From jemai at hum.ku.dk Fri Apr 6 07:18:30 2018 From: jemai at hum.ku.dk (Jens-Erik Mai) Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 11:18:30 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] PhD scholarships in Copenhagen Message-ID: <4D5742C0-F88C-4F66-8999-CADC5D8F4ECC@ku.dk> Apologies for cross-posting. ----- Come join us in wonderful Copenhagen. Two fully funding PhD scholarships are available within a wide spectrum of areas in information studies. This is an excellent opportunity to live and work in one of the world?s most livable cities and be part of an exciting, internationally renowned department. Read more about the department here: http://iSchool.ku.dk The annocement for the PhD scholarships can be found here: http://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=147020 Please distribute widely! Best regards, Jens-Erik ------------------------------------- Jens-Erik Mai Professor & Head of Department Department of Information Studies University of Copenhagen Mob.: +45 93565980 jemai at hum.ku.dk http://iSchool.ku.dk http://jenserikmai.info From kb633 at drexel.edu Mon Apr 9 12:49:52 2018 From: kb633 at drexel.edu (Boland,Kerry) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2018 16:49:52 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Drexel CCI LIS Alums Among 2018 Library Journal "Movers & Shakers" Message-ID: Drexel CCI Library and Information Science Alumnae Among 2018 Library Journal "Movers & Shakers" Two Drexel University alumnae from Drexel University's College of Computing & Informatics (CCI) were recently recognized as one of Library Journal's 2018 "Movers and Shakers." Erin Hoopes, '04 and Julie Syler, '10, graduates of the College's MS in Library and Information Science program, are among a cohort of about fifty top changemakers who are transforming what it means to be a librarian. Hoopes and Syler join the ranks of 16 CCI alumni to receive this honor, including: Titus Moolathara, '16, Taneya Gethers, '07, Alison Macrina, '09, Steven J. Bell, '78, Joan Bernstein, '74, Brett Bonfield, '07, Vibiana Bowman, '81, Nicole Engard, '07, Adam Feldman, '10 , Perry Genovesi, '10, John Hubbard, '00, Laverne Mann, '05, Alison Miller, '08, Eric Lease Morgan, '87, John D. Shank, '00, and Genie Tyburski, '85. Hoopes, a branch manager at the Free Library of Philadelphia (FLP), was recognized in the "Community Builders" category for her work in establishing the FLP's Social Justice Symposium for Teens, a program that encourages library staff to converse with teens about issues such as police brutality and racism. Since 2016, the symposium has featured presentations from local advocacy groups, juvenile justice advocates, and prominent authors Ren?e Watson and Angie Thomas. Surveys taken by attendees indicate teens leave more confidant in their ability to become involved in their community and more aware of community issues. Syler was recognized in the "Advocates" category, along with her colleague Rebecca McCorkindale, for the creation of the Libraries Are for Everyone campaign, which emphasizes the welcoming nature of libraries; it was created shortly after President Trump's ban on travel from seven Muslim countries. Syler, who works as an innovations librarian at the Saline County Library in Benton, AR, contacted McCorkndale who designed a poster using the slogan (complete with a bright, stylized design of people from various cultural and ethnic groups holding globes). Since McCorkindale wrote about their collaboration on her popular blog Hafuboti, the original blog post has been viewed more than 36,407 times by people from 156 countries, and the phrase "Libraries Are for Everyone" had been translated into 79 languages by 2017. For more information about the 2018 Movers and Shakers, visit Library Journal's website at https://lj.libraryjournal.com/movers. Kerry Boland, MS Assistant Director, Creative Content and Publications The College of Computing & Informatics Drexel University 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Tel: 215.895.6271 | Fax: 215.895.2494 drexel.edu/cci From bturley at nfais.org Fri Apr 6 11:05:35 2018 From: bturley at nfais.org (Benjamin Maverick Turley) Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 15:05:35 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] 2018 NFAIS Blockchain For Scholarly Publishing Conference Message-ID: ==================================================================== 2018 NFAIS Blockchain For Schlarly Publishing Conference Date: May 15 - 16, 2018 Location: Embassy Suites Old Town Alexandria Link: https://nfais.memberclicks.net/blockchain-call-for-presenters ==================================================================== The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) invites the entire information services community to come together in Old Town Alexandria on May 15 - 16, 2018 to explore blockchain's potential application for scholarly publishing. Our lineup of esteemed experts have been asked to address the following: * What changes can be expected of existing architectures and business models? * How will horizontal access between publishers change discovery? * What impact will blockchain have on existing workflow tools? * What type of investment should libraries, publishers, and discovery services anticipate? * What new skills will your staff require? * What roles might funders play? * How will different stakeholders come together to achieve interoperability of a decentralized system? These are just some of the questions we'll answer so you can begin to build your strategy. RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW! EARLY BIRD RATES END FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH Meet our experts: ? Christopher E. Wilmer, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, and Managing Editor of Ledger, University of Pittsburgh ? S?nke Bartling, Founder, Blockchain for Science ? Petr Novotny, Research Staff Member, Thomas J. Watson Research Center ? Lambert Heller, Head of Open Science Lab, TIB Hannover ? Jason Barkeloo, Founder and Chair, Knowbella Tech CLICK HERE FOR AGENDA ________________________________ NFAIS would like to thank the following sponsor of this event: ATLA For information about becoming a sponsor, contact Benjamin "Maverick" Turley at bturley at nfais.org or call 443-221-2980 ext. 103 ________________________________ 801 Compass Way, Suite 201, Annapolis, MD 21401 Phone: (443) 221-2980 || Fax: (443) 221-2981 NFAISTM: Serving the Global Information Community _________________________________________________________________________________ From bstjean at umd.edu Mon Apr 9 10:04:37 2018 From: bstjean at umd.edu (Beth L St Jean) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2018 10:04:37 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP: Special Issue of the International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion on "Health Justice" Message-ID: Dear all, We are pleased to announce a call for contributions to an upcoming special issue of the* International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion* (IJIDI) (http://publish.lib.umd.edu/IJIDI) on the topic of "*Health Justice.*" Extended abstracts of up to 1,000 words for full research papers (up to 500 words for student work, works in progress, opinion pieces and professional reports) are due by June 25, 2018. Acceptance notices will be issued in mid-July and final papers will be due by December 1, 2018. Publication is slated for the July 2019 issue. Please see attached for the full details. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. *Guest Editors:* Beth St. Jean (*bstjean at umd.edu *) Gagan Jindal (gjindal at terpmail.umd.edu) Yuting Liao (yliao598 at terpmail.umd.edu) We look forward to receiving your contributions! Please forward widely -- thanks! Best wishes, Beth, Gagan, & Yuting -- 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 slc at publicus.net Tue Apr 17 11:12:50 2018 From: slc at publicus.net (Steven Clift) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:12:50 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] New Social Media and Democracy Research Facebook Group - ITP, ASIS, SSJ Message-ID: In recent weeks, you've probably heard about Facebook's connection to an independent foundation funded (multiple foundations ) effort to research the impact of social media on elections and democracy. That's great. There is even a related conference this week with an amazing list of academic speakers. I am interested opening up digital channels of communication to help researchers hear from practitioners to help generate more actionable research related to social media and democracy. Whether you are a democracy/civic engagement practitioner, a political campaign operative, or an activist seeking to influence people or your government, what is happening *now* with social media and democracy that needs solid research? If you care about useful research, this group is for you. Perhaps you are within government having used social media to help win an election or you are in media looking for trends or digital options to boost journalism's role in the future of democracy, then this *off the record* group on social media and democracy research is for you too. (If you know practitioners active in the digital democracy/politics/media space who also care about the big picture as well as "winning" with the latest tactic or tool, please pass this invite along.) Researchers invited! This is about creating an effective digital feedback loop. I am interested in how researchers can more effectively engage and access digital practitioners across all the major sectors of democracy - government, media, campaigns and elections, advocacy and legislative bodies, and more. Since Facebook is the main target of a wave of research funding, let's build a digital bridge between research and practice that people actually use on that platform. So, if you do research in this space, please apply to join us. Once we reach 100 charter members, then we will switch to a member referral required to join process (which will be crucial to ensure participation versus free riding.) So, if you are interested in joining, you *must* answer the join request survey questions before your application will be approved: http://facebook.com/groups/socialmediademocracy Thanks, Steven Clift P.S. If you just prefer light reading and not participating actively, everyone is welcome to join my 7500+ member Civic Technology and Open Government Facebook Group. It is a very active group with daily posts: http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup Steven Clift - Executive Director, E-Democracy.org clift at e-democracy.org - +1 612 234 7072 http://twitter.com/democracy Join in: http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup Digital engagement for your org via E-Democracy: http://po.st/engageclift From alisa.libby at simmons.edu Fri Apr 13 09:40:15 2018 From: alisa.libby at simmons.edu (Alisa Libby) Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 09:40:15 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Welcome new Director of Simmons SLIS Message-ID: The Simmons School of Library and Information Science is pleased to announce that Dr. Sanda Erdelez will be joining the School as Director and Professor beginning in June of 2018. Dr. Erdelez is a world-renowned researcher in the area of information behavior and recipient of the 2015 ?Outstanding Contribution to Information Behavior Research Award" from the Special Interest Group on Information Seeking and Use (SIGUSE) of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). Dr. Erdelez earned her PhD at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University while on a Fulbright scholarship. She served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and as an Associate and Full Professor at the University of Missouri School of Information Science and Learning Technologies (SISLT). While at the University of Missouri, Dr. Erdelez served as the Chair of the SISLT Library and Information Science Program and as the Associate Director for Education at the Missouri Informatics Institute. -- *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 bean.lists at gmail.com Tue Apr 17 21:20:36 2018 From: bean.lists at gmail.com (Carol Bean) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 21:20:36 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Code4Lib Journal call for papers, Issue 41 Message-ID: <04FCBA1B-6780-4783-82E1-F643DD4F5CB7@gmail.com> Call for Papers (and apologies for cross-posting): The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 41st issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 41st issue, which is scheduled for publication in August 2018, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to journal at code4lib.org by Friday, May 11, 2018. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message. C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical) * Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and challenges faced * Case studies * Best practices * Reviews * Comparisons of third party software or libraries * Analyses of library metadata for use with technology * Project management and communication within the library environment * Assessment and user studies C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 40 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org . Remember, for consideration for the 41st issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to journal at code4lib.org no later than Friday, May 11, 2018. Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing. Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee From pr-aksw at informatik.uni-leipzig.de Fri Apr 13 06:29:56 2018 From: pr-aksw at informatik.uni-leipzig.de (Sebastian Hellmann) Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:29:56 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] SEMANTiCS 2018, Vienna, Sep 10-13, Extended Submission Deadline April 29, 2018 Message-ID: <70d4c162-802b-93cc-a6cc-67be804e195d@informatik.uni-leipzig.de> Due to several requests Semantics 2018 extends the deadlines of the Research & Innovation Track and the Data Science Track as follows: ??? * Abstract Submission Deadline:??? April 15, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) ??? * Extended: Abstract Submission Deadline:??? April 29, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) ??? * Paper Submission Deadline:??? April 22, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) ??? * Extended: Paper Submission Deadline:??? May 6, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) ??? * Notification of Acceptance:???? June 4, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) ??? * Camera-Ready Paper:???????? August 6, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) For details please go to: https://2018.semantics.cc/calls With kind regards, The Semantics Organization Team From Heather.Ranieri at liu.edu Mon Apr 16 08:50:31 2018 From: Heather.Ranieri at liu.edu (Heather Ranieri) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:50:31 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] =?windows-1252?q?