From rhill at asis.org Wed Oct 1 12:20:52 2008 From: rhill at asis.org (rhill at asis.org) Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:20:52 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] MLA Donald A. B. Lindberg Fellowship applications Message-ID: <516073BACBCC48CDA6CCEACD7B2BEA8C@asis.org> [Posted by request. Dick Hill] Applications for the Donald A. B. Lindberg Fellowship due November 15, 2008 The Medical Library Association (MLA) is now accepting applications for The Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship. The purpose of this fellowship is to fund research aimed at expanding the research knowledgebase, linking the information services provided by librarians to improved health care and advances in biomedical research. The endowment will provide a $9,945.00 grant, awarded by MLA through a competitive grant process, to a qualified health sciences librarian, informatician, health professional, researcher, educator, or health administrator. An application and more information about the fellowship can be accessed at www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/ or by contacting Lisa C. Fried, MLA?s Credentialing, Professional Recognition and Career Coordinator at mlapd2 at mlahq.org. The awardee will be notified in late February 2009.? Melody Allison Assistant Biology Librarian and Associate Professor of Library Administration Biology Library University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 101 Burrill Hall, 407 South Goodwin Urbana, IL 61801 mmalliso at illinois.edu (217) 333-7461; 3654 ? From jandrews at cas.usf.edu Fri Oct 3 08:39:41 2008 From: jandrews at cas.usf.edu (James E. Andrews) Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:39:41 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] SIG-MED Annual Meeting Activities Message-ID: <48E6128D.4090607@cas.usf.edu> Dear SIG-MED and ASIST Members, SIG-MED would like to cordially invite you to attend the activities we will be involved in or hosting during the Annual Meeting this year: PLANNING AND FUN Our planning meeting is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 27th, from 12-1:30. Free Pizza will be provided. We will have discussions about current and future SIG MED activities, new directions, and ideas for getting more members interested and involved in our group. SPONSORED SESSION: "Issues in the Transformation of Health and Medical Information" Panelists: Tim Patrick, Paula Rhyner, Catherine Smith and Deborah Swain. Wednesday, October 29, 8:30. CO-SPONSORED SESSION: "Enabling Multilingual Access in Digital Libraries" Miguel Ruiz, Jiangping Chen, Douglas Oard, Noriko Kando, Carol Peters and Allison Druin. Wednesday, October 29, 3:30 A Dutch Treat Dinner is also being planned. Further information will be shared via the SIG Wiki. thanks, and see you all at ASIST. Jim -- James E. Andrews, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CIS 1040 813.974.2108 jandrews at cas.usf.edu http://uweb.cas.usf.edu/~jandrews/default.html From jandrews at cas.usf.edu Fri Oct 3 08:50:00 2008 From: jandrews at cas.usf.edu (James E. Andrews) Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:50:00 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] Louisa Worthington Rogers Message-ID: <48E614F8.6040309@cas.usf.edu> Dear SIG MED members, Please join me in congratulating Louisa Worthington Rogers on her recent retirement, and in thanking her for her years of service in ASIST, SIG MED, and her contributions to the profession. Louisa retired on September 10, 2008, from her position as Biology, Medicine and Neurosciences Librarian at the MIT Science Library after a 38-year career in libraries. She was an information specialist for several different libraries and institutions over her career, including the NIH Information Center for Speech, Hearing and Disorders of Human Communication, Harvard's Countway Library of Medicine, the Harvard Biological Laboratories, Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett Inc. (an economic consulting firm), and, finally, MIT. Louisa has been a contributing member of ASIST SIG-MED for the past 5-6 years. Louisa, we will all miss seeing you at ASIST, and truly appreciate all you have done. We wish you all the best during this new phase of your life and hope you find much enjoyment and relaxation after such a long and productive career. Best wishes, Jim -- James E. Andrews, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science 4202 E. Fowler Ave., CIS 1040 813.974.2108 jandrews at cas.usf.edu http://uweb.cas.usf.edu/~jandrews/default.html From rhill at asis.org Wed Oct 15 12:12:26 2008 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:12:26 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] ASIS&T AM 08 - E-Proceedings and more Message-ID: <3811-2200810315161226361@Dick-new-IBM> [Sent on behalf of SIG III. Dick Hill] Hello colleagues, Don't forget to bring items to Columbus for the Silent Auction (or give to another member who will be attending)! Each year at the ASIST Annual Meeting the International Information Issues SIG holds an International Reception and Silent Auction. Donations from ASIST members are bid on by other members to raise money to sponsor memberships for colleagues in countries for whom the membership fee is financially out of reach. Donations in the past have included items from the personal households/libraries of members (jewelry, books, etc.), offerings of services (weekend at vacation home, etc.) and items created by members specifically for the Silent Auction (paintings, knitted items, wine from member vineyards, etc.). So get creative or clear out your attic. No item is too small or too trivial. The bulk of funds are raised on items auctioned for less than $5!! When it doubt, bring it along! You can simply drop off your items at the International Reception between 6.30-8p. Thanks for thinking of the InfoShare Award and our information colleagues around the world. Best wishes, Abebe Rorissa Sarah Emmerson Vika Kravchyna Caryn Anderson InfoShare SIG-III ASIST Dick Hill Richard Hill Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From rhill at asis.org Wed Oct 15 12:28:24 2008 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:28:24 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] Contributions to IS&T Award - LACASIST Message-ID: <3811-2200810315162824411@Dick-new-IBM> [Sent on behalf of Zorana Ercegovac. Dick Hill] CONTRIBUTIONS TO INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD PROGRAM Each year, the Los Angeles Chapter of American Society for Information Science and Technology presents its Contributions to Information Science Award to one or more individuals who have made significant contribution to the field. Recipients are those individuals who are recognized by their colleagues as exceptional leaders whose dedication, commitment and vision inspire others, or whose singular contribution to the field of information science has been particularly significant. Recipients include: 2007 ? Carol Tenopir 2006 - Gary Marchionini 2005 - Herbert Van De Sompel 2004 - Eugene Garfield 2003 - No award 2002 - Tefko Saracevic 2001 - Elaine Svenonius 2000 - Michael Buckland 1999 - Jose-Marie Griffiths 1998 - Seymour Lubetzky 1997 - Christine Borgman 1996 - Barbara Quint 1995 - Marcia Bates 1994 - Clifford Lynch 1993 - Donald Lamberton 1992 - William Paisley 1991 - Carlos Cuadra 1990 - Robert Maron 1989 - Harold Borko and Robert Hayes The recipient need not be an ASIST member, nor living in the Southern California area. The Chapter invites the Award recipient(s) to be the speaker at the Awards meeting in the Fall. This offers a great opportunity to recognize a leader or a visionary in our profession, and learn more about his/her contribution. Please submit the name of the individual you wish to nominate for the CISTA 2008/2009 by October 18, 2008. Zorana Ercegovac, Ph.D Chair, LACASIS Contributions to Information Science and Technology Award E-mail: zercegov at ucla.edu http://www.cs.ucla.edu/Leap/zer ASIST Dick Hill Richard Hill Executive Director American Society for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From tveinot at umich.edu Thu Oct 16 14:24:30 2008 From: tveinot at umich.edu (Veinot, Tiffany) Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:24:30 -0400 Subject: [Sigmed-l] University of Michigan School of Information Faculty Search: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Message-ID: <4D5148DE2A892D42A0F35B2EB133BAE102112479@ITCS-ECLS-1-VS2.adsroot.itcs.umich.edu> 2008-09 FACULTY SEARCH ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/FULL PROFESSOR The School of Information at the University of Michigan seeks outstanding faculty candidates, from any discipline and at any level of seniority, whose research complements and extends any of our existing strengths. Over the next few years, we aspire to establish and reinforce areas of excellence in which we can be the best in the world. All candidates should have completed or be nearing completion of a Ph.D. in a relevant field, and be committed to working in an interdisciplinary environment. The School's mission is to connect people, information, & technology in more valuable ways. The School currently has 33 FTE faculty; 48 doctoral students, and 350 students in its professional program, the Master of Science in Information. We have recently partnered with other units on campus to launch a new undergraduate informatics concentration as well. We encourage you to learn more about the School, its mission, and its activities at http://www.si.umich.edu. For details of application procedures, please see http://www.si.umich.edu/about-SI/faculty-postings.htm Applications will be considered for all levels of seniority. They will be considered on a rolling basis until positions are filled; however, candidates for Assistant Professor positions are strongly encouraged to complete applications by November 15, 2008. The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action educator and employer. Tiffany Veinot Assistant Professor School of Information University of Michigan 1085 South University Ave. 303B West Hall Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1107 E-mail: tveinot at umich.edu Voice: 734-615-8281 From Richard.Chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr Mon Oct 20 09:25:50 2008 From: Richard.Chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr (CHBEIR Richard) Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:25:50 +0200 Subject: [Sigmed-l] IEEE Multimedia: Special Issue on Multimedia-Metadata and Semantic Management Message-ID: <1224509150.48fc86de27cab@webmail.u-bourgogne.fr> [Apologies if you receive this more than once] ######################## Call For Papers ######################## IEEE MultiMedia Special Issue on Multimedia-Metadata and Semantic Management ################################################################# IMPORTANT DATES ------------------- - 15 January 2009: Paper submission - 31 March 2009: Authors notified of acceptance, rejection, or needed revisions. - 05 May 2009: Revisions due. - 16 June 2009: Final versions due. OVERVIEW ------------ Multimedia metadata description standards (e.g. MPEG-7/21) proposed in the recent years have been an important aspect of the creation of multimedia content and related semantic management. A number of multimedia metadata formats and standards have been tailored to specific application domains (e.g. broadcasting, multimedia mobile, etc.). The application of Semantic Web technologies to multimedia content has brought forward the use of Resource Description Framework, XTM, and Topic Maps for the description of multimedia metadata. But, in order to make multimedia applications ubiquitous, accessible, and interoperable, we need new mechanisms to describe and process contextual semantics of multimedia artefacts, especially over the Web. Contextual metadata, including linguistic semantics and visual semantics (e.g. semaphore) about multimedia artefacts, will play an important role in these mechanisms. The general aim of this special issue is to assess the current status and technologies, as well as to outline the major challenges and future perspectives, related to multimedia production, management, and exchange from a Semantic Web perspective in contextualized ubiquitous, accessible and interoperable environments. It aims to provide an overview of the state of the art and future directions in this field, by including a wide range of interdisciplinary contributions from various research groups. Overall, it aims to outline the rich potential of the multimedia area for advanced contextual metadata- and semantic-driven multimedia systems and semantic-oriented services along the Web 3.0 evolutions. TOPICS ----------- The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Multimedia Semantics - Contextual Multimedia Metadata - Contextual Multimedia Metadata Interoperability - Metadata Modeling and Contextual Ontologies for Multimedia Applications - Multimedia and Web 3.0 - Multimedia Authoring - Multimedia-based Access Control and Authorization - Management of Multimedia Metadata (Relational and XML Databases, Semantic Stores, etc.) - Multimedia Retrieval - Personalizing Multimedia Content - Cross-media Clustering - Mobile Applications - Multimedia Web Applications and Related Metadata Support - Novel and Challenging Multimedia Applications PAPER SUBMISSION ------------------ Manuscript must be submitted at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cs-ieee after preparing it according to the instructions for authors (more details are provided at http://www.computer.org/multimedia/author.htm). When uploading your paper, please select the appropriate special issue title under the category 'Manuscript Type'. If you have any questions regarding the submission system, please contact Alkenia Winston at mm-ma at computer.org. All submissions will undergo a blind peer review by at least two expert reviewers to ensure a high standard of quality. Referees will consider originality, significance, technical soundness, clarity of exposition, and relevance to the special issue topics above. More details are provided here: http://www.computer.org/portal/site/multimedia/menuitem.deecb35fb1b4b95f96d34f108bcd45f3/index.jsp?&pName=multimedia_level1&path=multimedia/content&file=CFPOct-Dec09.xml&xsl=article.xsl& GUEST EDITORS --------------- Richard Chbeir, Bourgogne University, France (richard.chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr) Harald Kosch, University of Passau, Germany (Harald.Kosch at uni-passau.de) Frederic Andres, National Institute of Informatics, Japan (andres at nii.ac.jp) Hiroshi Ishikawa, Shizuoka University, Japan (ishikawa at inf.shizuoka.ac.jp) Please contact the guest editors for any inquiries regarding the special issue. #################################################### # Richard CHBEIR, Ph.D. in Computer Science # # Associate Professor # # Laboratoire LE2I (UMR - CNRS) # # Bourgogne University # # Aile de l'Ing?nieur # # Office GS 16 # # BP 47870 # # 21078 Dijon CEDEX France # # Tel.: +333 80 39 36 55 # # Fax: +333 80 39 68 69 # # Email: richard.chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr # # Web: http://www.le2I.com # #################################################### From mmck at lsu.edu Tue Oct 28 11:17:48 2008 From: mmck at lsu.edu (Michelynn McKnight) Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:17:48 -0500 Subject: [Sigmed-l] Opening the ProceedingsCD Message-ID: <49072D1C.40305@lsu.edu> Is anyone else having a problem getting the autorun to run? I can see the pdfs for the papers in a folder, but since they're labeled paper 1, paper 2, etc. that's not too helpful. I'm running Vista -- Michelynn McKnight, PhD, AHIP Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Science Louisiana State University 269 Coates Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 225-578-7411 /Health Science Librarians: Doing better what they've always done well./ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: