From ludovico.boratto at acm.org Mon Oct 2 07:54:03 2017 From: ludovico.boratto at acm.org (Ludovico Boratto) Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 13:54:03 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Deadline extension - Special Issue on "Data-Driven User Behavioral Modeling" Message-ID: *********************************************************************** Submission deadline has been extended to November 1, 2017 *********************************************************************** *Journal of Intelligent Information Systems (Springer)* *Special Issue on ?Data-Driven User Behavioral Modeling: From Real-World Behavior to Knowledge, Algorithms, and Systems?* http://data-driven.eurecat.org/ *MOTIVATION* We are now *inundated* with user data ? in the digital world and in the real world ? so it makes sense to try to mine that data to look for patterns and rules to guide our recommendation algorithms. We capture data streams from sensors, social media recommendations, mobile location-based information, and the evolving Internet of Things (IoT). The goal is to create a *snapshot*, or profile, of the user by understanding a person?s behavior when searching for a product, user activities when near a store that has a previously search-for product, and how social recommendations may influence a decision. The data tells the much of the user?s story, but we need tools and techniques to look for patterns, and turn those patterns into knowledge that can guide our algorithms in making smarter recommendations. Data is being collected constantly on user behavior on the Web, by location-based services using mobile phones, tele-monitoring and home support systems, and on our mobile fitness apps, and by sensors, cameras, and the IoT. Our goal is to *transform* that data into knowledge in ways that support and enhance the user experience. We want to make recommender systems smarter and more responsive to user needs, so we need to understand our users better. One important requirement is that users be able to provide feedback regarding the recommendations provided by the system. Another important factor is the role of social media in the way users are influenced in their decision-making. *TOPICS FOR THE SPECIAL ISSUE* We are interested in original research that addresses the multitude of issues in Data-Driven User Behavior Modeling. Topics include, but are not limited to the following: - Data mining of user behavior from data streams; - Knowledge discovery for user behavior modeling; - Internet of Things and daily activity monitoring; - Recommender systems for user decision-making; - Algorithms that incorporate user behavior models; - Role of social media and recommendations for user decision-making; - Real-world applications and systems in healthcare and other areas; - User behavior modeling and data privacy and data security. *IMPORTANT DATES* - First submission paper due: October 1, 2017 - First round decision made: December 15, 2017 - Revised manuscript due: January 31, 2018 - Final decision made: March 15, 2018 - Final paper due: April 15, 2018 *SUBMISSION GUIDELINES* Paper submissions must conform to the Journal of Intelligent Information Systems format guidelines . Manuscripts should be around (but not longer than) 25 pages and must be submitted to the online submission system . Please, select option "Data-Driven User Behavioral Modeling: From Real-World Behavior to Knowledge, Algorithms, and Systems" in the "Choose Article Type" section. Submissions to this Special Issue must represent original material that has been neither submitted to, nor published in, any other journal. A submission based on one or more papers that appeared elsewhere should have at least 30% of novel valuable content that extends the original work (the original papers should be referenced and the novel contributions should be clearly stated in the submitted paper). *CONTACTS* Website: http://data-driven.eurecat.org/ For enquiries regarding the special issue, send an email to both guest editors at ludovico.boratto at acm.org and eloisa.vargiu at eurecat.org. *GUEST EDITORS* Ludovico Boratto - Digital Humanities unit, EURECAT (Spain) Eloisa Vargiu - eHealth unit, EURECAT (Spain) From songphan at gmail.com Mon Oct 2 11:32:26 2017 From: songphan at gmail.com (Songphan Choemprayong) Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 22:32:26 +0700 Subject: [Asis-l] A-LIEP/ICADL 2017 Early-bird ends this Thursday (Oct. 5) Message-ID: [apologies for cross-posting.] Please be reminded that the deadline for early bird registration for the International Forum on Data, Information, and Knowledge for Digital Lives is October 5, 2017. The forum hosts two major conferences: the 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education and Practice (A-LIEP) and the 19th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL) at Chulalongkorn University, located in the heart of Bangkok. We would like to welcome participants from around the world. The forum will be held on November 13-15, 2017. You can register now at http://www.arts.chula.ac.th/dlives/register.html. Double registration is not required. For more information, please visit http://www.arts.chula.ac.th/dlives/. We are looking forward to seeing you in Bangkok. Best regards, Pimrumpai Premsmit, Ph.D. Organizing Committee Chair pimrumpai.p at chula.ac.th From Heather.Ranieri at liu.edu Mon Oct 2 12:54:26 2017 From: Heather.Ranieri at liu.edu (Heather Ranieri) Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 16:54:26 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] PhD in Information Studies at LIU Post, we are pleased to announce the inaugural class of a Manhattan-based PhD program beginning January 2018-Open House Information Message-ID: <6d07c85c928b4b01bb8440d0c0438628@U-EXH-2.liunet.edu> As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of our PhD in Information Studies at LIU Post, we are pleased to announce the inaugural class of a Manhattan-based PhD program beginning January 2018. *Discover the social and technological solutions for accessing, organizing and delivering information *Courses in information Retrieval, Knowledge Organization, Information Services and Policy, and Big Data, among others *Pursue careers in either academia or industry *Part-Time study available; no GRE required LIU Palmer School PhD in Information Studies Open House Tuesday, October 10, 2017 6-7 p.m. LIU Palmer School-Manhattan NYU Bobst Library | Library Lobby, First Floor 70 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 RSVP: liu.edu/post/yes | 212-998-2680 alice.flynn at liu.ed For more information: 516-299-2866 | palmer at liu.edu liu.edu/post/phd Heather Ranieri Director of Program Effectiveness, Marketing & Recruitment Palmer School Of Library and Information Science LIU Post 720 Northern Boulevard Brookville, New York 11548 Tel.: 516.299.4110 Fax: 516.299.4168 E-mail: heather.ranieri at liu.edu www.liu.edu/palmerblog www.facebook.com/palmeratliu From kpearl at email.unc.edu Tue Oct 3 09:27:01 2017 From: kpearl at email.unc.edu (Perales, Katherine Pearl) Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 13:27:01 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] UNC SILS Professors awarded 500K NSF grant Message-ID: Rob Capra and Jaime Arguello awarded NSF grant to develop systems that utilize search trails Rob Capra and Jaime Arguello, professors at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant worth nearly $500,000 to develop and evaluate systems that will automatically display relevant search trails as a form of search assistance to users. The project has the potential to improve a broad range of systems, including web search engines used by millions, digital libraries, and enterprise and website-specific search engines. "Prior research has suggested the usefulness of search trails, but has not answered key research challenges required to design and implement them," Capra said. "The system needs to predict when to display search trails to a user, which trails to display, and how to display them in a way that supports the user's goal." Many search engines already use activity traces to improve their search algorithms and results. This may produce indirect benefits for users, but does not utilize the full potential of search trails as a direct form of search assistance. Capra and Arguello will execute their project in three phases. Phase 1 will determine which factors of the user, task, and system influence whether a searcher wants help, for what purpose, and whether they are able to gain useful information. Phase 2 will develop models for predicting when to show trails to a user based on user and task features, as well as behavioral measures that indicate whether a searcher is having difficulty. Finally, Phase 3 will develop models for predicting which trails to show for the current search session. "We will use learning-to-rank algorithms to combine features that measure the similarity between the current search session and a candidate trail, as well as the information content in the trail," Arguello said. "Being able to match search sessions based on the user's higher-level goal has direct implications to other information retrieval tasks such as document ranking, query suggestion, and aggregated search." Learn more at sils.unc.edu From rieh at umich.edu Tue Oct 3 16:27:02 2017 From: rieh at umich.edu (Soo Young Rieh) Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 16:27:02 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Call for Short Papers - ACM CHIIR 2018 Message-ID: Are you still interested in submitting your paper to ACM CHIIR (Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval)? Although Full and Perspective Paper submissions are now closed, Short Paper (4 pages) submissions are open through October 22. CHIIR (pronounced ?cheer?) provides a forum for the dissemination and discussion of research on the user-centered aspects of information interaction and information retrieval. Find more information about CHIIR here: http://sigir.org/chiir2018/ Short Papers should report on original, significant, high-quality research. A short paper is likely to present a more focused study, and tends to make a smaller scope of contribution to the research program than full papers. For example, reporting on work in progress, preliminary research analysis, or late-breaking results may be suitable for Short Papers. This might be a good venue for those researchers who are new to the CHIIR community to become familiar with the field. Accepted short papers will be published in the proceedings, and presented as posters at the conference. Important Dates October 22, 2017 ? Deadline for Short Papers December 15, 2017 - Notification of acceptance Submission Guidelines * CHIIR submissions should be original, high quality research that has not been published previously and are not under review for another conference or journal. * An international program committee will review all submissions. * All reviews will be double-blind, so submissions must be fully anonymized when submitted. * The page limits (4 pages) for each type of submission includes references. * All submissions should be formatted using the ACM Conference style (for LaTeX or Word). Submissions should be made in PDF. * All accepted submissions will be made available in the ACM Digital Library as part of the CHIIR series. * Submissions should not contain any author identification and should be submitted electronically via the conference submission system< https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=chiir2018>. If you have any questions, please contact the Short Papers Chairs, Soo Young Rieh (rieh at umich.edu) and Preben Hansen (preben at dsv.su.se). Best wishes, Soo Soo Young Rieh, Associate Professor School of Information, University of Michigan Personal Website: http://rieh.people.si.umich.edu From digitalscholarship at gmail.com Wed Oct 4 16:00:36 2017 From: digitalscholarship at gmail.com (Charles W. Bailey, Jr.) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 15:00:36 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Version 8 of the Research Data Curation Bibliography Released Message-ID: <52aaa7c3-3782-cdbe-e3d3-d267d0ac13a5@gmail.com> Digital Scholarship has released Version 8 of the Research Data Curation Bibliography (http://digital-scholarship.org/rdcb/rdcb.htm). This selective bibliography includes over 680 English-language articles, books, and technical reports that are useful in understanding the curation of digital research data in academic and other research institutions. Printed from the HTML page, it is over 130 pages long. The Research Data Curation Bibliography covers topics such as research data creation, acquisition, metadata, provenance, repositories, management, policies, support services, funding agency requirements, peer review, publication, citation, sharing, reuse, and preservation. Most sources have been published from January 2009 through September 2017; however, a limited number of earlier key sources are also included. The bibliography includes links to freely available versions of included works. If such versions are unavailable, links to the publishers' descriptions are provided. Abstracts are included in this bibliography if a work is under a Creative Commons Attribution License (BY and national/international variations), a Creative Commons public domain dedication (CC0), or a Creative Commons Public Domain Mark and this is clearly indicated in the work. The Research Data Curation Bibliography is under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://digital-scholarship.org/cwbprofile.htm From rdubnic2 at illinois.edu Wed Oct 4 11:45:59 2017 From: rdubnic2 at illinois.edu (Dubnicek, Ryan C) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 15:45:59 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] HathiTrust Research Center UnCamp: registration now open Message-ID: HathitTrust Research Center UnCamp 2018 January 25-26, 2018, University of California, Berkeley Registration now open! Registration is now available for the HTRC UnCamp 2018: https://www.regonline.com/HTRC-2018 * Early registration price of $100 ends on November 29, 2017. * Standard price of $150 begins on November 30, 2017. Announcing the HTRC UnCamp 2018 Keynote Speakers Elizabeth M. Lorang, Associate Professor & Humanities Librarian, and Leen-Kiat Soh, Professor at the Computer Science and Engineering?both from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln?will co-present the opening keynote for HTRC UnCamp 2018. Their keynote will focus on their IMLS funded project Aida (Image Analysis for Archival Discovery). David Mimno, Assistant Professor in Information Science at Cornell University, will provide a keynote presentation on day two of the UnCamp discussing his text-analysis work on the HathiTrust corpus. Lodging & Travel HTRC UnCamp 2018 will be hosted on the University of California, Berkeley campus. The primary venue will be the newly renovated Moffitt Library (map), with breakout events in nearby campus locations including the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) and Morrison Library, the campus D-Lab in Barrows Hall, and the Academic Innovation Studio (AIS). The HTRC UnCamp website features information on hotels, travel, and restaurants. The Graduate Berkeley is offering a discounted rate for UnCamp attendees. Use the promo code UCBLibraries when booking. Calls for Proposal: Priority Deadline of October 15 HTRC continues to accept proposals for panel presentations, lightning talks, and posters. These may address any aspect of digital text collections, computational text analysis, copyright and open access, digital pedagogy, and related topics, especially as these relate to the HTRC. Proposals should be submitted through EasyChair. Please create an account at EasyChair first if you do not have one already at https://easychair.org/account/signup.cgi EasyChair Link for HTRC UnCamp Submissions: https://easychair.org/cfp/HTRCUnCamp2018 About the HathiTrust Research Center and the HTRC UnCamp The HTRC is a collaborative research center launched jointly by Indiana University and the University of Illinois, along with the HathiTrust Digital Library, to help meet the technical challenges of dealing with massive amounts of digital text that researchers face by developing cutting-edge software tools and cyberinfrastructure to enable advanced computational access to the growing digital record of human knowledge. In years past, the HTRC UnCamp has brought researchers, developers, instructors, and information professionals together to showcase innovative research, participate in hands-on coding and demonstration sessions, and build community around themes of computational text analysis, digital humanities, and digital pedagogy. From nadia.caidi at utoronto.ca Wed Oct 4 18:21:29 2017 From: nadia.caidi at utoronto.ca (Nadia Caidi) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 18:21:29 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Univ of Toronto open positions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We would like to bring your attention to two new faculty positions in UXD and HCI area. Some Toronto iSchool representatives will be at the Annual Meeting to meet interested applicants. 1) Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream ? User Experience Design -1701482, please see the posting on our website: https://ischool.utoronto.ca/assistant-professor-user-experience-design/ 2) Associate Professor, tenure Stream ? User Experience and Human Computer Interactions ? 1701481, please see the posting on our website: https://ischool.utoronto.ca/associate-professor-user- experience-design-human-computer/ Anna Pralat Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the Dean FACULTY OF INFORMATION dean.ischool at utoronto.ca ?anna.pralat at utoronto.ca Tel: +1 416 978-3202 <%28416%29%20978-3202> Toronto ON M5S 3G6 Canada ? www.ischool.utoronto.ca From Colleen.Cool at qc.cuny.edu Wed Oct 4 10:10:30 2017 From: Colleen.Cool at qc.cuny.edu (Colleen Cool) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 14:10:30 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Faculty Position at Queens College, CUNY Message-ID: <1507126230353.88489@qc.cuny.edu> PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL HOLD PRELIMINARY INTERVIEWS AT ASIS&T 2017 ANNUAL MEETING Tenure Track Assistant Professor Graduate School of Library & Information Studies Queens College, City University of New York The Graduate School of Library & Information Studies (GSLIS) at Queens College, CUNY, seeks to hire a tenure track Assistant Professor with a strong background in Archives Management and Studies, beginning fall 2018. The GSLIS is the only publicly supported American Library Association accredited school of library and information studies in the metropolitan New York City area. The GSLIS has a large and highly diverse student body. QUALIFICATIONS Candidates must possess a Ph.D. in library/information science or a related field at the time of hire. Qualified applicants must have at least one earned degree in library science or its equivalent. The successful candidate will have experience teaching in higher education and a demonstrated record or potential for research and service. Qualified candidates will have research and teaching expertise as well as practical experience in one or more of the following areas: 1. Principals of Appraisal, Arrangement and Description, including how recent advances in technology provide opportunities for more dynamic and interactive tools for archival access. Constructing electronic finding aids and using Encoded Archival Description (EAD). 2. Preservation of Cultural Heritage Materials: Preservation needs of different information formats commonly found in libraries, archives, and institutions of social memory including book, paper, photographic, and audio-visual materials; how environmental and storage conditions influence rates of deterioration; preservation functions required for long-term stability of materials; Funding sources for preservation activities. 3. Digital Preservation Theory, tools/technologies and issues associated with the long-term retention, preservation and accessibility of material digitally born or subsequently digitized/reformatted. Characteristics of digital media, standards and quality control, digital asset management and best practices. Qualified candidates will have demonstrated evidence of collaborative activity in professional or scholarly settings. Preference will be given to applicants who have familiarity with critical approaches to digital humanities, including issues related to public history, digital inclusion and ethics TO APPLY If you are viewing this job posting on any website other than CUNYfirst, please follow these instructions: - Go to www.cuny.edu and click on "Employment" - Click "Search job listings" - Click on "More options to search for CUNY jobs" - Search by Job Opening ID number 13924 - Click on the "Apply Now" button and follow the instructions. Please note that candidates must upload a cover letter, Curriculum Vita, brief statement ( 500 words or less) on future directions in library/information science education and contact information for at least three references ONE DOCUMENT in any of the following formats: .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format. Please use a simple name for the document that you upload, for example, JDoeResume. Documents with long names cannot be parsed by the application system. Preliminary interviews will take place at ASIS&T 2017. Contact Dr. Colleen Cool: colleen.cool at qc.cuny.edu For additional information contact Dr. Kwong bor Ng, Chair of the search committee: Kwongbor.Ng at qc.cuny.edu EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. EO/AA Employer. Colleen Cool, MLS, PhD Professor and Chair GSLIS Rosenthal 254 Queens College/CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing, N.Y. 11367 (718) 997-3790 From marialemos72 at gmail.com Sun Oct 8 11:06:01 2017 From: marialemos72 at gmail.com (ML) Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 16:06:01 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] Call for papers - WorldCIST'18 - Naples, Italy Message-ID: <201710081506.v98F63x9004333@mail.asis.org> * Extended versions of best selected papers will be published in JCR/SCI/SSCI journals --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WorldCist'18 - 6th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies Naples, Italy, 27 - 29 March 2018 http://www.worldcist.org/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOPE The WorldCist'18 - 6th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (http://www.worldcist.org/), to be held at Naples, Italy, 27 - 29 March 2018, is a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, results, experiences and concerns in the several perspectives of Information Systems and Technologies. We are pleased to invite you to submit your papers to WorldCist'18. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity. THEMES Submitted papers should be related with one or more of the main themes proposed for the Conference: A) Information and Knowledge Management (IKM); B) Organizational Models and Information Systems (OMIS); C) Software and Systems Modeling (SSM); D) Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools (SSAAT); E) Multimedia Systems and Applications (MSA); F) Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems (CNMPS); G) Intelligent and Decision Support Systems (IDSS); H) Big Data Analytics and Applications (BDAA); I) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); J) Ethics, Computers and Security (ECS) K) Health Informatics (HIS); L) Information Technologies in Education (ITE); M) Information Technologies in Radiocommunications (ITR). N) Technologies for Biomedical Applications (TBA) TYPES of SUBMISSIONS and DECISIONS Types of Submissions and Decisions Four types of papers can be submitted: Full paper: Finished or consolidated R&D works, to be included in one of the Conference themes. These papers are assigned a 10-page limit. Short paper: Ongoing works with relevant preliminary results, open to discussion. These papers are assigned a 7-page limit. Poster paper: Initial work with relevant ideas, open to discussion. These papers are assigned to a 4-page limit. Company paper: Companies' papers that show practical experience, R & D, tools, etc., focused on some topics of the conference. These papers are assigned to a 4-page limit. Submitted papers must comply with the format of Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Series (see Instructions for Authors at Springer Website or download a DOC example) be written in English, must not have been published before, not be under review for any other conference or publication and not include any information leading to the authors? identification. Therefore, the authors? names, affiliations and bibliographic references should not be included in the version for evaluation by the Program Committee. This information should only be included in the camera-ready version, saved in Word or Latex format and also in PDF format. These files must be accompanied by the Consent to Publication form filled out, in a ZIP file, and uploaded at the conference management system. All papers will be subjected to a ?double-blind review? by at least two members of the Program Committee. Based on Program Committee evaluation, a paper can be rejected or accepted by the Conference Chairs. In the later case, it can be accepted as the type originally submitted or as another type. Thus, full papers can be accepted as short papers or poster papers only. Similarly, short papers can be accepted as poster papers only. In these cases, the authors will be allowed to maintain the original number of pages in the camera-ready version. The authors of accepted poster papers must also build and print a poster to be exhibited during the Conference. This poster must follow an A1 or A2 vertical format. The Conference can includes Work Sessions where these posters are presented and orally discussed, with a 5 minute limit per poster. The authors of accepted full papers will have 15 minutes to present their work in a Conference Work Session; approximately 5 minutes of discussion will follow each presentation. The authors of accepted short papers and company papers will have 11 minutes to present their work in a Conference Work Session; approximately 4 minutes of discussion will follow each presentation. PUBLICATION & INDEXING To ensure that a full paper, short paper, poster paper or company paper is published, at least one of the authors must be fully registered by the 7th of January 2018, and the paper must comply with the suggested layout and page-limit. Additionally, all recommended changes must be addressed by the authors before they submit the camera-ready version. No more than one paper per registration will be published. An extra fee must be paid for publication of additional papers, with a maximum of one additional paper per registration. One registration permits only the participation of one author in the conference. Full and short papers will be published in Proceedings by Springer, in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Series. Poster and company papers will be published by AISTI. Published full and short