WHAT: Live webcast, “Research Leadership Redefined…Measuring Performance in Multidisciplinary Landscape” that will:
 Discuss the challenges of accurately measuring research performance
 Offer insight into a new methodology for evaluating output through a multidisciplinary lens
 Share results of a new study on alternative energy research leadership

WHY: Developing an accurate picture of how universities and countries are performing with respect to research is critical to advancing the frontiers of science. As the most pressing scientific challenges today increasingly require multidisciplinary solutions, the traditional methods of measuring research output no longer capture the reality of today’s scientific landscape.

WHO: Hosted by Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Speakers will include:
 Jay Katzen, Managing Director of Elsevier A&G and an expert on research productivity

 Dick Klavans, Senior Development Advisor for Elsevier A&G and a renowned expert on research performance measurement and science mapping

 Kevin Boyack, Senior Development Advisor for Elsevier and a recognized authority on multidisciplinary research.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
11:00 a.m. EST (Eastern Daylight Time, i.e. New York)

REGISTER: If you would like to register visit   www.scival.com/webcast or please contact Amanda Sham asham@psbpr.com or Jessica Disch jdisch@psbpr.com for any additional information. Both can also be reached at +1 212 752 8338.

About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, Elsevier’s 7,000 employees in over 70 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as   ScienceDirect,   MD Consult,   Scopus, bibliographic databases, and online reference works.

  Elsevier is a global business headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of   Reed Elsevier Group plc, a world-leading publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

Media Contact:
Amanda Sham / Jessica Disch
asham@psbpr.com / jdisch@psbpr.com
+ 1 212 752 8338