Information Retrieval List Digest 197 (January 24, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-197 IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 January 24, 1994 Volume XI, Number 4 Issue 197 ********************************************************** I. NOTICES A. Meeting Announcements 1. ICSI '94 2. ASIDIC '94 3. MIST2 Update II. QUERIES A. Requests for Information 1. Data Structures for Searching III. JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Visiting Fellowships at ITK 2. Networked Info Resources Librarian: Wright State U. ********************************************************** I. NOTICES I.A.1. Fr: Walace Sartori Bonfim Re: ICSI94 Call for Papers The Third International Conference for Systems Integration Sao Paulo City - Brazil July 30th - August 6th, 1994 The Integration of Society for the Social, Economical, Scientific and Technological Development. This conference focuses on the integration of technologies, processes and systems, and the development of mechanisms and tools enabling solutions to complex multi-disciplinary problems dealing with agriculture, housing, telecommunications, financing and business, public services, education and software. The conference will provide an international and interdisciplinary forum in which researchers, educators, managers, practitioners and politicians, involved within the production process, can share novel research and development, education, production, trading, management and political experiences. Papers should deal with recent effort in theory, design, implementation, methodology, technics, tools and experiences of integration. Topics to be addressed include, but are not limited to: TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS: - Integration, Modeling, Characterization and Automation of Process and Systems - Reengineering and Simplification of Processes - Computational Environments and Software Factories for Engineering Design, Manufacturing and System Development - Rol of Human Engineering in Integration - Experiences within National or Continental Software Projects - The Implication of Systems Integration for Manpower Skills - Quality Control and Certification in Organizational and Process Integration. SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMICAL ASPECTS: - Experiences in Modeling, Development, Evolution and Integration of Enterprises - Experiences in Management and Identification of Value-Add Chains within Agriculture, Housing, Telecommunications, Financing and Business, Public Services, Education and Software - Public Policies and City Management - Management of Multi-dimensional Integration. INFRASTRUCTURE ASPECTS: - Qualified Information Resources - Education and Training - Science and Technology - Enterprise Development. Information and Instructions for Authors: All papers must be in English or Portuguese, typed in double spaced format, and may not exceed 6,000 words. Each submission should provide a cover page containing author(s), affiliation(s), complete address(es), identification of principal author, and telephone number. Also include SIX copies of complete text with a title and abstract. Notice of acceptance will be mailed to the principal author(s) by March 15, 1994. If accepted, the author(s) will prepare the final manuscript, in English, in time for inclusion in the conference proceedings and will present the paper at the conference; otherwise, the author(s) will incur a page charge. Authors of accepted papers must sign a copyright release form. The proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. Send SIX copies of your paper(s) to: Prof. Peter A. Ng IIISis - USA Office - New Jersey Institute of Technology University Heights Newark, NJ 07102 USA For Further Information, Contact: Prof. Peter A. Ng Prof. Fuad Gattaz Sobrinho Fone:(1) (201) 596-3387 OR Phone:(55)(192) 41-4504 Fax: (1)(201) 596-5777 Fax: (55)(192) 41-3098 Email: ng_p@vienna.njit.edu Email: iiisis@ccvax.unicamp.br ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>> Paper Arrival Deadline: March 3rd, 1994 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ------------------------------------------------------------------- ********** I.A.2. Fr: Donald Hawkins Re: ASIDIC '94 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT ASIDIC 1994 Spring Meeting Albuquerque, NM March 20-22, 1994 New Ways to Search Databases Intelligent Interfaces Automatic Searching ASIDIC, the Association of Information and Dissemination Centers, invites you to its spring meeting in Albuquerque, NM. A major breakthrough has occurred in the information industry which will have far-reaching effects on information retrieval. Natural language searching, relevance weighting and feedback, and "fuzzy" searching systems, formerly research laboratory systems, are now appearing as new applications on commercial services. Examples are natural language/relevance feedback systems announced by West Publishing and Mead Data Central and Dialog Information Services' TARGET feature. Come to Albuquerque and hear presentations on this highly significant and relevant topic in the information industry. Also to be discussed will be the navigational interfaces of the Internet, customized delivery services, and the future of full-text systems. Speakers will include representatives from Personal Library Software, West Publishing, Dialog, Mead Data Central, Congressional Quarterly, Dow Jones, RapidPatent, WAIS Inc., Conquest Software, Clarit Corporation, NIST, Individual Inc., Desktop Data, and Sandpoint Corporation. In addition, Donna Harman of NIST will speak on the TREC project evaluating retrieval systems, Linda Hill of NASA will report on a study evaluating WAIS by the University of Maryland, and James Callan of the University