Dear Professionals 3 Days International Interactive Seminar on Bibliometric & Scientometric Analysis For Researchers 27 – 29th July 2015 Organized by Department of Library & Information Science (DLIS) University of Kelaniya, Srilanka Bibliometric and Scientometric analysis is a methodology utilized for studying growth pattern of publications, citation analysis, calculate the impact factor of a journal title, development and spectrum of any area of research. This methodology is used for ranking of scholarly output of persons and scholarly institutions, identifying the centres of excellence in academia and research, influential authors etc. Bibliometrics supports citation analysis which helps to check frequency of a given paper has been cited by other authors and in which journal it had indexed under the name of the original author. Citation analysis and other bibliometric methods & techniques have been used in research evaluation exercises around the world, which affects directly the work and carrier of millions of researchers and expenditure spent on e-resources. Formal education and training in Bibliometrics and awareness is not created among Sri Lankan researchers hence this interactive workshop aims to fulfill this knowledge gap. This workshop aims the assessment of research performance and focuses on the contribution of scholarly work and scientific publications using IT Tools and Techniques. *Outcome expected * The Participants will be trained in the following areas: · Overview Scientometric Tools & Techniques · Retrieving Data from Indexing Databases and extracting data using HISTCITE, BIBEXCEL and PoP Citation and Indexing. · Google Scholar , PUBMED, etc. will be used for the analysis. · Mapping of Research Analysis using Open Source Software (Vos Viewer, CiteSpace, Free Mind, Popplet) · Creating Citation Profile · Testing of Bibliometric Laws · Index Calculation ( H-Index, G-Index, Priority Index, specialization Index, etc.) *Target Group:* The workshop especially targets for university academics and researchers all subject areas, statistical officers, librarians, informations, research planners, research policy makers etc. *Venue of the Workshop:* Venue of the workshop is Department of Library & Information Science, University of Kelaniya, Dalugama, Kelaniya. Sri Lanka. *Workshop fee:* Sri Lankan participants : Rs. 10,000.00 SAARC Countries : USD 100.00 Other countries : USD 150.00 The fee is inclusive of stationery, lunch and refreshments for all three days and hands on training facility. Please note that travelling and accommodation expenses should be borne by the participants. *Payment Instructions:* All the cheques and drafts should be ordered to ‘University of Kelaniya”, and should be sent under registered cover to; Head, Department of Library & information Science, University of Kelaniya, Dalugama, Kelaniya. Please mention the name of the workshop, “ Bibliometrics” on top of the left hand side of the envelope. *Registration:* Please contact : Shalini Dilinika : Mobile – 0767 187990 Dept. of LIS : Tel: +94 11 2917712 Email: shalanijayamanne@gmail.com University of Kelaniya, Srilanka Please send the cheques/ drafts before the workshop date or inform us if you decide to make the payment on the first day of the workshop. Dr. Wathmanel Seneviratne Librarian and Head Open University Srilanka Colombo Srilanaka wathmanel.ousl@gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.