Information Retrieval List Digest 354 (May 5, 1997) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-354.txt IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 May 5, 1997 Volume XIV, Number 16 Issue 354 ********************************************************** II. JOBS 1. Database Abstractor/Indexer (on site) 2. Vanderbilt U.: Research Information Scientist 3. U. College, Dublin: Assistant Lecturer III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. The Information Society 13(1) ToC and EiC letter 2. 1997 CFP for The Information Society B. Meetings 1. World Brain Meeting 2. Connections '97 3. Digital Libraries Symposium C. Miscellaneous 1. Filtering Software ********************************************************** II. JOBS II.1. Fr: Re: Database Abstractor/Indexer (on site) NASA Center for AeroSpace Information NCI Information Systems, Inc. Linthicum, Maryland ABSTRACTOR/INDEXER (on site position) JOB DESCRIPTION: As part of the Database Creation Section of the NASA Center for AeroSpace Information, provides analysis and subject indexing of scientific and technical literature; edits and writes informative and descriptive abstracts. Other areas of responsibility include the identification and assessment of emerging technical concepts for inclusion in a controlled indexing vocabulary (the NASA Thesaurus); and providing general support to other Database Creation activities. ENVIRONMENT: The NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI), located (one mile west of BWI Airport) between Baltimore and Washington DC, has been supporting the NASA and aerospace research community for over 35 years, providing literature acquisition and processing, database design, and document delivery services. The NASA STI Database includes over 3 million records corresponding to journal and report literature in the areas of aerospace and supporting areas of engineering, astronomy and Earth sciences, life sciences, and fundamental areas of physics and chemistry. The role of the Database Creation section is to carry out acquisition, cataloging, document scanning, subject analysis (abstracting/indexing), and lexicography activities. (See the NASA STI homepage at http://www.sti.nasa.gov/STI-homepage.html) QUALIFICATIONS: Required: Bachelors degree with at least 25 credit-hours in the hard sciences or engineering, OR at least 2 years experience in indexing scientific/technical literature. Candidate should have a solid knowledge of fundamental scientific concepts and some applications areas. In addition, the candidate must have strong analytical and writing skills, and should be able to broaden his/her technical knowledge with little training support. (General keyboard/computer skills are also necessary.) Preferred: Work experience in database or book indexing and formal written communication; knowledge of database retrieval methods and bibliographic cataloging a plus. SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary is commensurate with experience. Includes a comprehensive benefits package. APPLICATION: Applicants should submit a resume by May 31 (preferably by fax) to: NASA Center for Aerospace Information NCI Information Systems, Inc. Attn: June Silvester 800 Elkridge Landing Road Linthicum, Maryland 21090-2934 fax# (301) 621-0134 e-mail: jsilvester@sti.nasa.gov and mgenuardi@sti.nasa.gov ********** II.2. Fr: Jeffrey Huber Re: Vanderbilt U.: Research Information Scientist The Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is currently seeking applications for the position of Research Information Scientist. The position reports to the Director of the Active Digital Library/Information and Education Services. Successful applicants will be able to translate theoretical underpinnings of library and information science into practice within a dynamic, project-based environment. The position requires broad familiarity with the use of technology as a tool to facilitate the information intervention within the health care delivery process. The Research Information Scientist assists in developing strategies for new projects and programs in the Library. In addition to the staff appointment, the possibility exists for a joint faculty appointment in the Division of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine. Requirements: PhD in library or information science, experience with the health sciences information industry, relevant professional publications and presentations. Salary: negotiable, depending upon qualifications. For more information, contact Nunzia B. Giuse, MD, MLS, Director, Active Digital Library, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-8340, (800) 854-0451 or (615) 936-1436, or via e-mail at nunzia.giuse@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu. ********** II.3. Fr: Mary A. Burke Re: U. College, Dublin: Assistant Lecturer UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN Department of Library and Information Studies Assistant Lectureship One Permanent Post (Ref: 75/97) Applications are invited for the above full-time permanent academic post. The appointee will be required to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching on a range of Library and Information Studies programmes. The successful applicant should have a research track record which is commensurate with age and experience and the motivation to continue this research. Applications will be considered from candidates with expertise within a broad definition of Information Studies. The following areas of specialisation are particularly welcome: Electronic publishing Information retrieval Multimedia Presentation of information. The appointment will be made at the level of Assistant Lecturer. The current salary scale is: IR pounds 15,247 - stlg24,608 Entry point on the scale will be in accordance with qualifications and experience. Closing Date: Not later than 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 15 May, 1997. Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Personnel Office, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland (quoting above reference number). Telephone enquiries: (353 1) 706 1274 and (353 1) 706 1436. Fax: (353 1) 269 2472. E-mail: acadrec@listserv.hea.ie. Further details about the Department of Library and Information Studies are available at http://www.ucd.ie/~lis UCD is an Equal Opportunities Employer ********************************************************** III. NOTICES III.A.1. Fr: Rob Kling Re: The Information Society 13(1) ToC and EiC letter The Information Society Letter from Rob Kling Editor-in-Chief For TIS Issue 13(1) (Jan -March, 1997) LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF "Electronic Commerce: Definition, Theory, and Context" by Rolf Wigand "Networked Commerce: Public Policy Issues in a Deregulated Environment," by Linda Garcia. "Electronic Commerce, World Wide Web, Minitel and EDI", by Richard Hill. "A New Marketing Paradigm for Electronic Commerce," by Donna L. Hoffman and Thomas P. Novak. "Factors Affecting the Adoption of an Internet-based Sales Presence for Small Business", by Pat Auger and John M. Gallaugher. "Electronic Commerce in Retailing: Differences Across Retail Formats," by Jonathan W. Palmer. "An Approach to the Value-based Modeling of Information Flows," by Nabil Kamel, Murali Mohan and Kranti Toraskar. "The Organization of Electronic Markets," by Arnold Picot, Christine Bortenlanger and Heiner Rohrl. "American Software Hegemony," by Erran Carmel. BOOK REVIEWS: Rob Kling -- Public Access to the Internet. Brian Kahin and James Keller (eds). ********** III.A.2. Fr: Rob Kling Re: 1997 CFP for The Information Society CALL FOR PAPERS THE INFORMATION SOCIETY (An International Quarterly Journal) http://www.slis.indiana.edu/TIS An "information technology revolution" that can stimulate significant social change is clearly underway. The exponential growth in computational capability per unit dollar and rapidly increasing bandwidth continues to fuel high expectations that computerization will transform informational and social structures. Connectivity among individuals, companies and nations is forming what some are calling Cyberspace and virtual communities and new forums and formats for electronic publishing, communication and commerce. Since wealth, power and freedom of action derive from control over, access to, and effective use of, information and expertise, the shifting organization of information technologies and social life -- large scale and small scale -- is a major concern. These combined trends have stimulated discussions the relationships between technological change and social change. The term Information Society has been a key marker for many of these studies and discussions. "The Information Society" journal (TIS), published since 1981, is a key forum for thoughtful analysis of the impacts, policies, system concepts, methodologies and cultural change related to these trends. It is a refereed journal that publishes scholarly articles, position papers, debates, short communications and book reviews. TIS is a multidisciplinary journal whose audiences include policy- and decision-makers and scientists in government, industry and education; managers concerned with the effects of the information revolution on individuals, organizations and society; and scholars with an interest in the relationship between information technologies, social/organizational life, and social change. TIS will be experimenting with new electronic and paper formats, including a web server for abstracts and tables of contents. In addition, we are experimenting with a policy to allow authors to identify 5 people who may receive copies of the issue in which their article appears. TIS's Editor in Chief, Rob Kling, is soliciting individual articles and proposals from people who wish to organize and edit special issues. He is interested in provocative analytical articles or empirical studies that are written to advance our understanding of the relationships between information technology, related social practices and policies, and social change. TIS articles are typically 4,000-7,500 words long, and are written vividly with coherent analyses and minimal jargon. TIS also publishes shorter "position statements" of up to 2,000 words and debates in a new section, called "The Forum." TIS will be publishing special issues: * Electronic Commerce (guest edited by Prof. Rolf Wigand) 13(1) * Virtual Societies: Their Prospects and Dilemmas (guest edited by Prof. Magid Igbarria). 13(3) Please see TIS's home page for CFPs and related information (http://www.slis.indiana.edu/TIS) Among the topics addressed within TIS are: * changing National Information Infrastructures, especially as they influence cultural expectations and social practices, * the politics of change in National Information Infrastructures, * the implications of the coming surge in electronic data interchange (EDI) and electronic commerce among businesses globally, * the ability of companies to "outsource" portions of their information processing to different countries around the world, creating transborder data flow issues for the countries involved and increasing the rapidity with which jobs migrate globally, * meanings and implications of political/economic systems that are based on universal access to baseline information services or fees-for-all-services, * options for, and implications of, various forms of "electronic democracy", * the rise of "virtual communities" of persons worldwide engaging in "many-to-many" communication among their participants, irrespective of borders or corporate structures, * the role of place and space in visions and practice of digital libraries and electronic forums, * cultural changes in relation to Cyberspace -- both empirical studies and studies of their representation in popular culture, * the structure of the information industries, including markets, industrial alliances, the character of work, and management-labor relations, * ethical dimensions in the development and use of new information technologies; and * gender issues in the development and use of new information technologies. TIS'S INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL BOARD: Editor in Chief: Rob Kling Phil Agre, Jonathan Allen, Geoffrey Bowker, Christine Borgman, Andrew Clement, Karen Coyle, Mary Culnan, Elizabeth Davenport, Batya Friedman, Vijay Gurbaxani, Suzanne Iacono, Pertti Jarvinen, James Katz, Kenneth Kraemer, Gary T. Marx, Richard O. Mason, Pertti Jarvinen, Vincent Mosco, Mark Poster, Marc Rotenberg, Rohan Samarajiva, Jorge Schement, Doug Schuler, George Trubow, Rick Weingarten, Rolf Wigand. BOOK REVIEW EDITORS: (1996-) Dottie Day and Anna Martinson MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS: Five manuscript copies should be mailed (or electronically by Internet with prior approval) to the editor-in-chief. For manuscript format details, see the journal's WWW home page (http://www.slis.indiana.edu/TIS) or see the inside back cover of an issue of the journal. Editor-in-chief: Professor Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics School of Library and Information Science 10th and Jordan Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405-1801 email - internet: kling@indiana.edu Phone: 812-855-9763 Fax: 812-855-6166 ********** III.B.1. Fr: Richard Hill Re: Digital Libraries Symposium Call for Papers and Participation International Symposium on Research, Development & Practice in Digital Libraries: ISDL'97 November 18 - 21, 1997 sponsored by University of Library and Information Science Tsukuba Science City, Japan Digital Libraries have been widely recognized as an important application in the Global Information Infrastructure for worldwide information sharing and for development in the next century. A number of research and development projects are in progress in many countries and regions. In the United States, the Library of Congress has its national digital library projects which will provide users with a very large scale digital collection, the NSF/NASA/ARPA has funded digital library initiatives at six universities which will produce advanced information environments, and many other universities are working on new digital library environments for their researchers and students. There are also advanced digital library projects in Europe and the Asia-Pacific countries. In Japan, the National Center for Academic Information Systems (NACSIS), the National Diet Library (NDL), the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA), the Japan Information Processing Development Center (JIPDEC) are actively working on digital library projects. In addition, the Japanese Science Council has made a proposal on promotion of digital library environment for research and education in universities. A Digital Library is the integration of various advanced information technologies, such as high-performance computers and networks, multimedia/hypermedia, artificial intelligence and so on. Social and cultural aspects are as important as technological factors for the success of the digital library--aspects such as intellectual property rights, electronic commerce, and the amassing of library holdings as intellectual and cultural property. It is also crucial to discuss the information environment of universities as they are the largest producers and consumers of academic information. The Digital Library has also been discussed as a library for the future. Based on the experience of and the products from the digital library projects of the past few years, we can now discuss not only research and development for future libraries but also discuss experiments with and practice issues for the digital library. This symposium will provide an international forum for papers and discussions by researchers, developers and practitioners in and for Digital Libraries. The symposium topics are not limited, and may include * Digital Libraries and wide-area and high-performance networks * Storage and communication technologies for a wide variety of and vast amounts of multimedia information, * Digital information in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, * Editing, organizing, publishing, access, and computer-human interaction technologies for multimedia information, * Information technologies for multi-cultural and multi-lingual information for worldwide information sharing, * Digital library functions as a common ground for intellectual activities, * Roles of, and restrictions on, the digital library in communities. The symposium will include presentations by invited guests and contributed papers. English is the Symposium language. PAPER SUBMISSION: Authors are now invited to submit papers to the Program Committee for ISDL'97. Papers submitted to ISDL'97 will be reviewed and selected for presentation at the symposium based on their relevance to the symposium topics and their quality. SYMPOSIUM LANGUAGE: English PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION: 1. Submission Track and Paper Lengths: There are two tracks for paper submission: Regular papers and Short papers. The maximum length for a Regular Paper is 4000 words; the maximum length for a Short Paper is 2000 words. Author(s) should specify the track --Regular or Short-- for which they wish a paper to be considered. A paper may be considered for both categories, but it will be accepted in only one; the Program Committee will make the judgment as to which category is appropriate. 2. Presentation: All accepted papers will be included in the symposium proceedings, which will be published and delivered at the symposium. There will be both printed and electronic versions of the Proceedings. Every accepted Regular paper will be presented in an oral presentation session. All accepted Short papers will be presented in a poster session. All accepted--Regular or Short--papers MUST be presented by an author or authors at the symposium in Japan in November, 1997. 3. Camera Ready Copy/Proceedings: Authors of accepted papers will receive instructions for preparing a camera ready copy of the paper for the printed proceedings and an electronic copy of the paper for the electronic proceedings. The maximum length of each Regular and Short paper will be 8 and 4 pages, respectively. 4. Submission instruction: Fill the ISDL'97 Paper Submission Form, and put it on top of the paper to be submitted. Send four copies of the paper with the submission form to the program chair no later than June 30, 1997. PROGRAM CHAIR: Professor Shigeo Sugimoto ISDL'97 University of Library and Information Science 1-2, Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, JAPAN IMPORTANT DATES: * Deadline for submission of Papers: June 30, 1997 * Paper Acceptance notification: August 15, 1997 * Deadline for submitting camera ready copy: October 1, 1997 CONTACT ADDRESSES: ISDL'97 Univ. of Library and Information Science 1-2, Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan phone: +81-298-59-1348 (Shigeo Sugimoto) fax: +81-298-59-1093 email: ISDL97@DL.ulis.ac.jp URL: http://www.DL.ulis.ac.jp/ISDL97/ ********** III.C.1. Fr: Rivkah Sass