Information Retrieval List Digest 470 (September 13, 1999) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-470.txt IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 September 13, 1999 Volume XVI, Number 34 Issue 470 ****************************************************************** I. QUERIES 1. Embedded Multimedia Electronic Journal Candidates II. JOBS 1. CSU, Long Beach, CA: Library Services Specialist III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. A Very Interesting Web Site: Network Flows 2. [WASHINGTON-UPDATE] -- September 13, 1999 B. Meetings 1. DIMACS Workshiop on the Management of Digital Intellectual Property: CFParticipation 2. New Paradigms in Information Visualisation + Manipulation: CFPapers 3. International Conference on Advances in Intelligent Systems: Theory and Applications: CFPapers 4. Open Forum on Metadata Registries: CFParticipation ****************************************************************** I. QUERIES I.1. Fr: Gerry Mckiernan Re: Embedded Multimedia Electronic Journal Candidates _Embedded Multimedia Electronic Journal Candidates_ I am greatly interested in learning of other electronic journals that have integrated or incorporated a multimedia component within their issues for listing in _M-Bed(sm)_, my Registry of Embedded Multimedia Electronic Journals. M-Bed(sm) is available at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/M-Bed.htm Common types of multimedia include audio and video files as well as two-dimensional and 3-D models, and supplemental datasets. As a adjunct to the registry, I have also compiled a General Bibliography of key works on Web multimedia that include Web sites as well as recent and forthcoming books and articles that I believe will be of interest to a wide audience. As Always, Any and All contributions, comments, queries, critiques, questions, etc. etc. regarding multimedia e-journals or candidate book titles about multimedia on the Web are Most Welcome. Regards, /Gerry McKiernan Theoretical Librarian Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu ****************************************************************** II. JOBS II.1. Fr: Sandy Heft Re: California State University: Library Services Specialist LIBRARY SERVICES SPECIALIST (Administrator I) Systemwide Library Initiatives The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is seeking an experienced library professional to participate in the development and administration of leading-edge systemwide library projects. Under general direction of the Director of Library Initiatives, the Library Services Specialist will: work with campus library liaisons and vendors to update and monitor quality control of the Unified Information Access System union catalog database; interface with CSU Database Management Task Force, library liaisons and vendors to resolve problems and conflicts; recommend and oversee standards for data storage and access in partnership with committees and task forces; and recommend, develop, implement and evaluate new services and database enhancements. The Library Services Specialist will also support other projects of the CSU Library Resources Initiative by coordinating project-related task forces and committees; communicating project status; organizing project-related training and development; and participating in systemwide technical and administrative committees and project planning and evaluation. This position requires: Bachelor's degree; experience with integrated library automation systems as well as MARC format cataloging and applications; effective oral and written communication skills; and the ability to work independently as a team-member of a large, complex organization in a changing technological environment. Master of Library Science degree or equivalent preferred. Priority will be given to resumes received in Personnel Services by September 24, 1999. An attractive compensation package is offered along with salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please send resume, cover letter and salary history to: California State University, Office of the Chancellor, 401 Golden Shore, Long Beach, CA, 90802-4210, Attn: Personnel Services-Ref#: SLI-1V or via e-mail to jobs@calstate.edu. The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action/ADA employer. Sandy Heft Technical Services Librarian Ruben Salazar Library Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA 94928 707-664-2528 707-664-2876 (FAX) ****************************************************************** III. Notices III.A.1. Fr: Clifford Lynch Re: A Very Interesting Web Site: Network Flows One of the most interesting web sites I've seen lately is at . This is well worth taking a look at -- Carl Malamud, who has been a pioneer in a number of fascinating network-related projects, including getting the SEC Edgar database on the Web for public access and early work in Internet radio broadcasting, is involved in this as part of his work on visualizing network flows. Clifford ********** III.A.2. Fr: EDUCAUSE