BIR 2024


14th International Workshop on Bibliometric-enhanced Information Retrieval

About BIR

The Bibliometric-enhanced Information Retrieval workshop series (BIR) at ECIR goes into its 14th iteration. In this workshop, held in conjunction with the 46th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR 2024) in Glasgow, Scotland, we will tackle issues related to academic search, at the intersection between Information Retrieval and Bibliometrics. We strive to get the ‘retrievalists’ and ‘citationists’ active in both academia and industry together, who are developing search engines and recommender systems for scholarly search. An overview of the BIR workshop series can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/bir-ws/home.

You are invited to submit to the 14th international workshop on Bibliometric-enhanced Information Retrieval (BIR 2024), to be held as part of the 46th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR 2024) in Glasgow, Scotland. 

The workshop is planned as an onsite event. We encourage all speakers to join us in Glasgow (UK).

This BIR workshop was supported by the European Union under the Horizon Europe grant OMINO – Overcoming Multilevel INformation Overload http://ominoproject.eu under grant number 101086321.

Important Dates

All dates are in Anywhere on Earth – AoE Time Zone

Keynote

Hong Zhou

AI Impact for Information Discovery in Scholarly Publishing - From information gathering to knowledge application 

Abstract:

As we transition to a knowledge-centric approach, AI emerges as a pivotal tool in aggregating and linking diverse types of content, thereby unveiling greater value and insights. This presentation will explore AI's impact on information discovery in the academic publishing ecosystem, from assisting in the research process to enhancing the peer review system and improving content recommendations. We will also share problems and challenges that we learn from publishers, societies, and researchers and discuss the potential solutions with some real examples

We also share insights into how AI is reshaping information discovery, fostering a shift towards more natural and interactive engagement methods with real applications we have developed on Atypon platform, the largest digital publishing platform in the world and paving the way for a future where digital transformation enhances discoverability and accessibility. 

Tentative Schedule

All times are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

BIR 2024 schedule

Accepted papers

Final versions are available: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dmuqCu_zy3warDOZlFv_ZZ7glmz-ganx 

Research papers

Demo paper

Demo video:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oJTSvvk_-sWHNx3yRzagjz8g7HBvqsvP/view 

Workshop Topics

During BIR 2024, we address, but are not limited to, the following current research topics regarding 4 aspects of the academic search and recommendation process:

1. User needs and behaviour regarding scientific information, such as:

2. Mining the scientific literature, such as:

3. Academic search/recommendation systems, such as:

4. Generative AI and Large Language Models with bibliometric-enhanced IR, such as:


We especially invite descriptions of running projects and ongoing work as well as contributions from industry. Papers that investigate multiple themes directly are especially welcome.

Submission Details

All submissions must be written in English following the CEURART 1-column paper style (6 pages (short paper), 12 pages (full paper)/, please see below) and should be submitted as PDF files to EasyChair. All submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Please be aware of the fact that at least one author per paper needs to register for the workshop and attend the workshop to present the work. In case of no-show the paper (even if accepted) will be deleted from the proceedings AND from the program.

Page limits:

Workshop proceedings will be deposited online in the CEUR workshop proceedings publication service (ISSN 1613-0073) - this way the proceedings will be permanently available and citable (digital persistent identifiers and long-term preservation). 

Program Chairs

For any inquiries please email bir2024@easychair.org.


Program Committee