Information Retrieval List Digest 395 (March 2, 1998) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-395.txt IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 March 2, 1998 Volume XV, Number 9 Issue 395 ****************************************************************** II. JOBS 1. Microsoft Corporate Library 2. Dalhousie University: SLIS, Assistant Professor 3. UT Knoxville: Science Librarian III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. FARNETs Washington Update, February 16, 1998 2. New journal: New Media & Society 3. Digital Library News B. Meetings 1. LREC Workshop 2. Vocabulary Links://Thesaurus Design 3. PKDD'98 4. LITA Technology Workshop IV. PROJECTS C. Awards, Fellowships, Grants, & Scholarships 1. Nominations Sought for New Research Award ****************************************************************** II. JOBS II.1. Fr: Katie Hover Re: Microsoft Corporate Library: Site Librarian, Information Services Group Site Librarian: Information Services Group Here's your chance to be an integral part of one of the most technically advanced libraries in the world. At the Charlotte, NC site of the Microsoft Library, you'll serve the circulation and information needs of a specific group based on a one-person library model. Develop materials collection for a sponsoring customer segment. Fill requests for reference and research from online and existing sources. Maintain current knowledge of the software industry and products, the Microsoft Corporation and its competitors, and the specific business of the customer group. Qualifications? A Masters in Library Science. 2+ years of generalized experience in a library, preferably in the corporate environment. Familiarity with Microsoft Windows, Internet and Intranet applications, and at least one automated library system. Supervisory or management experience desirable. Occasional travel to Redmond, WA required. Microsoft offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits. E-mail your resume in ASCII text format to: resume@microsoft.com, no attachments please (indicate Dept. N14w8-0298 in the subject header) or mail to: Microsoft Corporation, Attn: Recruiting N14w8-0298, One Microsoft Way, STE 303, Redmond, WA 98052-8303. No phone calls please. We are an equal opportunity employer and support workplace diversity. ********** II.2. Fr: Elaine G. Toms Re: Dalhousie University: SLIS, Assistant Professor NOTE: This is a position in addition to the one previously advertised. DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY School of Library and Information Studies The School of Library and Information Studies in the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University invites applications for a tenure track appointment at the assistant professor level from those with teaching and research interests in any two of the following areas: Primary Areas (1) information organization (2) classification and indexing (3) bibliographic control Secondary Areas (1) information environment (2) information needs and uses (3) user behaviour (4) organizational management. A Ph.D. is expected with demonstrated excellence in teaching and research. The salary is competitive. The preferred start date is July 1, 1998 for a beginning teaching date of September 1998. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by March 15, 1998. Send a current resume and the names of three referees and their contact addresses to: Dr. Bertrum H. MacDonald, Director School of Library and Information Studies Faculty of Management Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3J5 Phone: (902) 494-2472 Fax: (902) 494-2451 E-mail: Bertrum.MacDonald@dal.ca The School of Library and Information Studies is a unit in the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University along with the Schools of Business Administration, Public Administration, and Resource & Environmental Studies. The School offers a two year Master of Library & Informatioter of Library and Information Studies/Bachelor of Laws (MLIS/LLB), and provides opportunities for specialization within the Faculty of Management, and interdisciplinary links with other graduate departments. Further information about the School, Dalhousie University and the city of Halifax is available at the following addresses: * School of Library & Information Studies: http://www.mgmt.dal.ca/slis/ * Faculty of Management: http://www.mgmt.dal.ca * Dalhousie University: http://www2.dal.ca * Halifax & Nova Scotia: http://www2.dal.ca/aboutDal/Halifax%26ns/ In accordance with immigration requirements, this advertisement is directed to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action Employer. The University encourages applications from qualified women, aboriginal peoples, racially visible minorities, and persons with disabilities. ********** II.3. Fr: Gail Conner Re: UT Knoxville: Science Librarian (Ass't. or Assoc. Prof.) POSITION: Science Librarian APPOINTMENT RANK: Assistant or Associate Professor SALARY: Minimum $30,000 for Assistant Professor Minimum $36,000 for Associate Professor AVAILABLE: August 1, 1998 RESPONSIBILITIES: UTK Libraries seeks an outgoing and energetic librarian to contribute to developing a range of traditional and innovative library services and to promote them through a high level of interaction with students and faculty. The science librarian works in the Reference and Instructional Services Department, reports to the Science and Technology Coordinator, and participates in the work of