Information Retrieval List Digest 450 (April 12, 1999) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-450.txt IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 April 12, 1999 Volume XVI, Number 14 Issue 450 ****************************************************************** II. JOBS 1. UCLA: Digital Library Coordinator (DLC) III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. Special Topic Issue of JASIS: CFP B. Meetings 1. 1999 GSLIS Clinic -- Postponed until Spring 2000 2. IRAL'99 CFP 3. ACM-SIGIR: Call for Posters 4. AI-ED99 C. Miscellaneous 1. Morning Becomes Electric: Post-Modern Scholarly Information Access IV. PROJECTS E. Miscellaneous 1. National Research Council Report on IT Literacy ****************************************************************** II. JOBS II.1. Fr: Gabriella Gray Re: UCLA: Digital Library Coordinator (DLC) THE LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC POSITION Professional librarians at UCLA are academic appointees. They are entitled to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation leave, one day per month of sick leave, and all other benefits granted to non-faculty academic personnel. The University has an excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. Appointees to the librarian series at UCLA shall have professional backgrounds that demonstrate a high degree of creativity, teamwork, and flexibility. Such background will normally include the MLIS professional degree from an accredited library and information science graduate program. Relevant graduate education and/or significant experience will be considered in lieu of an MLIS for this position. In addition to professional competence and quality of service within the library, criteria for promotion include professional involvement outside of the library, University and community service and scholarly activities. Position Title: Digital Library Coordinator (DLC) Rank: Associate Librarian /Librarian Annual Salary Range: $ 39,456 - $66,780 DUTIES: Reporting to the UCLA Library's Associate University Librarian (AUL) for Collections & Technical Services, the Digital Library Coordinator (DLC) will serve as the lead person in making UCLA's local collections digitally accessible. In consultation and collaboration with Library and campus colleagues as appropriate, the DLC will serve as a catalyst for, and will facilitate the delivery of, locally developed digital content to the Library's users. More specifically, the DLC will identify, plan, and develop digital library collections. The DLC will establish the necessary policies and procedures to guide and facilitate the Library's digital library initiatives, including the archiving and preservation of digital content. In consultation and collaboration with the AUL, Library unit heads and staff, campus faculty, and the Campus Counsel's office, as appropriate, the DLC will act as a catalyst for digital library projects that facilitate access to collections and support instructional objectives. The DLC will also help identify and secure external funding for digital library initiatives. Furthermore, the DLC will collaborate with Library systems staff to develop and implement solutions to support digital library projects. The DLC will oversee the design and maintenance of a Web-based gateway to both local and remote digital content. The DLC will work with Library staff as appropriate to ensure integration of locally developed digital collections with other library collections, including those of the California Digital Library (CDL). Finally, the DLC will formulate a staff development program in support of the Library's digital library initiatives. QUALIFICATIONS: Required: Three years relevant project management experience. Knowledge of digital library technologies, standards, issues, and trends. Strong leadership skills, including creativity and initiative in planning and facilitating projects. Grant writing expertise. Ability to work effectively with diverse constituencies. Excellent communication skills. Preferred: Knowledge of relevant digital library standards, including EAD, TEI, SGML, HTML, XML, and Dublin Core. Knowledge of relevant Internet delivery technologies, including object and relational databases, TCP/IP, and multi-tiered systems. Participation in, or knowledge of, key digital library organizations and associations at the regional, national, and international level. UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA compliant employer. Librarians at UCLA are represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, The American Federation of Teachers. Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally authorized to work in the United States as established by providing documents specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Anyone wishing to be considered for this position should write to Dr. Rita A. Scherrei, Associate University Librarian for Administrative Services, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA, 11334 YRL, BOX 951575, Los Angeles, California 90095-1575. The application letter should include a complete statement of qualifications, a full resume of education and relevant experience, and the names of at least three persons who are knowledgeable about the applicant's qualifications for this position. Candidates applying by June 1, 1999, will be given first consideration. UCLA Library Open Position Website: http://www.library.ucla.edu/admin/staffserv/openposn.htm ****************************************************************** III. NOTICES III.A.1. Fr: Terry Brooks Re: CFP: Special Topic Issue of JASIS Call for Papers Special Topic Issue of JASIS Information Science at the Millenium The next Special Topics Issue of the _Journal of the American Society for Information Science_ (JASIS) is scheduled to appear at the end of 2000 on the topic of Information Science at the Millenium. The guest editor for this special issue will be Terrence A. Brooks, Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at The University of Washington. What are the forces shaping the science of information as we step into the 21st century? What information problems have information technology solved, and what problems have been introduced by information technology? How has information technology redefined familiar information objects such as documents, books and libraries? How has information technology modified familiar acts such as reading and writing? What decisions and standards are we creating now that will influence information structures, sharing, storage and retrieval in the 21st century? There are numerous research issues facing Information Science at the Millenium. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following: * How has information technology redefined the docu- ment, the act of writing, the act of reading? * How does information technology make the private public? How does it defy corporate boundaries and span national frontiers? * How does information technology change publishing? The role of the scholarly journal? The tenure process? Teaching? * What happens when the computer, the television and the telephone meld into one machine? When the latest music can be downloaded? When the latest movie is on the Web? * What are the new economic models? Pricing struc- tures? Of electronic information? * What are the impacts on human society when infor- mation machines mediate sociability? * What information science research methods retain value in the 21st century and which should be discarded? What are our new objects of study? How have they changed? The guest editor seeks papers that discuss Information Science at the Millenium. Inquiries can be made to Terrence Brooks at tabrooks@u.washington.edu or by calling (206) 543-2646, fax at (206) 616-3152. Manuscript submissions (four copies of full articles) should be addressed to: Terrence A. Brooks School of Library and Information Science University of Washington Box 352930 Seattle, WA 98195-2930 The deadline for accepting manuscripts for consideration for publication in this special issue is March 1, 2000. A select panel of referees will review all manuscripts, and those accepted will be published in this special issue of _JASIS_. Original artwork and a signed copy of the copyright transfer agreement will be required for all accepted papers. An electronic version of the final draft can be submitted, and is encouraged. A copy of the call for papers will be available on the World Wide Web, as is further information about JASIS at http://www.asis.org/. Terrence A. Brooks School of Library and Information Science University of Washington Box 352930 Seattle, WA 98195-2930 Voice: 206 543-2646 Fax: 206 616-3152 tabrooks@u.washington.edu http://weber.u.washington.edu/~tabrooks/ ********** III.B.1. Fr: Linda Smith Re: 1999 GSLIS Clinic -- Postponed until Spring 2000 The 1999 GSLIS Clinic, "The Changing Digital World of Information Commerce..." has been POSTPONED until Spring 2000 The 36th Annual GSLIS Clinic THE CHANGING DIGITAL WORLD OF INFORMATION COMMERCE: Technical Frontiers and Institutional Issues for Libraries, Businesses, and Information Management Professionals Spring 2000 Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Presented by UIUC Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) in collaboration with UIUC Center for Information Systems & Technology Management Brief Description: As the worldwide digital economy grows, information goods including books, journals, software, videos, music, and more are increasingly bought, sold, and delivered in completely electronic form. In addition, new forms of information goods and knowledge are being created and brought to market in new ways. How are the traditional channels, markets, and technologies for distributing information and knowledge changing and adapting? What new opportunities, channels, and institutional factors are emerging? How are long-standing venues for information creation, collection, distribution and management libraries, publishers, and other traditional social and commercial information institutions dealing with these changes? The 1999 GSLIS clinic will examine the emerging technologies, market arrangements, and institutional concerns for electronic commerce in information. Representative topics will include: * Information logistics: the dynamic transport of information to users * New cost models for information repositories * Downloadable electronic books, music, video, multimedia * Electronic software distribution * Management of online journals * Active catalogs * The "educational object economy" * The emergence and economics of 'knowledge markets' * The evolution (or revolution) in science/technology publishing and more! The Clinic will begin on May 9 with the Sunday evening reception at 5:00 p.m., in the Atrium of the Beckman Institute, and will end around Noon on Tuesday, May 11. Monitor the web site at http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/clinic/clinic99.html for updates to Clinic information. General Information ** Location ** All conference events will take place in the Beckman Institute, an interdisciplinary research institute located on the campus of the University of Illinois at 405 N. Mathews, Urbana. ** Registration and Fees ** The fee for the conference is $340, which includes all conference sessions, the Sunday evening reception, break-out refreshments, and a copy of the proceedings. ** Accommodations ** Rooms have been allocated for participants at the Hampton Inn of Champaign-Urbana at the University of Illinois (across the street from Beckman Institute, the conference site). ** Transportation ** Willard Airport is located approximately 5 miles south of Champaign- Urbana. Owned and operated by the University of Illinois, the airport currently has four carriers that operate 27 flights a day: US Airways Express, American Eagle, Trans World Express, and Northwest Airlink. Combined, these carriers fly to six major hubs on regional aircraft where you can then make a connection to over 500 destinations in the U.S. and worldwide ( http://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/willard/ ). AMTRAK service is available from Chicago and points south (http://www.amtrak.com ). Champaign is located 135 miles south of Chicago at the intersection of Interstate routes 72, 74 and 57. ** Refunds ** Refunds will be made if you find that you cannot attend and you notify us in writing by April 16, 1999. You must cancel your own hotel reservations. FOR MORE INFORMATION: GSLIS Clinic '99 c/o Kathy Painter Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 E. Daniel Street Champaign, IL 61820-6211 Email: painter@uiuc.edu Telephone: (800) 982-0914 or (217) 244-3274 (Kathy Painter) ********** III.B.2. Fr: Lee-Feng Chien Re: IRAL'99 CFP CALL FOR PAPERS The Fourth International Workshop on Information Retrieval with Asian Languages - IRAL'99 11-12 November, 1999 Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan Sponsored by Institute of Information Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Association for Computational Linguistics and Chinese Language Processing In cooperation with: ACM SIGIR ACM Hong Kong Chapter Japanese Association for Natural Language Processing SIG-DBS, Information Processing Society of Japan SIG-KLP, Korea Information Science Society (pending) SIG-NLP, Information Processing Society of Japan Singapore Computer Society URL: http://www.iis.sinica.edu.tw/~IRAL99 ABOUT THE WORKSHOP The purpose of the IRAL workshop is to bring together researchers and developers who are interested in exchanging new ideas and presenting results in the field of information retrieval (IR), with an emphasis on the issues related to Asian languages and multilingual applications. The first International Workshop was held in 1996 in Taejon, Korea, with the name "Information Retrieval with Oriental Languages". The second and the third workshops were held in Japan and Singapore in 1997 and 1998 respectively. To further facilitate interchange between the information retrieval and digital library communities, the fourth workshop will be held in Academia Sinica Taipei on November 11-12, 1999 directly before the Second Asian Digital Libraries Conference (http://www.lis.ntu.edu.tw/adl99/. TOPICS IRAL'99 welcomes submissions of original papers in the broad field of information storage and retrieval, but topics contributed to Asian languages are strongly encouraged. The technical issues to be addressed include, but are not limited to: . IR Theory including statistical and logical IR models, data fusion. . Experimentation: test collections, evaluation measures, experimental design, testing methodology, scalability. . Systems and Implementation Issues: integration with database systems, networked systems and the internet, compression, query evaluation. . Natural Language Processing: word sense disambiguation, discourse analysis, and summarization for the purposes of IR; cross-lingual IR systems, dialog management, use of linguistic resources for IR. . Filtering, Routing, and Text Classification. . Applications: task-embedded IR, electronic publishing, digital libraries, text data mining. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUITORS Papers (4 hardcopies) should be submitted in English only to the Program Chair of the Fourth International Workshop as follows: Dr. Lee-Feng Chien (IRAL'99 submission) Institute of Information Science Academia Sinica Nankang 115, Taipei Taiwan TEL: 886-2-2788-3799 ext. 1514 FAX: 886-2-2782-4814 Email: lfchien@iis.sinica.edu.tw Papers should be at most 5000 words in length, and should be double -spaced. The first page must contain the title of the paper and an abstract of no more than 100 words, and no indication about the author(s) and affiliation(s). In addition, authors must attach a separate page with the title, the author name(s) and respective affiliations, plus complete contact information (mailing address, telephone, fax, email) for the author to whom correspondence should be sent. Email will be the default means of communication. IMPORTANT DATES 5 July 1999: The deadline for receipt of papers (4 hardcopies) 16 Aug. 1999: Notification of result to authors (by email) 20 Sept. 1999: Final manuscript due in camera ready format GENERAL CHAIR: Der-Tsai Lee, Academia Sinica, Taiwan GENERAL CO-CHAIR: Lin-Shan Lee, National Taiwan University, Taiwan WORKSHOP STEERING COMMITTEE: Jun Adachi, NACSIS, Japan Lee-Feng Chien, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Mun-Kew Leong, Kent Ridge Digital Labs, Singapore Sung-Hyon Myaeng, Chungnam National University, Korea Kam-Fai Wong, Chinese University, Hong Kong WORKSHOP ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Mei-Mei Wu, National Taiwan Normal Univ.(Organizing Committee Chair) Yuen-Hsien Tseng, Fu Jen Catholic University Sung-Chien Lin, Shih Hsin University Sue-Jin Ker, SooChow University Hsin-Min Wang, Academia Sinica Hsiao-Tieh Pu, Shih Hsin University Kuang-Hua Chen, National Taiwan University Lee-Feng Chien, Ph.D. IRAL'99 Program Chair Associate Research Fellow Institute of Information Science Academia Sinica Taiwan ********** III.B.3. Fr: Elizabeth D. Liddy Re: Call for ACM-SIGIR Posters ACM-SIGIR Call for Posters Late-breaking developments or works-in-progress are invited as poster submissions for the 22nd International ACM-SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval which will be held at the University of California at Berkeley August 15-19, 1999. Due date for poster submission is May 1. SIGIR is the major international forum for the presentation of new research results, as well as the demonstration of new systems and techniques in information retrieval. The conference attracts a broad range of professionals from the commercial and academic worlds, including theoreticians, developers, publishers, researchers, educators, and designers of systems, interfaces, information bases, and related applications. While the full paper submission deadline has passed, poster presentations that enable researchers to present late-breaking results, work in progress, or research that is best presented interactively or graphically, are due May 1. Proposals for demonstrations are also due on May 1 to Ray Larson at ray@sims.berkeley.edu. See our web site at http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/conferences/sigir99/ for full coverage of topics of interest at SIGIR for both posters and demonstrations. If you are interested in presenting your work as a poster at SIGIR, a description of 1,000 words or less of the work that will be covered in your poster should be submitted. Two hard copies need to be sent: 1) a copy containing the 1,0000 word poster description with title, but no indication of the author or affiliation; 2) a separate copy of the 1,000 word poster description with title, plus author and affiliation, IN CAMERA READY FORMAT. For further details on camera-ready copy, please see: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/conferences/sigir99/author-info.html Poster submissions should be sent to arrive by May 1, 1999, to: Elizabeth Liddy, Posters Chair, SIGIR 99 School of Information Studies Syracuse University 4-234 Center for Science and Technology Syracuse, NY 13244-4100 USA Phone: 1-315-443-4456 Fax: 1-315-443-5806 liddy@syr.edu ********** III.B.4. Fr: ai-ed99 Local Organising Committee Re: AI-ED99 The 9th AI-ED99 (Artificial Intelligence and Education) conference in Le Mans - France - 19th - 23rd JULY 99 is quite set up The invited speakers The Workshop programs The Tutorial programs The list of the Papers The list of the Posters The Panels Time schedule are now available on the AI-ED server: http://ai-ed99.univ-lemans.fr And you can now register with the early rates (to apply, registration and payment should be received before April 30 th ) Any question: ai-ed99@lium.univ-lemans.fr Looking forward to meet you in Le Mans Best regards, Martial Vivet Organising Commitee Chair ********** III.C.1. Fr: Gerry McKiernan Re: Morning Becomes Electric:Post-Modern Scholarly Information Access I recently completed preparation of a working essay on Scholarly Communication in the next millennium and would most appreciate a critical review by my colleagues of this effort. It is entitled: _Morning Becomes Electric: Post-Modern Scholarly Information Access, Organization, and Navigation_ and is available at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/Morning.htm I am particularly interested in any and all additional relevant _significant_ work , preferably Web cites/sites. As always, any and all comments, critiques, questions, concerns, etc. are most welcome. Regards, Gerry McKiernan Theoretical Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu ****************************************************************** IV. PROJECTS IV.E.1. Fr: Clifford Lynch Re: National Research Council Report on IT Literacy The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Research Council is pleased to announce the public