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Date: 7-12 October 2001
Location: European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
Comments: Full details from http://cwis.kub.nl/~ticer/summer01/
Date: October 12-14, 2001
Location: Milwaukee, WI, USA
Comments: Information Technology has transformational qualities. What
does this mean for libraries today and tomorrow?
The 2001 LITA National Forum focuses on these issues during three days of
programming that includes preconferences, general sessions, and more than 30
concurrent sessions.
Details from:
www.lita.org/forum01/index.htm
Date: October 15-17, 2001
Location: Indiana University Bloomington, USA
Comments: Join us for ISMIR 2001 - an intensive and lively forum on the
rapidly emerging realm of Music Information Retrieval (Music IR)! ISMIR 2001
builds upon the very successful ISMIR 2000 meeting held last year in Plymouth,
Massachusetts. Explore with your colleagues the exciting potential Music IR has
for a wide variety of applications in the educational and academic domains as
well as in the area of entertainment. ISMIR offers the only information exchange
to focus exclusively on Music IR, enabling scholars to move more quickly toward
viable solutions to many challenges.
Details from http://ismir2001.indiana.edu/
Date: OCTOBER 18 - 21, 2001
Location: MEMPHIS, USA
Comments: FULL AND DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
http://www.memphis.edu/ethics21/01eei/
Date: 22 - 26 October 2001
Location: National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan
Comments: Providing machine-understandable data on the Web has
become a priority not just for publishers and scientific communities, but for a
wide range of commercial ventures and services. Resource discovery across a
diversity of services on the emerging Semantic Web is facilitated by the use of
shared metadata vocabularies such as the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set.
Full details from: http://www.nii.ac.jp/dc2001/
Date: 27-28 October, 2001
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Comments: Since 1995, Library and Information Science doctoral
students have gathered at annual Connections conferences to present their
research. The conference was originally conceived of as an important and much
needed venue for the dissemination of LIS doctoral research, and also as a
friendly and non-threatening forum in which doctoral students at all levels
could actively participate. Connections 2001 remains committed to these founding
principles. The Faculty of
Information and Media Studies at The University of Western Ontario, London,
Ontario, Canada will host this year’s conference on Saturday, October 27
and Sunday, October 28, 2001. The registration fee is CDN$40.
Full details: http://www.fims.uwo.ca/organizations/dsa/connections01/index.htm
Date: Sunday, November 4, 2001, 8:30am-5:00pm.
Location: J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington D.C., USA
Comments: http://www.asis.org/Conferences
The ASIS&T SIG Classification Research Workshop is designed to promote the exchange of ideas among active researchers with interests in all aspects of classification theory and application including creation, development, management, representation, display, comparison, and compatibility. We seek theoretical and applied papers from all disciplines and application domains concerned with knowledge organization, classification, and ontologies, such as as mathematics, education and e-commerce. The workshop emphasizes both presentation and discussion of ideas. Participants are strongly encouraged to collaborate through presentations and reactions to presentations.
Call for Papers
Date: November 4 - 8, 2001
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Comments: Full details at the web site: http://www.asis.org/Conferences/am01.html
Also: Call for Papers: - SIG USE Research Symposium 2001 - Effective
Methods for Studying Information Seeking and Use.
In conjunction with the ASIST Annual Meeting 2001, SIG USE will be sponsoring a
one-day research symposium, focusing on the research methods that can most
effectively be used to study information seeking, information use, and other
human information behaviors. We hope that you will submit a paper for
consideration for presentation during this symposium.
Full details from: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGUSE/
Date: 5-7 November, 2001
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
Comments: "The only definitive open conference on electronic book
standards, technologies and applications.
Details from: http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/ebook2001/
National Convention on Library and Information Networking - NACLIN – 2001
Date: November 6th-9th, 2001
Location: University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, INDIA
Comments: Theme - Networking of Digital Resources for National
Development.
Enquires to: errlib@uohyd.ernet.in,
or go to the web page at:
http://delnet.nic.in/vsdelnet/DeL_files/NACLINE.htm
Date: 12-13 November, 2001
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Comments: "Setting Standards and Making it Real" explores
issues in delivering effective digital reference service in a variety of
contexts and setting standards to ensure quality. Pre- and post-conference
workshops focus on assessing service quality and building real-time reference
services."
