Online Lecture: “Conflict-Free Authorship

The KPI Library invites researchers from Igor Sikorsky KPI and anyone interested to join the online lecture “Conflict-Free Authorship,” which will take place as part of the open lecture series “Academic Integrity: Rules of the Game or a Matter of Honor.”

The issue of authorship in scientific publications often leads to misunderstandings and conflicts. Who has the right to be a co-author? How can each researcher’s contribution be fairly assessed? And how can disputes be avoided even before the article is submitted?

Key aspects:

• who can be considered an author of a scientific publication;
• what international criteria exist for determining authorship;
• what roles and contributions qualify for co-authorship;
• how authorship differs from acknowledgments;
• how to avoid “honorary” and “ghost” authorship;
• how to properly agree on the order of authors in an article;
• what practices help prevent conflicts within a team.

Speaker: Sofia Zherebchuk, Chief Librarian and Coordinator of the Research Data Management Department at the KPI Library.

Registration.

All registered participants will receive a link via email.

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. No certificate will be issued.

Online Lecture: “OpenAlex—The Largest Open-Access Database of Scientific Papers”

The KPI Library invites researchers from Igor Sikorsky KPI and anyone interested to join the online lecture “OpenAlex: The Largest Open Database of Scientific Papers.”

In this online lecture, we will discuss OpenAlex—an open alternative to commercial scientometric platforms that brings together hundreds of millions of publications, authors, and institutions and is accessible to everyone via API and open data. The lecture will be useful for researchers, librarians, analysts, and anyone who works with scientific data.

Key points:

• how search works in OpenAlex;
• what is known about data quality, its limitations, and biases;
• why openness does not mean accuracy;
• how to properly use OpenAlex for research and evaluation.

We will also discuss how OpenAlex fits into the modern open science ecosystem and why the issue today is no longer about access to data, but about its interpretation.

Speaker: Serhii Nazarovets, Ph.D. in Social Communications, Senior Researcher at the Library of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University

Registration

All registered participants will receive a link via email. Participation in the webinar is free of charge. No certificate will be issued.

Creative Commons Licenses: A Path to Open Science for Ukrainian Authors and Publishers

The KPI Library invites researchers from Igor Sikorsky KPI and anyone interested to join the international online event “Creative Commons Licenses: A Path to Open Science for Ukrainian Authors and Publishers,” organized in collaboration with Creative Commons experts.

Creative Commons is an international nonprofit organization that develops open licenses and tools enabling authors to legally share their works, scientific findings, and research data. Creative Commons licenses are used worldwide to support open science, education, and access to knowledge.

Key aspects:

• Open science: the global context and the transition to transparent research models;
• Open licensing: practical application of Creative Commons tools for the legal dissemination of results;
• Research data management: the culture of handling scientific information and data;
• Learning from international experience: familiarization with global practices in license usage;
• Local adaptation: mechanisms for implementing open licenses at Ukrainian universities.

Speaker: Jennryn Wetzler, Director of Learning and Training at Creative Commons

The event will be conducted in English (translation of the presentation and Q&A session will be provided)

Registration.

All registered participants will receive a link via email.

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. No certificate will be issued.

“Altmetrics for Researchers: Practical, Honest, and Without Illusions”

The KPI Library invites researchers from Igor Sikorsky KPI and anyone interested to join the online lecture “Altmetrics for Researchers: Practical, Honest, and Without Illusions.”

Do likes, reposts, and mentions in blogs or news articles really say anything about the quality of scientific research? Altmetrics are often presented as an “alternative” to traditional citations, but what do they actually measure? And should researchers rely on these metrics?

In this online lecture, we will discuss:

• what altmetrics are and where they came from;
• what they actually measure (and what they cannot measure);
• whether there is a connection between altmetrics and scientific citations;
• why a viral article may be scientifically weak, or vice versa;
• how researchers can work with altmetrics tools without self-deception.

We will also examine real-world case studies on the use of social media data in science.

After this session, you will have a clear understanding of when altmetrics are useful and when they are misleading.

Speaker: Serhii Nazarovets, Ph.D. in Social Communications, Senior Researcher at the Library of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University.

Registration.

All registered participants will receive a link via email.

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. No certificate will be issued.

Webinar: “Updating Author Profiles in the Digital Environment”

The KPI Library invites researchers from Igor Sikorsky KPI and anyone interested to participate in the practical webinar “Updating Author Profiles in the Digital Environment”!

The event is dedicated to the effective management of a researcher’s digital identity. Properly configured profiles not only enhance authors’ visibility in the global scientific community but also directly impact the university’s ranking metrics.

Key topics:

• Creating and updating a Google Scholar profile;
• Creating, organizing, and using an ORCID profile;
• Author profiles in the Scopus and Web of Science databases.

Speakers: Tetiana Nizhynska and Svitlana Kyryliuk, consultants at the Department of Information Support for Education and Research, KPI Library

Registration.

All registered participants will receive a link via email.

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. No certificate will be issued.

Maxim Rylsky Universities

This March marks the 131st anniversary of the birth of Maksym Tadeyovych Rylsky.
We are used to seeing him in the pages of textbooks—as a classic of Ukrainian literature, a poet who knew how to combine “the beautiful and the useful,” and a talented translator of world classics. But this time, we have a rare opportunity to take a closer look at Rylsky—in a human and warm light.
We invite you to the event “Maksym Rylsky’s Universities” with writer, public figure, and Honored Journalist of Ukraine Maksym Georgiyovych Rylsky—the poet’s grandson—who will share family memories and his own perspective on his grandfather.
This is an opportunity to hear stories in which the classic of Ukrainian poetry emerges as a living person—with his own habits, thoughts, and daily joys.

Admission is free
We look forward to seeing you!

Chair Yoga

Friends, we invite you to join an unusual yoga class—chair yoga!
It’s a gentle, accessible practice for the body and nervous system. No mats, no complicated poses, and no special training required—all exercises are performed while sitting or leaning against a chair.
This format is ideal if:
• you have limited mobility or are recovering from an injury;
• you have a sedentary job and experience tension in your back, neck, or lower back;
• traditional asanas seem too challenging;
• you want to gently reconnect with your body;
• you’re just starting out or looking for a more relaxed pace.

In the classes:
• gentle movements for the joints and spine;
• breathing practices;
• release of tension and fatigue;
• improved blood circulation;
• calming the mind.

Instructor: Vitaliy Antonenko, teacher of balance yoga, kundalini, and breathing practices.
Registration.
Free admission.
To visit the Library, you must bring a valid ID.
We look forward to seeing you!

CORE capabilities for academic libraries and researchers

The KPI Library, in collaboration with the international open access document aggregator CORE, invites librarians, researchers, repository administrators, and anyone working with open science to a webinar dedicated to open access to scientific publications and the development of institutional repositories.

Key questions:

• What is CORE and why is it one of the key infrastructures of open science?
• How can libraries increase the visibility of research through repository integration?
• Practical capabilities of CORE Dashboard: indexing, statistics, metadata quality.
• The role of libraries in the sustainable development of repositories.

Access the webinar via the link. The webinar will be held in Ukrainian. No certificate will be provided.

Bricks in the walls of KPI buildings

Dear friends!

We invite you to the third lecture in the series by local historian and Kyiv expert Oksana Salan, “Bricks in the Walls of KPI Buildings,” as part of the historical studies project “Think about it.”

We continue to discover new pages in the history of Kyiv brick. This is a great opportunity to see familiar buildings from a different angle and discover new details that usually go unnoticed.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Online lecture “Open educational resources for young researchers”

The KPI Library invites postgraduate students of Igor Sikorsky KPI and all interested researchers to join the sixth online lecture “Open Educational Resources for Young Researchers,” which will be held as part of the course “Must-haves for Research Activities.”

You will learn how to significantly expand your research opportunities with the help of open educational resources. The lecture will be useful for those who want to effectively use modern digital tools and legally access high-quality educational materials. You will gain practical skills in working with open resources that will help you in writing scientific papers, preparing publications, and professional development.

Key aspects:

• The concept of open educational resources: what they are and why they are important for science.
• Creative Commons licenses: how to properly use and distribute educational content.
• Search strategies, evaluation methods, and sources: where to find high-quality open resources for learning and research.

Speaker: Svitlana Petrunovska, Deputy Director for Information Support of Education and Research at the KPI Library.

Registration.

All registered participants will receive a link to their email.