papers will be submitted for indexation by ISI, EI-Compendex, SCOPUS, DBLP and Google Scholar, among others, and will be available in the SpringerLink Digital Library. The authors of the best selected papers will be invited to extend them for publication in international journals indexed by ISI/SCI/SSCI, SCOPUS and DBLP, among others, such as: - International Journal of Neural Systems (IF: 6.333 / Q1) - Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering (IF: 5.264 / Q1) - Omega - The International Journal of Management Science (IF: 4.029 / Q1) - Future Generation Computer Systems (IF: 3.997 / Q1) - International Journal of Information Management (IF: 3.872 / Q1) - Telematics and Informatics (IF: 3.398 / Q1) - Journal of Grid Computing (IF: 2.766 / Q1) - Journal of Biomedical Informatics (IF: 2.753 / Q1) - Ethics and Information Technology (IF: 1.500 / Q1) - Journal of Medical Systems (IF: 2.456 / Q2) - Computer Languages, Systems & Structures (IF: 1.615 / Q2) - International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection (IF: 1.5 / Q2) - Informatica - An International Journal (IF: 1.052 / Q2) - Annals of Telecommunications (IF: 1.412 / Q3) - Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems (IF: 1.261 / Q3) - International Journal of Computers Communications & Control (IF: 1.374 / Q3) - Expert Systems - Journal of Knowledge Engineering (IF: 1.18 / Q3) - Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory (IF: 0.769 / Q3) - Program - Electronic Library and Information Systems (IF: 0.556 / Q3) - Intelligent Service Robotics (IF: 0.875 / Q4) - Studies in Informatics and Control (IF: 0.776 / Q4) - Computing and Informatics (IF: 0.488 / Q4) - Information Technology and Control (IF: 0.475 / Q4) - Journal of Database Management (IF: 0.462 / Q4) - Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology (IF: 0.365 / Q4) - Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering - Imaging & Visualization (ISI - Emerging Sources Citation Index) - Journal of Information Systems Engineering & Management IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: November 12, 2017 Notification of Acceptance: December 26, 2017 Payment of Registration, to ensure the inclusion of an accepted paper in the conference proceedings: January 7, 2018. Camera-ready Submission: January 7, 2018 --- WorldCIST'18 website: http://www.worldcist.org/ ------ --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com From F.N.vanderVlist at uva.nl Fri Oct 6 10:10:18 2017 From: F.N.vanderVlist at uva.nl (Vlist, Fernando van der) Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 16:10:18 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Digital Methods Winter School 2018 -- Call for Participation Message-ID: Dear all, The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI) will host its 10th annual Digital Methods Winter School from January 8-12, 2018 at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Below please find the call for participation. This year's theme is: "The Social Lives of Digital Methods: Encounters, Experiments, Interventions". The deadline for applications is December 7, 2017. More information is available at bit.ly/dmi18-ws-call or email to winterschool at digitalmethods.net . Best regards, Fernando van der Vlist -- Fernando N. van der Vlist Research Associate, ?Media of Cooperation?, University of Siegen Research Associate, Digital Methods Initiative, University of Amsterdam Lecturer, New Media and Digital Culture, University of Amsterdam fernandovandervlist.nl https://www.fernandovandervlist.nl/ -- # CALL FOR PARTICIPATION # DIGITAL METHODS WINTER SCHOOL 2018 # JANUARY 8-12, 2018 # UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM # THE SOCIAL LIVES OF DIGITAL METHODS # ENCOUNTERS, EXPERIMENTS, INTERVENTIONS -- ## DIGITAL METHODS WINTER SCHOOL, DATA SPRINT AND MINI-CONFERENCE The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI), Amsterdam, is holding its annual Winter School on 'the Social Lives of Digital Methods: Encounters, Experiments, Interventions.' The format is that of a (social media and web) data sprint, with hands-on work for telling stories with data, together with a programme of keynote speakers and a Mini-conference, where PhD candidates, motivated scholars and advanced graduate students present short papers on digital methods and new media related topics, and receive feedback from the Amsterdam DMI researchers and international participants. Participants need not give a paper at the Mini-conference to attend the Winter School. For a preview of what the event is like, please view short video clips from a previous edition of the Summer School, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nTxwl_kA5I. Over the past decade digital methods of various kinds have been put to use by data journalists, national ministries, non-governmental organisations, city governments, media artists, police departments, international organisations, philanthropic funding agencies in the service of a wide variety of projects and objectives. Within the academy digital methods have spread from researchers of the internet, new media and computational culture, leading to encounters and experiments with a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, working with their own publics, partners, questions, concerns and modes of inquiry with and about the digital. That one may intervene with digital methods is clear, but the question concerns the positioning. Extremism and counter-terrorism units may wish to map online networks of groups and individuals. Under which circumstances and with which ethics to act? City governments may be interested in how to use platform data to inform their responses to emerging "gig" and "sharing" economies said to be changing the character of housing, transport and work. When an analyst finds concrete instances of over-renting properties, does one share the findings and if so how? Non-governmental organisations would like to know whether their anti-fossil fuel campaigns are reaching audiences outside of their own bubbles. How to make such questions relevant for academic research? Funders would like an issue area and the stakeholders mapped, but what if one finds that the funders are overdetermining the agenda of the field? How might the style of digital methods work on secure messaging apps vary, depending on whether the audience is critical media scholars, privacy advocates or public institutions? Researchers in fields such as science and technology studies and ethnomethodology have long pointed out that methods are not only used by researchers to study social life, they are also a part of social life (see, e.g. Garfinkel, 1984). This notion has been further elaborated and explored through a more recent agenda on the "social life of methods" (Ruppert, Law, & Savage, 2013). Digital methods and data projects can be used to create not only novel styles of analysis, but also different kinds of "interactivity" (Marres, 2017) -- from involving those who are researched in the research process, to different forms of participatory design, public involvement and experimentation. Such encounters may produce changes in the analytical interests and approaches of both researchers and practitioners, and may be considered a substantive part of the research process, rather than a communicative afterthought. At the 2018 Digital Methods Winter School we would like to put forward positioning practices that address working with practitioners together with the projects (and data sets) they bring along. The Winter School has as its goal to take stock and tell stories of interventions and the positionings one was able to take up. How to navigate the space between scholarly research, practitioner expectation and critical output? Additionally the Winter School will make interventions, working together with 'publics with an ask'. ## DIGITAL METHODS MINI-CONFERENCE AT THE WINTER SCHOOL The annual Digital Methods Mini-Conference at the Winter School, normally a one-day affair, provides the opportunity for digital methods and allied researchers to present short yet complete papers (5,000-7,500 words) and serve as respondents, providing feedback. Often the work presented follows from previous Digital Methods Summer Schools. The mini-conference accepts papers in the general digital methods and allied areas: the hyperlink and other natively digital objects, the website as archived object, web historiographies, search engine critique, Google as globalizing machine, cross-spherical analysis and other approaches to comparative media studies, device cultures, national web studies, Wikipedia as cultural reference, the technicity of (networked) content, post-demographics, platform studies, crawling and scraping, graphing and clouding, and similar. ## APPLICATIONS: KEY DATES The deadline for application is 7 December 2017. To apply please send along a letter of motivation, your CV (including postal address), a headshot photo, 100-word bio as well as a copy of your passport (details page only). Notifications of acceptance will be sent on 8 December. If you are participating in the mini-conference the deadline for submission of your paper is 2 January. The mini-conference takes place on Friday 12 January 2018. Please send your mini-conference paper to winterschool at digitalmethods.net . To attend the Winter School, you need not participate in the mini-conference. The full program and schedule of the Winter School and Mini-conference are available on 4 January 2018. -- ## More information: https://wiki.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/WinterSchool2018 From fernando.vandervlist at gmail.com Fri Oct 6 10:45:03 2017 From: fernando.vandervlist at gmail.com (Fernando van der Vlist) Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 16:45:03 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Digital Methods Winter School 2018 -- Call for Participation Message-ID: Dear all, The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI) will host its 10th annual Digital Methods Winter School from January 8-12, 2018 at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Below please find the call for participation. This year's theme is: "The Social Lives of Digital Methods: Encounters, Experiments, Interventions". The deadline for applications is December 7, 2017. More information is available at bit.ly/dmi18-ws-call or email to winterschool at digitalmethods.net . Best regards, Fernando van der Vlist -- Fernando N. van der Vlist Research Associate, ?Media of Cooperation?, University of Siegen Research Associate, Digital Methods Initiative, University of Amsterdam Lecturer, New Media and Digital Culture, University of Amsterdam fernandovandervlist.nl https://www.fernandovandervlist.nl/ -- # CALL FOR PARTICIPATION # DIGITAL METHODS WINTER SCHOOL 2018 # JANUARY 8-12, 2018 # UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM # THE SOCIAL LIVES OF DIGITAL METHODS # ENCOUNTERS, EXPERIMENTS, INTERVENTIONS -- ## DIGITAL METHODS WINTER SCHOOL, DATA SPRINT AND MINI-CONFERENCE The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI), Amsterdam, is holding its annual Winter School on 'the Social Lives of Digital Methods: Encounters, Experiments, Interventions.' The format is that of a (social media and web) data sprint, with hands-on work for telling stories with data, together with a programme of keynote speakers and a Mini-conference, where PhD candidates, motivated scholars and advanced graduate students present short papers on digital methods and new media related topics, and receive feedback from the Amsterdam DMI researchers and international participants. Participants need not give a paper at the Mini-conference to attend the Winter School. For a preview of what the event is like, please view short video clips from a previous edition of the Summer School, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nTxwl_kA5I. Over the past decade digital methods of various kinds have been put to use by data journalists, national ministries, non-governmental organisations, city governments, media artists, police departments, international organisations, philanthropic funding agencies in the service of a wide variety of projects and objectives. Within the academy digital methods have spread from researchers of the internet, new media and computational culture, leading to encounters and experiments with a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, working with their own publics, partners, questions, concerns and modes of inquiry with and about the digital. That one may intervene with digital methods is clear, but the question concerns the positioning. Extremism and counter-terrorism units may wish to map online networks of groups and individuals. Under which circumstances and with which ethics to act? City governments may be interested in how to use platform data to inform their responses to emerging "gig" and "sharing" economies said to be changing the character of housing, transport and work. When an analyst finds concrete instances of over-renting properties, does one share the findings and if so how? Non-governmental organisations would like to know whether their anti-fossil fuel campaigns are reaching audiences outside of their own bubbles. How to make such questions relevant for academic research? Funders would like an issue area and the stakeholders mapped, but what if one finds that the funders are overdetermining the agenda of the field? How might the style of digital methods work on secure messaging apps vary, depending on whether the audience is critical media scholars, privacy advocates or public institutions? Researchers in fields such as science and technology studies and ethnomethodology have long pointed out that methods are not only used by researchers to study social life, they are also a part of social life (see, e.g. Garfinkel, 1984). This notion has been further elaborated and explored through a more recent agenda on the "social life of methods" (Ruppert, Law, & Savage, 2013). Digital methods and data projects can be used to create not only novel styles of analysis, but also different kinds of "interactivity" (Marres, 2017) -- from involving those who are researched in the research process, to different forms of participatory design, public involvement and experimentation. Such encounters may produce changes in the analytical interests and approaches of both researchers and practitioners, and may be considered a substantive part of the research process, rather than a communicative afterthought. At the 2018 Digital Methods Winter School we would like to put forward positioning practices that address working with practitioners together with the projects (and data sets) they bring along. The Winter School has as its goal to take stock and tell stories of interventions and the positionings one was able to take up. How to navigate the space between scholarly research, practitioner expectation and critical output? Additionally the Winter School will make interventions, working together with 'publics with an ask'. ## DIGITAL METHODS MINI-CONFERENCE AT THE WINTER SCHOOL The annual Digital Methods Mini-Conference at the Winter School, normally a one-day affair, provides the opportunity for digital methods and allied researchers to present short yet complete papers (5,000-7,500 words) and serve as respondents, providing feedback. Often the work presented follows from previous Digital Methods Summer Schools. The mini-conference accepts papers in the general digital methods and allied areas: the hyperlink and other natively digital objects, the website as archived object, web historiographies, search engine critique, Google as globalizing machine, cross-spherical analysis and other approaches to comparative media studies, device cultures, national web studies, Wikipedia as cultural reference, the technicity of (networked) content, post-demographics, platform studies, crawling and scraping, graphing and clouding, and similar. ## APPLICATIONS: KEY DATES The deadline for application is 7 December 2017. To apply please send along a letter of motivation, your CV (including postal address), a headshot photo, 100-word bio as well as a copy of your passport (details page only). Notifications of acceptance will be sent on 8 December. If you are participating in the mini-conference the deadline for submission of your paper is 2 January. The mini-conference takes place on Friday 12 January 2018. Please send your mini-conference paper to winterschool at digitalmethods.net . To attend the Winter School, you need not participate in the mini-conference. The full program and schedule of the Winter School and Mini-conference are available on 4 January 2018. -- ## More information: https://wiki.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/WinterSchool2018 From PilskS at si.edu Fri Oct 6 11:21:15 2017 From: PilskS at si.edu (Pilsk, Suzanne) Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 15:21:15 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] 2 Workshops on 26th Oct at LC Message-ID: <4908E52AD1FBEF49830FDDA4CE2D12C13CFBA35D@SI-MSEDAG01.US.SINET.SI.EDU> As mentioned in a previous post, ASIS&T members maybe very interested in these two workshops that are being held at LC ICSTI (International Council for Scientific and Technical Information) workshops registration is open at: http://www.icsti.org/inscriptions/form2017.html The ITOC and TACC Workshops will be held as part of the ICSTI 2017 General Assembly and workshops event on Thursday 26th October 2017 in Washington D.C. The event is hosted by the Library of Congress. ITOC Workshop The Information Trends and Opportunities Committee (ITOC) is the catalyst for strategic thinking of ICSTI. It conducts foresight/horizon scanning to identify trends and opportunities of interest and relevance to ICSTI members. The Chair of ITOC is Margret Plank, Head of Competence Center for non-textual Materials at the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB). Workshop Description Next generation metrics for open science As science shifts towards collaborative endeavour, transparency of process and increasing significance of data driven research, new modes of work and expertise are emerging in academia. However, common metrics which aim to benchmark the impact and value of research mostly emphasize traditional scientific outputs (publications in high impact journals). Novel bases and methods of research and forms of scholarly communication are not included, e.g. data curation, data publication, new modes of scientific output including video abstracts, blogs, micropublications and the sharing of scientific tools and software. To develop new modes of scholarly communication and activity that ensure transparency, reproducibility and reusability, additional systems are necessary to recognize and value new scientific roles (e.g. data experts) and new incentive/accreditation processes for science researchers. This workshop presents thoughts on how to address these imperatives for change. Presenters Julia Klebanov, Moore Foundation Presentation title: Funding basic science: balancing elusive impacts and rigorous measurement Julia Lane, NYU Wagner School, Center for Urban Science and Progress Presentation title: Measurement matters Vincent Larivi?re, ?cole de biblioth?conomie et des sciences de l'information, Universit? de Montr?al Presentation title: What do open science indicators measure? Daniella Lowenberg, California Digital Library Presentation title: Make Data Count Paul Wouters, Director Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University Presentation title: Next generation indicators for open science TACC Workshop ICSTI's Technical Activities Coordinating Committee (TACC) typically focuses on exploring and communicating technical aspects of innovative trends in information science-based tools that help make STI more useable and accessible. The Chair of TACC is Brian Hitson, Director US DOE/Office of Scientific and Technical Information (DOE/OSTI). Workshop Description Machine Learning and Its Applications to Scientific and Technical Information Machine learning may be the next great innovation in knowledge search and discovery. Machine learning describes what happens in machines that get trained to perform a task by exposure to examples of what they're supposed to learn. It's already happening all around us in the development of facial and object recognition; selfdriving cars; instant language translation; and speech recognition. This workshop will explore machine learning and its applications relevant to science and, more specifically, to various forms of scientific and technical information, including images, data, and text. Presenters Andrew Fast, CounterFlow AI Presentation title: A Brief History of Machine Learning Andrew Mc Callum, University of Massachusetts, Presentation will cover about machine learning for information extraction from the scientific literature, building knowledge bases of science, and various efforts in AI to build tools to aid scientists. Thomas Potok, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Presentation title: Machine Learning for Scientific Discovery Ray Shan, Yewno Presentation title: Using AI to enhance Biomedical research Georgia Tourassi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Presentation title: Deep Learning Enabled National Cancer Surveillance [BANDEAU LOC With dateX80 SITE] ICSTI 2017 General Assembly & Workshops - 26th October 2017 Library of Congress - James Madison Building - Montpelier Room (6th floor) 101 Independence Avenue, S.E. - Washington, D.C. 20540-4000 - USA Full Program Important Notice: Delegates are kindly requested to arrive early enough before the meeting time in order to pass through LoC security controls 8.00-8.30 Check-in and Welcome Coffee 8.30-9.30 General Assembly (Members' Session) Chair: Jan Brase 9.30-10.30 Member-to-Member Presentations Chair: Tony Llewellyn [cid:image002.gif at 01D33E95.3901B9E0]Donna Sheeder - IFLA [cid:image002.gif at 01D33E95.3901B9E0] Regina Romano Reynolds - ISSN [cid:image002.gif at 01D33E95.3901B9E0] Ruixue Zhao - AII of CAAS [cid:image002.gif at 01D33E95.3901B9E0] Tomoko Steen - LoC 10.30-10.45 Break 10.45-13.00 Technical Activities Coordinating Committee (TACC) Workshop 'Machine Learning and Its Applications to Scientific and Technical Information' Chair: Brian Hitson 13.00-14.00 Lunch 14.00-15.30 Information Trends and Opportunities Committee (ITOC) Workshop - Part 1 'Next generation metrics for open science' Chair: Margret Plank 15.30-15.45 Break 15.45-16.45 Information Trends and Opportunities Committee (ITOC) Workshop - Part 2 16.45-17.30 WorldWideScience Alliance Meeting Chair: Kathleen O'Connell 17.30-18.30 Executive Board Meeting (Executive Board Members Only) Chair: Jan Brase 19.30 Meeting Informal Dinner (Self-Paid) Venue to be confirmed [cid:image003.jpg at 01D33E95.3901B9E0] All Information: http://www.icsti.org/ -- icstioffice at gmail.com -- +33(0)6 14 65 16 57 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Julie~ Julie Pagliaro | Assistant to the Chair| Information Science | Cornell University | w: 607.255.6571 e: jap53 at cornell.edu | www.cis.cornell.edu 236 Gates Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 [cid:image009.jpg at 01D16D69.EFFF3A90] -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2514 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From rong.tang at simmons.edu Tue Oct 10 13:54:40 2017 From: rong.tang at simmons.edu (Rong Tang) Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:54:40 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Position Opening - Editor of Journal of Education for Library and Information Science Message-ID: The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is seeking applications from individuals to assume the position of Editor-Designate of its official quarterly, refereed journal, *Journal of Education for Library and Information Science*(JELIS). The Editor will build on the success of the present editors and will lead in the advancement of knowledge by working with the Editorial Board and University of Toronto Press. The incoming Editor will have the unique opportunity to shape the literature of library and information science education. The new Editor will assume responsibilities with Issue #1, 2019. The initial term of service is three years, with the possibility of renewal. The deadline for application is December 21, 2017. ALISE is open to applications from two individuals who would like to work as co-editors. *Qualifications:* - Relevant library and information science (LIS) education experience - Experience as a researcher within the field of LIS - Familiarity with the evolving landscape of scholarly publishing - Awareness of the LIS community and the intellectual and practical developments in the field - Vision for the future direction of JELIS - Experience with journal editorial work, particularly copy-editing, managing the peer review process, and working with production - Familiarity with electronic publishing - Ability to work in an electronic environment - Attention to details, including deadlines and costs - Commitment to attending ALISE Annual Conferences The incoming Editor will receive a per-issue honorarium to support editorial expenses. The Editor?s home institution should be willing to provide the support necessary for success. Examples of institutional support that have been provided in the past include office space, supplies, and other overhead expenses and editorial internships for students. Applicants who are not associated with an institution should provide evidence of ability to provide the support necessary for success without institutional backing. Interested individuals should send the following to Louise Spiteri, Chair of the Search Committee: - Curriculum vitae - Writing sample (e.g., a copy of a recently-published article) - Evidence of editing or reviewing experience - Statement of vision for the journal - Name and contact information of three individuals who can assess potential as journal editor - Statement from the applicant?s home institution affirming the specific nature of institutional support forthcoming or evidence of ability to provide the support necessary for success without institutional backing. For further information on the journal, see the Publications section of http://www.alise.org/ or http://dpi-journals.com/index.php/JELIS Please send electronic copies of application materials to: Dr. Louise Spiteri, Chair, JELIS Editor Search Committee Louise.Spiteri at dal.ca *Submission Deadline for Applications: Dec. 21, 2017* For more details about the position, go to: https://ali.