Information Retrieval List Digest 356 (May 19, 1997) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-356 IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 May 19, 1997 Volume XIV, Number 18 Issue 356 ********************************************************** II. JOBS 1. New Mexico State U.: Computing Research Lab: Visiting Positions 2. Warner-Lambert Co.: Biomedical Literature Scientist 3. U. Cincinnati Medical Center: Associate Director, Systems & Support 4. Yale U.: Medical Library: Librarian I 5. Catholic U.: SLIS, 2 Faculty Positions III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. Washington Update B. Meetings 1. BCS-IRSG '97 2. ISIC '98 C. Miscellaneous 1. Oregon Health Sciences U.: New Medical Informatics Program 2. WebTOC: Visualize Website Contents ********************************************************** II. JOBS II.1. Fr: Sergei Nirenburg Re: New Mexico State U.: Computing Research Lab: Visiting Positions VISITING POSITIONS AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY COMPUTING RESEARCH LABORATORY The Computing Research Laboratory (CRL) at New Mexico State University invites applications for one of two Visiting Research Fellow positions in our natural language processing R&D team. The positions are for one year, with a possibility of an extension. Salaries will be commensurate with the experience and skill level of the successful applicants and will be in the range of $32,000 - $50,000. The positions will be filled as soon as possible. The successful candidate will be a top-notch programmer. Knowledge in at least one of the following areas is required: - compiler design and implementation; - graphical user interfaces. A Ph.D. degree is not strictly required. Responsibilities: Writing software for a variety of natural language-related applications, including one or more of the following: complex pattern matchers, parsers, generators, information extraction modules, summarizers, fast indexing schemes, interactive tools for knowledge acquirers and end users. CRL is an internationally acclaimed center of research excellence. The laboratory mainly focuses on natural language processing applications (machine translation, multilingual information retrieval, extraction and summarization), interface design, and knowledge representation. Information about CRL projects can be found at http://crl.nmsu.edu. The projects are led by Sergei Nirenburg, Jim Cowie, Bill Ogden and Remi Zajac. The senior research staff include: Stephen Beale, David Farwell, Stephen Helmreich, Wanying Jin, Kavi Mahesh, Victor Raskin (also of Purdue University), Svetlana Sheremetyeva and Evelyne Viegas. Send applications and inquiries, preferably by e-mail, to: Sergei Nirenburg Director, Computing Research Laboratory 505 646 5466 (voice) Professor, Computer Science 505 646 6218 (fax) New Mexico State University sergei@crl.nmsu.edu Box 30001, Dept. 3CRL Las Cruces, NM 88003 ********** II.2. Fr: Linda Warren Re: Warner-Lambert Co.: Biomedical Literature Scientist BIOMEDICAL LITERATURE SCIENTIST The Corporate Library at Warner-Lambert Company, Morris Plains, NJ requires an experienced literature scientist to support decision making by utilizing commercial database resources including, but not limited to Dialog, STN, Lexis/Nexis, MEDLINE, and TOXLINE to research and evaluate information in the chemical, biological, pharmaceutical, food, regulatory, business, and marketing areas. This individual evaluates client information needs and provides information- and technology-oriented consultative services and training. Additionally, he/she may contribute to the care and feeding of the departmental intranet web site. Requirements - BS or BA required. Advanced degree, preferably in science, preferred. 5-7 years of information industry experience and demonstrated skills in automated information retrieval. Salary range - $50+ depending on education and experience. Relocation expenses will not be paid. Please submit cover letter, resume and salary history to Warner Lambert Co., Corp Admin HR, Dept. LM, 201 Tabor Road, Morris Plains, NJ 07950, or email to warrenl@mops.wl.com ********** II.3. Fr: Susan Covert Re: U. Cincinnati Medical Center: Assoc. Dir., Systems & Support Theodore Morris Re: Catholic U.: SLIS, 2 Faculty Positions The Catholic University of America, located in Washington, DC, seeks two full-time tenure track faculty members for the ALA-accredited School of Library and Information Science. Successful candidates will be prepared to teach in the core curriculum and in two or more of the following areas: archives, records management, book arts, information systems, networking, and information storage and retrieval. The ability to carry out a research and publication agenda, the potential for leadership in professional and scholarly organizations, and the desire to work with a collegial community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni are necessary. Requirements for consideration include an earned doctorate in library/information science or related specialty as well as an MSLS and/or substantial experience in libraries, archives, or other information service environments. The School, which grants the Master of Science in Library Science, serves over 350 full- and part-time students on the Washington campus, at the Library of Congress, and at three sites in Virginia. The Catholic University of America is sponsored by the Roman Catholic bishops of the United States as a national university and center of instruction and research. Members and associates of the faculties are expected to respect the religious commitment and mission of the University and to be supportive of its aims and ideals, whatever their personal religious backgrounds and affiliations might be. The University's faculties are composed of teachers from diverse backgrounds and religious traditions. The Catholic University of America has affirmative action, equal opportunity, and no smoking