companies, and a significant role in growing a local non-profit called Helping Hungry Kids (HHK). Through Steve’s leadership and Altum’s involvement, Altum and HHK won the Washington Business Journal MassMutual Citizenship Award for the best partnership between a company and a charitable organization. Steve holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Westminster College and is a graduate of the DC-based MindShare CEO Network.