Information Retrieval List Digest 427 (October 19, 1998) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-427.txt IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 October 19, 1998 Volume XV, Number 41 Issue 427 ****************************************************************** I. QUERIES 1. Information Retrieval Systems for Windows Applications 2. E-Journals in the Era of Print Cancellations 3. Just-Right: Custom-Configured Institutional E-Journals II. JOBS 1. UW-Milwaukee: IS: 2 Assistant Professor Positions 2. UC Berkeley: SIMS: Assistant Professors III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. Web IR & IE Website 2. B. Meetings B. Meetings 1. User Modeling '99 2. WWW8 Conference: Call for Panels 3. ACH-ALLC '99 4. DC Area - Internet Workshops IV. PROJECTS D. Research 1. Database Community Research Agenda ****************************************************************** I. QUERIES I.1. Fr: Denis Rossi Re: Information Retrieval Systems for Windows Applications Good morning, I'm studying informatic engenering at Padova's University. I'm searching for documents about Information Retrieval Systems. I'm writing my thesis about IR, so I want to know if some of these programs exist for windows applications, and if so, I'd like to have more information about them (name of the programs and some documents about them). Waiting for your answer, many greetings. Denis. ********** I.2. Fr: Gerry McKiernan Re: E-Journals in the Era of Print Cancellations _E-Journals in the Era of Print Cancellations_ For a possible survey (and article, of course), I am greatly interested in any citations, observations, or cosmic insight [:-)], on Faculty attitudes regarding the purchase of E-Journals before/during/after a **Print** Serials Cancellation project. I am particularly interested in views that relate to the actual or perceived benefit of providing distributed access to preferred journals with the trade-off or necessity of cancelling the print version of such journals or print journals of less local value or importance to support such desktop access. In summary, the question is: Do faculty recognize the value of E-journals so much so that they will are willing to cut print journals? The attitudes of librarians on this issue is also of interest. As Always, I'd very much appreciate Any and All Comments, Citations, Questions, Contributions, Queries, etc. on this matter. I will be glad to summarize for this list. Joy! Gerry McKiernan Theoretical Librarian and Curator, CyberStacks(sm) Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu ********** I.3. Fr: Gerry McKiernan Re: Just-Right: Custom-Configured Institutional E-Journals Just-Right: Custom-Configured Institutional E-Journals In reading the detailed outline and the associated overheads of a presentation made at last year's NASIG annual meeting by David E. Stern (Yale) on E-journal pricing models that I have cited and linked in my Just-in-Time(sm) clearinghouse devoted to Electronic Article DeliveryServices, I was inspired to take his Discipline-Based Model of E-Journals to the local, institutional level using appropriate envisioned Intelligent Software Agents. BTW: Just-in-Time(sm) is located at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/Just.htm My new local-level vision uses appropriate Agents and institutional knowledge-bases (e.g. departmental or faculty homepages) to create a collective departmental Research Interest Profile (RIP) that would be used, among many potential purposes, to identify appropriate E-journals to which a local library might consider a formal subscription basis upon a high match between a RIP and a content analysis of the coverage of a particular E-journal [I provide some details on this in the context of monographs in a soon-to-be-published Think Piece for _Technicalities_.] In reflecting on his Discipline-based package in the context of the potential use of Agents and the current and future inter-publisher cooperation for E-Articles (e.g., ScienceDirect), I have been inspired to envision what may be called a Custom-Configured Institutional E-Journal that would be created by Agents from all appropriate E-Articles that match the broad as well as specific interest of a _local_ clientele (e.g., researchers in Thin Film Deposition at Iowa State University). Using the RIP for those at ISU, the Agent would search all publisher sites, identify those E-journals that match the RIP, organize them into appropriate categories in a Table of Contents, and package them into the "ISU Journal of Thin-Film Deposition". [I believe that the personalized E-Newspapers present a packaging model here] [Yes, It's the above is an enhanced version of an SDI profile, but in this case, the full-text is being provided as a re-bundled institutional E-journal] Accordingly the Agent would negotiate with each publisher regarding the cost of individual articles that comprise the Custom-Configured Institutional E-Journal for a given issue for a particular time frame (e.g., weekly, monthly). Using this sample issue, a base subscription rate would be established for a annual subscription for the 'journal' [An alternative would be