From arth at umn.edu Wed Feb 5 13:43:57 2014 From: arth at umn.edu (Janet Arth) Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 12:43:57 -0600 Subject: [MNASIS-L] Institute for Mathematics and it Applications: IMA Public Lectures Message-ID: *Keeping Track of the Web* 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 12, 2014 2-650 Moos Tower 515 Delaware St SE East Bank, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Carrie Grimes, Google The content of the internet has grown rapidly to fill many information niches and forms a critical--and entertaining--resource for the public. Unlike a library, however, there is no complete catalog of pages on the web and no central registry of updates. Pages on the web are born, updated, languish, and disappear independently. A web resource, such as a search engine that wants to capture a significant part of the web, has to keep up. In this lecture, Carrie Grimes will explore how to apply models developed for biological and physical systems to a new context in order to understand information creation and updates on the web. http://ima.umn.edu/public-lecture/ Free and open to the public The IMA Public Lecture Series features distinguished mathematicians and scientists who illuminate the role of mathematics in understanding our world and shaping our lives. The purpose of these talks is to give the public a better understanding about how contemporary mathematical ideas are applied to important technological and scientific problems, conveying the significance and excitement of these applications. These engaging and informative lectures are designed for a broad audience, appropriate for middle-school students and older. This well-established series regularly draws diverse audiences of several hundred people. FYI, Janet ~ ~ ~ ~ Janet M. Arth, Systems Librarian University of Minnesota Libraries DSS 499 Wilson Library (mail) 569 Wilson Library (office) 309-19th Avenue South email: arth at umn.edu Minneapolis, MN phone: 612-624-9860