Digitization in the Real World: Lessons Learned from Small to Medium-Sized Digitization Projects
The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) is pleased to announce a call to participate in a forthcoming book, tentatively titled Digitization in the Real World: Lessons Learned from Small to Medium-Sized Digitization Projects. This book is intended to document experiences with digitization projects that fall outside the spectrum of mass digitization initiatives that have tended to be more thoroughly discussed and documented. Digitization in the Real World will be co-edited by Professor Kwong Bor Ng (Queens College, CUNY) and Jason Kucsma (METRO).
Your experiences will provide useful case studies on what works and what does not for libraries, archives, museums and other cultural heritage organizations managing small- to medium-sized collections. Librarians, archivists, and students stand to benefit from your experiences — learning about the how the key elements of digitization projects play out in diverse institutional contexts. How was your project started? How was it implemented? What organizational and technological obstacles were encountered, and how were they overcome? Were they overcome? What new solutions did your project implement, and were those experiments successful or not? What are some of the lessons learned from your project? Is your project still growing? If not, why?
The scope of these case studies will inherently diverge, and we encourage that diversity. A book that candidly discusses your projects will be of great value to other libraries, archives, museums, cultural institutions, and graduate school students in library science and archives programs.
If you’d like to participate, please submit the following information via email on or before August 31, 2009.
Name:
Email:
Institution:
Chapter Abstract: 500-1000 words describing the scope of your project and key elements you intend to address in your chapter.
Should your proposal be accepted, you will be notified by September 21, 2009 with chapter guidelines and editorial suggestions. The final chapter would be due on December 14, 2009, upon which it will be sent for double-blind peer review. The book is scheduled to be published by METRO, and you will, of course, receive a copy of the book.
CONTACT:
Jason Kucsma
Emerging Technologies Manager, METRO
jkucsma_at_metro.org
Professor KB Ng
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Queens College, CUNY
kbng_at_qc.cuny.edu
ABOUT METRO:
The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) was chartered in 1964 by the New York Board of Regents to “promote and facilitate utilization of existing resources and to develop additional library services in the New York metropolitan area.” Today, with 250 member organizations throughout New York City and Westchester County, METRO is the largest of New York State’s nine reference and research library resource systems, and one of the largest library service organizations in the world. Since 2005, METRO has provided over $300k in digitization grants to fund over 30 small to medium-sized digitization projects as part of its Digital Library Services Plan.
ABOUT THE EDITORS:
Prof. Kwong Bor Ng is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College, CUNY. His most recent publication is Using XML, published by Neal Schuman in 2007. His other book (co-edited with S. Rummler), Collaborative Technologies and Applications for Interactive Information Design: Emerging Trends in User Experiences, will be published in Sept 2009 by IGI Global.
Jason Kucsma is the Emerging Technologies Manager at the Metropolitan New York Library Council where he manages METRO’s Digitization Grant Program and is the point person for member inquiries related to the resources, training and referral services associated with digitization, digital preservation and emerging technologies issues. Jason received his M.A. in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University and an M.L.S. from the University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science. He is currently working part-time on a certificate in Digital Information Management (University of Arizona), is part-time lecturer in Rutgers’s Library and Information Science graduate program, and is a recent graduate of ALA’s 2009 Emerging Leaders Program.
Showing posts with label Digital Libraries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Digital Libraries. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
CFP: Third International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL)
CFP: Third International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL)
The rapid growth of information technology has thrown up enormous opportunities in the growth of digital libraries (DL). Seeing the potential of leveraging IT as a tool for learning and bridging the knowledge gap, we have already conducted two international conferences on digital libraries since the year 2004 with varied themes successfully with overwhelming response.
The Third International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) is being organized during 23-26 February 2010 jointly by TERI and IGNOU. The theme of the Conference is “Shaping the Information Paradigm”. The conference will focus on creation, adoption, implementation and utilization of digital libraries, e-learning and a knowledge society. Special conference sessions
and tutorials shall be devoted on the theme related aspects to the digital library, the technologies applicable in open and distance education system. There are more that 50 International speakers will share their view. Please join there to share your experience.
In view of your experienced and valuable professional contribution, we invite you to submit a paper for conference session and tutorial proposal. We solicit your experienced and valuable contribution for the successful organization of this mega event. Further information Please visit
www.teriin.org/events/icdl
International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL)
Shaping the Information Paradigm
New Delhi * 23 – 26 February 2010
Venue: Conference at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi • 24–26 February 2010
Tutorial at IGNOU, Convention Centre, New Delhi • 23 February 2010
Important dates
Submission of full papers 15 September 2009
Notification of acceptance of paper with comments 30 October 2009
Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments 30 November 2009
Further details, please contact:
DEBAL C KAR
Organizing Secretary
ICDL Secretariat
TERI, Darbari Seth Block,
IHC Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi – 110 003, India
Telephone 24682138, 24682100, 41504900
Fax 24682144, 24682145
E-mail icdl@teri.res.in
Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl
India +91 • Delhi (0)11
The rapid growth of information technology has thrown up enormous opportunities in the growth of digital libraries (DL). Seeing the potential of leveraging IT as a tool for learning and bridging the knowledge gap, we have already conducted two international conferences on digital libraries since the year 2004 with varied themes successfully with overwhelming response.
The Third International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) is being organized during 23-26 February 2010 jointly by TERI and IGNOU. The theme of the Conference is “Shaping the Information Paradigm”. The conference will focus on creation, adoption, implementation and utilization of digital libraries, e-learning and a knowledge society. Special conference sessions
and tutorials shall be devoted on the theme related aspects to the digital library, the technologies applicable in open and distance education system. There are more that 50 International speakers will share their view. Please join there to share your experience.
In view of your experienced and valuable professional contribution, we invite you to submit a paper for conference session and tutorial proposal. We solicit your experienced and valuable contribution for the successful organization of this mega event. Further information Please visit
www.teriin.org/events/icdl
International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL)
Shaping the Information Paradigm
New Delhi * 23 – 26 February 2010
Venue: Conference at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi • 24–26 February 2010
Tutorial at IGNOU, Convention Centre, New Delhi • 23 February 2010
Important dates
Submission of full papers 15 September 2009
Notification of acceptance of paper with comments 30 October 2009
Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments 30 November 2009
Further details, please contact:
DEBAL C KAR
Organizing Secretary
ICDL Secretariat
TERI, Darbari Seth Block,
IHC Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi – 110 003, India
Telephone 24682138, 24682100, 41504900
Fax 24682144, 24682145
E-mail icdl@teri.res.in
Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl
India +91 • Delhi (0)11
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
CALL FOR PAPERS: 2009 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science (DHCS)
CALL FOR PAPERS: 2009 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science (DHCS)
http://dhcs.iit.edu
Submission Deadline: August 30, 2009
DHCS Colloquium: November 14 - 16, 2009
The annual Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science (DHCS) was established to bring together researchers and scholars in the humanities and computer science to advance the digital humanities as a field of intellectual inquiry and to identify and explore new directions and perspectives for future research.
This year, DHCS will be held at the Illinois Institute of Technology, with the theme "Critical Computing", seeking to explore how best to develop productive research collaborations between computer scientists and humanists. The colloquium is sponsored by Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, and Northwestern University.
We invite proposals for presentations, posters, demos, and panel discussions on all topics that intersect current theory and practice in the humanities and computer science. Please see the colloquium website for more detailed information.
Last year's proceedings are available at: http://jdhcs.uchicago.edu
Submission Format: Please submit an abstract of up to 1000 words in Adobe PDF format via http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/DHCS2009
Important Dates:
Deadline for Submissions: Sunday, August 30
Notification of Acceptance: Monday, September 14
Full Program Announcement: Thursday, September 24
Registration opens: Tuesday, September 29
Contact: dhcs2009@iit.edu
http://dhcs.iit.edu
Submission Deadline: August 30, 2009
DHCS Colloquium: November 14 - 16, 2009
The annual Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science (DHCS) was established to bring together researchers and scholars in the humanities and computer science to advance the digital humanities as a field of intellectual inquiry and to identify and explore new directions and perspectives for future research.
This year, DHCS will be held at the Illinois Institute of Technology, with the theme "Critical Computing", seeking to explore how best to develop productive research collaborations between computer scientists and humanists. The colloquium is sponsored by Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, and Northwestern University.
We invite proposals for presentations, posters, demos, and panel discussions on all topics that intersect current theory and practice in the humanities and computer science. Please see the colloquium website for more detailed information.
Last year's proceedings are available at: http://jdhcs.uchicago.edu
Submission Format: Please submit an abstract of up to 1000 words in Adobe PDF format via http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/DHCS2009
Important Dates:
Deadline for Submissions: Sunday, August 30
Notification of Acceptance: Monday, September 14
Full Program Announcement: Thursday, September 24
Registration opens: Tuesday, September 29
Contact: dhcs2009@iit.edu
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
CFP: International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL)
CFP: International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL)
Shaping the Information Paradigm
New Delhi * 23 – 26 February 2010
Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl
Venue: Conference at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi • 24–26 February 2010
Tutorial at IGNOU, Convention Centre, New Delhi • 23 February 2010
The rapid growth of information technology has thrown up enormous opportunities in the field of library science, especially digital libraries (DL). Seeing the potential of leveraging this tool for learning and bridging the knowledge gap, TERI’s Library and Information Centre has already conducted two international conferences on digital libraries since the year 2004. It is now proposed to host the third such conference from 23–26 February in 2010 organized by TERI in partnership with IGNOU and ISIM .
We invite you to submit your proposal for presentation and tutorial at ICDL 2010.
Objectives
· Provide a platform and enable interaction among DL experts and researchers
· Facilitate creation adoption, implementation and utilization of DL‘s, and their future implications
· Bridging the digital divide through knowledge sharing
Who should participate?
· Information professionals
· IT and knowledge service providers
· Policy makers
· Academicians, students and distance learner
· E-publishers and virtual communities
· Other stakeholders
Call for papers
Original papers focusing on the theme of the conference—Digital Libraries: Shaping the Information Paradigm are invited for the conference poster and tutorial. Some of the topics are listed below:
· DL development, architecture, and management
· Contents management in DL
· Multi-linguality and interoperability issues
· Digital rights management
· Digital preservation and access management
· Semantic web
· KM (knowledge management) and organizational repositories
· E-learning and e-publishing
· DL standards and policy
· Open archives initiatives
· ODOL (Open distance online learning)
· Multimedia content
· Virtual support to distance learners
· E-resources management for distance learners
· Access management
· m-learning technology
For details of paper submission guidelines and submission process, visit.
Important dates
Submission of full papers 15 September 2009
Notification of acceptance of paper with comments 30 October 2009
Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments 30 November 2009
For Early–bird registration offer please visit http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/registration.php
Contact:
DEBAL C KAR
Organizing Secretary
ICDL Secretariat
TERI, Darbari Seth Block,
IHC Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi – 110 003, India
Telephone 24682138, 24682100, 41504900
Fax 24682144, 24682145
E-mail icdl@teri.res.in
Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl
Shaping the Information Paradigm
New Delhi * 23 – 26 February 2010
Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl
Venue: Conference at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi • 24–26 February 2010
Tutorial at IGNOU, Convention Centre, New Delhi • 23 February 2010
The rapid growth of information technology has thrown up enormous opportunities in the field of library science, especially digital libraries (DL). Seeing the potential of leveraging this tool for learning and bridging the knowledge gap, TERI’s Library and Information Centre has already conducted two international conferences on digital libraries since the year 2004. It is now proposed to host the third such conference from 23–26 February in 2010 organized by TERI in partnership with IGNOU and ISIM .
We invite you to submit your proposal for presentation and tutorial at ICDL 2010.
Objectives
· Provide a platform and enable interaction among DL experts and researchers
· Facilitate creation adoption, implementation and utilization of DL‘s, and their future implications
· Bridging the digital divide through knowledge sharing
Who should participate?
· Information professionals
· IT and knowledge service providers
· Policy makers
· Academicians, students and distance learner
· E-publishers and virtual communities
· Other stakeholders
Call for papers
Original papers focusing on the theme of the conference—Digital Libraries: Shaping the Information Paradigm are invited for the conference poster and tutorial. Some of the topics are listed below:
· DL development, architecture, and management
· Contents management in DL
· Multi-linguality and interoperability issues
· Digital rights management
· Digital preservation and access management
· Semantic web
· KM (knowledge management) and organizational repositories
· E-learning and e-publishing
· DL standards and policy
· Open archives initiatives
· ODOL (Open distance online learning)
· Multimedia content
· Virtual support to distance learners
· E-resources management for distance learners
· Access management
· m-learning technology
For details of paper submission guidelines and submission process, visit
Important dates
Submission of full papers 15 September 2009
Notification of acceptance of paper with comments 30 October 2009
Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments 30 November 2009
For Early–bird registration offer please visit http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/registration.php
Contact:
DEBAL C KAR
Organizing Secretary
ICDL Secretariat
TERI, Darbari Seth Block,
IHC Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi – 110 003, India
Telephone 24682138, 24682100, 41504900
Fax 24682144, 24682145
E-mail icdl@teri.res.in
Web www.teriin.org/events/icdl
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Call for Bloggers at ALA Annual (Metadata and Digital Library Development)
Call for Bloggers at ALA Annual (Metadata and Digital Library Development)
Calling ALA Annual attendees with an interest in metadata and digital library development! We are searching for bloggers to report on selected sessions on the Networked Resources and Metadata Interest Group's Blog. Planning to attend a session or already reporting on a
session? Think about blogging it here too! Help out your colleagues who are unable to travel year and get a little writing experience yourself. If you would like to blog any of the sessions, please contact Kristin Martin at kmarti@uic.edu with your name, e-mail address, and preferred
session. A list of recommended sessions is available at:
http://blogs.ala.org/nrmig.php?title=ala_annual_2009_best_bets_for_metadata_l&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1.
Interested in a section not listed that you think would be of interest?
Suggest it!
Thanks,
Kristin
--
Kristin E. Martin
Metadata Librarian
Catalog Department (MC 234)
2-390 Richard J. Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 S. Morgan
Chicago, IL 60607
312-413-5052
312-413-0424 (Fax)
kmarti@uic.edu
Calling ALA Annual attendees with an interest in metadata and digital library development! We are searching for bloggers to report on selected sessions on the Networked Resources and Metadata Interest Group's Blog. Planning to attend a session or already reporting on a
session? Think about blogging it here too! Help out your colleagues who are unable to travel year and get a little writing experience yourself. If you would like to blog any of the sessions, please contact Kristin Martin at kmarti@uic.edu with your name, e-mail address, and preferred
session. A list of recommended sessions is available at:
http://blogs.ala.org/nrmig.php?title=ala_annual_2009_best_bets_for_metadata_l&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1.
Interested in a section not listed that you think would be of interest?
Suggest it!
Thanks,
Kristin
--
Kristin E. Martin
Metadata Librarian
Catalog Department (MC 234)
2-390 Richard J. Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 S. Morgan
Chicago, IL 60607
312-413-5052
312-413-0424 (Fax)
kmarti@uic.edu
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
CFP: International Conference for Digital Libraries and the Semantic Web (ICSD 2009)
CFP: International Conference for Digital Libraries and the Semantic Web (ICSD 2009)
September 8-11, 2009 - University of Trento, Trento (ITALY)
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The CONVENORS of ICSD 2009
*Paolo Bouquet, University of Trento (Italy)
*Johannes Keizer, FAO of the United Nations (Italy)
*Devika Madalli,Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore (India)
*Wolfgan Nejdl, University of Hannover (Germany)
*ARD Prasad, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore (India)
*Dagobert Soergel, University of Maryland (USA)
*Heiko Stoermer, University of Trento (Italy)
are pleased to announce:
the Reopening of Papers Submissions and Deadline Extension to JUNE 8, 2009;
to present
the Conference KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
-Fausto Giunchiglia (University of Trento, Italy)
-Sankar. K Pal (Indian Statistical Institute, India)
and to invite submissions for the
"Advanced Technologies for Digital Libraries" Workshop (http://www.icsd-conference.org/node/10)!
************************************************************
CALL FOR PAPERS
Digital libraries, in the central view of the term, focus on storing and organizing digital objects and providing access to these objects through professional or user-generated metadata or content-based search (full text, image content, full musical score). In an expanded view, DLs also support annotation, generation or editing of digital objects and provide tools for processing digital objects. The semantic Web focuses on the formal representation of data for more precise retrieval and, more importantly, for reasoning so that many often disparate items of data can be combined to directly answer a user's question or to devise a plan of action. ICDLSW addresses two main questions:
(1) How can digital libraries support Semantic Web functionality?
(2) How can Semantic Web technology improve digital libraries?
Ultimately the goal is an environment in which all functionality is available to the user without the perception of different systems or system boundaries. Contributions are sought that address one or both of the main questions or steps towards the ultimate system.
SPECIFIC TOPICS that address one or both of the main questions can be found at: http://www.icsd-conference.org/node/20.
FULL CALL FOR PAPERS available at: http://www.icsd-conference.org/node/1.
The conference will explore the area of digital libraries and the semantic web through tutorials, workshops, demonstrations, invited talks and presentations. The conference will also serve as a working platform for communities to discuss and agree on joint work. We also encourage the submission of WORKSHOP proposals for this purpose.
IMPORTANT DATES:
*** June 8, 2009***: Submission (Papers, Posters & Workshops)
July 1, 2009: Notification
July 13, 2009: Camera-ready copy
Tuesday, September 8, 2009: Workshop on "Advanced Technologies for Digital Libraries"
Wednesday-Friday, September 9-11, 2009 - 13 h: International Conference for Digital Libraries and the Semantic Web (ICSD 2009)
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.icsd-conference.org/
September 8-11, 2009 - University of Trento, Trento (ITALY)
*********************************************************
The CONVENORS of ICSD 2009
*Paolo Bouquet, University of Trento (Italy)
*Johannes Keizer, FAO of the United Nations (Italy)
*Devika Madalli,Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore (India)
*Wolfgan Nejdl, University of Hannover (Germany)
*ARD Prasad, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore (India)
*Dagobert Soergel, University of Maryland (USA)
*Heiko Stoermer, University of Trento (Italy)
are pleased to announce:
the Reopening of Papers Submissions and Deadline Extension to JUNE 8, 2009;
to present
the Conference KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
-Fausto Giunchiglia (University of Trento, Italy)
-Sankar. K Pal (Indian Statistical Institute, India)
and to invite submissions for the
"Advanced Technologies for Digital Libraries" Workshop (http://www.icsd-conference.org/node/10)!
************************************************************
CALL FOR PAPERS
Digital libraries, in the central view of the term, focus on storing and organizing digital objects and providing access to these objects through professional or user-generated metadata or content-based search (full text, image content, full musical score). In an expanded view, DLs also support annotation, generation or editing of digital objects and provide tools for processing digital objects. The semantic Web focuses on the formal representation of data for more precise retrieval and, more importantly, for reasoning so that many often disparate items of data can be combined to directly answer a user's question or to devise a plan of action. ICDLSW addresses two main questions:
(1) How can digital libraries support Semantic Web functionality?
(2) How can Semantic Web technology improve digital libraries?
Ultimately the goal is an environment in which all functionality is available to the user without the perception of different systems or system boundaries. Contributions are sought that address one or both of the main questions or steps towards the ultimate system.
SPECIFIC TOPICS that address one or both of the main questions can be found at: http://www.icsd-conference.org/node/20.
FULL CALL FOR PAPERS available at: http://www.icsd-conference.org/node/1.
The conference will explore the area of digital libraries and the semantic web through tutorials, workshops, demonstrations, invited talks and presentations. The conference will also serve as a working platform for communities to discuss and agree on joint work. We also encourage the submission of WORKSHOP proposals for this purpose.
IMPORTANT DATES:
*** June 8, 2009***: Submission (Papers, Posters & Workshops)
July 1, 2009: Notification
July 13, 2009: Camera-ready copy
Tuesday, September 8, 2009: Workshop on "Advanced Technologies for Digital Libraries"
Wednesday-Friday, September 9-11, 2009 - 13 h: International Conference for Digital Libraries and the Semantic Web (ICSD 2009)
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.icsd-conference.org/
Sunday, September 28, 2008
CFP: World Digital Libraries: An International Journal
CFP: World Digital Libraries: An International Journal
The Editor of World Digital Libraries: An International Journal (WDL) invites Papers for the December 2008 and June 2009 issue.
World Digital Libraries: An International Journal is a peer reviewed bi-annual journal on digital libraries. The first issue of this journal has just been published. Content can be found at http://bookstore.teriin.org/journal_inside.php?material_id=477&qty=1.
You are requested to subscribe the same or recommend to your library to subscribe. The second issue will be published in December 2008. The aim of the journal is to advance the theory and practice of acquisition, organization, management and dissemination of digital information on a sustainable basis. The journal will seek quality research papers that present original theoretical approaches as well as experimental case studies related to digital library development and maintenance. In doing so, the journal will keep readers abreast with the current developments in the field. The journal will include articles, reviews, current developments, and case studies dealing with:
-theoretical and methodological issues that relate to the interrelationships among electronic resources management, digital preservation, multiple access, multilinguality, copyright issues and security aspects;
-initiatives taken towards digitization through lucid case studies;
-current developments across the globe; and
-dialogues between the scientific community and society at large.
The journal will be having global coverage with local focus and would provide a platform for decision-makers, planners, consultants, library and information science professionals to share their experiences. It will also facilitate dialogue among the digital library communities.
Articles and reviews should examine concepts, analyses, new approaches, and techniques pertaining to this field. Case studies covering new initiatives, as well as procedural breakthroughs of important issues in the digital library field would be included. Book reviews will cover recent books in the field, reviewed by an independent reviewer.
All submissions will be peer-reviewed using the criteria of originality, accuracy, and quality of contribution in these fields. The journal will also provide an update on topical developments in the field; notes on important breakthroughs; information on forthcoming conferences, workshops, seminars and relevant events; and highlight activities of national and international importance in the field.
We would like to request all of you to submit paper for the same to dckar@teri.res.in address below.
Editor-in-Chief:
Prof N Balakrishnan, Professor & Associate Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Editor
Debal C Kar, Fellow, TERI, New Delhi
The Editor of World Digital Libraries: An International Journal (WDL) invites Papers for the December 2008 and June 2009 issue.
World Digital Libraries: An International Journal is a peer reviewed bi-annual journal on digital libraries. The first issue of this journal has just been published. Content can be found at http://bookstore.teriin.org/journal_inside.php?material_id=477&qty=1.
You are requested to subscribe the same or recommend to your library to subscribe. The second issue will be published in December 2008. The aim of the journal is to advance the theory and practice of acquisition, organization, management and dissemination of digital information on a sustainable basis. The journal will seek quality research papers that present original theoretical approaches as well as experimental case studies related to digital library development and maintenance. In doing so, the journal will keep readers abreast with the current developments in the field. The journal will include articles, reviews, current developments, and case studies dealing with:
-theoretical and methodological issues that relate to the interrelationships among electronic resources management, digital preservation, multiple access, multilinguality, copyright issues and security aspects;
-initiatives taken towards digitization through lucid case studies;
-current developments across the globe; and
-dialogues between the scientific community and society at large.
The journal will be having global coverage with local focus and would provide a platform for decision-makers, planners, consultants, library and information science professionals to share their experiences. It will also facilitate dialogue among the digital library communities.
Articles and reviews should examine concepts, analyses, new approaches, and techniques pertaining to this field. Case studies covering new initiatives, as well as procedural breakthroughs of important issues in the digital library field would be included. Book reviews will cover recent books in the field, reviewed by an independent reviewer.
All submissions will be peer-reviewed using the criteria of originality, accuracy, and quality of contribution in these fields. The journal will also provide an update on topical developments in the field; notes on important breakthroughs; information on forthcoming conferences, workshops, seminars and relevant events; and highlight activities of national and international importance in the field.
We would like to request all of you to submit paper for the same to dckar@teri.res.in address below.
Editor-in-Chief:
Prof N Balakrishnan, Professor & Associate Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Editor
Debal C Kar, Fellow, TERI, New Delhi
Friday, May 23, 2008
CFP: Education Libraries (Fall 2008): Topics could include archives and digitization; historical collections & digital libraries.
CFP: Education Libraries (Fall 2008): Topics could include archives and digitization; historical collections & digital libraries.
Deadline: July 1, 2008
We are accepting papers for the next issue of Education Libraries, a peer-reviewed journal published by SLA's Education Division. This journal is indexed in ERIC, and WilsonWeb's Library Literature and Information Science.
For information about the journal, instructions for authors, and full-text copies of selected back issues, please go to http://units.sla.org/division/ded/education_libraries.html. You do not have
to be a member of SLA or the Education Division to publish in Education Libraries. We welcome additional book reviewers.
For this issue, we are also asking you to share your experiences, or provide reviews of specialized software applications used for archiving and digitizing library or historical collections. If you are interested in testing and writing about some of the software at the upcoming SLA
conference in Seattle and the ALA conference in Anaheim, we’d love to hear what you have to say. The following list is not comprehensive; feel free to submit reviews of other vendors.
Possible vendors:
Access Copyright,
Backstage Library Works
PTFS, Inc.
SirsiDynix
Andornot Consulting, Inc.
Cuadra Associates, Inc.
Northern Micrographics
ProQuest
SAMMA Systems, Inc.
EPrints Services
NextScan
Open Text Corporation
Email queries and manuscripts to co-editor, Jacqueline Snider at jacqueline-snider@uiowa.edu.
Thank you.
Jacqueline Snider
Deadline: July 1, 2008
We are accepting papers for the next issue of Education Libraries, a peer-reviewed journal published by SLA's Education Division. This journal is indexed in ERIC, and WilsonWeb's Library Literature and Information Science.
For information about the journal, instructions for authors, and full-text copies of selected back issues, please go to http://units.sla.org/division/ded/education_libraries.html. You do not have
to be a member of SLA or the Education Division to publish in Education Libraries. We welcome additional book reviewers.
For this issue, we are also asking you to share your experiences, or provide reviews of specialized software applications used for archiving and digitizing library or historical collections. If you are interested in testing and writing about some of the software at the upcoming SLA
conference in Seattle and the ALA conference in Anaheim, we’d love to hear what you have to say. The following list is not comprehensive; feel free to submit reviews of other vendors.
Possible vendors:
Access Copyright,
Backstage Library Works
PTFS, Inc.
SirsiDynix
Andornot Consulting, Inc.
Cuadra Associates, Inc.
Northern Micrographics
ProQuest
SAMMA Systems, Inc.
EPrints Services
NextScan
Open Text Corporation
Email queries and manuscripts to co-editor, Jacqueline Snider at jacqueline-snider@uiowa.edu.
Thank you.
Jacqueline Snider
Friday, May 16, 2008
CFP: iPRES 2008: The Fifth International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects
CFP: iPRES 2008: The Fifth International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects
The British Library will host this year's International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES 2008) at its Conference Centre in St Pancras, London, on 29-30 September 2008.
Conference URL: http://www.bl.uk/ipres2008/
CFP URL: http://www.bl.uk/ipres2008/papers.html
Dates:
Registration opens: 12 May
Submission of title and abstract: 28 May 2008
Notification of acceptance: 14 June 2008
Camera-ready papers due: 15 August 2008
Deadline for early registration: 21 July 2008
Registration deadline: 22 September 2008
Conference opens: 29 September 2008
Call for papers
The value and volume of digital information increases year on year. Our scientific, cultural, and social heritage becomes more digital and the need to ensure that it can be effectively preserved becomes more urgent. This problem is not confined within national boundaries and is not specific to any discipline. We must work together to solve the challenges posed by this historic change. Whilst easily envisaged, collaborative working across national boundaries requires commitment, planning and co-ordination, and the theme of this year’s conference is designed to focus minds on how that can be achieved.
There are, in addition, further areas where the community needs to consider the value of a joined up approach. Stronger links can be forged between libraries and archives or between those practising scientific data curation and those involved with preserving arts and humanities information or learning materials. We need to strengthen the ties between theory and practice in digital preservation. It should be possible to show that preservation practice is underpinned by theory and can deliver benefits to stakeholder communities.
iPRES is a series of international conferences that seeks to address issues relating to digital preservation by bringing together experts and practitioners across the spectrum of digital preservation disciplines. We invite you to submit papers and presentations that present substantial new results, contribute to the conceptual foundations of digital preservation, or show novel applications of existing work. Empirical evidence demonstrating what works – and what doesn’t – is also welcome.
The British Library will host this year's International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES 2008) at its Conference Centre in St Pancras, London, on 29-30 September 2008.
Conference URL: http://www.bl.uk/ipres2008/
CFP URL: http://www.bl.uk/ipres2008/papers.html
Dates:
Registration opens: 12 May
Submission of title and abstract: 28 May 2008
Notification of acceptance: 14 June 2008
Camera-ready papers due: 15 August 2008
Deadline for early registration: 21 July 2008
Registration deadline: 22 September 2008
Conference opens: 29 September 2008
Call for papers
The value and volume of digital information increases year on year. Our scientific, cultural, and social heritage becomes more digital and the need to ensure that it can be effectively preserved becomes more urgent. This problem is not confined within national boundaries and is not specific to any discipline. We must work together to solve the challenges posed by this historic change. Whilst easily envisaged, collaborative working across national boundaries requires commitment, planning and co-ordination, and the theme of this year’s conference is designed to focus minds on how that can be achieved.
There are, in addition, further areas where the community needs to consider the value of a joined up approach. Stronger links can be forged between libraries and archives or between those practising scientific data curation and those involved with preserving arts and humanities information or learning materials. We need to strengthen the ties between theory and practice in digital preservation. It should be possible to show that preservation practice is underpinned by theory and can deliver benefits to stakeholder communities.
iPRES is a series of international conferences that seeks to address issues relating to digital preservation by bringing together experts and practitioners across the spectrum of digital preservation disciplines. We invite you to submit papers and presentations that present substantial new results, contribute to the conceptual foundations of digital preservation, or show novel applications of existing work. Empirical evidence demonstrating what works – and what doesn’t – is also welcome.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
CFP: 3rd Workshop on "Foundations of Digital Libraries"
CFP: 3rd Workshop on "Foundations of Digital Libraries"
Location: Aarhus, Denmark, September 18, 2008
URL: http://www.delos.info/DLFoundations2008
Sponsored by the DELOS Association in conjunction with the 12th ECDL Conference
Workshop Objectives
-------------------
Since its conception, the Digital Library field has been a very broad and heterogeneous research arena, attracting practitioners and researchers from a large number of disciplines. Despite the plethora of diversely motivated models, systems, and results that have been developed, no agreement exists yet on the foundations characterizing and governing Digital Libraries. Nowadays the community is well aware of the problems generated by such lack of a universally accepted unifying framework; it is urgent that the current situation is reversed so that progress in the field can be accelerated.
The recent release of the Reference Model for Digital Libraries (http://www.delos.info/ReferenceModel) by the DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries (http://www.delos.info) represents a first step towards establishing such a unified framework. In particular, the “DELOS Reference Model” identifies the basic concepts and relationships characterizing the area and allows for further additions, expansions, and specializations as the field evolves.
After JCDL’07 and ECDL’07, this third edition of the Workshop on “Foundations of Digital Libraries” intends to serve as a vehicle for consolidating and expanding the DELOS Reference Model as well for exploring other fundamental aspects of Digital Libraries through contributions brought by the participants in the workshop. Its ultimate goal is to stimulate a process that can lead to a comprehensive and universally accepted model, influencing future activities and development of Digital Library systems.
To achieve its goals, the workshop will focus on modeling the main concepts characterizing the Digital Library universe: Content, User, Functionality, Policy, Quality and Architecture. For each one of these aspects, papers are solicited that outline modeling challenges and propose appropriate solutions.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- (Semi-)Formal Models for Digital Libraries
- Theoretical Foundations of Digital Libraries
- Models for Content, User, Functionality, Policy and Quality
- Reference Architectures for Digital Library Systems
- Digital Library Management Systems
- Evaluation of current approaches in modeling Digital Libraries
- Digital Library Interoperability Models and Methodologies
- Preservation Models and Methodologies
- Concrete exploitations and implementations of Digital Library models
Paper Submission and Publication
--------------------------------
Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers. Submitted manuscripts will be limited to 8 pages, following the guidelines for the LNCS format provided by Springer (http://www.springer.com/east/home/computer/lncs?SGWID=5-164-7-72376-0&teaserId=45515&CENTER_ID=73062). Preferred formats are PDF or Microsoft Word. Papers should be submitted via email to DLFoundations2008@isti.cnr.it. Papers submitted to the workshop will undergo a peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published as a volume in the DELOS workshop proceedings series, which will also be made available in the DELOS digital library. For every accepted paper, at least one author is required to attend the workshop and present the paper. Depending upon the number and quality of the submissions, efforts to coordinate follow-on publications may be made, involving journal publication of extended versions of some of the accepted papers.
Important Dates
---------------
Paper submission deadline: July 1, 2008
Decision notification: July 25, 2008
Camera ready version: September 3, 2008
Workshop: September 18, 2008
Program Committee
-----------------
Maristella Agosti, University of Padua, Italy
Stavros Christodoulakis, Technical University of Crete, Hellas (Greece)
Geneva Henry, Rice University, USA
Georgia Koutrika, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA, USA
Carlo Meghini, ISTI-CNR, Italy
Seamus Ross, HATII, University of Glasgow, UK
Dagobert Soergel, University of Maryland - College Park, USA
Organisers
----------
Leonardo Candela, ISTI-CNR, Pisa, Italy
Donatella Castelli, ISTI-CNR, Pisa, Italy
Yannis Ioannidis, University of Athens, Hellas (Greece)
Inquiries
---------
Please contact the organizers at DLFoundations2008 AT isti DOT cnr DOT it
Location: Aarhus, Denmark, September 18, 2008
URL: http://www.delos.info/DLFoundations2008
Sponsored by the DELOS Association in conjunction with the 12th ECDL Conference
Workshop Objectives
-------------------
Since its conception, the Digital Library field has been a very broad and heterogeneous research arena, attracting practitioners and researchers from a large number of disciplines. Despite the plethora of diversely motivated models, systems, and results that have been developed, no agreement exists yet on the foundations characterizing and governing Digital Libraries. Nowadays the community is well aware of the problems generated by such lack of a universally accepted unifying framework; it is urgent that the current situation is reversed so that progress in the field can be accelerated.
The recent release of the Reference Model for Digital Libraries (http://www.delos.info/ReferenceModel) by the DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries (http://www.delos.info) represents a first step towards establishing such a unified framework. In particular, the “DELOS Reference Model” identifies the basic concepts and relationships characterizing the area and allows for further additions, expansions, and specializations as the field evolves.
After JCDL’07 and ECDL’07, this third edition of the Workshop on “Foundations of Digital Libraries” intends to serve as a vehicle for consolidating and expanding the DELOS Reference Model as well for exploring other fundamental aspects of Digital Libraries through contributions brought by the participants in the workshop. Its ultimate goal is to stimulate a process that can lead to a comprehensive and universally accepted model, influencing future activities and development of Digital Library systems.
To achieve its goals, the workshop will focus on modeling the main concepts characterizing the Digital Library universe: Content, User, Functionality, Policy, Quality and Architecture. For each one of these aspects, papers are solicited that outline modeling challenges and propose appropriate solutions.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- (Semi-)Formal Models for Digital Libraries
- Theoretical Foundations of Digital Libraries
- Models for Content, User, Functionality, Policy and Quality
- Reference Architectures for Digital Library Systems
- Digital Library Management Systems
- Evaluation of current approaches in modeling Digital Libraries
- Digital Library Interoperability Models and Methodologies
- Preservation Models and Methodologies
- Concrete exploitations and implementations of Digital Library models
Paper Submission and Publication
--------------------------------
Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers. Submitted manuscripts will be limited to 8 pages, following the guidelines for the LNCS format provided by Springer (http://www.springer.com/east/home/computer/lncs?SGWID=5-164-7-72376-0&teaserId=45515&CENTER_ID=73062). Preferred formats are PDF or Microsoft Word. Papers should be submitted via email to DLFoundations2008@isti.cnr.it. Papers submitted to the workshop will undergo a peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published as a volume in the DELOS workshop proceedings series, which will also be made available in the DELOS digital library. For every accepted paper, at least one author is required to attend the workshop and present the paper. Depending upon the number and quality of the submissions, efforts to coordinate follow-on publications may be made, involving journal publication of extended versions of some of the accepted papers.
Important Dates
---------------
Paper submission deadline: July 1, 2008
Decision notification: July 25, 2008
Camera ready version: September 3, 2008
Workshop: September 18, 2008
Program Committee
-----------------
Maristella Agosti, University of Padua, Italy
Stavros Christodoulakis, Technical University of Crete, Hellas (Greece)
Geneva Henry, Rice University, USA
Georgia Koutrika, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA, USA
Carlo Meghini, ISTI-CNR, Italy
Seamus Ross, HATII, University of Glasgow, UK
Dagobert Soergel, University of Maryland - College Park, USA
Organisers
----------
Leonardo Candela, ISTI-CNR, Pisa, Italy
Donatella Castelli, ISTI-CNR, Pisa, Italy
Yannis Ioannidis, University of Athens, Hellas (Greece)
Inquiries
---------
Please contact the organizers at DLFoundations2008 AT isti DOT cnr DOT it
Friday, April 18, 2008
CFP: Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference 2008
CFP: Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference 2008
http://blogs.bucknell.edu/DigitalLibraryConference2008/
July 9, 2008
Hosted by Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
ALL PROPOSALS DUE BY MAY 1, 2008
March 18, 2008, Lewisburg, PA -- Bucknell University's Library & Technology Division is pleased to issue this Call for Proposals for the first Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference. The conference goal is to bring together librarians and technologists from a wide range of cultural heritage institutions such as colleges and universities, libraries, museums, historical societies, and art galleries, who are interested in providing digital access to their collections. The conference seeks to support this community through a mix of speakers, contributed papers and posters, workshops, and engaging discussion. The conference will be held on July 9, 2008.
Audience
Librarians, technologists, and other information professionals with responsibility for or an interest in digitization projects, metadata, and digital library systems. Sessions will range in scope and depth. Some sessions will be appropriate for those with no prior knowledge in
the field, while others will be more technical in nature.
Conference Topics
Conference presentations are sought in all areas related to digital libraries, including the following:
- Case studies
- Collaborative projects
- Digital content for teaching (K-12)
- Digital content for teaching (higher education)
- Digital images
- Digital library systems and architecture
- Digital projects -- archives and historical societies
- Digital projects -- museums and art galleries
- Digital projects -- public libraries
- Digital projects -- special libraries
- Digitizing art collections and other rare/fragile materials
- Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
- Getting started with digitization projects
- Grant-funded projects
- Metadata
- Working with faculty
- Working with students
- Working with IT staff
We encourage proposals targeted at all levels of experience (introductory, intermediate, and advanced) and a wide range of audiences (academic librarians, public librarians, special/corporate librarians, archivists, museum curators, digital library technologists, library administrators, library/information science graduate students).
The program committee hopes to have several tracks to accommodate a wide range of topics, experience levels, and audiences.
Presentation Formats
Proposals are invited for a variety of formats: lecture-style
presentations, panel discussions, and posters.
Submitting a Proposal
Email proposals to dig@bucknell.edu. Proposals must include the
following information:
Proposed session title
One- to two-paragraph abstract
Name(s) and contact information for all presenters
Type of session being proposed (lecture-style presentation, panel
discussion, or poster)
For lecture-style presentations: level of experience (introductory,
intermediate, or advanced)
Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Notification to proposal
authors is expected to occur by early May.
Feel free to contact Bucknell University's Digital Initiatives Group
dig@bucknell.edu if you have questions or proposal ideas you would
like to discuss before submitting a proposal.
Conference Location
Bucknell University is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The campus is
in a beautiful rural setting adjacent to the Susquehanna River.
Harrisburg and State College (home of Penn State University) are about
an hour away; New York, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh are approximately a three- to four-hour drive.
http://blogs.bucknell.edu/DigitalLibraryConference2008/
July 9, 2008
Hosted by Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
ALL PROPOSALS DUE BY MAY 1, 2008
March 18, 2008, Lewisburg, PA -- Bucknell University's Library & Technology Division is pleased to issue this Call for Proposals for the first Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference. The conference goal is to bring together librarians and technologists from a wide range of cultural heritage institutions such as colleges and universities, libraries, museums, historical societies, and art galleries, who are interested in providing digital access to their collections. The conference seeks to support this community through a mix of speakers, contributed papers and posters, workshops, and engaging discussion. The conference will be held on July 9, 2008.
Audience
Librarians, technologists, and other information professionals with responsibility for or an interest in digitization projects, metadata, and digital library systems. Sessions will range in scope and depth. Some sessions will be appropriate for those with no prior knowledge in
the field, while others will be more technical in nature.
Conference Topics
Conference presentations are sought in all areas related to digital libraries, including the following:
- Case studies
- Collaborative projects
- Digital content for teaching (K-12)
- Digital content for teaching (higher education)
- Digital images
- Digital library systems and architecture
- Digital projects -- archives and historical societies
- Digital projects -- museums and art galleries
- Digital projects -- public libraries
- Digital projects -- special libraries
- Digitizing art collections and other rare/fragile materials
- Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
- Getting started with digitization projects
- Grant-funded projects
- Metadata
- Working with faculty
- Working with students
- Working with IT staff
We encourage proposals targeted at all levels of experience (introductory, intermediate, and advanced) and a wide range of audiences (academic librarians, public librarians, special/corporate librarians, archivists, museum curators, digital library technologists, library administrators, library/information science graduate students).
The program committee hopes to have several tracks to accommodate a wide range of topics, experience levels, and audiences.
Presentation Formats
Proposals are invited for a variety of formats: lecture-style
presentations, panel discussions, and posters.
Submitting a Proposal
Email proposals to dig@bucknell.edu. Proposals must include the
following information:
Proposed session title
One- to two-paragraph abstract
Name(s) and contact information for all presenters
Type of session being proposed (lecture-style presentation, panel
discussion, or poster)
For lecture-style presentations: level of experience (introductory,
intermediate, or advanced)
Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Notification to proposal
authors is expected to occur by early May.
Feel free to contact Bucknell University's Digital Initiatives Group
dig@bucknell.edu if you have questions or proposal ideas you would
like to discuss before submitting a proposal.
Conference Location
Bucknell University is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The campus is
in a beautiful rural setting adjacent to the Susquehanna River.
Harrisburg and State College (home of Penn State University) are about
an hour away; New York, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh are approximately a three- to four-hour drive.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
CFP: Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference 2008
CFP: Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference 2008
http://blogs.bucknell.edu/DigitalLibraryConference2008/
July 9, 2008
Hosted by Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
ALL PROPOSALS DUE BY MAY 1, 2008
March 18, 2008, Lewisburg, PA -- Bucknell University's Library & Technology Division is pleased to issue this Call for Proposals for the first Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference. The conference goal is to bring together librarians and technologists from a wide range of cultural heritage institutions such as colleges and universities, libraries, museums, historical societies, and art galleries, who are interested in providing digital access to their collections. The
conference seeks to support this community through a mix of speakers, contributed papers and posters, workshops, and engaging discussion. The conference will be held on July 9, 2008.
Audience
Librarians, technologists, and other information professionals with responsibility for or an interest in digitization projects, metadata, and digital library systems. Sessions will range in scope and depth. Some sessions will be appropriate for those with no prior knowledge in
the field, while others will be more technical in nature.
Conference Topics
Conference presentations are sought in all areas related to digital libraries, including the following:
- Case studies
- Collaborative projects
- Digital content for teaching (K-12)
- Digital content for teaching (higher education)
- Digital images
- Digital library systems and architecture
- Digital projects -- archives and historical societies
- Digital projects -- museums and art galleries
- Digital projects -- public libraries
- Digital projects -- special libraries
- Digitizing art collections and other rare/fragile materials
- Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
- Getting started with digitization projects
- Grant-funded projects
- Metadata
- Working with faculty
- Working with students
- Working with IT staff
We encourage proposals targeted at all levels of experience (introductory, intermediate, and advanced) and a wide range of audiences (academic librarians, public librarians, special/corporate librarians, archivists, museum curators, digital library technologists, library
administrators, library/information science graduate students).
The program committee hopes to have several tracks to accommodate a wide
range of topics, experience levels, and audiences.
Presentation Formats
Proposals are invited for a variety of formats: lecture-style
presentations, panel discussions, and posters.
Submitting a Proposal
Email proposals to dig@bucknell.edu. Proposals must include the
following information:
Proposed session title
One- to two-paragraph abstract
Name(s) and contact information for all presenters
Type of session being proposed (lecture-style presentation, panel
discussion, or poster)
For lecture-style presentations: level of experience (introductory,
intermediate, or advanced)
Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Notification to proposal
authors is expected to occur by early May.
Feel free to contact Bucknell University's Digital Initiatives Group
[dig@bucknell.edu] if you have questions or proposal ideas you would
like to discuss before submitting a proposal.
Conference Location
Bucknell University is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The campus is
in a beautiful rural setting adjacent to the Susquehanna River.
Harrisburg and State College (home of Penn State University) are about
an hour away; New York, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh are approximately a three- to four-hour drive.
--
Abby Clobridge
Digital Initiatives Group Leader
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
aclobrid@bucknell.edu
(570) 577-3913
http://blogs.bucknell.edu/DigitalLibraryConference2008/
July 9, 2008
Hosted by Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
ALL PROPOSALS DUE BY MAY 1, 2008
March 18, 2008, Lewisburg, PA -- Bucknell University's Library & Technology Division is pleased to issue this Call for Proposals for the first Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference. The conference goal is to bring together librarians and technologists from a wide range of cultural heritage institutions such as colleges and universities, libraries, museums, historical societies, and art galleries, who are interested in providing digital access to their collections. The
conference seeks to support this community through a mix of speakers, contributed papers and posters, workshops, and engaging discussion. The conference will be held on July 9, 2008.
Audience
Librarians, technologists, and other information professionals with responsibility for or an interest in digitization projects, metadata, and digital library systems. Sessions will range in scope and depth. Some sessions will be appropriate for those with no prior knowledge in
the field, while others will be more technical in nature.
Conference Topics
Conference presentations are sought in all areas related to digital libraries, including the following:
- Case studies
- Collaborative projects
- Digital content for teaching (K-12)
- Digital content for teaching (higher education)
- Digital images
- Digital library systems and architecture
- Digital projects -- archives and historical societies
- Digital projects -- museums and art galleries
- Digital projects -- public libraries
- Digital projects -- special libraries
- Digitizing art collections and other rare/fragile materials
- Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
- Getting started with digitization projects
- Grant-funded projects
- Metadata
- Working with faculty
- Working with students
- Working with IT staff
We encourage proposals targeted at all levels of experience (introductory, intermediate, and advanced) and a wide range of audiences (academic librarians, public librarians, special/corporate librarians, archivists, museum curators, digital library technologists, library
administrators, library/information science graduate students).
The program committee hopes to have several tracks to accommodate a wide
range of topics, experience levels, and audiences.
Presentation Formats
Proposals are invited for a variety of formats: lecture-style
presentations, panel discussions, and posters.
Submitting a Proposal
Email proposals to dig@bucknell.edu. Proposals must include the
following information:
Proposed session title
One- to two-paragraph abstract
Name(s) and contact information for all presenters
Type of session being proposed (lecture-style presentation, panel
discussion, or poster)
For lecture-style presentations: level of experience (introductory,
intermediate, or advanced)
Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Notification to proposal
authors is expected to occur by early May.
Feel free to contact Bucknell University's Digital Initiatives Group
[dig@bucknell.edu] if you have questions or proposal ideas you would
like to discuss before submitting a proposal.
Conference Location
Bucknell University is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The campus is
in a beautiful rural setting adjacent to the Susquehanna River.
Harrisburg and State College (home of Penn State University) are about
an hour away; New York, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh are approximately a three- to four-hour drive.
--
Abby Clobridge
Digital Initiatives Group Leader
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
aclobrid@bucknell.edu
(570) 577-3913
Friday, December 07, 2007
CFP: 37th IASL Conference is: World Class Learning and Literacy through School Libraries
CFP: 37th IASL Conference is: World Class Learning and Literacy through School Libraries
Location: University of California at Berkeley
Dates: August 4, 2008 – August 8, 2008
Call for Papers Deadline: January 15, 2008
The conference coordinator is Dr. Blanche Woolls, bwoolls@slis.sjsu.edu
URL: http://iasl.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/iasl-2008-call-for-papers/
Sub-themes:
1. Digital Literacy — For example, digital libraries, digital resources related to reading, specialized strategies and techniques for “reading” online text, images and multimedia.
2. Building a Community of Readers — For example, book clubs, literature circles, collaborative reading projects.
3. Strategies for Building Literacy Skills in School Libraries — For example, How can the school librarian use his/her library curriculum and instruction to develop reading and literacy skills among students? What reading and literacy skills can be”taught” in school libraries by school librarians? What are best practices for teaching these skills?
4. Support Reading Instruction — For example, how school libraries can provide resources for classroom teachers and staff support for literacy initiatives throughout the school, including collection development, literacy libraries, reader’s advisory, reading incentive programs.
5. Research Forum — For example, scholarly research about school libraries. Researchers are encouraged to discuss their research methodologies as well as the results.
Four types of presentations will be offered in this conference:
-Professional papers: Papers that describe and discuss the presenter’s work in relation to theory and/or practice.
-International Research Forum Presentations: Papers that describe the presenter’s research, either completed or on-going, in relation to the conference theme.
-Workshops/Demonstrations: Presentations that feature one or more persons working with a group to help them develop skills in a specific teaching or research technique.
-Poster Sessions: Description of practice or theory presented visually. Presenters are required to be present for a specific period of time in order to answer questions.
All proposals will be independently reviewed before acceptance. The Review Panel for the International Research Forum will be drawn from IASL members worldwide.
Criteria for Selection:
-Relevance to conference themes
-Clarity of description
-Intellectual significance
-Relevance to audience
-Originality
All proposals must be in English and submitted by 15 January 2008.
For information - please follow the links above.
Location: University of California at Berkeley
Dates: August 4, 2008 – August 8, 2008
Call for Papers Deadline: January 15, 2008
The conference coordinator is Dr. Blanche Woolls, bwoolls@slis.sjsu.edu
URL: http://iasl.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/iasl-2008-call-for-papers/
Sub-themes:
1. Digital Literacy — For example, digital libraries, digital resources related to reading, specialized strategies and techniques for “reading” online text, images and multimedia.
2. Building a Community of Readers — For example, book clubs, literature circles, collaborative reading projects.
3. Strategies for Building Literacy Skills in School Libraries — For example, How can the school librarian use his/her library curriculum and instruction to develop reading and literacy skills among students? What reading and literacy skills can be”taught” in school libraries by school librarians? What are best practices for teaching these skills?
4. Support Reading Instruction — For example, how school libraries can provide resources for classroom teachers and staff support for literacy initiatives throughout the school, including collection development, literacy libraries, reader’s advisory, reading incentive programs.
5. Research Forum — For example, scholarly research about school libraries. Researchers are encouraged to discuss their research methodologies as well as the results.
Four types of presentations will be offered in this conference:
-Professional papers: Papers that describe and discuss the presenter’s work in relation to theory and/or practice.
-International Research Forum Presentations: Papers that describe the presenter’s research, either completed or on-going, in relation to the conference theme.
-Workshops/Demonstrations: Presentations that feature one or more persons working with a group to help them develop skills in a specific teaching or research technique.
-Poster Sessions: Description of practice or theory presented visually. Presenters are required to be present for a specific period of time in order to answer questions.
All proposals will be independently reviewed before acceptance. The Review Panel for the International Research Forum will be drawn from IASL members worldwide.
Criteria for Selection:
-Relevance to conference themes
-Clarity of description
-Intellectual significance
-Relevance to audience
-Originality
All proposals must be in English and submitted by 15 January 2008.
For information - please follow the links above.
Monday, November 19, 2007
CFP: OPEN REPOSITORIES 2008
CFP: OPEN REPOSITORIES 2008
Southampton, UK
April 1-4, 2008
Deadline 9th Dec 2007 for Papers & Panels
(Calls for Posters and User Group Participation to follow later)
http://www.openrepositories.org/2008
CFP URL: http://or08.ecs.soton.ac.uk/cfp.html
(see link for all topics)
We invite developers, researchers and practitioners to submit papers describing novel experiences or developments in the construction and use of digital repositories. Submissions of UP TO 4 pages in length are requested for review. See the CFP page at the conference site for submission instructions. Submissions for panel discussions are also requested.
Repositories are being deployed in a variety of settings (research, scholarship, learning, science, cultural heritage) and across a range of scales (subject, national, regional, institutional, project, lab, personal). The aim of this conference is to address the technical, managerial, practical and
theoretical issues that arise from diverse applications of repositories in the increasingly pervasive information environment.
A programme of papers, panel discussions, poster presentations, workshops, tutorials and developer coding sessions will bring together all the key stakeholders in the field. Open source
software community meetings for the major platforms (EPrints, DSpace and Fedora) will also provide opportunities to advance and co-ordinate the development of repository installations across the world.
IMPORTANT DATES AND CONTACT INFO
Paper Submission Deadline: Friday 7th December 2007
Notification of Acceptance: Monday January 21st 2008
Submission of DSpace/EPrints/Fedora User Group Presentations: TBA
Submission of Posters: Monday 4th February 2008
Conference: April 1-4, 2008. University of Southampton, UK.
Enquiries to: Program Committee Chair (e.lyon AT ukoln.ac.uk) or General
Chair (lac AT ecs.soton.ac.uk)
CONFERENCE THEMES
====================
The themes of the conference include (but are not limited to) the following:
(NOTE: PLEASE SEE CFP (http://or08.ecs.soton.ac.uk/cfp.html) LINK FOR ALL TOPICS)
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN THE KNOWLEDGE WORKPLACE
PROFESSIONALISM AND PRACTICE
SUSTAINABILITY
LEGAL ISSUES
SUCCESSFUL INTEROPERABILITY
MODELS, ARCHITECTURES AND FRAMEWORKS
VALUE CHAINS and SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES BUILT ON REPOSITORIES
USE CASES FOR REPOSITORIES
Southampton, UK
April 1-4, 2008
Deadline 9th Dec 2007 for Papers & Panels
(Calls for Posters and User Group Participation to follow later)
http://www.openrepositories.org/2008
CFP URL: http://or08.ecs.soton.ac.uk/cfp.html
(see link for all topics)
We invite developers, researchers and practitioners to submit papers describing novel experiences or developments in the construction and use of digital repositories. Submissions of UP TO 4 pages in length are requested for review. See the CFP page at the conference site for submission instructions. Submissions for panel discussions are also requested.
Repositories are being deployed in a variety of settings (research, scholarship, learning, science, cultural heritage) and across a range of scales (subject, national, regional, institutional, project, lab, personal). The aim of this conference is to address the technical, managerial, practical and
theoretical issues that arise from diverse applications of repositories in the increasingly pervasive information environment.
A programme of papers, panel discussions, poster presentations, workshops, tutorials and developer coding sessions will bring together all the key stakeholders in the field. Open source
software community meetings for the major platforms (EPrints, DSpace and Fedora) will also provide opportunities to advance and co-ordinate the development of repository installations across the world.
IMPORTANT DATES AND CONTACT INFO
Paper Submission Deadline: Friday 7th December 2007
Notification of Acceptance: Monday January 21st 2008
Submission of DSpace/EPrints/Fedora User Group Presentations: TBA
Submission of Posters: Monday 4th February 2008
Conference: April 1-4, 2008. University of Southampton, UK.
