Information Retrieval List Digest 225 (September 19) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-225 IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 September 19, 1994 Volume XI, Number 32 Issue 225 ********************************************************** II. JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Advanced Technology Group, Verity Inc.: Software Engineer III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. JASIS ToC: 45:9 (October 1994) B. Meetings 1. The Conference on Law and Information Policy for Spatial Databases ********************************************************** II. JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS II.1. Fr: Richard Tong Re: Advanced Technology Group, Verity Inc.: Software Engineer ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY GROUP, VERITY INC. JOB OPENING September 13, 1994 Verity is a leading provider of information retrieval software in the US and world wide. Verity's product TOPIC(R) is the retrieval engine of choice in a number of products including Lotus Notes, Adobe Acrobat and Saros' Mezzanine. Verity Inc. has an opening in the Advanced Technology Group for a strong candidate with the qualifications listed below. Contact the Director of Advanced Technology for more details. Richard M. Tong, Ph.D. Director of Advanced Technology Verity Inc. 1550 Plymouth Street Mountain View, CA 94043, USA rtong@verity.com tel: 415.960.7690 fax: 415.960.7698 JOB DESCRIPTION: To work in Verity's Advanced Technology Group developing "proof-of-concept" software prototypes that will be used to assess new and emerging technologies of interest to Verity. The position will report to the Director of Advanced Technology. A desire to explore new information retrieval technology and develop innovative applications of old technology in a highly focused industrial environment are the primary requirements for a successful candidate. The position requires strong programming skills, and a background in human language technologies is a definite advantage. EDUCATION: Masters in CS or Computational Linguistics required. Studies or experience in Library Sciences, AI, NLP, or Math preferred. PROGRAMMING: Demonstrated ability in C, UNIX and X11 are mandatory. Windows or Mac experience is a plus. OTHER: Familiarity with human languages other than English is a plus. ********************************************************** III. NOTICES Fr: Dick Hill Re: JASIS 45:9 (October 1994) Journal of the American Society for Information Science Volume 45, Number 9, October 1994 Special Issue: Spatial Information Table of Contents Myke Gluck 640 Introduction to Special Topic Issue of Spatial Information Allison Gayle Woodruff 645 GIPSY: Automated Geographic Indexing Christian Plaunt of Text Documents Barbara Tversky 656 Spatial Mental Models from Nancy Franklin Descriptions Holly A. Taylor David J. Bryant Marc P. Armstrong 669 Requirements for the Development of GIS-Based Group Decision-Support Systems Lawrence G. Mondschein 678 The Role of Spatial Information Systems in Environmental Emergency Management William F. Eddy 686 An Example of the Estimation and Audris Mockus Display of a Smoothly Varying Function of Time and Space -- The Incidence of Disease Mumps Eliseo Clementini 694 Object-Oriented Modeling of Paolino Di Felice Geographic Data D. King 705 A Proposal for a Spatial Organization J. Daroussin Model in Soil Science (The Example of M. Jamagne the European Communities Soil Map) BOOK REVIEWS Bella Haas Weinberg 718 Challenges in Indexing Electronic Text and Images by Raya Fidel, Trudi Bellardo Hahn, Edie Rasmussen, and Philip J. Smith, Ed G. Edward Evans 723 Strategic Management for Academic Libraries, by Robert M. Hayes ********** III.B.1. Fr: Clifford Lynch Re: The Conference on Law and Information Policy for Spatial Databases THE CONFERENCE on LAW and INFORMATION POLICY for SPATIAL DATABASES October 28-29, 1994 College of Law Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona SPONSORS: National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology, Arizona State University College of Law. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW: Geographic information systems (GIS) and their associated databases are gaining widespread use throughout government and the commercial sector in our communities, the nation, and the world. These automated mapping and analysis systems are allowing the collection, integration and interrogation of vast amounts of data. The data and processing capabilities supplied by the technology will constitute a significant component of the emerging national information infrastructure. This enabling technology holds out the promise of increased efficiency in commerce, improvements in the environment, health, and safety, increased convenience for consumers, increases in participatory government, and improved public and private decision-making generally. However, increased use of detailed databases and processing capabilities also poses threats to the ideals of democracies and rights of individuals - the ideals of freedom, security, privacy, and open and free access to government. As we continue to move toward global economies and international networked environments, the need to reconcile competing social, economic, and political interests in digital geographic data will greatly expand. This conference brings together legal and information policy experts with geographic information system specialists to explore four interrelated aspects of information law critical to the handling of geographic information: namely, (1) intellectual property rights in spatial databases, with particular emphasis on copyright; (2) access rights of citizens to publicly held information, including the policies of government agencies in charging for geographic data; (3) protecting personal privacy in using geographic information systems; and (4) liability in connection with the use, sharing, and distribution of GIS data and analysis results. PRELIMINARY PROGRAM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 Welcome and Introduction Access to Government's Spatial Information I: Moderator: Robert Reis, NCGIA and School of Law, SUNY-Buffalo. *"Establishing a Legal Setting and Organizational Model for Affordable Access to Government Owned Information Management Technology," Hugh Archer, Executive Consultant Plangraphics, Inc., Frankfurt, Kentucky. *"A Case for Commercialization of Government Information Products and Services," Lori Peterson Dando, Esquire County Attorney's Office (former), Hastings, MN. *"Spatial Databases and Information Policy: A British Perspective," David Rhind, Director Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom. *Question and Answer Session. Intellectual Property Rights in Spatial Databases I: Moderator: Helen Sharretts-Sullivan, Office of the General Counsel, Defense Mapping Agency. *"Copyright, Licensing, and Cost Recovery: A Legal, Economic, and Policy Analysis," William Holland, Executive Director Wisconsin Land Information Board, Madison, WI. *"Surveyors' Copyright in Plans of Survey: Law and Policy," John D. McLaughlin, Geographical Engineering and Norman Siebrasse, College of Law, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada. *"Copyright in Electronic Maps," Dennis S. Karjala, College of Law, Arizona State University. *Question and Answer Session. Intellectual Property Rights in Spatial Databases II: Moderator: Elaine Albright, Chair, American Library Association Committee on Telecommunications. *"Rights in Government-generated Data," Jessica Litman, School of Law, Wayne State University. *"Lessons from the Past: Legal and Medical Databases," Anne Wells, Branscomb Program on Information Resources Policy, Harvard University. *:European Community Directive on Databases," Pamela Samuelson, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh. *Question and Answer Session. Access to Government's Spatial Information II: Moderator: Dorthy Chambers, J.D., Chief, Branch of Information Access Policy and Coordination, Bureau of Land Management. *"A Review of Alaska's Public Information Access Laws," Representative Kay Brown, Alaska Legislature, Anchorage, Alaska. *:Issues Concerning Access to Electronic Records," Barbara Petersen, Staff Attorney, Florida Legislature Joint Committee on Information Technology Resources. *"Federal Information Dissemination and Pricing Policy," Peter Weiss, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC. *Question and Answer Session. Access to Government's Spatial Information III: Moderator: Earl Epstein, J.D., School of Natural Resources, Ohio State University. *"Effects of Data Policies on the Evolution of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure," Nancy Tosta, Staff Director, U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee. *"The Public Interest and the Cost of Government Information: Experience Under the Federal FOIA," David Sobel, Legal Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Washington DC. *"Promoting a Free Access, Minimal Cost-recovery, Royalty Arrangement for State Held Geographic Information Systems," Keene Matsunaga, Esquire, and Jack Dangermond, President, Environmental Systems Research Institute and Prudence Adler, Assistant Director, Association of Research Libraries. *Question and Answer Session. Access to Government's Spatial Information IV: Moderator: Frederick K. Ganyon, J.D., Deputy Chief, Nautical Charting