Information Retrieval List Digest 233 (November 14) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-233 IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 November 14, 1994 Volume XI, Number 40 Issue 233 ********************************************************** II. JOBS 1. Assoc. VP, IR, Winthrop U. III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. Virtual Law Library Reference Desk, Washburn U. B. Meetings 1. INET '95 2. Exploring the Internet 3 ********************************************************** II. JOBS II.1. Fr: Laurence R. Mitlin Re: Assoc. VP, Information Technology, Winthrop U. WINTHROP UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Winthrop University invites applications and nominations for the position of Associate Vice President for Information Technology. As the institution's "chief information officer," this person is responsible for all information technology support including the library, academic, and administrative computing, instructional technology, network services, computer user support, telephone services and audio-visual services. The Associate Vice President reports to the Academic Vice President and has a combined annual budget responsibility of $3.5 million. The University recently completed a campus-wide fiber optic network and almost all faculty and staff have direct connections to the campus Ethernet network. Winthrop is an Internet node. The University's INNOPAC on-line library catalogue and other network servcies are available via a variety of means including Gopher and World- Wide-Web. The University also recently became involved in two-way interactive distance learning and is in the process of building or planning technology classrooms in every major academic facility on campus. The Associate Vice President must provide leadership, planning and management in the use of information technology in support of the University's educational mission, goals and objectives. Major projects will include expansion of technology-based library services, establishment of a faculty intructional technology center, extension of campus network access to students in the residence halls, enhancement of teleconferencing capability and program delivery via satellite, and coordination of a major upgrade to the University's telephone system. This is a 12-month non-tenure track administrative position beginning after January 2, 1995. Salary is competitive and includes the South Carolina State benefit package. QUALIFICATIONS: Requires excellent leadership skills, good communication skills, an advanced degree and knowledge of computers, electronic media and networks. Ten years increasingly responsible experience in the field of information management or library science is required. An advanced degree from an ALA accredited program is preferred. The successful candidate should have demonstrated the sensitivity required to work effectively with faculty, staff and students and the ability to manage the computing and library information needs of instruction, research and administrative services. WINTHROP UNIVERSITY: Winthrop University, founded in 1886, is a coeducational, comprehensive teaching university located in Rock Hill, S.C., 20 miles south of Charlotte, N.C. Winthrop offers a broad array of undergraduate and graduate programs within four divisions: Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, and Visual and Performing Arts. Winthrop's distinctive mission is to offer challenging academic programs of national caliber to a high-achieving, culturally diverse, socially responsible student body of 5,100 students. Recent achievements include national recognition by U.S News & World Report and Barron's Best Buys in College Education. Review of candidates will begin December 7, 1994 and the search will continue until a qualified applicant is found. Letters of application or nomination accompanied by a resume and names, addresses and telephone numbers of three current professional references should be addressed to: Dr. Barbara A. Price, Professor and Chair Associate Vice President Search Committee Winthrop University 701 Oakland Avenue Rock Hill, SC 29733 (803-323-2186 or 323-2188) priceb@winthrop.edu ********************************************************** III. NOTICES III.A.1. Fr: Lissa Holzhausen Re: Virtual Law Library Reference Desk THE "VIRTUAL" LAW LIBRARY REFERENCE DESK: Washburn University School of Law Library is pleased to announce public Internet access to its online reference information service: THE "VIRTUAL"LAW LIBRARY REFERENCE DESK (VLLRD) The goals of this database are to: * provide reference access to sources of LEGAL information * provide access to GENERAL reference sources and guides * provide access to matter that enriches academic study THE "VIRTUAL" LAW LIBRARY REFERENCE DESK is accessed as follows: 1) telnet law.wuacc.edu login = reflaw 2) WEB URL http://law.wuacc.edu/washlaw/reflaw/reflaw.html Comments are always welcome: Lissa Holzhausen zzholz@acc.wuacc.edu Washburn University Reference Services School of Law Library Topeka, Kansas 66621 913/231-1088 ********** III.B.1. Fr: Paul Evan Peters Re: INET '95 Conference Call for Papers CALL FOR PAPERS INET'95 The 5th Annual Conference of the Internet Society The Internet: Towards Global Information Infrastructure Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 27-30 June 1995 INET'95, the 5th Annual Conference of the Internet Society, focusing on worldwide issues of Internet networking, will be held on 26-30 June 1995 in Hawaii. The goal of this conference is to provide a platform that will bring together those developing and implementing Internet networks, technologies, applications, and policies worldwide for infrastructure development. The theme of INET'95 is "The Internet: Towards Global Information Infrastructure." Since 1991, The INET conferences have become a common meeting ground for participants interested in the design, implementation, operation and use of the Internet. Global policy and economic issues, ethical concerns, and many technical issues are raised in a variety of contexts. The rapid influx of commercial and individual uses on the Internet has influenced the nature of the system and broadened its utility. The importance of the Internet and its technology to all sectors of the global economy is growing as is the social impact of access to the Internet. Internet Society encourages its members and all other interested parties to submit papers and to plan active participation in this conference. In addition to the Network Training Workshop for Developing Countries prior to the INET Conference, the K12 Workshop, a special workshop for elementary and secondary school use of the Internet is also planned. CONFERENCE TOPICS: The conference will be organized into the following 8 tracks: 1. Network Technology 2. Network Engineering and Operation 3. Application Technology 4. Users 5. Regional Issues 6. Policy Issues 7. Commercial and Business Aspects 8. Education PRESENTATION TOPICS: Topics for presentations within these tracks include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Network Technology: - Broadband technology - Community networking technology - Mobility - Global networking - Next generation of Internet technology. 2. Network Engineering and Operation: - Interoperability - Network management - Scalability - Emergency response organizations and support - Resource allocation and control - Routing and addressing. 3. Application Technology: - Collaboration technologies - Multimedia technologies and applications - Distributed applications and environments - Networked information tools - High, low and variable bandwidth applications. 4. Users: - Community networking services - Education and research communities - Library services and networked information - Public health and medical care - Environment - Entertainment - Arts and humanities. 5. Regional Issues: - National and regional initiatives - Mission oriented networks - National and regional funding models - Empowering new users - Sociological and cultural impact - Internationalization and localization. 6. Policy Issues: - Information infrastructure and role of governments - Policy on Internet operation - Privacy and freedom of speech - Intellectual property rights - Economy Policy. 7. Commercial and Business Aspects: - Commercial use of Internet - Electronic Commerce - Publication - Emerging business opportunities - Legal considerations - Global issues. 8. Education: - Building new global learning communities - Teacher training and support models - Promoting new cultures of learning and teaching - The Internet in educational reform - Connectivity and access models - Using technology to reach learners with special needs and interest - Encouraging new partnership; industry, government, community. In addition to the above tracks, INET'95 will encompass certain horizontal subject threads. One such thread is the World Wide Web(WWW), and papers are solicited relating to WWW developments as furthering Global Information Infrastructure. INFORMATION FOR PAPER SUBMISSION: The official language of the conference is English. Papers will be selected based on two-page extended abstracts. The abstracts should include name, address, affiliation, phone number, fax number, and email address. They should also include a keyword list, tied to the track topics listed above. Upon acceptance, full papers will be required. Instructions for preparation of these papers will be provided upon acceptance. some of the submitted papers will be presented at Poster Sessions. Extended abstracts in plain ASCII text should be submitted by 13 January 1995 to inet-submission@interop.com The Program