the department and science subject group. Provides general and subject specific reference assistance in the main library's busy, innovative reference environment, including a government documents reference area and collection. Some evening and weekend duty is required. Specific subject assignment for collection development and liaison role will be either for Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy departments or for life sciences, which includes the four departments in the Biology Division (Botany; Biochemistry, Cellular, & Molecular Biology; Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; and Microbiology). Liaison activities include instruction and research consultation for undergraduate and graduate students and faculty through course specific sessions and outreach to individuals and groups. The science librarian instructs students and faculty in effective use of UTK's local and remote print and electronic sources and assists users in taking advantage of growing capabilities for remote access to electronic tools and document delivery services. Collection development responsibilities include managing materials budget allocation, collection management activities, and ongoing journals evaluation. Subject librarians work cooperatively in support of the Libraries' efforts to use resources effectively to arrive at an appropriate balance of ownership of and access to information needed for teaching and research. The librarian develops worldwide web based resources for subject oriented research guides, promotes services available through the libraries, and facilitates communication with the campus community about collection management issues. Works with library wide groups to coordinate services and to implement programs and projects. Serves on library and campus committees. QUALIFICATIONS: Required: ALA accredited MLS degree. Degree in a scientific discipline or substantive experience in science subjects in an academic or research library, including reference and instruction. Experience with print and electronic information resources, knowledge of major scientific bibliographic databases, and strong computer skills with ability to use technology effectively in all aspects of the job. Knowledge of scientific literature and publishing trends. Evidence of excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to work collegially with all levels of users and staff. Demonstrable service orientation and understanding of library services in a research university. Desirable: One to two years professional or preprofessional reference experience. Experience with collection development. Ability to create and experience maintaining worldwide web resources. Demonstrated understanding of remote users' needs. Evidence of research or creative achievement. Advanced degree in a scientific field. BENEFITS: Librarians at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have faculty rank and status and are appointed for twelve months. This is a tenure track appointment. Library faculty must meet University requirements for promotion and tenure. Annual leave is accrued at the rate of two days per month and sick leave at the rate of one day per month. Faculty have their choice of a state retirement plan or TIAA/CREF. Non-refundable contributions to either retirement plan are paid for the employee by the University. Group health and life insurance plans are available. Tuition remission is available for all university employees; partial undergraduate tuition ent children and spouses of UT employees. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION about this position may be found at http://toltec.lib.utk.edu./~lss/search/scilibn.html ENVIRONMENT: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a Carnegie Research Level One institution, enrolls approximately 26,000 students from every state in the United States and approximately 100 other countries. As Tennessee's comprehensive campus, UTK offers more doctoral programs than any other institution in the state, and its faculty attract nearly $80 million annually for sponsored research programs. UTK is one of 27 higher education institutions holding the distinction of being both a land-grant institution and state university. The UTK Libraries, with an annual budget of almost $10 million, holds 2 million volumes and receives approximately 14,000 current serials. The Libraries system includes the John C. Hodges Library and four branches on the Knoxville campus: Agriculture-Veterinary Medicine, Map, Music and University Archives and Special Collections. A fifth branch, the Social Work Library, is located in Nashville. Over three hundred persons are employed, including 49 librarians, 8 exempt, 123 non-exempt, and 150 students. UTK Libraries is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, SOLINET, and the Center for Research Libraries. The UTK Libraries installed a client-server integrated system in 1997. The Libraries also offers a Web-based information system and access to a variety of electronic information sources. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send letter of application, a current resume, and the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three recent references to: Jill Keally, Head, Library Support Services, 1015 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-1000, fax 423/974-4696. Review of applications will begin April 15, 1998, and will continue until the position is filled. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran status in provision of educational programs and services or employment opportunities and benefits. This policy extends to both employment by and admission to the University. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in the education programs and activities pursuant to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Inquiries and charges of violation concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, ADA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or any of the other above referenced policies should be directed to the Office of Diversity Resources & Educational Services (DRES), 1818 Lake Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (423)974-2498 (TTY available). Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Human Resources Management, 600 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37996-4125. ****************************************************************** III. NOTICES III.A.1. Fr: Garret Sern Re: FARNETs Washington Update, February 16, 1998 FARNET'S WASHINGTON UPDATE --- FEBRUARY 16, 1998 FARNET (http://www.farnet.org) is a non-profit public interest Internetworking organization with a primary focus on the education, research and related communities. IN THIS ISSUE: Senate Commerce Committee holds hearing on Internet indecency. House Subcommittee proposes database protection legis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 Garret Sern at garret@farnet.org. ********** III.A.2. Fr: Caroline Haythornthwaite Re: New journal: New Media & Society New Media & Society First Issue: April 1999 New Media & Society is an international journal being launched in April 1999 to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the examination of the social dynamics of media and information change. Breadth, Vision and Critical Analysis New Media & Society will engage in critical discussions of the key issues arising from the scale and speed of new media development, drawing on a wide range of disciplinary perspectives and on both theoretical and empirical research. The journal will include contributions on: * the individual and the social, the cultural and the political dimensions of new media * the global and local dimensions of the relationship between media and social change * contemporary as well as historical developments * the implications and impacts of, as well as the determinants and obstacles to, media change * the relationship between theory, policy and practice. Multidisciplinary Perspective New Media & Society will publish from both the social sciences and the humanities. It will include contributions from communication, media and cultural studies, as well as from sociology, geography, anthropology, economics and from the political and information sciences. Topics to be covered include: * Digitalization and convergence * Interactivity and virtuality * Consumption and citizenship * Innovation, regulation and control * The cultures of the Internet * Patterns and inequalities of use * Community and identity in electronic space * Time and space in global culture and everyday life * The politics of cyberspace. Reviews New Media & Society will include a section in which books and other significant contributions to the field will be reviewed. This will include both essay length and shorter contributions, ensuring that you are kept abreast of the latest literature. Two-Year Charter Subscription Take out a 2-Year Charter Subscription and you will receive the first 7 issues commencing with Volume 1, Number 1, April 1999. * You will save over 25% * You will be entitled to deduct 10% from all future invoices for the journal as long as your subscription is maintained continuously and placed direct with SAGE Publications * Your subscription will be covered by a full money-back guarantee - if you are not completely satisfied with your first issue, please keep it with our compliments and we will refund your subscription. NB One-Year Introductory Subscriptions (3 issues) are also available. Charter Subscriptions and Introductory Subscriptions are not available to institutions. Charter Subscription Rate UKP45/US$72 (Two Years - 7 issues) Introductory Individual Rate UKP21/US$34 (One Year - 3 issues) Institutional Rate UKP96/US$154 (One Year - 3 issues) UKP224/US$358 (Two Years - 7 issues) Three times a year: April, August, December Published quarterly from 2000. ISSN 1461-4448 Call for Papers Contributions are invited for early issues of New Media & Society. Four copies of the manuscript should be submitted, typed in double-spacing on one side of the paper only. The length should not normally exceed 7000 words. Each submission will be refereed anonymously by at least two referees. The journal uses the Harvard system of referencing with the author's name and date in the text and a full bibliography in alphabetical order at the end of the article. Your contributions should be sent to either: Nicholas Jankowski Dept of Communication University of Nijmegen, PO Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen The Netherlands Tel: +31 24 3612372 Fax: +31 24 3613073. Email: n.jankowski@maw.kun.nl or Steven Jones Dept of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago, 1040 W Harrison Street, M/C 132, Chicago, IL 60607-7131, USA Tel: +1 312 996 3193 Fax: +1 312 413 2125 Email: sjones@uic.edu Editors: Nicholas Jankowski, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Steven Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Rohan Samarajiva, Telecom Regulatory Commission, Sri Lanka/Ohio State University, USA Roger Silverstone, University of Sussex, UK Reviews Editor: Caroline Bassett University of Sussex, UK Sage Publications: For further details contact Jane Makoff at SAGE Publications, Email: jane.makoff@sagepub.co.uk. SAGE Publications 6 Bonhill Street London, EC2A 4PU SAGE Publications PO Box 5096 Thousand Oaks CA91359, USA Tel: +44 (0)171 374 0645 Fax: +44 (0)171 374 8741 Visit SAGE's website: www.sagepub.co.uk or www.sagepub.com for further information. ********** III.A.3. Fr: Joan K Lippincott Re: Digital Library News Digital Library News A publication of the IEEE Computer Society Task Force on Digital Libraries archives at: http://cimic.rutgers.edu/~ieeedln January 1998, v.1 no.2 Contents include: Current Projects, Recent Publications, Announcements Calendar of meetings and events, and Useful URLs. To subscribe to DLN, send an e-mail message to: ieeedln@cimic.rutgers.edu with the contents: subscribe ieeedln Your Real Name ********** III.B.1. Fr: European Network in Language and Speech Re: LREC Workshop CALL FOR PARTICIPATION TOWARDS A EUROPEAN EVALUATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NL AND SPEECH. A workshop jointly organised by the European Network of Excellence in Language and Speech ELSNET and the CEC Language Engineering-4 project ELSE Wednesday May 27, 9:00-13:00 FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE RESOURCES AND EVALUATION GRANADA, SPAIN Right now, a generic framework for semi-automatic quantitative black-box evaluation of Speech and NLP systems does not exist in Europe. When confronted to a choice, developers and users prefer to ask the opinion of local experts as any other way of processing is either unrealistic or too costly. The LE4 project ELSE aims at providing developers with a generic strategy and definition of the primary building blocks needed to implement a semi-automatic quantitative black-box evaluation scheme. Prominent speakers from the field will be invited to present papers addressing motivation, advantages, but also problems in connection with the implementation of such an evaluation scheme at an international scale. Topics include e.g. the multilingual nature of evaluation, lessons from the past (in Europe and the US), the need for language resources. At the workshop the first intermediate results of the ELSE project will be presented and discussed. This call serves to invite interested parties to ACTIVE participation in the workshop. During the workshop, ample opportunity will be provided for the participants to react to the presentation of the ELSE project, and the talks by the invited speakers. Furthermore participants will be given the opportunity to give brief position statements. The workshop is very timely as it takes place when the EC's 5th Framework Programme is taking shape. It is clear that the availability of a European evaluation infrastucture can be an important factor in European R&D activities, and that it can only be successful if it is organized and implemented on a European scale. CONTACT Steven Krauwer Trans 10, 3512 JK Utrecht, The Netherlands Phone: +31 30 253 6050 Fax: +31 30 253 6000 Email: steven.krauwer@let.ruu.nl CONFERENCE INFORMATION: http://www.icp.inpg.fr/ELRA/conflre.html Specific queries about the conference should be directed to: LREC Secretariat Facultad de Traduccion e Interpretacion Dpto. de Traduccion e Interpretacion C/ Puentezuelas, 55 18002 Granada, SPAIN Tel: +34 58 24 41 00 Fax: +34 58 24 41 ********** III.B.2. Fr: Division of Library and Information Science Re: Vocabulary Links://Thesaurus Design St. John's to Offer Seminar on "Vocabulary Links :// Thesaurus Design" in New York City "Vocabulary Links for Information Systems: An Introduction to Thesaurus Design and Natural Language Searching" is the theme of a Professional Development Seminar to be taught by Dr. Bella Hass Weinberg, Professor, Division of Library and Information Science, St. John's University, on Friday, April 3, 1998, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 42 West 44th Street, in Manhattan. The fee for the Seminar is $110, including lunch, coffee breaks, and handouts. There will be preregistration discounts for all, as well as special rates for students and members of the American Society for Information Science and the American Society of Indexers. The seminar will introduce the design of controlled vocabularies for indexing and searching, covering semantic relationships, thesaurus format, and screen display. Computer-assisted techniques of thesaurus development and natural language search strategies will also be discussed. Continuing Education Units (.6 CEU) will be available to those attending, under the auspices of Metropolitan College of St. John's University. Information scientists, librarians, indexers, and technical writers should benefit from the seminar. The 1995 seminar was rated "excellent" by 69% of those attending, including experienced thesaurus designers. Dr. Weinberg chaired the committee of the National Information Standards Organization that developed the revised American National Standard on thesaurus construction. She is a Past President of the American Society of Indexers. At St. John's, Prof. Weinberg teaches graduate courses in Information Science as well as Indexing and Abstracting. She recently designed a new course, Language and Information, focusing on the design of controlled vocabularies. Dr. Weinberg consults on the design of indexes and thesauri, has done research on thesaurus structure, and publishes extensively on linguistics and information science. For further information, contact: James A. Benson, Director Division of Library and Information Science St. John's University 8000 Utopia Parkway Jamaica, NY 11439 Phone (718) 990-6200 Fax:(718) 990-2071 E-mail:libis@sjumusic.stjohns.edu HTTP://www.stjohns.edu/gsas/dlis ********** III.B.3. Fr: Mohamed.Quafafou@irin.univ-nantes.fr (Mohamed Quafafou) Re: PKDD'98 PKDD'98 -- 2nd European Symposium on Principles of Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Nantes, France September 23-26, 1998 http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/pkdd98 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) have emerged from a combination of many research areas: databases, statistics, machine learning, automated scientific discovery, inductive logic programming, artificial intelligence, visualization, decision science, and high performance computing. While each of these areas can contribute in specific ways, KDD focuses on the value that is added by creative combination of the contributing areas. The goal of PKDD'98 is to provide a European-based forum for interaction among all theoreticians and practitioners interested in data mining. Interdisciplinary collaboration is one desired outcome, but the main long-term focus is on theoretical principles for the emerging discipline of KDD, especially on KDD-specific principles that go beyond each contributing area. Both theoretical and applied submissions are sought. Reviewers will assess the contribution towards the principles of KDD, in addition to the usual requirements of relevance, novelty, clarity and significance. Applied papers should go beyond an individual application, presenting an explicit method that promises a degree of generality within one or more stages of the discovery process, such as preprocessing, mining, visualization, use of prior knowledge, knowledge refinement, and evaluation. Theoretical papers should demonstrate how the proposed theoretical contribution advances the discovery process. The following non-exclusive list exemplifies topics of interest: Data and knowledge representation for data mining * Beyond relational databases: new forms of data organization * Data reduction * Prior domain knowledge and use of discovered knowledge * Combining query systems with discovery capabilities Statistics and probability in data mining * Discovery of probabilistic networks * Modelling knowledge uncertainty * Discovery of exceptions and deviations * Statistical significance in large-scale search * The problems of over-fit Logic-based perspective on data mining * Inference of knowledge from data * Exploring different subspaces of first order logic * Rough sets in data mining * Boolean approaches to data mining * Inductive Logic Programming for mining real databases * Pattern-recognition for data mining * The use of tolerance (similarity) relations in data mining * KDD-motivated discretization of data * Discovery of approximate schemes of reasoning from data Man-Machine interaction in data mining * Visualization of data * Visualization of knowledge * Interface design * Interactive data mining: human and computer contributions Artificial Intelligence contributions to KDD * Representing knowledge and hypotheses spaces * Search for knowledge and its complexities * Combining many methods in one system * Data mining in distributed/multiagent systems High performance computing for data mining * Hardware support for KDD * Parallel discovery algorithms and complexity * Distributed data mining * Scalability in high dimensional datasets * From concept learning to concept discovery * Expanding the autonomy of machine learners * Embedding learning methods in KDD systems * Conceptual clustering in knowledge discovery * Applications of scientific discovery systems to databases * Scientific hypothesis evaluation that transfers to KDD * Hypothesis spaces of scientific discovery applied in KDD * Differences between the data handled in both fields * KDD applications on scientific databases * Decomposition of large data tables Quality assessment of data mining results * Multi-criteria knowledge evaluation * Benchmarks and metrics for system evaluation * Statistical tests in KDD applications * Usefulness and risk assessment in decision-making Applications of data mining and knowledge discovery * Medicine: diagnosis and prognosis * Control theory: predictive and adaptive control, model identification * Engineering: diagnosis of mechanisms and processes * Public administration * Marketing and finance * Data mining on the web in text and heterogeneous data * Natural and social science * Prediction and intervention use of knowledge * Fraud detection Interaction between symbolic KDD methods and neural nets * Interpretation of knowledge accumulated in a trained NN * Hybrid NN/Symbolic KDD systems * NN architectures for higher transparency and interpretability Submitted papers should be in English and not exceed 10 single-spaced pages of 12pt font (excluding title page but including tables, figures and bibliography). Submissions exceeding this limit will not be reviewed. A separate title page should begin with title, authors, affiliations, surface and e-mail addresses, and an abstract of about 200 words. Submitted papers should preferably be formatted according to the LNAI guidelines. LaTeX and Word style files are available at