CFP: JCDL (Joint Conference on Digital Libraries) 2012 Call
For Papers June 10-14, 2012 GWU Washington, DC, USA
Hosted by George Washington University
June 10-14, 2012 Washington, DC, USA
Call for Papers
The ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries is a
major international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated
technical, practical, organizational, and social issues. JCDL encompasses the
many meanings of the term digital libraries, including (but not limited to) new
forms of information institutions and organizations; operational information
systems with all manner of digital content; new means of selecting, collecting,
organizing, distributing, and accessing digital content; theoretical models of
information media, including document genres and electronic publishing; and
theory and practice of use of managed content in science and education.
Important Dates
* Full Papers
due January 23, 2012
* Short Papers,
Panels, Posters, Demonstrations, Workshops, Tutorials due January 30, 2012
* Notification
of acceptance for Workshops and Tutorials: March 1, 2012
* Notification
of acceptance for Papers, Panels, Posters, and Demonstrations: March 21, 2012
* Doctoral
Consortium Abstract submissions due March 31, 2012
Conference Focus
The theme for JCDL 2012 is #sharing #linking #using
#preserving. Digital libraries, under a variety of names and modalities, are
often part of the every day web experience. The challenge is how digital
libraries can enhance user experience through providing stability in changing
information environment, breaking down information silos, integrating into
accepted practices of the web, and providing a range of access and services to
resources across the web, both to human and machine users.
The intended community for this conference includes those
interested in all aspects of digital libraries such as infrastructure;
institutions; metadata; content; services; digital preservation; system design;
scientific data management; workflows; implementation; interface design;
human-computer interaction; performance evaluation; usability evaluation;
collection development; intellectual property; privacy; electronic publishing;
document genres; multimedia; social, institutional, and policy issues; user
communities; and associated theoretical topics. JCDL welcomes submissions in
these areas, and submissions associated with the JCDL 2012 theme of social
media influenced themes of linking, sharing, usage, and preservation are
particularly welcome. The conference sessions, workshops and tutorials will
cover all these aspects.
Participation is sought from all parts of the world and
from the full range of established and emerging disciplines and professions
including computer science, information science, web science, data science,
librarianship, data management, archival science and practice, museum studies
and practice, information technology, medicine, social sciences, education and
humanities. Representatives from academe, government, industry, and others are
invited to participate.
JCDL 2012 will be held in Washington DC on the campus of
the George Washington University. The program is organized by an international
committee of scholars and leaders in the digital libraries field and attendance
is expected to include several hundreds of researchers, practitioners,
managers, and students.
JCDL 2012 invites submissions of papers and proposals for
posters, demonstrations, tutorials, and workshops that will make the conference
an exciting and creative event to attend. As always, the conference welcomes
contributions from all the fields that intersect to enable digital libraries.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
* Collaborative
and participatory information environments
*
Cyberinfrastructure architectures, applications, and deployments
* Data
mining/extraction of structure from networked information
* Digital
library and Web Science curriculum development
* Distributed
information systems
* Extracting
semantics, entities, and patterns from large collections
* Evaluation of
online information environments
* Impact and
evaluation of digital libraries and information in education
* Information
and knowledge systems
* Information
policy and copyright law
* Information
visualization
* Interfaces to
information for novices and experts
* Linked data
and its applications
* Personal
digital information management
* Retrieval and
browsing
* Scientific
data curation, citation and scholarly publication
* Social media,
architecture, and applications
* Social
networks, virtual organizations and networked information
*
Social-technical perspectives of digital information
* Studies of
human factors in networked information
* Theoretical
models of information interaction and organization
* User behavior
and modeling
* Visualization
of large-scale information environments
* Web archiving
and preservation
Paper Submissions
Paper authors may choose between two formats: Full papers
and short papers. Both formats will be included in the proceedings and will be
presented at the conference. Both formats will be rigorously peer reviewed.
Complete papers are required--abstracts and incomplete papers will not be
reviewed.
Full papers report on mature work, or efforts that have
reached an important milestone. Short papers will highlight efforts that might
be in an early stage, but are important for the community to be made aware of.
Short papers can also present theories or systems that can be described
concisely in the limited space.
Full papers must not exceed 10 pages. Short papers are
limited to at most 4 pages. All papers must be original contributions. The
material must therefore not have been previously published or be under review
for publication elsewhere. All contributions must be written in English and
must follow the ACM http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html
formatting guidelines. Papers are to be submitted via the conference's
EasyChair submission page: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcdl2012
All accepted papers will be published by ACM as
conference proceedings and electronic versions will be included in both the ACM
and IEEE digital libraries.
