[sigCR] SIG Workshop

Thu May 3 16:30:25 EDT 2012

I will be checking into recording (and possibly transcripting) the
workshop! We anticipate this will be an historic event -- and hope to
capture as much of it as possible.

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Irene L. Travis <itravis at austin.rr.com>wrote:

> These sound like great plans. But particularly if there is going to be a
> lot
> of informal discussion, I'd love to capture it for the Bulletin. When we
> get
> closer, I hope I can persuade some of you to write up the event for us.
>
> __Irene Travis
>
>
> > From: "ZENG, MARCIA" <mzeng at kent.edu>
> > Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 15:45:04 -0400
> > To: "sigcr-l at asist.org" <sigcr-l at asist.org>
> > Subject: Re: [sigCR] SIG Workshop
> >
> > Hi, all,
> > The discussions around SIG CR are very inspiring. I look forward to a
> great
> > workshop this year.
> > You probably received the following announcement of the ISKO UK seminar.
> I
> > think the first paragraph really reflects what we all have in mind
> nowadays.
> > "Classification is at the heart of ISKO's mission. All of us learn and
> apply
> > the techniques; many of us also teach the subject. But classification is
> not
> > the only approach to knowledge organization, and today's information
> > professionals need to master more subjects and skills than ever before.
> > Classification is being squeezed into a steadily smaller corner of the
> > curriculum. "
> > Marcia Zeng
> >
> > From: Stella Dextre Clarke <stella at lukehouse.org<mailto:
> stella at lukehouse.org>>
> > Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 04:09:50 -0400
> > To: "isko-l at lists.gseis.ucla.edu<mailto:isko-l at lists.gseis.ucla.edu>"
> > <isko-l at lists.gseis.ucla.edu<mailto:isko-l at lists.gseis.ucla.edu>>
> > Cc: Anna Harvey <harveyannam at gmail.com<mailto:harveyannam at gmail.com>>,
> Frances
> > Huckle <huckles at globalnet.co.uk<mailto:huckles at globalnet.co.uk>>
> > Subject: [isko-l] "I think, therefore I classify" - ISKO UK seminar and
> > workshop
> >
> > Dear ISKO Colleagues,
> > Classification is at the heart of ISKO's mission. All of us learn and
> apply
> > the techniques; many of us also teach the subject. But classification is
> not
> > the only approach to knowledge organization, and today's information
> > professionals need to master more subjects and skills than ever before.
> > Classification is being squeezed into a steadily smaller corner of the
> > curriculum.
> >
> > The time is ripe to reconsider what we all need to learn about
> classification,
> > and how best to learn it. A full day seminar and workshop will be held in
> > London on Monday 16 July this year, in the hope that many  ISKO members
> will
> > take this opportunity to participate in considering the best way forward.
> > The programme starts by reminding ourselves of the basics: the
> principles of
> > classification, the philosophy and the research into cognitive
> psychology. We
> > shall hear from experts in five different fields where classification is
> > applied. The employment opportunities too will be considered, before we
> join
> > breakout groups to consider what we can and should do to develop our
> > understanding and skills, and to engage the next generation of knowledge
> > organizers. (See detailed programme below.)
> >
> > The event is organized jointly between ISKO UK and the Information
> Retrieval
> > Specialist Group  (IRSG) of the British Computer Society. In the breaks
> we
> > hope to arrange demonstrations from vendors of software designed to
> handle
> > classification automatically.
> >
> > The event fee (which includes lunch and refreshments) is 25 pounds to
> ISKO and
> > BCS members and to full-time students and just 60 pounds for non-members,
> > payable in advance.  To reserve a place and see more details, please go
> to
> > http://www.iskouk.org/events/classification_july2012.htm . Shortly
> we'll be
> > looking for people to lead the breakout sessions, and we'd love to hear
> from
> > you if you have ideas for structuring these.
> >
> > Hoping to welcome you soon,
> > Regards
> > Stella Dextre Clarke
> > Chair, ISKO UK
> > --------------------------------------
> >
> > "I think, therefore I classify" - Outline programme for 16 July 2012:
> >
> > Session 1: The need for classification education and skills
> > €    Principles of classification for libraries physical or virtual  -
> Vanda
> > Broughton
> > €    How is classification currently taught? Review of current courses
> in UK -
> > Chris Urquhart
> > €    Demand for classification skills: the employment/recruitment trends
>  -
> > Donald Lickley
> >
> > Session 2: Perspectives on classification
> > €    Classification in the sciences, especially biology - Sandra Knapp
> > €    Information retrieval and classification - Fabrizio Sebastiani
> > €    Categorization and website architecture - Tony Russell-Rose
> > €    Classification in records management: part of the solution or part
> of the
> > problem? - Steve Bailey
> > €    Class structure of ontologies, and uses in the Semantic Web -
> [speaker to
> > be confirmed]
> >
> > Session 3: Back to basics
> > €    To Cognize is to Categorize: From the 'Blooming, Buzzing Confusion'
> to
> > the 'Cognitive Commons' - Stevan Harnad (by videoconference)
> > €    Philosophy of classification - John Dupré
> >
> > Session 4: What to do about it?: Breakout sessions:
> > €    Curriculum content in university LIS courses
> > €    Learning in the workplace
> > €    Classification in electronic/networked environments
> > €    Formal versus informal classification
> > €    Classification content of computer science curricula
> >
> >
> > *****************************************************
> > Stella Dextre Clarke
> > Information Consultant
> > Luke House, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RR, UK
> > Tel: 01235-833-298
> > Fax: 01235-863-298
> > stella at lukehouse.org<mailto:stella at lukehouse.org>
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