[Sigiii-l] Call for participation LIDA 2005
Tefko Saracevic
tefko at scils.rutgers.edu
Tue Oct 12 13:41:55 EDT 2004
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Annual Conference and Course:
LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2005
Dubrovnik and Mljet, Croatia
30 May – 3 June 2005
Inter-University Centre (<http://www.hr/iuc>http://www.hr/iuc)
Don Ivana Bulica 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia, and
Hotel Odisej, island Mljet, Pomena, Croatia
(<http://www.hotelodisej.hr/>http://www.hotelodisej.hr)
Course web site: <http://www.pedos.hr/lida>http://www.pedos.hr/lida
Course email: <mailto:lida at pedos.hr>lida at pedos.hr
The aim of the annual conference and course Libraries in the Digital Age
(LIDA), which 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 current problems, advances and
solutions. Each year a different ‘hot’ theme is addressed, divided in two
parts: the first part covers research and development and the second
addresses advances in applications and practice. LIDA seeks to bring
together researchers, practitioners, and developers in a forum for personal
exchanges, discussions, and learning, enhanced by being held in memorable
locations.
Themes LIDA 2004
I. WHAT CAN DIGITAL LIBRARIES DO THAT TRADITIONAL CANNOT? OR DO IN ADDITION?
One reason for the world-wide success of digital libraries is unprecedented
access they offer to a growing variety of library resources and services.
Another is that they provide a variety of functions and services not
possible in traditional libraries. Digital libraries have struck a chord
with users. Numerous innovative practices have been developed and more are
underway that account for this success and increased use globally.
The goal of first LIDA 2005 theme is to explore the realized capabilities
and future promises of digital libraries in terms of enhanced or new
services, processes, structures, and social practices, and to examine their
integration with services, structures, and social functions of traditional
libraries and related institutions. Contributions are invited (types
described below) on the following topics:
* innovative features: services, practices, modes of access, and
structures in digital libraries
* advances in study of representation, organization, and preservation
* treatment of non-textual resources: images, sounds, multimedia
* projects that cross digital libraries, museums, archives, and/or
other institutions
* advances in cooperation and sharing among libraries; changes in
management
* evaluation measures, methods and studies; use and usability studies
* social and global aspects of digital libraries; effect of digital
libraries in scholarship, education, arts, culture
* barriers and obstacles to use, satisfaction, and success .
II. BUILDING A SMALL DIGITAL LIBRARY AND DIGITAL LIBRARY NETWORK.
Many small organizations wish to build a digital library in their own
domain and for their users. Given the limited resources of small
institutions, what are the best practices to construct, maintain and share
digital libraries?
The goal of the second LIDA 2005 theme is to share experiences from
practice and research in construction and operation of small digital
libraries at a variety of institutions or domains, and in related networks
and infrastructures on regional, institutional, or subject basis. This
particularly involves small public and school libraries, libraries that
serve remote areas, regional libraries, and specialized libraries.
Contributions are invited that approach building, maintaining, and
improving small digital libraries and networks from a number of
perspectives. These include:
* types of contents and services provided by small digital libraries
* steps in design, development, and implementation of a small digital
library or library network
* necessary technology; methods and tools for digitizing, searching and
accessing
* availability of “digital library in a box” software and approaches;
digital library toolkits
* experiences in establishing digital libraries in small or isolated
library environments; cooperative approaches; safeguarding the library;
effects in their community
* getting up or improving your own library web site; what can be
obtained free?
* cultural heritage digital libraries in small institutions –
libraries, museums, archives
* “if you build it will they come?” - needs, knowledge, skills of
participant population; experiences with involving potential users in
building of a digital library
* necessary competencies and continuing education for librarians and
information professionals in small libraries; how to reach and convince them?
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 (<http://www.apastyle.org/index.html>APA) style,
followed, among others, by the Journal of the American Society for
Information Science and Technology
(<http://www.asis.org/Publications/JASIS/jasis.html>JASIST) and Information
Processing & Management (<http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/infoproman>IP&M).
The papers will be refereed and published in LIDA 2005 Proceedings. A
selection of the best papers will be submitted for publication in the
journal The International Information and Library Review.
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 the Best Posters.
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. These should involve some aspect of users
and use. 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). to
Prof. Tatjana Aparac at <mailto:taparac at pedos.hr>taparac at ffos.hr. Inquires
can also be addressed to the co-chair of the conference Prof. Tefko
Saracevic and Program Chair for Part I. Prof. Christine Borgman. Full
addresses are provided <file:///#addresses>below. All submissions will be
refereed.
The conference program will also feature at least two international keynote
speakers.
Deadlines:
· For papers and workshops 10 January 2005. Acceptance by 10
February 2004.
· For demonstrations and posters: 10 February 2005. Acceptance by 1
March 2004.
· Final submission for all 15 March 2005.
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 on LIDA website 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-JELUSIC, 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: <mailto:taparac at pedos.hr>taparac at ffos.hr
URL:
<http://www.ffzg.hr/infoz/biblio/nastava/taparac.htm>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.: +1(732)932-7500/ extension 8222 Fax: (732)932-2644
Email:
<file:///../WINDOWS/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.IE5/S8UQ7GHH/tefko@scils.rutgers.edu>tefko at scils.rutgers.edu
URL: <http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~tefko>http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~tefko
Program Chair for Part I:
CHRISTINE L. BORGMAN
Professor & Presidential Chair
Department of Information Studies, Graduate School of Education &
Information Studies
235 GSE&IS Bldg, Box 951520
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1520, USA
Tel: +1(310)825-6164; Fax: 206-4460
Email: <mailto:borgman at gseis.ucla.edu>borgman at gseis.ucla.edu URL
<http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/cborgman>http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/cborgman
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE AT THE ADDRESS OF Prof. TATJANA APARAC
Venues
The first part of LIDA 2005 will be held in Dubrovnik and for the second
part, the conference will move to island Mljet, less than a two-hour ride
from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran. Pre-conference workshops are planned
for 30 May 2005 and post-conference workshops for 4 June 2005.
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/>http://www.croatia.hr/ and for
Dubrovnik <http://dubrovnik.laus.hr/>http://web.tzdubrovnik.hr/; travel
information at
<http://www.dubrovnik-online.com/>http://www.dubrovnik-online.com/
Mljet is one of the most enchanting islands 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 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/>http://www.np-mljet.hr/ and for hotel Odisej (with
further information about the surroundings) see
<http://www.hotelodisej.hr/>http://www.hotelodisej.hr.
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