in the workplace policies. Appointment will be at the Assistant Professor level. Appointment is for 8-1/2 months, with additional contracts available for summer teaching. For consideration, submit a letter, curriculum vitae, and names of three references to Elizabeth S. Aversa, Dean, School of Library and Information Science, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064 or fax materials to 202-319-5574. Review of applications has begun and will continue until the vacancies are filled. ********************************************************** III. NOTICES III.A.1. Fr: Garret Sern Re: Washington Update 5/16/97 WASHINGTON UPDATE --- MAY 16, 1997 IN THIS ISSUE: * Will Congress pass any type of crypto reform this year? - Senator Kerrey introduces new crypto bill - Striking a balance? House Judiciary Committee approves safe act with amendments - Status of pro-code and encrypted communications privacy acts >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Written from FARNET's Washington office, "FARNET's Washington Update" is a service to FARNET members and other interested subscribers. We gratefully acknowledge EDUCOM's NTTF and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)for additional support. If you would like more information about the Update or would like to offer comments or suggestions, please contact Heather Boyles at heather@farnet.org. ********** III.B.1. Fr: Alan Smeaton Re: BCS-IRSG-97 Colloquium in IR Research... Audio Presentations Audio Presentation Online The 19th annual British Computer Society Information Retrieval Specialist Group (BCS-IRSG) colloquium on IR Research took place about a month ago, hosted by the Robert Godron University in Aberdeen, Scotland. As a service to the community (and a pilot initiative) the audio presentations at the event were digitally recorded and are available in RealAudio over the web. Associated with each audio presentation are the (synchronised) visuals (OHP and PowerPoint slides) used during the presentations. Provided you have an internet connection, a recent web browser and a RealAudio 3.0 player, this enables you to hear the presentations and watch the visual materials presented, through your browser. Visit http://lorca.compapp.dcu.ie/BCS-IRSG-97 as a starting point; there is a technical help page available and any feedbck is welcome. The table of contents of presentations is appended. British Computer Society Information Retrieval Specialist Group 19th Annual Colloquium on IR Research 8-9 April 1997, Aberdeen, Scotland The formal proceedings of the event will be published by Springer-Verlag as part of the Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC) Series. * Colloquium Welcome and Introduction Prof. David Harper, Robert Gordon University, Scotland. * Keynote Presentation Professor Jamie Callan, Assistant Director, Centre for Intelligent Information Retrieval University of Massachusetts, USA * Automatic phrase recognition and extraction from text F Kelledy, AF Smeaton, Dublin City University, Ireland * Using combination of evidence for term expansion R Wilkinson, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia * Retrieving complex objects with HySpirit T Roelleke, N Fuhr, University of Dortmund, Germany * Where the linked dependence assumption fails and how to go beyond it B Mateev, E Mittendorf, P Schaeuble, ETH-Zentrum, Switzerland * On the marriage of information retrieval and information extraction AM Robertson, R Gaizauskas, University of Sheffield, UK * Text-level structure of research papers: implications for text-based information processing systems N Kando, Royal School of Librarianship, Denmark * User profiling techniques: a critical review S Stewart, J Davies, BT Laboratories, UK * A community of autonomous agents for the search and distribution of information in networks S Marsh, Institute for Information Technology, Canada * Towards an agent-based retrieval engine BCM Wondergem, P van Bommel, TWC Huibers, TP van der Weide, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands * Feature selection: a useful preprocessing step I Moulinier, Universite P et M Curie, France * A logical relational approach for information retrieval indexing I Ounis, TWC Huibers, University of Grenoble, France / University of Nijmegen, Netherlands Copyright on the audio and visual materials presented at the colloquium remain with the authors/presenters. ********** III.B.2. Fr: D.K.Allen Re: ISIC-98 CALL FOR PAPERS Information Seeking in Context : an International Conference on Information Needs, Seeking and Use in Different Contexts. Sheffield, United Kingdom, August 14 -17 1998 Hosted by: The Department of Information Studies at Sheffield University. CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION: The first ISIC conference was held in Tampere, Finland in August 1996 and was a considerable success with 136 participants from 17 countries. The Second Information Seeking in Context conference is intended to build on and develop the themes debated at the first meeting. The Conference will offer an opportunity to hear results of the latest research in the field of information seeking, to debate methodological issues, and to identify areas for further research. All participants at the first ISIC meeting will be welcome in 1998 and we hope that many researchers for whom this will be their first Conference will be attracted. TOPICS OF INTEREST include but are not limited to: Information Behaviour and Electronic Environments Information Requirements and Information Systems Design Theoretical and methodological issues Information Seeking in Educational, Business and Health Sectors Longitudinal Studies Contributions from cognate disciplines such as Marketing, Consumer Studies, Media Studies, Communication Studies, Information Systems and Computer Science are welcome and may lead to seperate sessions. CALL FOR PROPOSALS AND PAPERS: Contributors are requested to submit a copy of