Information Retrieval List Digest 417 (August 17, 1998) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-417.txt IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 August 17, 1998 Volume XV, Number 30 Issue 417 ****************************************************************** II. JOBS 1. LSU: Assistant Professor, Computer Science 2. OHIONET: Library Tech Consultant III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. IJEM: New Issue on Electronic Commerce in Europe 2. ASISweb Update (http://www.asis.org) B. Meetings 1. NASIG 1999 Call for Papers Extended 2. Internet/Multimedia -- Health Science Education Conference 3. ASIS Annual Meeting 1998 C. Miscellaneous 1. Interim Report from Presidential IT Advisory Committee ****************************************************************** I. JOBS II.1. Fr: Donald Kraft Re: LSU: Assistant Professor, Computer Science Louisiana State University Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science The Department of Computer Science at Louisiana State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Profess= or level starting in January 1999. Applicants should have an earned Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field. Candidates should have a commitment to excellence in both research and teaching. Candidates in all areas are encouraged to apply; however, the areas of particular interest are networking, architecture, theory, programming languages, and operatin= g systems. Salary level will be competitive and commensurate with the qualifications of the candidate. Research interests of the faculty in the department include artificial intelligence, software engineering, robotics, computer vision and image processing, databases, information retrieval, parallel and distributed algorithms, and high performance computing. The department offers the B.S= ., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees with approximately 250, 60, and 45 students, respectively. The department has recently installed new computing facilities, which include DEC Alpha and Sun Ultra workstations and server= s. More details on the departmental research facilities are described at www.csc.lsu.edu. Applications and inquires should be sent to Professor Doris L. Carver, Chair Faculty Search Committee Department of Computer Science Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4020 (504) 388-3901 carver@bit.csc.lsu.edu A complete application shall include a curriculum vitae, list of publications, names and addresses of at least three references, and a statement of research and teaching objectives. The department will begin reviewing applications October 1, 1998 and will continue until the positi= on is filled. Louisiana State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. ********** II.2. Fr: Mary M. Conroy Re: OHIONET: Library Tech Consultant Position: Library Technology Consultant OHIONET is seeking an experienced information professional to fill the position of Library Technology Consultant. The ideal applicant will have an MLS/MIS degree, 1 to 2 years of professional experience working with technical issues in libraries, advanced system and LAN administration skills, familiarity with Integrated library systems (specifically Innovative Interfaces Innopac system), extensive experience with the Internet, training, web design and CGI programming. Duties include: OPLIN training, system administration, project management= , technology consulting for OHIONET member libraries, web design/site management, and technology training. OHIONET offers a flexible work environment, a competitive salary, and excellent benefits. Salary range minimum in the upper $20s. OHIONET is a not-for-profit membership organization that serves more than 200 libraries in Ohio and environs. Members are encouraged to "Call OHIONET first for information technology". Please send your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to: James D. Rubottom OHIONET Director of Library Technologies 1500 W. Lane Ave, Columbus, OH 43221 Email: james@ohionet.org Toll Free: 800-686-8975 x 24 (OH, MI, PA, WV) Phone: 614-486-2966 x 24 Fax: 614-486-1527 ****************************************************************** III. NOTICES III.A.1. Fr: Dorian.Selz@unisg.ch Re: IJEM: New Issue on Electronic Commerce in Europe Dear Colleagues, Europe is "going electronic commerce", points out Stefano Micossi, Director-General for Industry at the European Commission. We put together an issue (Vol.8 - No.1 / Summer '98) that presents you an overview why Europe is a "hot" place to do commerce electronically with highlights suc= h as (find the full Table of Content below): - Business Models for Electronic Markets by Paul Timmers, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium - Potential for Online Grocery Shopping in the Urban Area of Vienna by Andreas Schuster and Barbara Sporn, Vienna University of Economics, Austria - Systems Plannings in an Electronic Commerce Environment in Europe: Rethinking Current Approaches by Pat Finnegan, Bob