From chodgson at niso.org Thu May 8 15:48:06 2014 From: chodgson at niso.org (Cynthia Hodgson) Date: Thu, 08 May 2014 19:48:06 -0000 Subject: [SigLT-L] NISO and OAI Publish American National Standard on ResourceSync Framework Specification Message-ID: <009201cf6af6$61c08620$25419260$@org> The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) announce the publication of the ResourceSync Framework Specification (ANSI/NISO Z39.99-2014)-a new American National Standard for the web detailing various capabilities that a server can implement to allow third-party systems to remain synchronized with its evolving resources. The ResourceSync joint project, funded with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Jisc, was initiated to develop a new open standard on the real-time synchronization of web resources. "Increasingly, large-scale digital collections are available from multiple hosting locations, are cached at multiple servers, and leveraged by several services," explains Herbert Van de Sompel, Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory, OAI Executive, and Co-chair of the ResourceSync Working Group. "Since Web resources are continually changing, this proliferation of content yields the challenging problem of keeping services that leverage a server's evolving content synchronized in a timely and accurate manner. Our two-year collaborative effort resulted in a specification that can be used to meet this challenge for a wide variety of use cases. This was possible by devising a modular specification and by grounding it in protocols that are already widely adopted." "The OAI Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (PMH) 2.0 specification can be used to effectively synchronize the metadata about resources," states Simeon Warner, Director, IT Application Development, Cornell University, "but synchronizing the resources themselves was never specified. Although some resource synchronization methods exist, they are generally ad hoc, arranged by the individuals involved, and cannot be universally deployed. This new specification fills that void." "The ResourceSync specification introduces a range of easy to implement capabilities that a server may support to enable remote systems to remain more tightly in step with its evolving resources," explains Michael L. Nelson, Associate Professor, Old Dominion University Computer. "It also describes how a server can advertise the capabilities it supports. Remote systems can inspect this information to determine how best to remain aligned with the evolving data. All capabilities are implemented on the basis of the document formats introduced by the Sitemap protocol. Capabilities can be combined to achieve varying levels of functionality and hence meet different local or community requirements." "We expect this new standard will save a tremendous amount of time, effort, and resources by repository managers through the automation of the replication and updating process," states Todd Carpenter, NISO Executive Director. "The end result will be to increase the general availability of content in web repositories and alleviate the variety of problems created by out-dated, inaccurate, superseded content that exists on the Internet today." The ResourceSync specification and video tutorials on using the standard are available on the NISO website at www.niso.org/workrooms/resourcesync/. 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URL: From Richard.Chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr Thu May 15 03:50:45 2014 From: Richard.Chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr (Richard Chbeir) Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 09:50:45 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [SigLT-L] CFP ACM MEDES 2014 (extended deadline to 8 June 2014) In-Reply-To: <1619833220.1063422.1378673582388.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> References: <1619833220.1063422.1378673582388.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> Message-ID: <1292551937.5812970.1400140245662.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> * Due to several requests, The ACM MEDES Submission Deadline has been EXTENDED * * Please distribute widely and accept our apologies for cross-posting * *************** CALL FOR PAPERS *************** The 6th International ACM Conference on Management of computational and collective Intelligence in Digital EcoSystems (MEDES 2014) In-Cooperation with ACM, ACM SIGAPP and IFIP WG 2.6 http://sigappfr.acm.org/MEDES/14/ September 15-17, 2014 Buraidah-Al Qassim, Saudi Arabi Description and Objectives --------------------------- In the world of the Internet of Things (IoT), the rapid growth and exponential use of digital components leads to the emergence of intelligent environments namely "digital ecosystems" connected to the web and composed of multiple and independent entities such as individuals, organizations, services, software and applications sharing one or several missions and focusing on the interactions and inter-relationships among them. With the help of the computational intelligence, these digital ecosystems can exhibit new self-* properties (such as self-management, self-healing and self-configuration) environments, thanks to the re-combination and evolution of its "digital components", in which resources provided by each entity are properly conserved, managed and used. The underlying web-based resources mainly comprehend big data management, innovative services, smart and self-* properties platforms. Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of digital ecosystems, they are highly complex to study and design. This also leads to a poor understanding as to how managing resources will empower digital ecosystems to be innovative, intelligent and value-creating. The application of Information Technologies has the potential to enable the understanding of how entities request resources and ultimately interact to create benefits and added-values, impacting business practices and knowledge. These technologies can be improved through novel techniques, models and methodologies for fields such as big data management, web technologies, networking, security, human-computer interactions, artificial intelligence, e-services and self-organizing systems to support the establishment of digital ecosystems and manage their resources. The International ACM Conference on Management of computational and collective IntElligence in Digital EcoSystems (MEDES) aims to develop and bring together a diverse community from academia, research laboratories and industry interested in exploring the manifold challenges and issues related to resource management of Digital Ecosystems and how current approaches and technologies can be evolved and adapted to this end. MEDES 2014 calls for full papers presenting interesting recent results or novel ideas in all areas of Emergent Digital EcoSystems. At the same time, the conference calls for short papers presenting interesting and exciting recent results or novel thought-provoking ideas that are not quite ready, and preferably include a system demonstration. Topics ------- MEDES 2014 seeks contributions in the following 10 areas: 1. Digital Ecosystem Infrastructure 2. Green computing 3. Computational and Collective Intelligence 4. Services 5. Trust, Security & Privacy 6. Data & Knowledge Management 7. Internet of Things and Intelligent Web 8. Human-Computer Interaction 9. Networks and Protocols 10. Open Source Paper Submission ---------------- Submissions must be in an electronic form as PDF format and should be uploaded using the conference website. The submitted paper should be at most 8 ACM single-space printed pages. Papers that fail to comply with length limit will be rejected. Submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least 3 peer reviewers. After the preliminary notification date, authors rebut by evidence and arguments all reviewer inquiries and their comments. Based on the rebuttal feedback, reviewers notify authors with the final decision. Selection criteria will include: relevance, significance, impact, originality, technical soundness, and quality of presentation. Preference will be given to submissions that take strong or challenging positions on important emergent topics related to Digital Ecosystems. At least one author should attend the conference to present the paper. The conference Proceedings will be published by ACM and indexed by the ACM Digital Library and DBLP. Important Dates ---------------- Extended Submission Deadline: 8 June 2014 Notification of Acceptance: 5 July 2014 Camera Ready: 20 July 2014 Conference Dates: 15-17 September 2014 Keynote Speakers ---------------- Fabien Gandon, INRIA, France Ton Kalker, DTS Incorporation, USA Kwei-Jay Lin, University of California, Irvine, USA Azer Bestavros, Boston University, USA Roger Lee, Central Michigan University, USA Special Tracks: ---------------- Big Data Processing and Management Computational Intelligence Workshops ---------- - 2nd International Workshop on Security and Privacy Preserving in e-Societies (SECES) - Workshop on Advances in Intelligent Environmental Monitoring (AIEM) Special issues and Journal Publication --------------------------------------- Extended versions of selected papers will be published in several peer reviewed journals. The list of journals will be announced later. Main Conference Program Chairs ???????----------------------- Morad Benyoucef, University of Ottawa, Canada Saad Harous, United Arab Emirates University, UAE International Program Committee: -------------------------------- (Please check the web site for the full list) From chodgson at niso.org Thu May 22 14:04:58 2014 From: chodgson at niso.org (Cynthia Hodgson) Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 14:04:58 -0400 Subject: [SigLT-L] Free NISO/BISG Pre-ALA Conference Event: 8th Annual Changing Standards Landscape Forum Message-ID: <00c601cf75e8$592fa1b0$0b8ee510$@org> NISO/BISG 8th Annual Forum: The Changing Standards Landscape: Managing an Increasingly Complex and Interconnected World of Content Date: Friday, June 27, 2014 Time: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: Las Vegas, NV, LVCC - N231-233 Event Description The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and Book Industry Study Group (BISG) have again partnered to explore how these trends impact publishing, libraries, and technology standards in the 8th Annual Changing Standards Landscape Forum. This year's event will focus on Managing an Increasingly Complex and Interconnected World of