From aida.slavic at udcc.org Tue Sep 5 17:32:13 2017 From: aida.slavic at udcc.org (Aida Slavic) Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 22:32:13 +0100 Subject: [sigCR] Final Invitation for Registration: Faceted Classification Today, London 14-15 September In-Reply-To: <9caf4fe6-7eb9-3178-4e1e-af6b53ddb771@udcc.org> References: <9caf4fe6-7eb9-3178-4e1e-af6b53ddb771@udcc.org> Message-ID: ===== Registration closes 10 September ===== The International UDC Seminar 2017 FACETED CLASSIFICATION TODAY: theory, technology and end users DATE: 14-15 September 2017 VENUE: Wellcome Collection 183 Euston Road London, United Kingdom WEBSITE: http://seminar.udcc.org/2017/ CONTACT: seminar2017 at udcc.org Faceted analytical theory is a widely accepted approach for constructing modern classification schemes and other controlled vocabularies. While the advantages of faceted approach are broadly accepted and understood the actual implementation is coupled with many challenges when it comes to data modelling, management and retrieval. UDC Seminar 2017 revisits faceted analytical theory as one of the most influential methodologies in the development of knowledge organization systems. The Seminar programme features and exceptional line-up of international experts in classification and knowledge organization. Speakers include Richard Smiraglia, Vanda Broughton, Birger Hjorland, Claudio Gnoli, Joseph Tennis, Martin Fricke, Dagobert Soergel, Rebecca Green, Rick Szostak, A.R.D. Prasad, et al. The conference proceeding (published by Ergon Verlag), will be distributed to delegates at the conference (http://www.udcc.org/index.php/site/page?view=facetedclassification). To learn more about the conference programme and to register, go to the conference website http://seminar.udcc.org/2017/. Registration fee: ?290 regular fee (students ?250) ====== From announce at dublincore.net Sat Sep 9 10:13:27 2017 From: announce at dublincore.net (DCMI Announce) Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2017 07:13:27 -0700 Subject: [sigCR] Workshop: NKOS at DC-2017 Message-ID: ********PLEASE EXCUSE THE CROSS-POSTING******** *NKOS at DC-2017* *Full-day Workshop at DC-2017, Washington, DC, 26-29 October 2017* _______________________________________________ *:: Workshop Facilitators:* *Joseph Busch*, *Taxonomy Strategies* *Gail Hodges*, *Information International Associates* *:: Time:* 8:30-5:30 DST *:: Date:* 28 October 2017 *:: Session Homepage:* http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/ pages/view/sp17-nkos *:: Registration:* http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/ pages/view/reg17 *Early registration ends Friday, 15 September 2017. * *Register now and save! * *Full conference and day rates are available.* _______________________________________________ SESSION DESCRIPTION: The 11th U.S. Networked Knowledge Organization Systems (NKOS) Workshop will include: (1) Presentations, typically 20 minutes plus discussion time on work related to the themes of the workshop (see below); and (2) Demonstration on work related to the themes of the workshop. WORKSHOP PRESENTERS: *Courtney R. Butler*, *Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City* *Joseph Busch*, *Taxonomy Strategies* *Julaine Clunis*, *Kent State University* *Brett D. Currier*, *Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City* *Susan Pick Dubas*, *World Bank* *Paul Groth*, *Elsevier Labs* *Diane Hillman*, *Metadata Management Associates* *Marjorie Hlava*, *Access Innovations* *Gail Hodge*, *Information International Associates* *Tao Hu*, *Kent State University* *Michael Lauruhn*, *Elsevier Labs* *Sujit Pal*, *Elsevier Labs* *Cristina Pattuelli*, *Pratt Institute* *Jon Phipps*, *Metadata Management Associate*s *Denisa Popescu*, *World Bank* *Jian Qin*, *Syracuse University* *Hannah Sistrunk*, *Pratt Institute* *Dagobert Soergel*, *SUNY Buffalo* *Joseph Tennis*, *University of Washington* *Nicholas Weber*, *University of Washington* *Marcia Zeng*, *Kent State University* For additional information about the workshop, presentations and to register, visit the conference website at http://dcevents.dublincore. org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2017. From announce at dublincore.net Mon Sep 11 15:09:18 2017 From: announce at dublincore.net (DCMI Announce) Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:09:18 -0700 Subject: [sigCR] DC-2017 Session: Developing a Metadata Community Response in the Post-Truth Information Age Message-ID: ********PLEASE EXCUSE THE CROSS-POSTING******** Developing a Metadata Community Response in the Post-Truth Information Age *Special Session at DC-2017, Washington, DC, 26-29 October 2017* _____________________________________________ *:: Presenter & Facilitator:* *David Clarke*, *Synaptica?