Re: [WASHINGTON-UPDATE] -- September 13, 1999 EDUCAUSE: Transforming Education through Information Technologies http://www.educause.edu ***IN THIS ISSUE*** FEDERAL FUNDING FOR IT RESEARCH House Passes NSF Appropriations - Conference May Bring Adjustments -- PITAC Plans Next Steps BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT CEO Summit on Rural Telecommunications >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Written from EDUCAUSE'S Washington office, "The EDUCAUSE Washington Update" is a free service of EDUCAUSE, an international nonprofit association dedicated to transforming higher education through information technologies. Anyone may subscribe to the Update by sending e-mail to listserv@listserv.educause.edu with "subscribe update firstname lastname" in the body of the message. To unsubscribe, send a "signoff update" command to the same address. If you would like more information about the Update or would like to offer comments or suggestions, please contact Garret Sern at gsern@educause.edu. To view past Washington Updates, please refer to the EDUCAUSE Washington Update archives at http://www.educause.edu/pub/wu/. ********** III.B.1. Fr: Clifford Lynch Re: DIMACS Workshiop on the Management of Digital Intellectual Property: CFParticipation DIMACS Workshop on the Management of Digital IP April 17-18, 2000 Rutgers, New Jersey Critical to the development of e-commerce is the management of digital intellectual property (IP). Technology has challenged the status quo of IP management in many ways. Widespread use of personal computers and Internet communication creates vast opportunities for producers, distributors, and consumers of digital works of all forms, but it also threatens to render copying and modification of these works completely uncontrollable. DIMACS will sponsor a two-day series of technical talks and "position statements" on the design, development, and deployment of IP-management technology that strikes the right balance between the need to control copying and modification and the desire to foster innovative uses of digital works that have been enabled by computing and communication advances. Speakers are encouraged to address all technical, legal, and business aspects of digital IP management. Companies offering relevant products and services are encouraged to participate and to submit abstracts or papers outlining their approach. Topics appropriate for this workshop include, but are not limited to: * Intellectual property protection. * Anti piracy techniques. * Legal issues in the protection of digital rights. * New business models for managing digital rights. * Passive content protection, e.g. watermarking, tracing traitors. * Active content protection, e.g. software tamper resistance. * Hardware solutions to content protection. WORKSHOP URL: http://crypto.stanford.edu/DIMACS/ INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS Authors are strongly encouraged to send their submission electronically. Authors unable to submit electronically are invited to send a cover letter and 4 copies of a submission (double-sided copies preferred) to the postal address below. Submissions must be received on or before January 17, 2000 (or postmarked by January 5, 2000, and sent via airmail or courier). The cover letter should contain the submission's title and the names and affiliations of the authors and should identify the contact author including e-mail and postal addresses. Authors are invited to submit a one-page abstract or a full-length paper or position statement. (1) Abstract submissions should contain a title, list of authors, and an abstract describing the proposed talk. The abstract should indicate whether the authors intend to submit a full-length paper in case the abstract is accepted. (2) Full-length submissions should begin with a title, list of authors, and a short abstract. The introduction should summarize the contributions of the work at a level appropriate for a non-specialist reader. The submission should be at most 12 pages excluding the bibliography and clearly marked appendices, using at least 11-point font and reasonable margins. The organizers do not guarantee that they will read appendices; so submissions should be intelligible without them. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent to authors by February 14, 2000. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS We will decide whether to publish proceedings for the workshop based on the number of full-length submissions. If the number and quality of full-length submissions are sufficient, proceedings will be published by the American Mathematical Society as a volume in the DIMACS series. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: (1) Paul Kocher, Cryptography Research. (2) Stuart Haber, InterTrust. (3) Narayanan Shivakumar, Univ. Washington (4) Paul Callas, Kroll-O'Gara DATES: SUBMISSION: January 17, 2000 ACCEPTANCE: February 14, 2000 Pre-PROCEEDINGS VERSION: March 24, 2000 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Dan Boneh, Stanford University, USA Joan Feigenbaum, AT&T Labs -- Research Ramarathnam Venkatesan, Microsoft Research ADDRESS FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS: dabo@cs.stanford.edu ADDRESS FOR NON-ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS: Dan Boneh, DIMACS workshop, Gates 475, Stanford, CA, 94304-9045 U.S.A Phone: (1) 650-725-3897 Fax: (1) 650-725-4671 E-mail: dabo@cs.stanford.edu STIPENDS: A limited number of stipends are available to those unable to obtain funding to attend the workshop. Students giving talks at the workshop are encouraged to apply if such assistance is needed. Requests for stipends should be addressed to Joan Feigenbaum at jf@research.att.com or 973 360-8442. ********** III.B.2. Fr: Chris Shaw Re: New Paradigms in Information Visualisation + Manipulation: CFPapers Workshop on New Paradigms in Information Visualization and Manipulation November 5-6, 1999 Kansas City, Missouri In Conjunction with the ACM Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM'99) http://www.cs.umbc.edu/conferences/cikm/npiv/npiv99cfp.html The CIKM'99 Workshop on New Paradigms in Information Visualization and Manipulation will be a forum for presentation and discussion of new ideas and techniques for accessing, visualizing and manipulating information. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to: * visualization of multidimensional information spaces; * visualization of large, dynamic information collections; * shared virtual environments and simulations; * dynamic data visualization; * applications of virtual reality, including VRML; * multi-modal information displays; * applications of Internet tools such as MUDs, MOOs, and IRCs; * document and corpus metrics; * visual data mining and knowledge discovery; * Web or network-based visualization; * applications in document analysis; * software and hardware architectures to support information visualization; * and social interaction in multi-user information visualization systems. We are particularly interested in reports of work in progress, implementation techniques, and practical experience with visualization of information collections of all sizes. A significant portion of the workshop agenda will be devoted to discussion of pending research questions, and directions for future work in this area. Prospective participants are invited (but not required) to submit position papers. The suggested maximum length is four pages. The position papers will be reviewed by the organizing committee, and accepted papers will appear in the workshop proceedings. The accepted papers will be selected for informal presentation at the workshop. Accepted papers that were submitted electronically will be available via WWW by early November. Final Proceedings will be published by ACM Press after the workshop. Mail papers in either ASCII or HTML to ebert@cs.umbc.edu by September 15, 1999. We prefer e-mail submissions, but authors who lack e-mail access may send papers to Dr. David Ebert, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250 USA. Submissions should include the title, author(s), author's affiliation, e-mail address, fax number and postal address. In case of multiple authors, please indicate which author is responsible for correspondence. For more information on the CIKM'99 conference, please see the CIKM'99 Web page: http://www.cs.umbc.edu/conferences/cikm/npiv/npiv99cfp.html Important Dates Paper submission deadline September 15, 1999 Notification of acceptance October 13, 1999 Workshop date November 5-6, 1999 Chris Shaw University of Regina cdshaw@cs.URegina.ca Assistant Professor Acting Director Institute for Computational Discovery, UofR http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~cdshaw ********** III.B.3. Fr: Conference, AISTA2000 Re: International Conference on Advances in Intelligent Systems: Theory and Applications: CFPapers International Conference on Advances in Intelligent Systems: Theory and Applications AISTA'2000 2-4 February 2000 Canberra - Australia http://beth.canberra.edu.au/conferences/aista2000/index.htm The International Conference on Advances in Intelligent Systems: Theory and Applications - AISTA'2000 aims at bringing together theoreticians and practitioners of intelligent systems from Australia and around the world to exchange ideas, present their recent research and discuss possible collaborations. The conference will consist of both plenary sessions and contributory sessions, focusing on theory, implementation and applications of intelligent systems techniques. For contributory sessions, papers are being solicited. Several well-known keynote speakers will address the conference. Topics of the conference include, but are not limited to, the following areas: · Intelligent and Adaptive Control Systems Neural Network Control, Fuzzy Logic Control, Genetic Algorithms & Evolutionary Control, Adaptive and Optimal Control, Intelligent Control Systems and Robotics, Intelligent Agents, Industrial Automation, Signal