Web page at: http://vrd.org/conferences/VRD2001/program.shtml
Date: 10-12 December, 2001
Location: Bangalore, India
Comments: The theme of the Conference is: Digital Libraries - Dynamic Landscapes
for Knowledge Creation, Dissemination and Management.
For more information: http://www.icadl2001.org
Date: January 28-30, 2002
Location: Portoroz, Slovenia
Comments: Call for Papers. Full details http://www.bobcatsss.de/
Date: January 31 * February 1, 2002
Location: Theatre Hall of Vilnius University (Universiteto 3, Vilnius,
Lithuania)
Comments: Participants: researchers and educators in library and
information science, bibliography, book and library history and related fields
as well as library and information practitioners from Lithuania and foreign
countries, international organizations (UNESCO, UN), co-workers of Professor
Vladimirovas, his numerous students and former colleagues.
The main goal of the Conference is to commemorate the work of Prof. L. Vladimirovas and to testify its continuity in the context of modern communication and information science and practice Languages of the Conference: Lithuanian, English, Russian
Online registration http://www.kf.vu.lt/konferencija
Date: 21-23 March, 2002
Location: University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Comments: a three day conference. ...bringing together librarians,
curators, archivists, publishers, booksellers and academics, the conference will
seek to address some of the central issues that arise from a rapidly changing
new information order. At the moment, details can be seen at http://www.english.upenn.edu/CFP/archive/International/0211.html
Date: April 1-3, 2002
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Comments: Full details from - ITCC2002 URL: http://www.cs.clemson.edu/
Date: 17-20 April 2002
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Comments: The Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)
is hosting the next biennial Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and
Southern African Librarians (SCECSAL) in Johannesburg. Ellen Tise, President of
LIASA, extends a warm welcome to library and information professionals in Africa
and outside the continent to attend this important event. Pre-SCECSAL
Conference activities will take place on 15 and 16 April 2002. More information
about SCECSAL registration and accommodation will be sent out soon.
To be held at the Caesar’s Gauteng Hotel Casino and Convention Resort, Kempton
Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
The SCECSAL Conference will again be preceded by the Standing Conference of African National and University Librarians in East, Central and Southern Africa (SCANUL-ECS) from 15 to 16 April 2002. Information about SCANUL-ECS will be sent out separately.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR PAPERS, WORKSHOPS AND POSTER SESSIONS
SCECSAL CONFERENCE THEME: From Africa to the world – The globalisation of
indigenous knowledge systems Rural communities in Africa have a profound and
detailed knowledge of their livelihoods and local ecosystems which have become
codified as indigenous knowledge systems (IKS). Since all societies exist in a
world of ecological processes and environmental events, the classification of
local data and the structuring and transmission of that knowledge so that it can
be used by as many people as possible, is crucial for group survival. Indigenous
knowledge is relevant for inter alia the agriculture, land policy, forestry and
wildlife preservation of rural communities – both the members of those
communities and those engaged in development projects. In developing countries,
there are three major types of knowledge: the modern and scientific (expert)
knowledge; traditional (people’s) knowledge; and new knowledge which is a
blend of the expert and people’s knowledge. The tendency has historically been
for Western systems to supersede indigenous systems. However, rural people with
their detailed interactive knowledge of their environments are experts in their
own right. As the global village expands to even the remotest rural communities,
the international sciences (also know as international knowledge systems) need
to take cognisance of the role of IKS for sustainable resource management. IKS
generate important information which should be recorded, documented and made
accessible for local communities, the wider African community and the global
information community.