release of a new report entitled "Being Fluent with Information Technology." Seeking to understand what is necessary for people to use information technology effectively today and to adapt to changes in information technology tomorrow, the authoring committee (listed at the end of this note) decided that "literacy in information technology" was too limited a term, as it is usually limited in the information technology context to the ability to use a few applications like a spreadsheet program or a word processor. The new report approaches the problem of understanding information technology from the standpoint of fluency. Fluency requires a deeper understanding of how computers work and mastery of technology for information processing, communication, and problem solving. Developing fluency is a life-long learning process that requires people to continually build on their knowledge of information technology to apply it more effectively in their lives. Fluency is also characterized by different levels of sophistication in a person's understanding and use of technology. The report articulates an intellectual framework for fluency with information technology using three essential and interrelated components for using information technology effectively. * Intellectual capabilities -- the application and interpretation of computer concepts and skills used in problem solving. Examples include the ability to define and clarify a problem and know when it is solved; to understand the advantages and disadvantages of apparent solutions to problems; to cope with unexpected consequences, as when a computer system does not work as intended; and to detect and correct faults, as when a computer shuts down unexpectedly. * Concepts -- the fundamental ideas and processes that support information technology, such as an algorithm; how information is represented digitally; and the limitations of information technology. Understanding basic concepts is important, the report says, because technology changes rapidly and can render skills obsolete. A basic understanding also helps in quickly upgrading skills and exploiting new opportunities offered by technology. * Skills -- abilities that are associated with particular hardware and software systems. Skills requirements will change as technology advances, but currently they include using word processors, e-mail, the Internet, and other appropriate information technology tools effectively. An individual fluent with information technology will always be acquiring new skills and adapting other skills to a changing environment. Although the committee also believed that most people regardless of grade level or experience can achieve some level of fluency, the report's implementational focus is on college students because institutions of higher learning have the most experience developing courses about computers and related information systems. Colleges also serve a large constituency with a broad range of interests and specializations to which information technology can be applied. The study was funded by the National Science Foundation. The pre-publication version of this report (subject to further editorial correction) is available on the Web at http://www2.nas.edu/cstbweb/ (after 4:00 pm on April 9), and the final version will be available at this address as well. Hard copy of the pre-publication version of this report is available on request. The final version will be available in book form by mid-May through the National Academy Press (800-624-6242 , or http://www.nap.edu/). Also, CSTB welcomes opportunities to brief this report to interested organizations and parties. If you are interested in arranging such a briefing, please contact Herb Lin (hlin@nas.edu, 202-334-3191). NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications Computer Science and Telecommunications Board Committee on Information Technology Literacy Lawrence Snyder (chair) Professor of Computer Science and Engineering University of Washington Seattle Alfred V. Aho * Associate Research Vice President Communications Science Research Division Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies Holmdel, N.J. Marcia C. Linn Professor of Education, and Director, Instructional Technology Program Graduate School of Education University of California Berkeley Arnold H. Packer Senior Fellow Institute for Policy Studies Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Allen B. Tucker Jr. Professor of Computer Science Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Bowdoin College Brunswick, Maine Jeffrey D. Ullman * Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Engineering Department of Computer Science Stanford University Stanford, Calif. Andries van Dam * Thomas J. Watson Jr. University Professor of Technology and Education, and Professor of Computer Science Department of Computer Science Brown University Providence, R.I. * Member, National Academy of Engineering ****************************************************************** IRLIST Digest is distributed from the University of California, California Digital Library, 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 hibiscus.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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