Content. Digital content creation, distribution, and access is a worldwide endeavor that is much more complex than printing and shipping physical books or journals. Identification, description, file formats, purchasing models, and measurement have all been transformed by the trends of globalization and digitization of content distribution. For each of these trends, the role of standards in making these processes more efficient is a critical element and something all publishers and librarians should follow closely. Both communities have a lot to learn from each other regarding how standards work undertaken in the publishing community affects libraries and vice-versa. Agenda * Welcome and Introductions - Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and Len Vlahos, Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group (BISG) * Thema: The New Global Standard for Subject Classification - Julie Morris, Project Manager: Standards & Best Practices, BISG * Linked Content Coalition: Rights Management Tools - Linked Content Coalition Board Member * EPUB: Walled Gardens and the Readium Foundation - Readium Foundation Representative * New Forms of Discovery and Purchasing in Libraries: Demand Driven Acquisitions - Michael Levine-Clark, Professor / Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication and Collections Services, University of Denver Libraries * Where Digital is Going? E-book Adoption by the Numbers - Len Vlahos, Executive Director, BISG * Assessing Digital Output in New Ways - Mike Taylor, Research Specialist, Elsevier Labs Registration Please RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S7CVTZ3. This event is free of charge; however, we would like to get an estimated count of attendance for logistical purposes. For more information, visit the event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/alaannual/2014nisobisgforum/ This event is sponsored by Bowker, a ProQuest affiliate. Cynthia Hodgson Technical Editor / Consultant National Information Standards Organization chodgson at niso.org 301-654-2512 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chodgson at niso.org Tue May 27 15:40:42 2014 From: chodgson at niso.org (Cynthia Hodgson) Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 15:40:42 -0400 Subject: [SigLT-L] NISO June 11 Webinar: Fragmented Publishing: The Implications of Self-Publishing Message-ID: <00a001cf79e3$8c5743a0$a505cae0$@org> NISO Webinar: Fragmented Publishing: The Implications of Self-Publishing Date: June 11, 2014 Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern time Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/webinars/fragmented/ ============================================================================ == ABOUT THE WEBINAR In the six years from 2006 to 2012, the number of self-published books grew an astounding 270% to more than 235,000, almost as many as were published "traditionally." The easy access to publication tools and distribution mechanisms has ushered in a new era of how content is created and disseminated. No longer do authors need to work through a publisher to have their content accepted, processed, and distributed. The impacts of this revolution in publishing extend well beyond what used to be called "vanity publishing." A variety of best-selling books in recent years have come out from successful self-publishers sharing their tips on how others can follow in their footsteps. How can publishers capitalize on this author independence? How do libraries incorporate self-published works into their acquisition processes? When there is no publisher reputation behind a title, how does a library or user separate the wheat from the chaff? NISO's June 11 webinar, Fragmented Publishing: The Implications of Self-Publishing, will explore these issues and the impacts of the self-publishing movement on both publishers and libraries. TOPICS AND SPEAKERS . When Authors Assume Their Own Risk - Laura Dawson, Product Manager for Identifiers, Bowker . Self-Publishing with Smashwords - Mark Coker, Founder, CEO and Chief Author Advocate, Smashwords . Helping Libraries Help Themselves: The Library Publishing Toolkit - Allison Brown, Editor & Production Manager, Milne Library, SUNY Geneseo REGISTRATION Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on June 14, 2014 (the day of the webinar). Discounts are available for NISO and NASIG members and students. NISO Library Standards Alliance (LSA) members receive one free connection as part of membership and do not need to register. (The LSA member webinar contact will automatically receive the login information. Members are listed here: http://www.niso.org/about/roster/#library_standards_alliance . If you would like to become an LSA member and receive the entire year's webinars as part of membership, information on joining is listed here: http://www.niso.org/about/join/alliance/.) All webinar registrants and LSA webinar contacts receive access to the recorded version for one year. Visit the event webpage to register and for more information: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/webinars/fragmented/ Cynthia Hodgson Technical Editor / Consultant National Information Standards Organization chodgson at niso.org 301-654-2512 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: