Information Retrieval List Digest 406 (May 18, 1998) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-406.txt IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 May 18, 1998 Volume XV, Number 20 Issue 406 ****************************************************************** II. JOBS 1. Indianapolis, IN: Dow AgroSciences: Information Specialist 2. University of Iowa: SLIS: Visiting Faculty Position 3. U. Wolverhampton, UK: Research Studentship, Computational Linguistics III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. FARNET's Washington Update, May 12, 1998 2. Version 18, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 3. IJEM: Electronic Transactions, 8:1 B. Meetings 1. BOBCATSSS 2. Workshop on Information Mediation 3. SIGIR 98: Panel on Tools for Searching the Web IV. PROJECTS C. Awards, Fellowships, Grants, & Scholarships 1. ISI/ASIS Citation Grant D. Research 1.Citation Linking Demonstrator ****************************************************************** II. JOBS II.1. =46r: Anne Gregg Re: Indianapolis, IN: Dow AgroSciences: Information Specialist Information Specialist Dow AgroSciences LLC Indianapolis, IN Dow AgroSciences (formally known as DowElanco), a leading company in the development of innovative products for crop production and urban pest control, has an immediate opening within the Information Resource Center (IRC) for a highly motivated, energetic Information Specialist. Primary Responsibilities: * Serves as the primary information contact for retrieving chemical, biological and business information from internal and external databases. Provides patent, substructure, reaction, genetic sequence and biological searching. Implements individualized current awareness profiles based on customer needs using appropriate vendors. * Participates in development of information management strategies. * Provides leadership and counsel to IRC customers for effective information management as related to searching, organizing, disseminating and communicating key information. * Seeks out, evaluates and implements new information technologies and services that enable Dow AgroSciences employees to be more effective information consumers. * Actively involved in the development of the virtual library. Required Qualifications: * Bachelor's in Chemistry or Life Sciences and Master's degree in Library Science. * Experience in scientific libraries (minimum 2-3 years is preferred). * Knowledge of online database searching: DIALOG, STN, Questel, Derwent, CA. Experience in substructure, reaction and patent searching is preferred. * Demonstrated ability to work on project teams. * Strong people, verbal and written communication skills. In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits package, Dow AgroSciences offers challenging opportunities within a creative, stimulating, and diverse environment. Dow AgroSciences is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer. Interested candidates should send cover letter, resume, references and transcripts by June 15, 1998 to: Kathy McIntyre (lst2) 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, IN 46268 ********** II.2. =46r: Ethel Bloesch Re: University of Iowa: SLIS: Visiting Faculty Position VISITING FACULTY POSITION IN INFORMATION SCIENCE School of Library & Information Science The University of Iowa The University of Iowa invites applications from candidates for a visiting faculty position in the School of Library and Information Science. The School seeks an individual who is excited by the challenging developments in Information Science. The position is a nine-month position with additional optional teaching opportunities for the summer. Visiting faculty are encouraged to apply for future tenure-track positions. The position requires expertise to teach some of the following graduate courses: * Digital Libraries * Electronic Publishing * Design of Automated Systems * Information Policy * Informatics and Law * International Information Networks. Candidates with a Ph.D. completed or near completion are invited to apply. Doctoral study may be in Library and Information Science, Computer Science or a related discipline. The position opens in Fall 1998, and the screening process begins immediately. Interested applicants may send their resume and the names of three references to Padmini Srinivasan, Director School of Library and Information Science The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1420 Phone: 319-335-5707; Fax 319-335-5374 padmini-srinivasan@uiowa.edu The University of Iowa is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Information about the School of Library and Information Science may be obtained by contacting the School or from the web site at http://www.uiowa.edu/~libsci. ********** II.3. =46r: Ruslan Mitkov Re: U. Wolverhampton, UK: Research Studenship, Computational Linguistics RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP Current value of bursary =A3 5,500 The University of Wolverhampton, School of Languages and European Studies invites applications for a research studentship on computational linguistics. The successful candidate will work on an automatic abstracting project. We are looking for candidates with a good honours degree in Computational Linguistics or Computer Science and with excellent programming skills. Overseas candidates must have a good command of English. The successful candidate is expected to start the studentship on 1 September 1998. =46or further information about the