Galliers and Philip Powell,University College, Cork, Ireland The Autumn issue will deal with Electronic Contracting. A preview is available (To be published in September/October). Still available are the issues on Electronic Transactions (Vol.8 - No.1) and Electronic Auctions (Vol.7 - No.4). Our Website (http://www.electronicmarkets.org) gives you free access to these editions and the complete archive of the last seven years. Best regards, Beat F. Schmid Dorian Selz Editor-in-Chief Executive Editor Electronic Commerce in Europe (Vol.8 - No.1 / Summer '98) Table of Contents - Business Models for Electronic Markets by Paul Timmers, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium - Consumer needs in Global Electronic Commerce by Bruce J. Farquhar, Gordon Langmann and Adam Balfour, ANEC, Brussels, Belgium - Potential for Online Grocery Shopping in the Urban Area of Vienna by Andreas Schuster and Barbara Sporn, Vienna University of Economics, Austria - Grocery Shopping for the Elderly and Disabled: Finnish EC Experiments by Jukka Heikkila, Jukka Kallio, Timo Saarinen and Kristiina Virpi, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland - On the Future of the Austrian Tele-Shopper by Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger and Hardi Hanappi,Vienna University of Technology, Austria - Electronic Learning and Teaching Commerce via Education Servers in Germany by Harald F.O. Kortzfleisch, Ulrike Heller and Udo Winand, University of Kassel, Germany - Distribution of Danish Tourism Products in Europe-Status, Trends and Challenges by Carl H. Marcussen, Research Centre of Bornholm, Denmark - The Emergence of Linked Fish Markets in Europe by Ian Graham, University of Edinburgh, Scotland - Promotion of Electronic Commerce by a Regional Centre by C.C. Charlton, S. Grant, P.H. Leng and I.E. Neilson, University of Liverpool, Britain - Systems Plannings in an Electronic Commerce Environment in Europe: Rethinking Current Approaches by Pat Finnegan, Bob Galliers and Philip Powell,University College, Cork, Ireland Research Issues: - A Conceptual Research Framework for Analyzing the Evolution of Electronic Markets by Arno Scharl and Roman Brandtweiner, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria Follow-Up: Electronic Transactions (Issue 98/1) - Designing a Generic System for supporting entire Business Transactions in a process-oriented way over the Internet by Dirk Bremer and Kathrin Zimmer, University of Saarland, Germany - Software Agent-supported Interorganizational Communication in the Settlement Phase by Dominik Deschner, Oliver Hofmann, Stefan Reinheimer and Freimut Bodendorf, University of Erlangen-N=FCrnberg, Germany & Departments (Book Review / Call for Papers / etc. ) Electronic Markets - International Journal of Electronic Markets Editorial Office: =A6 Editor-in-Chief: =A6 Professor Beat F. Schmid mcm institute =A6 mcm institute for Media and University of St.Gallen =A6 Communications Management, Mueller-Friedberg-Strasse 8 =A6 University of St.Gallen CH-9000 St.Gallen =A6 Phone 0041/71/224 21 96 =A6 Dorian Selz - Executive Ed. Fax 0041/71/224 27 71 =A6 Regine Sing= - Assistant Ed. eMail em.editors@netacademy.org =A6 MCM Institute www http://www.electronicmarkets.org =A6 University of St.Ga= llen ********** III.A.2. Fr: ASIS Webmaster Re: ASISweb Update (http://www.asis.org) ASISweb -- THE WORLD WIDE WEB SITE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE http://www.asis.org New Edition: August 10, 1998 WE'RE REMODELLING THE ASIS ON-LINE BOOKSTORE - COME SEE - WE'VE GOT NEW TITLES! Attention Web Designers, check out ASIS' new book titles: "The Corporate Internet", "HTML Sourcebook 4.0", "Building the Corporate Internet" and l= et us know what you think about our updated look. ASIS MEMBERS RECEIVE SPECIAL PRICING ON COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER'S PHOTOCOPY AUTHORIZATIONS LICENSE Find out about this important new benefit for ASIS members from ASIS and the Copyright Clearance Center and how this program can meet your needs. 1998 ANNUAL MEETING PRELIMINARY PROGRAM SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE. Join us in Pittsburgh for Information Access in the Global Information Economy -- Four exciting days exploring how information science provides the key elements in making global information accessible to those who nee= d it. Now you can also register on-line! CALLS FOR PRESENTATIONS FOR ASIS 1999 ANNUAL MEETING AND 1999 MID-YEAR MEETING AVAILABLE ON-LINE Share your Knowledge with the Information Science Community. Go ahead be bold. See the Details in the Annual Meeting Call for Presentations and t= he Mid-Year Meeting Call for Presentations. CHECK OUT THE NEW ASIS CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES BEING OFFERED THIS FA= LL Timely and relevant is the name of the game. See what's new in ASIS CE. DREXEL UNIVERSITY JOINS THE LIST OF IS SCHOOLS IN THE ASIS EDUCATION RESOURCES SECTION If you're thinking about your future, visit our list of leading education= al