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_dailyplanetblog&view=entry&year=2017&month=09&day=18&id=68 Best, Rong -- Rong Tang, PhD. Associate Professor School of Library and Information Science Director, Simmons Usability Lab Director, SLIS PhD Program Simmons College Director for External Relations, Association for Library and Information Science Education rong.tang at simmons.edu 1-617-521-2880 From alisa.libby at simmons.edu Tue Oct 10 16:13:27 2017 From: alisa.libby at simmons.edu (Alisa Libby) Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:13:27 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Simmons SLIS Faculty News Message-ID: *Accomplishments of Simmons SLIS faculty and alumni * *Faculty* Associate Professor *Melanie Kimball *attended the annual Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP) conference in June in Victoria, British Columbia, where she presented her paper, "Tales for the Youngest Readers: The Rise and Fall (?) of Board Books.? Dean and Professor Emerita *James M. Matarazzo* ?65LS and Dr. *Toby Pearlstein* ?77LS, ?86LDS have a new book, *Handbook of Information Management *to be published in Fall 2017 by Emerald. Pearlstein and Matarazzo?s article, ?New Management Realities for Special Libraries,? which appeared online in Searcher, May 2016, has been translated and published in National Diet Library Current Awareness Bulletin (in Japanese) No. 316, September 2016. Assistant Professor *Colin Rhinesmith* co-edited a special issue of *The Journal of Community Informatics*, with David Nemer (University of Kentucky) and SLIS student *Christiana Urbano*. The issue features selections from the 2016 Community Informatics Research Network Conference in Prato, Italy. The theme of the conference was ?Engaging with Participation, Activism, and Technologies.? Senior Lecturer *Rebecka Sheffield*?s book, *Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer*, has been nominated for a Toronto Book Award . Associate Professor *Rong Tang* worked with the ALISE Board of Directors to compile a resource list on the topic of "Diversity and LIS Education." The resource list will be published in the October 2017 issue of Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. Tang's short paper titled "The Scholarly Discourse and Topical Interconnections within the Realm of Information Behavior Research," co-authored with former SLIS faculty member Chaoqun Ni, was accepted for presentation at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. this October. Tang also co-authored a paper titled "Teaching User Experience (UX) in LIS Programs and iSchools in North America: Challenges and Innovations" with R. Jean Thrift ?17LS, which will be presented at the ALISE 2018 Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado next February. Tang organized and developed a panel proposal titled "Teaching Research Methods in LIS Programs: Approaches, Formats, and Innovative Strategies," which will be presented at the ALISE annual conference in February 2018 in Denver, Colorado. Rong Tang and Assistant Professor *Kyong Eun Oh*'s short paper entitled "University Students? Evaluative and Affective Reactions to Inclusion/Exclusion-Related Political News: A Diary Study" was accepted to be presented at ASIS&T SIGUSE 2017 Research Symposium on October 28, 2017. *Alumni* Erica Eynouf '10LS was appointed Dean of Library Services at Springfield Technical Community College. The Burlington Public Library trustees recently appointed Michael Wick ?09LS as the town?s new library director . -- *Follow SLIS on tumblr and twitter !* Alisa M. Libby Communications Assistant Simmons College, SLIS 300 The Fenway Boston, MA 02115 t 617-521-2816 f 617-521-3192 Author, *The King's Rose* and *The Blood Confession* alisalibby.com From tamara.heck at hhu.de Wed Oct 11 03:32:09 2017 From: tamara.heck at hhu.de (Tamara Heck Uni DUS) Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:32:09 +1000 Subject: [Asis-l] CfP: Workshop OZChi Mixing Quantitative with Qualitative Methods Message-ID: <000001d34263$0eb90b80$2c2b2280$@hhu.de> Call for Papers http://www.ozchi.org/2017/accepted_workshops/ Submission date is Oct 14th Mixing Quantitative with Qualitative Methods. Current Practices in designing experiments, gathering data and analysis with mixed methods reporting (half-day) http://methodshci.wordpress.com In this workshop, we set up a discussion on opposing approaches to evaluation methods in order to elicit best practice scenarios. We ask what are the best practice methods being used in the OzCHI community to address the complexities inherent in applying triangulation processes? If you already work with or are considering, researching, or working with both quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods (in academia or industry), join us in this workshop. In particular, we look at adding qualitative to qualitative methods to build a whole picture of user experience. We see a need to discuss both quantitative and qualitative research because there is often a perceived lack of understanding of the rigor involved in each. The workshop will result in a White Paper on the latest developments in this field, within Australia and comparative with international work. Participants are to submit a 2-4 page position paper in the extended abstracts format. We anticipate sharing submissions and workshop outcomes with the HCI community. Kind regards, Tamara From niso-announce at niso.org Wed Oct 11 10:35:35 2017 From: niso-announce at niso.org (NISO Announce) Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 10:35:35 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Forthcoming NISO Webinars in October and November 2017 Message-ID: Mark your calendars for these dates in October and November! NISO offers a variety of registration options. NISO?s non-members? registration fee allows your organization to gather an unlimited number of staff in a conference or classroom setting to view the event on the day of the broadcast. Access to an archived recording of the event is always included in your registration fee, regardless of membership status. Library Standards Alliance (LSA) members automatically receive access to all of the fourteen 90-minute webinars offered annually by NISO as a member benefit. (You can check your institutional membership status here .) *Wednesday, October 18: *Strategic Directions: Strategic Thinking - Five Years Ahead (NISO Webinar) This webinar will be driven by discussion of five significant trends (as identified by the global community of libraries) and their long-term ramifications. How are emerging technologies re-shaping existing legal protections and what does that reshaping mean for users and providers of digital content in a networked world? Can we rely on online education technologies to produce a more highly educated workforce? Will the networks of information and communication technologies enable collaboration as anticipated? How much personal data ought a provider to expect in exchange for content access? How far does the right to privacy extend? Information and communication technologies (ICT) are having an impact on human interactions and transactions. How will those transactions look in 2022? *Confirmed Speakers:* *Sayeed Choudhury*, *Associate Dean for Research Data Management; Hodson Director of the Digital Research and Curation Center, Johns Hopkins University;* *Rick Luce**, Dean, University Libraries, University of Oklahoma; **and* *MacKenzie Smith**,* *University Librarian, University of California ? Davis.* *Paying by credit card? *Register online here *.* *Wednesday, November 1 and Wednesday, November 15: Engineering Access Under the Hood **(NISO Two-Part Webinar)* The first half of this two-part webinar program (scheduled for November 1) will provide an overview of the current landscape of options available to academic institutions for ensuring and streamlining access to materials by legitimate users. What?s working, which technological approaches may be outdated, and what needs to be done (research, technology upgrades, etc.) to resolve related problems? The second half of this webinar (scheduled for November 15) will provide an overview of the issues associated with delivering quality metadata by and to various stakeholders. Based on comments heard at conferences and in meetings, it?s an old issue. But what are the existing barriers to delivering reliable metadata? What improvements might be made in the process? What stands in the way of successful implementation? *November 1 (Part One): *Engineering Access Under the Hood: Challenges of Identity and Authentication Management *Confirmed Speakers: Judy Luther*, *President, Informed Strategies*; *Phil Leahy*, *Services Relationship Manager, Eduserv* and *Jon Bentley*, *OpenAthens Commercial Director, Eduserv*; *Ellen Rotenberg, **Director, Product Management, Platform Capabilities and Services*, *Clarivate Analytics*, *and* *Rick Stevenson*, *Manager, Tech Operations*, *Clarivate Analytics*. *November 15 (Part Two):* Engineering Access Under the Hood: Enhancing & Harmonizing Metadata for Discovery & Use *Confirmed Speakers: Patricia Payton*, *Senior Manager, Provider Relations, Proquest/Bowker*; *Scott Anderson*, *Associate Professor & Information Systems Librarian, Millersville University*; *Marilyn White*, *E-Resource Librarian, **Briget Wynne,** Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian, * *and* *Katelynd Bucher, **Metadata Librarian, Research Library Group, National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)*. Paying by credit card? *Save 25% on the November event by* registering online for both segments ! Register online for just Part One . Register online for just Part Two . Have questions? Get in touch: NISO 3600 Clipper Mill Road Suite 302 Baltimore, MD 21211-1948 Phone: +1.301.654.2512 Email: nisohq at niso.org From christoph.becker at utoronto.ca Wed Oct 11 12:47:37 2017 From: christoph.becker at utoronto.ca (Christoph Becker) Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:47:37 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] =?windows-1252?q?=93Thriving_Communities=3A=94_Call_for_?= =?windows-1252?q?Contributions_-_ICT4S_2018=2C_Toronto?= Message-ID: <942654EC98359B4C9CD06A295E571C3B01AF98E6DD@ArborExMBx4P.UTORARBOR.UTORAD.Utoronto.ca> Call for Contributions *5th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S)* http://2018.ict4s.org *About the ICT4S conferences* The ICT4S conferences bring together leading researchers in ICT for Sustainability with government and industry representatives, including decision-makers with an interest in using ICT for sustainability, researchers focusing on ICT effects on sustainability and developers of sustainable ICT systems or applications. More information can be found at: 2018.ict4s.org *Theme and Topics* The theme of the 2018 conference is ?Thriving Communities?. The transformational power of ICT is essential to put our society on the path to sustainability. This potential could embrace all levels, from individuals to communities, from public sector to all industry sectors, from business goals to social aspirations and environmental objectives. ICT can bring people together to build thriving, resilient communities. Papers relating to ICT for sustainability in a broad sense and papers developing this year?s theme (and beyond) are welcome. Instructions for all types of submissions can also be found at the conference website. Conference topics include (but are not limited to) the following: Sustainable community building via ICT Grassroots movements facilitated by ICT Resilience by ICT Social sustainability implications, contributions and limitations of ICT Enabling and systemic effects of ICT on society and/or the environment Smart cities, homes and offices Intelligent energy management in buildings Smart grids Sustainability in data centers and high-performance computing Intelligent transportation and logistics Green networking, monitoring and adaptation of software-intensive systems and services ICT-induced behavioral and societal change Design principles for sustainable ICT Energy-efficient and energy-aware software engineering Sustainability of technical infrastructures Software for environmental sustainable ICT Software for sustainable business governance Reduced hardware obsolescence E-waste and closed material cycles Incentives for more sustainable ICT Tools supporting green decision making and development Challenges for an environmentally sustainable ICT industry Education in ICT for sustainability Systematic interdisciplinary efforts in ICT for sustainability *Workshops* We invite workshop proposals of traditional or unconventional formats for half-day or full-day workshops. Workshops will be held on Monday, May 14, and Friday, May 18, 2018. ICT4S'18 workshops will facilitate the exchange of new ideas in all areas related to sustainability and technology research and practice. A variety of formats can be considered, ranging from traditional research paper presentations to extremely interactive and participatory sessions. We particularly invite proposals that cover controversial viewpoints, emerging technology drivers or transformative ideas aimed at changing basic assumptions. Detailed call for proposals here: http://2018.ict4s.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CfP-ICT4S-Workshops-2017-v01.pdf *Papers* We welcome original papers and posters reporting on research, development, case studies, and experience reports in the field of ICT4S. All papers must conform, at time of submission, to the IEEE Formatting Guidelines, and limited to at most 6,500 words, and 10 pages including text, appendices, figures and references. The current Word template and LaTeX files are linked on the website. http://2018.ict4s.org/call-for-papers-workshops-and-posters/ Submission will be via EasyChair at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ict4s2018. *Journals First track* We invite authors of recently published journals papers to present their work at ICT4S. Journals first papers should relate to ICT4S and describe original and previously unpublished results that significantly extend (or were not previously reported in) prior work. Papers that are extensions of previous conference papers, or which are minor enhancements or variants of the results presented in the prior work are not eligible. For a journal paper to be eligible to participate, the paper must be: In scope of the conference, see above for possible topics; Accepted in one of the journals listed on the detailed call on the website; Accepted for publication after May 15, 2016 and before November 15, 2017. If you would like us to consider a paper published in another journal of equal reputation to those presented in the list on our website, please contact the Program Chair. *Posters* We invite submissions of high-quality extended abstracts for posters. Posters may present late-breaking research or work in progress. A poster can help attract interest and give a rapid overview of what your research is all about. At the conference, the work described in the extended abstract will be presented as a poster, ideally in interactive discussion with the audience. We especially welcome posters that describe proposed empirical studies. An attachment with a maximum of 2 additional pages must be included in the submission. The attachment must clearly state how the work described in the extended abstract is to be presented at the conference, emphasizing interaction potential and explaining how an engaging participant experience will be achieved. More details will be available on the website soon. *Important dates* *Workshop proposals Proposal submission deadline Oct 15 2017 Proposal acceptance notification Oct 22 2017 *Paper & Journals First submissions Abstracts deadline Nov 7 2017 Full papers deadline Nov 15 2017 Paper acceptance notification Feb 1 2018 Camera-ready deadline Mar 1 2018 *Posters Submission deadline Feb 15 2018 Poster acceptance notification Mar 15 2018 *Student volunteers Application deadline Feb 15 2018 Notification Feb 22 2018 (Authors of accepted posters or workshop contributions may submit a late application by March 20 2018.) General chair Steve Easterbrook, University of Toronto, Canada Program chair Birgit Penzenstadler, California State University Long Beach, USA Contact info at ict4s.org 2018.ict4s.org From Diane.Velasquez at unisa.edu.au Wed Oct 11 23:59:54 2017 From: Diane.Velasquez at unisa.edu.au (Diane Velasquez) Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 03:59:54 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] RAILS 2017 - Adelaide, South Australia Message-ID: RAILS 2017 28-30 November 2017 at University of South Australia, City West Creating and Learning Together: Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research Please consider attending the premier research conference in information and library science in Australia. It will be held on 28-30 November 2017 at the University of South Australia, City West Campus, in Adelaide. November is springtime in Australia and is a great time to visit. South Australia is the wine country of Australia and has two wine districts a little over an hour from the central business district (CBD) of Adelaide - the Barossa and the Clare Valley. Keynote: Liz Walkley-Hall from Flinders University Liz will talk about practitioner-academic research in LIS. How everyone, no matter what type of library one works at, can be a researcher. 28 November Australasian Information Educators' Symposium 2017 (AM) 28 November Doctoral Consortium (PM) 29 November RAILS Conference 30 November RAILS Conference The schedule is available at: https://railsconference.com/rails-2017/schedule/ Registration is available through Eventbrite If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Diane Dr Diane Velasquez Program Director - Information Management School of Information Technology & Mathematical Sciences University of South Australia Mawson Lakes Campus City West Campus GPO Box 2471 Mail Drop MLK 06 Office D2-33 Adelaide, SA 5001 T: +61 8 8302 5101 Email: diane.velasquez at unisa.edu.au Web: www.unisa.edu.au/infomanagement CRICOS Provider No.: 00121B "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." ----- Dr. Seuss From jjansen at ist.psu.edu Sun Oct 8 01:18:47 2017 From: jjansen at ist.psu.edu (Jim Jansen) Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 05:18:47 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Top Cited papers from Information Processing & Management Message-ID: <1507439925588.44593@ist.psu.edu> Hi! To coincide with the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) and the 40th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval (SIGIR), Information Processing & Management has put together a collection of the top cited articles, specifically the top two most cited articles from each decade (70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, and 10s). It's an interesting collection of articles! Available for download.? Thanks! https://www.elsevier.com/social-sciences/library-and-information-science/top-cited-papers-from-information-processing-and-management? Best, Jim ________________________________ Jim Jansen | College of Information Sciences and Technology | The Pennsylvania State University | IP&M http://goo.gl/jwmTFY | Information Sciences and Technology Building | University Park, PA 16802 | Office: 434-249-8687 | Fax: 814-865-6426 | Email: jjansen at acm.org | URL: http://www.bernardjjansen.com/ | Blog: http://jimjansen.blogspot.com/ | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjansen From kkoh at ou.edu Fri Oct 13 22:23:23 2017 From: kkoh at ou.edu (Koh, Kyungwon) Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 02:23:23 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] SIG USE Member Survey Report & Business Meeting Reminder Message-ID: <9543AF5C-3BD0-4B0D-809B-D987B51FBC33@ou.edu> Dear all, In autumn 2016, the Special Interest Group Information Seeking and Use (SIGUSE) developed and administered a member survey. We wish to thank everyone who responded on a range of issues, including the SIGUSE Symposium held annually at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting, awards, prospects for continuing education, and communication channels. To see the survey report, please visit the SIGUSE homepage: https://siguse.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/learning-from-our-members-findings-from-the-siguse-member-survey/ I?d also like to remind you that the SIGUSE Business Meeting will be Mon, Oct 30 from 3:30-5 pm in the Fairfax Room at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. We look forward to seeing you soon! Best wishes, Kyungwon Kyungwon Koh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Studies The University of Oklahoma http://kyungwonkoh.com [cid:F98AAC83-71D3-462F-938D-563E45243562] ASIS&T 2017 Annual Meeting Visual Presentations Co-Chair ASIS&T SIG USE Communication Officer -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Documents Required: *Photocopy of doctoral diploma; Those who have not yet received the diploma at the time of application must provide a formal statement from the degree granting institution indicating that it will be in hand by the time of appointment *Official transcripts of the master's and doctoral studies *Photocopy of working experience certification *Resume *List of publications *The full text of the representative and supporting works The applicant should designate his/her representative and supporting works and provide the full text of the works for the hiring review. The representative work should include at least two published journal articles/book chapters or one scholarly monograph. Doctoral dissertation may serve as the applicant's representative work if assistant professor is the intended rank. The representative works should be published no earlier than August, 2013. The supporting works should be published no earlier than August, 2011. *List of courses taught and syllabi or course plans with statements, weekly schedules, textbooks and/or required readings. 3. Other Requirements: *Ability to teach in Mandarin Chinese and English on library and information science related subjects *The applicants who pass preliminary review by our review board will be invited to give a presentation to our faculty (travel expenses to be paid by applicant) *All applications will not be returned. 4. Date of appointment and position official rank: Appointment begins on August 1, 2018. Official rank appointed is according to working experience and qualifications. 5. Application deadline: January 17, 2018 6. How to apply: All the documents must be prepared in printed format and mailed to Department of Library and Information Science Address: Professor Chi-Shiou Lin Department of Library and Information Science, National Taiwan University No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 10617, Taiwan, R. O. C. Email: lis at ntu.edu.tw Tel: 886-2-3366-2958 Fax: 886-2-2363-2859 -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: National Taiwan University Faculty Position.txt URL: From lmiddleton at asist.org Mon Oct 16 12:50:24 2017 From: lmiddleton at asist.org (Lydia Middleton) Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:50:24 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Career Connection at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting Message-ID: Did you know that ASIS&T's Annual Meeting can help you find your next academic job or qualified candidate? Don't miss the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Crystal City, VA outside of Washington, DC, October 28 - November 1, 2017, where Doctoral Students/Academics & Higher Education hiring departments will have the opportunity to interview, network, and learn about each other. For Doctoral Students/Academics, ASIS&T's AM will provide you a venue to explore your job opportunities, get career advice and interview with leading institutions. Explore the current job postings to discover how ASIS&T's AM can help you obtain your future academic position. To start getting noticed, click HERE (https://www.asist.org/carer-connection-at-am17/). For Higher Education Institutions, ASIS&T's AM is a convenient recruitment tool for networking and interviewing with the qualified candidates in the information studies and technology fields attending the AM. Join the many universities, colleges, and research organizations who will be interviewing at the meeting by registering here: HERE (https://www.asist.org/carer-connection-at-am17/). Job postings and resumes will be available by October 20, 2017. To register for the Annual Meeting visit: https://www.asist.org/am17/ From Mojisola.Erdt at ntu.edu.sg Fri Oct 13 04:25:28 2017 From: Mojisola.Erdt at ntu.edu.sg (Helen Mojisola Erdt (Dr)) Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 08:25:28 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] 4th CFP: Springer CCIS Series Workshop - Altmetrics for Research Outputs Measurement and Scholarly Information Management (AROSIM 2018) Message-ID: <05B1B98F8AF19C46A757929500AF8140E5DEA00D@EXCHMBOX33.staff.main.ntu.edu.sg> [Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] 4th CALL FOR PAPERS 2018 Workshop on Altmetrics for Research Outputs Measurement and Scholarly Information Management (AROSIM 2018) Latest Updates: 1) Due to demand, submission deadline has been extended to 25 October 2017 2) Program Committee has been updated 3) Registration details are now available in the website 4) Travel grant applications are still being accepted AROSIM 2018 is a full day workshop taking place on Friday January 26, 2018 at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Workshop website: http://www.altmetrics.ntuchess.com/AROSIM2018 Paper submission link: https://ocs.springer.com/ocs/home/AROSIM2018 Important Dates: * Submissions Due - October 25, 2017 (23:59 SGT) * Notification - November 20, 2017 * Camera Ready Version of Papers Due - December 15, 2017 * AROSIM 2018 Full Day Workshop - January 26, 2018 The main objective of the AROSIM 2018 workshop is to create a forum to disseminate the latest works on altmetrics for measuring research impact and scholarly information management. The workshop will investigate how social media based metrics along with traditional and non-traditional metrics can advance the state-of-the-art in measuring research outputs. The goals of the workshop are: * To promote the exchange of ideas and encourage potential collaborations amongst scholars from both computer science and information science disciplines, as well as with librarians and industry * To investigate challenges and explore solutions for cross-metric exploration and validation, while considering disciplinary differences related to measuring research outputs * To showcase innovative altmetric tools, methods, and datasets * To provide a discussion platform for the academic communities, librarians, policy makers, publishers, as well as grant funding agencies We hope this workshop will help to inspire new research ideas as well as encourage future collaborations amongst the different disciplines and industry stakeholders. A Best Paper Award, sponsored by Altmetric, will be given to the author(s) of the most outstanding work. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Altmetrics, informetrics, scientometrics, webometrics * Non-traditional metrics * Article-level metrics * Traditional bibliometric approaches and metrics * Scholarly information management * Design of Altmetrics systems and tools * Tools and methods for cross-metric validation and visualization * Altmetrics data modelling and datasets * Bibliometrics/Altmetrics-based information retrieval and recommender systems * Altmetrics-related information analysis * Models and theories of scholarly communication * Social network analysis of scholarly communication * Impact metrics for diverse research outputs, e.g., source code, research datasets * Altmetrics for university/school libraries * Advances in digital repositories * Altmetrics and digital libraries * Altmetrics and big scholarly data * Critical discussions on (alt)metrics and research evaluation * Perspectives from policy makers, grant funding agencies, libraries, and publishers Keynote Speakers: Mike Thelwall, Professor of Information Science, University of Wolverhampton, UK Stacky Konkiel, Director of Research & Education, Altmetric.com Submission Instructions: We invite submission of ten pages (including references), representing original research, preliminary findings, new research proposals, position papers and also opinion papers. Student papers are also invited. All papers will be peer reviewed (double-blind) by the program committee and judged by their relevance to the workshop, especially to the main themes identified above, and their potential to generate discussion. All submissions must be formatted according to the latest Springer CCIS template available at http://www.springer.com/series/7899. Please submit your paper(s) in PDF format (maximum of 10 pages; exclusive of additional pages for references and appendices). Submissions must describe work that is not previously published, not accepted for publication elsewhere, and not currently under review elsewhere. All submissions must be in English. The submissions can be made at this link https://ocs.springer.com/ocs/home/AROSIM2018 Please note that at least one of the authors of each accepted paper must register for the workshop and present the paper in-person. Travel Grants: The AROSIM Travel Grant Program provides small grants to students and researchers to help cover the cost of travel, lodging and registration to the AROSIM workshop. Applicants must be authors of the paper(s) submitted to the workshop. We intend to maximize the number of applicants whom we could help. Hence, the grant amount will not cover the full cost of travel. If you wish to apply for the travel grant, please provide your information in this form. Organizers: * Yin-Leng Theng, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Edie Rasmussen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada * Yonggang Wen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Robert J?schke, The University of Sheffield, UK * Isabella Peters, ZBW Leibniz Information Center for Economics and Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Germany * Yew Boon Chia, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Samantha Ang, Lee Wee Nam Library, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Mojisola Erdt, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Aravind Sesagiri Raamkumar, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Workshop Program Committee: * Anup Kumar Das, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India * Aparna Basu, South Asian University, India * Ehsan Mohammadi, Northwestern University, USA * Hamed Alhoori, Northern Illinois University, USA * Joanna Sin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Juan Gorraiz, University of Vienna, Austria * Juan Pablo Alperin, Simon Fraser University, Canada * Judit Bar-Ilan, Bar-Ilan University, Israel * Kazunari Sugiyama, National University of Singapore, Singapore * Kim Holmberg, University of Turku, Finland * Kuang-hua Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan * Li Xuemei, York University, Canada * Lutz Bornmann, Max Planck Society, Germany * Michael Khor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Mike Taylor, Digital Science, UK * Mike Thelwall, University of Wolverhampton, UK * Paul Groth, Elsevier Labs, USA * Paul Wouters, CWTS, Leiden University, Netherlands * Philipp Mayr-Schlegel, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany * Rich Ling, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Schubert Foo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Shima Moradi, National Research Institute for Science Policy, Iran * Stefanie Haustein, University of Montreal, Canada * Sun Aixin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Sybille Hinze, DZHW GmbH, Germany * Tim Evans, Imperial College London, UK * Victoria Uren , Aston University, UK * Vincent Larivi?re , Universit? de Montr?al * Winson Peng, Michigan State University, USA * Xiao Xiaokui, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Xin Shuai, Indiana University Bloomington, USA * Ying-Hsang Liu, Charles Sturt University, Australia Contact: Please direct all your queries to Moji (Mojisola.Erdt at ntu.edu.sg) and Aravind (aravind002 at ntu.edu.sg). Workshop website: http://www.altmetrics.ntuchess.com/AROSIM2018 ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY: This email is intended solely for the person(s) named and may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it, notify us and do not copy, use, or disclose its contents. Towards a sustainable earth: Print only when necessary. Thank you. From brenda.sheridan at rutgers.edu Mon Oct 16 08:38:09 2017 From: brenda.sheridan at rutgers.edu (Brenda Sheridan) Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:38:09 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) 2018 Conference In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) 2018 Conference Become a Sponsor Join Rutgers University, ASIST, ISSN International Center, and the University of Copenhagen in sponsoring LIDA 2018, a biennial international conference bringing together students and scholars from across the globe to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities facing libraries in the digital age. This year's conference takes place in beautiful Zadar, Croatia, and is co-sponsored by Rutgers University, University of Zadar, and University of Osijek. We anticipate more than 150 faculty, students, researchers, and librarians will attend. Sponsorship opportunities include a number of benefits, such as: * Complimentary registration * Organization/company/university recognition at sponsored events * Organization/company/university logo advertised online and at the conference * Promotional material included in conference give-aways * Presentation space for exhibition of products * And more! You can view the full list of sponsorship opportunities for more detailed information. If you are interested in sponsoring LIDA at one of these levels, or if you'd like to discuss a customized package, please contact conference co-directors Dr. Marie Radford, at mradford at comminfo.rutgers.edu, or Dr. Ross Todd, at rtodd at comminfo.rutgers.edu. From asis at gwizdka.com Mon Oct 16 10:19:23 2017 From: asis at gwizdka.com (Jacek Gwizdka) Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 09:19:23 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] CHIIR 2018 Call for Doctoral Consortium Participation Message-ID: *Call for Doctoral Consortium Participation* *Less than two weeks left to the submission deadline.* *Nov. 1, 2017* *Deadline for research proposals* The 3rd annual ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR 2018) (pronounced ?cheer?), which will take place during March 11-15, 2018 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, is a forum for the dissemination and discussion of research on the user-centered aspects of information interaction and information retrieval. CHIIR focuses on elements such as human involvement in search activities, and information seeking and use in context. The CHIIR Doctoral consortium, held in conjunction with the main conference, provides an opportunity for doctoral students to present and discuss their research with senior researchers and other doctoral students in a seminar format. The Doctoral consortium focuses on 1) advising students regarding current critical issues in their research, and 2) making students aware of the strengths and weaknesses of their research as viewed from different perspectives. Doctoral consortium is generally targeted at students in their second or third year of a year PhD program. At minimum, students ought to have formulated their research problem, theoretical framework and suggested methods, and at maximum, students will have just submitted some of the early PhD work for publication. *Mentors* On our list of mentors are so far: Dr. Pia Borlund, Dr. Katriina Bystr?m, Dr. Rob Capra, Dr. Luanne Freund, Dr. Diane Kelly, Dr. Heather O'Brien, Dr. Ian Ruthven, Dr. Max Wilson. *Fees* Participation to the Doctoral consortium is included in the conference registration fee. *Funding* Students participating in the Doctoral Consortium (DC) may apply for a limited number of travel grants. Information on how to apply for travel grants will made available to DC student participants. *Important Dates* ? *Nov. 1, 2017* *Deadline for research proposals* ? *Dec. 15, 2017* Notification of acceptance ? *Dec. 15, 2017-Jan 3, 2018 - *Application period for SIGIR sponsored travel grants ? *March 11, 2018 **Doctoral Consortium* *Topics* All topics within the main CHIIR submission call are acceptable as topics for the Doctoral consortium. *Format* Proposals must be written in English and formatted using the ACM Conference style (for LaTeX or Word) . Submissions should be made in PDF. The final version of accepted proposals will be included in the CHIIR proceedings. The proposal must be no longer than 3 pages and contain the following contents: ? Title of research proposal, Name of student, Stage of degree (e.g., 2nd year PhD), Affiliation, Name of supervisor(s) ? Abstract ? Motivation ? Research questions ? (Planned or ongoing) Methodology ? Progress made so far ? Future plan ? References *Submission* Applications should be submitted electronically via the conference submission system . *Credit, certificate and grants* It is recommended that students participating in the Doctoral consortium will be awarded 2 credits, ECTS or equivalent, by their home department. Students will be presented with a certificate upon completed participation in the Doctoralconsortium. *Contact* If you have any enquiries regarding the Doctoral consortium, please contact the chairs, Jacek Gwizdka (chiir2018 at gwizdka.com) and Vivek Singh ( v.singh at rutgers.edu). http://sigir.org/chiir2018/call.php Best regards, - Jacek Jacek Gwizdka, PhD(Toronto) MASc(Toronto) MEng(TULodz) NeuroIR.org | http://gwizdka.com/research | Google Scholar JASIST *Special Issue on Neuro-Information Science* - CFP Assistant Professor at School of Information, University of Texas at Austin 1616 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701, USA | Office 5.532 (5th floor) Information eXperience (IX) lab Co-Director | ACM Senior Member Distinguished Fellow of the Kosciuszko Foundation Collegium of Eminent Scientists From marciano at umd.edu Mon Oct 16 14:34:45 2017 From: marciano at umd.edu (Richard Marciano) Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:34:45 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] UMD iSchool is hiring for TT Assistant Professor in the fields of Archives & Info Management, Apply by 11/15 Message-ID: UMD iSchool is hiring for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor *Seeking a leader in the fields of archives, digital preservation, data curation, cultural heritage informatics, or information management.Apply by November 15, 2017* The University of Maryland College of Information Studies (UMD's iSchool) seeks an energetic, creative, and forward-thinking individual for a tenure-track faculty position in a diverse and interdisciplinary environment where teaching, service, and research are highly valued and colleagues collaborate in all aspects of their academic work. We seek a colleague who will be a leader in research and teaching in the fields of archives, digital preservation, data curation, cultural heritage informatics, or information management. In particular, we seek someone with deep understanding of archives and digital preservation concepts and issues, and whose research program will investigate and develop knowledge about digital techniques in the *computational representation*, access, preservation, and management of archival collections in diverse contexts. Ideal candidates must demonstrate novel and impactful scholarship relevant to archives or digital curation or any of the areas described above. Preference will be given to candidates that consider the ethical, social justice, diversity, policy, preservation, and equitable access issues associated with their work. The iSchool houses several research centers and laboratories. Of particular relevance to this search is the Digital Curation Innovation Center (DCIC ). The DCIC has two research-focused labs and five technology labs for student learning and faculty/student research. DCIC engages in research with graduate and undergraduate students on areas such as community displacement, refugee narratives, movement of people, citizen interment, racial zoning, and cyberinfrastructure for digital curation. As a faculty member, the successful candidate will be involved in: - Developing and implementing research projects as well as disseminating research results and impacts - Designing and developing curricula related to archives, digital/data curation, cultural heritage informatics, or information management - Crafting exceptional research and educational experiences for students - Taking leadership roles in the College and relevant professional communities, particularly related to program and curriculum development - Participating fully in faculty governance of the College and the University - Contributing to a vibrant community of scholars and teachers at a top-ranked iSchool through research, consulting, and/or outreach effort Inquiries about this position may be directed to Kibbi Henderson at kibbihen at umd.edu. Click here to Apply . From Heather.Ranieri at liu.edu Wed Oct 18 09:47:58 2017 From: Heather.Ranieri at liu.edu (Heather Ranieri) Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 13:47:58 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] =?windows-1252?q?Long_Island_University=92s_Palmer_Schoo?= =?windows-1252?q?l_is_holding_an_open_house_in_New_York_City=2E?= Message-ID: <7e52e74d930347e199a2901e0592780c@U-EXH-2.liunet.edu> Long Island University?s Palmer School is holding an open house in New York City. Join faculty and admissions counselors from the Palmer School of Library and Information Science: Wednesday, October 25 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Grolier Club 47 East 60th Street New York, NY 10022 To RSVP visit https://webapps.liu.edu/NEWCRMevents/?event=37 or email alice.flynn at liu.edu For information call 212-998-2680 NEWS: * LIU is offering the Ph.D. in Information Studies in Manhattan at the NYU Bobst Library beginning January 22, 2018. * The M.S. in Library and Information Science offers the choice of a fully online curriculum or attendance at one of our outstanding campus facilities at NYU Bobst Library or LIU Post's B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library on Long Island. * The Advanced Certificate in Archives & Records Management is available online Applications are being accepted through December 1 for the Spring 2018 semester, which begins January 22, 2018. To apply visit liu.edu/apply. Prospective students who attend the October 25 open house at Grolier Club or the November 9 open house at LIU Post Tilles Center will have their $50 admissions application fee waived. ? From rdubnic2 at illinois.edu Wed Oct 18 11:39:38 2017 From: rdubnic2 at illinois.edu (Dubnicek, Ryan C) Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:39:38 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Reminder: HathiTrust Research Center UnCamp 2018: Registration and CFP open now! Message-ID: Reminder! The HathiTrust Research Center UnCamp 2018 Registration and Call for Proposals are now both open! HathiTrust Research Center UnCamp 2018 January 25-26, 2018 University of California Libraries, Berkeley, CA https://www.hathitrust.org/htrc_uncamp2018 htrc-uncamp18 at lists.illinois.edu The HTRC UnCamp brings researchers, developers, instructors, and information professionals together to showcase innovative research, participate in hands-on coding and demonstration sessions, and build community around themes of computational text analysis, digital humanities, and digital pedagogy. This year we are thrilled to welcome keynote speakers Elizabeth Lorang, David Mimno, and Leen-Kiat Soh. REGISTRATION Early registration is $100 and available through November 29, 2017 Standard registration is $150 and begins on November 30, 2017 Register at bit.ly/htrc18-register CALL FOR PROPOSALS For the first time, HTRC invites proposals for the 2018 UnCamp. Proposals for panel presentations, lightning talks, and posters may address any aspect of digital text collections, computational text analysis, copyright and open access, digital pedagogy, and related topics, especially as these relate to the HTRC. Submission deadline: November 1, 2017. https://www.hathitrust.org/htrc_uncamp2018_cfp CONFERENCE INFORMATION HTRC is a collaborative research center launched jointly by Indiana University and the University of Illinois, along with the HathiTrust Digital Library, to help meet the technical challenges of dealing with massive amounts of digital text that researchers face by developing cutting-edge software tools and cyberinfrastructure to enable advanced computational access to the growing digital record of human knowledge. Full information on the HTRC UnCamp Website: www.hathitrust.org/htrc_uncamp2018 From bean.lists at gmail.com Wed Oct 18 11:07:45 2017 From: bean.lists at gmail.com (Carol Bean) Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:07:45 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Code4Lib Journal Issue 38 now available! Message-ID: With the usual apologies for flooding inboxes :) The new issue of the Code4Lib Journal is now available: Editorial: The Economics of Not Being an Organization Carol Bean Our successes have caught up with us. Now we get to choose the next step in our evolution. Usability Analysis of the Big Ten Academic Alliance Geoportal: Findings and Recommendations for Improvement of the User Experience Mara Blake, Karen Majewicz, Amanda Tickner, Jason Lam The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Geospatial Data Project is a collaboration between twelve member institutions of the consortium and works towards providing discoverability and access to geospatial data, scanned maps, and web mapping services. Usability tests and heuristic evaluations were chosen as methods of evaluation, as they have had a long standing in measuring and managing website engagement and are essential in the process of iterative design. The BTAA project hopes to give back to the community by publishing the results of our usability findings with the hope that it will benefit other portals built with GeoBlacklight. Using the ?rentrez? R Package to Identify Repository Records for NCBI LinkOut Yoo Young Lee, Erin D. Foster, David E. Polley, and Jere Odell In this article, we provide a brief overview of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) LinkOut service for institutional repositories, a service that allows links from the PubMed database to full-text versions of articles in participating institutional repositories (IRs). We discuss the criteria for participation in NCBI LinkOut for IRs, current methods for participating, and outline our solution for automating the identification of eligible articles in a repository using R and the ?rentrez? package. Using our solution, we quickly processed 4,400 open access items from our repository, identified the 557 eligible records, and sent them to the NLM. Direct linking from PubMed resulted in a 17% increase in web traffic. The Drawings of the Florentine Painters: From Print Catalog to Linked Open Data Lukas Klic, Matt Miller, Jonathan K. Nelson, Cristina Pattuelli, and Alexandra Provo The Drawings of The Florentine Painters project created the first online database of Florentine Renaissance drawings by applying Linked Open Data (LOD) techniques to a foundational text of the same name, first published by Bernard Berenson in 1903 (revised and expanded editions, 1938 and 1961). The goal was to make Berenson?s catalog information?still an essential information resource today?available in a machine-readable format, allowing researchers to access the source content through open data services. This paper provides a technical overview of the methods and processes applied in the conversion of Berenson?s catalog to LOD using the CIDOC-CRM ontology; it also discusses the different phases of the project, focusing on the challenges and issues of data transformation and publishing. The project was funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and organized by Villa I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies. Catalog: http://florentinedrawings.itatti.harvard.edu Data Endpoint: http://data.itatti.harvard.edu Web-Scraping for Non-Programmers: Introducing OXPath for Digital Library Metadata Harvesting Mandy Neumann, Jan Steinberg, and Philipp Schaer Building up new collections for digital libraries is a demanding task. Available data sets have to be extracted which is usually done with the help of software developers as it involves custom data handlers or conversion scripts. In cases where the desired data is only available on the data provider?s website custom web scrapers are needed. This may be the case for small to medium-size publishers, research institutes or funding agencies. As data curation is a typical task that is done by people with a library and information science background, these people are usually proficient with XML technologies but are not full-stack programmers. Therefore we would like to present a web scraping tool that does not demand the digital library curators to program custom web scrapers from scratch. We present the open-source tool OXPath, an extension of XPath, that allows the user to define data to be extracted from websites in a declarative way. By taking one of our own use cases as an example, we guide you in more detail through the process of creating an OXPath wrapper for metadata harvesting. We also point out some practical things to consider when creating a web scraper (with OXPath). On top of that, we also present a syntax highlighting plugin for the popular text editor Atom that we developed to further support OXPath users and to simplify the authoring process. DIY DOI: Leveraging the DOI Infrastructure to Simplify Digital Preservation and Repository Management Kyle Bannerjee and David Forero This article describes methods for how staff with modest technical expertise can leverage the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) infrastructure in combination with third party storage and preservation solutions to build safer, more useful, and easier to manage repositories at much lower cost than is normally possible with standalone systems. It also demonstrates how understanding the underlying mechanisms and questioning the assumptions of technology metaphors such as filesystems can lead to seeing and using tools in new and more powerful ways. Direct Database Access to OCLC Connexion?s Local Save File Rebecca B. French A feature of OCLC?s Connexion cataloging client unknown to most librarians is the ability to directly work with the Microsoft Access database underlying the local save file. This article provides an overview of the metadata made available through this method, including fields that cannot be accessed through the regular Connexion interface, and discusses factors to be considered when deciding whether to migrate the data to another database system instead of continuing to work with Access. Descriptions of three projects illustrate how this functionality has been applied to efficiently catalog a gift collection, find OCLC numbers for e-books, and create bibliographic records for Early English Books Online/Text Creation Partnership titles using data from multiple sources. With the option to rely only on common, off-the-shelf software, this method of directly accessing the local save file database offers a way to expand Connexion?s functionality for those unable or unwilling to work with OCLC APIs. Other benefits include the ability to import external data and to use SQL for more advanced querying. A number of limitations are also discussed, and their implications for metadata access and use are explored. Between the Sheets: a Library-wide Inventory with Google Craig Boman and Ray Voelker When it comes to taking an inventory of physical items, libraries often rely on their traditional integrated library system?s (ILS) ? la carte add ons; outside vendors; or other possibly outdated, complex, and often expensive methods. For libraries with shrinking budgets and other limited resources, high costs can put these methods out of reach. At the University of Dayton Libraries, we set out to develop an inexpensive and reasonably easy-to-use method for conducting a library-wide physical item inventory. In this article, we explain a custom built Google Sheets-based library inventory system, along with some code for the implementation of a RESTful API (written in PHP) that interacts with our ILS. We will also explain our use of Google Apps scripts in our Google Sheet, which are crucial to our systems. Although this method used a specific ILS (Innovative Interfaces? Sierra product) and custom-built RESTful APIs, it may be possible to use similar approaches with other ILS software. Additional notes include areas for improvement and recommendations for interoperability with other ILS systems. Tools and Workflows for Collaborating on Static Website Projects Kaitlin Newson Static website generators have seen a significant increase in popularity in recent years, offering many advantages over their dynamic counterparts. While these generators were typically used for blogs, they have grown in usage for other web-based projects, including documentation, conference websites, and image collections. However, because of their technical complexity, these tools can be inaccessible to content creators depending on their level of technical skill and comfort with web development technologies. Drawing from experience with a collaborative static website project, this article will provide an overview of static website generators, review different tools available for managing content, and explore workflows and best practices for collaborating with teams on static website projects. Leveraging Python to improve ebook metadata selection, ingest, and management Kelly Thompson and Stacie Traill Libraries face many challenges in managing descriptive metadata for ebooks, including quality control, completeness of coverage, and ongoing management. The recent emergence of library management systems that automatically provide descriptive metadata for e-resources activated in system knowledge bases means that ebook management models are moving toward both greater efficiency and more complex implementation and maintenance choices. Automated and data-driven processes for ebook management have always been desirable, but in the current environment, they become necessary. In addition to initial selection of a record source, automation can be applied to quality control processes and ongoing maintenance in order to keep manual, eyes-on work to a minimum while providing the best possible discovery and access. In this article, we describe how we are using Python scripts to address these challenges. Testing Three Types of Raspberry Pi People Counters Johnathan Cintron, Devlyn Courtier, and John DeLooper The Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Library tested three different types of Raspberry Pi based people counters between 6/14/2017 and 7/9/2017. This article will describe how we created each type of counter, will compare the accuracy of each sensor, and will compare them to the college?s existing 3M 3501 gate counters. It will also describe why and how our team decided to make this project, discuss lessons learned, and provide instructions for how other libraries can create their own gate counters. Carol Bean beanworks at gmail.com From jenny6812 at gmail.com Wed Oct 18 21:25:03 2017 From: jenny6812 at gmail.com (JM) Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 20:25:03 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Accepting Application, Emporia State University SLIM, Ph.D. Program Message-ID: *Emporia State University* *School of Library and Information Management* *Doctor of Philosophy, Library and Information Management* *slim.emporia.edu * We are accepting applications for the fall 2018 Ph.D. student cohort. Complete applications will be reviewed before March 1, 2018 and notifications of decisions by May 1, 2018. To inquire about the program, please contact Dr. Mirah Dow, Ph.D. Program Director, mdow at emporia.edu *Requirements* To be considered for the program, an applicant must provide the following: - Cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale - A GRE score of at least 304 (total verbal reasoning and quantitative scores); - Three current letters of recommendation that speak to an applicant?s qualifications for graduate study and research; - A sample of written work that demonstrates an applicant?s scholarly writing ability; - A 200-300 word statement outlining the applicant?s career goals and research interests; and - When appropriate, a strong performance on the TOEFL, usually evidenced by a score of 650 or above. In some cases, an applicant who does not meet the above criteria may be admitted on academic probation. Academic probation allows a student the opportunity to demonstrate his/her ability to succeed with doctoral level course work. *Send Application* Please complete the graduate school application form at https://www.emporia.edu/grad/admissions/, and submit supplemental application materials to gradinfo at emporia.edu. *International Students *- Please complete the online application found at https://apply.emporia.edu/Datatel.ERecruiting.Web.External/pages/welcome. *Ph.D. Student Award Package* *Beginning in fall 2018, the School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) will offer graduate assistantship awards to two (2) Ph.D. students. Eligible individuals for these awards must first be accepted by the SLIM faculty in the Doctor of Philosophy degree program, complete all the ESU admission requirements and be found eligible for a graduate degree.* Each Ph.D. student selected will be awarded an ESU graduate assistantship award with tuition waiver that requires 20 hours worked per week for a full semester and an employment contract ($20,000) at SLIM that requires 20 hours worked per week for 12 months. Selected students will have opportunities to gain professional experience through teaching, conducting research with SLIM faculty, and/or administrative assistant duties. For complete information about ESU graduate assistantships, please see the Emporia State University, Graduate School, Graduate Policy Handbook, fall 2017/spring 2018 at http://www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/policyhandbook.pdf Applicants for these awards must submit an application using the Ph.D. Student Award Package https://www.emporia.edu/slim/programs/ph.d.-program/ Ph.D.+Award+Package+form.pdf?language_id=1 *More about the Ph.D. Program* Prepares scholars to conduct significant research that contributes to the theory base of library and information science and addresses contemporary issues. Concentrations in Library Science; Instructional Design Technology; and, Information Systems Develops excellent researchers, university educators, and leaders for libraries and information organizations. Offers scholarships to all admitted students. Admits new students every two years; new cohort in fall 2018 Provides instruction on Canvas supplemented by weekend-intensive classes Classes are held at Emporia State University-KC, Overland Park, KS, and a short drive from Kansas City International Airport. *Mirah J. Dow, BSE, MLS, PhD* Professor, Director, Ph.D. Program STEM-ALL, Director and Co-PI School of Library and Information Management Emporia State University mdow at emporia.edu 620-341-5203 <(620)%20341-5203> www.emporia.edu/slim [image: Inline image 1] From jenny6812 at gmail.com Fri Oct 20 09:27:34 2017 From: jenny6812 at gmail.com (JM) Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 08:27:34 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: Accepting Application, Emporia State University SLIM, Ph.D. Program In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sent by Jinxuan Ma --------------- *Emporia State University* *School of Library and Information Management* *Doctor of Philosophy, Library and Information Management* *slim.emporia.edu * We are accepting applications for the fall 2018 Ph.D. student cohort. Complete applications will be reviewed before March 1, 2018 and notifications of decisions by May 1, 2018. To inquire about the program, please contact Dr. Mirah Dow, Ph.D. Program Director, mdow at emporia.edu *Requirements* To be considered for the program, an applicant must provide the following: - Cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale - A GRE score of at least 304 (total verbal reasoning and quantitative scores); - Three current letters of recommendation that speak to an applicant?s qualifications for graduate study and research; - A sample of written work that demonstrates an applicant?s scholarly writing ability; - A 200-300 word statement outlining the applicant?s career goals and research interests; and - When appropriate, a strong performance on the TOEFL, usually evidenced by a score of 650 or above. In some cases, an applicant who does not meet the above criteria may be admitted on academic probation. Academic probation allows a student the opportunity to demonstrate his/her ability to succeed with doctoral level course work. *Send Application* Please complete the graduate school application form at https://www.emporia.edu/grad/admissions/, and submit supplemental application materials to gradinfo at emporia.edu. *International Students *- Please complete the online application found at https://apply.emporia.edu/Datatel.ERecruiting.Web.External/pages/welcome. *Ph.D. Student Award Package* *Beginning in fall 2018, the School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) will offer graduate assistantship awards to two (2) Ph.D. students. Eligible individuals for these awards must first be accepted by the SLIM faculty in the Doctor of Philosophy degree program, complete all the ESU admission requirements and be found eligible for a graduate degree.* Each Ph.D. student selected will be awarded an ESU graduate assistantship award with tuition waiver that requires 20 hours worked per week for a full semester and an employment contract ($20,000) at SLIM that requires 20 hours worked per week for 12 months. Selected students will have opportunities to gain professional experience through teaching, conducting research with SLIM faculty, and/or administrative assistant duties. For complete information about ESU graduate assistantships, please see the Emporia State University, Graduate School, Graduate Policy Handbook, fall 2017/spring 2018 at http://www.emporia.edu/grad/docs/policyhandbook.pdf Applicants for these awards must submit an application using the Ph.D. Student Award Package https://www.emporia.edu/slim/programs/ph.d.-program/ Ph.D.+Award+Package+form.pdf?language_id=1 *More about the Ph.D. Program* Prepares scholars to conduct significant research that contributes to the theory base of library and information science and addresses contemporary issues. Concentrations in Library Science; Instructional Design Technology; and, Information Systems Develops excellent researchers, university educators, and leaders for libraries and information organizations. Offers scholarships to all admitted students. Admits new students every two years; new cohort in fall 2018 Provides instruction on Canvas supplemented by weekend-intensive classes Classes are held at Emporia State University-KC, Overland Park, KS, and a short drive from Kansas City International Airport. *Mirah J. Dow, BSE, MLS, PhD* Professor, Director, Ph.D. Program STEM-ALL, Director and Co-PI School of Library and Information Management Emporia State University mdow at emporia.edu 620-341-5203 <(620)%20341-5203> www.emporia.edu/slim [image: Inline image 1] From marialemos72 at gmail.com Sat Oct 21 16:58:27 2017 From: marialemos72 at gmail.com (ML) Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 21:58:27 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] Call for papers - WorldCIST'18 - Naples, Italy Message-ID: <201710212058.v9LKwPOF009697@mail.asis.org> * Extended versions of best selected papers will be published in JCR/SCI/SSCI journals --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WorldCist'18 - 6th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies Naples, Italy, 27 - 29 March 2018 http://www.worldcist.org/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOPE The WorldCist'18 - 6th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (http://www.worldcist.org/), to be held at Naples, Italy, 27 - 29 March 2018, is a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, results, experiences and concerns in the several perspectives of Information Systems and Technologies. We are pleased to invite you to submit your papers to WorldCist'18. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity. THEMES Submitted papers should be related with one or more of the main themes proposed for the Conference: A) Information and Knowledge Management (IKM); B) Organizational Models and Information Systems (OMIS); C) Software and Systems Modeling (SSM); D) Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools (SSAAT); E) Multimedia Systems and Applications (MSA); F) Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems (CNMPS); G) Intelligent and Decision Support Systems (IDSS); H) Big Data Analytics and Applications (BDAA); I) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); J) Ethics, Computers and Security (ECS) K) Health Informatics (HIS); L) Information Technologies in Education (ITE); M) Information Technologies in Radiocommunications (ITR). N) Technologies for Biomedical Applications (TBA) TYPES of SUBMISSIONS and DECISIONS Types of Submissions and Decisions Four types of papers can be submitted: Full paper: Finished or consolidated R&D works, to be included in one of the Conference themes. These papers are assigned a 10-page limit. Short paper: Ongoing works with relevant preliminary results, open to discussion. These papers are assigned a 7-page limit. Poster paper: Initial work with relevant ideas, open to discussion. These papers are assigned to a 4-page limit. Company paper: Companies' papers that show practical experience, R & D, tools, etc., focused on some topics of the conference. These papers are assigned to a 4-page limit. Submitted papers must comply with the format of Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Series (see Instructions for Authors at Springer Website or download a DOC example) be written in English, must not have been published before, not be under review for any other conference or publication and not include any information leading to the authors? identification. Therefore, the authors? names, affiliations and bibliographic references should not be included in the version for evaluation by the Program Committee. This information should only be included in the camera-ready version, saved in Word or Latex format and also in PDF format. These files must be accompanied by the Consent to Publication form filled out, in a ZIP file, and uploaded at the conference management system. All papers will be subjected to a ?double-blind review? by at least two members of the Program Committee. Based on Program Committee evaluation, a paper can be rejected or accepted by the Conference Chairs. In the later case, it can be accepted as the type originally submitted or as another type. Thus, full papers can be accepted as short papers or poster papers only. Similarly, short papers can be accepted as poster papers only. In these cases, the authors will be allowed to maintain the original number of pages in the camera-ready version. The authors of accepted poster papers must also build and print a poster to be exhibited during the Conference. This poster must follow an A1 or A2 vertical format. The Conference can includes Work Sessions where these posters are presented and orally discussed, with a 5 minute limit per poster. The authors of accepted full papers will have 15 minutes to present their work in a Conference Work Session; approximately 5 minutes of discussion will follow each presentation. The authors of accepted short papers and company papers will have 11 minutes to present their work in a Conference Work Session; approximately 4 minutes of discussion will follow each presentation. PUBLICATION & INDEXING To ensure that a full paper, short paper, poster paper or company paper is published, at least one of the authors must be fully registered by the 7th of January 2018, and the paper must comply with the suggested layout and page-limit. Additionally, all recommended changes must be addressed by the authors before they submit the camera-ready version. No more than one paper per registration will be published. An extra fee must be paid for publication of additional papers, with a maximum of one additional paper per registration. One registration permits only the participation of one author in the conference. Full and short papers will be published in Proceedings by Springer, in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Series. Poster and company papers will be published by AISTI. Published full and short papers will be submitted for indexation by ISI, EI-Compendex, SCOPUS, DBLP and Google Scholar, among others, and will be available in the SpringerLink Digital Library. The authors of the best selected papers will be invited to extend them for publication in international journals indexed by ISI/SCI/SSCI, SCOPUS and DBLP, among others, such as: - International Journal of Neural Systems (IF: 6.333 / Q1) - Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering (IF: 5.264 / Q1) - Omega - The International Journal of Management Science (IF: 4.029 / Q1) - Future Generation Computer Systems (IF: 3.997 / Q1) - International Journal of Information Management (IF: 3.872 / Q1) - Telematics and Informatics (IF: 3.398 / Q1) - Journal of Grid Computing (IF: 2.766 / Q1) - Ethics and Information Technology (IF: 1.500 / Q1) - Journal of Medical Systems (IF: 2.456 / Q2) - Computer Languages, Systems & Structures (IF: 1.615 / Q2) - International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection (IF: 1.5 / Q2) - Informatica - An International Journal (IF: 1.052 / Q2) - Annals of Telecommunications (IF: 1.412 / Q3) - Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems (IF: 1.261 / Q3) - International Journal of Computers Communications & Control (IF: 1.374 / Q3) - Expert Systems - Journal of Knowledge Engineering (IF: 1.18 / Q3) - Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory (IF: 0.769 / Q3) - Program - Electronic Library and Information Systems (IF: 0.556 / Q3) - Intelligent Service Robotics (IF: 0.875 / Q4) - Studies in Informatics and Control (IF: 0.776 / Q4) - Computing and Informatics (IF: 0.488 / Q4) - Information Technology and Control (IF: 0.475 / Q4) - Journal of Database Management (IF: 0.462 / Q4) - Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology (IF: 0.365 / Q4) - Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering - Imaging & Visualization (ISI - Emerging Sources Citation Index) - Journal of Information Systems Engineering & Management IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: November 12, 2017 Notification of Acceptance: December 26, 2017 Payment of Registration, to ensure the inclusion of an accepted paper in the conference proceedings: January 7, 2018. Camera-ready Submission: January 7, 2018 --- WorldCIST'18 website: http://www.worldcist.org/ ------ --- PS: If you do not wish to receive any more notices from WorldCIST just reply to this message with the word REMOVE in the subject line. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com From sburke at ou.edu Wed Oct 18 15:17:05 2017 From: sburke at ou.edu (Burke, Susan K.) Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 19:17:05 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] University of Oklahoma SLIS News Message-ID: Recent Publications Kim, Yong-Mi and Dursun Delen (in press). ?A Critical assessment of health disparities across subpopulation groups through a social determinants of health perspective: The case of type 2 diabetes patients.? Informatics for Health and Social Care. Lu, Kun, Jin Mao and Gang Li. 2017. ?Toward effective automated weighted subject indexing: A comparison of different approaches in different environments.? Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Version of Record online: 12 SEP 2017 | DOI: 10.1002/asi.23912 Rubenstein, Ellen. 2017. ??I didn?t learn that in library school? ? Experiential learning in consumer health for future public librarians.? Library Trends 66(1): 37-51. Rubenstein, Ellen, Cheryl McCain, and Kristal Boulden. 2017. ?ARL instruction librarians and the one-box: A follow-up study.? Reference Services Review 45(3): 368-381. Van der Veer Martens, Betsy, Bradley G. Illston, and Chris A. Fiebrich. 2017. ?The Oklahoma Mesonet: A pilot study of environmental sensor data citations.? Data Science Journal. 16, 47. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2017-047 Dr. Kelvin White contributed a chapter to a book that won the 2017 Australian Society of Archivists Mander Jones Award for the greatest contribution to the archives profession in Australia: White, Kelvin L. "Race and culture: An ethnic studies approach to archival and recordkeeping research in the United States." In Gilliland, Anne J., Sue McKemmish, Andrew J. Lau., editors. 2017. Research in the Archival Multiverse. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: Monash University Publishing. Upcoming Conference Activities and Presentations SLIS is providing leadership for ASIS&T: Dr. June Abbas is on the Board as Treasurer and will be attending the 2017 conference. Dr. Kyungwon Koh is the ASIS&T 2017 annual meeting visual presentation co-chair and the chair for the digital youth session, and will be attending the 2017 conference. Dr. Kun Lu will also be attending the 2017 ASIS&T conference and will be giving a presentation and a poster: * Kun Lu will present a paper at the ASIST SIG/MET workshop titled, "An Exploratory Study on Co-word Network Simulation" * Kun Lu will present a co-authored poster titled, "Content Analysis of Facebook posts in Public Libraries based on Textual Analysis" Kim, Yong-Mi, Pranay Kathuria, and Dursun Delen (October 25, 2017) Discovering Different CKD-Related Medical Problems for African American Male and Female Groups using a Machine Learning Technique. International Conference on Knowledge Management. Dallas, Texas. Van der Veer Martens, Betsy (October 25, 2017). Knowledge Management and the Oklahoma Mesonet. International Conference on Knowledge Management. Dallas, Texas. Van der Veer Martens, Betsy (November 2, 2017). Workshop for Oklahoma Library Association Ethics Committee. ?Information Literacy in the Digital Age.? SLIS undergraduate student Rebekah Russell recently presented her McNair Scholars research paper: Russell, Rebekah (September 23, 2017). Right to Farm or Right to Harm? Political Framing of the Online Information Campaigns behind Oklahoma?s 2016 SQ 777. Heartland McNair Research Conference. Kansas City, MO. Webinars Dr. June Abbas and Dr. Kyungwon Koh presented at the opening keynote panel of Library 2.017: Makerspaces, an online conference for library professionals, LIS students, and educators, on October 11, 2017. (The recordings of the conference sessions are freely available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGvt9IyrGCa68EtCWNg2w57IMjSxFJFuT) SLIS Faculty Member on NPR Dr. Nathan Gerth, Assistant Curator and Archivist at the University of Oklahoma Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, and Assistant Professor for SLIS participated in ?A Look at the Political Clout of the National Rifle Association? on October 16, 2017 http://www.npr.org/2017/10/16/558160376/a-look-at-the-political-clout-of-the-national-rifle-association Grants OU SLIS is Grant Partner on IMLS Funded Grant. WGBH Educational Foundation in Boston was awarded a $229,772 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant to launch the Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship. OU SLIS is one of five partner programs and will receive two funded fellowship positions for graduate students to work on the digital preservation of historically significant media broadcasts. The OU SLIS fellows will work with the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority. Congratulations, WGBH! We are delighted that you chose OU SLIS as a partner. OU SLIS is a Grant Partner on IMLS Funded Grant. University of Wisconsin, Madison, along with Drexel University and the University of Oklahoma received a 2017 National Leadership Grant for Libraries, Cycle Two grant for $524,874 to conduct research and develop screen media education training modules for public librarians working with parents and other caregivers of children ages 5 to 11. Dr. June Abbas is the OU SLIS contributor to this project. Leadership OU SLIS has named Dr. Susan K. Burke to be Director of the School after serving as Interim Director since July 2016. Ph.D. Program Accepting Applicants OU SLIS is now accepting applications for our first Ph.D. cohort. SLIS faculty members will be at the ASIS&T conference and will be happy to answer questions about the program. Susan K. Burke, Ph.D. Director & Associate Professor School of Library and Information Studies University of Oklahoma From katy.davis at libgig.com Thu Oct 19 15:43:16 2017 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 19:43:16 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Technical Services Library Assistant, New York, NY Message-ID: LibSource, a LAC Group company, seeks candidates for a Technical Services Library Assistant with a large law firm in New York. The main focus of the position will be to provide administrative support for the technical services department. This is a full-time, benefited role (35 hours per week) and we are looking for enthusiastic candidates passionate about a career in libraries. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Maintain Library collection by sorting, shelving and organizing books and newsletters, and filing pocket parts and supplements and loose- leaf sets * Check-in and route materials using library catalog * Sort and check in mail * Experience using an integrated library system such as EOS or Sydney * Assist with invoice processing and make sure all bills are handled in a timely manner * Print and affix labels * Update or revise holding records * Modify/update records according to set criteria to change location, holdings, etc. * Perform clerical tasks such as catalog data entry and generate reports * Search/retrieve records in OCLC and the ILS * Respond to general information requests and assist in locating books and publications * Assist with interlibrary loans * Perform related tasks as assigned and participates in special projects as necessary. QUALIFICATIONS: * 2 years of experience in a library (preferably legal) * Experience using an integrated library system such as EOS or Sydney * Strong Microsoft Office skills - intermediate level Excel To apply, please visit: https://goo.gl/HGtkwi Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 From katy.davis at libgig.com Thu Oct 19 17:44:24 2017 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 21:44:24 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Serials Bindery Assistant, Washington DC Message-ID: Apologies for the cross posting... LAC Federal seeks a qualified Serials Bindery Assistant to work at a major federal library in Washington, D.C. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of serials records and experience working with an Integrated Library System. Work will be performed on-site. This is a full-time contract (40 hour a week; Monday - Friday), benefited position. Responsibilities: * Pulling selected serials titles from the stacks * Preparing serial units for shipment to bindery * Preparing digital bindery tickets * Creating and updating bibliographic item records and holdings summaries * Quality review of all pre-bindable units Qualifications: * Prior experience working in library technical services * Prior experience working with serials preferred * Data entry and shelving experience * Prior experience with ABLE or similar binding software desirable * Prior experience using an integrated library system, preferably Voyager * Ability to analyze and identify serial patterns and records in multiple languages * Strong work ethic and the ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines * Strong attention to detail * Able to lift 50 lbs To apply, please visit: https://goo.gl/HGtkwi Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 From katy.davis at libgig.com Thu Oct 19 18:26:46 2017 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 22:26:46 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Library Administrative Assistant, East Los Angeles, CA Message-ID: Apologies for the cross-posting... LibGig, a division of LAC Group, is searching for a Library Administrative Assistant for a public library in the East Los Angeles area. The Library Admin will be responsible for supporting the department including performing clerical/secretarial duties and transcribing library board meeting minutes. This is a part-time position (about 20 hours per week) that will run for about 3-5 months. RESPONSIBILITIES * Provides direct secretarial support to the Library Director including maintaining calendar of appointments, receiving visitors, correspondence with internal staff, public and City staff and transcribing notes. * Establishing and maintaining files on departmental activities and personnel, researching files to obtain information requested by departmental staff. * Prepare agenda, attend, take and transcribe minutes of commission/committee/board meetings and prepare staff reports. * Maintain department expense journals, prepare invoices, handle petty cash and order supplies. QUALIFICATIONS * A high school diploma is required. A degree from a 2 or 4 year college/university program is preferred. * Previous administrative experience in a public or university library is strongly preferred. To apply, please visit: https://goo.gl/STNmFc Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 From saddo at asist.org Fri Oct 20 10:17:31 2017 From: saddo at asist.org (Stephan Addo) Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:17:31 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Best JASIST Paper of the Decades Message-ID: Help Us Select the Best JASIST Paper of the Decades It's ASIS&T's 80th anniversary and we want your vote to help determine the best JASIST paper of all time! We have developed a peer-reviewed list of what we believe are the JASIST papers that have contributed the most to our field in the past 80 years. These papers are the best of the best! They will inspire you, challenge you, educate you and remind you of the history of information science. See all of the papers on the JASIST 80th anniversary website (http://jasist.weebly.com/) . After you enjoy reading and remembering many of the papers, please provide your vote to help us determine the best paper of each decade. The paper with the most votes will win best ASIS&T 80th Anniversary Paper. Vote (http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HV8TKRX) Special thanks to Wiley, the publisher of JASIST, for a bibliometric study, the JASIST Board of Editors, the ASIST 80th anniversary advisory group and to SIG leadership for their assistance with this process. Stephan A. Addo ASIS&T Membership Services 8555 16TH Street, Suite 850 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: (301) 495-0900 Fax: (301) 495-0810 membership at asist.org From rong.tang at simmons.edu Sat Oct 21 08:30:05 2017 From: rong.tang at simmons.edu (Rong Tang) Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 08:30:05 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] An Open Letter from ALISE Board of Directors to USA Today Editor Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, ALISE Board of Directors has sent an open letter to Ms. Joanne Lipman, Editor-in-Chief of USA Today regarding the USA Today career advice feature on October 13, 2017 entitled ?Careers: 8 jobs that won?t exist in 2030,? which declared that "librarian" is the number one career among the eight jobs that will disappear in 2030. Please see the attached letter which was sent yesterday October 20, 2017. In case that ASIST-L does not allow for email attachment, the fulltext of the letter is posted below. Best Regards, ALISE Board === October 20, 2017 Ms. Joanne Lipman Editor-in-Chief of USA Today 7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean, VA 22108 Dear Ms. Lipman, In our roles as the Board of Directors of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), we are writing to express our profound disappointment with the *USA Today* career advice feature on October 13, 2017 entitled ?Careers: 8 jobs that won?t exist in 2030,? which declared that "librarian" is the number one career among the eight jobs that will disappear in 2030. This is a false and inaccurate statement on two fronts: first, that the profession is declining, and second, that this alleged decline is a result of libraries as warehouses of printed books. The author of this article may not realize that a professional librarian position in the U.S. and many other countries requires a Master?s degree. According to a recent article in *Library Journal* *, *86% of recent graduates from American Library Association (ALA) accredited schools have found jobs. Another recent report (released on September 28, 2017) by Pearson, Nesta, and Oxford University predicts growth in the information professions, including librarians, curators, and archivists. They are among the top ten jobs likely to experience increased demand in 2030. The report is summarized by *Library Journal *in its article entitled ?The Job Outlook: In 2030, Librarians Will Be in Demand. ? Furthermore, your own job posting section for librarian positions does not show the decline of our profession. A close reading of the job titles should have indicated to the author that librarians do more than simply check out books. This article demonstrates a lack of understanding of librarians' work as information professionals. Libraries provide access to print and special collections of media, and subscription-based or free electronic resources. All of these must be curated, cataloged, or organized by professional librarians to make them accessible to their users. College and university librarians carry out research consultations and instruct student and faculty in finding, evaluating, and using information. Public librarians connect patrons to community resources, lead programming for children and adults, and engage in community outreach and advocacy. Special librarians work for corporations, federal and state institutions, focusing on gathering competitive intelligence and making sure their organizations have access to the information they need to make sound business or strategic decisions. The article also inaccurately presents libraries as dedicated solely to books: More and more people are clearing out those paperbacks and downloading e-books on their Tablets and Kindles instead. The same goes for borrowing ? as books fall out of favor, libraries are not as popular as they once were. That means you?ll have a tough time finding a job if you decide to become a librarian. Many schools and universities are already moving their libraries off the shelves and onto the Internet. In addition to providing access to books, journals, newspapers, and other media, both electronically and in print, libraries provide access to technology, from computers, laptops, and iPads to 3D printers, multimedia software, and recording studios. Many libraries have expanded their non-print collections and are circulating a wide variety of objects including tools, musical instruments, toys, wifi hotspots, and artwork. Libraries are highly valued as community centers and safe spaces that allow people to connect with information and with each other. Research shows that libraries are one of the most trusted and valued public institutions in the country. The article further argues that librarians and libraries are not needed because printed books are falling out of favor. However, there is considerable counter-evidence that printed books are still in demand, including the articles cited below. Cain, S. (2017, March 14). Ebook sales continue to fall as younger generations drive appetite for print. *The Guardian. * Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/14/ebook-sales-continue-to-fall-nielsen-survey-uk-book-sales Jenkins, S. (2016, May 13). Books are back. Only the technodazzled thought they would go away. *The Guardian. *Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/13/books-ebook-publishers-paper Milliot, J. (2017, January 20). The Bad News About E-books: Nielsen reports units fell 16% in 2016 compared to 2015*. Publishers Weekly. *Retrieved from: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/retailing/article/72563-the-bad-news-about-e-books.html We respectfully request an open response from you or from the author of the article. Sincerely, ALISE Board of Directors Dietmar Wolfram (President), Heidi Julien (President-Elect), Louise Spiteri (Past President), Denice Adkins (Secretary/Treasurer), Leanne Bowler (Director for Special Interest Groups), Cecilia Salvatore (Director for Membership Services), Rong Tang (Director for External Relations) -- Rong Tang, PhD. Associate Professor School of Library and Information Science Director, Simmons Usability Lab Director, SLIS PhD Program Simmons College Director for External Relations, Association for Library and Information Science Education rong.tang at simmons.edu 1-617-521-2880 From egrguric at gmail.com Sun Oct 22 12:48:57 2017 From: egrguric at gmail.com (Eka Grguric) Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 12:48:57 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] SIG III Silent Auction - Call for Donations! Message-ID: *Dear Colleagues,* *The SIG-III group will carry on its excellent tradition by host the International Silent Auction during the ASIS&T annual conference 2018. The efforts of our members and the generosity of the donors will help support numerous scholars and students from less developed countries and regions to join our big family. We would highly appreciate if you would bring in some gifts that represent your culture and love. 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The certificate fees for the extensive tutorials and all course materials are: $1500 for nonmembers; $1425 for a NFAIS member; and $1350* for NFAIS members (*if three or more individuals from the same organization register). 801 Compass Way, Suite 201, Annapolis, MD 21401 Phone: (443) 221-2980 || Fax: (443) 221-2981 NFAIS?: Serving the Global Information Community For more information: Contact: Nancy Blair-DeLeon Phone: 443-221-2980 x 102 Email: nblairdeleon at nfais.org From heidijul at buffalo.edu Fri Oct 20 06:24:14 2017 From: heidijul at buffalo.edu (Julien, Heidi) Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:24:14 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] =?iso-8859-1?q?CFP=3A_ISIC_2018_in_Krak=F3w=2C_Poland=2C?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_9-11_October_2018?= In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <1508495054409.9994@buffalo.edu> We invite submissions of full papers, short papers, workshops, and panels to ISIC 2018: The Information Behaviour Conference held at Jagiellonian University in Krak?w, Poland, 9-11 October 2018. 2nd Call for Papers ISIC 2018 is the twelfth ISIC conference. The ISIC conferences have a reputation for being an arena for discussing challenging work concerning people's contextualised interactions with information of various kinds. Keynote lectures by * Professor Lisa M. Given, Swinburne University of Technology * Professor Paul Dourish, University of California, Irvine * Dr. Sabina Cisek & Dr. Monika Krakowska, Jagiellonian University ISIC is multidisciplinary in scope: researchers from information science, information studies, library studies, communication studies, information management, education, management science, psychology, social psychology, sociology, STS, information systems, computer science, and other disciplines contribute to the research field. A common thread is the focus on contextualised information activities, expressed in different framings such as 'information behaviour', 'information practice', 'information seeking' 'information experience' and others. The ISIC conference is particularly interested in analytical rather than descriptive investigations. For more information about the suggested themes of the papers please visit: http://www.isic2018.com/paper-submission/call-for-papers.html https://www.facebook.com/isic2018/ https://twitter.com/ISIC2018 EMAIL: isic2018 at uj.edu.pl The language of the conference will be only English and translators will not be available. Important dates Papers, Panels and Posters *Paper submission deadline: 1 March 2018 *Panels submission deadline: 1 March 2018 *Poster submission deadline: 1 March 2018 We especially encourage the submission of full or short papers. Pre-Conference Workshop proposals * Workshop proposals should be sent by 15 January 2018 Pre-Conference Doctoral Workshop submissions *Doctoral workshop submission deadline: 1 April 2018 Registration *Early bird registration ends: 30 June 2018 *Late registration ends: 7 September 2018 The ISIC2018 committees From hong1.cui at gmail.com Fri Oct 20 16:07:32 2017 From: hong1.cui at gmail.com (Hong cui) Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 13:07:32 -0700 Subject: [Asis-l] Ph.D Student Recruitment: iSchool at University of Arizona Message-ID: Dear all, *Recruiting Doctoral Students, PhD in Information, University of Arizona School of Information* The School of Information is accepting applications for its PhD program for the incoming Fall 2018 cohort. We are seeking students with interests in one of the following six areas: - machine learning, natural language processing, and text retrieval - social network analysis, computational social science, and experimental/quasi-experimental design - virtual reality, game development/design and human-computer interaction - information sharing, mediated interaction, and interdisciplinary or virtual teams - information policy, ethics, economics, or the philosophy of information - information management, multimodal collections from acquisition through preservation, and archives/archival studies. Instructional experience is preferred and should be highlighted in the application materials, but is not required. Funding will be available for select graduate students, and those students will receive tuition remission and a stipend in exchange for instructional work. Grant-related funding from supervising faculty at the School of Information may also be available. The School of Information is an academic unit in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona, Arizona?s only public land grant university. The School?s mission: ?As Arizona?s iSchool, we collaborate across disciplines, drive critical research and development, and educate the information intellectuals and professionals of tomorrow to further positive social change that is rooted in the places where we live and that impacts the world.? At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. We translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we encourage diverse candidates to apply, including people of color, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff, and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness. For more Information, please see: https://ischool.arizona.edu/phd-information. With questions about research or doctoral work in the School, please contact the School?s Director of Graduate Studies: Dr. Hong Cui, hongcui at email.arizona.edu. With quick questions about the applicant process or application materials, feel free to reach out to our administrative support team through Grace Green, greeng at email.arizona.edu. -- Hong Cui, Ph.D Associate Professor, Information Technology Director of Graduate Studies School of Information (NOW on the 4th floor of the Harvill Building) University of Arizona Member of Plazi.org Visit ETC toolkit , OTO:Ontology Term Organizer Sustaining Member of NPR KUAZ Radio From Heather.Ranieri at liu.edu Mon Oct 23 08:46:31 2017 From: Heather.Ranieri at liu.edu (Heather Ranieri) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:46:31 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Why not join us? LIU Palmer School Open House at Grolier Club this Wednesday Message-ID: The Palmer School of Library and Information Science of Long Island University has a distinguished record of interdisciplinary research and education that spans six decades. It is a member of the iSchools consortium and its graduate library and information science program holds the American Library Association accreditation. The Palmer School director and faculty invites prospective students to learn more about academic programs and research endeavors: LIU Palmer School Open House Wednesday, October 25, 2017 6 to 7 p.m. Grolier Club (Morris Room) 47 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022 RSVP at: http://www.liu.edu/post/yes or call Alice Flynn at 212-998-2680 or alice.flynn at liu.edu. During this event, you can apply for admission for the Spring 2018 semester and your application fee will be waived. Hear more about: * Ph.D. Information Studies offered beginning Jan. 22, 2018 at our Manhattan location at NYU's Bobst Library * The M.S. in Library and Information Science and the MSLIS in School Library Media are available online or at NYU or LIU Post * Advanced Certificates in Archives & Records Management and Rare Books & Special Collections are available online or at NYU or LIU Post. The next graduate open house is November 9 at 6:30 pm in Tilles Center at LIU Post. Also, our Palmer professors will be at the New York Library Association conference in Saratoga Springs on November 9 and 10. Thanks, Heather Ranieri Director of Program Effectiveness Palmer School of Library and Information Science The iSchool @ LIU POST From kb2880 at columbia.edu Mon Oct 23 10:11:35 2017 From: kb2880 at columbia.edu (Kelly M. Barrick) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:11:35 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Research Data Coordinator position opening at Columbia University Libraries Message-ID: *Excuse any duplicate postings - * *Research Data Coordinator* *Columbia University Libraries* The Research Data Coordinator is responsible, in partnership with colleagues across the University, to develop and implement robust services supporting faculty, students, and staff through the research data lifecycle. The Coordinator leads the Libraries? efforts in data management planning, discovery and access of research data, data sharing and publication, and data visualization. As part of the Science, Engineering and Social Sciences Libraries team, the Coordinator is responsible for research consultations, instructional services, and providing front-line research support in-person and virtually. The Coordinator will support digital scholarship initiatives and engage technologies emerging as critical to research and teaching to meet the evolving needs of faculty, students, and staff. The Coordinator will also participate in initiatives across the Libraries including fostering new forms of scholarly communication. *Major Responsibilities:* ? Provides consultations and training and conducts outreach relating to research data; works with faculty, graduate and post-doctoral students, academic and administrative units, and research centers to enable them to better manage, describe, archive, preserve, and make available university research data, including writing and successfully implementing data management plans and assuring reproducibility throughout the data and analysis process. ? Works closely with staff within SESSL as well as with the Digital Scholarship staff and other library divisions and personnel, and with appropriate campus partners to plan, implement, and evaluate sustainable services for data-intensive research across the university. ? Participates in appropriate campus initiatives, committees, and task forces related to data management, access, and storage, reproducibility and in developing policies for data management as part of the campus research community; monitors developments in data standards and best practices and participates in discussions regarding cooperative data curation and data life cycle management activities and services on the local, regional, national, and international level. ? Develop and collaborate with colleagues in workshops and training related to data management. ? Participate in local and national organizations, and library system-wide committees *Minimum Qualifications:* ? Advanced degree in a related discipline or an accredited MLS or equivalent combination of education and experience ? Knowledge of best data management practices and demonstrated experience creating and evaluating data management plans ? Knowledge of statistical software such as Stata, SPSS, R, SAS, or experience with Python or Matlab *Preferred Qualifications:* ? Public service experience in a research institution ? Experience in providing data analysis and data research support ? Aptitude for teaching and developing instructional content and documentation in an academic environment ? Aptitude for teaching and developing instructional content and documentation in an academic environment ? Experience working with data visualization tools, software, packages and libraries such as Tableau, D3 and/or Shiny ? Experience related to data packaging, data re-use, and data encoding As one of the world's leading research universities, Columbia University in the City of New York provides outstanding opportunities to work and grow in a dynamic, multicultural, intellectual community. The Columbia University Libraries comprises a diverse and engaged staff committed to furthering the University's teaching and research mission through innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and strongly encourages individuals of all backgrounds and cultures to consider this position. *For immediate consideration please apply online*: *https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=65363 * The search will remain open until the position is filled but review of applications will begin immediately. -- Kelly Barrick Director, Science, Engineering, and Social Science Libraries Columbia University 420 W. 118th St. Lehman Library Room 316 IAB New York, NY 10027 P: (212) 854.3889 <%28212%29%20854-3889> From katy.davis at libgig.com Mon Oct 23 15:02:12 2017 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:02:12 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Senior Research Associate (Curator), Washington DC Message-ID: Please excuse the cross-posting... LAC Federal is seeking a Senior Research Associate (Curator) to provide strategic leadership and management of federal digital library and repository focusing on international aid and development as well as supporting areas. The Associate will lead a team of digital librarians, metadata specialists, and other supporting staff in developing a secure, trustworthy data/information environment consisting of multiple digital repositories and some physical assets. The Associate will be responsible for total lifecycle management of the repositories and will collaborate with contract and federal staff in moving toward a trusted digital repository that meets or exceeds OAIS and other standards for data curation and preservation. Work will be performed on-site at the client's location in Washington DC. This is a full-time contract, benefited position. Responsibilities: The Associate will function as a team lead and will be responsible for all the following: * Day-to-day curation and management of multiple digital repositories * Collection development and acquisition (accession/ingestion) * Liaising with IT manager, data providers, stakeholders, users, communities of practice and more in developing and ensuring reliable access for authorized users * Collection management including preservation, compliance, migration of legacy data/metadata * Preservation and access relaying on the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) and the Trustworthy Data Repository Model * Development and implementation of polices and workflows that apply best practices, standards, regulations, and agency policies to the management of the repositories * Networking and collaborating with professional networks and communities of practice pertaining to data curation and management Qualifications and Experience: * Master's degree in library or information science, information management, computer science, the sciences or other relevant field. PhD is preferred. * Experience in developing and implementing policies, workflows, and procedures for managing digital repositories * 8+ years' experience working in a federal digital library and repository * Knowledge of international development and relevant scientific research processes * Strong understanding of national and academic library/information science standards for digital resources and metadata across multiple media formats, including OAIS. * Detailed understanding of digital library/repository development, management and operations, data and metadata standards and preservation, and research from primary data. * Proven ability to manage teams of librarians, metadata specialists, researchers, and more * Understanding of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) * Excellent oral and written communication skills. * U.S. citizenship required * Active Secret Clearance or ability to obtain one To apply, please visit: https://goo.gl/FcskRo Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 From brenda.sheridan at rutgers.edu Tue Oct 24 09:37:53 2017 From: brenda.sheridan at rutgers.edu (Brenda Sheridan) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 13:37:53 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Rutgers University, The School of Communication and Information, Attends ASIS&T 2017 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Rutgers iSchool at ASIS&T 2017 27 October ? 1 November Washington, DC ASIS&T 2017 Conference Program Rutgers iSchool faculty and students are participating in a variety of activities at ASIS&T. If you are attending the conference, we invite you to attend the events listed below to learn more about our exciting new research and meet or revisit your Rutgers colleagues and friends. SESSIONS Saturday, October 28 8:30 a.m. ? 