[Sig-l] STI Proposed Programs for ASIST 2004

Julie Arnold jh276 at umail.umd.edu
Mon Nov 10 20:23:49 EST 2003


Actually, I am the coordinator of the reference service and knowledge 
bases topic, so please contact me directly if you are interested. Thanks.


Ann Eagan wrote:

> The following are the program ideas STI proposed for ASIST 2004.  
> These are in somewhat raw form as some discussion did take place at 
> the All SIG planning meeting so a few of the co-sponsors are more firm 
> than indicated.  I would certainly appreciate hearing from other SIGs 
> as to their interest in co-sponsoring any programs or any ideas for 
> speakers or formats.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ann Eagan, Chair, STI
>
> 1) Reference services and knowledgebases: when is help helpful.
>
>>>           The use and implications of knowledgebases within the 
>>> context of digital reference projects in the sciences
>>>
>>> Program coordinators: Gail Hodge, Pat Flanagan
>>> Possible co-sponsors: CR, USE, KM
>>> Possible contact: Michael Smith, chair KM
>>>
>>> 2) Trans-national bio-informatics initiatives
>>>
>>>           Technical and research issues for genomics and proteomics 
>>> databases that cross national boundaries.
>>>
>>> Program coordinators: KT Vaughan, Gail Hodge
>>> Possible co-sponsors: MED, III
>>> Possible contact: Nancy Blaise UW For MED - actually contact Lauren 
>>> Harrison at Roche.com
>>>
>>> 3) Project level metadata in digital libraries.
>>>
>>>           Discussion of how to describe and manage groups of
>>> collections of digital objects  .
>>>
>>> Program coordinator: Gail Hodge
>>> Possible co-sponsors: KM, DL, CR
>>>
>>> 4) Open Access Initiatives in the sciences
>>>
>>>           A look at current projects and models, with an emphasis on 
>>> institutional vs discipline based repositories.
>>>
>>> Program coordinator: Deborah Helman
>>> Possible co-sponsors: DL
>>>
>>> 5) Sociology of Scholarly Communication
>>>
>>>           The social processes of the life cycle of information
>>>
>>> Program coordinator: Jon Jablonski
>>> Possible co-sponsors: HSIF
>>>
>>> 6) Physical infrastructure of research
>>>
>>>           How high speed networking infrastructures are changing the 
>>> way science gets done.
>>>
>>> Program coordinators: Pat Flanagan, Brian Gray, Gail Hodge
>>>
>>> 7) Metasearch tools:  why some stick and some don't.
>>>
>>> Program coordinator: Deborah Helman
>>> Possible co-sponsors: LT, Standards Committee
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ann Eagan, Chair STI
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ann Eagan
>>> ann.eagan at nau.edu
>>> Head, Reference Services
>>> Cline Library
>>> Northern Arizona University
>>> PO Box 6022
>>> Flagstaff, AZ  86011-6022
>>> (928) 523-0340 Fax: (928) 523-3770
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>>
>>
>
> Ann Eagan
> ann.eagan at nau.edu
> Head, Reference Services
> Cline Library
> Northern Arizona University
> PO Box 6022
> Flagstaff, AZ  86011-6022
> (928) 523-0340 Fax: (928) 523-3770
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