institutions. NEW JASIS PERSPECTIVES ISSUE: INTERNET ISSUES See it first here JASIS Vol. 49, No. 11. Remember, Full-text of JASIS is online in PDF format! ASISWEB INSTAPOLL BACK ON-LINE! What topics are HOT in your shop? How does your Internet usage compare? What's the best way to get Information Science info? See what you colleagues think at the ASISweb Instapoll. Visit us at ASISweb for all the latest about the American Society for Information Science. ********** III.B.1. Fr: Judy Johnston Re: NASIG 1999 Call for Papers Extended The deadline for submitting proposals for next summer's NASIG conference has been extended to August 21, 1998. CALL FOR PAPERS, WORKSHOPS, AND PRECONFERENCES 14TH ANNUAL NASIG CONFERENCE (June 10-13, 1999) "From Carnegie to Internet II: Forging the Serials Future" The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) has scheduled its 14th Annual Conference, June 10-13, 1999, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a river city of glistening skyscrapers nestled among lush green hills. NASIG's annual conference provides a forum for librarians, publishers, vendors, educators, binders, systems developers, and others in the serials information chain to exchange views, present ne= w ideas, proactively seek solutions to common problems, and discuss matters of current interest. The conference proceedings are published in both pri= nt and electronic formats, with the electronic version made available to NAS= IG members on NASIGWeb (http://nasig.ils.unc.edu). Founded at the beginning of this century by Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Mellon University is internationally renowned as a center of technologica= l innovation. Also, its proximity to the convergence of mighty rivers in downtown Pittsburgh make it an ideal setting for a conference program focused on reflections about the past century combined with views toward the future of serials. NASIG invites anyone in the information community = to submit proposals and to suggest topics and speakers. NASIG's Program Planning Committee welcomes proposals for plenary papers and preconferenc= es that look to the future of serials as well as those that contemplate the strides we have made during the last century. We are interested in presentations that will examine the reflective, visionary and practical aspects of the serials information chain, that analyze emerging trends in light of past and present practices. Sessions which offer relevant resear= ch or which cause us to "think outside our box" as well as proposals that address decision makingprocesses are welcomed. Some examples include, but are not limited to * impact of Internet II * emerging standards for bibliographic access (public and technical aspects= ) in the 21st century * metadata projects, XML; * tracking electronic products and services from aggregators and publishe= rs to librarians * models of scholarly communication (pricing, access, delivery) * foundations of serials in the next century * life beyond the Web * licensing issues * ethical concerns for networked information * impact of secondary publishers * preservation and archival concerns of print and non-print media * redefining the nature of serials. The Committee also invites workshop proposals that will provide practical information and spark interest in unique and innovative ideas to help serialists make informed decisions and consider new options in their workplaces. Workshops provide a collegial setting to facilitate related discussion with those in attendance, as presenters explain how they manage specific processes in their own settings. Some examples include, but are not limited to, * impact of system conversions on serialists * bibliographic formats, holdings, and standard= s * standardization and customization issues * evaluating and/or organizing Web sources for patrons and librarians * creating Web-based resource collections * invoicing options * managing work in changing public and/or technical services for a particular library environment * communicating changes and services to libraries, especially for e-journals * collection management trends * government documents issues * trends for evaluating e-journals and other electronic products * innovative resource sharing in public/academic libraries. The Program Planning Committee reserves the right to combine, blend, or refocus proposals to maximize program breadth and relevance to our membership. As a result, not all presenters from proposals submitted by teams may be invited to participate. For optimal consideration in the competitive review process, please include complete information as follow= s: 1) Name, address, telephone/fax numbers, and e-address of the proposer(s) 2) Program title 3) Abstract (200-300 words) clearly explaining the proposal and, if appropriate, its relevance to the theme 4) Prioritized preference for the proposal: plenary, workshop or preconference New DEADLINE: August 21, 1998 Submit proposals preferably via e-mail to: Meg Mering, NASIG Secretary, University of Nebraska Libraries, Love Library, 209N, Lincoln NE 68588-0410. Phone: 402-472-2517; fax: 402-472-5131; email: mvm@unllib.unl.edu ********** III.B.2. Fr: Janet M. Arth Re: Internet/Multimedia -- Health Science Education Conference Health Sciences Education for the New Millenium: Internet and Multimedia Resources A Technology Awareness Conference September 10-11, 1998 Registration and preliminary program material are now available at: http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/conference.html The conference is supported by the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and the Minnesota Chapter of American Society for Information Science. It is co-sponsored by the Friends of th= e National Library of Medicine and made possible by a generous grant from Merck and Company, Inc. ********** III.B.3. Fr: Richard Hill Re: ASIS Annual Meeting 1998 ASIS 1998 Annual Meeting October 24-30, 1998 Pittsburgh Hilton, Pittsburgh, PA For complete conference description, schedule and registration informatio= n, see , email meetings@asis.org, call (301) 495-0900, = or write to the address below. Information and knowledge are rapidly becoming available to anyone, locat= ed anywhere, at any time. Information science has provided many of the key elements in making global information accessible to those who need it. Th= e ASIS 1998 Annual meeting will examine information access and what it mean= s in a global information economy. * Featured Sessions * HERBERT A. SIMON. Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, the National Medal of Science; the A.M. Turing Award of the Association for Computing Machinery (with Allen Newell)... recognized as part-founder of Artificial Intelligence, of *cognitive science and of computer science. HAL R. VARIAN, Dean of the School of Information Management and Systems at the University of California at Berkeley; also Professor in the Haas School of Business & the Department of Economics. PERSPECTIVES ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE: MYTHS, REALTIES, AND MADNESS. Charles McClure, John Carlo Bertot, Jean-Claude Burgelman (invited), Andrew Magpantay, Milton Mueller and others. SAMPLE TOPICS: * New Interfaces for Information Visualization * UNICODE: Standards, Implementation Issues, & Future Directions * Using the Web for Global Business Intelligence * Designing Discipline-Oriented Information Systems * Classificatory Structures: Applications & Integration * Intellectual Property * Digital Libraries in the K-12 Environment * Retrieval of non-Textual Documents * The Ethics of Access: Global Perspectives * Knowledge Discovery in Databases -- Tools & Techniques for Collaboration * User Modeling Research & IR Systems Design * Information Retrieval Technology * Organizing Images/Visuo-Spatial Data for Retrieval: From Indexing to Metadata * Web Effects on Global Economies * Electronic Scholarship * International Classification and Subject Analysis Research * Web Searching * Economics of Web Link Collections * Cross Language Applications & Large Scale Vocabularies * Evaluating Services * Accessing Full-text: Integrating Electronic Resources * Social and Organizational Informatics Pre Conference Seminars (All courses 9-5 unless specified. Separate registration required.) Saturday, October 24 * Finding the Right Stuff: Using and Evaluating Internet Search Engines (Half Day, 9:00am - 1:00pm) * Vocabulary Management and Thesaurus Development Introduction to Dynamic HTML (DHTML)Part 1: JavaScript (Presented in cooperation with the University of Pittsburgh.) Sunday, October 25 * Introduction to Dynamic HTML (DHTML) Part 2: Cascading Style Sheets (Presented in cooperation with the University of Pittsburgh.) * Delivering Databases via the World Wide Web * Introduction to Image Databases * Digital Libraries: Computer Concepts & Technologies for Managing Library Collections * Building the Virtual "Intranet" Knowledge Center * The Role of Information Management In Knowledge Management - Stimulating Creativity and Innovation Through Information. * Statistics for Practitioners and Readers of Research: A Practical Update (Half day, 9:00am - Noon) * 9th Classification Research Workshop ( 8:30 am - 5:00 pm) ********** III.C.1. Fr: Clifford Lynch Re: Interim Report from Presidential IT Advisory Committee Many of you may be interested in the just-released interim report of the Presidential Committee on Information Technology, which can be found at: http://www.ccic.gov/ac/interim/ There is a host of other interesting material on this site as well, if yo= u are not already familiar with it. Clifford Lynch ****************************************************************** IRLIST Digest is distributed from the University of California, Division = of Library Automation, 1111 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA. 94607-5200. 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.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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