to do so for the previous year's worth of relevant articles]. In either case, a _fixed_ rate subscription is established for the custom E-journal, satisfying the publisher's interest in a guaranteed income, the library's interest in a known publication price, and most importantly, journals that most likely would be used by a library's clientele. [It's Pie in the Sky, but Everyone _should_ be satisfied with this model [If the price is right].] One could also envision 'subscriptions' that would permit X number of articles from the composites collection of articles for the reconfigured E-Journal for a _fixed_ 'subscription'. Any number over this would be charged on a Block or Transactional basis. [See David Stern's paper in Just-in-Time(sm) for details of the Block and Pay-Per-View options]. BTW: I thinking about calling this model Goldilocks as this 'subscription' would be Just-Right [:->]. As Always, Any and All Comments, Citations, Questions, Concerns, Contributions, etc. on this proposed model would be Most Welcome! In addition, any relevant sites/cites that relate to Re-Bundling E-Articles would be of interest. [I know that this is *not* a new idea]. Joy! Gerry McKiernan Theoretical Librarian and Curator, CyberStacks(sm) Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu ****************************************************************** II. JOBS II.1. Fr: Dietmar Wolfram Re: UW-Milwaukee: IS: 2 Assistant Professor Positions The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) invites applications for two new full-time tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level. The individuals will teach courses and conduct research in one or more of the following areas: information processing, human computer interaction, records management, information science, database systems design and analysis, indexing, information or multimedia technology. The successful applicants will teach courses in the recently approved undergraduate B.S. program in Information Resources and the graduate M.L.I.S. program. A Ph.D. in Information Science or related field is required, as is demonstrated ability in research and teaching. Competitive salary for an academic year (9 month) appointment, plus additional compensation for possible summer teaching and generous fringe benefits. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a major university committed to academic excellence. It is one of the two doctoral degree-granting institutions in the multi-campus University of Wisconsin system, and has a student enrollment of over 22,000. The School of Library and Information Science offers programs leading to a nationally accredited Masters in Library and Information Science, a B. S. program in Information Resources, a certificate in advanced studies, and a multidisciplinary doctorate. The School has a strong research faculty, 350+ students, and state-of-the-art information technology laboratories. UWM is located in the cultural, commercial, and educational hub of the state, in a pleasant residential neighborhood overlooking Lake Michigan. Deadline of application: Postmarked by December 21, 1998. The starting date is August 23, 1999. Send letters of application, resume, and three letters of reference to: Dr. Judith J. Senkevitch, Associate Dean School of Library and Information Science University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee P.O. Box 413 Milwaukee, WI 53201 Phone: (414) 229-5027 Fax: (414) 229-4848 Email: senkevit@csd.uwm.edu The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to the diversity of faculty, staff, and student body. ********** II.2. Fr: Marti Hearst Re: UC Berkeley: SIMS: Assistant Professors Tenure-Track Positions available at UC Berkeley SIMS SIMS is a new, interdisciplinary program whose mission is to create a new understanding of the use and management of information through the merger of technical and social sciences approaches. Our faculty include a distinguished law professor and MacArthur grant recipient specializing in digital intellectual property (Pam Samuelson), a well-known economist studying Information Economics (Hal Varian), and an expert on computer security, privacy, and electronic commerce (Doug Tygar). We are developing an entirely new curriculum that addresses interaction between the technical and the social in the organization, creation, and use of networked information. The official job announcement appears below. For more information, see http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/ The Dean of the School of Information Management and Systems (SIMS) at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for tenure-track positions beginning in the Fall Semester 1999 at the Assistant Professor level. Applicants should have received, or be about to receive, a doctoral degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Business/Management, or a related social science. Candidates should possess expertise and demonstrated research excellence. Examples of particular areas of interest are: human-computer interfaces and interaction, computer-based communications and networks, electronic documents, management of information systems and services, cognitive/social aspects of information systems, computer supported collaborative work, and databases/datamining/visualization. The successful applicants will be expected to establish a quality research program and to teach both graduate and undergraduate courses in his/her area of specialty. Applications with vitae, a select subset of papers, a short statement of future research plans and interests, and three letters of reference should be sent to the address given below by December 15, 1998. Chair of the Search Committee School of Information Management and Systems 102 South Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-4600 The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. ****************************************************************** III. NOTICES III.A.1. Fr: Einat Amitay Re: Web IR & IE Website Hello all, I would like to ask you to visit a new site about research in web IR & IE: http://www.mri.mq.edu.au/~einat/web_ir/ This site is a collection of online resources for research in the field of information retrieval and information extraction from the web. These pages contain materials that are related to the state of the art IR and IE techniques used for and on the web. Such techniques use, as well as traditional techniques, hypertext structure and meta-data, the structure and nature of the web, observed human behaviour on the web, other search engines, and more. I would appreciate any comments, suggestions, additions and links. I hope this site helps create an awareness of the special and different nature of web IR & IE. Such awareness might also help in defining the differences and similarities between the web and other non-hypertext texts. Thanks and hope to see you there.... einat Einat Amitay einat@mri.mq.edu.au http://www.mri.mq.edu.au/~einat ********** III.B.1. Fr: Jim Greer Re: User Modeling '99 CALL FOR PAPERS 7th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON USER MODELING June 20 - 24, 1999 Banff Centre Banff, Alberta, Canada http://www.cs.usask.ca/UM99 User modeling has been found to enhance the effectiveness and/or usability of software systems in a wide variety of situations. A user model is an explicit representation of properties of a particular user, which allows the system to adapt diverse aspects of its performance to individual users. Techniques for user modeling have been developed and evaluated by researchers in a number of fields, including artificial intelligence, education, psychology, linguistics, and human-computer interaction and information science. The 7th International Conference on User Modeling will provide a forum in which academic and industrial researchers from all of these fields can exchange their complementary insights. The size and format of the meeting support intensive discussion, which often continues long after the conference has ended. FORMS OF PARTICIPATION - tutorials, - invited talks, - research papers, - application papers, - poster sessions, - doctoral consortium, - workshops, - system demonstrations. AREAS OF INTEREST - theoretical foundations, - techniques for UM (e.g. adaptive testing, machine learning, and uncertainty management), - construction of user models, - modeling user cognitive processing resources (memory, motor and perceptual processing etc.), - user modeling agents, - interface adaptation, - personalized and adaptive information filtering and retrieval, - tailored knowledge-based information presentation, - adaptive teaching and learning environments, - adaptive hypermedia, information management on the Internet, - multi-modal adaptive systems, - adaptive support of collaboration, - innovative applications of UM techniques and new media, - practical issues of UM (privacy, access, consistency, evaluation standardization). BEST PAPER AWARDS - Best Research Paper prize sponsored by Kluwer Publishers - Best Application Paper prize sponsored by humanIT, Germany. SUBMISSIONS: Electronic submission is preferred. For formatting and other details see the web site: http://www.cs.usask.ca/UM99 Submissions and queries should be mailed to the Program Chair: Judy Kay Basser Dept of Computer Science Tel: +61-2-9351-4502 Madsen F09, University of Sydney Fax: +61-2-9351-3838 Australia 2006 IMPORTANT DATES: Nov 14, 1998 - paper deadline (abstracts due 1 week earlier, Nov 7) - workshop proposals deadline - tutorial proposals deadline Nov 21, 1998 - posters deadline Jan 31, 1999 - workshop paper deadline - doctoral consortium paper deadline UM99 is being organized under the auspices of User Modeling, Inc. CONFERENCE SITE: The Banff Centre is located in the heart of the Canadian Rockies near Calgary. PROCEEDINGS: The proceedings of UM99 will be published as a book by Springer-Wien-New York. This book will appear in time for the conference. In addition, the proceedings will be made available indefinitely on the World Wide Web. The electronic version of the proceedings of UM97, which were published in the same way, is available at: http://um.org/um_97/proceedings-overview.html. The proceedings should be useful to authors who are considering submitting to UM99. In particular, the detailed hypertext indexing of the papers will help them to identify related previous research. BRIEF SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: (for detailed instructions see the conference website): http://www.cs.usask.ca/UM99 Submissions are invited that describe original academic or industrial research on some aspect of user modeling. *Papers* should describe significant, mature research; they will be published in full length in the proceedings and presented in talks at the conference. Paper submissions must fit within 10 single-spaced pages printed with a 12-point font. These 10 pages must include all elements of the submission. Page 1 must include the title of the paper, a short abstract (150 words), a list of keywords, and the authors' postal and e-mail addresses and fax and phone numbers. (Page 1 can also include the beginning of the main text of the manuscript.) The abstract and the author information on Page 1 must also be included in an e-mail message that is sent to the program chair one week before the submission of the manuscript. Papers may either describe important research contributions in user modelling or significant applications of user modeling in real systems. *Posters* typically describe research which does not yet represent a substantial advance but which can stimulate the exchange of ideas. The accepted posters will be included in the proceedings. Poster submissions must fit within 3 pages. The formatting requirements described above apply. A manuscript can be submitted either electronically (as a PostScript file or an MS Word attachment) or as a hard copy. All authors of paper or poster submissions should consult the full submission instructions on the conference web-page. *Doctoral Consortium* The doctoral consortium will offer PhD students a chance to discuss their plans and the intermediate results of their research with a diverse and knowledgeable international audience. Summaries of the accepted presentations will be included in the proceedings volume. For further information, see the doctoral consortium page. *Workshops* Half-day workshops will permit discussion and debate on topics of current interest. The format for each half-day workshop will be determined by the proposer of that workshop. Workshop proposals must include a rationale for holding the workshop, a description of proposed organization and content of the workshop, and an organizing committee of at least 3 researchers. Before submitting a proposal, please obtain detailed instructions from the conference web site and advice by e-mail from the Program Chair. *Tutorials* Half-day tutorials will introduce attendees to new topics of current interest. The format for each half-day tutorial will be determined by the proposer of that tutorial. Proposals must include a rationale for holding the tutorial, a description of proposed organization and content of the tutorial, and a description of the credentials of the proposer. Before submitting a proposal, please obtain detailed instructions from the conference web site and advice by e-mail from the Program Chair. *System Demonstrations* Various platforms will be available for unrefereed system demonstrations. Prospective presenters should contact the Demonstration Coordinator by e-mail and specify their hardware and software requirements. CONFERENCE CHAIR: Jim Greer (University of Saskatchewan) PROGRAM CHAIR: Judy Kay (University of Sydney) LOCAL ORGANIZATION: Julita Vassileva (University of Saskatchewan) CONTACT INFORMATION: UM99 (Jim Greer) Dept of Computer Science University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A9 CANADA Tel: +1 (306) 966-7922 Fax: +1 (306) 966-4884 Email: um99@cs.usask.ca ********** III.B.2. Fr: Carolyn Watters Re: WWW8 Conference: Call for Panels WWW8 CALL FOR PANELS The Eighth International World Wide Web Conference Toronto, Canada, May 11-14, 1999 organized by the IW3C2 in cooperation with the W3C Consortium Panel Proposal Details: http://www8.org/panels.html WWW8 Conference Details: http://www8.org/ CALL FOR PANELS: Panels represent an opportunity for exploration of current issues and emerging opportunities. Panels provide an interactive forum that will engage both panelists and the audience in lively discussion of important and often controversial issues. We are especially seeking panels concerning hypertext and hypermedia issues for the World Wide Web research community. DEADLINES Optional Intent to Submit (enabling feedback) by November 1, 1998 Proposals should be received by November 23, 1998 Panel Proposal Details: http://www8.org/panels.html PANEL CO-CHAIRS Michael Bieber Carolyn Watters CIS Department Faculty of Computer Science New Jersey Institute of Technology Dalhousie University bieber@njit.edu watters@cs.dal.ca ********** III.B.3. Fr: Joan K Lippincott Re: ACH-ALLC '99 Call for Papers: http://www.iath.virginia.edu/ach-allc.99/cfp.html Association for Computers and the Humanities Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing Joint International Conference of the ACH/ALLC in 1999: Digital Libraries for Humanities Scholarship and Teaching JUNE 9-13, 1999 University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia, USA