[Asis-l] 2006 International JCDL Conference Update and Reminder

[wanda monroe]

Some important deadlines are quickly approaching for those interested in 
participating in the 6th annual international ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference 
on Digital Libraries (JCDL) to be held June 11 - 15, 2006 at the University 
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The submission deadline for full papers, panels, workshops, and tutorials 
is Friday, January 20, 2006.

The submission deadline for short papers, demonstrations, and posters is 
Friday, February 3, 2006.

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.

This year's conference will include a number of activities including a 
plenary address on Tuesday, June 13 by Jonathan Zittrain of the Berkman 
Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School and Oxford Internet 
Institute, University of Oxford. The title of his presentation is "Open 
Information: Redaction, Restriction, and Removal."

On Monday, June 12, a panel discussion entitled "Getting Books Online: 
Practices and Strategies" will be a featured event. Panelists include:

* Daniel Clancy, Engineer Director for Google Print
* David Ferriero, Andrew W. Mellon Director and Chief Executive The 
Research Libraries, New York Public Library
* Daniel Greenstein, University Librarian, California Digital Library

For more information about the conference, instructions on how to submit 
papers, and for specifics on how to register to attend, please watch the 
2006 conference Web site at: www.jcdl2006.org

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Wanda Monroe
Director of Communications
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
100 Manning Hall
Campus Box 3360
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
Phone: 919.843.8337
Web site: sils.unc.edu