[Sigdl-l] 7th ISKO Spanish Chapter Conference (Barcelona, 6-8 July 2005)

[José Antonio Frías]

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7th ISKO-Spain Conference=20
The human dimension of knowledge organisation=20
Barcelona 6-8 July 2005=20

The focus of the 7th ISKO-Spain Conference is on orienting users of =
systems and=20
applications of information organisation and retrieval in companies, =
public=20
administration, archives and document centres, portals or internet =
services,=20
databases and digital libraries.

Knowledge organization has traditionally been centred on =
representational=20
objects -texts, images and documents in general- or on computer systems =
that=20
facilitate information retrieval.  It is ever more apparent that there =
is a=20
need to take into consideration the cognitive, physical, and affective=20
characteristics of different types of people when designing =
applications. =20
Currently, with the availability of personalized systems that facilitate =
the=20
interaction between persons and organisation systems, questions are =
being asked=20
such as:
-How to improve universal access to information?=20
-How to obtain maximum performance from the management of knowledge in=20
organizations?=20
-How to incorporate users into the design cycles of knowledge =
organization=20
systems?=20
-How to respond to differences (social, cultural, etc.) of the users of =
these=20
systems?=20

TOPICS

=B7 Theoretical base of knowledge organization: what it contributes to=20
understanding the context of human perception; linguistic, social and =
cultural=20
bases; and structures for representing knowledge.=20

=B7 Design centred on the user of knowledge organization systems: =
management of=20
content in different systems; usability, personalization, =
interoperability and=20
multilingualism; design models based on artificial intelligence and =
natural=20
language processing; its evaluation.=20

=B7 Users and use of knowledge organization systems: search behaviour =
and the=20
social use of Internet; training and competence in information handling; =

accessibility and the digital divide between different sectors of =
society;=20
detecting needs for accessing web-based contents and electronic training =
for=20
the disabled.=20

=B7 Applications of knowledge organization systems: the market for =
knowledge=20
organization systems; content classification systems (categories and =
taxonomies=20
of web sites); intermediaries, disintermediation and re-intermediation; =
ethical=20
aspects.=20

SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS OF PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

Authors have to present an abstract of their work -either oral =
presentations or=20
posters- that will be reviewed by an evaluation committee as to =
timeliness,=20
interest and originality.=20

Abstracts of presentations should be at least 700 words long. They =
should=20
include: title, objectives and the premise of the work, methodology =
followed,=20
conclusions arrived at and, if relevant, references to 3 works used as a =

bibliography. The length foreseen for the presentation, not to exceed 20 =

minutes, should also be indicated.=20

Abstracts of posters should be 500 words long and include titles, =
objectives,=20
conclusions and a formal description of the poster.=20

In all cases the name and address (post and electronic) with the =
contact's=20
telephone should be provided for each presenter.=20

Abstracts should be sent by e-mail in MS Word or another compatible =
format to=20
isko2005@ub.edu. Acceptance of the abstract of a presentation requires =
the=20
tacit commitment that at least one of the authors will be present to =
make the=20
presentation during the congress.=20

The working languages of the conference will be Catalan, Spanish and the =

English although works may be submitted in other languages.=20

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS: 25 OCTOBER 2004=20


Additional contact information:=20

7th ISKO-Spain Conference=20
http://bd.ub.es/isko2005/=20
Technical Secretariat of the Conference=20
Departament de Biblioteconomia i Documentaci=F3 de la Universitat de=20
Barcelona Edifici UB-Sants=20
Melcior de Palau, 140=20
08014 Barcelona, SPAIN=20
Tel. (34) 93 403 57 67=20
Fax (34) 93 403 57 72=20
e-mail: isko2005@ub.edu=20


