[Asis-l] Fw: Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2004 (with Best Paper Awards Info)

[J K Vijayakumar]

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>                        Call for Papers: JCDL 2004
>                 (Updated with Paper Awards Information!)
>                 =========================================
>             Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2004
>                    Global Reach and Diverse Impact
>                            June 7-11, 2004
>                          Tucson, Arizona, USA
>                          http://www.jcdl2004.org/
>
> Jointly sponsored by
>       Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
>       Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval (SIGIR)
>       Special Interest Group on Hypertext, Hypermedia, and the Web (ACM
SIGWEB)
> and
>       IEEE Computer Society
>       Technical Committee on Digital Libraries (TCDL)
>
> In cooperation with
>       The American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)
>       Coalition for Networked Information
>       DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries
>
> The Joint Conference on Digital Libraries is a major international forum
> focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and
social issues.
> JCDL encompasses the many meanings of the term "digital libraries,"
including
> (but not limited to) new forms of information institutions; operational
information
> systems with all manner of digital content; new means of selecting,
collecting,
> organizing, and distributing digital content; digital preservation and
archiving; and
> theoretical models of information media, including document genres and
> electronic publishing.
>
> The intended community for this conference includes those interested in
aspects
> of digital libraries such as infrastructure; institutions; metadata;
content; services;
> digital preservation; system design; implementation; interface design;
human-
> computer interaction; performance evaluation; usability evaluation;
collection
> development; intellectual property; privacy; electronic publishing;
document
> genres; multimedia; social, institutional, and policy issues; user
communities; and
> associated theoretical topics.
>
> Participation is sought from all parts of the world and from the full
range of
> disciplines and professions involved in digital library research and
practice,
> including computer science, electrical engineering, information science,
> information systems, librarianship, archival science and practice, museum
studies
> and practices, technology, education, medicine, intelligence analysis,
social
> sciences, and humanities. All domains - academia, government, industry,
and
> others - are encouraged to participate as presenters or attendees.
>
> CONFERENCE THEME: GLOBAL REACH AND DIVERSE IMPACT
> In addition to the listed digital library research topics, JCDL 2004
encourages
> submission of papers that illustrate digital library's global reach and
diverse
> impact. Examples include (but are not limited to): major national or
cross-regional
> digital library projects; case studies exemplifying successful
international
> collaboration and impact; innovative cultural preservation and
dissemination
> projects aimed at preserving unique and indigenous knowledge; the
development
> and use of digital library technologies for national (and international)
security;
> digital library research for intelligence and security informatics;
digital library
> techniques, content, and services based on cyberinfrastructure; digital
library
> research for enhancing e-learning and education; and other novel and
high-impact
> digital library projects.
>
> IMPORTANT DATES
> ---------------
> January 15, 2004:     Full papers, panel, and tutorial proposals due
> February 10, 2004:    Short papers, posters, proposals for workshops
>                       and demonstrations due
> March 31, 2004:       Final submissions due
>
> PAPER SUBMISSION
> ----------------
> Full and short papers will be included in the conference proceedings and
will be
> presented at the conference. Papers must be in English with a limit of 10
pages
> (approximately 5000 words) for full papers and 2 pages for short papers.
All
> papers must be original contributions (i.e., not have been previously
published or
> currently under review for publication elsewhere). All contributions are
to be
> submitted in electronic form via the JCDL conference web site, following
ACM
> format guidelines and using the template provided
> (http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html).  Preferred
submission
> format is PDF
>
> PANELS, POSTERS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS
> -----------------------------------
> Panels and posters provide opportunities to present work-in-progress,
late-
> breaking results, or other efforts that would benefit from discussion with
the
> community. Successful panel proposals should involve a controversial or
> emerging topic and articulate and entertaining panelists.  Panel proposals
must
> consist of a title, a 1-page extended abstract explaining the topic and
goals of the
> session along with a list of titles of individual presentations and/or
viewpoints and
> contact information for the organizer, moderator, and panelists. Posters
permit
> presentation of late-breaking results in an informal, interactive manner.
Poster
> proposals should consist of a title, a 1-page extended abstract, and
contact
> information for the authors. Accepted posters will be displayed at the
conference
> and may include additional materials, space permitting. Abstracts of
panels and
> posters will appear in the proceedings. Demonstrations will allow
attendees to
> have first-hand views of innovative digital libraries technology and
applications
> and to talk informally with system developers and researchers.
Demonstration
> proposals should consist of a title, a 1-page extended abstract, and
contact
> information for the authors. Abstracts of demonstrations will appear in
the
> proceedings. All contributions are to be submitted in electronic form via
the JCDL
> conference web site.