Processing, Parallel Computing Applications in Identification and Control · Hybrid Control Systems Neural Genetic Systems, Neural-Fuzzy-Genetic Systems, Fuzzy Evolutionary Systems, Fuzzy Expert Systems, Fuzzy Neural Systems, Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Control and Optimisation · Image Processing, Optimisation and Prediction Image Processing, Image Segmentation, Clustering, Classification, Knowledge Discovery, Intelligent Information Systems, Time Series Analysis and Prediction, System Identification · Intelligent Decision Making Intelligent Databases and Information Retrieval, Case-Based Reasoning, Decision Analysis, Dynamic Systems Modelling, Decision Support Systems, Qualitative and Approximate-Reasoning Paper Submission Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance, correctness, relevance and clarity of presentation. Four copies of manuscripts should be submitted to the following address: AISTA'2000 Secretariat School of Computing University of Canberra ACT 2601, Australia The manuscripts should present original work, which has not been published or being reviewed for other conferences. Important Dates 24 September 1999 Deadline for submission of manuscripts 15 October 1999 Notification of acceptance 19 November1999 Deadline for camera-ready copies of accepted manuscripts 2-4 February 2000 Conference sessions Special Sessions and Tutorials Special sessions and tutorials will be organised at the conference. The conference is calling for special sessions and tutorial proposals. All proposals should be sent to the conference chair on or before 24 September 1999. AISTA'2000 will also include a special poster session devoted to recent work and work-in-progress. Abstracts are solicited for this session (3 pages limit) and may be submitted up to 30 days before the conference date. Invited Sessions Keynote speakers from academia and industry will be addressing the main issues of the conference. Visits and social events Sightseeing visits will be arranged for the delegates and guests. A separate program will be arranged for companions during the conference. Further Information For further information either contact aista@canberra.edu.au or see the conference homepage at: http://beth.canberra.edu.au/conferences/aista2000/index.htm Organising Committee Chair: Masoud Mohammadian School of Computing University of Canberra ACT 2601, Australia In cooperation with: University of Canberra, Australia IEEE Act Section, Australia Australian Intelligent Cybernetic Systems, Australia ********** III.B.4. Fr: Stuart Gagnon Re: Open Forum on Metadata Registries: CFParticipation Call for Participation Open Forum on Metadata Registries January 2000 This is a call for participation in the SC 32/WG 2 Open Forum on Metadata Registries, which will be held January 17-21, 2000 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. You are invited to register to attend. You may also participate by contributing relevant papers or web links. This is the fourth in a series of international conferences on this topic. Participants from private enterprise, government, academe and standards organizations will explore the capabilities, uses, content, development and operation of metadata registries, particularly those based on ISO/IEC 11179. Emphasis is on managing the content (semantics) of data that is shared within and between organizations or disseminated via the World Wide Web This Open Forum will highlight ongoing metadata registry efforts with "tracks" that describe metadata management activities in the fields of health care, environmental protection/cleanup, statistics & demographics (e.g., census and labor/economic statistics), transportation, aeronautics & space, geographic information, electronic commerce and emerging technologies (e.g., XML, common business objects and object query interfaces). In addition to a focus on managing metadata about data elements and structures containing data elements (e.g., data models, data bases, EDI messages, queries, reports, regulations, standards, etc.), special attention will be given to managing basic semantics -- concepts and concept structures: controlled vocabularies, dictionaries, thesauri, ontologies and data element components such as value domains. Presentations will range from use of metadata registries for data standardization/data documentation to advanced uses including a demonstration of Intelligent Information Services--an ontology-based agent system for accessing environmental data in systems dispersed between US and European organizations. For complete information, see: http://www.nist.gov/openforum2000 The Open Forum is Organized by: International Organization for Standardization / International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1) Subcommittee 32 - Data Management and Interchange (SC 32) Working Group 2 - Metadata (WG 2) Please feel free to circulate this call for participation to any distribution lists that you think appropriate. 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