[Asis-l] Fwd. : [JESSE] LIBREAS Issue 15 Call for Papers: Beyond Semantics - the linguistic turn of Library and Information Science

[M.J. Menou]

>
> Sujet :
> LIBREAS Issue 15 Call for Papers: Beyond Semantics - the linguistic 
> turn of Library and Information Science
> De :
> Anne Mostad-Jensen <annemj82 at GMAIL.COM>
> Date :
> Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:07:52 -0500
>
>
> LIBREAS (Library Ideas) is an electronic journal which operates under 
> a free-access model,
> meaning no costs for authors and readership (http://www.LIBREAS.eu). 
> This eJournal was
> launched in 2005 by students at Berlin School of Library and 
> Information Science (IBI)
> which is part of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. It still is housed at 
> the IBI.
>
> Now the editorial board consists of eight unpaid editors (mostly 
> alumni of IBI, some
> currently students). Recently LIBREAS established a branch in St. Paul,
> Minnesota (USA) to strengthen our focus on North American scholarship.
>
> LIBREAS aims to be the gateway between the “young and wild ones” and the
> “old hands” in research and practice. It acts as a place for dialogue 
> and idea exchange. By
> now it is an established institution within the field of library and 
> information science. We
> particularly encourage emerging professionals and students to identify 
> with LIBREAS.
>
> Open-mindedness for new ideas and trends throughout the field of 
> library and information
> science is one characteristic of LIBREAS. Accompanied by at least two 
> issues
> per year, we publish self-produced audio recordings and podcasts, 
> blogs, travel reports
> and photo slide shows on a regular basis. LIBREAS seeks to provide a space
> for development, identify niches and encourage controversial thoughts.
>
> We invite you to submit articles, podcasts or reviews for our upcoming 
> issue. We also encourage you to distribute this CfP to other 
> interested parties.
>
> *LIBREAS Issue 15 Call for Papers: Beyond Semantics - the linguistic 
> turn of Library and Information Science*
>
>
> A key challenge in Library and Information Science is the fundamental 
> change in the content carriers. While traditionally physical media, 
> such as books, served as the content carrier the increasing shift to 
> digital content requires a radical change in perspective.
>
> In the digital environment the content is flexible; hyperlinked, 
> dynamically distributed and automatically indexed. In this environment 
> the sheer amount of content limits the ability of intellectual indexing.
>
> There are three branches of semiotics:
>
> • Syntactics: referring to the relation of signs to each other
> • Semantics: referring to the relation between signs and the 
> respective things they refer to
> • Pragmatics: referring to the relation of signs to their impacts on 
> those who use them.
>
> Current technical means of indexing are mostly limited to the 
> syntactic level. The indexing process only requires the use of 
> algorithms and the application of respective relations. Because of the 
> binary structure of digital texts, those means and methods tend to be 
> accurate. This method clearly has its limitations when it comes to the 
> meaning of some texts. Therefore, we propose the application and 
> elaboration of semiotic approaches to address these limitations.
>
> On the semantic level there are some technical approaches within the 
> research of the so-called semantic web (e.g. the development of 
> ontologies). As of now, both the practicality and the outcomes of 
> these technical approaches appear to be rather limited. Intellectual 
> assistance is still necessary to actualize the relations of meaning.
>
> On the pragmatic level there is currently no technical approach. 
> Still, the pragmatic level has attracted an increasing amount of 
> attention and gains relevance as the communication processes are 
> increasingly handled in the digital realm. Currently, different types 
> of content are mixed-up; such that the line between official 
> publication and personal utterances (e.g. blogs, Twitter) is blurred.
>
> The major thesis of the next issue of LIBREAS is as follows:
> It is imperative that any contemporary discourse in signs and 
> sign-structures includes the whole semiotic framework. A solely 
> intellectual and pragmatic approach inevitably fails because of the 
> sheer amount of material, while a reduction of syntactic and 
> structural aspects leads to the contraction of perspective regarding 
> the actual usage of such environments. The combination of the 
> syntactic, semantic and pragmatic levels is vital for LIS to 
> effectively deal with the complexity of digital and netted content.
>
> We are far from understanding what a combination of the syntactic, 
> semantic and pragmatic levels will look like in a technical 
> application framework. For the next issue of LIBREAS we ask for 
> contributions to address the issue from a conceptual and/or 
> methodological perspective in a broader sense and/or that discuss the 
> given thesis. The goal is to elaborate on the relationships between 
> signs and text regarding the syntactic and semantic values, as well as 
> their relationship with human users. Furthermore, we will try to 
> formulate fields of application and methodological potential for LIS 
> within this context.
>
> The deadline for submissions is July 24th, 2009. Please note our 
> guidelines for authors.
>
> You may contact us via redaktion at libreas.eu.

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Dr. Michel J. Menou
Visiting Professor, SLAIS, University College London, U.K.
Consultant in ICT policies and Knowledge & Information Management
B.P. 15
F-49350 Les Rosiers sur Loire, France
Email: micheljmenou[at]gmail[dot]com
michel[dot]menou[at]orange[dot]fr
Phone: +33 (0)2 41511043
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ciber/peoplemenou.php
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