_LIU_Post=92s_Doctoral_Programs_Expand_?= =?windows-1252?q?to_Manhattan_and_Hudson_Valley?= In-Reply-To: <6317948a3fb34d079a4f781fb715295a@U-EXH-2.liunet.edu> References: <6317948a3fb34d079a4f781fb715295a@U-EXH-2.liunet.edu> Message-ID: <392a7cf9960e44cc8dc68da239ad758d@U-EXH-2.liunet.edu> LIU Post?s Doctoral Programs Expand to Manhattan and Hudson Valley Brookville, N.Y. ? A national leader in education and information science, LIU Post?s doctoral programs in information studies and educational interdisciplinary studies are adding two new locations in Manhattan and Hudson Valley, respectively. Starting this September, the Ed.D. in Interdisciplinary Educational Studies will be available at the LIU Hudson building on the SUNY Purchase College campus in Westchester County. In January 2019, the Ph.D. in Information Studies will be offered at the LIU Palmer School of Library and Information Science suite in New York University?s Bobst Library on Washington Square in Manhattan. Both programs will continue to be offered each fall in the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library on the LIU Post campus on Long Island in Brookville. ?One of LIU?s strengths has always been its proximity to the New York City region, the most vibrant educational, cultural and business centers in the world,? said Dr. Kimberly R. Cline, president of Long Island University. ?Our new doctoral locations provide students with the versatility to take courses even closer to their homes and work.? ?Career prospects are strong for graduates of our doctoral programs,? said Dr. Albert Inserra, dean of the College of Education, Information and Technology, where the Ed.D. and Ph.D. programs are housed. ?LIU Post?s doctorates are interdisciplinary and capitalize on perspectives and research methods from many fields, including educational leadership, economics, philosophy, sociology ethics, computer science, history and psychology.? Click here to keep reading. 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 jin at waseda.jp Tue Apr 10 01:12:51 2018 From: jin at waseda.jp (Qun Jin) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 14:12:51 +0900 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP: IoP 2018 (October 8-12, 2018, Guangzhou, China) Message-ID: [Apologies for multiple postings] The 4th IEEE International Conference on Internet of People (IoP 2018) --The Power of Social Networking and Crowd Computing-- October 8-12, 2018, Guangzhou, China http://www.smart-world.org/2018/iop/ Internet of People (IoP) represents the mapping of social individuals that refer to people as cyber entities. It focuses on data collection, modeling, and ubiquitous intelligence for a wide range of applications of crowd sourced, Internet-based personal information. The rise of wearable/implant technologies and personal/body area networks has successfully bridged the physical and cyber worlds. Together with these, the emerging social computing and brain science will allow further incorporation of the social and mental worlds into the so-called Hyper World. Due to the pervasiveness of IoP and its impacts on human activity, it has quickly emerged as a hot and important interdisciplinary field. The 4th IEEE International Conference on Internet of People (IoP 2018) is a premier forum for sharing theoretical, experimental and operational results in the relevant fields. The first IoP was held in 2015 in Beijing, China, and was a great success. The subsequent IoP 2016 and IoP 2017 were also successfully held in Toulouse, France, and San Francisco Bay Area, USA. We welcome original papers presenting the latest research findings and applications on a wide range of IoP topics. CONFERENCE TOPICS Social Computing and Social Internet of Things Mobile Social Networks and Behavior Analysis Internet of Sensing, Thinking and Creation Internet of Swarm Intelligence and Games Human-Centric Computing and Cyber-Physical-Social Systems Crowd Sensing, Sourcing, Intelligence and Wisdom Biometric Sensors and Identifications Brain Information Sensing and Processing Brain-Computer Interface/Brain-Machine Interface Internet of Personae, Brains and Lives Wearable Computing and Implant Technology Personal/Body Networks and Personal Big Data Emotion Recognition and Affective Computing Internet-based Learning and MOOCs Internet-based Robots and Cyborgs Internet-based Healthcare, Wellbeing and Wellness IoP Big Data Processing and Urban Computing IoP Systems Modeling, Simulation and Optimization IoP Security, Privacy, Trust, Psychology, Ethics, Politics and Laws IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission Deadline: April 25, 2018 Authors Notification: June 25, 2018 Camera-ready Due: August 8, 2018 PAPER SUBMISSION A submission is limited to 8 pages for a main conference paper, 6 pages for a workshop or special session paper, and 2-4 pages for a poster in the IEEE format. Please submit at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iop2018. PAPER PUBLICATION Accepted papers will be published by IEEE (IEEE-DL and EI indexed). Best Paper Awards will be presented to high quality papers. Selected papers will be recommended to journal special issues. More details can be found at the conference website: http://www.smart-world.org/2018/iop/. CONTACT E-MAIL: iop2018 at googlegroups.com IoP 2018 Organizing Committees Steering Chairs Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan Huansheng Ning, Univ. of Sci. & Tech. Beijing, China General Chairs Qun Jin, Waseda University, Japan Bin Guo, Northwestern Polytechnical Univ., China Athanasios V. Vasilakos, Innopolis University, Russia General Executive Chairs Guojun Wang, Guangzhou University, China Hakim Mabed, UBFC/FEMTO-ST, France Program Chairs Yufeng Wang, Nanjing U of Posts and Teleco., China Manuel Roveri, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Shuhong Chen, Guangzhou University, China Workshop/Special Session Chairs Weimin Li, Shanghai University, China Simone Disabato, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Shariq Hussain, Foundation U. Islamabad, Pakistan Publicity Chairs Georgios Kambourakis, Univ. of the Aegean, Greece Xuanhua Shi, Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech., China Jinhang Zuo, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Zahid Mahmood, Univ. of Sci & Tech. Beijing, China Ke Yan, China Jiliang University, China Qun Jin, Ph.D. Professor Department of Human Informatics and Cognitive Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan Phone: +81-4-2947-6906 E-mail: jin at waseda.jp http://www.f.waseda.jp/jin/ http://nislab.human.waseda.ac.jp/ From jin at waseda.jp Tue Apr 10 01:13:42 2018 From: jin at waseda.jp (Qun Jin) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 14:13:42 +0900 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP: ITME 2018 (Oct. 19-21, 2018, Hangzhou, China; IEEE CPS Proceedings) Message-ID: [Apologies for multiple postings] Call for Papers The Ninth International Conference on Information Technology in Medicine and Education (ITME 2018) October 19-21, 2018, Hangzhou, China http://www.itme.org.cn/ ITME 2018 is the Ninth International Conference on Information Technology in Medicine and Education, and will be held on October 19-21, 2018, in Hangzhou, China. ITME 2018 is sponsored by IEEE Computer Society (Conference ID: 44552). The goal of ITME 2018 is to explore the theoretical and practical issues and promising solutions for IT in medicine and education. It aims to foster new ideas and collaboration between researchers and practitioners. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, those covered in the two major tracks: IT in medicine and IT in education, and newly emerging issues and solutions enabled and enhanced by promising ICT and cyber technologies, such as big data, IoT (Internet of Things), AI and machine learning, blockchain and decentralization, and their applications in medicine and education. ITME 2018 solicits unpublished original papers for the main conference tracks and organized special sessions. For detail on submission, please refer to http://www.itme.org.cn/submission.asp The conference proceedings will be published by IEEE CPS. Extended versions of selected excellent papers will be considered for fast-track publication in special issues of prestige journals. Important Dates Submission due: June 30, 2018 Notification of acceptance: July 30, 2018 Final manuscript due: August 20, 2018 Qun Jin, Ph.D. Professor Department of Human Informatics and Cognitive Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan Phone: +81-4-2947-6906 E-mail: jin at waseda.jp http://www.f.waseda.jp/jin/ http://nislab.human.waseda.ac.jp/ From katy.davis at libgig.com Wed Apr 11 12:57:52 2018 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:57:52 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Library Clerk, New Orleans, LA Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting... LibSource, an LAC Group company, seeks a Library Clerk for an on-going project in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Clerk will assist with locating, shelving and tagging library materials including applying barcodes and updating online records as needed. Other duties may be required. This is a full-time, benefited position. Qualifications: * High school diploma or GED * Previous experience working in a library technical services environment * Previous experience in data entry * Excellent typing skills - 50 WPM * Excellent organizational skills * Detail oriented * Ability to work independently and as part of a team * Ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities * Ability to lift library materials up to 40lbs on a regular, on-going basis * Experience with an integrated library system, preferably Endeavor Voyager To apply, please visit: https://goo.gl/8HHX6p Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 Katy.davis at libgig.com From katy.davis at libgig.com Thu Apr 12 15:05:19 2018 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:05:19 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Systems Librarian, Part-Time - Virtual, USA Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting... LAC Federal is seeking a part-time Systems Librarian for a major federal library based in Bethesda, MD. This is a 100% remote position. Expected start June 2018. Responsibilities: * Assist with evaluating, testing and comparing features of different tools for a public information website including compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards. * Work with client on SEO evaluation of website content including developing web content strategies to promote the website, reviewing and creating content for FAQs, blogs, and other web pages and creating technical procedures and documentation on an internal wiki. Requirements: * Degree in computer science, library & information science or related field * 3-5 years providing comparable work including familiarity with health/medical topics * Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and organizational skills; * Must be able to work both independently and as part of a motivated and productive team; * Ability to follow rigorous and complex procedures; * Must have excellent attention to detail; * Ability to work in a database or content management system (training in the system will be provided, but the individual must have a high comfort level with learning systems, inputting data, and searching or using other available tools from the system); * Comfort working in a fast-paced environment; * Strong critical thinking and analysis skills. Preferences: * Experience working with Medline Plus * Experience with health and medical taxonomy To apply, please visit: https://goo.gl/Jw8kPa Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 Katy.davis at libgig.com From katy.davis at libgig.com Fri Apr 13 14:57:48 2018 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 18:57:48 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Library Assistant - Montgomery County, MD Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting... LAC Group is seeking Library Assistants for a temporary assignment (part time schedule) at an academic library in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Library Assistants will provide assistance to patrons by helping them use the computer as needed, staffing the front desk, locating materials, and answering routine questions. Qualifications: * High School Diploma * At least 1-2 years' experience providing assistance to patrons including filing, and/or retrieving books or other library materials * Courteous, professional demeanor * Ability to follow instructions with exactness and work unsupervised * Strong attention to detail and customer service * Must be available to work from 9:30 pm to Midnight * Must be available on the following dates o Apr 30 to May 3 o May 7 to May 10 * Must be available to work in one of the following locations o Takoma Park, MDRockville, MD o Germantown, MD To apply, please visit: https://goo.gl/FKH7gA Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 Katy.davis at libgig.com From katy.davis at libgig.com Tue Apr 17 19:15:36 2018 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 23:15:36 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Temporary Library Inventory/Material Handler - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting... LibGig, an LAC Group Company, is seeking Temporary Library Inventory/Material Handlers to work on a project onsite at an LAC Group client, an academic library and museum. The primary role of this position will be to: provide hands-on labor such as lifting and carrying boxes; removing items from shelves, opening, unpacking and packing boxes; loading and unloading materials; packing and shipping and proper storage; and labelling of materials. This is a full-time, temporary position with a flexible schedule lasting for approximately 4-6 weeks. This is a great opportunity for students. QUALIFICATIONS * Ideal candidate will have had 1-3 years of similar or related experience. * Prior experience with inventory or library projects and a library/archive background/education would be helpful. * Prior similar or related experience handling sensitive and delicate items in a careful and secure manner * Able to follow instructions and work within a team but also capable of working independently and autonomously * Must be physically able to lift at least 40 pounds, to push carts up small ramps, to bend, stoop, and to lift items for removal from or placement to shelves of varying heights. * Must be able to stand, walk and be mobile through most of the workday * Must have demonstrated organizational skills, with the ability to follow instructions, maintain work and productivity schedules and benchmarks with a strong attention to detail * Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently and accurately and have good written and verbal communication skills * Must be punctual, reliable and committed to adhering to the work schedule provided * Must be able to follow instructions and work within a team and also be capable of working independently To apply, please visit: https://goo.gl/FNB8rT Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 Katy.davis at libgig.com From silvello at dei.unipd.it Fri Apr 13 07:32:57 2018 From: silvello at dei.unipd.it (Gianmaria Silvello) Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:32:57 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] [DESIRES 2018] Deadline Extension (23 April 2018, AoE) Message-ID: /* Apologies for cross-posting */ *** DESIRES 2018: Call for Papers *** 1st Biennial Conference on Design of Experimental Search and Information Retrieval Systems http://desires.dei.unipd.it/ 28 August - 31 August 2018 Bertinoro, Italy SUBMISSIONS: April 23, 2018 (EXTENDED) ***Dates*** Conference: 28-31 August 2018 (Tuesday evening welcome reception, Wednesday and Thursday full days + Friday morning) Submission deadline: April 23, 2018 (AoE) Notifications: May, 30 2018 ***Vision*** DESIRES is a biennial retreat-like systems-oriented conference, complementary in its mission to the mainstream Information Access and Retrieval conferences like SIGIR, ECIR and other conferences focusing on specific aspects of IR such as ICTIR or CHIIR, emphasizing the innovative technological aspects of search and retrieval systems. DESIRES gathers researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry to discuss the latest innovative and visionary ideas in the field. DESIRES is inspired by CIDR (http://cidrdb.org/). DESIRES mainly encourages papers about innovative and risky information access and retrieval system ideas, systems-building experience and insight, resourceful experimental studies, provocative position statements, and new application domains. DESIRES also welcomes contributions focusing on implementation details, successful or failed reproducibility attempts, technological breakthroughs and new uses of old ideas. At DESIRES running demos/prototypes and war stories are more than welcome. Moreover, industrial and "real-world" experiences play a central role in DESIRES. For instance, papers discussing how well-established research ideas are implemented and used by industries and in commercial products are encouraged. ***C4P*** DESIRES is a single-track conference. To encourage authors to submit only their best work, each person can be an author or co-author of only a single paper or demo. That is, authors can submit only 1 (one) paper. DESIRES invites three kinds of contributions: - Papers (up to 6 pages). Papers usually lack rigorous frameworks, simulations of performance, or prototype implementations but present a radical departure from conventional approaches that enables new applications. Accepted full papers will typically be presented in 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions and discussion. There will be a discussant for each paper that will read the paper in advance and prepare questions (plus questions from the audience). - Prototypes (up to 6 pages). The prototype descriptions generally are a detailed report on successes and mistakes. Accepted prototype papers will typically be presented in 10 minutes with 5 minutes for questions and discussion. - Abstracts (1 page). Ideas that are too half-baked for a paper or demo proposal are good candidates for an abstract. Any author of a paper or prototype demo may additionally submit one abstract. Abstracts are expected to have a single author. Accepted abstracts are allocated 2 minutes in a gong-show style. Format: ACM SIGIR classic format https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template-16dec2016 Publication: The accepted (and presented) papers will be published as CEUR-WS proceedings freely available on-line: http://ceur-ws.org/ (Indexed by DBLP and Scopus). Modified or incremental versions of the papers included in the DESIRES proceedings can be submitted to other venues. The scope of DESIRES is discussing ideas, not tying them. The Call for Papers is also available here: https://easychair.org/cfp/DESIRES2018 ***Venue and Organization*** DESIRES 2018 will be held at the University Residential Centre of Bertinoro (Ce.U.B.), Italy: http://www.ceub.it/default.asp?id=346#.WQ4LgVPygWo The Ce.U.B. is active since 1994 in the field of vocational training, conferences, congresses and lectures. Ce.U.B. is a a vocational training centre of the University of Bologna and it is located in the ancient town of Bertinoro (Forl?-Cesena). The Ce.U.B complex is a former fortress (dating back to the 10th century) and an historical landmarks considered one of the most important monumental complex of the Region. DESIRES 2018 is organized under the Bertinoro international Center for informatics (BiCi) umbrella (http://www.bici.eu/index.html). BiCi is an association whose mission is to foster cutting-edge research and advanced education in Computer Science. DESIRES is sponsored by Bloomberg (silver sponsor) and Google (bronze sponsor). *Keynotes* The first confirmed keynote speaker is Jimmy Lin, Professor and the David R. Cheriton Chair in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. (Tentative) Title of the keynote: Rocket Ships, V8, and Other Batsh*t Crazy Ideas in Information Retrieval *A great conference for a small price* We plan to keep the participation price to a minimum. We foresee a registration fee in the 500-650? range comprising accommodation in a single room for 3 nights, breakfasts, lunches, welcome reception, two dinners and coffee breaks. All the participants should reside at the Ce.U.B. in order to maximize participation and ideas exchange. There is a limited number of places and the accommodation order is: invited speakers, authors (max 2 people per paper), committees and others. Bertinoro offers two hotels at walking distance from the center that accommodate up to 30 additional people. If we will have more requests we are going to provide accommodation in hotels in cities nearby (3-4Km) plus a shuttle service from and to the hotels. *How to reach* More info here: http://www.ceub.it/default.asp?id=435#.WQ4Py1PygWo It is possible to organize a shuttle service from Bologna. It costs 250? for 15 people. ***Committees*** *General chairs* Omar Alonso (Microsoft, USA) Gianmaria Silvello (University of Padua, Italy) *Advisory board* Maristella Agosti (University of Padua, Italy) Ricardo Baeza-Yates (NTENT, USA; UPF, Spain; Univ. de Chile) Bruce Croft (University of Massachusetts, USA) Susan Dumais (Microsoft, USA) Norbert Fuhr (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany) Donna Harman (NIST, USA) Kalervo Jarvelin (University of Tampere, Finland) Marc Najork (Google, USA) Jan Pedersen (Twitter, USA) Gerhard Weikum (MPI, Germany) *Program committee* James Allan (University of Massachusetts, USA) Barla Cambazoglu (NTENT, USA) Diego Ceccarelli (Bloomberg, UK) Jeffrey Dalton (Google, USA) Claudia Hauff (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) Nicola Ferro (University of Padua, Italy) Evgenyi Gabrilovich (Google, USA) Krishna Gummadi (MPI-SWS, Germany) Vasileios Kandylas (Microsoft, USA) Bhaskar Mitra (Microsoft, UK) Nicola Montecchio (Spotify, Germany) Edgar Meij (Bloomberg, UK) Jussi Karlgren (Gavagai & KTH, Sweden) Emre Kiciman (Microsoft, USA) Andreas Rauber (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) Tony Russell-Rose (UXLabs, UK) Tetsuya Sakai (Waseda University, Japan) Mark Sanderson (RMIT, Australia) Sunita Sarawagi (IIT Bombay, India) Ian Soboroff (NIST, USA) Paul Thomas (Microsoft, USA) Andrew Trotman (eBay) Arjen de Vries (Radboud University, The Netherlands) Ingmar Weber (QCRI, Qatar) Wouter Weerkamp (904 Labs, The Netherlands) Cong Yu (Google Research, USA) Justin Zobel (University of Melbourne, Australia) From pr-aksw at informatik.uni-leipzig.de Tue Apr 10 11:36:44 2018 From: pr-aksw at informatik.uni-leipzig.de (Sebastian Hellmann) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:36:44 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] SEMANTiCS 2018, Vienna, Sep 10-13, Open Calls Message-ID: <6fc5135a-a57b-dede-00c8-ca78038a108b@informatik.uni-leipzig.de> Apologies for cross-posting Call for Papers, Posters & Workshops and Tutorials SEMANTiCS 2018 - The Linked Data Conference 14th International Conference on Semantic Systems Vienna, Austria September 10 -13, 2018 http://2018.semantics.cc Important Dates (Research & Innovation incl. Data Science Track) Abstract Submission Deadline:??? April 15, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Paper Submission Deadline:??? April 22, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: ??? June 4, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Camera-Ready Paper: ??? ??? August 6, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Submission via Easychair on https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=semantics2018 SEMANTiCS?18 proceedings will be published as Open Access by Elsevier Procedia Computer Science. The annual SEMANTiCS conference is the meeting place for professionals who make semantic computing work, understand its benefits, and encounter its limitations. Every year, SEMANTiCS attracts information managers, IT-architects, software engineers and researchers from a wide spectrum of organisations ranging from SMEs and non-profit organizations, to public administration bodies, to the largest companies in the world. Attendees learn from industry experts and top researchers about emerging trends and topics in the fields of semantic software, including enterprise data, linked data & open data strategies, methodologies in knowledge modelling and text & data analytics. The SEMANTiCS community is highly diverse; attendees routinely interlinking areas such as knowledge management, technical documentation, e-commerce, big data analysis, enterprise search, document management, business intelligence and enterprise vocabulary management. Given the success of last year?s conference in Amsterdam, which attracted more than 370 attendees from 28 countries, SEMANTiCS 2018 is bound to continue a long tradition of bringing together a community from around the world. There will be presentations on industry implementations, use case prototypes, best practices, panels, papers and posters to discuss semantic systems in a broad range of regular as well as informal settings. SEMANTiCS addresses problems common among information managers, software engineers, IT-architects and various specialist departments working to develop, implement and evaluate semantic software systems. The SEMANTiCS program will provide a rich mix of technical talks, panel discussions on emerging topics and presentations by people who make things work - just like you. In addition, attendees will have a unique opportunity to network with experts in a variety of fields. These relationships provide great value to organisations as they encounter technical challenges in any stage of implementation. The expertise gained by SEMANTiCS attendees has a long-term impact on their careers and organisations. These factors make SEMANTiCS the key event across Europe for a diverse community of industry leaders and academic experts alike. Following the success of the previous year, this year?s SEMANTiCS will also again feature a special Data Science track, which offer a unique opportunity to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the intersection of Semantic Technologies, Linked Data and Data Science and provide a platform to present their ideas and discuss the most important scientific, technical and socio-economic challenges in this emerging field. SEMANTiCS 2018 particularly welcomes submissions on the following key topics: *Web Semantics, Linked (Open) Data & schema.org *Corporate Knowledge Graphs *Knowledge Integration and Language Technologies *Data Quality Management *Economics of Data, Data Services and Data Ecosystems *Ethics and Explainable AI *Data Science (special track, see below) Following the success of previous years, we welcome any submissions related, but not limited to, the following ?horizontal? (research) and ?vertical? (industries) topics: Horizontals *Enterprise Linked Data & Data Integration *Knowledge Discovery & Intelligent Search *Business Models, Governance & Data Strategies *Semantics in Big Data *Text Analytics *Data Portals & Knowledge Visualization *Semantic Information Management *Document Management & Content Management *Terminology, Thesaurus & Ontology Management *Smart Connectivity, Networking & Interlinking *Smart Data & Semantics in IoT *Semantic Services *Semantics for IT Safety & Security *Semantic Rules, Policies & Licensing *Community, Social & Societal Aspects Verticals *Industry & Engineering *Life Sciences & Health Care *Public Administration *e-Science *Digital Humanities *Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums (GLAM) *Education & eLearning *Media & Data Journalism *Publishing, Marketing & Advertising *Tourism & Recreation *Financial & Insurance Industry *Telecommunication & Mobile Services *Sustainable Development: Climate, Water, Air, Ecology *Energy, Smart Homes & Smart Grids *Food, Agriculture & Farming *Safety, Security & Privacy *Transport, Environment & Geospatial We invite contributions to the following tracks: # Research and Innovation Track The Research & Innovation track at SEMANTiCS welcomes papers on novel scientific research and/or innovations relevant to the topics of the conference. Submissions must be original and must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers must not exceed 12 pages in length for full papers and 6 pages for short papers, including references