About

The Forum

After successful events in 2019, 2021, and 2023 the Expert Finder Systems Forum is back for another exciting event in 2025. This year's theme, "Charting the Research Information Universe," reflects the goals of facilitating knowledge sharing about expert finder systems (EFS), considering and influencing future directions, and supporting community building.

EFS Forum 2025 will welcome practitioners from the university, research, and economic development communities to explore

• Community- and system-building
• Promising practices
• Value proposition and sustainability
• Evolving platforms and applications
• Role of libraries in research information management systems
• EFS and economic development
• RIMS, FARS, EFS, and analytics

Attendees will have opportunities to share ideas and information about the current uses of such systems, the need for new features to support emerging uses, best practices for starting and managing a system, and strategies for enhancing stakeholder engagement.

The forum also offers the opportunity to build a community of practice and explore the possibility of establishing a professional organization to provide leadership and develop ongoing events

Goals