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3>7th ISKO-Spain=20
Conference <BR>The human dimension of knowledge organisation =
<BR>Barcelona 6-8=20
July 2005 <BR><BR>The focus of the 7th ISKO-Spain Conference is on =
orienting=20
users of systems and <BR>applications of information organisation and =
retrieval=20
in companies, public <BR>administration, archives and document centres, =
portals=20
or internet services, <BR>databases and digital =
libraries.<BR><BR>Knowledge=20
organization has traditionally been centred on representational =
<BR>objects=20
-texts, images and documents in general- or on computer systems that=20
<BR>facilitate information retrieval.&nbsp; It is ever more apparent =
that there=20
is a <BR>need to take into consideration the cognitive, physical, and =
affective=20
<BR>characteristics of different types of people when designing=20
applications.&nbsp; <BR>Currently, with the availability of personalized =
systems=20
that facilitate the <BR>interaction between persons and organisation =
systems,=20
questions are being asked <BR>such as:<BR>-How to improve universal =
access to=20
information? <BR>-How to obtain maximum performance from the management =
of=20
knowledge in <BR>organizations? <BR>-How to incorporate users into the =
design=20
cycles of knowledge organization <BR>systems? <BR>-How to respond to =
differences=20
(social, cultural, etc.) of the users of these <BR>systems?=20
<BR><BR>TOPICS<BR><BR>=B7 Theoretical base of knowledge organization: =
what it=20
contributes to <BR>understanding the context of human perception; =
linguistic,=20
social and cultural <BR>bases; and structures for representing =
knowledge.=20
<BR><BR>=B7 Design centred on the user of knowledge organization =
systems:=20
management of <BR>content in different systems; usability, =
personalization,=20
interoperability and <BR>multilingualism; design models based on =
artificial=20
intelligence and natural <BR>language processing; its evaluation. =
<BR><BR>=B7=20
Users and use of knowledge organization systems: search behaviour and =
the=20
<BR>social use of Internet; training and competence in information =
handling;=20
<BR>accessibility and the digital divide between different sectors of =
society;=20
<BR>detecting needs for accessing web-based contents and electronic =
training for=20
<BR>the disabled. <BR><BR>=B7 Applications of knowledge organization =
systems: the=20
market for knowledge <BR>organization systems; content classification =
systems=20
(categories and taxonomies <BR>of web sites); intermediaries, =
disintermediation=20
and re-intermediation; ethical <BR>aspects. <BR><BR>SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS =
OF=20
PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS<BR><BR>Authors have to present an abstract of =
their=20
work -either oral presentations or <BR>posters- that will be reviewed by =
an=20
evaluation committee as to timeliness, <BR>interest and originality.=20
<BR><BR>Abstracts of presentations should be at least 700 words long. =
They=20
should <BR>include: title, objectives and the premise of the work, =
methodology=20
followed, <BR>conclusions arrived at and, if relevant, references to 3 =
works=20
used as a <BR>bibliography. The length foreseen for the presentation, =
not to=20
exceed 20 <BR>minutes, should also be indicated. <BR><BR>Abstracts of =
posters=20
should be 500 words long and include titles, objectives, <BR>conclusions =
and a=20
formal description of the poster. <BR><BR>In all cases the name and =
address=20
(post and electronic) with the contact's <BR>telephone should be =
provided for=20
each presenter. <BR><BR>Abstracts should be sent by e-mail in MS Word or =
another=20
compatible format to <BR></FONT><A href=3D"mailto:isko2005@ub.edu"><FONT =

face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>isko2005@ub.edu</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>. Acceptance of the abstract of a =
presentation=20
requires the <BR>tacit commitment that at least one of the authors will =
be=20
present to make the <BR>presentation during the congress. <BR><BR>The =
working=20
languages of the conference will be Catalan, Spanish and the <BR>English =

although works may be submitted in other languages. <BR><BR>DEADLINE FOR =

SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS: 25 OCTOBER 2004 <BR><BR><BR>Additional contact=20
information: <BR><BR>7th ISKO-Spain Conference <BR></FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://bd.ub.es/isko2005/"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3>http://bd.ub.es/isko2005/</FONT></A><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D3>=20
<BR>Technical Secretariat of the Conference <BR>Departament de =
Biblioteconomia i=20
Documentaci=F3 de la Universitat de <BR>Barcelona Edifici UB-Sants =
<BR>Melcior de=20
Palau, 140 <BR>08014 Barcelona, SPAIN <BR>Tel. (34) 93 403 57 67 <BR>Fax =
(34) 93=20
403 57 72 <BR>e-mail: </FONT><A href=3D"mailto:isko2005@ub.edu"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>isko2005@ub.edu</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3> =
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