Conference Programme

 

AI/ML, the UAT & Evolving Role of Libraries

 

Monday, 03 Nov

0830-0900 Badge Pick Up
0900-0915 LISA 10 Welcome Address & Sponsor Thank Yous, LOC & SOC
0915-0940 AI & Astronomy Imagery
Katie Frey, Stanford Univ (Remote)
0940-1005 Using AI to identify papers using ESO data Mahmut Eren, ESO
1005-1030 The grand LIS challenge: the adoption of AI for scholarly output by astronomers in South Africa Theresa de Young, University of Cape Town
1030-1055 Updates on Elsevier policies about ethics and the use of Artificial Intelligence R. Aladro, Elsevier
1055-1115

Coffee Break/Poster Viewing

1115-1140 Controlled Vocabularies and Thesauri in Astronomy: Tracing the Past, Present, and Future Rajesh Das, University of Florida
1140-1150 Poster: Astronomy Librarians Roles and the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus Sharon Hunt, NSF's NOIRLab
1150-1330

Lunch

1330-1355 Assigning UAT Keywords to Astronomy Literature in Science Explorer
Jennifer Bartlett, ADS/SciX (Remote)
1355-1420 Data Linking and Indexing in the Astrophysics Data System Edwin Henneken, ADS/SciX (Remote)
1420-1445 Community Uptake of 'Best Practices for Data Publication in the Astronomical Literature' Marion Schmitz, California Institute of Technology (Remote)
1455-1515

Coffee Break/Poster Viewing

1515-1540 The Unified Astronomy Thesaurus as a Platform for LIS Training in Scientific Knowledge Organization Gretchen Stahlman, Florida State University
1540-1605
User Engagement: Strategy, Methods, and Applications for any Library at any Scale Eden Parks, STScI
1605-1630 Astronomy Libraries Reimagined for Society 5.0: Bridging Space, Science and Data Glenda Coetzer, South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
1700-1900

Welcome Reception & Cocktails

 

Open Access & Research Equity

 

Tuesday, 04 Nov

0830-0900 Arrival
0900-0925
A Journal by Astronomers, for Astronomers: A&A, Open Access, and Community Values
Charlotte Van Rooyen, EDP Sciences (Remote)
0925-0950 Open Journal of Astrophysics
Peter Coles, Maynooth U. (Remote)
0950-1015
Trends in Open Access Publishing at Raman Research Institute: A Decade of Gold OA and APC Impact
Nagaraj Mulukunte Narayana, Raman Research Institute (Remote)
1015-1035

Coffee Break/Poster Viewing

1035-1120
Invited Speaker: Title TBC
María Soledad Bravo-Marchant, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Corporación CINCEL
1120-1205 Invited Speaker: Open Science Ecosystem at the University of Chile: a long and winding road Rafael Castillo, Director SISIB Universidad de Chile
1200-1325

Lunch & Roundtable (Topic TBD)

1325-1350
Open Science in Practice: Data and Code Sharing in Earth Science and Astronomy Journals
Sam Teplitzky, University of California, Berkeley
1350-1415 Look Up! Digitizing the Sky: A Virtual Exhibition to Foster Access to Astronomical Heritage Federico Di Giacomo, INAF - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
1415-1440
Astronomy for All: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the Chilean astronomical community
Maria Jose Rain, ESO
1440-1505 Laying the Foundation for Open Science: Experiences and Best Practices for Training at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Denise Depoortere, Lucy Opazo, Romina Torres & María José Gómez, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
1505-1530 Transformative Agreements and OA Policies in Italy: a Focus on Astronomical Libraries Antonella Gasperini, INAF Ossevatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
1530-1555 Shaping the Future of Scientific Publishing Uta Grothkopf, ESO
1600-1645 Travel to San Cristobal Hill, P. de Valdivia entrance
1645-1730
Group A
Tour to Manuel Foster Observatory of Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, located at San Cristobal Hill
1730-1815
Group B
  Enjoy Downtown Santiago on Your Own
 

Open Science, Systems and Data

 