>
> BEST PAPER AWARDS (New!!!)
> --------------------------
>
> 1) Vannevar Bush Award: The Vannevar Bush Best Paper Award is given to the
> best paper that is presented at the JCDL. All full papers that are
accepted for
> presentation are eligible and the JCDL Steering Committee selects the
winner.
>
> 2) The Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MERI)/Rutgers CIMIC
> Award: $1000 will be awarded to the best full paper focusing on
environmental
> issues written by a Ph.D. student. The award may be used to cover
registration,
> travel and lodging for conference attendance. Papers qualifying for this
award
> must be marked as "Student environmental full paper".
>
> 3) IEEE-CS Technical Committee on Digital Libraries, Best Student Paper
Award
> for the JCDL 2004 Conference: $500 towards conference travel and a plaque
will
> be awarded in this category for the best full paper having a student as
the
> first author.Papers qualifying for this award must be marked as "Student
full
> paper".
>
> 4) Best International Paper: An award will be presented to the best
international
> full paper, a paper whose first author is from outside of the United
States.Papers
> qualifying for this award must be marked as "International full paper".
>
> 5) Best Practice Paper
>
> 6) Best Poster Paper
>
>
>
> TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS
> -----------------------
> Proposals for tutorials and workshops are also solicited. Tutorials are
intended to
> present a single topic in detail over either a half-day or a full day.
Tutorial
> proposals should include: a tutorial title; an abstract (1-2 paragraphs,
to be used in
> conference programs); a description or topical outline of tutorial (1-2
paragraphs,
> to be used for evaluation); duration (half- or full-day); expected number
of
> participants; target audience, including level of experience
(introductory,
> intermediate, advanced); learning objectives; a brief biographical sketch
of the
> presenter(s); and contact information for the presenter(s). Tutorial
proposals
> should be emailed directly to the tutorial chair. For further information
please
> contact the tutorial chair.
>
> Workshops are intended to draw together communities of interest in a new
or
> emerging issue and provide a forum for discussion and exploration.
Submissions
> should include: a workshop title and short description; a statement of
objectives
> for the workshop; a topical outline for the workshop; identification of
the expected
> audience; a description of the planned format, duration (half- or
full-day), and
> expected number of attendees; information about how the attendees will be
> identified, notified of the workshop, and, if necessary, selected from
among
> applicants; as well as contact and biographical information about the
organizers.
> Finally, if a workshop has been held previously, information about the
earlier
> sessions should be provided -- dates, locations, outcomes, attendance,
etc.
> Workshop proposals should be emailed directly to the workshop chair. For
further
> information please contact the workshop chair.
>
> CONFERENCE LOCATION
> -------------------
> JCDL 2004 will be held in Tucson, Arizona on June 7-11, 2003. Warmed by an
> abundance of desert sunshine, the meeting will be held in a rejuvenating
resort
> environment inspired by the beauty of its pristine natural surroundings.
Home to
> an amazing variety of birds, plants and wildlife, Tucson is an ideal
choice for
> nature lovers, families, or those simply seeking a serene escape from
daily
> pressures. It also is an inspiring setting for productive professional
meetings.
> Outdoor enthusiasts may enjoy horseback riding, hiking, biking, birding
and
> swimming, plus golf nearby. Weather in early June in Tucson is warm, but
> comfortable and pleasant. The Hilton El Conquistado will be the JCDL 2004
> conference hotel. It is a 4-Star, 4-Diamond resort nested at the base of
the
> Catalina Mountains. It features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with
upscale
> southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views.
There
> are additional 90 rooms (also Hilton) available nearby for overflow
guests. This
> hotel has a spacious, open lobby that is perfect for networking. Many
activities
> including horseback riding, jeep tours, and bicycle rentals, are available
on site.
