[Asis-l] CfP - 3rd international Workshop on Semantic Digital Archives (SDA 2013)

[Andreas Nuernberger]

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Call for Papers
3rd International Workshop on Semantic Digital Archives (SDA)
in conjunction with the 17th Int. Conference on Theory and Practice of 
Digital Libraries (TPDL)

26th September 2013 in Valetta, Malta

http://sda2013.dke-research.de
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OBJECTIVES:

The Semantic Digital Archives (SDA) workshop series fosters innovative 
discussion of knowledge representation and knowledge management 
solutions specifically designed for improving Archival Information 
Systems (AISs). Novel applications of semantic Web technologies and 
Linked Data offer possibilities to advance approaches to digital 
curation and preservation.

During the last quarter of a century the explosion in digital content 
creation and use has transformed the relationship individuals and 
society have with information. Therefore, sustainable long-term curation 
approaches to our digital cultural heritage are essential. Handling 
digital content in secure ways poses many socio-cultural and 
technological challenges. Changing technologies and shifting user 
communities as well as the increasing complexity of digital content 
being enriched with software and multimedia attachments are a couple of 
examples. Addressing the obstacles to curation and preservation is the 
central theme of the workshop. This full day workshop is an exciting 
opportunity for collaboration and cross-fertilization between the 
Digital Libraries, the Digital Preservation and the Semantic Web 
community. A closer dialogue between the technical oriented communities 
and researchers from the (digital) humanities and social sciences as 
well as cultural heritage institutions is encouraged.


TOPICS OF INTEREST:

We intend to have an open discussion on topics related to the general 
subject of Semantic Digital Archives. Hence, we welcome contributions 
that focus on, but are not limited to:

* Archival information systems (AIS)
* AIS Architectures
* Archival information infrastructure frameworks (AII)
* Ontologies & linked data for AIS, AII and digital libraries
* Logical theories for digital archives & digital preservation
* Knowledge evolution
* (Semantic) provenance models
* Contextualization of archives
* Semantic long-term storage & hardware organization for AIS & AII
* Semantic extensions of emulation/virtualization methodologies tailored 
for AIS/AII
* Semantic multimedia AIS, AII & multimedia libraries
* Implementations & evaluations of (semantic) AIS, AII & semantic 
digital libraries
* Preservation of scientific and research data
* Preservation of work flow processes
* Semantic search & semantic information retrieval in digital archives 
and digital libraries
* Implementations and evaluations of semantic digital archives
* User studies focusing on end-user needs and information seeking 
behavior of end-users (document triage)
* Web Archives
* (Semantic) Preservation Processes and Protocols
* Semantic (Web) services implementing AIS & AII
* Information integration/semantic ingest (e.g. from digital libraries)
* Trust for ingest & data security/integrity check for long-term storage 
of archival records
* Semantic extensions of emulation/virtualization methodologies for 
digital archives
* Migration strategies based on Semantic Web technologies Submission Details


SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers 
related to the aforementioned topics. We invite:

* regular papers (8 to 12 pages)
* short papers (2 to 6 pages)

All submissions are required to be in PDF format. Long and short paper 
submissions must be formatted according to Springer’s LNCS format 
(www.springer.com/computer/lncs).

Please submit your manuscript using the EasyChair online submission system:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sda2013

All submissions will be reviewed by three members of the Program 
Committee. All papers accepted at the Semantic Digital Archives Workshop 
must be presented during the Workshop by a SDA Workshop registered 
participant. Papers presented at the Workshop will be published in the 
Workshop proceedings, which will be available as a separate publication 
after the Workshop.


IMPORTANT DATES:

* Deadline for submissions: June 23, 2013
* Acceptance Notification: July 28, 2013
* Camera-ready papers: August 25, 2013
* Workshop: September 26, 2013


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE & PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

The Organizing Committee members and the Program Committee members are 
mentioned at http://sda2013.dke-research.de/index.php/committees

Further Details: http://sda2013.dke-research.de