Information Retrieval List Digest 102 (March 4, 1992) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-102 IRLIST Digest March 4, 1992 Volume IX, Number 6 Issue 102 ********************************************************** I. NOTICES A. Meeting Announcements/Calls for Papers 1. Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC) '92 2. 29th Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing Designing Information: New Roles for Libraries ********************************************************** I. NOTICES I.A.1. Fr: hlb Re: SAC'92 At-a-Glance Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC '92) Kansas City Convention Center, March 1-3, 1992 Program Summary Tutorials: Fuzzy Expert Systems, Mordechay Schneider: Sunday, 2:00- 5:30, 200W Object Oriented Programming, Al Goener: Sunday, 2:30-5:30, 202W Parallel Computing, S. Laksmivarahan: Sunday, 4:30-5:30, 201W Architecture: Tuesday 1:45-3:15, 206W Communications I: Monday, 3:30-4:45, 201W Communications II: Tuesday, 3:30-4:15, 206W Communications III: Monday, 1:45-3:15, 214N Computational Linguistics I: Monday, 8:45-10:00, 214N Computational Linguistics II: Tuesday, 1:45-3:15, 200W Computational Linguistics III: Tuesday, 3:30-4:15, 200W Computer Assisted Instruction: Monday, 3:30-4:45, 210N Data Structures: Monday, 10:15-11:45, 210S Database I: Monday, 10:15-11:45, 206W Database II: Monday, 1:45-3:15, 203W Database III: Monday 3:30-4:45, 206W Database IV: Tuesday, 10:15-11:45, 210N Expert Systems I: Monday, 10:15-11:45, 214S Expert Systems II: Tuesday, 10:15-11:45, 203W Fuzzy Systems I: Monday, 8:45-10:00, 200W Fuzzy Systems II: Tuesday, 10:15-11:45, 200W Genetic Algorithms: Monday, 3:30-4:45, 214N Graphics, GUI, and Image Processing I: Tuesday, 10:15-11:45, 206W Graphics, GUI, and Image Processing II: Tuesday, 1:45-3:15, 203W Industrial Uses of Software Engineering Panel: Tuesday, 1:45- 3:15, 201W Information Theory: Tuesday, 3:30-4:15, 203W Intelligent Systems I: Monday, 3:30-4:45, 203W Intelligent Systems II: Tuesday, 1:45-3:15, 214N Logic Programming I: Monday, 8:45-10:00, 210S Logic Programming II: Monday, 10:15-11:45, 200W Logic Programming III: Monday, 1:45-3:15, 214S Logic Programming IV: 3:30-4:15, 201W Machine Learning and Decision Trees: Monday, 8:45-10:00, 201W Networking I: Monday, 8:45-10:00, 214S Networking II: Tuesday, 10:15-11:45, 202W Neural Networks I: Monday, 1:15-3:15, 210S Neural Networks II: Tuesday, 1:45-3:15, 210N Object Oriented Systems I: Monday, 3:30-4:45, 200W Object Oriented Systems II: Tuesday, 10:15-11:45, 210S Operating Systems: Tuesday, 3:50-4:15, 202W Parallel and Distributed Computing I: Monday, 8:45-10:00, 203W Parallel and Distributed Computing II: Monday, 10:15-11:45, 210N Parallel and Distributed Computing III: Monday, 1:45-3:15, 206W Parallel and Distributed Computing IV: Tuesday, 10:15-11:45, 214N Parallel and Distributed Computing V: Tuesday, 3:30-4:15, 214N Performance Evaluation and Modeling: Monday, 1:45-3:15, 200W Programming Languages and Functional Programming: Monday, 1:45- 3:15, 202W Rule Based Systems: Monday, 8:45-10:00, 210N Scientific and Engineering Computing I: Monday, 10:15-11:45, 202W Scientific and Engineering Computing II: Tuesday, 1:45-3:15, 210S Scientific and Engineering Computing III: Monday, 10:15-11:45, 214N Scientific and Engineering Computing IV: Monday, 3:30-4:45, 214S Simulated Annealing: Tuesday, 1:45-3:15, 202W Software Engineering I: Monday, 10:15-11:45, 203W Software Engineering II: Tuesday, 10:15-11:45, 214S Software Reusability: Tuesday 3:30-4:15, 210N Theory (General): Monday, 8:45-10:00, 206W Unionization of Computer Professionals Panel: Monday, 10:15- 11:15, 201W Visualization I: Monday, 1:45-3:15, 210N Visualization II: Monday, 3:30-4:45, 210S Visualization III: Tuesday, 1:45-3:15, 214S Women in Computing Panel: Tuesday, 10:15-11:15, 201W For additional information, contact SAC'92 Secretariat at sac92@a.cs.okstate.edu or ACM/SIGAPP office at sigapp@uafhp.uark.edu ********** I.A.2. Fr: Linda Smith Re: 29th Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing 29th Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing Designing Information: New Roles for Librarians April 5-7, 1992 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sponsored by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, UIUC with support from the Council on Library Resources for Preconference Workshops The availability of increasingly sophisticated hardware and software provides librarians with new tools for designing information. Tools include software for electronic publishing, database development, and interface design, as well as hardware