Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:24:32 +0200 (METDST)
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Subject: [DIGLIB] 1sr Announcement - International Conference on Semantic
Web & Digital Libraries
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Indian Statistical Institute Platinum Jubilee Events
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
Semantic Web and Digital Libraries
(ICSD 2007)
http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd
Documentation Research and Training Centre
Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, INDIA
February 21-23, 2007
THEME
The proliferation of digital resources poses an unprecedented challenge to
information professionals in generating efficient information services.
Most patrons approach the Internet for the digital content but have no
clue how to retrieve pertinent information and this has led to a demand
for organized information services and resulted in digital library and
institutional repositories.
Technology and tools have to be deployed for harnessing the content and
for retrieval of information from the mass of unorganized resources.
Semantic Web Technologies is an area that has invoked much research
interest and aims at efficient information representation and retrieval.
The aim of semantic web is to build conceptual relations for machine
interpretation that eventually will lead to efficient knowledge mapping
and organization techniques. However, research in Semantic Web is being
understood and experimented in different areas
differently and one of the most pertinent applications would be in the
area of Information Retrieval. Search and retrieval mechanism in Digital
Libraries (DL) are moving slowly towards becoming semantic.
Interoperability between digital libraries has to be based on Semantic Web
principles, in order to achieve meaningful user-machine interaction.
Documentation Research and Training Centre(DRTC), Indian Statistical
Institute (ISI), Bangalore, has a long research interest in knowledge
organization techniques including its seminal contribution in the form
of Prof. S.R. Ranganathan’s faceted approach to classification. In
recent times DRTC has applied the classical theory to practical
modeling in the area of Information Retrieval. The team at DRTC has
experimented with application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques
in IR and has demonstrated systems in automatic classification and
indexing. With this experience and as part of the Indian Statistical
Institute Platinum jubilee celebrations,
DRTC/ISI announces International conference on Semantic Web and
Digital Libraries. The objective is to bring together the best expertise
in the areas of Semantic Web and Digital Libraries from leading
initiatives worldwide.
Themes include: (but not limited to)
* Digital Libraries
* Digital Resource Organization
* Technology issues in Digital Services
* Design of Digital Information Services
* Retrieval issues in digital environment
* Standards and Specifications for Digital objects
* Metadata standards, Interoperability and Crosswalks
* Knowledge Organization and Ontologies
* Semantic Web Technologies and Digital Libraries
* Semantic Web and Information Retrieval
* Architecture for Semantic Web
* Technology and Semantic Web Modeling tools
* Intelligent Agents in Semantic Retrieval
* Semantic Portals and Semantic Web Services
* Vocabulary and Taxonomy development
* Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories
* Digital Resource Management Strategies
* Content Development: Policies
* Content Development: tools and techniques
* Technology issues in Digital Services
* Resource Media and formats
* Multilingual Digital Libraries
* Patron interaction and facilitation tools
* Digital Library applications and case studies
* Digital Library and Semantic Web Projects and Case Studies
FORMAT
The conference aims to explore the topics in themes and sub themes
through tutorials, workshops, demonstrations, Invited talks and
presentations. Eminent researchers and academicians will be invited to
deliver theme papers and invited talks on select topics.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Original papers in English are invited on a theme related to those
mentioned above. An international review panel will review the papers
based on originality of the work, quality and relevance to the main
theme of the conference. Peer reviewed and accepted papers will be
published in the conference proceedings. The papers should follow the
submission instructions that will be furnished along with acceptance
note and also on the conference website.
IMPORTANT DATES
* Expression of interest to submit paper with abstract: August 15,
2006
* Submission of full papers: September 15, 2006
* Notification of acceptance of paper with comments: October 31, 2006
* Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments: November
30, 2006
REGISTRATION
* Early Bird Registration: December 15, 2006 (Last Date)
Rs. 5000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates);
USD 150 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC)
* After December 15:
Rs. 6000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates);
USD 175 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC)
* Tutorial:
Rs. 1500/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates);
USD 40 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC)
CONTACT & ENQUIRIES: (with CC to gmail address)
Dr. A.R.D.Prasad, (Conference Convenor)
Associate Professor,
Documentation Research and Training Centre,
Indian Statistical Institute,
8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059
Karnataka, INDIA
Phone: 91-80-28483002/3/4 extn no. 496 or 490
Fax : 91-80-28484265
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