[Sigiii-l] LIDA 2003 - call for participation
Tefko Saracevic
tefko at scils.rutgers.edu
Mon Oct 14 09:09:58 EDT 2002
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Annual Course and Conference:
LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2003
Dubrovnik and Mljet, Croatia
26-30 May, 2003
Inter-University Centre (http://www.hr/iuc)
Don Ivana Bulica 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
and
Hotel Odisej, island Mljet, Pomena, Croatia (http://www.hotelodisej.hr)
Course web site: http://www.pedos.hr/lida
Course email: lida at pedos.hr
The general aim of the annual conference and course Libraries in the
Digital Age (LIDA), started in 2000, is to address the changing and
challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services
in the digital world, with an emphasis on examining contemporary problems,
advances and solutions. Each year a different and ‘hot’ theme is addressed,
divided in two parts; the first part covers research and development and
the second part addresses advances in applications and practice. LIDA seeks
to bring together researchers, practitioners, and developers in a forum for
personal exchanges, discussions, and learning, made easier by holding in
memorable locations.
Themes LIDA 2003
I. WORLD WIDE WEB AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (IR)
Web is huge, highly diverse, for the most part poorly organized, hard to
search, and more often than not overwhelming for a great majority of users.
For these reasons, effective search and retrieval techniques are critical
for use of the Web. Information retrieval (IR) has become a important, even
integral, component of the Web. But the problems encountered are also an
ongoing challenge for research, development and applications.
The first part of LIDA 2003 is devoted to research, and demonstrations
related to retrieval of information from the Web. Invited are contributions
(types described below) covering the following and related topics:
· advances in IR techniques specific to the Web and to a variety of
objects - texts, images, audio, multimedia
· organization and representation of Web information for retrieval
· study of search engines - algorithms, evaluation, performance,
comparisons
· approaches to related processes, such browsing and navigation on
the Web
· searching the Web - users, uses, queries, patterns, effectiveness
· information seeking and the Web
· research methodologies, metrics, models
· critical overview of the research and advances in these areas
II. WORLD WIDE WEB AND LIBRARIES
Great many libraries worldwide have entered the Web and even greater number
is using the Web. Yet, libraries are building on their values, strengths,
tradition, and trust to engage with the Web and enter into a new
environment for themselves and their users. Among others, digital libraries
are making available their collections and services in unique ways through
the Web. The Web is providing libraries and librarians with opportunities
to foster a significant library evolution in new directions, if not even a
revolution. But challenges are significant as well.
The second part of LIDA 2003 is devoted to studies, advances and
demonstrations related to library applications on the Web. Invited are
contributions (types described below) covering the following and related
topics:
· digital library collections - making, managing, digitizing,
licensing, linking
· dealing with various media (texts, images, multimedia) and
specialized domains
· providing digital library services - access, reference, delivery,
guidance, and other
· evaluating performance, impact, value; study of users and use
· Webmetrics related to libraries, methodologies, models
· library Web interfaces - principles, how to build?
· Web software and packages for libraries; middleware, searchware
· education and training of librarians and users
· how can small libraries enter and use the Web?
Types of contributions
Invited are the following types of contributions:
1. Papers: research studies and reports on advances that will be
presented at the conference and included on the conference Web site. Papers
of up to 4000 words in length should be submitted, following the American
Psychological Association (APA) style, followed, among others, by the
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
(JASIST) and Information Processing & Management (IP&M).
2. Posters: short graphic presentations on research, studies,
advances, examples, practices, or preliminary work that will be presented
in a special poster session. An award will be given for Best Student
Poster. Proposals for posters should be submitted as a short, one or two
page paper.
3. Demonstrations: live examples of working projects, services,
interfaces, commercial products, or developments-in-progress that will be
presented during the conference in specialized facilities or presented in
special demonstration sessions. Proposals for demonstration should provide
short description and a URL address, if available.
4. Workshops: two to four hour sessions that will be tutorial and
educational in nature. Workshops will be presented before and after the
main part of the conference and will require separate fees, to be shared
with workshop organizers. Proposals for workshops should include a short
description, with indication of level and potential audience.
Submissions should be in electronic form (as attachments to email). Please
send submissions to both: Prof. Nicholas Belkin at nick at belkin.rutgers.edu
and Prof. Tatjana Aparac at taparac at pedos.hr. Full addresses are provided
below. All submissions will be refereed.
Deadlines:
· For papers and workshops 10 January 2003. Acceptance by 10 February
2003
· For demonstrations and posters: 10 February 2003. Acceptance by 1
March 2003.
· Final submission for all 15 March 2003.
Invitation to institutions
We are inviting libraries, information agencies, professional
organizations, and service providers to consider participation at LIDA by
providing a demonstration, workshop, or exhibit about their advances, or by
presenting a paper or poster about their activities. Sponsorship of an
event is also invited. Institutions can benefit as well: We will provide
course materials and virtual tutorials to participants so that they can
communicate, instruct, and transfer topics of interest to their
institution. Thus, we are organizing LIDA to reach a wider audience.
Organization and submission addresses
Course co-directors and Program chairs for part II:
TATJANA APARAC, Ph.D
Department of Information Sciences
Faculty of Education
University of Osijek
Lorenza Jaegera 9, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Tel.: +385 1 6120111/231 Fax: +385 1 6156879
Email: taparac at pedos.hr
URL: http://www.ffzg.hr/infoz/biblio/nastava/taparac.htm
TEFKO SARACEVIC, Ph.D
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
Rutgers University
4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 U.S.A.
Tel.: (732)932-7500/ extension 8222 Fax: (732)932-2644
Email: tefko at scils.rutgers.edu
URL: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~tefko
Program Chair for Part I:
NICHOLAS J. BELKIN
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
Rutgers University
4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 U.S.A.
Tel.: (732)932-7500/ extension 8271 Fax: (732)932-2644
Email: nick at belkin.rutgers.edu
URL: http://scils.rutgers.edu/~belkin/belkin.html
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE AT THE ADDRESS OF Prof. TATJANA APARAC
Venues
The first part of LIDA, 25-27 May 2003, will be held in Dubrovnik and for
the second part, 28-30 May 2003, the conference moves to island Mljet, less
than two hour ride from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran. Pre-conference
workshops are planned for 25 May 2003.
Dubrovnik, Croatia is among the unique cities in the world, recognized as
one of the World Cultural Heritage sites by UNESCO. It is a walled city,
preserved as it existed in medieval times. A beautiful natural location on
the Adriatic Sea, a lavish architecture of squares, palaces, and churches,
small, intriguing hill-hugging streets, pedestrian-only traffic within the
walls, outings to the enchanting near-by islands - all these and more
combine to make Dubrovnik one of the most popular destinations in Europe.
For Croatia see http://www.croatia.hr/ and for Dubrovnik
http://dubrovnik.laus.hr/; travel information at
http://www.dubrovnik-online.com/
Mljet is one of the most enchanting island in the Adriatic, a sea that
abounds with beautiful islands to start with. Hotel Odisej is in a small
harbor. Near the hotel is the entrance to the Mljet National Park with lush
vegetation surrounding three inland lakes, a small island with a monastery
in the middle lake, paths for walking, and spots for swimming in the blue
and green sea. For Mljet National Park see http://www.np-mljet.hr/ and for
hotel Odisej (with further information about the surroundings) see
http://www.hotelodisej.hr.
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Tefko Saracevic, Ph.D.
Professor II
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
Rutgers University
4 Huntington Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903 U.S.A.
Tel.: (732)932-7500/ Ext. 8222
Fax: (732)932-2644
Email: tefko at scils.rutgers.edu
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~tefko
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