[Asis-l] 2017 Rich Semantics and Direct Representation Workshop at JCDL 2017

[Bob Allen]

Rich Semantics and Direct Representation for Digital Collections


  Workshop at JCDL 2017 (jcdl2017.org) Toronto, Ontario

   http://richsemantics.org/RICH2017/



Rich semantics supports detailed information organization for the contents
of documents, across documents, and even across resources in different
modalities.  In its strongest form, rich semantics provides
highly-structured direct representations. This workshop welcomes papers on
new directions for frameworks using such rich information
organization.  Rich semantics goes beyond simple models for linked data
such as those using RDF-based triples and beyond ad hoc
ontologies.  Rather, rich semantic frameworks may include complex entities,
dynamic models, schemas, systems, and descriptive
programs.  Interdisciplinary work which combines approaches from areas such
as LIS, linguistics, programming languages, philosophy, jurisprudence,
sociology, discourse, and system analysis, and intelligent agents is
particularly welcome.  Examples of services based on these high-level
structures are also welcome.  In addition, the workshop will consider
descriptions of rich semantic information organization in specific areas
including biology, law, medicine, history, and biography.  Work on upper
ontologies should go beyond existing frameworks or show how they can be
applied to especially complex scenarios.  Work on text mining should
emphasize significant, novel, and general semantic structures.

*Topics Include (*but are not limited to)*:*

·        Highly-Structured Research Reports

·        Structuring Linked Data

·        Knowledge Graphs

·        Structured Big Data

·        Semantic Community and Societal Models

·        Epistemology and Argumentation

·        Digital History and Structured Biographies

·        Descriptive Programs

·        Referent Tracking

·        Event Ontologies

·        Development and Management of Collections with Rich Semantics


*Submission Deadline*: May 10



*Program Co-Chairs:*

Robert B. ALLEN

Yonsei University

Chris (Soo Guan) KHOO

Nanyang Technological University

Karin VERSPOOR

University of Melbourne