Information Retrieval List Digest 081 (August 30, 1991) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-081 IRLIST Digest August 30, 1991 Volume VIII, Number 38 Issue 81 ********************************************************** I. NOTICES A. Meeting Announcements/Calls for Papers 1. Cognitive Paradigms in Knowledge Organization 2. Applying Information Retrieval to Marked-Up or Structured Documents ********************************************************** I. NOTICES I.A.1 Fr: Hemalata Iyer Re: Cognitive Paradigms in Knowledge Organization 2nd International ISKO Conference Madras, India, August 26-28, 1992 Cognitive Paradigms in Knowledge Organization 2nd International ISKO Conference Madras, India, August 26-28, 1992 The International Society for Knowledge Organization (IKSO) promotes research, development, and applications of all methods for the organization of knowledge in general or of particular fields by integrating especially the conceptual approaches of classification research and artificial intelligence. The Second International ISKI Conference is being organized in Madras as part of the centenary celebrations, commemorating Dr. S.R. Ranganathan's contributions to library and information science (he founded the Madras Library Association, the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, and the original program for training library professionals which became the Department of Library and Information Science at The University of Madras), and in particular to studies on the structure and organization of knowledge to improve the performance of information systems. SCOPE: The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for scholars working in the field of knowledge organization. TOPICS: Area 1: Conceptual Models; Mathematical Models; Simulation Models; Models for Decision Support Systems; Models for Intelligent Knowledge-Based Systems Area 2: Applications and case studies of models in the Organization of Knowledge in particular areas--Natural Sciences; Humanities; Social Sciences; Formal Sciences; Interdisciplinary Sciences CALL FOR PAPERS Participants who would like to present papers are requested to send, in duplicate, an abstract of their paper not exceeding 500 words typed double space on A4 size white paper to: Dr. Suseela N. Kumar Conference Secretariat 5 Sivaganga Road Madras, India 600 034 Tel: (044) 47-3533; Fax: (044) 8250988 A panel of referees will select the papers for presentation. Time Schedule: August 31, 1991: Last date for receipt of abstracts October 31, 1991: Authors of abstracts will be informed of acceptance January 31, 1992: Last date for receipt of full text of papers Detailed Guidelines for Contributers: 1. Manuscripts should be typewritten double-spaced with adequate margins, one side only, including tables and footnotes, on white A-4 paper. If a printer is used, it must produce high-quality, easily readable output. 2. Title of the paper should be expressive of the thought contents in terms of maximum specificity. 3. An informative abstract of 25 sentences summarizing the principal findings should be sent along with the paper. 4. Only relevant data should be included in the text, and equations, figures, and tables should be employed where they contribute to clarity and conciseness. 5. Tables should be numberred consecutively with Roman numerals and should be collated at the end of the typescript. Computer printouts may be employed only when they are of high contrast and not too large for suitable reproduction. 6. Illustrations should be sent as Camera Ready Copy. 7. Literature citations, bibliographic references, and all notes should be numbered in the text. Citations should be consolidated into a list at the end of the paper. Journal references should cite complete pagination and the title of the paper; for example: VICKERY, B.C. and VICKERY, A. Intelligence and Information Systems (Journal of Information Science) 16, 1990; 65-70. 8. In a paper with more than one author, the name of the author to whom enquiries can be addressed should be marked with an asterisk. 9. Where necessary, the Conference Organizing Committee will edit the papers. VENUE: Connemara Hotel, Binny Road, Madras, India 600 002; Tel: (044) 47-4849; Telex: 041-6720/7194 TAJMIN; Fax: (044) 47-0070 REGISTRATION: US$200 is due by July 1, 1992 by bank draft payable to OCIC-CPKO, Madras. The fee covers conference material, coffee, and lunch. Preprints of papers will be sent in a advance to porticipants. The Government of India requires that overseas participants pay registration as well as hotel bills in American Dollars or travelers' checks. ACCOMMODATIONS: Connemara Hotel; Taj Coromandal; Chola Sheraton; Adyar Gate Hotel; Ambassador Pallava (usually US$65-single; US$80 double for European plan. Try to make reservations three months in advance). TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS: Participants must make their own arrangements; be sure to make return reservations in advance since it may be difficult to make them in India. ********** I.A.2. Fr: Don Walker Re: Symposium on SGML, ODA, and Information Retrieval SYMPOSIUM: APPLYING INFORMATION RETRIEVAL TO MARKED-UP OR STRUCTURED DOCUMENTS Rockfeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021-6399 pm, 18 October 1991 Organized by the Center for Advanced Study of Information Systems Inc. (CASIS) under the sponsorship of Dr. F. Seitz, President Emeritus, Rockfeller University PROGRAM Chaired by Pierre Aigrain, Former French Minister General Introduction: Bruce Merrifield >From overflow of documents to answering impredictable questions Norbert Paquel, CANOPE The Text Encoding Initiative Don Walker, Bellcore Linguistic analysis: exploiting structure and extracting structure Lisa Rau, General Electric R&D Semantic extension to text retrieval James Driscoll, University of Central Florida Utilization of a text algebra for retrieval of information from a hierarchical database, incorporating heterogeneous structured documents F. Burkowski, University of Waterloo Incorporating human aspects in human computer interaction in information retrieval Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University Exploiting SGML information for document retrieval Yuri Rubinsky, SoftQuad, Inc. SGML, distinguishing Intelligence from formating Sam Wilmott, Software Exoterica Corporation Interaction with ODA structure Mark Bramhall, Digital Equipment Corp. PANEL SESSION: Practical evolution of retrieval techniques in enterprise-wideument databases Chaired by Joshua Lederberg, Past President, Rockfeller University Nobel Prize Winner For more information and to register, contact: CASIS, Attention: Mrs M.T. Maurice 220 East 72nd Street New York, NY 10021, USA Phone: (+1-212) 879 4019 Fax: (+1-212) 879 4552 ********************************************************** IRLIST Digest is distributed from the University of California, Division of Library Automation, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA. 94612-3550. 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