Organizations, people and strategies in astronomy

OPSA volumes will be conceived in the line of the successful earlier series 'Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy (OSA)' , covering a large range of themes tackled in the spirit of sharing experience and lessons learned. In practice, all aspects of astronomy-related life and environment will be considered, dealing with socio-dynamical aspects of the astronomy (and related space sciences) community: characteristics of organizations, strategies for development, operational techniques, observing practicalities, journal and magazine profiles, public outreach, publication studies, relationships with the media, research communication, series of conferences, evaluation and selection procedures, research indicators, national specificities, contemporary history, and so on. The experts contributing to this volume will be requested to do their best to write in a way understandable to readers not necessarily hyperspecialized in astronomy while providing specific detailed information and sometimes enlightening 'lessons learned' sections.They will be requested to provide full bibliographical references relevant totheir expertise and their interactions of the astronomy community with the society at large. The intended readership will include researchers, teachers, editors, publishers, librarians, sociologists of science, research planners and strategists, project managers, public-relations officers, plus those in chargeof astronomy-related organizations, as well as by students aiming at a careerin astronomy or related space science. Illustrates all facets of professional astronomy organizations, experts, and environments. Presents the experiences and lessons learned from many major players in the development of astronomy. Written for non-specialists in plain English, which allows the collected lessons and ideas to serve as training tools for a diverse audience. INDICE: Chapter 1: Editorial. Chapter 2: Changing Working Habits at Observatories - More Efficiency for Better Science!. Chapter 3: The Telescopes and Processes of the Australian Astronomical Observatory. Chapter 4: The ASTRONET Infrastructure Roadmap - A Strategic Plan for Astronomy in Europe. Chapter 5: The Demography of Astronomy in the United Kingdom. Chapter 6: Astronomy in the United States - Workforce Development and Public Engagement. Chapter 7: The IAU Astronomy for Development Programme. Chapter 8: Teaching Graduate Students the Art of Science. Chapter 9: The 'Scientific Writing for Young Astronomers' (SWYA) Project. Chapter 10: Unexpected Advice for Beginning Graduate Students in Astrophysics. Chapter 11: Astronomy CATS. Chapter 12: AAS Career Services. Chapter 13: Survival Strategies for African American Astronomers and Astrophysics. Chapter 14: Citizen Science - Contributions to Astronomy Research. Chapter15: Accessible Astronomy - Astronomy for Everyone. Chapter 16: Gemini Observatory Takes its Local Communities on an Expanding Journey Through the Universe.Chapter 17: Time Flies When You're Having Fun - Two Decades in an Astronomy Library. Chapter 18: The h- and a-Indexes in Astronomy. Chapter 19: The ADS in the Information Age. Chapter 20: Some Ethical Considerations in Astronomy Research and Practice. Chapter 21: Ethics in Scientific Publishing. Chapter 22: Big Science and Its Problems - The Development of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Chapter 23: Historical Examples of Lobbying - The Case for Strasbourg Astronomical Observatories. Chapter 24: New Obituary Policy for the American Astronomical Society.

• ISBN: 978-1-4614-2352-2
• Editorial: Springer New York
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 312
• Fecha Publicación: 31/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés