From john at lis.upatras.gr Tue Mar 3 11:37:41 2015 From: john at lis.upatras.gr (Giannis Tsakonas) Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:37:41 +0200 Subject: [Sigdl-l] TPDL2015: Call for Tutorials - Extended Deadline Message-ID: <4f1bedab6f1d50db86dda5754c8f892d@upatras.gr> International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL) 14-18.09.2015, Pozna?, Poland http://www.tpdl2015.info CALL FOR TUTORIALS ================= New deadline for submissions: March 9, 2015 ================= * Introduction * Tutorial topics should have a direct relevance to the topics of the conference. Anticipated areas of interest at the time of TPDL2015 include topics related to digital libraries, their foundations and methodologies, as well as their relevant applications and usages, including cross-disciplinary areas. We especially welcome tutorials bridging multiple areas, or presenting new perspectives in these areas, and tutorials with a practical hands-on approach that educate participants in using a technology after the tutorial. Proposals will be considered for half-day and full-day tutorials. Tutorials may cover material either at an introductory level (introducing new areas of research or practice to attendees) or in depth (advancing the understanding of attendees with basic familiarity of the area). Tutorials may target researchers, practitioners, or the field as a whole. * Proposal * A tutorial proposal should include the following: - Title of the tutorial - Instructor(s) and their credentials (short CV, link to personal web page) - Aims, scope and learning objectives of the tutorial - Relevance to TPDL2015 and significance for the research field - Full description (1-2 pages to be used for evaluation) - Tutorial history (previous offerings of tutorial, if any) - Format of tutorial (half- or full-day) - Target audience and prerequisite knowledge * Submission * Tutorial proposals should be maximum four pages in length and they can be submitted in PDF format via email to contact at tpdl2015.info. Please use the subject line ?TPDL2015 Tutorial Proposal? when submitting. Upon submitting the tutorial proposal, the proposers commit that in case the tutorial is accepted, all lecturers will physically attend and present the tutorial. Each submitted proposal will be reviewed by the Tutorial Chairs with the approval of the Conference General Chairs and Program Chair. Notification of acceptance will be sent via email to the workshop proposers by April 13, 2015. The selected tutorials will be organized on September 14, 2015, before the Main Track of the conference. The Organizing Committee will provide substantial support in the area of logistics management, namely registration, catering, halls and infrastructure. The extended deadline for submissions is March 9, 2015. From csmit141 at kent.edu Sun Mar 15 14:53:50 2015 From: csmit141 at kent.edu (Smith, Catherine) Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:53:50 +0000 Subject: [Sigdl-l] CFP: JCDL'15 Doctral Consortium Message-ID: The Doctoral Consortium of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2015 [Call for Participation] June 21, 2015 - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA The Doctoral Consortium forms part of the program of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, and takes place immediately preceding the technical program. [What is the Doctoral Consortium?] The Doctoral Consortium is a workshop for Ph.D. students from all over the world who are in the early phases of their dissertation work (i.e., the consortium is not intended for those who are finished or nearly finished with their dissertation). The goal of the Doctoral Consortium is to help students with their thesis and research plans by providing feedback and general advice in a constructive atmosphere. Students will present and discuss their research in the context of a well-known and established international conference, in a supportive atmosphere with other doctoral students and an international panel of established researchers. The workshop will take place on a single full day (June 21, 2015). A panel of prominent professors and experienced practitioners in the field of digital library research will conduct the workshop. They will review all the submissions and comment on the content of the thesis as well as on the presentation. Students will have 20 minutes to present their research, focusing on the main theme of their thesis, what they have achieved so far and how they plan to continue their work. Another 10 to 20 minutes is reserved for discussion and feedback from both the professors and other participants. In the course of the workshop, students will also get advice on more general questions, e.g., on the differences in Ph.D. studies in different countries. There is no registration fee for doctoral students who are accepted for the Doctoral Consortium. [Call for Papers and Topics] Students interested in participating in the Doctoral Consortium should submit an extended abstract describing their Digital Library research. Submissions relating to any aspect of Digital Library research, development, and evaluation are welcomed, including: technical advances, usage and impact studies, policy analyses, social and institutional implications, theoretical contributions, interaction and design advances, and innovative applications in the sciences, humanities, and education. To apply for participation at the Doctoral Consortium, please provide an extended abstract of your doctoral work and upload it at the following link: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcdl2015. The extended abstract is restricted to 6-8 pages using ACM template. Submissions should be submitted electronically in pdf format. The abstracts should - Clearly formulate the research question, - Identify the significant problems in the field of research, - Summarize the current knowledge of the problem domain, as well as the state of the art for solutions, - Clearly present any preliminary research plans and ideas, and the results achieved so far, - Sketch the research methodology that is to be applied, - Describe the expected contributions of the applicant to the research area, and - (For technical research) describe how the research is innovative, novel or extends existing approaches to a problem. Submissions will be judged on originality, significance, correctness, and clarity. Workshop participation is limited to 10 Ph.D. students. For further details please contact the Doctoral Consortium co-chairs: - Kazunari Sugiyama (National University of Singapore, sugiyama at comp.nus.edu.sg) - Catherine L. Smith (Kent State University, csmit141 at kent.edu) [Proceedings] Accepted abstracts will be distributed to participants as the workshop proceedings. [Important Dates] - March 20, 2015: Deadline for submission of abstracts - April 9, 2015: Notification of acceptance - June 21, 2015: Doctoral Consortium - June 22-24, 2015: JCDL 2015 Main conference -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From csmit141 at kent.edu Thu Mar 19 17:15:02 2015 From: csmit141 at kent.edu (Smith, Catherine) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:15:02 +0000 Subject: [Sigdl-l] The Doctoral Consortium of the Digital Libraries 2015 *** Submission deadline have been extended to "April 1" *** Message-ID: The Doctoral Consortium of the Digital Libraries 2015 *** Submission deadline have been extended to "April 1" *** [Call for Participation] June 21, 2015 The Doctoral Consortium forms part of the program of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, and takes place immediately preceding the technical program. [What is the Doctoral Consortium?] The Doctoral Consortium is a workshop for Ph.D. students from all over the world who are in the early phases of their dissertation work (i.e., the consortium is not intended for those who are finished or nearly finished with their dissertation). The goal of the Doctoral Consortium is to help students with their thesis and research plans by providing feedback and general advice in a constructive atmosphere. Students will present and discuss their research in the context of a well-known and established international conference, in a supportive atmosphere with other doctoral students and an international panel of established researchers. The workshop will take place on a single full day (June 21, 2015). A panel of prominent professors and experienced practitioners in the field of digital library research will conduct the workshop. They will review all the submissions and comment on the content of the thesis as well as on the presentation. Students will have 20 minutes to present their research, focusing on the main theme of their thesis, what they have achieved so far and how they plan to continue their work. Another 10 to 20 minutes is reserved for discussion and feedback from both the professors and other participants. In the course of the workshop, students will also get advice on more general questions, e.g., on the differences in Ph.D. studies in different countries. There is no registration fee for doctoral students who are accepted for the Doctoral Consortium. [Call for Papers and Topics] Students interested in participating in the Doctoral Consortium should submit an extended abstract describing their Digital Library research. Submissions relating to any aspect of Digital Library research, development, and evaluation are welcomed, including: technical advances, usage and impact studies, policy analyses, social and institutional implications, theoretical contributions, interaction and design advances, and innovative applications in the sciences, humanities, and education. To apply for participation at the Doctoral Consortium, please provide an extended abstract of your doctoral work and upload it at the following link: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcdl2015. The extended abstract is restricted to 6-8 pages using ACM template. Submissions should be submitted electronically in pdf format. The abstracts should - Clearly formulate the research question, - Identify the significant problems in the field of research, - Summarize the current knowledge of the problem domain, as well as the state of the art for solutions, - Clearly present any preliminary research plans and ideas, and the results achieved so far, - Sketch the research methodology that is to be applied, - Describe the expected contributions of the applicant to the research area, and - (For technical research) describe how the research is innovative, novel or extends existing approaches to a problem. Submissions will be judged on originality, significance, correctness, and clarity. Workshop participation is limited to 10 Ph.D. students. For further details