and optional appendices. Important Dates: Abstract Submission Deadline:??? April 15, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Paper Submission Deadline:??? April 22, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: ??? June 4, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Camera-Ready Paper: ??? ??? August 6, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Author instructions: Proceedings should follow the guidelines of the Elsevier Procedia Computer Science format.? Details will be provided soon. # Data Science Track Following the success of last year?s inaugural edition, SEMANTiCS will again feature a Data Science track that provides a unique opportunity to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the intersection between data science and Semantic Technologies. Semantics will provide a forum to present their ideas and discuss the most important scientific, technical and socio-economic challenges of this emerging field. The detailed Call for Data Science papers is available here: https://2018.semantics.cc/calls Important Dates: Abstract Submission Deadline:??? April 15, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Paper Submission Deadline:??? April 22, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: ??? June 4, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Camera-Ready Paper: ??? ??? August 6, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Author instructions: Proceedings should follow the guidelines of the Elsevier Procedia Computer Science format. Details will be provided soon. # Posters and Demos Track The Posters & Demonstrations Track invites innovative work in progress, late-breaking research and innovation results, and smaller contributions in all fields related to the Semantic Web in a broader sense. These include submissions on innovative applications with impact on end users, such as demos of solutions that users may test or that are yet in the conceptual phase, but are worth discussing, and also applications or pieces of code that may attract developers and potential research or business partners. The detailed Call for Poster & Demos papers is available here: https://2018.semantics.cc/calls Important Dates: Paper Submission Deadline:??? ??? June 11, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: ??? July 2, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Camera-Ready Paper: ??? ??? August 6, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Author instructions: Proceedings should follow the guidelines of the CEUR Workshop proceedings format. Details will be provided soon. # Industry and Use Case Track Focusing strongly on industry needs, SEMANTICS invites presentations on enterprise solutions that deal with semantic processing of data and/or information in areas like Linked Data, Data Publishing, Semantic Search, Recommendation Services, Sentiment Detection, Search Engine Add-Ons, Thesaurus and/or Ontology Management, Text Mining, Data Mining and any related fields. All submissions have a strong focus on real world applications beyond the prototypical stage and demonstrate the power of semantic systems! The detailed Call for Industry and Use Case Presentations is available here: https://2018.semantics.cc/calls Important Dates: Abstract Submission Deadline:??? May 6, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Paper Submission Deadline:??? ??? May 28, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) Notification of Acceptance: ??? August 22, 2018 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time) # Workshops and Tutorials Workshops and tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2018 allow your organisation or project to advance and promote your topics and gain increased visibility. The workshops and tutorials will provide a forum for presenting widely recognized contributions and findings to a diverse and knowledgeable community. Furthermore, the event can be used as a dissemination activity in the scope of large research projects or as a closed format for research/commercial project consortia meetings. A detailed call for workshops and tutorials is available here: https://2018.semantics.cc/calls Important Dates for Workshops: Workshop Proposals due: ??? ??? extended: April 13, 2018 (23:59 Hawaii Time) Notification of Acceptance: ??? extended: April 18,? 2018 (23:59 Hawaii Time) Important Dates for Tutorials (and other meetings, e.g. seminars, show-cases, etc., without call for papers): Submission deadline: ??? ??? July 1,? 2018 (23:59 Hawaii Time) Notifications: ??? ??? ??? July 10,? 2018 (23:59 Hawaii Time) # Vocarnival Bootstrap your new Vocabulary project: At the carnival you can present your ideas and early stage vocabs to find the right people to get the Vocab discussion going. For this event we use a very open definition of what a vocabulary is. Ontologies, classifications, thesauri, concept and metadata schemes, whatever their format, in RDF or not, are all welcome. We require at least a project website. Details to follow. The detailed calls will be available on the conference website http://2018.semantics.cc Research and Innovation Chairs: Anna Fensel, University of Innsbruck Victor de Boer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Data Science Track Chairs: Bernhard Haslhofer, Austrian Institute of Technology Laura Hollink, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica Alexander Schindler, Vienna University of Technology Industry and Use case Presentations Tobias B?rger, BMW Christian Dirschl, Wolters Kluwer Andreas Blumauer, Semantic Web Company Workshops and Tutorials Chairs: Javier D. Fern?ndez, WU Vienna Tobias Kuhn, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Posters and Demos Ali Khalili, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Maria Koutraki, FIZ Karlsruhe Conference Chairs: Elmar Kiesling, TU Wien Tassilo Pellegrini, UAS St. P?lten The program committee will be announced on the conference website http://2018.semantics.cc From jmartin at nedcc.org Mon Apr 9 15:21:08 2018 From: jmartin at nedcc.org (Julie Martin) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2018 19:21:08 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] NEDCC Presents Digital Directions 2018 - Atlanta, Georgia - Oct 15-16 Message-ID: <0FDFE2805DFBE2488C179AF8947DCEF901E305EB63@NEDCC-Ex2010.NEDCC.local> Join us in Atlanta! DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections October 15-16, 2018 Commerce Club - Atlanta, Georgia Guided by a faculty of national experts, join colleagues from institutions large and small for two days of instruction on best practices and practical strategies for the creation, curation, and use of digital collections. Network with colleagues who have similar challenges, interact with faculty one-on-one, and gain a comprehensive introduction to digitization and digital preservation. Are you just getting started with a digital project? Trying to bring several digital projects together into a cohesive digital preservation program? Or are you well into a digital collections project and need a refresher on the latest standards and best practices? The Digital Directions conference is geared toward professionals working with digital collections at archives, libraries, museums, historical organizations, government agencies, business and special libraries and archives, and other organizations that steward digital collections. Discounted student rate is available. FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION: http://bit.ly/DD18About *************************************************** NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center Serving Clients Nationwide www.nedcc.org From bturley at nfais.org Wed Apr 11 15:16:11 2018 From: bturley at nfais.org (Benjamin Maverick Turley) Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:16:11 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] 2018 NFAIS Blockchain For Scholarly Publishing Conference Message-ID: ==================================================================== 2018 NFAIS Blockchain For Schlarly Publishing Conference Date: May 15 - 16, 2018 Location: Embassy Suites Old Town Alexandria Link: https://nfais.memberclicks.net/blockchain-call-for-presenters ==================================================================== The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) invites the entire information services community to come together in Old Town Alexandria on May 15 - 16, 2018 to explore blockchain's potential application for scholarly publishing. Our lineup of esteemed experts have been asked to address the following: * What changes can be expected of existing architectures and business models? * How will horizontal access between publishers change discovery? * What impact will blockchain have on existing workflow tools? * What type of investment should libraries, publishers, and discovery services anticipate? * What new skills will your staff require? * What roles might funders play? * How will different stakeholders come together to achieve interoperability of a decentralized system? These are just some of the questions we'll answer so you can begin to build your strategy. RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW! EARLY BIRD RATES END FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH Meet our experts: * Christopher E. Wilmer, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, and Managing Editor of Ledger, University of Pittsburgh * S?nke Bartling, Founder, Blockchain for Science * Petr Novotny, Research Staff Member, Thomas J. Watson Research Center * Lambert Heller, Head of Open Science Lab, TIB Hannover * Jason Barkeloo, Founder and Chair, Knowbella Tech CLICK HERE FOR AGENDA ________________________________ Still confused about blockchain and need an introductory course? All registered attendees of the NFAIS Blockchain for Scholarly Research Conference will receive a free registration to the NFAIS webinar, Blockchain 101: What it is and what it's not, on Tuesday, April 24 at 12:00 - 12:45 pm EDT. Click here for more information or to register. NFAIS partners with the CAS Innovation Lab to provide a primer on blockchain technology in advance of the May 15-16, 2018 Blockchain for Scholarly Publishing Conference being hosted by NFAIS. If you're new to or curious about blockchain, NFAIS and CAS provide a safe space to gain a basic understanding of blockchain, bitcoin and hashes. ________________________________ 801 Compass Way, Suite 201, Annapolis, MD 21401 Phone: (443) 221-2980 || Fax: (443) 221-2981 NFAISTM: Serving the Global Information Community ________________________________ NFAIS would like to thank the following sponsor of this event: ATLA For information about becoming a sponsor, contact Benjamin "Maverick" Turley at bturley at nfais.org or call 443-221-2980 ext. 103 ________________________________ From kanwal.im at pu.edu.pk Wed Apr 18 13:28:50 2018 From: kanwal.im at pu.edu.pk (Kanwal Ameen) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:28:50 +0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Welcome new Director of Simmons SLIS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <424FCB17-9EFD-4EC2-ADB2-651B77FC4BBB@pu.edu.pk> Wowww, Heartiest Congratulations to my Dearest Friend Prof. Sanda on getting this new position. Indeed she?s not only an outstanding academic and scholar but also a wonderful and humane person. Beauty of heart, brain and looks personified :) Very happy to hear this news. Sent from my iPhone Prof Kanwal Ameen University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. > On 13-Apr-2018, at 6:40 PM, Alisa Libby wrote: > > The Simmons School of Library and Information Science is pleased to > announce that Dr. Sanda Erdelez will be joining the School as Director and > Professor beginning in June of 2018. Dr. Erdelez is a world-renowned > researcher in the area of information behavior and recipient of the 2015 > ?Outstanding Contribution to Information Behavior Research Award" from the > Special Interest Group on Information Seeking and Use (SIGUSE) of the > American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). > > Dr. Erdelez earned her PhD at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse > University while on a Fulbright scholarship. She served as an Assistant > Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and as an Associate and Full > Professor at the University of Missouri School of Information Science and > Learning Technologies (SISLT). While at the University of Missouri, Dr. > Erdelez served as the Chair of the SISLT Library and Information Science > Program and as the Associate Director for Education at the Missouri > Informatics Institute. > > -- > *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 > ________________________________________ > > ASIS&T 2017 Annual Meeting > Crystal City, VA > Oct. 27th - Nov. 1, 2017 > Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds > ________________ > Asis-l mailing list > Asis-l at asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l From katy.davis at libgig.com Wed Apr 18 13:48:46 2018 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:48:46 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Drupal Content Management Specialist - Beltsville, MD Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting... LAC Group is seeking a Drupal Content Management Specialist to work on a food science research and reference team at a major Federal library in the Beltsville, MD area. This is an on-going project renewed annually. This will be a full time (40 hour a week; Monday to Friday) benefitted position. Job Description: * This position will require utilizing a Drupal content management system to update numerous web pages, and will support outreach for food safety program to target audiences locally and nationally through social media, traditional media, partnership development, conference participation, educational, Internet, and other relevant information systems. * You will be responsible for managing the research and reference assistance to staff and the general public through a wide range of research techniques, methods, and sources that pertain to human nutrition and food science. * You and other staff members will also work with numerous information technology resources and platforms including research and bibliographic databases, content management systems and more to help keep a nutrition-focused web portal up-to-date. Qualifications: * Must have a Bachelor's Degree * Drupal 6, 7 and/or 8 (intermediate or better) experience highly preferred. * Database management experience preferred. * Understanding and experience with the research process and information flow in the food safety research community including knowledge of data collection and evaluation is a plus. * Experience supporting the development of analytical reports and other written documents presenting facts, issues, and recommendations. * Ability to plan, organize and manage projects, operations and resources. * Ability to organize thoughts and to express them clearly and concisely in both written and oral communication. * Available 1-2 weeks after selection To apply, please visit: https://goo.gl/QY66nr Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 Katy.davis at libgig.com From heidijul at buffalo.edu Wed Apr 18 13:39:41 2018 From: heidijul at buffalo.edu (Julien, Heidi) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:39:41 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] ALISE RFP for Management Services Message-ID: <55423a208273405887bb7cf343ca4e69@MBX-LS6.itorg.ad.buffalo.edu> Good afternoon, The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is seeking proposals from qualified individuals and firms for the provision of professional association management services to ALISE. The attached Request for Proposals (RFP) describes the areas of expertise that are sought in support of ALISE meetings, activities and administrative tasks. ALISE seeks to establish a contract with an individual or firm that is experienced in providing professional association management services. The deadline for proposal submission is May 18, 2018. We encourage you to share this widely with your own contacts. Sincerely, Heidi Julien, ALISE President, 2018-19 ****************************************************** Heidi Julien, Ph.D. President, Association for Library and Information Science Education Professor & Chair, Department of Library and Information Studies Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo 526 Baldy Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 Ph: 716-645-1474 Fax: 716-645-3775 Email: heidijul at buffalo.edu ****************************************************** "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." Leon Megginson From digitalscholarshippress at gmail.com Wed Apr 18 14:07:27 2018 From: digitalscholarshippress at gmail.com (Digital Scholarship) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:07:27 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Research Data Curation Bibliography, Version 9 Message-ID: <11a22b49-bc75-28cd-9f32-8b26261a1ef7@gmail.com> http://digital-scholarship.org/rdcb/rdcb.htm. Includes over 750 English-language works (2009-2017) about research data creation, acquisition, metadata, provenance, repositories, management, policies, support services, funding agency requirements, open access, peer review, publication, citation, sharing, reuse, and preservation. Includes links and, for CC BY and public domain works, abstracts. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://digital-scholarship.org/cwbprofile.htm From katy.davis at libgig.com Thu Apr 19 16:03:03 2018 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:03:03 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Media Resources Assistant - Part-Time/Freelance - Washington DC Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting... LAC Group seeks candidates for a freelance/part-time Media Resources Assistant position in Washington DC with one of the top national television network news organizations. The position will be 16 hours per week for the Saturday/Sunday shift (initial training will be during the week). RESPONSIBILITIES * Use various media software and editing tools as well as a proprietary (DAM) digital asset management system, to enter data, and create new and updated existing asset records * Manage daily order processing, content and research requests and other tasks in the support of the daily ebb and flow of physical and digital assets into and out of the media production, broadcast and archive environments. * Screen various video formats for content and to identify persons, places and other relevant information to the news archive * Create and affix labels, process orders for footage and transcripts as well as physical and digital media assets * Fulfill as-needed search requests, including finding and sourcing footage and content, often of an urgent, time-sensitive nature. * Organize tapes and boxes of assets coming from other locations, and generally assist producers and their assistants in locating library materials * Process requests for assets to be pulled from storage locations on and off site. QUALIFICATIONS * 1-3 years of related experience in research/records/database management or similar experience. * Experience with digital media asset tools and technologies is a plus. * Experience with non-linear editing systems (ie. Avid NewsCutter, Final Cut Pro, etc.) is also a plus * Must have a good knowledge of historical and current events SKILLSET * Able to work autonomously * Computer proficient and be willing and able to learn and use a proprietary digital asset management system quickly and efficiently * Excellent customer service and communication skills and the ability to quickly react to requests for information * Demonstrated organizational skills, with the ability to follow instructions, maintain work and productivity schedules and benchmarks * Punctual, reliable and committed to adhering to the work schedule provided * Follow instructions and work within a team but also capable of working independently * Work well under pressure * Able to read, write and speak English fluently and accurately and must have excellent spelling skills * Strong attention to detail * This position will be primarily scheduled to work Saturday and Sunday but may also require other shifts as coverage and events require. To apply, visit: https://goo.gl/nY2wvY Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 Katy.davis at libgig.com From alisa.libby at simmons.edu Thu Apr 19 16:28:23 2018 From: alisa.libby at simmons.edu (Alisa Libby) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:28:23 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Simmons SLIS News Message-ID: Simmons SLIS News Faculty Dean and Professor Emerita *Mich?le Cloonan* and Adjunct *Sidney Berger* have a collection of decorated papers currently on exhibition at Cushing Library at Texas A&M University. The exhibit, "The Angel in the Marble," opened on March 1. Associate Professor *Amy Pattee *was quoted in a *Boston Globe* story about the most frequently lost books at the Boston Public Library. *Jeff Pomerantz*, currently a Visiting Professor, will join the SLIS faculty as an Associate Professor of Practice. Pomerantz will take on the role of Online Coordinator and will serve on the Assessment Committee. He has been teaching online and hybrid courses since 2001 and he taught a MOOC on metadata; he recently held the position of Senior Researcher with the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research. Associate Professor *Rong Tang*'s paper entitled "Cognitive Styles and Eye Movement Patterns: An Empirical Investigation into Users? Interactions with Interface Elements and Visualization Objects of a Scientific Information System" has been accepted by *Information Research. *The second author of the paper is Yeseul Song. Tang also co-authored an article with Assistant Professor *Kyong Eun Oh*, ?How Do University Students Receive, Read, Find, Share, and Store News? A Survey Study on Mobile News Behavior? published by the *Journal of Library & Information Studies*. Senior Lecturer *Rachel Williams *presented a paper, "Boundaries, Third Spaces, and Public Librarianship," at the iConference in Sheffield, UK on March 27. Williams has been invited to participate in a guest panel discussion, "Homelessness and Public Libraries" at the Texas Library Association in Dallas, Texas on April 5. Alumni *Megan Blakemore* '04LS wrote an article, "Problem Scoping Design Thinking and Close Reading: Makerspaces in the School Library," which has been published in *Knowledge Quest *. Blakemore is currently a student in the SLIS doctoral program. *Katie Olivo* ?14LS will be the Associate Director for Graduate and International Recruitment at Shenandoah University this April. Olivo has been a full-time staff member in SLIS Admissions for five years, and is an alumna of the Dual Archives/History program. *Karen G. Schneider* '17LDS and *Charles O'Bryan* '17LDS co-authored "Zero-Based Budgeting In a Cutback Scenario For A Small Academic Library" published in *Library Leadership & Management *. *Matt Sullivan* '14LS wrote a paper, "Why Librarians Can't Fight Fake News," which has been published online by the *Journal of Librarianship and Information Science *. Sullivan wrote the paper following an independent study on misinformation. Congratulations to the following SLIS alumni who received MSLA awards at the annual MSLA 2018 Conference, March 25-26 in Worcester, Massachusetts. - Hallisey Lifetime Achievement: *Katherine Lowe *?90LS and *Leslie Lomasson* ?06LS - Service Award: *Jennifer Reed* ?05LS - M.S.L.A. (Super Librarian): *Kim Brown* ?07LS, *Susan Harari* ?10LS, *Nancy Snow* ?03LS, and *Elizabeth Stockwood*?05GS (MA, Children?s Lit) - President's Award: *Morgan VanClief* ?15LS, *Bonnie McBride* ?15LS, and *Jill Leibowitz* ?15LS - Web Seal of Excellence: *Emily Houston* ?13LS and *Kendall Boninti* ?06LS For more information about the specific awards, visit the MSLA website . -- *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 lis at ntu.edu.tw Thu Apr 19 20:59:17 2018 From: lis at ntu.edu.tw (Dept. of LIS, National Taiwan University) Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 00:59:17 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / LIS Faculty Position / National Taiwan University Message-ID: Dept. of Library and Information Science in National Taiwan University is seeking to employ one full-time faculty 1. Qualification: Doctoral degree in library and information science related fields 2. 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 *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 February, 2014. The supporting works should be published no earlier than February, 2012. ?The definition of representative works please refer to: http://edu.law.moe.gov.tw/LawContent.aspx?id=FL008629? *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 February 1, 2019 ,or August 1, 2019. Official rank appointed is according to working experience and qualifications. 5. Application deadline: Jul 31, 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 From barilaj at mail.biu.ac.il Mon Apr 23 05:54:30 2018 From: barilaj at mail.biu.ac.il (Judit Bar-Ilan) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:54:30 +0300 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP - altmetrics18 Message-ID: altmetrics18: call for contributions ****Apologies for cross-posting.**** *altmetrics18. *Science & The Public: Public Interactions with Science through the Lens of Social Media altmetrics18 is part of the altmetrics workshop series organized since 2011 and will take place in conjunction with the 5th Altmetrics Conference (5:AM) at the School of Advanced Studies in London on *25 September 2018*. Given the main goal of altmetrics that science should be also beneficial to a broader community and helps inform changes in various aspects of society, the workshop will have a focus on public interactions with science through social media platforms. How to characterize the societal impact altmetrics may reflect? Which actors are involved? Which limitations are posed through platforms and their functionalities? The workshop particularly invites contributions that address the workshop?s theme directly or indirectly, study how the general public interacts with research outputs, and use different methods including sentiment analysis, network analysis or content analysis and also propose new qualitative and quantitative approaches and sources (e.g., YouTube or Instagram) to explore these interactions. *Call for contributions* We are soliciting empirical and theoretical contributions for short presentations and as a basis for discussions, which will be the main focus of the altmetrics18 workshop. Submissions can focus on empirical analyses, novel theoretical frameworks, original datasets or represent a position paper. The goal of the workshop is to discuss, exchange and foster collaboration on social media metrics in general and public interactions with science in particular. While a short paper is not a requirement to attend the workshop, we strongly encourage prospective participants to submit a contribution to seed the discussions. The organizers will give priority to submissions linking to original research artifacts and focusing on the theme of this year?s workshop. All accepted submissions will be made available via the workshop website prior to the workshop. *How to submit* Abstracts need to be submitted via EasyChair by *15 June 2018*. More information can be found on the following website: http://altmetrics.org/altmetrics18/ and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/altmetricsWS ________________ Judit Bar-Ilan Department of Information Science Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel Tel: 972-3-5318351 Fax: 972-3-7384027 email: Judit.Bar-Ilan at biu.ac.il From maistro at dei.unipd.it Mon Apr 23 05:56:18 2018 From: maistro at dei.unipd.it (Maria Maistro) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:56:18 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Last Cfp CENTRE@CLEF 2018 Message-ID: *Call for participation:CLEF, NTCIR, TREC Reproducibility, CENTRE at CLEF 2018* *Lab held during the Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum, CLEF 2018September 10-14, 2018, Avignon, Francehttp://www.centre-eval.org/clef2018/index.html AIMS AND SCOPE--------------------------The goal of CENTRE at CLEF 2018 is to run a joint CLEF/NTCIR/TREC task on challenging participants to reproduce best results of the most interesting systems submitted in previous editions of CLEF/NTCIR/TREC and to contribute back to the community the additional components and resources developed to reproduce the results (lab flyer available at this link: http://www.centre-eval.org/clef2018/centre_clef2018_flyer.pdf ).The CENTRE at CLEF 2018 lab will offer two pilot tasks:Task 1 - Replicability: the task will focus on the replicability of selected methods on the same experimental collections;Task 2 - Reproducibility: the task will focus on the reproducibility of selected methods on the different experimental collections.Since CENTRE is a joint CLEF/NTCIR/TREC activity, participants in Tasks 1 and 2 will be challenged to reproduce methods and systems developed in all the evaluation campaigns, i.e. CLEF will challenge against NTCIR and TREC results in addition to CLEF results.To participate in the lab, the groups need to register by April, 27 at the following link: http://clef2018-labs-registration.dei.unipd.it/ PAPERS TO BE REPRODUCED--------------------------------------------Among the systems submitted to the CLEF/NTCIR/TREC ad-hoc tasks we selected the following papers:* Guyot, J., Radhouani, S., and Falquet, G. (2005). Ontology-Based Multilingual Information Retrieval. In Working Notes for the CLEF 2005 Workshop.* Nguyen, D., Overwijk, A., Hauff, C., Trieschnigg, D. R., Hiemstra, D., and De Jong, F. (2008). WikiTranslate: Query Translation for Cross-lingual Information Retrieval Using only Wikipedia. In Working Notes for the CLEF 2008 Workshop.* Sorg, P., and Cimiano, P. (2008). Cross-lingual Information Retrieval with Explicit Semantic Analysis. In Working Notes for the CLEF 2008 Workshop.* Yang, P., and Fang, H. (2013). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Axiomatic Approaches in Web Track. In TREC 2013.* McCreadie, R., Deveaud, R., Albakour, M., Mackie, S., Limsopatham, N., Macdonald, C., Ounis, I., and Thonet, T. (2014). University of Glasgow at TREC 2014: Experiments with Terrier in Contextual Suggestion, Temporal Summarisation and Web Tracks. In TREC 2014.* Gallagher, L., Mackenzie, J., Benham, R., Chen, R. C., Scholer, F., and Culpepper, J. S. (2017). RMIT at the NTCIR-13 We Want Web Task. Proceedings of NTCIR-13.GUIDELINES------------------Groups should satisfy the following guidelines to participate in this lab:* They need to use an open source IR system, e.g. Lucene, Terrier, Indri, Atire;* The runs should be submitted in TREC format;* The code used to produce the runs should be uploaded in a Bitbucket repository provided by the organizers upon the registration to CENTRE at CLEF.IMPORTANT DATES-----------------------------* Registration closes: April 27, 2018* Runs due from participants: May 11, 2018* Submission of participant papers: May 31, 2018* Notification of acceptance: June 15, 2018* Camera ready due: June 29, 2018* CLEF 2018 conference: September 10-14, 2018ORGANIZERS--------------------* Nicola Ferro, University of Padua, Italy* Maria Maistro, University of Padua, Italy* Tetsuya Sakai, Waseda University, Japan* Ian Soboroff, NIST, US* From jdownie at illinois.edu Mon Apr 23 10:12:53 2018 From: jdownie at illinois.edu (Downie, J Stephen) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:12:53 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2018: Early registration deadline approaching Message-ID: <612008895BFFF74BB7C7A74B2681CE6190B045A3@CHIMBX1.ad.uillinois.edu> JCDL 2018 Call for Participation The ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries in 2018 (JCDL 2018: https://2018.jcdl.org/) will be hosted by the University of North Texas (UNT). It will be held at UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth. It is a major international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues. JCDL enhances the tradition of conference excellence already established by the ACM and IEEE-CS by combining the annual events that these professional societies have sponsored on an annual basis, the ACM Digital Libraries Conferences and the IEEE-CS Advances in Digital Libraries Conferences. REGISTRATION: JCDL 2018 Early Registration is now open until May 3rd! Please go to the JCDL website (https://2018.jcdl.org/) to register as soon as possible. Note that each paper requires a distinct registration (either student or full registration) for the conference; an author that co-authors on multiple papers cannot use their single registration to satisfy this requirement for all of their papers. HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: Also please reserve your conference hotel room by the same date, May 3rd! Later rate will be charged after May 3rd and you will not be able to reserve the hotel by the discount rate after May 3rd. FOUR tutorials and FIVE JCDL 2018 workshops will be held in conjunction with JCDL 2018. They are intended to deliver latest progress in related areas and draw together communities of interest - both those in established communities and those interested in discussion and exploration of a new or emerging issue. We encourage professionals, students and researchers to register for one or more of these events. We look forward to meeting you at JCDL 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas! JCDL 2018 Organizing Committee (https://2018.jcdl.org/organizing_committee) ********************************************************** "Research funding makes the world a better place" ********************************************************** J. Stephen Downie, PhD Associate Dean for Research Professor School of Information Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [Vox/Voicemail] (217) 649-3839 From kamps at uva.nl Mon Apr 23 11:11:37 2018 From: kamps at uva.nl (Jaap Kamps) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:11:37 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: Job Announcement Europeana Foundation: Search Specialist References: Message-ID: > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Antoine Isaac > Subject: Job Announcement Europeana Foundation: Search Specialist > Date: 23 April 2018 at 17:03:59 CEST > To: > Reply-To: Antoine Isaac > > Dear all, > > We would like to announce a new job opening for the position of Search Specialist: > https://pro.europeana.eu/job/search-specialist > > If you are interested in this position, please send your Curriculum Vitae plus motivation letter, both in English, to jobs at europeana.eu before the 21st of May 2018! > > And if you know someone with an interest in such a job, or a relevant dissemination channel for this job ad, please share! > > Thanks a lot, > > Antoine > > ===== > This is the mailing list of the EuropeanaTech community - http://pro.europeana.eu/europeana-tech > You can unsubscribe at http://list.ecompass.nl/listserv/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EUROPEANA-TECH&A=1 From alisa.libby at simmons.edu Mon Apr 23 14:48:20 2018 From: alisa.libby at simmons.edu (Alisa Libby) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:48:20 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Simmons SLIS receives IMLS Grant Message-ID: Simmons SLIS, along with New America's Open Technology Institute and Internet2 , have received an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) FY2018 National Leadership Grants for Libraries award. Their 24-month research project, ?Measuring Library Broadband Networks for the National Digital Platform (LG-71-18-0110-18) ,? will examine how advanced broadband measurement capabilities can support the infrastructure and services needed to respond to the digital demands of public library users across the U.S. Assistant Professor *Colin Rhinesmith* is principal investigator for the project. ?Public libraries across the U.S today need access to accurate, reliable data in order to respond to their communities? growing demand for broadband-enabled applications and services.? Rhinesmith says, ?Our project addresses this need by working with public librarians and library network administrators to develop the broadband measurement tools and training they need to best support their communities? networked information needs." The project will gather quantitative and qualitative data from public libraries across the country about broadband speeds, quality of service, infrastructure, network usage and capacity and connectivity needs, among other factors. Findings from the research will be used to create the project?s three deliverables: an open-source and replicable broadband measurement platform; a broadband measurement platform training manual for public librarians; and a final report on the project. ?America?s public libraries remain a cornerstone of educational opportunity in communities all across our country in part by providing all citizens with unfettered access to high quality and high capacity broadband services,? said James Werle, executive director, Internet2 Community Anchor Program. ?The Internet2 community is proud to partner with Simmons College and New America's Open Technology Institute to measure broadband speeds at libraries and gather more accurate data on broadband performance to help inform libraries, policy makers, and researchers.? ?New America's Open Technology Institute is excited to partner with Simmons, Internet2, and IMLS to build an accessible and usable broadband measurement system to support the work of libraries nationwide," said Chris Ritzo, senior technologist at the Open Technology Institute. "Using participatory design with library staff, we'll build a system that will both enable libraries to automate the longitudinal measurement of their broadband quality and also complement the research on broadband undertaken in the library community to date." ?As centers of learning and catalysts of community change, libraries and museums connect people with programs, services, collections, information, and new ideas in the arts, sciences, and humanities. They serve as vital spaces where people can connect with each other,? said IMLS Director Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew. ?IMLS is proud to support their work through our grant making as they inform and inspire all in their communities.? -- *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 agruzd at gmail.com Tue Apr 24 10:34:28 2018 From: agruzd at gmail.com (agruzd at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:34:28 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Invitation to attend: 2018 International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) - Copenhagen, July 18-20, 2018 Message-ID: <03cd01d3dbd9$5a057690$0e1063b0$@gmail.com> (Apologies for cross-posting) The organizing committee of the 9th Annual International Conference on Social Media and Society (#SMSociety) invites you to visit wonderful Copenhagen on July 18-20, 2018 to experience scholarly inspiration and Nordic design excellence, architecture brilliance, gastronomic creativity, and social inclusiveness. The 2018 conference will be held at the Copenhagen Business School and hosted by the Centre for Business Data Analytics. This year's theme is on "Networked Influence and Virality - REVISITED". * Please register by May 1, 2018 to lock in the early-bird rate: http://socialmediaandsociety.org/registration/ The Conference offers an intensive 3-day program including hands-on workshops, full & work-in-progress papers, panels, and posters featuring the latest in social media research. Our interdisciplinary community brings researchers from a wide variety of disciplines including Information Science, Communication, Education, Journalism, Computer Science, Management, Political Science, Sociology, Health, and other fields. This year, we are honoured to have a highly distinguished scholar and leader as our keynote speaker: * Prof. Karine Nahon - the elected president of the Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL), an Associate Professor of Information Science in the Lauder School of Government and Ofer School of Communications at the Interdisciplinary Center at Herzliya (IDC), Israel, and an Affiliated Associate Professor in the Information School at University of Washington (UW). We hope you can join us for this exciting event and contribute to this emerging research area! If you have any questions about the conference, please email us at: ask at socialmediaandsociety.org or visit our website at http://socialmediaandsociety.org/ -- 2018 #SMSociety Organizing Committee: . Anatoliy Gruzd, Ryerson University - Conference Chair . Ravi Vatrapu, Copenhagen Business School - Local Conference Chair . Jenna Jacobson, Ryerson University - Conference Chair . Philip Mai, Ryerson University - Conference Chair . Anabel Quan-Haase, Western University - Panel Chair . Luke Sloan, Cardiff University - Panel Chair . K. Hazel Kwon, Arizona State University -WIP Papers Chair . Jeff Hemsley, Syracuse University - WIP Papers Chair . Jaigris Hodson, Royal Roads University - Poster Chair From michel.menou at orange.fr Tue Apr 24 05:42:45 2018 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:42:45 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: [Air-L] CfP: DATA, SECURITY, VALUES: VOCATIONS AND VISIONS OF, DATA ANALYSIS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <685c4c4d-4848-5911-94a0-77b1a7a727de@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:45:33 +0000 From: Mareile Kaufmann To: "air-l at listserv.aoir.org" Subject: [Air-L] CfP: DATA, SECURITY, VALUES: VOCATIONS AND VISIONS OF DATA ANALYSIS Message-ID: <73da89b2592c414a86c0013a67c3d507 at mail-ex03.exprod.uio.no> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ** Call for Papers - Please circulate widely** DATA, SECURITY, VALUES: VOCATIONS AND VISIONS OF DATA ANALYSIS 10.