of Massachusetts will review the session. The meeting will begin with a reception on the evening of March 20 and continue with presentations and discussions through noon on March 22. To request registration information, contact Jeannette Webb, ASIDIC Secretariat, (706)-542-6820, or send e-mail to jwebb@uga.cc.uga.edu. For further details on the program, contact Ev Brenner, Program Chair, (516)-767-2728. ********** I.A.3. Fr: Patrick Vanouplnespvouplin@vnet3.vub.ac.be (Patrick VANOUPLINES) Re: ! Update MIST2 training activities and courses INVITATION to participate to training activities and courses organised 2 March - 25 June 1994 in Brussels, BELGIUM: 2nd International training course on the MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( M I S T 2 ) with an emphasis on information related to water and the environment Approved by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) Sponsored by the Belgian Administration for Development Cooperation (BADC or ABOS) and by the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP) COSTS: - Fee to participate during the whole period, including all social activities, (70,000 Belgian Francs = about 2,000 US$) or to particular items selected from the programme. (1,000 Belgian Francs per module of a half day = about 35 US$) by sending a letter including a cheque payable to MIST, University Library - Participants pay themselves for travel, meals, and housing. CONTACT: Tel. ++32-2-641 24 29 Fax ++32-2-641 26 93 (or 22 82) Telex 61051 vubco-b, E-mail (Internet): PVOUPLIN@VNET3.VUB.AC.BE, PNIEUWEN@VUB.AC.BE Mail: Paul NIEUWENHUYSEN or Patrick VANOUPLINES MIST, University Library Free University Brussels Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels BELGIUM PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME: - Orientation tour of the University Library. - Orientation tour of the Laboratory of Hydrology. - Introduction to microcomputer systems: hardware. - Introduction to microcomputer systems: software. - Microcomputer operating systems. - The flow of scientific information. - Bibliographic descriptions; ISBD. - National libraries and national bibliographies. - Subject classification schemes and thesaurus systems. - Telematics, data communication, computer networks. - Electronic mail. - Online information retrieval. - Bibliographic databases related to water and the environment. - Search strategies. - Software packages for local storage and retrieval of bibliographic information. - Introduction to CDS/ISIS software package for information storage and retrieval. - The application of CDS/ISIS: searching. - The application of CDS/ISIS: editing data in a database. - The application of CDS/ISIS: output of selected data to file or printer. - The application of CDS/ISIS: developing a database structure. - The application of CDS/ISIS: indexing data for fast retrieval. - Downloading of information and record format conversion: principles. - Downloading of information and record format conversion: application of Fangorn with CDS/ISIS. - Statistics for information science. - Queuing theory. - Citation analysis. - The bibliometric laws. - Scientometrics. - Library automation. - Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs). - Interlibrary lending and cooperation. - Document collection development. - Introduction to the IDAMS microcomputer software package for data analysis. - Text editing / Word processing. - Information technology for developing countries. - The information society. - Copyright. - Transborder data flow. - CD-ROM = Compact Disk - Read Only Memory. - Presentation of data, using a microcomputer. - Marketing of information and documentation. - CD-interactive. - Audio visual media. - Computer-based multimedia. - Relational data base management systems. - Public relations. - Archives. - Image databases. - Geographic Information Systems (GIS). - Artificial intelligence for information systems. POSSIBLE STUDY VISITS: - Library of the University of Antwerp (U.I.A.) + Inter-university Postgraduate School for Information and Library Science at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). - The Royal (National) Library (Brussels, Belgium) - Documentation centre of the national association for the prevention of accidents (in Brussels, Belgium) - Information service of the Geology Department of the Royal Museum on Africa (in Tervuren near Brussels, Belgium) - Institute for Marine Scientific Research IZWO (at the sea coast near Ostend, Belgium) - International Reference Centre (IRC) for Water Supply and Sanitation (The Hague - The Netherlands). - Documentation Department of the KIT (in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - National Online Information Meeting 1994 (in Rotterdam, The Netherlands) PERSONAL PROJECT: Related to the trainee's personal interest, based on the newly acquired knowledge. LOCATION: The training is mainly organized at the University Library of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), close to the rich cultural city of Brussels, Belgium. LANGUAGE USED: English. The course director is Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Lecturer at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and at the Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen, Science and technology librarian, and Head of information and documentation, of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Assistant director is Patrick Vanouplines, hydrologist, scientific information intermediary at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Participants will obtain a certificate after active participation. The Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel - V.U.B.) campus is located just outside the centre of the city, and can easily be reached