an extended abstract of about 600 words to the conference secretary. The authors' name, organization and the complete mailing address with phone and fax numbers and e-mail address should be typed on a separate sheet. The papers will be selected on the basis of the extended abstracts. Electronic submissions will be accepted. For detailed instructions on electronic submission of papers please send an e-mail to m.x.walker@sheffield.ac.uk In the Subject Line of the message type: ICIS-98-Electronic All documents should be sent by September 1, 1997 to Professor Tom Wilson, Conference Committee Chair, at the address below. NOTE: Preference will be given to papers that report research or debate underlying methodological and philosophical issues, rather than those that report on plans yet to be implemented. DEADLINES AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Deadline for submission of abstracts: 01.09.1997 Notification of acceptance: 31.12.1997 Manuscript due: 31.5.1998 FURTHER INFORMATION: Please check periodically the website for ISIC-98, under construction at: http://panizzi.shef.ac.uk/david_allen/ISIC/isic.html Also, join the Official ISIC-98 e-mail list for e-mail alerts concerning updated information on the conference, paper acceptances, keynote speaker updates and logistical details and deadlines. To do so, send an e-mail message to m.x.walker@sheffield.ac.uk In the Subject Line of the message type: ISIC-98-SUB In the body type: Your full name and the name of your organization. FURTHER INFORMATION: ISIC 98 /Department of Information Studies, Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street, Sheffield, S1 4DP, Telephone: 0114 222 2630 Fax: 0114 278 0300 ********** III.C.1. Fr: William Hersh Re: Oregon Health Sciences U.: New Medical Informatics Program Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) has formed a new academic unit, the Division of Medical Informatics and Outcomes Research, in its School of Medicine. The mission of this unit is to provide research, teaching, and service for applications of information technology in health care and its use in managing outcomes of care. The unit will continue to be part of OHSU's Biomedical Information Communication Center (BICC) and be housed in the BICC Building on the OHSU campus. The Chief of the new division will be William Hersh, M.D., Associate Professor. The organization of the Division of Medical Informatics and Outcomes Research formalizes an academic entity that has worked in this area since the inception of the BICC in 1989. Its faculty generate over $2 million per year in competitively awarded research grant funding and are active in a variety of teaching and service activities. The formation of the division recognizes the fields of medical informatics and outcomes research academic disciplines. The division will incorporate a number of existing programs: - The Master of Science in Medical Informatics Program. - The Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medical Informatics Program, directed by Kent Spackman, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor. - A continuing education course for health care professionals, Using Computers to Solve Clinical Problems, co-directed by Dr. Hersh and Paul Gorman, M.D., Assistant Professor. The division will also take on new responsibilities: - An Outcomes Management Service to assist OHSU clinical entities and researchers in utilizing advanced data management techniques for assessing outcomes of care. This service will be headed by Mark Helfand, M.D., Assistant Professor, and assisted by Cynthia Morris, Ph.D., Associate Professor. - Development and delivery of curricula to teach the practical applications of information technology at all levels of health care professional education. More information about the division, its faculty, and its programs can be found on its Web site at http://www.ohsu.edu/bicc-informatics/. ********** III.C.2. Fr: David Nation Re: Freeware Tool to Visualize the Contents of Websites: WebTOC Freeware tool to visualize the contents of websites: WebTOC WebTOC is a tool developed at the University of Maryland Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory that generates a hierarchical table of contents (WebTOC) file from all the links local to a website. The software is implemented as a java program that generates the WebTOC and a java applet that displays it within a web browser. In addition to the text labels representing pages on the site, information is displayed graphically showing the cumulative size, types of files, and number of items in each branch of the hierarchy. Individual pages can be displayed by clicking on the item in the WebTOC. A report on WebTOC will be presented at the 3rd Conference on Human Factors and the Web and is available online. The paper includes reports from usage of WebTOC at the CHI97 Browse-Off and an empirical study. The WebTOC paper and software including source code is available free from: http://www.cs.umd.edu/projects/hcil/Research/1997/webtoc.html For further information contact David Nation (dnation@acm.org). ********************************************************** IRLIST Digest is distributed from the University of California, Division of Library Automation, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA. 94612-3550. Send subscription requests and submissions to: NCGUR@UCCMVSA.UCOP.EDU Editorial Staff: Clifford Lynch calur@uccmvsa.ucop.edu Nancy Gusack ncgur@uccmvsa.ucop.edu The IRLIST Archives is set up for anonymous FTP. Using anonymous FTP via the host ftp.dla.ucop.edu, the files will be found in the directory /data/ftp/pub/irl, stored in subdirectories by year (e.g., data/ftp/pub/irl/1993). Search or browse archived IR-L Digest issues on the Web at: http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/idom/irlist/ These files are not to be sold or used for commercial purposes. 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