http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/pkdd98/styles. The following items must be submitted by May 15th, 1998: an electronic version of the paper (uuencoded and compressed PostScript), and an electronic version of the titlepage in plain ASCII format. Four hard copies of the paper by regular mail are also accepted if electronic submission is not possible. All items should be sent to the following addresses: * Regular mail: Mohamed Quafafou - PKDD'98 Conference (see full address below) * Electronic mail : pkdd98@irin.univ-nantes.fr All accepted for regular and poster presentations will be published by Springer Verlag as part of the "Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence" (LNAI) series. IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: May 15th, 1998 Notice of acceptance: June 15th, 1998 Camera ready papers: July 5th, 1998 PANEL DISCUSSIONS: proposals are sought for panels that stimulate interaction between the communities contributing to KDD. Include title, the main goals, prospective participants and a summary of the topics to be discussed. Submission to zytkow@uncc.edu by May 15th, 1998. Notification of acceptance by June 15th, 1998. TUTORIALS: proposals are solicited for tutorials that: (1) transfer know-how and provide hands-on experience, (2) combine two or more areas (e.g. rough sets and statistics, high-performance computing and databases, etc), or (3) cover application domains such as finance, medicine, or automatic control. Submission to zytkow@uncc.edu by May 15th, 1998. Notification of acceptance by June, 15th, 1998. DEMONSTRATIONS OF SOFTWARE for data mining and knowledge discovery are invited, including both commercial and experimental systems. Send descriptions to quafafou@irin.univ-nantes.fr by July 15th, 1998. Mohamed Quafafou | IRIN, 2 rue la Houssiniere tel: (+33) 240 37 49 75 New BP 92208 - 44322 fax: (+33) 240 37 49 70 Nantes cedex 03 mail: quafafou@irin.univ-nantes.fr France. ********** III.B.4. Fr: Jacqueline Mundell Re: LITA Technology Workshop LITA, the Library and Information Technology Association, a division of the American Library Association, is pleased to announce: LITA Regional Institutes in Chicago, March 16, 17, 18, 1998, at the Chicago Illini Union, University of Illinois at Chicago, 828 S. Wolcott Ave., Chicago, IL 60612, 9:00 - 4:00. A Technology Triple Treat: NUTS AND BOLTS of Z39.50, with Mark Hinnebusch, Mar. 16, 1998. Learn more about the Z39.50 protocol, application profiles, Z39.50 and the Web, and the future of Z39.50. Program is designed for systems librarians, computer professionals, and developers of Z39.50 services. BECOMING A WORLD WIDE WEB SERVER EXPERT: Why Just Surf the Net When You Can Make Waves, with Eric Lease Morgan, Mar. 17, 1998. Beginning to implement a WWW server? Topics will include hardware and software, qualities of useful servers, server maintenance, and staffing. Program is intended for those considering orbeginning to implement a WWW server. CROOKS, CRACKERS, and COOKIES: Internet Security and Privacy Issues, with Nancy John and Ed Valauskas, Mar. 18, 1998. Concerned about Internet security? This workshop will explore the risks of Internet transactions and provide commonsense solutions to Internet security problems. This program is designed for librarians, administrators, and managers who need to know more about the basics of Internet security. FOR a full description of the programs, pricing, and registration information, please visit: http://www.lita.org/institut/chireg.htm, or e-mail lita@ala.org. ****************************************************************** IV. PROJECTS IV.C.1. Fr: Jacqueline Mundell Re: Nominations Sought for New Research Award I am writing to ask you to help us by nominating worthy recipients of the first Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. The award, which is sponsored by OCLC and LITA, consists of $2000 in cash and an expense paid (airfare and two night's lodging) to the ALA Annual Conference at which the award is given. The award will be made to the person who demonstrates achievement in real world research in the field of information technology especially work that has had a positive and substantive impact on any aspect of the publication, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information or on the processes by which information is managed and manipulated. Nominating (including self-nominating) letters will be accepted from any member of the American Library Association. They should briefly state how the research is relevant to libraries, is creative and innovative, builds on existing research and/or is the foundation for future research, and addresses an important current problem. Nominees will be asked to submit additional information to the committee. Preference will be given to completed applied research. (Current officers and elected officials of LITA, members of the Kilgour Award Committee, and OCLC employees and their immediate family members are ineligible.) Send nominations by April 15, 1998 to Michael Gorman, Chair, Kilgour Award Committee, Madden Library, 5200 N. Barton, Fresno, CA 93740-8014 (telephone 209-278-2403). ****************************************************************** 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: nancy.gusack@ucop.edu Editorial Staff: Nancy Gusack nancy.gusack@ucop.edu Cliff Lynch (emeritus) cliff@cni.org 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). 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