[Asis-l] CFP: JCDL/TPDL - Joint Conference on Digital Libraries and International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries

[George Buchanan]

In 2014 the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) and the
International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries
(TPDL) will be held together as the International Digital Libraries
Conference (DL2014) in London, UK.

http://dl2014.org/

The combined DL conference will be the major international scientific
forum on digital libraries for 2014, bringing together researchers and
developers as well as content providers and users. The focus of the
joint conference is on on digital libraries and associated technical,
practical, organizational, and social issues.

Important dates

Full and short papers due: March 16, 2014, 11.59pm HAST
Posters, Panels, and Demonstrations due: March 23, 2014, 11.59pm HAST
Notification of acceptance: May 25, 2014
Camera ready version due: June 8, 2014

Workshop, Tutorial, and Panel submissions due: March 2, 2014, 11.59pm HAST
Notification of acceptance: April 27, 2014

Conference Scope

The themes of the 2014 TPDL/JCDL combined conference will follow the
theme of 'preserving the past - finding the future'. Digital
collections face two major challenges: organising and conserving
material across time, and enabling users to discover the material they
need in increasingly large collections. In terms of 'preserving the
past', example issues include the demands of digitisation of physical
materials, the digital preservation of material so it remains
accessible, and the systematic classification and indexation of large
collections across social and technological change.

In contrast, when 'finding the future', sophisticated discovery tools,
effective library policies, support for linked data, and supporting
the user's interpretation and analysis of content are examples of the
key challenges that face the communities of DL practitioners and
researchers.

The conference welcomes internationally leading insights into both
research problems and practical complexities. Contributions from
digital humanities, digital preservation, hypertext and information
retrieval researchers are as much a vital part of the digital library
community's interests as core DL research, and submissions on these
and other related topics are strongly encouraged.

Different tracks for research and practice papers are offered. For
further information see the Call for Papers page at:

http://dl2014.org/cfp.html

We are looking forward to seeing you in London!