Committee can be contacted at inet-program@interop.com, or by fax: +1-415-723-0758 (Attn.: Prof. Kilnam Chon). DEMONSTRATIONS: Participants may present their projects or activities in demonstration form. Proposed demonstrations should be documented with a description not exceeding one page. TUTORIALS: The tutorials will be held in 27 June. You may submit the proposal for the tutorials by 13 January 1995 to inet-tutorial@interop.com DEVELOPING COUNTRY WORKSHOP: The Network Training Workshop for Developing Countries will be a week-long program in 18-24 June of intensive instruction, with a hands-on emphasis on Internet set-up, operations, maintenance, and management. The Workshop covers the four program tracks: Dial-up Networking Technology TCP/IP Networking Technology Network Navigation and Services National Network Management For information and general questions about the workshop, please send email to workshop-info@isoc.org For applying to attend the workshop, please send email to: workshop-apply@isoc.org K12 WORKSHOP: The INET'95 will also be preceded by a tentative two-day program bringing together active K12(Kindergarten through Secondary School) Internet innovators from around the world to share experiences and learn new advanced tools and collaboration techniques. For information and general questions about the K12 Workshop, please send email to inet-k12-request@isoc.org IMPORTANT DATES: 13 January 1995: Extended abstract, and Tutorial proposal due 15 January 1995: Deadline for priority admission to Developing Countries Workshop 3 March 1995: Notification of paper acceptance to author(s) 28 April 1995: Camera-ready papers due 18-24 June 1995: Developing Countries Workshop 26-27 June 1995: K12 Workshop 27 June 1995: Tutorials 28-30 June 1995: INET'95 PUBLICATIONS: Conference proceedings containing full papers will be distributed to the participants at the conference. They are also available in WWW at Internet Society. INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: INET'95 will be held at the Sheraton Waikiki Conference Center with some events at the adjoining Royal Hawaiian Hotel. General information concerning the conference, registration, and a variety of hotel accommodations booked at special rates will be available from the Internet Society Secretariat in a separate announcement in early 1995 and accessible on the Society's WWW, Gopher, and FTP servers. URLs: http://www.isoc.org/inet95.html gopher: //gopher.isoc.org/11/isoc/inet95 ftp: //ftp.isoc.org/isoc/inet95 Email: inet95@isoc.org (for information) inet-registration@isoc.org (for registration) Tel: +1-703-648-9888 Fax: +1-703-648-9887 Address:Internet Society Secretariat 12020 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 270 Reston, VA 22091 USA ********** III.B.2. Fr: Janet M. Arth Re: Minnesota Broadcast, Internet Teleconference Internet Teleconference EXPLORING THE INTERNET 3 Business & Commercial Applications The Minnesota Chapters of American Society for Information Science and Special Libraries Association, in cooperation with the University of St. Thomas, invite you to attend this EXPLORING THE INTERNET 3 teleconference. EXPLORING THE INTERNET 3 will analyze the essential network tools, resources, and strategies that companies and organizations are using to gain competitive advantage on the Internet. Applications for marketing, sales, customer support, and information management over the Internet will be presented in specific case studies. There will also be a demonstration of some of the databases provided on the Internet by the US Department of Commerce. Teleconference Leader is Dr. Mary J. Cronin, Professor of Management and University Librarian, Boston College. She has over 20 years of experience in information management. WHEN: Thursday, December 1, 1994 11:00 am - 1:00 pm WHERE (two cities): University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis Campus Rm. 446, 1000 LaSalle Ave. (limited to 60 persons) Parking: Downtown Auto Park, 910 LaSalle Ave. University of St. Thomas, St. Paul O'Shaughnessy - Frey Library Center, Rm. 208 2115 Summit Ave. (limited to 30 persons) Parking: Lot H near Cretin and Summit. Cost: ASIS or SLA members: $10.00 Nonmembers: $15.00 Bring a bag lunch. We will provide beverage and dessert. Registration, including check payable to SLA-Minnesota Chapter, is due November 25. Send to: Randi Madisen, MN-SLA Treasurer Legislative Reference Library 645 State Office Building St. Paul, MN 55155 The Internet telecast is marketed by DNF Associates PO Box 785 DeKalb, IL 60115 1/815/756-2530 ********************************************************** IRLIST Digest is distributed from the University of California, Division of Library Automation, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA. 94612-3550. 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