and software for hypermedia/multimedia. Examples of applications that will be presented include design of instructional materials for users or staff, database design, and screen design. These developments present an excellent opportunity for librarians in all types of libraries to assume noew roles and to collaborate with others to produce new products and services. Conference Schedule: SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1992 Preconference Workshops Those registered for the Clinic will have an opportunity to attend any one of three preconference workshops prior to the beginning of the Clinic program. These are being offered at no additional charge to Clinic attendees through support provided by the Council on Library Resources. Topics and presenters include: Database Design Carol Tenopir and Gerald Lundeen, University of Hawaii Desktop Publishing Kathleen Chmelewski and Nan Goggin, School of Art & Design, UIUC Expert Systems Judy Myers, University of Houston; Lloyd Davidson, Northwestern University; Craig Robertson, University of Vermont Keynote Address 8-9:30 pm "Envisioning Information" Edward Tufte, Yale University [see The New York Times Magazine, January 19, 1992, pp. 28-31, 61 for a recent profile of Tufte's work] MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1992 8:30-9:30 am "Building Electronic Bridges Between Scholars and Information" Carolyn Gray, Brandeis University Libraries 9:30-10:30 am "Embedding the Library into Scientific and Scholarly Communication through Knowledge Management" Richard Lucier, University of California, San Francisco 11:00-12 noon "Design and Development of a Library Information Workstation" William H. Mischo, Timothy W. Cole, Leslie Troutman, Dennis Norlin, & Winnie Chan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1:30-2:15 pm "The Gateway to Information: Development, Implementation and Evaluation" Virginia Tiefel, Ohio State University 2:15-3:00 pm "Tying It All Together: Designing Graphical User Interfaces to Integrate and Evaluate Information Resources" Richard Greenfield, Information Consultant, Washington, DC 3:30-5:00 pm Information Design Applications in Diverse Environments "Somebody Knockin': The Public Library at the Electronic Door" Jean Armour Polly, Liverpool Public Library "Electronic Information in School Libraries" David Loertscher, Libraries Unlimited 7:30-9:30 pm Poster Session The poster session will provide an opportunity to share information about research or programs at the participants' own institutions as they relate to the Clinic theme. TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1992 8:30-9:15 am "Principles and Strategies for Designing Effective Computer-Mediated Instruction" Ruth V. Curtis, Syracuse University 9:15-10:00 am "The Development of Computer-based Training in a Systematic Staff Training Program in Academic Libraries" Joe C. Rader, University of Tennessee Libraries 10:30-11:15 am "Hypermedia Design and Information Graphics" Ronnie Peters, Dynamic Diagrams 11:15-12 noon "Hypertext...Information at Your Fingertips" Peter Scott, University of Saskatchewan Libraries 1:30-3:00 pm "The World on Your Desktop: Delivering a Variety of Information in a Networked Environment" Katharina Klemperer, Dartmouth College Library "Freenet in Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University Library: Linking Community and University" Arlene Moore Sievers, Case Western Reserve University Library 3:00-3:30 pm "New Tools, New Technology, New Librarians: Shaping the Future" M.E.L. Jacob, M.E.L. Jacob Associates The registration fee is $265 ($295 after March 2, 1992). To receive a copy of the conference brochure with registration information, contact: Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois 410 David Kinley Hall 1407 W. Gregory Dr. Urbana, IL 61801 217/333-3280 (Willa Reed or Kathy Painter) ********** I.C.1. Fr: Leigh Estabrook Re: Advanced Research Institute For the third year, the University of Illinois Library Research Center is pleased to offer and Advanced Research Institute. The Institute provides library and information science faculty with an opportunity for concentrated time for research, collaboration with outstanding international faculty and excellent technical and library resources. Previous participants have cited [1] the value of being able to get away from daily entanglements and of spending 3 weeks with only one task. As one individual said, "It was good in two ways -- both freeing up time to work on my research, and freeing up my mind from the distractions and preoccupations of daily life. That immersion resulted in two