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Join us for a free live webcast on August 16 at 2:00 pm Eastern!

Charleston Conference Hyde Park Debate
Resolved: The journal impact factor does more harm than good.

• Moderated by Rick Anderson, Associate Dean for Collections & Scholarly Communication, University of Utah
• In Favor: Sara Rouhi, Director of Business Development, North America, at Altmetric
• Against: Ann Beynon, Manager, Solution Specialists, North America, at Clarivate Analytics

Does the journal impact factor cause more harm than good? Come hear the arguments for and against it as the popular debate session from the annual Charleston Library Conference makes its online debut!

The debate will be conducted in general accordance with Oxford Union rules. All in the audience will vote their opinion on the resolution before the debate begins and the vote totals will be recorded. Each speaker will offer a formal opening statement, followed by a response to the other’s statement, and then we’ll open the floor to discussion by taking questions from the audience.

At the conclusion of the debate, another vote will be taken. The winner of the debate is the one who causes the most audience members to change their votes.I

t’s always a spirited and humorous, but good-natured, crossfire. We hope you can join us!

Register now to attend: http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=ED51D785834C3F