Enquiries to: Program Committee Chair (e.lyon AT ukoln.ac.uk) or General
Chair (lac AT ecs.soton.ac.uk)
CONFERENCE THEMES
====================
The themes of the conference include (but are not limited to) the following:
(NOTE: PLEASE SEE CFP (http://or08.ecs.soton.ac.uk/cfp.html) LINK FOR ALL TOPICS)
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN THE KNOWLEDGE WORKPLACE
PROFESSIONALISM AND PRACTICE
SUSTAINABILITY
LEGAL ISSUES
SUCCESSFUL INTEROPERABILITY
MODELS, ARCHITECTURES AND FRAMEWORKS
VALUE CHAINS and SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES BUILT ON REPOSITORIES
USE CASES FOR REPOSITORIES
Friday, November 16, 2007
Call for Participation: Digital Library Technologies Interest Group (DLTIG) at ALA Midwinter 2008
Call for Participation: Digital Library Technologies Interest Group (DLTIG) at ALA Midwinter 2008
The Digital Library Technologies Interest Group (DLTIG) will meet in Philadelphia on Sunday, January 13, 2008 from 10:30AM to 1:00 PM. The meeting will provide discussion on the upcoming DLTIG annual meeting program in Anaheim, CA titled Institutional Repositories, Mass Digitization, and Preservation; a regular business meeting; and a Share Online Stuff (SOS) open forum for participants to demonstrate innovative projects and programs.
The SOS part of the meeting, will provide an open forum for participants to share short demonstrations (5/10 minutes) of innovative digital library projects and programs with attendees. In addition to sharing new digital initiatives, it is hoped this will spark discussion on program ideas for 2009 ALA annual conference in Chicago.
While an open forum, I’m asking LITA members who want to present at the DLTIG meeting in to send to me by email descriptions and titles of demonstrations. I would like to get a feel of the number of you who are willing to share the merits of your library staff’s digital services with other ALA members.
Examples:
BARD
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped’s Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) program. With over 18,000 digital audio books and 100 magazines available for download in 2008.NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) Enrollment
10 minutes
NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) Enrollment
Wolfner Library’s Recommended Readings Lists. Over 350 bibliographies with human voice audio mp3 file enhancements. http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/adult.asp
5 minutes
You Say It How?
An audio pronunciation guide to over 9,000 hard to pronounce names of public figures. http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/SayHow/ 5 minutes
Look forward to hearing from you and thanks in advance,
Richard J. Smith, Director
Wolfner Library
Co-Chair DLTIG
Email: richard.smith@sos.mo.gov
Web Site: http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/
The Digital Library Technologies Interest Group (DLTIG) will meet in Philadelphia on Sunday, January 13, 2008 from 10:30AM to 1:00 PM. The meeting will provide discussion on the upcoming DLTIG annual meeting program in Anaheim, CA titled Institutional Repositories, Mass Digitization, and Preservation; a regular business meeting; and a Share Online Stuff (SOS) open forum for participants to demonstrate innovative projects and programs.
The SOS part of the meeting, will provide an open forum for participants to share short demonstrations (5/10 minutes) of innovative digital library projects and programs with attendees. In addition to sharing new digital initiatives, it is hoped this will spark discussion on program ideas for 2009 ALA annual conference in Chicago.
While an open forum, I’m asking LITA members who want to present at the DLTIG meeting in to send to me by email descriptions and titles of demonstrations. I would like to get a feel of the number of you who are willing to share the merits of your library staff’s digital services with other ALA members.
Examples:
BARD
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped’s Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) program. With over 18,000 digital audio books and 100 magazines available for download in 2008.NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) Enrollment
10 minutes
NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) Enrollment
Wolfner Library’s Recommended Readings Lists. Over 350 bibliographies with human voice audio mp3 file enhancements. http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/adult.asp
5 minutes
You Say It How?
An audio pronunciation guide to over 9,000 hard to pronounce names of public figures. http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/SayHow/ 5 minutes
Look forward to hearing from you and thanks in advance,
Richard J. Smith, Director
Wolfner Library
Co-Chair DLTIG
Email: richard.smith@sos.mo.gov
Web Site: http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
CFP: Technology of Data: Collection, Communication, Access and Preservation (IASSIST)
CFP: Technology of Data: Collection, Communication, Access and Preservation (IASSIST)
Palo Alto, California - May 27-30, 2008
Deadline: December 17, 2007
The 34th International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST) annual conference will be held at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA, May 27-30, 2008. This year's conference, Technology of Data: Collection, Communication, Access and Preservation, examines the role of technology and tools in various aspects of the data life cycle.
The theme of this conference addresses how technology can affect aspects of data stewardship throughout the data lifecycle. The methods and media by which data are collected, shared, analyzed and saved are ever-changing, from punch cards and legal pads to online-surveys and tag clouds. There has been an explosion of data sources and topics; vast changes in compilation and dissemination methods; increasing awareness about access and associated licensing and privacy issues; and growing concern about the safeguarding and protection of valuable data resources for future use. The 2008 conference is an opportunity to discuss the role of technology – past, present, and future – in all of these arenas. We seek submissions of papers, poster/demonstration sessions, and panel sessions on the following topics:
-Issues and techniques for preserving "old" data as well as information "born digital"
-Methods, technology and questions surrounding data dissemination, including best practices and innovations
-Archival and preservation challenges presented by new processes
-Metadata
-Innovation in the use of data for teaching and research
-The legal issues surrounding new technologies
-Changes in resource discovery methods
-Data services in virtual spaces
-Providing services to users with different degrees of technical "savvy"
-Tools and spaces for research collaboration
Papers on other topics related to the conference theme will also be considered. The deadline for paper, session, and poster/demonstration proposals is December 17, 2007. The Conference Program Committee will send notification of the acceptance of proposals by February 8, 2008.
Individual presentation proposals and session proposals are welcome. Proposals for complete sessions, typically a panel of three to four presentations within a 90-minute session, should provide information on the focus of the session, the organizer or moderator, and possible participants. The session organizer will be responsible for securing session participants. Organizers as well as panel participants are also welcome to submit additional paper proposals but please note that the Conference Program Committee may need to limit the number of presentations per person.
Proposals for papers, sessions, and posters/demonstrations should include the proposed title and an abstract no longer than 200 words. Longer abstracts will be returned to be shortened before being considered. Please note that all presenters are required to register and pay the registration fee for the conference. Registration for individual days will be available.
Proposals can be submitted via email to: iassist08@gmail.com
A conference website with an on-line submission form will be available shortly. A separate call for workshop proposals is also forthcoming.
For more information about IASSIST, visit the website at http://www.iassistdata.org/ .
Palo Alto, California - May 27-30, 2008
Deadline: December 17, 2007
The 34th International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST) annual conference will be held at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA, May 27-30, 2008. This year's conference, Technology of Data: Collection, Communication, Access and Preservation, examines the role of technology and tools in various aspects of the data life cycle.
The theme of this conference addresses how technology can affect aspects of data stewardship throughout the data lifecycle. The methods and media by which data are collected, shared, analyzed and saved are ever-changing, from punch cards and legal pads to online-surveys and tag clouds. There has been an explosion of data sources and topics; vast changes in compilation and dissemination methods; increasing awareness about access and associated licensing and privacy issues; and growing concern about the safeguarding and protection of valuable data resources for future use. The 2008 conference is an opportunity to discuss the role of technology – past, present, and future – in all of these arenas. We seek submissions of papers, poster/demonstration sessions, and panel sessions on the following topics:
-Issues and techniques for preserving "old" data as well as information "born digital"
-Methods, technology and questions surrounding data dissemination, including best practices and innovations
-Archival and preservation challenges presented by new processes
-Metadata
-Innovation in the use of data for teaching and research
-The legal issues surrounding new technologies
-Changes in resource discovery methods
-Data services in virtual spaces
-Providing services to users with different degrees of technical "savvy"
-Tools and spaces for research collaboration
Papers on other topics related to the conference theme will also be considered. The deadline for paper, session, and poster/demonstration proposals is December 17, 2007. The Conference Program Committee will send notification of the acceptance of proposals by February 8, 2008.
Individual presentation proposals and session proposals are welcome. Proposals for complete sessions, typically a panel of three to four presentations within a 90-minute session, should provide information on the focus of the session, the organizer or moderator, and possible participants. The session organizer will be responsible for securing session participants. Organizers as well as panel participants are also welcome to submit additional paper proposals but please note that the Conference Program Committee may need to limit the number of presentations per person.
Proposals for papers, sessions, and posters/demonstrations should include the proposed title and an abstract no longer than 200 words. Longer abstracts will be returned to be shortened before being considered. Please note that all presenters are required to register and pay the registration fee for the conference. Registration for individual days will be available.
Proposals can be submitted via email to: iassist08@gmail.com
A conference website with an on-line submission form will be available shortly. A separate call for workshop proposals is also forthcoming.
For more information about IASSIST, visit the website at http://www.iassistdata.org/ .
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
CFP: Electronic Resources & Libraries 2008
CFP: Electronic Resources & Libraries 2008
March 18-21, 2008
Atlanta, GA
Call for Proposals (Deadline - November 1, 2007)
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008
***********************************************
ER&L Conference Program Planning Committee encourages you to submit a proposal for the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2008 Conference to be held March 19-21, 2008, with pre-conference sessions on March 18. The conference location will be the Global Learning and Conference Center in Atlanta, GA.
View Track Descriptions:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008/schedConf/trackPolicies
Proposal Deadline: Proposals will be evaluated as they are received, and priority may be given to those who submit early. The Proposal Deadline is Nov. 1, 2007
Proposal Evaluation: The committee will evaluate each proposal on the basis of subject matter (including, but not limited to, the issues listed in the topic descriptions), clarity, and timeliness. Proposals should be for original work that has not been published. We may request that some presenters combine sessions with complementary subject matter.
Compensation: Presenters receive 25% off the cost of registration.
More info: ER&L provides a forum for information professionals to explore ideas, trends, and technologies related to electronic resources and digital services. The idea of this event is to bring together stakeholders inside and outside of the library to look at the impact the digital environment has on library collections, access to resources, and our organizations. We invite various perspectives and approaches to managing, promoting and accessing electronic resources. We hope to foster collaborative, cross-departmental, cross-community approaches to
the issues e-resources have brought to our environment.
Questions: Please direct questions about the Call for Proposals to Bonnie Tijerina (bonnie.tijerina@gmail.com) or Elizabeth Winter(elizabeth.winter@library.gatech.edu). Please direct questions related to preconferences to Xan Arch(xanadu@stanford.edu).
ER&L '08 conference details are online at:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008
Gayle Baker
Professor & Electronic Services Coordinator
University of Tennessee Libraries
1015 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996-1000
865.974.3519 (voice) 865.974.0551 (fax)
gsbaker@utk.edu
March 18-21, 2008
Atlanta, GA
Call for Proposals (Deadline - November 1, 2007)
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008
***********************************************
ER&L Conference Program Planning Committee encourages you to submit a proposal for the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2008 Conference to be held March 19-21, 2008, with pre-conference sessions on March 18. The conference location will be the Global Learning and Conference Center in Atlanta, GA.
View Track Descriptions:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008/schedConf/trackPolicies
Proposal Deadline: Proposals will be evaluated as they are received, and priority may be given to those who submit early. The Proposal Deadline is Nov. 1, 2007
Proposal Evaluation: The committee will evaluate each proposal on the basis of subject matter (including, but not limited to, the issues listed in the topic descriptions), clarity, and timeliness. Proposals should be for original work that has not been published. We may request that some presenters combine sessions with complementary subject matter.
Compensation: Presenters receive 25% off the cost of registration.