concrete accomplishments: I found a focus for a project I hadn't been able to figure out how to approach yet, and I got a great deal of work done on it"; [2] the contacts with UIUC faculty -- many of them outside GSLIS who have been generous with their time; [3] opportunities for collaboration that have continued well past the ARI; and [4] completing projects. So far, past participants have mentioned at least 4 major publications they feel were helped by their participation in the ARI. The institute will be held from July 12-31, 1992 on the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University of Illinois. Paul Kantor who has led the institute for the past two summers, and Leigh Estabrook, who designed the ARI and has worked with members during the first two institutes, have agreed to this responsibility for the coming summer. They team has been selected because of their different methodological approaches to research but their shared sensitivity to individual differences among researchers. They each are particularly sensitive to the dynamics of the institute membership. Participants in the institute will meet together to present research projects for critique and to discuss topics of broader concern. Time for library research, data analysis and writing will also be included in the schedule. We expect to follow the schedule adopted during the past two summers that is semi- structured in the first and last week, but allows large blocks of time for individual research and writing. As in the past, participants and faculty will stay in a university residence hall. The shared meal times have been particularly fruitful times for collaborative thinking. In addition to the human resources of the institute and GSLIS faculty, participants will have available to them the resources of the Library Research Center [including access to computing and statistical packages for computation] and the University Library. In the past ARI participants have sought out numerous other faculty across the UIUC campus and without exception have been helped. Application criteria and procedures: Applicants must have completed at least one piece of substantive research. Other criteria for evaluation will include: [1] support of the applicant's employer; [2] commitment to and passion for research as judged by past record and application; [3] willingness to bring current research for analysis, criticism and thought to other participants; [4] commitment to the full three weeks of the program; and [5] the potential quality and significance of the research. The institute is not designed for remediation, but rather as a means to support and enhance the work of individuals who are or have the promise to be leaders in library and information science research. The design of the institute continues to be based on our belief that research flourishes best in a climate of free exchange of ideas, which is impossible if everyone must be concerned to preserve his or her professional image. It is our desire to build a community that is "safe" enough for participants to expose ideas to rigorous review by some of their most talented professional colleagues. Applicants are asked to submit an outline of the proposed or ongoing research that they will be the subject of their Institute work. This must be accompanied by a statement of the significance of the research questions and/or methods proposed for analysis. This year we particularly encourage applications from two or more individuals working on collaborative projects. The fee for the institute is $500. Members receive room and 15 meals per week, plus technical and consulting support. Some scholarship assistance is available. For further information please contact Leigh Estabrook [estabroo@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu] at 410 DKH, 1407 West Gregory, Urbana, IL 61801. Telephone 217/333-3280. E-mail requests for additional information can be sent to Linda C. Smith at lcsmith@uiuc.edu ********************************************************** IRLIST Digest is distributed from the University of California, Division of Library Automation, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA. 94612-3550. Send subscription requests to: LISTSERV@UCCVMA.BITNET Send submissions to IRLIST to: IR-L@UCCVMA.BITNET Editorial Staff: Clifford Lynch lynch@postgres.berkeley.edu or calur@uccmvsa.bitnet Nancy Gusack ncgur@uccmvsa.bitnet Mary Engle engle@cmsa.berkeley.edu or meeur@uccmvsa.bitnet The IRLIST Archives will be set up for anonymous FTP, and the address will be announced in future issues. 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