Poster and Demonstration Submissions
Posters permit presentation of late-breaking results in
an informal, interactive manner. Poster proposals should consist of a title,
extended abstract, and contact information for the authors, and should not
exceed 2 pages. Proposals must follow the conference's formatting guidelines
and are to be submitted via the conference's EasyChair submission page: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcdl2012.
Accepted posters will be displayed at the conference and may include additional
materials, space permitting. Abstracts of posters will appear in the
proceedings.
Demonstrations showcase innovative digital libraries
technology and applications, allowing you to share your work directly with your
colleagues in a high-visibility setting. Demonstration proposals should consist
of a title, extended abstract, and contact information for the authors and
should not exceed 2 pages. Proposals must follow the conference's formatting
guidelines and are to be submitted via the conference's EasyChair submission
page: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcdl2012.
Abstracts of demonstrations will appear in the proceedings.
Panels and Invited Briefings
Panels will complement the refereed portions of the
program with lively discussions of controversial and cutting-edge issues that
are not addressed by other program elements. Invited briefings will explain a
topic of interest to those building digital libraries - they can be thought of
as being mini-tutorials. We are not soliciting formal proposals for panels or
invited briefings, but if you have an idea for one that you'd like to hear,
please send email directly to the panels/briefings chairs (Noha Adly adly@bibalex.org and Haowei Hsieh haowei-hsieh@uiowa.edu ).
Tutorial Submissions
Tutorials provide an opportunity to offer in-depth
education on a topic or solution relevant to research or practice in digital
libraries. They should address a single topic in detail over either a half-day
or a full day. They are not intended to be venues for commercial product
training. Experts who are interested in engaging members of the community who
may not be familiar with a relevant set of technologies or concepts should plan
their tutorials to cover the topic or solution to a level that attendees will
have sufficient knowledge to follow and further pursue the material beyond the
tutorial. Leaders of tutorial sessions will be expected to take an active role
in publicizing and recruiting attendees for their sessions.
Tutorial proposals should include: a tutorial title; an
abstract (1-2 paragraphs, to be used in conference programs); a description or
topical outline of tutorial (1-2 paragraphs, to be used for evaluation);
duration (half- or full-day); expected number of participants; target audience,
including level of experience (introductory, intermediate, advanced); learning
objectives; a brief biographical sketch of the presenter(s); and contact
information for the presenter(s).
Tutorial proposals are to be submitted in electronic form
via the conference's EasyChair submission page: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcdl2012.
Workshop Submissions
Workshops are intended to draw together communities of
interest - both those in established communities and also those interested in
discussion and exploration of a new or emerging issue. They can range in format
from formal, perhaps centering on presentation of refereed papers, to informal,
perhaps centering on an extended round-table discussions among the selected
participants.
Submissions should include: a workshop title and short
description; a statement of objectives for the workshop; a topical outline for
the workshop; identification of the expected audience and expected number of
attendees; a description of the planned format and duration (half-day,
full-day, or one and a half day); information about how the attendees will be
identified, notified of the workshop, and, if necessary, selected from among
applicants; as well as contact and biographical information about the
organizers. Finally, if a workshop has been held previously, information about
the earlier sessions should be provided -- dates, locations, outcomes,
attendance, etc.
Workshop proposals are to be submitted in electronic form
via The conference's EasyChair submission
page:http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcdl2012.
Doctoral Consortium
The Doctoral Consortium is a workshop for Ph.D. students
from all over the world who are in the early phases of their dissertation work
(i.e., the consortium is not intended for those who are finished or nearly
finished with their dissertation). The goal of the Doctoral Consortium is to
help students with their thesis and research plans by providing feedback and
general advice on using the research environment in a constructive and
international atmosphere.
Students interested in participating in the Doctoral
Consortium should submit an extended abstract describing their digital library
research. Submissions relating to any aspect of digital library research,
development, and evaluation are welcomed, including: technical advances, usage
and impact studies, policy analyses, social and institutional implications,
theoretical contributions, interaction and design advances, and innovative
applications in the sciences, humanities, and education.
Workshop proposals are to be submitted via the
conference's EasyChair submission page: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcdl2012
Important notes for all Submissions
All contributions must be submitted in electronic form
via the JCDL 2012 submission Web page, following ACM http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html
format guidelines and using the ACM template. Please submit all papers in PDF
format.