-11. December 2018 Peace Research Institute Oslo Data analysis is normative. Coding, programming and algorithmically interpreting data is always informed by the concepts, ideas, values and affordances of the technologies and people that engage with data. Even if the word data means "given", information becomes socially and politically imbued as soon as it is selected and categorized to make it available for analysis. Such insights are no longer only subject of academic critique, but the normativity of data analysis has by now become integrated into public discourses. In fact, the value of data has created a new market for moral entrepreneurs, who re-frame data analysis as a tool for moral engineering and security politics. At this conference we explore how values, ideas and concepts are not only necessarily embedded in data analysis, but also in what way they are productive and co-create society. Please join our discussion on the many vocations and visions of data analysis in the security domain: These can include overt media manipulation and disinformation, the active sensoring or removal of online contents, the workings of editing algorithms or retweet-robots, the promotion of state-sponsored narratives online, but also the normativity of approaches that seek to "uncover fake news", "fight attacks on the freedom of speech online" or "make the world a more secure place with online data". Together, we discuss the relationship between data analysis, ideas and values by looking at the workings of digital security technologies, data security policies or the security politics of data. The three confirmed keynote speakers are: Miguel Sicart, Associate Professor at the Center for Computer Game Research at IT University Copenhagen, "Playing Data: Understanding the Ludic in the Information Age" Katja de Vries, postdoctoral researcher in Law Science Technology & Society at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, "The coexistence of humans and algorithmic profiling machines" Susanne Krasmann, Professor at the Faculty of Economy and Social Sciences, (Criminology) Hamburg University, "The desire for truth - and the secret of algorithms" The conference will further include a roundtable discussion with representatives from the Norwegian Ministries on "Data & the everyday of security authorities" Please send your papers until the 21st of September to Mareile Kaufmann: markau at prio.no From WHe at odu.edu Tue Apr 24 17:49:18 2018 From: WHe at odu.edu (He, Wu) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 21:49:18 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP: Open Educational Resource Discovery and Delivery In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Special issue call for papers from Information Discovery and Delivery Open Educational Resource, or OER in short, has been referred to as educational sources or services that anyone may have equal access and contribution (Tuomi, 2006; UNESCO, 2002). Its benefit of reducing students? cost of education has been validated and underscored in numerous reports. A recent review of 16 OER studies in higher education showed that overall students using OER had the same level of achievement as those using traditional textbook, if not better (Hilton, 2016). Faculty and students reported favorable perceptions toward OER. As a young and growing field, OER has shown its promise in providing accessible and affordable educational opportunities for learners. However, Hilton (2016) found out in his search effort that first there were not many OER studies, and second, there was a lack of studies with rigorous research design. At the same time, as Drs. Wiley, Bliss, and McEwen (2014) pointed out, it faces several major challenges, among which the following questions are significant. What constitutes a quality OER source or service? How is the quality measured? How to find quality OER to effectively support specific needs? What are effective ways to find, localize, and manage OER for a specific linguistic and cultural context? We invite authors to submit paper on OER discovery, localization, management, and quality from theoretical, technical, and design perspectives. Topics may include, but not limited to: * Finding, Seeking and Sharing OER * OER Delivery and Management * OER and digital library * Users? behavior in OER such as information seeking behavior * Learning analytics and data mining of OER * Recommendation systems for OER * OER accessibility * Effective use of OER * OER design and evaluation * OER quality * OER localization or adaptation in and across courses * Open assessment * Global impact * Systematic review of OER research * Advances in OER * Case studies related to OER discovery and delivery Guest Editors Shenghua Zha, University of South Alabama, shzha at southalabama.edu Gayle Davidson-Shivers, University of South Alabama, gvds at southalabama.edu I-Chun Tsai, University of Akron, tsai1 at uakron.edu Important Dates Submission due: June 8, 2018 Final papers: September 2018 Submissions should comply with the journal author guidelines which are here ? see http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?id=idd Submissions should be made through ScholarOne Manuscripts, the online submission and peer review system. Registration and access is available at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/idd * Hilton, J. (2016). Open educational resources and college textbook choices: a review of research on efficacy and perceptions. Educational Technology Research and Development, 64(4), 573-590. doi:10.1007/s11423-016-9434-9 * Tuomi, I. (2006). Open Educational Resources: What they are and why do they matter Retrieved from http://www.meaningprocessing.com/personalPages/tuomi/articles/OpenEducationalResources_OECDreport.pdf * UNESCO. (2002). Forum on the impact of open courseware for higher education in developing countries: Final report. Retrieved from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001285/128515e.pdf * Wiley, D., Bliss, T. J., & McEwen, M. (2014). Open educational resources: A review of the literature. In S. J., M. M., E. J., & B. M. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology (pp. 781-789). New York, NY: Springer. From ppichappan at gmail.com Wed Apr 25 11:51:28 2018 From: ppichappan at gmail.com (Pit Pichappan) Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:21:28 +0530 Subject: [Asis-l] COLLNET 2018 Message-ID: Call For Papers 14th International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics (WIS) & 18th COLLNET Meeting University of Macau, Macau 05 to 08 December 2018 http://socio.org.uk/collnet2018/ We welcome the participants to the 14th International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics (WIS) and the 18th COLLNET Meeting 2018 which will be held from 05 to 08 December 2018 in Macau organized by COLLNET. COLLNET 2018 is a forum for all scientometricians including Librarians, Information Professionals, Researchers and Practitioners to share experiences, ideas, research results, meeting and networking on all aspects of webometrics, informetrics and scientometrics. The meeting will provide an occasion for you to share and collaborate in a pleasant atmosphere. The COLLNET 2018 will be marked by the presence of many events, including formal as well as informal activities, networking events, receptions, industry presentations, panel discussions and tours. Paper Submission Send your extended abstract in three pages by email to Hildrun Kretschmer (kretschmer.h at onlinehome.de) Important Dates July 15, 2018 (Deadline), Extended Abstract (three pages) September 15th, 2018, Acceptance Notification Nov. 15th, 2018 (Deadline), Full Paper (Camera-ready version, maximum 10 pages including tables, figures, references) General Chair Hildrun Kretschmer, COLLNET, Germany Organizing Chairs Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Labs, India & UK Technical Program Chair Bernd Markscheffel, Technische Universit?t Ilmenau, Germany COLLNET 2018 Regional Chairs Chair of Africa, America, Australia and Europe: Valentina Markusova, Russia Contact: kretschmer.h at onlinehome.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From katy.davis at libgig.com Wed Apr 25 17:45:05 2018 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:45:05 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Library Technicians, Washington DC Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting... LAC Federal is seeking Library Technicians to work on-site at a major Federal library in the Washington, DC. We are seeking technicians to work in one of four technical service areas: accessioning of new acquisition, collections maintenance, serials bindery and preservation, and inventory management. Must show strong attention to detail and an ability work without direct supervision. Staff are need who can work nights and weekends. QUALIFICATIONS * 6 months of prior experience working in a law library of over 500,000 volumes (preferred) or similar experience at any library * Ability to follow detailed instructions and organize large quantities of materials * Experience retrieving and refiling library materials according to the Library of Congress Classification System. * Demonstrated experience in at least one of the four (4) library technical services areas (accessioning, collections maintenance, preservation, inventory control). * Ability to work nights and weekends as needed * Preference will be given to applicants who are proficient in at least one foreign language and who are able transliterate using Romanization tables. To apply, please visit: https://goo.gl/xxMVCd Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 Katy.davis at libgig.com From chirags at rutgers.edu Thu Apr 26 13:29:52 2018 From: chirags at rutgers.edu (Chirag Shah) Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:29:52 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Help Make Web Searching Better Message-ID: [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message.] We invite you to participate in a research study on information searching intentions. The purpose of this study is to understand search behavior to better improve the web searching experience. This study is hosted by the Library and Information Science Department of Rutgers University, under a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Requirements * Approximately 7 hours of work over 10 days. * Must be at least 18 years old * Must be a non-student and employed * Proficiency in English required * Intermediate typing + online search skills required * You must use Google Chrome on a laptop/desktop computer for the study Total compensation for participation is $95. For more information, please consult the registration site at: https://tinyurl.com/istudynat **** Chirag Shah, PhD Associate Professor of Information and Computer Science, Rutgers University Director, InfoSeeking Lab, http://infoseeking.org http://chiragshah.org, @chirag_shah **** [cid:D99D4CC7-10FA-486C-90DF-9254824F6B91 at rutgers.edu] From rsandusky at gmail.com Fri Apr 27 14:53:38 2018 From: rsandusky at gmail.com (Robert Sandusky) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 13:53:38 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Register now for the DataONE Users Group meeting Message-ID: Register now for the 2018 DataONE Users Group meeting: *Building a Community of Scientific Data Repositories in an Open Science Landscape* *Monday July 16th 2018 Marriott University Park, Tucson AZ; co-located with the ESIP meeting* - Bringing together repository managers and users in support of open science - Community contributed talks and posters - DataONE updates and visioning - Topical breakout sessions and workshops There is* no registration fee* to attend and participate in the DUG meeting. Information, registration and group hotel rates can be found at: bit.ly/DUG2018 *Meeting Theme and Objectives* The 2018 meeting theme, ?Building a Community of Scientific Data Repositories in an Open Science Landscape? will bring together repository managers, users and other stakeholders to explore achievements and future work in the open science landscape. Community talks and posters that explore broad topics of interoperability, preservation, data discovery, reproducible research and sustainability are invited. DataONE encourages DataONE Member Nodes, data scientists, researchers, scientists, students and others to submit abstracts for posters and talks. *Abstract Submission for Posters and Talks* Abstracts for talks and posters are solicited during the registration process. Talks will be approximately 10-20 minutes in duration, to be confirmed with development of the agenda. Submissions for talks will be accepted until June 10th, 2018. Oral presentations are not guaranteed. Those not accepted as oral presentations will be given the option to present a poster. Poster submissions will remain open until the close of registration. A shareable flyer and postcard are available online. We would be grateful if you could circulate widely in your networks. See you in July! Bob Sandusky UIC University Library From olssi.chair at gmail.com Fri Apr 27 18:12:14 2018 From: olssi.chair at gmail.com (OLSSI Chair) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 18:12:14 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] OLSSI 2018: The Ohio Library Support Staff Institute: Early Bird Registration, open now through May 12th Message-ID: Join us for the annual Ohio Library Support Staff Institute (OLSSI) this summer, July 29 ? 31, 2018, at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio. Along with a new location , we?ll be bringing you new topics trending in libraries today, including cloud computing, ?Fieldtripping? Your Library, escape rooms, a snapshot of the Ohio School for the Deaf, and even Rosie the Comfort Dog. A full list of classes and sessions may be found here . OLSSI is dedicated to supporting the professional development needs of library support staff and with this mission in mind, the summer Institute will again be only $299 for three days, two nights, lodging, classes, meals and more. Registration information may be found here . *Dates to Remember:* *- Now through 5/12/2018: Early Bird Registration, $275.00* *- 5/13/2018 - 7/13/2018: Open Registration, $299.00* *- 7/29/2018 - 7/31/2018: OLSSI Summer Institute* We hope to see you at OLSSI 2018! *The Steering Committee of the Ohio Library Support Staff Institute* OLSSI: The Ohio Library Support Staff Institute olssi.org | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | OLSSI Book Club From plato.smith at ufl.edu Fri Apr 27 19:06:38 2018 From: plato.smith at ufl.edu (Smith, Plato) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 23:06:38 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] DataONE Users Group meeting Message-ID: <25F61255-F480-45E3-937A-4CF0B13C9D4A@ufl.edu> Pardon cross-post. Thanks. Register now for the 2018 DataONE Users Group meeting: Building a Community of Scientific Data Repositories in an Open Science Landscape Monday July 16th 2018 Marriott University Park, Tucson AZ; co-located with the ESIP meeting * Bringing together repository managers and users in support of open science * Community contributed talks and posters * DataONE updates and visioning * Topical breakout sessions and workshops There is no registration fee to attend and participate in the DUG meeting. Information, registration and group hotel rates can be found at: bit.ly/DUG2018 Meeting Theme and Objectives The 2018 meeting theme, ?Building a Community of Scientific Data Repositories in an Open Science Landscape? will bring together repository managers, users and other stakeholders to explore achievements and future work in the open science landscape. Community talks and posters that explore broad topics of interoperability, preservation, data discovery, reproducible research and sustainability are invited. DataONE encourages DataONE Member Nodes, data scientists, researchers, scientists, students and others to submit abstracts for posters and talks. Abstract Submission for