please contact the Doctoral Consortium co-chairs: - Kazunari Sugiyama (National University of Singapore, sugiyama at comp.nus.edu.sg) - Catherine L. Smith (Kent State University, csmit141 at kent.edu) [Proceedings] Accepted abstracts will be distributed to participants as the workshop proceedings. Participants will be invited to publish a revised version of their papers in a special issue of the TCDL Bulletin, the publication of the IEEE-CS Technical Committee on Digital Libraries. [Important Dates] - April 1, 2015: Deadline for submission of abstracts *** NOTE EXTENSION *** - April 13, 2015: Notification of acceptance - June 21, 2015: Doctoral Consortium - June 22-24, 2015: JCDL 2015 Main conference -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vdressle at kent.edu Mon Mar 23 19:38:55 2015 From: vdressle at kent.edu (DRESSLER, Virginia) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 23:38:55 +0000 Subject: [Sigdl-l] Virtual Symposium on I&T in A&H and Annual Conference Panel (AH and VIS) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1427153942487.67295@kent.edu> Please excuse any cross-postings- ________________________________ Virtual Symposium on Information & Technology in the Arts & Humanities SIG-AH and SIG-VIS are pleased to announce a joint Symposium exploring the influence of information and technology in the arts and humanities. The Symposium will bring together professional speakers and finalists from our student research paper competition to examine a variety of topics in this theme. A schedule of speakers and student presentations will be published in early April. Wednesday, April 22, 2015: 1pm-4pm ET/10am-1pm PT Thursday, April 23, 2015: 130pm-430pm ET/1030am-130pm PT For complete details, please see http://ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu/asistsc/sig-symposium/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vdressle at kent.edu Mon Mar 23 19:42:06 2015 From: vdressle at kent.edu (DRESSLER, Virginia) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 23:42:06 +0000 Subject: [Sigdl-l] Call for Proposals: LITA Guide on Data Visualization In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <1427154126163.1708@kent.edu> Please excuse any cross-postings. -- Virginia Dressler, MA, MLIS Digital Projects Librarian University Libraries Kent State University Kent, Ohio (330) 672-1465 ________________________________ Call for Chapters: Data Visualization: A Guide to Visual Storytelling for Librarians Proposals Submission Deadline: April 30, 2015 Full Chapters Due: August 1, 2015 Editor: Lauren Magnuson (California State University, Northridge) Series: LITA Guides Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Introduction Skills in data visualization are increasingly crucial for librarians and information professionals who work in libraries. Data and information visualization involves expressing information to tell meaningful stories with data. It is critical for libraries to communicate their value to their stakeholders, and data visualization tools and technologies can enable libraries to tell the story of their value in a way that is dynamic, engaging, and easy for viewers to understand. Libraries can also utilize data visualization technologies to assist researchers in interpreting public open data sets. Recommended Topics Recommended topics include, but are not limited to: Choosing, interpreting, and designing visualizations from datasets, such as: * How to identify data for use in visualizations * Data presentation architecture * Principles/best practices of visual storytelling with library data * Visualizing data from a variety of sources, such as: * Electronic resource (journal, database, e-book) usage * Discovery and user behavior metrics and analytics * Integrated Library System (ILS) / Library Services Platform (LSP) data * Physical space utilization visualization * Learning outcomes / instructional effectiveness metrics * Institutional repository usage and inventory metrics * Geographic and/or demographic data about library users or collections * Visualizing workflows and processes * Data mashups (combining data from multiple sources) Tools, technologies, and architecture for creating meaningful visualizations, such as: * JavaScript visualization libraries such as D3, Highcharts, Leaflet, Tabletop, or others * Google Visualization API / Google Charts * Creating visualizations with data from Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Pentaho, Jaspersoft, or Tableau * GIS tools for visualizing spatial or geographic data * Tools for visualizing workflows and processes Case studies of information visualization projects or applications in libraries, such as: * Creating library usage and analytics dashboards * Visualizing library collection usage * Visualizations for data-driven decision making * Visualizing processes or workflows for training and identifying efficiencies * Using data visualizations in discovery interfaces * Using data mashups (data combined from multiple sources) for visualizations * Integrating data and spatial literacy into information literacy instruction * Data visualization challenges and emerging trends in libraries Submission Procedure Please send a proposed title, 500-word abstract, and 100-word author bio to lauren.magnuson[at]csun.edu on or before April 30, 2015. 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