>
> ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
> --------------------
> General Co-Chairs:  Hsinchun Chen, University of Arizona,
hchen at eller.arizona.edu
>                     Howard Wactlar, Carnegie Mellon University,
wactlar at cmu.edu
>                     Ching-chih Chen, Simmons College,
chingchih.chen at simmons.edu
>
> Program Co-Chairs:  Mike Christel, Carnegie Mellon University,
christel at cs.cmu.edu
>                     Ee-Peng Lim, Nanyang Technological University,
aseplim at ntu.edu.sg
>
> Treasurer:          Daniel Zeng, University of Arizona,
zeng at eller.arizona.edu
>
> Tutorial Chair:     Schubert Foo, Nanyang Technological University,
assfoo at ntu.edu.sg
>
> Workshop Chair:     Hsueh-hua Chen, National Taiwan University,
sherry at ccms.ntu.edu.tw
>
> Panel Chair:        Lee Giles, Pennsylvania State University,
giles at ist.psu.edu
>
> Poster and Demo Chair:
>                     Christopher Yang, Chinese University of Hong Kong,
yang at se.cuhk.edu.hk
> Publicity Co-Chairs:
>                     Stuart Weibel, OCLC, weibel at oclc.org
>                     Su-shing Chen, University of Florida,
suchen at cise.ufl.edu
>                     Shalini Urs, University of Mysore,
shaliniurs at hotmail.com
>                     Mohan Tanniru, University of Arizona,
mtanniru at eller.arizona.edu
>
> Sponsorship Co-Chairs:
>                     Kurt Fenstermacher, University of Arizona,
kurtf at eller.arizona.edu
>                     Edward A. Fox, Virginia Institute of Technology,
fox at vt.edu
>
> Local Arrangement Co-Chairs:
>                     Kathy Larson, University of Arizona,
larsonca at u.library.arizona.edu
>                     Jeanett McCray, University of Arizona,
mccray at ahsl.arizona.edu
>
> Student Volunteer Coordinator:
>                     Byron Marshall, University of Arizona,
byronm at eller.arizona.edu
>
> PROGRAM COMMITTEE
> -----------------
> Ghaleb Abdulla, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
> Robert M. Akscyn, Knowledge Systems
> Robert B. Allen, University of Maryland
> William Arms, Cornell University
> Thomas Baker, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Germany
> Nicholas J. Belkin, Rutgers University
> Ann Blandford, University College of London, UK
> José Luis Borbinha, National Library of Portugal
> Christine Borgman, University of California, Los Angeles
> Donatella Castelli, Italian National Research Council, Italy
> Chao-chen Chen, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
> Zhaoneng Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
> Key-Sun Choi, KAIST, Korea
> Gobinda Chowdhury, University of Strathclyde, UK
> Beth Davis-Brown, Library of Congress
> Susan Dumais, Microsoft
> Schubert Foo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
> Edward A. Fox, Virginia Tech
> Amy Friedlander, Council on Library and Information Resources
> Norbert Fuhr, University of Dortmund, Germany
> Dave Fulker, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
> Richard Furuta, Texas A&M University
> C. Lee Giles, Penn State University
> Geneva Henry, Rice University
> Sally Howe, National Coordination Office for Information Technology R&D,
USA
> Jieh Hsiang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
> Judith Klavans, Columbia University
> Traugott Koch, Netlab, Lund University, Sweden
> Don Kraft, Louisiana State University
> Carl Lagoze, Cornell University
> Ray Larson, University of California, Berkeley
> John Leggett, Texas A&M University
> David Levy, University of Washington
> Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information
> Gary Marchionini, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
> Cathy Marshall, Microsoft Corporation
> Alexa T. McCray, National Library of Medicine, USA
> Kathleen McKeown, Columbia University
> Cliff McKnight, Loughborough University, UK
> Reagan Moore, San Diego Supercomputing Center
> Sung Hyun Myaeng, Information & Communications University (ICU), Korea
> Michael L. Nelson, Old Dominion University
> Erich Neuhold, Fraunhofer-IPSI, Germany
> Liddy Nevile, La Trobe University, Australia
> Craig Nevill-Manning, Google
> Mike Papazoglou, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
> T.B. Rajashekar, Indian Institute of Science, India
> Edie Rasmussen, University of British Columbia
> Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
> Joyce Ray, Institute of Museum and Library Services
> Allen Renear, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
> Alfredo Sanchez, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, Mexico
> Frank M. Shipman, Texas A&M University
> Ingeborg Sølvberg, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
> Shigeo Sugimoto, University of Tsukuba, Japan
> Tamara Sumner, University of Colorado
> Costantino Thanos, CNR-ISTI, Italy
> Shalini Urs, University of Mysore, India
> Herbert Van de Sompel, Los Alamos National Laboratory
> Nancy Van House, University of California, Berkeley
> Stuart Weibel, OCLC Office of Research
> Rebecca Wesley, Stanford University
> Ian Witten, University of Waikato, New Zealand
> Jianzhong Wu, Shanghai Library, China
> Jerome Yen, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
> Lizhu Zhou, Tsinghua University, China
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J K Vijayakumar
INFLIBNET, Ahmedabad
INDIA