Posters and Talks Abstracts for talks and posters are solicited during the registration process. Talks will be approximately 10-20 minutes in duration, to be confirmed with development of the agenda. Submissions for talks will be accepted until June 10th, 2018. Oral presentations are not guaranteed. Those not accepted as oral presentations will be given the option to present a poster. Poster submissions will remain open until the close of registration. A shareable flyer and postcard are available online. We would be grateful if you could circulate widely in your networks. From plato.smith at ufl.edu Fri Apr 27 19:22:25 2018 From: plato.smith at ufl.edu (Smith, Plato) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 23:22:25 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Research Data Management Librarian for Sciences at Harvard Message-ID: Pardon cross-post. Thanks. Subject: [STS-L] Job Opportunity: Research Data Management Librarian for Sciences at Harvard Harvard Library is seeking a creative and self-motivated individual to help define and launch research data services focused on science and engineering. The Research Data Management Librarian for the Sciences (RDML) will help develop and coordinate research data management services with the office of the Director of Library Digital Strategies and Innovation. New outreach and programming developed by the RDML will demonstrate an understanding the research landscape, the role of campus partnerships, and the capabilities and limits of library support. The RDML will work with relevant stakeholders in developing policies, guidelines and workflows of data management services to ensure good research practice, protection of intellectual property, proper storage and security of research data, compliance with relevant regulations, and appropriate access to research data. The RDML for the Sciences reports to the Director of Science and Engineering Library Services. Full posting information available at: https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGWEbHost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerID=25240&siteID=5341&AReq=45401BR Contact Amy for more information or questions. * * * * * * * * Amy S. Van Epps she/her/hers Director of Sciences and Engineering Services Cabot Science Library, Harvard University (617) 998-5661 ORCiD: 0000-0002-5986-5952 From christian.scott.james at gmail.com Mon Apr 30 12:45:49 2018 From: christian.scott.james at gmail.com (Christian James) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:45:49 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Call for Student Papers: 2018 Student Research Award Message-ID: *Call for Student Papers: 2018 Student Research AwardTheme: Users of Arts & Humanities Digital Collections* SIG AH is seeking previously unpublished research for a Master?s or PhD Student Research Award including a free ASIS&T membership and cash prize up to $500. The submission form can be found at: https://goo.gl/irgnah. The theme, Users of Arts & Humanities Digital Collections, invites participation from a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives on the topic. We encourage graduate-level submissions from a broad range of disciplines including the arts and humanities, digital humanities/new media, library and information science, and computer science. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, past research, case studies, and current projects that use arts and humanities digital collections, or that discuss topics in the following areas: - Creative re-use of digital collections - Teaching with digital collections - Researchers using digital collections - Usability of digital collections interfaces - Ethical issues related to digital collections access - Reverse-image lookup - Web analytics - Accessibility - Use of digital collections on social media - Digital Humanities projects *Who is Eligible?*Anyone who is currently a PhD or Master?s student. Students who are graduating in Spring 2018 may apply. Submissions can be made as a single author or a group of authors, including collaborations between students from different institutions. All submitted works should be previously unpublished. Authors do not need to be members of ASIS&T. All research is expected to be purely the students? work. Authors are required to secure any necessary permissions related to research findings from internships or collaborative projects being used in this research competition. *Submission Requirements & Selection Criteria* While the contest theme, eligibility, and submission criteria are flexible and invite creativity, research papers should show an appropriate level of graduate research and should include an advanced theoretical or empirical discussion, methodology, and analysis. Research paper submissions should relate to the 2018 theme (Users of Arts & Humanities Digital Collections) and must adhere to the following - Word .doc or .docx - Cover page with title, author names, institutional affiliations, and abstract of 250 words or less - 10 single-spaced pages or less (approximately 4,000 words), 12 pt. font, using APA citations and bibliography. Tables, graphs, images, etc. may appear within the body of the text. - No headers or footers (with exception of page numbers) - Author names should not appear anywhere in the main text. - Submission details should be provided via electronic form and final papers emailed by the May 18, 2018 deadline (details below). A panel of judges will select award winners based on the following criteria: relevance of topic to the contest theme, originality of research and approach, and quality of student writing. Papers not meeting the above requirements may be excluded from the contest. *Awards* One (1) student paper may be awarded the Master?s Student Research Award or the PhD Student Research Award, including a monetary prize of up to $500 and a 1-year ASIS&T membership. *Submission and Deadline* Authors are invited to submit papers, based on the requirements and selection criteria above, by filling out the form at https://goo.gl/irgnah and emailing the document to ASIST.SIGAH (at) gmail.com before 11:59 pm PST, May 18, 2018. Please ensure the information submitted on the web form matches the title and author name on the submitted final paper. Award winner will be announced in June 2018. If you have any questions, please email ASIST.SIGAH (at) gmail.com http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGAH/2018/02/21/2018-cfsp/ From kejriwal at isi.edu Mon Apr 30 18:19:44 2018 From: kejriwal at isi.edu (Mayank Kejriwal) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:19:44 -0700 Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: [CfP] Special Issue on Knowledge Graphs in Semantic Web Journal In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mayank Kejriwal Date: Sun, Apr 29, 2018 at 9:30 PM Subject: [CfP] Special Issue on Knowledge Graphs in Semantic Web Journal To: Vanessa Lopez , Juan Sequeda [Apologies for cross posting; please circulate among your colleagues] Call for Papers (Semantic Web Journal): Special Issue on Knowledge Graphs: Construction, Management and QueryingURL: http://www.semantic-web-j ournal.net/blog/call-papers-special-issue-knowledge-graphs- construction-management-and-querying A Knowledge Graph (KG) is a graph-theoretic knowledge representation that (at its simplest) models entities and attribute values as nodes, and relationships and attributes as labeled, directed edges. Knowledge Graphs have emerged as a unifying technology in several areas of AI, including Natural Language Processing and Semantic Web, and for this reason, the scope of what constitutes a KG has continued to broaden. In industry, widespread adoption of schema.org, as well as the Google Knowledge Graph, is changing the way information is being produced and consumed by both humans and machine agents on the Web. Even before the term ?Knowledge Graph? was coined and was in use, the Semantic Web community was a strong advocate of many of the core elements that make KGs so powerful, including graph-theoretic data models (and more generally, semi-structured representations of both data and schema), powerful pattern-matching querying languages, graph data management and the emergence and utilization of large publicly available KGs like DBpedia, GeoNames and Wikidata for such varied tasks as knowledge acquisition, information retrieval and knowledge alignment. With the renaissance of, and deep interest in, such technologies in the broader computer science community, we believe that the time is ripe for the Semantic Web to revisit Knowledge Graphs from the lens of construction, management and querying. We welcome four main types of submissions: (i) full research papers, (ii) reports on tools and systems, (iii) application reports, and (iv) survey articles. The description of the submission types is posted at http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/authors#types. While there is no upper limit, paper length must be justified by content. For guidance, we provide a list of possible topics below. Note that these topics are non-exhaustive and are not meant to be mutually exclusive. We especially welcome interdisciplinary research that spans multiple topics. Our guest editorial board includes members from both academia and industry. Knowledge Graph Construction: - Novel techniques and algorithms for information extraction, especially algorithms that adapt quickly to novel domains and can be applied to Web data - Modeling structured sources in terms of a target KG ontology - Instance-based or hybrid ontology mapping between the ontologies of two KGs - Techniques for constructing multi-modal Knowledge Graphs from non-textual sources like video, images and other multimedia - Crowdsourced techniques for constructing high-quality Knowledge Graphs - Interactive techniques such as active learning, question answering and dialogs for rapid, high-quality human-in-the-loop KG construction - Entity resolution techniques for Knowledge Graphs - Machine Learning (including Probabilistic Logic) techniques for ?completing? Knowledge Graphs by reasoning and doing link prediction over information extraction, entity resolution or ontology mapping outputs Knowledge Graph Querying: - Domain-specific search models over Knowledge Graphs, including for specialized applications like vertical search and enterprise search - Information Retrieval models (including learning to rank models) for querying Knowledge Graphs - Semantic query reformulation techniques to robustly query noisily constructed, or incomplete, Knowledge Graphs - Question Answering over Knowledge Graphs Knowledge Graph Management: - Entity alignment and linking between diverse Knowledge Graphs - Publishing, consumption, maintenance and evolution - Personalised learning based on Knowledge Graphs - Managing real time and historical data using Knowledge Graphs - Security and privacy issues surrounding Knowledge Graph use and management Applications: - Applications that showcase the successful adoption of Knowledge Graphs in both research and industrial settings, with clear description of the role, impact and motivations behind using Knowledge Graphs. - Development and utilization of Knowledge Graphs in specific industrial domains (e.g., media, government, financials, healthcare, life sciences, smart cities, cultural heritage, etc.) or as a horizontal technology, across application areas (e.g., business intelligence, analytics, search, content / knowledge management, information extraction, data integration, recommendation systems, etc.). - Discussion of experiences, scalability and the measurable impact (quantitative and / or qualitative) of the added value created by using Knowledge Graphs in the respective domain. Best practises and concrete lessons learned from these experiences. - Potential strategic applications, use cases and areas where further research and advances based on using Knowledge Graphs is required Deadline - Submission deadline: 15 June 2018. Papers submitted before the deadline will be reviewed upon receipt. Submission Instructions Submissions shall be made through the Semantic Web journal website at http://www.semantic-web-journal.net. Prospective authors must take notice of the submission guidelines posted at http://www.semantic-web-jou rnal.net/authors. Note that you need to request an account on the website for submitting a paper. When submitting, please indicate in the cover letter that it is for the Special Issue on Knowledge Graphs and the chosen submission type. All manuscripts will be reviewed based on the SWJ open and transparent review policy and will be made available online during the review process. Guest editors The guest editors can be reached at swj-knowledge-graphs at googlegroups.com. Mayank Kejriwal (USC Information Sciences Institute; Los Angeles, CA, United States) Vanessa Lopez (IBM Research; Dublin, Ireland) Juan F. Sequeda (Capsenta; Austin, TX, United States) Guest editorial board Elena Cabrio, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France Mari Carmen Suarez Figueroa, Universidad Polit?cnica de Madrid, Spain Stamatia Dasiopoulou, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain Dennis Diefenbach, St Etienne university, France Derek Doran, Wright State University, United States Mauro Dragoni, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy Sumit Bhatia, IBM Research, India Jorge Gracia Del R?o, Universidad Polit?cnica de Madrid, Spain Dagmar Gromann, Technical University Dresden, Germany Aidan Hogan, Universidad de Chile, Chile Freddy Lecue, Accenture Technology Labs, Ireland Antonio Lieto, University of Turin, Italy Alessandra Mileo, INSIGHT Center for Data Analytics , Ireland Andriy Nikolov, metaphacts GmbH, Germany Sergio Oramas, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain Petya Osenova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria Raul Palma, Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, Poland Simone Paolo Ponzetto, University of Mannheim, Germany Hector Perez-Urbina, Google, United States Silvio Peroni, University of Bologna, Italy Mariano Rodriguez Muro, IBM Research, United States Enrico Santus, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore Kiril Simov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria Michael Spranger, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Japan Marta Sabou, Modul University, Austria Piek Vossen, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands Arkaitz Zubiaga, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Balaji Ganesa, IBM Research, India