project, please contact Prof. Dr. Ruslan Mitkov, tel. 01902 322471, Email R.Mitkov@wlv.ac.uk. =46ormal applications must be made to: The Research Support Unit University of Wolverhampton Dudley Campus Castle View Dudley DY1 3HR and must include a completed application form (to be requested from Mrs. Lesley Barlow - tel. 01902 323317, Email L.Barlow@wlv.ac.uk), a CV and a covering letter in which the candidates explain why they apply for the studentship and give details of their research interests/experience, background and programming skills. Please note that the closing date for applications is 1 June 1998. ****************************************************************** III. NOTICES III.A.1. =46r: Garret Sern Re: FARNET's Washington Update, May 12, 1998 =46ARNET'S WASHINGTON UPDATE --- MAY 12, 1998 =46ARNET (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: =46CC submits USF report to Congress Welcome to "High-Tech Week" in Congress >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. =46r: Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Re: Version 18, Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography Version 18 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available. This selective bibliography presents over 600 articles, books, electronic documents, and other sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet and other networks. HTML: Acrobat: Word: The HTML document is designed for interactive use. Each major section is a separate file. There are live links to sources available on the Internet. It can be can be searched, and it includes a collection of links to related Web sites that deal with scholarly electronic publishing issues. The Acrobat and Word files are designed for printing. Each file is over 170 = KB. (Revised sections in this version are marked with an asterisk.) Table of Contents 1 Economic Issues* 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History 2.2 General Works 2.3 Library Issues 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History* 3.2 Critiques* 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals* 3.4 General Works* 3.5 Library Issues 3.6 Research 4 General Works 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Intellectual Property Rights 5.2 License Agreements 5.3 Other Legal Issues 6 Library Issues 6.1 Cataloging, Classification, and Metadata 6.2 Digital Libraries* 6.3 General Works 6.4 Information Conversion, Integrity, and Preservation 7 New Publishing Models* 8 Publisher Issues 8.1 Electronic Commerce/Copyright Systems* Appendix A. Related Bibliographies by the Same Author Appendix B. About the Author Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Dean for Systems, University Libraries, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091. E-mail: cbailey@uh.edu. Voice: (713) 743-9804. =46ax: (713) 743-9811. ********** III.A.3. =46r: Dorian.Selz Re: IJEM: Electronic Transactions, 8:1 Transactions are the core of active Electronic Markets, points out our Editor-in-Chief Beat F. Schmid. The present issue (Vol.8 - No.1 / Spring '98) brings together a wealth of papers on Electronic Transactions. Find below the table of contents. You may download papers from our Website at http://www.electronicmarkets.org. Electronic Transactions (Vol.8 - No.1, Spring 1998) Table of Contents: Editor's Note =46ocus Theme: Electronic Transactions Exchange Costs as Determinants of Electronic Markets Bearings Narciso Perales Dominique, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain Evaluating Integrated Electronic Commerce Systems David-Michael Lincke, University of St.Gallen, Switzerland Internet Commerce Basics Danielle Guay and Jim Ettwein, Open Market, Cambridge MA, USA The Need for Supporting Electronic Commerce Transactions with Electronic Contracting Systems Alexander Runge, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland Intermediation, Contracts and Micropayments in Electronic Commerce Soon-Yong Choi, Dale O. Stahl, and Andrew B. Whinston, University of Texas at Austin, USA Agents as Mediators in Electronic Commerce Robert H. Guttman, Alexandros G. Moukas and Pattie Maes, MIT Media Laboratory, USA Services of a Broker in Electronic Commerce Transactions Martin Bichler, Carrie Beam and Arie Segev, University of California Berkeley, USA Just a Minute? Marcus de Ferranti, Band?X, London, Britain Purchasing on the Net: The new opportunities for electronic commerce David Aldridge, iCat Europe, Borehamwood, Britain Introducing XML/EDI Frameworks David RR Webber, Optiplex, London, Britain Research Issues: Reducing the Barriers to Interorganization Electronic Data Interchange Mary R. Lind, North Carolina A & T State University, USA Success and Failure Factors for Implementing Effective Electronic Markets Trevor Fong, Monash University, Danielle Fowler, Swinburne University, and Paula M.C. Swatman, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. =46ocus Asia Ad Convention: Indian Advertising Agencies Urged To Harness Internet Technologies Madanmohan Rao, PlanetAsia, Bangalore, India Departments Preview Next Issues / Calendar of Events / Impressum / Order Form =46ind the complete issues and archives of the last seven years on the Journal?s Website (http://www.electronicmarkets.org). Please write to the editor for hard copies (em.editors@netacademy.org). Please direct any responses to: dorian.selz@unisg.ch. Best regards, Dorian Selz, Executive Editor Electronic Markets - International Journal of Electronic Markets ********** III.B.1. =46r: Bernhard Schroeder Re: CfP BOBCATSSS CALL FOR PAPERS 7th International BOBCATSSS Symposium Bratislava 25. - 27 January 1999 LEARNING ORGANISATION - LEARNING SOCIETY - LIFELONG LEARNING This symposium aims to point out what kind of changes and challenges ask for a LEARNING SOCIETY necessary. BOBCATSSS 99.is the seventh symposium to be held at Bratislava. It will be attended by all kind of information professionals (e.g. information managers, librarians, lecturers and students). PAPERS ARE INVITED ON ALL ASPECTS OF LLL, ESPECIALLY ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS + The crucial role of information technologies for learning organisations and lifelong learning + Information management and knowledge management in learning organisations + Self-directed learning in organisations - the role of information managers + Libraries - learning organisations and - agencies for lifelong learning The BOBCATSSS symposium is arranged by a students4 project of the =46achhochschule Darmstadt and Hochschule fuer Bibliotheks- und Informationswesen Stuttgart. The BOBCATSSS symposium is an event initiated by EUCLID (European Association for Library and Information Education and Research). HOW TO SUBMIT A PAPER: If you wish to attend as a speaker at the symposium, please send a preregistration together with the title and abstract (200 words, English) of your contribution to the BOBCATSSS=1199-team. We encourag= e you to use the BOBCATSSS=1299 homepage for registration, submitting contributions and further information. Alternatively you may use the postal or e-mail address. Accepted papers will published in the proceedings of the conference. They must be written in English and must not exceed the maximum of 10 pages DEADLINES Abstracts to be submitted before May, 29th 1998 Notification of acceptance June, 30th 1998 Papers for proceedings September, 1st 1998 =46or further information please contact: e-mail: BOBCATSSS@hbi-stuttgart.de Tel./Fax: 0711/2570615 HBI Stuttgart Wolframstra_e 32 D-70192 Stuttgart Germany ********** III.B.2. =46r: Stephane Bressan Re: Workshop on Information Mediation I'MEDIAT'98 Call for Papers and Demonstrations =46irst International Workshop on Practical Information Mediation and Brokering, and the Commerce of Information on the Internet. Tokyo, Japan, September 14 1998 In Conjunction with The Eleventh International Conference on Applications of Prolog (INAP'98) (http://www.ap.kagu.sut.ac.jp/PAJ/inap98/) The development of the Internet has created a new space for the exchange and the commerce of information. From search engines and bargain finders to expert information servers we are witnessing the development of a new range of mediation and intermediation services. I'MEDIAT is a forum of discussion and presentation of new ideas and technologies for value adding services in information mediation and brokering. The goal of the workshop is to bring together practitioners, researchers, users and information providers involved in the development and deployment of commercial, industrial and practical applications. We solicit papers describing novel information mediation applications and systems. Papers reporting on commercial or experimental applications as well as demonstrations are strongly encouraged. The main topics for papers and demonstrations include, but are not limited to: * Mediated access to heterogeneous information sources; * Mediation systems architecture; * Internet tools for information and knowledge sharing; * Advanced information search and filtering; * Information extraction from unstructured or semi-structured documents; * Information personalization and customization techniques; * Information distribution protocols (channels, push/pull technologies, etc.); * User interfaces; * Trust, privacy, and security; * Business models for the commerce of information: technological implications; * Policy (intellectual property, privacy, etc.): technological implications; * Information mediation applications. Committee: Oskar Bartenstein,IF Computer, Japan Stephane Bressan, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA Cheng Hian Goh, National University of Singapore, Singapore Alexander Herold, Siemens Medical Systems, Germany Mauricio Lopez, G.I.E. Dyade (Bull/INRIA), France Louiqa Rachid, University of Maryland, USA Raphael Yahalom, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA PAPER FORMAT: Authors are invited to submit research contributions representing ongoing or completed work. All papers are subject to peer review. Papers and demo descriptions should be between 3000 and 5000 words. Papers and demo descriptions will be published in informal proceedings distributed during the workshop. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION: Papers and demo descriptions must be submitted by e-mail to the addresses below. Submissions can be either in HTML or Postscript formats. In alternative, submission can by done by emailing a URL pointing to an HTML version of the paper. Contact: imediat98@context.mit.edu IMPORTANT DATES: * Submission deadline: June 19th 1998 * Acceptance notification: July 20th 1998 * Camera ready paper due: August 10th 1998 * Workshop dates: September 14th 1998 Home and updates: (http://context.mit.edu/imediat98) Stephane Bressan Research Scientist MIT Sloan School of Management E53-320, 50 Memorial drive Cambridge, MA, 02139 Tel: +1 (617) 253-0151 =46ax: +1 (617) 253-4424 ********** III.B.3. =46r: Donna Marman Re: SIGIR 98: Panel on Tools for Searching the Web Call for Participation in a Web Treasure Hunt http://www-nlpir.nist.gov/~over/websearch NIST's proposal for a panel at SIGIR'98 on Tools for Searching the Web was accepted and now we need some input for that panel. The panel is an attempt to provide insight into web search problems and to examine what types of additional tools might be useful in a web environment to aid users in searching. We will do this by presenting the results of a web "treasure hunt" and you are invited to join the hunt ! :-) The proposed treasure hunt will take place in early June. NIST will distribute a (vetted) list of 10 information requests concerning travel information that not only have an answer on the web, but allow a variety of different scenarios to locate these answers (see the web site for examples). Interested groups have one week to find this information, and can tackle some or all of the requests. Although much of the travel data is relatively stable, the one-week limit will further reduce the dependence of results on changes in the data being searched. The purpose of this treasure hunt is not mainly to find the information or show off your WWW search talents, but to honestly and objectively record the significant steps you took in getting to this information. Therefore each group will be asked to send NIST some brief writeups: bulleted lists of main steps with approximately the level of detail and in about the format shown in the examples on the web site. These will be shared via the web page. The panel itself will be a one-hour summary of what happened, including a presentation of the most interesting results and some thoughts about possible tools - all interspersed with audience discussion of the various issues raised by the treasure hunt. Even if you can't be at SIGIR'98 in Australia this year, your searches can! =46or more information, please see the above web site; for further questions please contact donna.harman@nist.gov. ****************************************************************** IV. PROJECTS IV.C.1. =46r: Michele Devine Re: ISI/ASIS Citation Grant Submission are due June 1st for the ISI/ASIS Citation Analysis Research Gran= t. All proposals should be sent to ISI/ASIS Citation Analysis Research Grant I.S.I. 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 A copy of the guidelines follows - if you have any questions, please contact ISI: Barbara Nagy at bnagy-teti@isinet.com or 1800-336-4474 or 1. Nature of the Award 1.1 The grant shall consist of an award of $3,000 (donated by the Institute for Scientific Information). Additionally, ISI shall contribute $500 towards travel or other expenses to the grant recipient, contingent upon the recipient's attending the ASIS annual meeting, and $250 to ASIS Headquarters towards administrative fees. 2. Purpose of the Award 2.1 The purpose of this grant is to support research based on citation analysis by encouraging and assisting individuals in this area of study with their research. Citation analysis is broadly defined, including but not limited to analyses using resources developed by ISI. Because of the limits proposed by timing considerations, the grant may be made for research underway as well as for new research proposed. 3. Eligibility 3.1 Candidates for the ISI/ASIS Citation Analysis Grant shall be eligible without regard to nationality, membership in the Society, or other limitation. 3.2 The Grant is a once-in-a-lifetime award. 4. Administration 4.1 The ISI/ASIS Citation Analysis Research Grant is sponsored by the Institute for Scientific Information and is administered by the Awards and Honors Committee. 5. Proposals 5.1 Proposals are sought globally and may be submitted by anyone. 5.2 Proposals should be mailed by June 1 to: ISI/ASIS Citation Analysis Research Grant I.S.I. 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. ISI will review all proposals, assessing technical feasibility only, and forward those that are feasible to ASIS Headquarters for the Jury to review no later than June 30. 5.3 The submission package should include the following: (a) Name, address, affiliation, and brief biography of applicant(s); (b) Brief statement of the research problem not to exceed a maximum of 1,000 words (double-spaced); (c) Description of the research design and methodology, including details of how citation data will be used; (d) Discussion of the expected impact of the research results; e) Proposals may be submitted in hard copy, e-mail, or fax. 6. Jury Committee 6.1 The ISI/ASIS Citation Analysis Grant Jury will be composed of a Chair and 4 members. Two ASIS members will be appointed to the Jury by the Awards and Honors Committee to serve staggered terms of 2 years each. Two members of the jury will be appointed by ISI. The Jury should be composed of individuals who offer a variety of backgrounds to the selection process. 6.2 The Chair of the Jury, the fifth voting member, shall be appointed by the Chair of the Awards and Honors Committee to serve a one-year term. The Jury Chair should have previous experience as a Jury member. The Jury Chair may serve no more than two consecutive terms. 