* *:: Time: *3:30-5:00 DST *:: Date:* 26 October 2017 *:: Session Homepage:* http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/ pages/view/sp17-postTruth *:: Registration:* http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/ pages/view/reg17 *Early registration ends Friday, 15 September 2017. * *Register now and save! * *Full conference and day rates are available.* _____________________________________________ SESSION DESCRIPTION: Post-truth issues are adversely affecting people all around the world. The metadata and knowledge organization communities have a mission to help people access information that is as objective, comprehensive and as relevant as possible. This session is an open invitation to members of our community to engage with these issues, contribute ideas for solutions, and consider whether DCMI has a potential role to play in charting a path forward. In 2016 the Oxford English Dictionary chose ?post-truth? as word of the year. Their decision was based on the proliferation of fake news stories and misinformation that accompanied both the US national election and the British EU referendum. On Earth Day in April 2017 thousands of people gathered in London for a March for Science, protesting the negative impact of post-truth culture and politics on science, research and education. How can the metadata community engage with, and respond to, these issues? In this session, David Clarke will describe the problem space and comment on the issues from the perspective of knowledge organization and information science. The session will include ample time for delegate participation, including a discussion about how the metadata community can get involved and contribute ideas for solutions. SESSION PRESENTER & FACILITATOR: *David Clarke* is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London, and an Associate of St. George?s House, Windsor. He is cofounder and CEO of the Synaptica? group of companies, providers of enterprise software solutions for knowledge organization and discovery. He served on the authoring committee of the 2005 version of the US national standard for controlled vocabularies, ANSI/NISO Z39.19. David leads research and development at Synaptica, including software solutions for taxonomy and ontology management, text analytics and auto-categorization, image annotation and indexing, and Linked Data management. He is involved in educational outreach programs including LD4PE, the Linked Data for Professional Education initiative of DCMI. Synaptica software solutions have attracted numerous international awards including: Knowledge Management World magazine?s 100 Companies that Matter in KM and Trend Setting Product of the Year (multiple awards between 2011 and 2017). In 2016 Clarke was awarded the Knowledge Management Leadership Award by the Global Knowledge Management Congress. *For additional information about the workshop including background information on the topic and to register, visit the conference website at * http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2017. From kathryn.labarre at gmail.com Sun Sep 24 11:51:00 2017 From: kathryn.labarre at gmail.com (Kathryn La Barre) Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 15:51:00 -0000 Subject: [sigCR] Illinois iSchool Faculty Opportunities Message-ID: The School of Information Sciences (iSchool) seeks to hire up to four outstanding full-time faculty members (rank open) to join our dynamic and collegial School. Preference will be given to the following specializations, but strong candidates in any area are encouraged to apply. . Information retrieval & data analytics--natural language processing, machine learning, and data visualization in application domains such as health, science, and business . Information, technology & society--legal and regulatory environment; political economy of information; responsible and ethical uses of information in a global context; technology and civic contexts . Digital youth--understanding, supporting and enhancing the interactions of youth with digital information and technology . Knowledge organization--information architecture, metadata standards, linked data, cataloging and classification, taxonomy, ontology, indexing, digital asset management, records management . Cultural heritage informatics--contemporary archival research and practice including digital archives; community archives and archiving; convergence of libraries, archives and museums; digital preservation . User experience/Human-computer interaction--social computing, crowdsourcing, collective intelligence, social media, computer-supported cooperative work, interaction design, and multi-disciplinary study of the design, use and effects of ICTs The iSchool is an established national leader in both groundbreaking information science research and the preparation of leading information professionals. Innovative research in a wide variety of areas is carried out by faculty and doctoral students and supported by three iSchool centers: the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship, the Center for Digital Inclusion, and the Center for Children's Books. Our faculty have leadership roles in national initiatives and professional societies and our close relationships with scientific and cultural institutions ensure that our research engages critical societal challenges. The iSchool faculty is highly interdisciplinary, with backgrounds in information science, computer science, library science, informatics, engineering science, physics, astrophysics, law, psychology, English, medieval studies, philosophy, sociology, and statistics and they hold additional appointments in many other university departments, as well as world-renowned research institutes such as the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. Successful candidates must be comfortable working in an interdisciplinary academic unit and addressing audiences in professional master's degree programs, as well as teaching students from undergraduate to Ph.D. levels in an iSchool. The iSchool participates in a campus-wide undergraduate minor and Ph.D. in Informatics, and it offers a Master of Science in Library and Information Science, a Master of Science in Information Management, a Master of Science in Bioinformatics, a Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS), and a CAS in Digital Libraries, a Ph.D., and a K-12 Library Information Specialist Licensure Program. The School's award-winning online option for the Master's and CAS degrees gives students access to a high-quality professional education. Appointments made under this announcement will be effective August 16, 2018. Rank is open, and salary is commensurate with experience. A Ph.D. degree or equivalent is required though we will consider candidates who are close to completion of the doctoral degree. Information about iSchool programs and faculty can be found at: http://ischool.illinois.edu/. To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu/ and upload your letter of application, complete CV/resume, statement on teaching and research, and a list of three professional references including contact information by November 5, 2017. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date, but no hiring decisions will be made until after the search has closed. We especially welcome applications from members of under-represented groups working in these or other areas of the information sciences. For further information regarding application procedures, you may contact Candy Edwards ( cledward at illinois.edu, 217-244-3809). The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO. To learn more about the University's commitment to diversity, please visit http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu -- Kathryn La Barre From kathryn.labarre at gmail.com Tue Sep 26 09:22:41 2017 From: kathryn.labarre at gmail.com (Kathryn La Barre) Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:22:41 -0000 Subject: [sigCR] CFP: ISKO conference [International Society for Knowledge Organization] Deadline extended Message-ID: There's still time to prepare a submission for the ISKO biennial conference in *Porto *on *July 9-11, 2018. *The call for papers deadline is now *22nd October 2017.* Theme: *Challenges and opportunities for Knowledge Organization in the digital age * Sub-themes: 1 ? Foundations and methods for Knowledge Organization 2 ? Interoperability towards information access 3 ? Societal challenges in Knowledge Organization See more details at http://ocs.letras.up.pt/index.php/isko2018/isko2018/schedConf/overview , including a video showing the joys of Porto. Submission of papers: http://ocs.letras.up.pt/index.php/isko2018/isko2018/schedConf/cfp Stella Dextre Clarke ***************************************************** Stella Dextre Clarke Vice-Chair, ISKO UK and Vice-President, ISKO Luke House, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RR, UK Tel: 01235-833-298 stella at lukehouse.org ***************************************************** ******************************************************************** This message was posted through the OCLC list server. If you wish to change your subscription, please send a message to the Listserv service at: listserv at oclclists.org (NOTE that this is NOT the NKOS-L list address) with one of the following in the body of the message: "unsubscribe NKOS-L" to unsubscribe; "set NKOS-L digest" to receive NKOS-L in digest form; "set NKOS-L nomail" to set your options to no mail; "set NKOS-L mail" to restart your mail. You may also subscribe or unsubscribe to other OCLC mailing lists at https://www.oclc.org/forms/internet-subscription.en.html . To contact the list owners directly please send your message to NKOS-L-request at OCLCLISTS.ORG -- Kathryn La Barre