More info: ER&L provides a forum for information professionals to explore ideas, trends, and technologies related to electronic resources and digital services. The idea of this event is to bring together stakeholders inside and outside of the library to look at the impact the digital environment has on library collections, access to resources, and our organizations. We invite various perspectives and approaches to managing, promoting and accessing electronic resources. We hope to foster collaborative, cross-departmental, cross-community approaches to
the issues e-resources have brought to our environment.
Questions: Please direct questions about the Call for Proposals to Bonnie Tijerina (bonnie.tijerina@gmail.com) or Elizabeth Winter(elizabeth.winter@library.gatech.edu). Please direct questions related to preconferences to Xan Arch(xanadu@stanford.edu).
ER&L '08 conference details are online at:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008
Gayle Baker
Professor & Electronic Services Coordinator
University of Tennessee Libraries
1015 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996-1000
865.974.3519 (voice) 865.974.0551 (fax)
gsbaker@utk.edu
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
CFP: ECDL 2007 (11th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries)
CFP: ECDL 2007 (11th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries)
September 16-21, 2007, Budapest, Hungary
http://www.ecdl2007.org
CALL for PARTICIPATION
This unique and well-established series brings together researchers,
developers and practitioners working in various disciplines and related
areas of digital libraries all over the world, providing a meeting point for
the library, Web and DL communities. The conference will consist of a three
days technical programme, preceded by a tutorial day and followed by
workshops. The technical program will include refereed paper presentations,
plenary sessions, panels and poster sessions.
ECDL 2007 will be devoted to discussions about hot issues and applications
and will primarily provide a forum to reinforce the collaboration of
researchers and practitioners in the following topics: Ontologies, Digital libraries and
the Web, Models, Multimedia and Multilingual Digital Libraries, Grid and
Peer-to-Peer, Preservation, User Interfaces, Document Linking, Information
Retrieval, Personal Information Management, New DL Applications, and User
Studies.
The keynote talk by Prof. Seamus Ross (Humanities Computing & Information
Management (HATII), University of Glasgow) will address the questions of
preservation, while the keynote talk by Prof. Arne Solvgerg (Dept. of
Computer and Information Science (IDI), Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (NTNU)) will focus on WiFi-Trondheim - an experiment in providing Broadband
Everywhere for All.
Panels will address timely and important topics, namely, experiences of DL
projects in panel „On the move towards the European Digital Library: BRICKS,
TEL, MICHAEL and DELOS converging experiences” in synergy with the European
Commission`s initiatives and the special challenges of digital library
research and development in the host region of the conference in panel
„Digital Libraries in Central and Eastern Europe: Infrastructure Challenges
for the New Europe”
The corresponding tutorials will provide further in-depth looks at areas of
current interest, including Thesauri and Ontologies, DL Education, Large
Scale Digital Library Infrastructures, Sharing Content, Services and
Computing Resources.
The Workshops, covering wide areas of interest, to be held in conjunction
with ECDL2007, on September 20-21, are still open for contributions.
* CLEF 2007 - Cross language Evaluation Forum
* Workshop on “Foundations of Digital Libraries”
* DLSci 2007 - Digital Library Goes e-Science
* LADL 2007 - Cross-Media and Personalized Learning Applications on top of
Digital Libraries
* Curriculum Development in Digital Libraries: An Exercise in Developing
Lesson Plans
* Towards an European repository ecology: conceptualising interactions
between networks of repositories and services
* Networked Knowledge Organization Systems and Services
* Libraries in the Digital Age: What If …?
Registration and program details are available at http://www.ecdl2007.org
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue
Budapest, one of the most beautiful historical capitals in Europe, is
situated on the banks of the Danube. Buda lies in the hills on the western
bank, famous for its historic Castle Hill and beautiful residential area,
and bustling Pest with its shopping, government and commercial districts
lies on the flat plain of the east bank.
The architectural beauty with its monuments from neo-classic through baroque
to eclectic art nouveau is prevalent in the city. Budapest is also world
famous for its artistic abundance of concerts, operas, recitals, galas and
exhibitions.
The Europa Congress Center, the conference site, providing a modern plenary
room and several session rooms with state-of-the-art technology, will be a
unique venue to organize the event.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Organization Committee
General Chair: Dr. Laszlo Kovacs, Department of Distributed Systems,
Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
Hungary
Programme Co-Chair: Prof. Dr. Norbert Fuhr, Information Systems Faculty
of Engineering Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Programme Co-Chair: Dr. Carlo Meghini, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione, Italy
Local Arrangements Chair: Dr. Gusztav Hencsey, Computer and Automation
Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
Workshops Chairs:
Maristella Agosti, University of Padua, Italy
Birte Christensen-Dalsgaard, State and University Library, Denmark
Poster & Demo Chairs:
Dr. Ulrike Steffens, OFFIS, Germany
José Borbinha, DEI/IST/UTL and INESC-ID, Portugal
Tutorials Chair:
Rudi Schmiede, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany
Publicity and Exhibit Chairs:
Yuzuru Tanaka for Asia, Meme Media Laboratory, Hokkaido University, Japan
Jane Hunter for Australia, School of ITEE, Australia
Hussein Suleman for Africa, University of Cape Town, South-Africa
Panel Chairs:
Seamus Ross, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Edward Fox, Virginia Tech / Dept of Computer Science, USA
Doctoral Consortium Chairs:
Tiziana Catarci, University of Roma 1, Italy
Nicolas Spyratos, University de Paris-Sud, France
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contact: office@ecdl2007.org
Home: http://www.ecdl2007.org
September 16-21, 2007, Budapest, Hungary
http://www.ecdl2007.org
CALL for PARTICIPATION
This unique and well-established series brings together researchers,
developers and practitioners working in various disciplines and related
areas of digital libraries all over the world, providing a meeting point for
the library, Web and DL communities. The conference will consist of a three
days technical programme, preceded by a tutorial day and followed by
workshops. The technical program will include refereed paper presentations,
plenary sessions, panels and poster sessions.
ECDL 2007 will be devoted to discussions about hot issues and applications
and will primarily provide a forum to reinforce the collaboration of
researchers and practitioners in the following topics: Ontologies, Digital libraries and
the Web, Models, Multimedia and Multilingual Digital Libraries, Grid and
Peer-to-Peer, Preservation, User Interfaces, Document Linking, Information
Retrieval, Personal Information Management, New DL Applications, and User
Studies.
The keynote talk by Prof. Seamus Ross (Humanities Computing & Information
Management (HATII), University of Glasgow) will address the questions of
preservation, while the keynote talk by Prof. Arne Solvgerg (Dept. of
Computer and Information Science (IDI), Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (NTNU)) will focus on WiFi-Trondheim - an experiment in providing Broadband
Everywhere for All.
Panels will address timely and important topics, namely, experiences of DL
projects in panel „On the move towards the European Digital Library: BRICKS,
TEL, MICHAEL and DELOS converging experiences” in synergy with the European
Commission`s initiatives and the special challenges of digital library
research and development in the host region of the conference in panel
„Digital Libraries in Central and Eastern Europe: Infrastructure Challenges
for the New Europe”
The corresponding tutorials will provide further in-depth looks at areas of
current interest, including Thesauri and Ontologies, DL Education, Large
Scale Digital Library Infrastructures, Sharing Content, Services and
Computing Resources.
The Workshops, covering wide areas of interest, to be held in conjunction
with ECDL2007, on September 20-21, are still open for contributions.
* CLEF 2007 - Cross language Evaluation Forum
* Workshop on “Foundations of Digital Libraries”
* DLSci 2007 - Digital Library Goes e-Science
* LADL 2007 - Cross-Media and Personalized Learning Applications on top of
Digital Libraries
* Curriculum Development in Digital Libraries: An Exercise in Developing
Lesson Plans
* Towards an European repository ecology: conceptualising interactions
between networks of repositories and services
* Networked Knowledge Organization Systems and Services
* Libraries in the Digital Age: What If …?
Registration and program details are available at http://www.ecdl2007.org
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue
Budapest, one of the most beautiful historical capitals in Europe, is
situated on the banks of the Danube. Buda lies in the hills on the western
bank, famous for its historic Castle Hill and beautiful residential area,
and bustling Pest with its shopping, government and commercial districts
lies on the flat plain of the east bank.
The architectural beauty with its monuments from neo-classic through baroque
to eclectic art nouveau is prevalent in the city. Budapest is also world
famous for its artistic abundance of concerts, operas, recitals, galas and
exhibitions.
The Europa Congress Center, the conference site, providing a modern plenary
room and several session rooms with state-of-the-art technology, will be a
unique venue to organize the event.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Organization Committee
General Chair: Dr. Laszlo Kovacs, Department of Distributed Systems,
Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
Hungary
Programme Co-Chair: Prof. Dr. Norbert Fuhr, Information Systems Faculty
of Engineering Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Programme Co-Chair: Dr. Carlo Meghini, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione, Italy
Local Arrangements Chair: Dr. Gusztav Hencsey, Computer and Automation
Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
Workshops Chairs:
Maristella Agosti, University of Padua, Italy
Birte Christensen-Dalsgaard, State and University Library, Denmark
Poster & Demo Chairs:
Dr. Ulrike Steffens, OFFIS, Germany
José Borbinha, DEI/IST/UTL and INESC-ID, Portugal
Tutorials Chair:
Rudi Schmiede, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany
Publicity and Exhibit Chairs:
Yuzuru Tanaka for Asia, Meme Media Laboratory, Hokkaido University, Japan
Jane Hunter for Australia, School of ITEE, Australia
Hussein Suleman for Africa, University of Cape Town, South-Africa
Panel Chairs:
Seamus Ross, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Edward Fox, Virginia Tech / Dept of Computer Science, USA
Doctoral Consortium Chairs:
Tiziana Catarci, University of Roma 1, Italy
Nicolas Spyratos, University de Paris-Sud, France
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contact: office@ecdl2007.org
Home: http://www.ecdl2007.org
Monday, July 02, 2007
CFP: Special issue of Library Review (Digital libraries and the Semantic Web: context, applications and research)
CFP: Special issue of Library Review (Digital libraries and the Semantic Web: context, applications and research)
Details: http://cdlr.strath.ac.uk/LibraryReview/
Important dates are as follows:
Friday 5th October 2007: deadline for submission of papers
Monday 5th November 2007: acceptance notification
Friday 7th December 2007: submission of 'camera ready' version (complete with reviewers' revisions/changes)
Spring 2008: publication of special issue
--------------------------------
Submissions are sought for a special issue of Library Review on the topic of 'Digital libraries and the Semantic Web: context, applications and research'.
For many digital libraries or cultural institutions, the Semantic Web offers an opportunity to better expose valuable digital resources pertaining to research, culture or history, using common standards and technologies in a collaborative and 'joined up' way. Semantic Web technologies are capable of enhancing digital libraries or repositories by facilitating improved user interfaces and human-computer interaction, improved navigation and retrieval within heterogeneous document environments, user profiling, personalisation and contextualisation, etc. Such technologies also have the potential to solve or aid the management of problems relevant to the LIS community, such as semantic interoperability, advanced metadata and information integration, the management of large corpora of heterogeneous digital resources, and so forth.
This special themed issue of Library Review consolidates similarly themed conferences (e.g. the International Conference on Semantic Web and Digital Libraries (ICSD-2007)) and aims to demonstrate the relevance and application of Semantic Web technologies to digital libraries, repositories, and the LIS community generally.
Submissions are welcome from all interested parties and communities. Submissions may comprise research papers, evaluation, case studies, and descriptions of innovative projects, theoretical expositions, or reviews. Topics for submission could include, but are by no means limited to:
- Digital library and Semantic Web project case studies, best practice examples, etc.
- Innovative uses of RDF applications such as Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS), Web Ontology Language (OWL), Friend-of-a-Friend (FOAF), etc. within digital libraries or similar environments
- Use of Semantic Web techniques in the deployment of Networked Knowledge Organization Systems (NKOS), including terminology services
- Large scale metadata integration
- Knowledge organization and ontologies (including the application of knowledge organization systems or ontologies in interfaces to digital libraries)
- Reviews of Semantic Web techniques and their actual (and potential) application within digital libraries
- Ontological navigation and inferencing/reasoning techniques
- Methodologies for ontology management, evaluation, mapping, merging, integration, etc.
- Semantically rich interfaces to digital libraries
- Management, use and navigation of bibliographic data using Semantic Web technologies
- Semantic Web approaches to information retrieval within digital libraries
- Storage, manipulation, querying of RDF data
- Technology and Semantic Web modelling tools
- Knowledge organization systems and user interfaces at the crossroads
Owing to the aim of this special issue, submissions on the above noted topics are encouraged to:
* Emphasise the practical implications of Semantic Web research or developments for digital libraries and repositories;
* Where possible, endeavour to note the relevance of research findings for future digital library management or service provision;
* Comment on areas of useful overlap between the digital library and Semantic Web developments and how the aims of each community can be furthered by increased collaboration.
Important dates are as follows:
Friday 5th October 2007: deadline for submission of papers
Monday 5th November 2007: acceptance notification
Friday 7th December 2007: submission of 'camera ready' version (complete with reviewers' revisions/changes)
Spring 2008: publication of special issue
For further submission details see: http://cdlr.strath.ac.uk/LibraryReview/
-------------------------------
George Macgregor,
Centre for Digital Library Research (CDLR),
Department of Computer & Information Sciences,
University of Strathclyde, Livingstone Tower,
26 Richmond Street, Glasgow, UK, G1 1XH
tel: +44 (0)141 548 4752
fax: +44 (0)141 548 4523
web: http://cdlr.strath.ac.uk/
Details: http://cdlr.strath.ac.uk/LibraryReview/
Important dates are as follows:
Friday 5th October 2007: deadline for submission of papers
Monday 5th November 2007: acceptance notification
Friday 7th December 2007: submission of 'camera ready' version (complete with reviewers' revisions/changes)
Spring 2008: publication of special issue
--------------------------------
Submissions are sought for a special issue of Library Review on the topic of 'Digital libraries and the Semantic Web: context, applications and research'.
For many digital libraries or cultural institutions, the Semantic Web offers an opportunity to better expose valuable digital resources pertaining to research, culture or history, using common standards and technologies in a collaborative and 'joined up' way. Semantic Web technologies are capable of enhancing digital libraries or repositories by facilitating improved user interfaces and human-computer interaction, improved navigation and retrieval within heterogeneous document environments, user profiling, personalisation and contextualisation, etc. Such technologies also have the potential to solve or aid the management of problems relevant to the LIS community, such as semantic interoperability, advanced metadata and information integration, the management of large corpora of heterogeneous digital resources, and so forth.
This special themed issue of Library Review consolidates similarly themed conferences (e.g. the International Conference on Semantic Web and Digital Libraries (ICSD-2007)) and aims to demonstrate the relevance and application of Semantic Web technologies to digital libraries, repositories, and the LIS community generally.
Submissions are welcome from all interested parties and communities. Submissions may comprise research papers, evaluation, case studies, and descriptions of innovative projects, theoretical expositions, or reviews. Topics for submission could include, but are by no means limited to:
- Digital library and Semantic Web project case studies, best practice examples, etc.
- Innovative uses of RDF applications such as Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS), Web Ontology Language (OWL), Friend-of-a-Friend (FOAF), etc. within digital libraries or similar environments
- Use of Semantic Web techniques in the deployment of Networked Knowledge Organization Systems (NKOS), including terminology services
- Large scale metadata integration
- Knowledge organization and ontologies (including the application of knowledge organization systems or ontologies in interfaces to digital libraries)
- Reviews of Semantic Web techniques and their actual (and potential) application within digital libraries
- Ontological navigation and inferencing/reasoning techniques
- Methodologies for ontology management, evaluation, mapping, merging, integration, etc.
- Semantically rich interfaces to digital libraries
- Management, use and navigation of bibliographic data using Semantic Web technologies
- Semantic Web approaches to information retrieval within digital libraries
- Storage, manipulation, querying of RDF data
- Technology and Semantic Web modelling tools
- Knowledge organization systems and user interfaces at the crossroads
Owing to the aim of this special issue, submissions on the above noted topics are encouraged to:
* Emphasise the practical implications of Semantic Web research or developments for digital libraries and repositories;
* Where possible, endeavour to note the relevance of research findings for future digital library management or service provision;
* Comment on areas of useful overlap between the digital library and Semantic Web developments and how the aims of each community can be furthered by increased collaboration.
Important dates are as follows:
Friday 5th October 2007: deadline for submission of papers
Monday 5th November 2007: acceptance notification
Friday 7th December 2007: submission of 'camera ready' version (complete with reviewers' revisions/changes)
Spring 2008: publication of special issue
For further submission details see: http://cdlr.strath.ac.uk/LibraryReview/
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George Macgregor,
Centre for Digital Library Research (CDLR),
Department of Computer & Information Sciences,
University of Strathclyde, Livingstone Tower,
26 Richmond Street, Glasgow, UK, G1 1XH
tel: +44 (0)141 548 4752
fax: +44 (0)141 548 4523
web: http://cdlr.strath.ac.uk/
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
CFP: International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings
CFP: International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings
October 24-26, 2007
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: DEADLINE APRIL 30, 2007
The bi-annual International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings (ICHIM) have --since 1991-- explored cultural heritage informatics on a global scale, with a strong focus on policy,
infrastructure and economic issues. They are attended by senior cultural, governmental,
academic and publishing professionals, including library, archives and museum directors and
managers, and cultural policy advocates and analysts.
You are invited to participate in the 2007 edition of the International Cultural Heritage
Informatics Meetings. Topics of interest include:
Heritage Information & Society
* Policy
* Law
* Economics and Funding
* Convergence of Institutions
Technologically Mediated Heritage
* Resources
* Public Programs
* Services
* Collaborations
Cultural Knowledge
* Acquisition
* Retrieval
* Preservation
Digital Heritage
* Digital Art
* Representations
* Delivery methods
* Evaluation
Organizational Policy
* Best Practices
* Impacts
* Innovations
Cultural Heritage Information Systems
* Research
* Prototypes and Models
* Innovative Design
* Applications
* Architectures
* Networks
Education and Infrastructures
* Cultural & Linguistic Diversity
* Educating Cultural Heritage Informatics Professionals
Session Formats
ICHIM meetings include formal papers, round table discussions, seminars, workshops, project
briefings and demonstrations. Those interested in participating are encouraged to describe what they wish to convey and to whom; if accepted, the Program Committee will suggest an appropriate delivery format.
Deadline for Proposals: April 30, 2007.
Submit your proposal using our on-line form. See
http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/
ICHIM07 Program Committee
Co-Chairs: David Bearman and Jennifer Trant, Archives & Museum Informatics
* Maxwell Anderson, Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA
* David Arnold, University of Brighton, UK
* Liam Bannon, University of Limerick, Ireland
* Jean François Chougnet, Berardo Museum of Contemporary Art, Portugal
* Susan Chun, Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA
* Costis Dallas, Panteion University, and PRC Group SA, Greece
* David Dawson, MLA, UK
* Wendy Duff, University of Toronto, Canada
* Franca Garzotto, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
* Kati Geber, Canadian Heritage information Network, Canada
* Margaret Hedstrom, University of Michigan, USA
* Harald Kraemer, Universitry of Bern, Switzerland
* Ottmar Moritsch, Technisches Museum Wien, Austria
* Xavier Perrot, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, France
* Peter Sigmond, Rijksmuseum, The Netherlands
* Jane Sledge, National Museum of the American Indian, USA
* Kevin Sumption, Powerhouse Museum, Australia
* Nicole Vallières, McCord Museum, Canada
* Christabel Wright, Dept of Communications, IT and Arts, Australia
To learn more about ICHIM, see past papers on-line at
http://www.archimuse.com/conferences/ichim.html
--
__________
J. Trant jtrant@archimuse.com
Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516
Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025
158 Lee Ave, Toronto
Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com
__________
October 24-26, 2007
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: DEADLINE APRIL 30, 2007
The bi-annual International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings (ICHIM) have --since 1991-- explored cultural heritage informatics on a global scale, with a strong focus on policy,
infrastructure and economic issues. They are attended by senior cultural, governmental,
academic and publishing professionals, including library, archives and museum directors and
managers, and cultural policy advocates and analysts.
You are invited to participate in the 2007 edition of the International Cultural Heritage
Informatics Meetings. Topics of interest include:
Heritage Information & Society
* Policy
* Law
* Economics and Funding
* Convergence of Institutions
Technologically Mediated Heritage
* Resources
* Public Programs
* Services
* Collaborations
Cultural Knowledge
* Acquisition
* Retrieval
* Preservation
Digital Heritage
* Digital Art
* Representations
* Delivery methods
* Evaluation
Organizational Policy
* Best Practices
* Impacts
* Innovations
Cultural Heritage Information Systems
* Research
* Prototypes and Models
* Innovative Design
* Applications
* Architectures
* Networks
Education and Infrastructures
* Cultural & Linguistic Diversity
* Educating Cultural Heritage Informatics Professionals
Session Formats
ICHIM meetings include formal papers, round table discussions, seminars, workshops, project
briefings and demonstrations. Those interested in participating are encouraged to describe what they wish to convey and to whom; if accepted, the Program Committee will suggest an appropriate delivery format.
Deadline for Proposals: April 30, 2007.
Submit your proposal using our on-line form. See
http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/
ICHIM07 Program Committee
Co-Chairs: David Bearman and Jennifer Trant, Archives & Museum Informatics
* Maxwell Anderson, Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA
* David Arnold, University of Brighton, UK
* Liam Bannon, University of Limerick, Ireland
* Jean François Chougnet, Berardo Museum of Contemporary Art, Portugal
* Susan Chun, Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA
* Costis Dallas, Panteion University, and PRC Group SA, Greece
* David Dawson, MLA, UK
* Wendy Duff, University of Toronto, Canada
* Franca Garzotto, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
* Kati Geber, Canadian Heritage information Network, Canada
* Margaret Hedstrom, University of Michigan, USA
* Harald Kraemer, Universitry of Bern, Switzerland
* Ottmar Moritsch, Technisches Museum Wien, Austria
* Xavier Perrot, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, France
* Peter Sigmond, Rijksmuseum, The Netherlands
* Jane Sledge, National Museum of the American Indian, USA
* Kevin Sumption, Powerhouse Museum, Australia
* Nicole Vallières, McCord Museum, Canada
* Christabel Wright, Dept of Communications, IT and Arts, Australia
To learn more about ICHIM, see past papers on-line at
http://www.archimuse.com/conferences/ichim.html
--
__________
J. Trant jtrant@archimuse.com
Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516
Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025
158 Lee Ave, Toronto
Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com
__________
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