Wed, 05 Nov

0830-0900    Arrival
0900-0925
Mapping the Stars: A Bibliometric Analysis of IUCAA's Research Impact (1989–Present)
Dr Hemant Kumar Sahu, Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Remote)
0925-0950
The Impact of NASA's MAST Data Archive
Dick Shaw, STScI (Remote)
0950-1000 Poster: Raise the MAST (DOI) – Assessing Preprints for Data DOIs Sophie Miller, STScI (Remote)
1000-1025 Librarians and Open Science: beyond Open Access Francesa Martines, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo
1025-1050 How to best convince scholars to open their science. Leading by example? Henrik Spoon, Cornell University
1050-1105

Coffee Break/Poster Viewing

1105-1130 The CDS in the landscape of the Open Science Soizick Lesteven, CDS - Strasbourg Observatory - CNRS (Remote)
1130-1155 The Role of CDS in Data Curation and Standardization Aline Eisele, Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg - CDS
1155-1255

Lunch

1255-1340
To what length the CDS does go to harvest useful data from astronomical papers?
Marion Schmitz, NED (IPAC) & Emmanuelle Perret, CDS (Remote)
1340-1405
Aladin, an open-source interactive tool that enables open science
Mihaela Buga, Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg
1405-1430 OLBIN: a bibliographic database in stellar optical interferometry Isabelle Tallon-Bosc, Observatoire de Lyon
1430-1530 Invited Speaker: Bridging the Disciplinary Divide: Applying FAIR and Open Science Approaches from the Life Sciences to Astronomy Chris Erdmann, SciLife Lab Uppsala (Remote)
1530-1545

Pre-travel break/Poster viewing

1545-1730 Travel to Conference Dinner Location, Cajon del Maipo
1730      

Conference Dinner

 

Stewarding Astronomical Knowledge & the Changing Roles of Libraries

 

Thurs, 06 Nov

0830-0900 Arrival
0900-0945
Invited Speaker: Open Science in Chile: Challenges and Potential
Alvaro Lopez, Ebsco
0945-0955
Poster: Astronomy libraries "In the middle of everyting” under severe pressure - coping or reinventing?
Line Nybakk Akerholt, University of Oslo Library (Remote)
0955-1005
Poster: Mrs. Scientist: Addressing the Missing Names of Women in Science Archives
Karina Cooper, American Institute of Physics (Remote)
1005-1015 Poster: Stitching the Stars: Quilting a Universe of Knowledge, The RAS's Bicentennial Quilts Kate Bond, Royal Astronomical Society (Remote)
1015-1040 Merging 3 centuries of metadata - experiences from an astronomical scientific letter collection Line Nybakk Akerholt, University of Oslo Library (Remote)
1040-1100

Coffee Break/Poster Viewing

1100-1125
Strategies for ebook Collection Development in the Astronomy Library: Insights from the IUCAA Library
Rai Vijay Kumar, nter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Remote)
1125-1135
Poster: Evolving Roles of Astronomy Libraries in the Digital Era: IUCAA’s Transformative Journey (1989-2025)
Dr Hemant Kumar Sahu, Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Remote)
1135-1145 Poster: An astronomer on the Himalayas: books, maps, images and scientific instruments on the roof of the world Francesca Brunetti, INAF Ossevatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
1145-1310

Lunch & Roundtable (Topic TBD)

1310-1335 Recognizing a research ecosystem: An update on the US Naval Observatory Library collections Morgan Black, United States Naval Ob
1335-1400 Weeding: Evolving Practice and Policy Chris Case, STScI
1400-1425 Mapping the Stars, Preserving Knowledge: The Astronomical Heritage of Italian Observatories  Mauro Gargano, INAF
1425-1450 Past, present, and future of the Astronomy Library at UC Berkeley Nicholas Dehler, University of California, Berkeley
1450-1510

Coffee Break & Poster Viewing

1510-1535 Historical Archive at the European Southern Observatory, the History of Astronomy in Chile Leslie Kiefer, ESO
1535-1605 History of the LISA Conference Series: A Retrospective LISA Founding Members
1605-1615 Conference Closing & Sponsor Thank Yous (LOC & SOC)

 

Paranal Visit (Optional Self-paid Excursion)

 

Fri, 07 Nov - Sat, 08 Nov






- Travel from Santiago to Paranal by plane and bus
- Tour & Lunch at Paranal
- Opening of telescope
- Overnight stay at Antofagasta
- Return to Santiago on Sat, 08 Nov