The ACH and ALLC invite submissions of 1,500 to 2,000 words on any aspect of humanities computing, defined broadly as the use of computing methodologies in humanities research, teaching, or archives. The ACH and the ALLC have held joint conferences, alternating between North America and Europe, for the last 18 years. This conference is the premier forum for presenting innovative work in the humanities that makes use of computing methodology. The conference welcomes work across the humanities disciplines, including (but not limited to) languages and literature, history, philosophy, anthropology, and art history; the creative arts, such as creative writing, art and music; cultural studies and anthropology; computational linguistics and corpus linguistics. We encourage submissions from scholars, teachers, librarians, museum professionals, editors, and publishers involved in the creation, maintenance, delivery, and use of digital information. We especially encourage submissions from those new to the ACH and the ALLC. Deadlines: Submission of paper/panel: December 1, 1998 Notification: February 1, 1999 Submission of Posters/Demos: January 7, 1999 Revisions of accepted papers for the Conference Proceedings: May 1, 1999 International Program Committee: Proposals will be evaluated by a panel of reviewers who will make recommendations to the Program Committee. Members of that committee are: Elizabeth Burr, Gerhard-Mercator-Universitat GH John Dawson, University of Cambridge Julia Flanders, Brown University Elli Mylonas, Brown University (Program Chair) Mark Olsen, University of Chicago Thomas Rommel, University of Tubingen David Seaman, University of Virginia Local Organizers: The Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, University of Virginia http://www.iath.virginia.edu/ The Instructional Technology Group, University of Virginia http://www.itc.virginia.edu/itcweb/support/instruction/intech.html Bursaries: As part of its commitment to promote the development and application of appropriate computing in humanities scholarship, the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing will award up to five bursaries. of up to 500 pounds sterling each, to students and young scholars who have papers accepted for presentation at the conference. Applicants must be members of ALLC. The ALLC will make the awards after the Program Committee has decided which proposals are to be accepted. Recipients will be notified as soon as possible thereafter. A participant in a multi-author paper is eligible for an award, but it must be clear that s/he is contributing substantially to the paper. Applications must be made to the conference organizer. The deadline for receipt of applications is the same as for submission of papers. Full details of the bursary scheme, and an on-line application form, will be available from the conference web site. Other opportunities for the subvention of travel and registration, for students and for those from developing nations, may become available after this announcement: please check regularly at the conference web site. Location: The conference will be held at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia, a little over one hundred miles south of Washington D.C.,in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. For more information on facilities, excursions, travel, and housing, please check the conference web site: http://www.iath.virginia.edu/ach-allc.99/ Further Information: Queries concerning the goals of the conference or the format or content of papers should be addressed to: iath@virginia.edu ********** III.B.4. Fr: Robin Albert Re: DC Area - Internet Workshops College of Library and Information Services University of Maryland Internet Workshops Fall/Winter 1998/99 Space is currently available for all dates! 1)Using the Web Effectively for Research 2)Right on Target: Using Internet Search Engines Effectively 3)Web Page Design, Construction, and Publishing 4)News on the Net: Getting the Most out of News Resources on the Web 1) "Using the Web Effectively for Research" 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Full day hands-on session) Anyone can use the Web, but using if effectively for research may be a different matter. This intermediate level workshop is aimed at those who use the Web or need to teach others how to use it effectively for research. The workshop is designed to increase efficiency and effectiveness in utilizing Web resources and will cover: effective browser usage, understanding the kinds of information which can and cannot be found on the Web, different kinds of websites, and Web tools for finding answers quickly. Exemplary sites for ready reference, company information, bibliographic databases, full text books and journals, news, etc. will be examined. This workshop will help those with a moderate amount of Web experience become more proficient in their searching. Location/dates November 5 Baltimore, MD UMD System Center November 11 Richmond, VA J. Sargeant Reynolds CC December 1 College Park, MD University of Maryland Fee: $185 2) "Right on Target: Using Internet Search Engines Effectively" 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Full day hands-on session) Search engines are powerful tools that provide access to the amazing array f useful material now on the Web, so why don't you always find what you need? It's because search engines vary considerably in capabilities, content, and quality of retrieval. This intermediate to advanced workshop will focus on what librarians, media specialists, and teachers need to know about search engines in order to use them most effectively to achieve the results they need. To better understand why you get vastly different results from different engines, the course will briefly examine how engines work. Search features will be covered and the major engines will be profiled and compared. The utility of meta-search engines will also be examined. Hands-on practice is included, workshop handouts will include an extensive manual that will continue to serve as a valuable reference guide. Locations/dates: October 30 College Park, MD University of Maryland December 2 Baltimore, MD UMD System Center December 10 College Park, MD University of Maryland January 11 Richmond, VA J. Sargeant Reynolds CC Fee: $195 3) "Web Page Design, Construction, and Publishing" 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Full day hands-on session) Building Web pages isnt just for Webmasters. This class will cover the basics of designing, building, and publishing attractive and useful Web pages. You may be responsible for putting up a Web page for your library, your school, or yourself. Web pages are also useful for lesson plans, for demonstrations, and presentations. This class will cover the basics of designing, building, and publishing attractive and useful Web pages. Netscape Composer, an HTML editor, will be used to create and publish pages containing links, images, lists, tables, background images, etc. Workshop is designed for librarians, information specialists, school media specialists, and teachers. Location/Dates: November 16 College Park, MD University of Maryland November 24 Richmond, VA J. Sargeant Reynolds CC December 3 College Park, MD University of Maryland December 8 Baltimore, MD UMD System Center Fee: $185 4) "News on the Net: Getting the Most out of News Resources on the Web" 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Full day hands-on session) The Web has quickly become an abundant and inexpensive resource for those in need of current news. News wires, newspapers, network news, and press releases abound - and most of it is free. The Web researcher can avail themselves of individual searches, personally profiled SDIs, Push Technologies, and a range of variations on those modes. Sorting it all out however, is not necessarily easy. This course will attempt to make that easier by looking in detail at what Web news sources are available and how to make the best use of them. This course is recommended for anyone who has need of current news for; ready-reference, company intelligence, tracking new technologies, or just keeping more fully informed. Hands-on time and exercises will be provided and attendees will receive a detailed course booklet which should also serve as a continuing reference tool. Location/date: November 6 College Park, MD University of Maryland Fee: $175 Instructor: Randolph Hock, Ph.D., of Online Strategies specializes in training librarians and other researchers to use the Web more effectively. A former librarian and teacher, he has trained thousands of online researchers and is the author of numerous articles and a forthcoming book on Web search engines. He has also served on the adjunct faculty and presented several excellent workshops for CLIS. Attendance in hands-on sessions is strictly limited, so register early to reserve your space! Questions? Contact Robin Albert, CE Coordinator, CLIS, at 301-405-2057 or ra67@umail.umd.edu, or visit our web site at www.clis.umd.edu/ce/ for additional information. Course confirmation will include directions to workshop location. Robin Albert Continuing Education Coordinator College of Library & Information Services University of Maryland ra67@umail.umd.edu voice: 301-405-2057 fax: 301-314-9145 ****************************************************************** IV. PROJECTS IV.D.1. Fr: Clifford Lynch Re: Database Community Research Agenda I recently got a pointer to a rather interesting research agenda document that was prepared by a number of leading members of the database research community. This document is interesting for 2 reasons: It gives a view of how database management systems might relate to the web from a DBMS researcher point of view; and it has some text towards the end that proposes some changes to how the DBMS community might approach scholarly communication processes in the networked information world. You can find the document at: http://epoch.CS.Berkeley.EDU:8000/postgres/papers/Asilomar_Final.htm, or http://epoch.CS.Berkeley.EDU:8000/postgres/papers/Asilomar_Final.doc Clifford 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). 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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