12:30 p.m. SIG INFOLEARN: Information and Learning Sciences Research as an Integral Scholarly Nexus (Workshop)Rebecca Reynolds, Ph.D., Rutgers University Soo Young Rieh, University of Michigan (RU Ph.D. Alum) ***** Sunday, October 29 3:00 p.m. Community Informatics (Paper session) Identifying the Reasons Contributing to Question Deletion in Educational Q&A Manasa Rath, Rutgers University Chirag Shah, Ph.D., Rutgers University Diana Floegel, Rutgers University 9:30 p.m. Party with ?The Professors? including Marie Radford, Ph.D. on keyboards and RU Ph.D. Alum Gary Radford on lead guitar. ***** Monday, October 30 8:30 a.m. Archeological Perspectives in Information Science (Panel Session) Isto Huvila, Uppsala University Michael Olsson, University of Technology Sydney Ixchel M. Faniel, OCLC Marija Dabello, Ph.D., Rutgers University Costis Dallas, University of Toronto 10:30 a.m. Information Retrieval (Paper Session) Search Successes and Failures in Query Segments and Search Tasks: A Field Study Yiwei Wang, Rutgers University Jiqun Liu, Rutgers University Soumik Mandal, Rutgers University Chirag Shah, Ph.D., Rutgers University 1:30 p.m. Health Information Behavior Research with Marginalized Populations (Panel Session) Blake Hawkins, University of British Columbia Kaitlin L. Costello, Ph.D., Rutgers University Tiffany Veinot, University of Michigan Amelia Gibson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Devon Greyson, British Columbia Children?s Hospital ***** Tuesday, October 31 12:30 p.m. From Sensors to Sense-Making: Opportunities and Challenges for Information Science (Panel Session) Cathal Gurrin, Dublin City University Jacek Gwizdka, University of Texas at Austin Hideo Joho, University of Tsukuba Chirag Shah, Ph.D., Rutgers University Vivek Singh, Ph.D., Rutgers University 3:00 p.m. Engaging at the Margins: Theoretical and Philosophical Approaches to Social Justice (Panel Session) John Budd, University of Missouri Vanessa Kitzie, University of South Carolina (RU Ph.D. Alum) Marie L. Radford, Ph.D., Rutgers University Gary P. Radford, Fairleigh Dickinson University (RU Ph.D. Alum) 7 p.m. SIG CON Chirag Shah, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Chair ***** Wednesday, November 1 8:30 a.m. Information Behavior Shawon Sakar, Yiwei Wang, & Chirag Shah, Ph.D., Rutgers University Dirk Lewandowski, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany Philip Doty, UT Austin 10:30 a.m. Learnsourcing: Is it Working or Failing, and Where to Go from Here? (Panel Session) Manasa Rath, Rutgers University Oleksandr Zakharchuk, Brainly Inc. Rich Gazen, Brainly Inc. Sanghee Oh, Chungnam National University in South Korea Chirag Shah, Ph.D., Rutgers University Mega Subramaniam, University of Maryland Brenda Sheridan, EdD Director of Strategic Communications School of Communication and Information Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 p: 848-932-7078 c: 856-261-0089 From Lisa.Schiff at ucop.edu Tue Oct 24 13:16:41 2017 From: Lisa.Schiff at ucop.edu (Lisa Schiff) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:16:41 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Redesigned eScholarship Site Launches Message-ID: The Publishing group at the California Digital Library is pleased to announce the launch of a major redesign of the eScholarship repository and publishing platform. eScholarship serves as the Open Access repository for the University of California system, offering tools and services to help UC scholars and researchers openly share the full range of their scholarly work. eScholarship also provides a comprehensive Open Access publishing program, currently publishing over 70 academic journals across academic disciplines. The eScholarship redesign represents a significant departure from previous technology approaches to the site: the development team has consciously moved away from custom builds and toward more widely adopted, open source technology solutions and strategies used frequently both inside and outside the academic library domain. Selected highlights include: * A server built with Sinatra + Sequel * Isomorphic JavaScript via node.js for server-side prerendering * A "single-page" application built with React and various plugins With this release, eScholarship now offers a robust consortial model: a single aggregated repository with custom access layers and a strong brand identity for each of our ten UC campus sub-repositories. The site is designed to meet the WCAG 2.0 AA standard for ADA accessibility, scales automatically for mobile and tablet devices, and features a flexible, modular design throughout the site that allows for multiple content display options and customizable landing pages through a lightweight, extensible and integrated CMS. Post-release, the team will turn its attention to creating a public API. To learn more, visit the eScholarship redesign forum, read about the site's technical infrastructure at our Help Center, look at our code repository, see our feature list, or sign up for project updates. It is our hope that this new model will be of interest to the community. Please visit the new eScholarship site and feel free to be in touch with any questions and feedback that you may have. Lisa ======================= Lisa Schiff, Ph.D. Technical Lead Access & Publishing Group California Digital Library Office of the President University of California 415 20th Street, 4th Floor Oakland, CA 94612-2901 510-987-0881 (t) 510-893-5212 (f) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3572-2981 @lschiff Follow eScholarship on Facebook and Twitter From ludovico.boratto at acm.org Wed Oct 25 06:36:39 2017 From: ludovico.boratto at acm.org (Ludovico Boratto) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:36:39 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Deadline extension - Special Issue on "Social Media for Personalization and Search" Message-ID: ************************************************************************* Submission deadline has been extended to November 12, 2017 *********************************************************************** ***Information Retrieval Journal (Springer)* *Special Issue on ?Social Media for Personalization and Search?* http://somepeas.di.uniroma1.it/somepeas-si2018.html *CALL FOR PAPERS* Social media platforms have become powerful tools to collect the preferences of the users and get to know them more. In order to build profiles about what the users like or dislike, a system does not only have to rely on explicitly given preferences (e.g., ratings) or on implicitly collected data (e.g., from the browsing sessions). In the middle, there lie opinions and preferences expressed through likes, textual comments, click/view logs, following preferences, digital conversations, and posted content. Moreover, the social network itself can provide information on who influences whom. In order to improve the web experience of the users, classic personalization technologies (e.g., recommender systems) and search engines usually rely on static schemes. Users are allowed to express ratings in a fixed range of values for a given catalogue of products, or to express a query that usually returns the same set of webpages/products for all the users. Being able to mine usage and collaboration patterns in social media and to analyze the content generated by the users opens new frontiers in the generation of personalization services and in the improvement of search engines. Moreover, recent technological advances, such as deep learning, are able to provide a context to the analyzed data (e.g., Google's *word2vec* provides a vector representation of the words in a corpus, considering the context in which a word has been used). This special issue solicits novel papers that exploit social media on a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to: - Recommender systems - Search and tagging - Query expansion - User modeling and profiling - Advertising and ad targeting - Content classification, categorization, and clustering - Using social network features/community detection algorithms for personalization and search purposes - Event/topic detection over heterogeneous social sources *IMPORTANT DATES* - First submission paper due: November 12, 2017 - First round decision made: December 30, 2017 - Revised manuscript due: February 28, 2018 - Final decision made: April 30, 2018 - Final paper due: May 31, 2018 *SUBMISSION GUIDELINES* Paper submissions must conform to the Information Retrieval Journal format guidelines . Manuscripts must be submitted to the online submission system . Please, select option *S.I. : Social Media for Personalization and Search* in the article type. Submissions to this Special Issue must represent original material that has been neither submitted to, nor published in, any other journal. A submission based on one or more papers that appeared elsewhere should have at least 30% of novel valuable content that extends the original work (the original papers should be referenced and the novel contributions should be clearly stated in the submitted paper). *CONTACTS* Website: http://somepeas.di.uniroma1.it/somepeas-si2018.html For enquiries regarding the special issue, send an email to all the guest editors at ludovico.boratto at acm.org, stilo at di.uniroma1.it, kaltenbrunner at gmail.com. *GUEST EDITORS* Ludovico Boratto - EURECAT (Spain) Andreas Kaltenbrunner - NTENT (Spain) Giovanni Stilo - Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) From sharon.farnel at ualberta.ca Wed Oct 25 08:25:44 2017 From: sharon.farnel at ualberta.ca (Sharon Farnel) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 06:25:44 -0600 Subject: [Asis-l] CAIS/ACSI 2018 Conference CFP Message-ID: Call for Proposals: CAIS/ACSI 2018 Conference Conference Theme: Diversities on the data landscape: connecting information science with data studies Location: Regina, Saskatchewan (May 30-June 1, 2018) Deadline for Submission: January 23, 2018 Submit to EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=caisacsi2018 (The French and English CFP are posted at http://cais-acsi.ca/2017/10 /23/cfp-2018/) ------------------ *Diversities on the data landscape: connecting information science with data studies* 46th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan May 30-June 1, 2018 We currently witness the impacts of data on people?s lives, and on libraries, archives, other information organizations, and the scholarly communication process. The creation and availability of large volumes of data pose new opportunities as well as challenges for information science researchers and practitioners. Digital data influence a range of disciplines, domains, users, information sources, services, and businesses. Disciplinary and institutional repositories, digital archives, and digital libraries provide new research platforms for addressing ethical, epistemological, social, cultural, political, and linguistic issues. At the same time, the proliferation of data requires information science researchers and practitioners to critically investigate methodologies, approaches, theories, technologies, and pedagogies with data in mind. In keeping with the Congress 2018 theme of ?Gathering Diversities,? ?data? is conceived broadly to include research data, big data, digital data, open data, qualitative data, and emerging or less predominant types of data. CAIS/ACSI welcomes wide-ranging ideas, perspectives, and scholarship. Key questions include the following. *Methodological and theoretical frameworks* 1. How can information science theoretical frameworks, research methodologies, and approaches inform and contribute to the study of data? 2. What are some of the common and unique areas of research and practice between data and information science? What opportunities do data present for innovative interdisciplinary research and practice? 3. What epistemological and critical considerations must be taken into account in considering data in information science? 4. How are data involved in people?s information behaviours, practices, and experiences? *Technological and practice implications* 1. How are researchers and practitioners addressing opportunities and challenges around data such as digital literacy and data literacy, privacy, copyright, ownership, and confidentiality? 2. What technological innovations and approaches support effective data management, including data mining and analytics, visualization, curation, archiving, preservation, citation, sharing, discovery, and interoperability? *Ethical, educational, and social considerations* 1. How might researchers and practitioners effectively bring an information ethics perspective to the collection, use, and analysis of data? What responsibilities do we have to advocate for open and equitable access to data? 2. How are data and their associated opportunities and challenges being incorporated into Canadian LIS education? What skills and knowledge do new practitioners need in relation to data? 3. How do the collection and use of data reflect or enable diversity within communities and among perspectives, representations, and interpretations? What responsibilities do information researchers and practitioners have to advocate for diversity and inclusion in this domain? How do we do so effectively? *Types of Proposals* CAIS/ACSI welcomes proposals reporting on empirical, theoretical, and practice-based research. Proposals may be submitted in English or French. *Papers: *20-minute oral presentations of completed or well-developed projects on topics suitable for publication in scholarly journals. Proposals reporting on completed or ongoing research will be given preference. Diverse perspectives (theoretical and applied) and methodologies are welcome. Proposals should be in the form of an extended abstract (approximately 1000-1500 words *excluding references*), reporting on research projects, theoretical developments or innovative practices. Please use this template: *[**link * *]*. *Posters: *Visual presentations of completed or well-developed projects on topics suitable for publication in scholarly journals. Proposals reporting on completed or ongoing research will be given preference. Diverse perspectives (theoretical and applied) and methodologies are welcomed. Proposals should be in the form of a short abstract (maximum 750 words *excluding references*), reporting on research projects, theoretical developments or innovative practical applications. Please use this template: *[**link * *]*. *Student-to-CAIS/ACSI and Best Paper by a Practitioner Awards: *Paper proposals by graduate students and practitioners will be considered for these awards. The Student-to-CAIS/ACSI award includes a monetary prize. Both awardees will have the opportunity to publish the full manuscript in the *Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science / La Revue Canadienne des Sciences de L?information et de Biblioth?conomie*. In order to be considered for these awards, please indicate if you are a student or practitioner in your proposal. Winners will be selected based on their extended abstracts. Details of the award, including previous winners, can be found at the CAIS/ACSI website at www.cais-acsi.ca. Proposals will be evaluated on theory/methodology, clarity, impact/originality, and overall quality. Proposals will be received and reviewed using the EasyChair system: https://easychair.org/ conferences/?conf=caisacsi2018. *Doctoral Forum* We are pleased to invite students to the second annual Doctoral Forum. The Forum?s goal is to provide students with an opportunity to present and discuss their research project, get feedback from senior researchers, and make connections with other doctoral students. Students at any stage of their doctoral program are invited to submit to the Forum. Submission: 250-500 word abstract describing your research project Please be prepared to present on an aspect of your research for 5-10 minutes, which will be followed by discussion. More details will be provided upon acceptance. To participate, please fill out the following *submission form* . Doctoral students interested in attending the Forum are also encouraged to submit completed or ongoing research projects for consideration as part of the CAIS/ACSI conference. *Please note that you must register for the conference to participate in the Doctoral Forum.* *The submission deadline for all proposals is January 23, 2018.* Authors will be notified no later than *March 5, 2018*. All presenters must register for the conference. Abstracts will be published on the CAIS/ACSI website once registration has taken place. Final versions must be submitted no later than *April 30, 2018*. Authors are also encouraged to submit full papers to the *Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science / La revue canadienne des sciences de l?information et de biblioth?conomie*. *Registration: *The conference will take place May 30-June 1, 2018, as part of the 2018 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Regina (May 26-June 1, 2018). Registration will be available online through the Congress website (http://congress2018.ca/register). For further information, please contact the CAIS/ACSI 2018 Conference Co-chairs: *Ali Shiri* Professor, School of Library and Information Studies University of Alberta ali.shiri at ualberta.ca *Sarah Polkinghorne* Doctoral Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology & Librarian, University of Alberta sarah.polkinghorne at ualberta.ca *Sharon Farnel* Metadata Coordinator & Doctoral Student University of Alberta sharon.farnel at ualberta.ca ------------------ -- Sharon Farnel Metadata Coordinator, University of Alberta Libraries sharon.farnel at ualberta.ca | 780-492-3685 <(780)%20492-3685> *The University of Alberta is situated on traditional Treaty 6 territory and homeland of the M?tis peoples.* Amiskwaciw?skahikan / ??????????????? / Edmonton From brya at illinois.edu Wed Oct 25 09:47:59 2017 From: brya at illinois.edu (Brya, Cynthia Ann) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:47:59 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] iSchool at Illinois well represented at ASIS&T 2017 Message-ID: <1A0BC9C39CEB7F49AE6A91ECEB17921B7DE5F1D2@CITESMBX5.ad.uillinois.edu> Faculty and students from the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will participate in the 2017 Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting, which will be held October 27-November 1 in Washington, D.C. The meeting, now in its 80th year, is the premier international conference dedicated to the study of information, people, and technology in contemporary society. This year's theme is "Diversity of Engagement." The involvement of iSchool faculty extends beyond participation in the event. Associate Professor Kathryn La Barre and Assistant Professor Emily Knox are members of the ASIS&T Board of Directors, contributing to governance activities. La Barre, chair of the 80th Anniversary advisory group, will be capturing ASIS&T memories in a brief oral history format from participants as part of the anniversary celebrations and working with Toni Carbo (University of Pittsburgh) and doctoral student Cass Mabbott to assemble an interactive timeline. Knox is one of the organizers for the pre-conference workshop, "The New Information State: How Information Ethics and Policy Affects Everyone". Papers "Communities of Practice and Data Expertise in Earth and Environmental Sciences" Postdoctoral Research Associate Cheryl A. Thompson and Research Affiliate Karen S. Baker Saturday, October 28, 11:20 a.m. "Passive Information Behaviors while Grocery Shopping" Visiting Assistant Professor Melissa Ocepek Sunday, October 29, 3:00 p.m. Doctoral Colloquium: "Collective Leadership and Information Behavior: A Case-Based Inquiry into Community Digital Literacy Initiatives" Doctoral candidate Kirstin Phelps Tuesday, October 31, 8:30 a.m. "Toward A Characterization of Digital Humanities Research Collections: A Contrastive Analysis of Technical Designs" Doctoral candidate Katrina Fenlon Tuesday, October 31, 3:00 p.m. "Agreeing to Disagree: Reconciling Conflicting Taxonomic Views Using a Logic-Based Approach" Doctoral student Jessica (Yi-Yun) Cheng, Professor Bertram Lud?scher, Assistant Professor Jodi Schneider, Nico Franz (Arizona State University), Shizhuo Yu (UC Davis), and Thomas Rodenhausen (University of Arizona) Wednesday, November 1, 10:30 a.m. Panels "Evolving Traditions: From 'Documentation' to 'Information Science and Technology'" (80th anniversary invited panel) Moderated by Associate Professor Kathryn La Barre Sunday, October 29, 3:00 p.m. "ASIS&T Leadership Program: Rules that Enhance and Stimulate Creative Leadership" Facilitated by Associate Professor Kathryn La Barre Sunday, October 29, 5:00 p.m. "Teaching Information Science and Technology to the World? Practices, Challenges, and Visions" Professor and Dean Allen Renear Monday, October 30, 10:30 a.m. "Organizational and Institutional Work in Data Infrastructures" "Place-Based Field Site Infrastructuring: Data Work at Launch and Termination" Research Affiliate Karen S. Baker "Same Data, Differing Objectives: What Happened When Research Libraries Took on a Large Scientific Dataset" Assistant Professor Peter T. Darch; Ashley E. Sands, Christine L. Borgman, Sharon Traweek, and Milena S. Golshan (UCLA) Monday, October 30, 10:30 a.m. "Wearable Devices: Information Privacy, Policy, and User Behavior" Assistant Professor Masooda Bashir Tuesday, October 31, 8:30 a.m. Top-Ranked Papers Moderated by Associate Professor Kathryn La Barre Tuesday, October 31, 12:30 p.m. "Addressing Barriers to Engaging with Marginalized Communities: Advancing Research on Information, Communication, and Technologies for Development - ICTD" Assistant Professor and MS/LIS Program Director Nicole A. Cooke Wednesday, November 1, 8:30 a.m. Visual Presentations Presented during the President's Reception on Monday, October 30, 6:30 p.m. "Exploiting Graph-based Data to Realize New Functionalities for Scholar-built Worksets" Doctoral student Jacob Jett "The Ethics of Contemporary Readers' Advisory" Doctoral candidate Emily Lawrence "Visual Research Methods with Children and Youth: Opportunities & Challenges" Doctoral student Cass Mabbott "Designing a Leadership-Based Inquiry into Community Digital Literacy Initiatives" Doctoral candidate Kirstin Phelps Cindy Brya Assistant Director for Communications School of Information Sciences 207 LIS Building, MC-493 501 E Daniel St., Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 333-8312 From michel.menou at orange.fr Wed Oct 25 03:19:52 2017 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 09:19:52 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: Open Information Science Journal In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3e0baf3b-fe69-71c8-ef30-6e2b7f75c093@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:01:03 -0200 From: Beatriz Valadares Cend?n To: lista_ancib at googlegroups.com CC: Katarzyna Grzegorek / De Gruyter Open Dear Colleague, As a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the new Open Access journal - Open Information Science?(_http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opis )_, launched by De Gruyter Open (www.degruyteropen.com ),?I am happy to inform you about two new topical issues, now accepting paper submissions: ?_*Openly About Open Access* _ ?_*Trends in Academic Publishing* _ De Gruyter Open (formerly Versita) ?is one of the world?sToday De Gruyter Open DGO publishes about 600 own and third-party scholarly journals across all major disciplines. Established in 2001, the company is now part of the De Gruyter publishing group degruyter.com . Please consider ?the Open Information Science?journal as natural publishing option for authors writing on Information Science, Library & Media Studies, and a hub integrating the relevant research community. Best regards, Beatriz Valadares Cend?n, Ph.D, MLIS, BE Open Information Science Editorial Advisory Board /________________________________/ *Beatriz Valadares Cend?n, Ph.D.* /Professor, Graduate Program in Management and Organization of Knowledge PPG-GOC / //ECI / //UFMG / /Av.Ant?nio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha 31270-901 - Belo Horizonte - MG - Brasil/ /Tel: +55 31 3409-5206 e-mail: cendon at eci.ufmg.br / /CV Lattes ?- //Google Scholar ?- //Research Gate/ -- <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> From alisa.libby at simmons.edu Wed Oct 25 12:03:39 2017 From: alisa.libby at simmons.edu (Alisa Libby) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:03:39 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Simmons SLIS Summer Travel Course in South Korea - Apply Now! Message-ID: Simmons SLIS has engaged in a unique exchange program with Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea since 2009. Students from SLIS study abroad in Seoul while students from Yonsei visit SLIS to study on our Boston campus. Join us on this distinctive learning abroad experience. Summer Semester Travel Course in South Korea LIS 456 ? Records Management (3 credits) Travel Dates: July 26, 2018 - August 13, 2018 Price: Approx. $3,000-$3,200 (includes airfare, shared accommodation, most meals, travel health insurance, and all co-curricular excursions) + tuition costs Students need to have completed 12 credits of courses before this course starts next summer 2018. Watch our Yonsei Information Session for an overview. To apply, visit the Colleges of the Fenway Global Education Opportunities Center . Course information: LIS 456 - Records Management This course addresses the theories and methodologies associated with managing institutional records, both paper-based and electronic. It introduces the set of activities required for systematically controlling the creation, distribution, use, maintenance and disposition of recorded information maintained as evidence of business activities and transactions. With an emphasis on case studies, students will learn about records appraisal, scheduling and disposition, functional analysis and records management program implementation and policy. Prior experience working with institutional records and/or LIS438 is recommended. Faculty information: Rebecka Sheffield Rebecka Sheffield is a senior lecturer in the School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College (Boston). She previously served as Executive Director and Archives Manager at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (CLGA), where she first began as a volunteer archivist in 2007. She has previously served as the Chair of the Community Engagement Committee (CEC) and helped establish the Digital Collections Working Group to develop a digitization strategy for the Archives. She is associated with the LGBTQ+ Digital Oral History Collaboratory , which brings together a team of researchers across four community archives and five research institutions. Rebecka holds a graduate degree in archives and records management and completed a PhD at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information , in collaboration with the Mark S Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies . She is passionate about LGBTQ+ archives and finding innovative ways to bring researchers and collections together. Areas of Specialization: Community Archives & Cultural Heritage, Management & Administration of Archives, Archival Exhibitions, Digital Stewardship, Social Movement Theory, Managing Organizational Records (Records and Information Management), LGBTQ History. -- *Follow SLIS on tumblr and twitter !* Alisa M. Libby Communications Assistant Simmons College, SLIS 300 The Fenway Boston, MA 02115 t 617-521-2816 f 617-521-3192 Author, *The King's Rose* and *The Blood Confession* alisalibby.com From bmeyersford at nfais.org Wed Oct 25 12:18:27 2017 From: bmeyersford at nfais.org (Barbara Meyers Ford) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:18:27 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Come November please join us for these information-packed NFAIS events. Message-ID: November 7 MyScienceWork?A Global Platform for Researchers, Institutions, and Publishers During this webinar, CEO & Co-founder Virginie Simon, PhD, and Yann Mah?, Sales and Marketing Director of MyScienceWork, will be joined by two of their partners from the worlds of publishing and institutional repositories, respectively. This four-person panel will present how Polaris, developed by MSW, serves as a comprehensive digital platform designed for research institutions to archive complete scientific production, automate workflow, analyze/monitor scholarly outputs and make research more visible to key stakeholders. Don?t miss learning about this latest addition to research sharing. Go to http://bit.ly/2yUcLGu for details and to register. November 14 Developing Data-Driven Strategies: Make Your Planning Make Sense As an information provider, have you taken full advantage of all data resources to maximize your desired outcomes? Join Krista Thom, IEEE, Jay Holloway, OCLC, and Amy Forrester, University of Tennessee, to hear them describe how their organizations found that exploiting data has the potential to yield better decisions, move you in the right direction, increase productivity, or help to successfully launch a new business model. Go to http://bit.ly/2q4zDKk for more information and to register. November 15 Managing Digital Objects in an Expanding Science Ecosystem We invite you to attend this 1-day live annual gathering which is sponsored by CENDI, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, NFAIS, and the Research Data Alliance. The focus for 2017 is Digital Research Objects (DROs), the digital representations of data, publications, software, authors, etc. DROs need to be characterized in order for them to be discovered and used. And, in a dynamic digital ecosystem where DROs interact and are modified, value is added with each interaction and modification. The symposium will present how the challenges of characterizing DROs at scale (in volume and over time) are being or might be met. These might include semantic approaches to assign and map metadata to DROs, as well as characterizing DROs on the basis of their associations with other DROs to provide a "fingerprint" for the DRO and an inferable (rather than assigned) and automatically updated set of "metadata". Presenters from all sectors of the scientific ecosystem will provide insights on common components, emerging standards, and continuing challenges. Go to http://bit.ly/2yLprfK for specifics about the program and to register. Barbara Meyers Ford Director, Marketing & Communications NFAIS bmeyersford at nfais.org From ajmillion at gmail.com Wed Oct 25 12:56:41 2017 From: ajmillion at gmail.com (A.J. Million) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:56:41 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Final Call, ASIS&T '17, SIG IEP Workshop Call for Participation // Sent on Behalf of Shannon Oltmann Message-ID: Greetings, colleagues! As you prepare for the ASIST Annual Meeting, please consider joining us at a half-day workshop on Saturday, 10/28 (held in the Lincoln Room): The New Information State: How Information Ethics and Policy Affects Everyone. The abstract is pasted below. Please note that renowned scholar Sandra Braman will join us and give the opening keynote for the workshop; see attachment for full schedule. We will have paper and panel presentations, including a panel of policy experts. This workshop is designed not only for information ethics and policy scholars and students, but for anyone with an interest in these areas. In particular, we will discuss how to incorporate information ethics and policy into an array of research and teaching areas. Workshop participants are encouraged to bring related pedagogical materials?syllabi, assignments, case studies, and so on. We will share these in the workshop setting and discuss how to improve our teaching of information ethics and policy (whether as a stand-along course or incorporated with other topics). *Abstract:* In today?s milieu of fake news, misinformation, and generalized distrust of institutions, information ethics and policy affects everyone, across different information science research areas. In this workshop, we will analyze these changes to the informational state and discuss how we can address them through *three themes: information ethics and policy across information science, engagement with policymakers, and pedagogy for information ethics and policy.* Workshop participants are encouraged to participate in a variety of ways and will leave the workshop with tangible products that can be used in research and teaching. Please feel free to contact me with any questions: shannon.oltmann at uky.edu - Shannon Oltmann Chair, SIG-Information Ethics & Policy -- *?A.J. Million?, Ph.D.* Media Center Director, Drury University Review my professional portfolio: *www.amillion.us * From nancy.evans at ualberta.ca Thu Oct 26 11:00:31 2017 From: nancy.evans at ualberta.ca (Nancy J Evans) Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:00:31 -0600 Subject: [Asis-l] University of Alberta - SLIS Assistant Professor Position Message-ID: *Assistant Professor* *School of Library and Information Studies* Competition No. - *A107530903D1* Closing Date - *Will remain open until filled.* The School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at the University of Alberta invites applications for one (1) full-time tenure track position. The date of the appointment will ideally be July 1, 2018. We seek candidates who are intellectually curious, excited about rigorous research and scholarship and its applications, committed to quality teaching and learning in face-to-face and online environments, and who extend our interests in the public good and the global information professions as they are practiced in diverse communities. The position requires an individual who can work effectively in a collegial environment with an earned PhD in Library and Information Science or a related field. Candidates near completion will also be considered. An MLIS or equivalent is highly desirable. The candidates will have demonstrated teaching experience relevant to the School?s evolving MLIS curriculum ( http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/Courses.aspx) and demonstrated expertise and scholarship in or informing library and information studies in the context of one or more of the following research areas: - Information representation and retrieval; data analytics, text analysis; information visualization - Indigenous scholarship For nearly 50 years, the School of Library and Information Studies has offered the only American Library Association (ALA)-accredited MLIS program on the Canadian prairies. The School has a combined MA/MLIS program with Humanities Computing (HUCO) and an MBA/MLIS program with The Alberta School of Business. Our PhD is individual and interdisciplinary and SLIS faculty serve as co-supervisors. The School also offers Canada?s only entirely online MLIS degree program. For additional information please visit our website at: http://www.slis.ualberta.ca The University of Alberta (www.ualberta.ca) is one of the largest and most research productive universities in Canada. With more than 38,000 students from 148 countries, the U of A regularly ranks in the top 4 universities in the country and in the top 100 universities in the world according to the latest QS Worldwide university rankings ( https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2018). The university offers highly competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package. Edmonton and the University of Alberta are situated on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting ground and home for many Indigenous Peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, M?tis, and Nakota Sioux. The city of Edmonton has over one million residents and one of Canada's strongest economies. The University of Alberta has grown and thrived in step with its host for more than 100 years. Like the university, Edmonton is a place where people come together to build, create, and change things for the better. It is defined by an entrepreneurial spirit not only in business, but also in the arts and in social activism aimed at ensuring opportunity for all. It is a place where good ideas have the best chance to become reality. Edmonton boasts 78 arts and cultural organizations including the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Edmonton Opera, Citadel Theatre and more than 30 arts and cultural festivals taking place each year. Review of applications will begin *January 4, 2018,* and will continue until the position is filled. Electronic applications should include: a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, the names and contact details (address, affiliation, e-mail addresses) of three academic referees who have agreed to write for you, and a scholarly writing sample. Please submit as one document. To assist the University in complying with mandatory reporting requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (R203 (3) (e), please include the first digit of your Canadian Social Insurance Number in your application. If you do not have a Canadian Social Insurance Number, please indicate this in your application. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. How to Apply Apply Online http://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A107530903D1/ All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. If suitable Canadian citizens or permanent residents cannot be found, other individuals will be considered. The University of Alberta is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, M?tis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply. *Nancy Evans?,?* *Acting Assistant Chair, Administration* *School of Library and Information Studies* *3-20 Rutherford South* *nancy.evans at ualberta.ca * *780 492 0373* NOTE: This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. As this e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information, if you are not the named addressee, you are not authorized to retain, read, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this email in error please notify us immediately, delete the email and files from any computer, and destroy any copies or print-outs that may have been made of the email and files. From brya at illinois.edu Thu Oct 26 12:43:53 2017 From: brya at illinois.edu (Brya, Cynthia Ann) Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:43:53 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Renear to step down from iSchool deanship at Illinois Message-ID: <1A0BC9C39CEB7F49AE6A91ECEB17921B7DE601D3@CITESMBX5.ad.uillinois.edu> Allen Renear, dean of the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will step down from his role in August 2018 and return to the iSchool faculty. Renear's leadership has been critical during a period of rapid growth and transformation. During this time, the School expanded programs and resources while continuing to preserve its core identity and values. This commitment to the importance of both innovation and tradition was confirmed in March 2017 when the iSchool was once again named the top graduate school for library and information studies by U.S. News & World Report, a ranking held since 1996. "I want to thank Dean Renear for his passion as an advocate for the School, its faculty, staff, and students. During his tenure as dean, the School initiated new degrees, changed its name to reflect the full scope of its curriculum and research activities, developed a new robust financial foundation, reorganized its administration, made critical hires in strategic areas, and articulated an important vision of the role of the information sciences at the University and beyond," said John Wilkin, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost for the Urbana campus. Renear joined the iSchool as a faculty member in 2001. From 2008 to 2011, he served as associate dean for research. He was named interim dean in February 2012, and then later dean of the School. "The time seems to have gone by quickly, but I am already past the median tenure for college deans, and I am looking forward to returning to my students and my research," said Renear. "It has been a great honor and privilege to serve as dean, but this is a perfect time for a transition. We are a top-ranked School with new exciting programs and terrific faculty and staff, and we have an emerging leadership role here at the University and beyond. Our next dean will have the opportunity to contribute to our School's continued evolution and excellence, advancing our mission and supporting the communities we serve." The University will soon initiate a national search for a new dean, with the goal of filling the position before Renear steps down in August. Cindy Brya Assistant Director for Communications School of Information Sciences 207 LIS Building, MC-493 501 E Daniel St., Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 333-8312 From jmabbas at ou.edu Thu Oct 26 13:30:04 2017 From: jmabbas at ou.edu (Abbas, June M.) Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 17:30:04 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Digital Humanities Computing open rank tenured/tenure track faculty position available at the University of Oklahoma Message-ID: The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma seeks an innovative scholar in digital humanities/humanities computing for an open rank, tenured/tenure track faculty position. This search is part of a cluster hire in the new Data Scholarship Program (DSP). The humanities component of the position is open, so candidates from a broad range of humanities and humanities-related disciplines are encouraged to apply. The position will begin in August 2018. The incumbent is expected to become a leader within a vibrant community of humanists and other researchers using computational tools. A successful candidate in this position will play an integral role in the development of the DSP. This initiative connects researchers from diverse scholarly domains for collaboration via common approaches and for improvement of educational opportunities and research support. The incumbent will take a leadership role in curriculum and research development for this cross-disciplinary program and contribute to teaching of undergraduate and graduate students in the Data Scholarship Program and the home department(s). Humanities researchers at OU are allied through the Humanities Forum (http://www.ou.edu/humanitiesforum.html), which among many other activities has regularly hosted a Digital Humanities Symposium featuring local and national leaders in Digital Humanities. In addition, digital humanists are supported and connected through the award-winning staff of the Digital Scholarship Lab, who help to forge collaborations among researchers across the disciplines. Such connections include those with faculty from the College of Engineering who teach in the rapidly growing, Data Science and Analytics M.S. program (datascience.ou.edu). Required Qualifications * A doctoral degree in a humanities, information science, or related discipline. * An active and productive research program. * Experience with computational tools and methods for analyzing and visualizing data. Preferred Qualifications * Knowledge and skills essential to digital humanities computing project development and completion, including but not limited to skills related to developing and managing datasets, data modeling and structuring, data analysis and visualization, and/or mining textual, visual, or aural data. * Evidence of excellence in teaching that engages students in digital humanities interpretation and humanities computing skill development. * A sustained research program and a record of top?tier, peer?reviewed or other high-impact scholarly publication. * Experience with collaborative, cross-disciplinary research and a record of extramural funding. * Leadership in research, instruction, and/or service. Salary The salary is competitive and is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University of Oklahoma offers an excellent benefits program. For further information please access the HumanResources website at http://hr.ou.edu/. The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Carnegie-R1 comprehensive public research university known for excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement, serving the educational, cultural, economic and health-care needs of the state, region, and nation from three campuses: Norman, Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and the Schusterman Center in Tulsa. OU enrolls over 30,000 students and has more than 2700 full-time faculty members in 21 colleges. In 2014, OU became the first public institution ever to rank #1 nationally in the recruitment of National Merit Scholars, with 311 scholars and now boasts a 92% student retention rate. The University is home to the History of Science Collection, the Western History Collection, and renowned natural history and art museums. The 277-acre Research Campus in Norman was named the No. I research campus in the nation by the Association of Research Parks in 2013. The University of Oklahoma?s beautiful, bustling campus is nestled in the heart of Norman, the state?s third largest city, located just south of Oklahoma City. Norman combines the charm of a college town, the sophistication of a cosmopolitan city and the history and culture of the American West. With outstanding schools, amenities, and a low cost of living, Norman is a perennial contender on the ?Best Places to Live? rankings. With a cost of living close to 15 percent less than the national average, Norman is a very affordable city. In fall 2014, Time ranked Norman the ?least expensive city to raise children.? For more information visit: http://soonerway.ou.edu and http://www.ou.edu/flipbook Applications should be submitted to apply.interfolio.com/46095 on ByCommittee and should include a curriculum vitae; three letters of reference; a statement of research interests and how the candidate would contribute to research and teaching in the development of a data scholarship program. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2017, and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position may be directed to the chair of the search committee, Dr. June Abbas at jmabbas at ou.edu. The University of Oklahoma, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, disability, political beliefs, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to: admissions, employment, financial aid, housing, services in educational programs or activities, or health care services that the University operates or provides. Dr. June Abbas will be attending the ASIS&T Annual Conference. Please contact her at jmabbas at ou.edu if you wish to arrange a time to talk with her about the position. June Abbas, Ph.D. Professor School of Library and Information Studies College of Arts and Sciences The University of Oklahoma 401 W. Brooks, Bizzell Library Norman, OK 73019 405-325-3921 jmabbas at ou.edu From brenda.sheridan at rutgers.edu Thu Oct 26 14:42:44 2017 From: brenda.sheridan at rutgers.edu (Brenda Sheridan) Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:42:44 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] The Rutgers University iSchool Welcomes Ph.D. Applications for Fall 2018 Message-ID: The Rutgers University iSchool Welcomes Ph.D. Applications for Fall 2018 The Library & Information Science Department in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University, Rutgers' iSchool, invites creative and forward-thinking individuals to apply for the Ph.D. in Library and Information Sciences. Application deadline for Fall 2018 enrollment is January 5, 2018. Located in New Brunswick, NJ, within 90 minutes to both NYC and Philadelphia, Rutgers University?s iSchool provides an excellent environment for research in such areas as: Human Information Behavior & Human-Computer Interaction Information Retrieval, Language and Communication Information Agencies and Artifacts Learning, Youth, Information and Technology Social Computing The school includes world-renowned faculty who lead and teach in these areas. Their accomplishments are reflected in a large pool of scholarly publications, awards and grants. Faculty have secured nearly $20 million in grant funding in recent years. Admissions is highly competitive, and if accepted with funding, the take-home pay for the academic year TA appointment (September to June) will be $26,969. In addition, the school will pay for tuition and fees, provide access to health insurance, pension, and other benefits, for a total package that is worth $61,860. Doctoral students are also eligible for support for academic travel. Ph.D. admission information can be found on our website. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey?s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Established in 1766, the university is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States. Nearly 69,000 students and 22,000 full- and part-time faculty and staff learn, work and serve the public at Rutgers locations across New Jersey and around the world. We are among the top 25 public universities, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Rutgers is an NCAA Division I School and a member of the Big Ten and Committee on Institutional Cooperation. For more information, contact Associate Professor Chirag Shah or Associate Professor Jennifer Theiss, Director of the Ph.D. Program. Brenda Sheridan, EdD Director of Strategic Communications School of Communication and Information Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 p: 848-932-7078 c: 856-261-0089 From kb633 at drexel.edu Thu Oct 26 15:50:46 2017 From: kb633 at drexel.edu (Boland,Kerry) Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:50:46 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Drexel University College of Computing & Informatics at ASIS&T 2017 and Dublin Core Message-ID: Drexel University College of Computing & Informatics at ASIS&T 2017 and Dublin Core Drexel University College of Computing & Informatics (http://drexel.edu/cci) faculty and students are excited to participate at the 80th annual Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting (Oct. 27-Nov. 1) and the DCMI International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications (DC-2017; Oct. 26-29), both in Washington, D.C. Following the pattern of last year's conference in Copenhagen, DC-2017 will overlap with the annual meeting of ASIS&T. We encourage attendees to stop by our booth at the ASIS&T Alumni Tea (Oct. 31 from 2 to 3 p.m.) to meet our faculty and students, and learn more about our academic programs. The following faculty, students and alumni will be participating in conferences in Washington, D.C. this next week: **DC-2017** >> Semantic Analysis and Attribute Clustering: Developing a Data Sharing Agreement Ontology: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/sp17-nkos Jane Greenberg, Alice B. Kroeger Professor; Sam Grabus, MS in library and information science student; Hongwei Liu, Data Science Post-Graduate Center for Visual and Decision Informatics Fellow 11th U.S. Networked Knowledge Organization Systems (NKOS) Workshop Oct. 28, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. **ASIS&T 2017** PAPERS >> Healthy Users' Personal Health Information Management from Activity Trackers: The Perspective of Gym-Goers: https://www.asist.org/am17/sessions/health-informatics-papers/ Denise E. Agosto, professor; Yuanyuan Feng and Kai Li, PhD in information studies candidates Oct. 30, 2017 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. PANELS >> Tribute to Eugene Garfield: https://www.asist.org/am17/sessions/tribute-to-eugene-garfield/ Howard D. White, professor emeritus; Katherine McCain, professor emerita Oct. 30, 2017 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. >> Standards and Best Practices Related to the Publication, Exchange, and Usage of Open Data: https://www.asist.org/am17/sessions/standards-and-best-practices-related-to-the-publication-exchange-and-usage-of-open-data/ Jane Greenberg, Alice B. Kroeger Professor Oct. 30, 2017 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. POSTERS >> Measuring the Impact of R Packages: https://www.asist.org/am17/sessions/presidents-reception-featuring-visual-presentations-social/ Kai Li, PhD in information studies candidate Oct. 30, 2017 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. SESSIONS >> The New Information State: How Information Ethics and Policy Affects Everyone: https://www.asist.org/am17/sessions/the-new-information-state-how-information-ethics-and-policy-affects-everyone/ Emad Khazraee, PhD information studies '14, assistant professor at School of Information, Kent State University Oct. 28, 2017 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM >> PhD in information studies candidates Yuanyuan Feng and Tim Gorichanaz were selected to participate in the ASIS&T doctoral colloquium (Oct. 31 from 8:30 to 10 a.m.). ## From katy.davis at libgig.com Fri Oct 27 14:52:15 2017 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 18:52:15 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: SharePoint Law Librarian - Alexandria, VA Message-ID: Apologies for the cross-posting. Please feel free to share. LAC Federal is seeking a Law Librarian with experience in Legal Databases including managing and tracking legal document workflow and creating and populating legal and administrative forms. This is a 1+ year full time position (40 hour a week; Monday-Friday) benefited in Alexandria, VA. Responsibilities * Manage and track legal document workflows, and to create and populate legal and administrative forms in Adobe, Microsoft Word, InfoPath and other tools. * The Librarian will be responsible for Knowledge Management using SharePoint to support office staff, creating and maintaining digital libraries containing relevant documents and articles on specific legal topics, training staff on the use of the KM tools and other information products, and providing research assistance. Qualifications * Education Qualifications: * Juris Doctor (JD) degree OR * Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) with a Special Certificate in Law Librarianship OR * Two years as a professional law librarian * Experience with using an electronic knowledge management system (SharePoint strongly preferred) * Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situation * Prior experience with federal criminal law and litigation * A solid understanding of legal documentation * Candidate may substitute 2 years of work of experience managing an electronic knowledge management system for the above education qualifications provided they also have: * Three years of equivalent professional level experience working as a law librarian OR o A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university OR * Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program. To apply, visit: https://goo.gl/1k4Wqw We welcome referrals! Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 From bstjean at umd.edu Sun Oct 29 15:22:19 2017 From: bstjean at umd.edu (Beth L St Jean) Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:22:19 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] SIG-USE Business Meeting tomorrow (Monday) from 3:30 to 5:00 PM (Fairfax Room) Message-ID: Hi all, Please join us for our SIG-USE Business Meeting tomorrow (Monday). It will take place from 3:30 to 5:00 PM in the Fairfax Room. There will be cookies and swag! Hope to see you there! Best, Beth -- Beth St. Jean, Assistant Professor College of Information Studies - "Maryland's iSchool" Room 4117K Hornbake Bldg., South Wing University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 (301) 405-6573 From cameron.cook at wisc.edu Mon Oct 30 10:13:09 2017 From: cameron.cook at wisc.edu (Cameron Cook) Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 14:13:09 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] RDAP18 Call for Proposals Message-ID: ******************************* RDAP18 Call for Presentation Proposals The Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit, to be held March 21-23, 2018 in Chicago, IL, invites calls for proposals from managers, users, and generators of digital data from all sectors, including industry, academia, government, and cultural heritage centers, to present within the sessions described below. Session topics are as follows: I. Defining the role of the library in research data management within an institution II. FAIR vs. Friction III. Intersection of Publishing and Data IV. Underserved Data Communities: Understanding Access & Preservation Bias V. Research reproducibility - how data librarians are getting involved VI. Open Call for Proposals A brief description of each session is found here with the proposal submission questions. There will also be a poster session and separate oral session (TBD). Please submit proposals via this form by Friday, November 17. Questions can be directed to the RDAP Program Chairs, Amy Neeser (aneeser at berkeley.edu) and Jon Petters (jpetters at vt.edu). Further information about the Summit can be found (or soon will be found) at https://www.asist.org/events/rdap-summit/. ******************************* Cameron Cook Digital Curation Coordinator Chair, Research Data Services University of Wisconsin-Madison