Division, NOAA. *"The Value of Geographic Information. A review of international policies in cost recovery, privatization and commercialization of information gathering and dissemination," Krysia Rybaczuk and Michael Blakemore, Mountjoy Research Centre, University of Durham, United Kingdom. *"Remote Sensing Law: Obstacle or Opportunity for GIS?" Joanne Gabrynowicz, Associate Professor - Remote Sensing Law and Policy, Department of Space Studies, University of North Dakota. *"Implications of Increased Access to Geographic Information," Dr. Ronald Abler, Executive Director, Association of American Geographers. *Question and Answer Session. Liability for Spatial Data I: Moderator: Daniel Strouse, Director, Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Technology, ASU College of Law. *"Tort and Criminal Liability as a Function of the Right to Control Content," Henry Perritt, Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law. *"Local Government Liability for Erroneous Data: Law and Policy in a Changing Environment," R. Jerome Anderson, Esquire, and Alan R. Stewart, Esquire, Plangraphics, Inc., Frankfurt, Kentucky. *"A Case Study in the Misuse of GIS: Siting a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in New York State," Mark Monmonier, Department of Geography, Syracuse University. *Question and Answer Session. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 Liability for Spatial Data II: Moderator: t.b.a. *"Liability for GIS Datasets as applied to the Commercial, Non- profit and Other Private Sectors," Bishop Dansby, Esquire, GIS Law and Policy Institute. *"Exploitation of Intellectual Property: Liability, Retrenchment, and a Proposal for Change," Edward J. Obloy, General Counsel, and B. Helen Sharretts- Sullivan, Defense Mapping Agency. *"Certification of GIS Databases: Reliance and Liability Implications," Lawrence Ayers, Executive Vice President and Cliff Kottman, Exec. Manager of Federal Systems, Intergraph Corporation. *"Spatial Data Analysis in the Formation of Public Policy and its Acceptance as Evidence: A Litigator's Perspective on Geographic Information and Analysis," Terry Simmons, PhD, Attorney at Law, Reno, Nevada. *Question and Answer Session. Protecting Privacy in Using Geographic Information Systems I: Moderator: Lawrence Winer, College of Law, ASU. *"In Plain View: Geographic Information Systems and the Problem of Privacy," Michael R. Curry, Department of Geography, UCLA. *"Privacy and the Intersection of Geographic Information and Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems," Sheri Alpert and Kingsley Haynes, The Institute of Public Policy, George Mason University. *"Privacy: Alternative Protection Scenarios," Dr. David Flaherty, Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia. *Question and Answer Session. Protecting Privacy in Using Geographic Information Systems II: Moderator: t.b.a. *"Fair Information Practices of the Information Industry," Steven Metalitz, Information Industry Association, Washington, DC. *"Marketing Community Perspectives on Protecting Privacy," Tom Gordon, President and General Manager, Equifax National Decision Systems, San Diego, CA. *"European Perspectives on Protection of Privacy," Charles D. Raab, Department of Politics, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. *Question and Answer Session. Protecting Privacy in Using Geographic Information Systems III: Moderator: t.b.a. *"Some Information Age Techno-fallacies and Some Principles for Protecting Privacy," Gary Marx, Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado-Boulder. *"Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Privacy from 'Eyes in the Sky'," Wayne Madsen, Computer Sciences Corporation, Fairfax, VA. *"Protecting Privacy in Using Geographic Information Systems," Harlan J. Onsrud, Jeff Johnson, and Xavier Lopez, NCGIA, University of Maine, Orono, Maine. *Question and Answer Session. FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION Conference on Law and Information Policy for Spatial Databases 5711 Boardman Hall, Rm 348 University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5711 Phone: (207) 581-2149 Fax: (207) 581-2206 E-mail: ncgia@mecan1.maine.edu Harlan J. Onsrud National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis 5711 Boardman Hall, Rm. 348 University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469-5711 Phone (207) 581-2175 FAX (207)581-2206 E-mail: onsrud@mecan1.maine.edu ********************************************************** IRLIST Digest is distributed from the University of California, Division of Library Automation, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA. 94612-3550. 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