6.3 Members of the Jury appointed by ASIS may by reappointed once. Members of the Jury appointed by ISI may be reappointed as determined by ISI. 7. Selection of the Awardee 7.1 Each member of the Jury shall review and evaluate the submissions ISI has deemed feasible on merit with=3D emphasis on the following: (a) Potential global significance of proposed citation analysis research ("global" is defined as a proposal which offers practical applications for the use of citation data to individuals/organizations worldwide.); (b) Validity of methodology and proposed methods of analysis; (c) Originality and creativity; (d) Clarity and completeness of the proposal; (e) Presentation of a convincing plan for completion; (f) Evidence of a continuing interest in scholarship, such as, a previous publication record. 7.2 Each of the proposals shall be scored by the selection criteria 7.3 The scoring will be on a five-point scale, with one being the highest score and five the lowest score. (Form attached) 7.4 The Jury Chair shall total the rankings and declare the recipient to be that submission with the lowest total. There can be only one winning submission per year. 7.5 In the event that no submission can be declared the awardee, the Jury Chair shall announce the result to the Jury and repeat the ranking until one clear winner is agreed upon. 7.6 If all submissions reviewed by the Jury are rejected, the Jury Chair will notify the Chair of the Awards and Honors Committee, who may begin a re-submission process with ISI. 7.7 In the absence of qualified submissions or in the event of uncertainty by the Jury, the award shall not be given that year. 7.8 The Jury Chair shall communicate the jury's decision to the ASIS President, the Chair of the Awards and Honors Committee, the ASIS Executive Director, and the Institute for Scientific Information by 60 days before the start of the ASIS Annual Meeting. 7.9 The Jury Chair shall provide a 50-250 word abstract, stating why the award was given. All or parts of this abstract will be used to publicize the award. Material for this abstract can be taken from the voting rationales provided by members of the jury. 7.10 After selection of the awardee is complete, the Jury Chair shall send the grant proposal packets and the results of jury deliberations to the ASIS Executive Director 7.11 ISI shall notify the winner(s), in advance of the annual meeting. 8. Presentation of the Award 8.1 Upon receipt of the Jury's decision, ISI shall inform and congratulate the awardee and make arrangements for the presentation of the award. 8.2 The grant shall be presented to the winner at the banquet of the annual meeting of the Society by a representative from ISI. 9. Publicity 9.1 Publicity is the responsibility of ISI and ASIS Headquarters, coordinated to insure no redundancy of effort. 10. Deadlines 10.1 Appointments to the Jury Committee shall be made in advance of the award year. 10.2 Proposals must be submitted to ISI by June 1. All proposals submitted must be acknowledged upon receipt. Proposals to the Jury will be sent by ISI to ASIS Headquarters no later than June 30. 10.3 Selection shall be made and the ASIS President, the Chair of the Awards and Honors Committee, the ASIS Executive Director, and the Institute for Scientific Information shall be notified by 60 days before the start of the annual meeting. ********** IV.D.1. =46r: Steve Hitchcock Re: Citation Linking Demonstrator The Open Journal project, supported by the UK Electronic Libraries (eLib) research programme, announces an open-access demonstrator highlighting the process of citation linking for journals, co-developed with ISI and Professor Stevan Harnad. It may be of particular interest to those involved with science journals or with e-journals generally. To see for yourself how it works come to the project's site at http://journals.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ and click on the highlighted box 'Try an Open Journal' in the right-hand column. Apologies if you have seen this message already but we want to give those in the journals development community the opportunity to comment on the demonstrator which, for contractual reasons, we can make available only to the **end of May**. There's a Web form linked to the introductory material for your responses. The results will be published so your views will inform developments within the wider electronic libraries research and development community. Given the involvement of a number of publishers in the project your views could be influential in determining the shape of e-journals in the future. =46or our perspective on the possible impact of citation linking see our published papers. =46or a short and recent description see our paper coauthored with ISI: Webs of Research: Putting the User in Control http://sosig.ac.uk/iriss/papers/paper42.htm Alternatively, the paper presented at the Digital Libraries97 conference has a little more detail of the project's linking implementation: Citation Linking: Improving Access to Online Journals http://journals.ecs.soton.ac.uk/acmdl97.htm All of our papers are listed at http://journals.ecs.soton.ac.uk/papers.htm Many thanks for your attention and for your responses. Steve Hitchcock Open Journal Project Multimedia Research Group, Department of Electronics and Computer Science University of Southampton SO17 1BJ,UK Email: sh94r@ecs.soton.ac.uk Tel: +44 (01)703 594479 =46ax: +44 (01)703 592865 Open Journal Project Web page http://journals.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ "Bringing journals alive on the World Wide Web" ****************************************************************** 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 =46TP via the host ftp.cdl.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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