by Metro (subway), tram and bus. ********************************************************** II. QUERIES II.A.1. Fr: Derek A. Coulter Re: Please recommend book on data structures for searching Hello, all. I'm looking for a good book or books on data structures for multi-key record searching and retrieval. I understand that B+ trees and their relatives are what I should be after. I'd appreciate your recommendations. Thanks. ********************************************************** III. JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS III.1 Fr: Walter.Daelemans@kub.nl Re: Visiting Fellowships at ITK CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Visiting Researcher Fellowships at the Institute for Language Technology and AI (ITK) The Institute for Language Technology and Artificial Intelligence (ITK) in Tilburg, Holland, offers fellowships for a stay at ITK up to six months to qualified researchers in the fields of computational linguistics, human-computer communication, databases, natural language semantics and pragmatics, knowledge representation, machine learning and AI-related subjects in general. Our current and long-range interests and projects include dialogue management, object orientation, machine learning of natural language, dynamic interpretation theories, computer aided-systems engineering and design methodologies. Of specific importance to us is the integration - theoretical as well as practical - of these approaches and technologies. Interested researchers should submit a detailed CV with publications (and for graduate students two letters of recommendation) and a broad indication of their intended period of stay, to either of the following institute directors: Harry C. Bunt Robert A. Meersman (natural language, AI) (databases, AI) Harry.Bunt@kub.nl Robert.Meersman@kub.nl The fellowship may involve the reimbursement of travel, accommodation in Tilburg, and in some cases, a salary supplement. ITK is a young (1988) institute employing some 40 researchers in the fields mentioned above. It already entertains many international contacts. ITK is situated on the Tilburg University campus in a wooded area at the edge of town with excellent connections by road, train and air. Visiting researchers will find at ITK a fertile, dynamic, project-oriented environment that allows them to develop their ideas individually or in small groups of like-minded researchers. Naturally, they have access to our latest computer, communication and publishing technology during their stay and to the university's high-tech library. For additional information contact: ITK Secretariat Warandelaan 2 P.O. Box 90153 5000 LE TILBURG The Netherlands itk@kub.nl Fax: +3113 662537 ********** III.2. Fr: Arnold Hirshon Re: Networked Information Resources Librarian--Wright State U. NETWORKED INFORMATION RESOURCES LIBRARIAN WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES RESPONSIBILITIES: Wright State University Libraries seeks an energetic, inquisitive, and flexible individual to serve with the Collection and Access Team as networked information resources librarian. Responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of and proficiency with all aspects of networked information (such as the Internet and LAN resources). Train University faculty in use of networked information resources, including access and interfaces; provide general outreach to University faculty. Develop local and remote resources, e.g., Internet-based resources and tools such as Gopher. Collaborate with Reference and Research Services Departments to train library users and staff. Participate in professional activities, professional development, and continuing education. QUALIFICATIONS: Required: ALA-accredited M.L.S. or Master's degree in a related computer or information science field. Preferred: Experience with networked information systems in an academic or health sciences library. Working knowledge of an integrated library management system, networked resources, and OCLC reference services. Strong service orientation; excellent oral and written communication skills; positive interpersonal relationships with proven ability to collaborate; ability to work independently; eagerness and ability to work in groups, particularly with students and faculty. ENVIRONMENT: Wright State University enrolls 17,000 students and offers a comprehensive program of study including doctorates in five fields. The Dayton metro area with 1 million people features a wide diversity of cultural and recreational activities and a rich quality of life. Wright State is the central hardware site for OhioLINK and is one of the first libraries to implement this statewide system. The Library is planning a remote storage facility to be opened in 1994 and to be operated jointly with the University of Cincinnati and Miami University. SALARY RANGE: $24,000 - $34,070. Full posting upon request. Application review will begin on February 11, 1994. Send letter of application, resume, and the names of three current references to: Ms. Chris Watson, Head of Administrative Services, Wright State University Libraries, Dayton, OH 45435. AA/EEO Employer. Arnold Hirshon University Librarian Wright State University Dayton OH 45435 voice: 513/873-2380 fax: 513/873-2356 Internet: ahirshon@desire.wright.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: NCG@UCCMVSA.UCOP.EDU Send submissions to IRLIST to: NCG@UCCMVSA.UCOP.EDU Editorial Staff: Clifford Lynch calur@uccmvsa.ucop.edu or calur@uccmvsa.bitnet Nancy Gusack ncgur@uccmvsa.ucop.edu or nancy.gusack@dla.ucop.edu Mary Engle meeur@uccmvsa.ucop.edu or mary.engle@dla.ucop.edu The IRLIST Archives is now set up for anonymous FTP, as well as via the LISTSERV. 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