The International Forum on Expert Finder Systems provides the opportunity for a far-reaching dialogue on expert finder systems.
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Derek Halling leads initiatives advancing research visibility, accessibility, and impact @TAMU. He focuses on scholarly communications, research data services, research impact, open access, and emerging technologies that support researchers throughout the research lifecycle.
ALT Executive Board Member Spotlight: T. Derek Halling
Blair Monroe is director of Florida ExpertNet, a statewide portal of research expertise across Florida universities. Blair has deep experience in information management, programming, and web development and has built complex web portals for numerous universities and agencies.
ALT Executive board member spotlight: Blair Monroe
Alex Viggio directs UC Boulder’s faculty information system. Alex has also served as a VIVO Implementation Working Group lead and as a member of the SHARE Technical Working Group and CU Boulder’s Research Data Management Task Force. @CUBoulder
ALT Executive Board Member Spotlight: Alex Viggio
Amy Finely was a founder of Florida ExpertNet, the portal of research expertise across Florida's universities. Amy was also a founder of the Expert Finder Systems Forum and has deep experience in research information management, web portal development, and more. @FL_ExpertNet
ALT Executive Board Member Spotlight: Amy Finley
Rebecca Augustyniak has deep experience in the coordination, development, and supervision of projects in information management, information clearinghouses, researcher profile systems, web design and architecture, instructional design, and product development. @FL_ExpertNet
ALT Executive Board Member Spotlight: Rebecca Augustyniak
L. Bryan Cooper was a leader in implementing Scholars@FIU to support faculty and foster FIU's impact story. His professional practice reflects connections spanning integrated fields, including technology & information science, history & archives, and libraries & culture. @FIU
ALT Executive Board Member Spotlight: L. Bryan Cooper
Saluting another of our board members! Erica Sutton leads strategic growth for research, medical student and resident learners, the development of career pathways in healthcare, and the partnership between Wellstar Health System and the Medical College of Georgia. @WellstarHealth
ALT Executive Board Member Spotlight: Erica Sutton
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⌛ This Friday, May 29, is the deadline to register for our Fostering Change for Academic Library Leaders cohort, a 9-week, virtual program that aims to build a community of inclusive leaders and change agents in academic libraries! bit.ly/4u3w7jn ⌛
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Karin Scarpinato oversees Kennesaw State University's research enterprise, including systems and infrastructure that connect faculty expertise with external partners, industry, and funding opportunities. @KSUresearch
ALT Executive Board Member Spotlight: Karin Scarpinato
Ethel Mejia manages implementation of Texas A&M University's researcher information management system. Mejia is interested in research metadata curation, data visualizations, persistent identifiers, researcher identity/disambiguation, and scholarly impact metrics. @tamulibraries
ALT Executive Board Member Spotlight: Ethel Mejia
Tim Cain leads the Ohio Innovation Exchange, a digital platform that connects 10 Ohio universities, integrates half a million scholarly records, and provides business and industry partners with a clearer view of the state’s research strengths. @OIEXInnovate @ohiou
ALT EFS Executive Board Member spotlight: Timothy Cain
Rachel Miles specializes in research analytics, bibliometrics, altmetrics, research communication, researcher profiles, academic publishing, and Open Access. Miles also works with partners across campus to advocate for responsible and ethical research evaluation.
ALT Executive Board Member Spotlight: Rachel Miles, Assistant Director for Research Impact and Information Management, Virginia Tech University Libraries
Jason Glenn is director of research information management services for Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. His team’s portfolio includes CMU’s research information management system, Elements, and its companion expert finder system—Scholars@CMU.
@CarnegieMellon
ALT Executive Board Member Spotlight: Jason Glenn
As Senior Director of Industry & Academic Partnerships, Tina Moir works closely with Elsevier user communities and industry partnerships such as EuroCris and NORDP. She was one of the founders of RefWorks, the first web-based bibliographic management system. @ElsevierConnect
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Board member Eric Meeks is CTO for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at UCSF. He has worked extensively on open-source products to support biomedical research, from public-facing systems to embedded EHR applications built on the SMART on FHIR standard. @CTSIatUCSF
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The EFS Executive Board happily welcomes two more new members!
Thanks to Erica Sutton of Wellstar Health System and Tim Cain of Ohio University and Ohio Innovation Exchange for their willingness to serve the EFS and RIMS community.
#research #libraries #universities
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The ACRL 2027 Call for Proposals in now open! We welcome you to share your academic research and innovative projects April 7-10, 2027, in Portland, Oregon, and online. Contributed paper, panel session, and workshop proposals are due on June 6. bit.ly/3OOtC5y #ACRL2027
Congrats on 20 years to our friends at @Symplectic!
🎉 Symplectic Elements turns 20!
In this anniversary blog, Alexandra Winzeler, Business Development Manager at @digitalsci,
reflects on two decades of supporting research information management and impact worldwide.
Read more: ow.ly/q7ch50Yn2ca
#SymplecticElements #RIMS
The EFS Executive Board welcomes new members: Karin Scarpinato @kennesawstate; Blair Monroe @FloridaState; Tina Moir @Elsevier; Rachel Miles @virginia_tech; Ethel Mejia @TAMU; Eric Meeks @UCSF; Derek Halling @TAMU; Jason Glenn @CarnegieMellon; Angela Clark @univmiami.
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Join our webinar preview session for Clarivate Knowledge Days and ELUNA 2026 in Los Angeles.
Get an early look at what’s planned and what to expect. The session will be recorded and shared with registrants.
Register now to secure your spot: ow.ly/UcIe50Yefis