The SCECSAL local arrangements committee invites submissions for papers,
workshops and poster sessions on the following IKS sub-themes:
SUB-THEMES
- Defining indigenous knowledge
- Global challenges, local solutions: lessons from practical experiences
- Management of indigenous knowledge: collection, organisation, preservation,
dissemination
- Indigenous knowledge and emerging challenges for information professionals
- Globalisation and localisation: strategies for sustainable development
- Local information, global access: the role of the Internet in the spread of
indigenous information and knowledge
- Indigenous knowledge and information technology
- Research of indigenous knowledge systems
- Indigenous knowledge and intellectual property
- Indigenous knowledge as a product in the corporate environment
- Protection of multi-cultural, multi-lingual communities and the threat of
mono-culturalism
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 15 May 2001
ABSTRACTS
Abstracts may be submitted for papers, workshops or poster sessions.
Abstract submissions must be limited to one (1) single A4 page.
Submissions must be submitted by e-mail, fax (preferred) or ordinary mail.
* PAPERS: Paper sessions are organised in 90-minute time blocks with three
(3) papers per session, and include 10 minutes for questions/discussions per
paper.
* WORKSHOPS: Workshops are offered either as part of the pre-conference
activities or the regular programme. They vary in length. Participants whose
submissions for workshops are accepted will be advised of the time allocated.
Workshops should involve audience participation and sharing of practical skills.
* BEST PRACTICES POSTER SESSIONS: Best practices poster sessions are intended
for practitioners to inform conference delegates about best practices and
research in their fields by highlighting effective programmes and practices,
relevant practitioner-oriented research, and strategic policy developments
across all areas of IKS information systems.
ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION
Submissions will be reviewed by a peer panel of content experts. All accepted
submissions will be published in the SCECSAL Conference proceedings.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
* The conference language is English.
* Electronic mail: e-mail is acceptable PROVIDED the submission is included in
the body of the e-mail. Owing to the danger of virus transmission, NO
attachments will be accepted. Please provide the following: (1) your abstract,
with title and session type; (2) your name, address, institutional affiliation,
phone and fax number (with country/regional dialling codes), e-mail address; and
(3) abrief (one A4 page) author’s biography.
Send electronic submissions to Retha Snyman <scecsal@liasa.org.za>
and include in the subject field: SCECSAL CONFERENCE ABSTRACT.
Please note: this e-mail address will only be operational from 7 April 2001.
* Fax: faxed submissions are the preferred method. The submission must include:
(1) your abstract, with title and session type; (2) cover sheetwith your name,
address, institutional affiliation, phone and fax number (with country/regional
dialling codes), e-mail address; and (3) Brief (one A4 page) author’s
biography.
Send faxed submissions to +27 12 481 2873 and mark clearly: SCECSAL
CONFERENCE SUBMISSION: FOR ATTENTION RETHA SNYMAN.
* By regular mail: Please include the following: (1) your abstract, with title
and session type; (2) cover sheet with your name, address, institutional
affiliation, phone and fax number (with country/regional dialling codes), e-mail
address; and (3) Brief (one A4 page) author’s biography. Mark envelope
clearly: SCECSAL CONFERENCE
SUBMISSION: FOR ATTENTION RETHA SNYMAN.
Send submissions by regular mail to:
SCECSAL Conference Secretariat
Attention RETHA SNYMAN
PO Box 1598
Pretoria 0001
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Date: May 16-19, 2002
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Comments: This event will be the eighth biannual Directions and
Implications of Advanced Computing (DIAC) symposium. A variety of events are
planned ranging from invited speakers, panel discussions, and pattern
presentations to numerous opportunities for informal working sessions -- both
planned and spontaneous -- on various topics. Also, as with previous DIAC
symposia, we will do our best to provide a few surprises ...
Full details:
http://www.cpsr.org/conferences/diac02/
Date: May 19-22, 2002,
Location: Seattle Washington, USA
Comments: Details from http://gise.org/IRMAweb
Date: 20-22 May, 2002
Location: Sydney, Australia
Comments: No further details known at this time.
Date: May 27-30, 2002,
Location: Paris, France
Comments: Call for papers
The Fourth ARSAG International Symposium will focus on the relationships between
digitization and preservation of cultural heritage. The arrival of new
communication and information technologies within cultural institutions has
resulted in a modification of numerous practices. If digitization has allowed
considerable advances in the access and the management of collections, many
questions pertaining to preservation are still pending.
Site Internet du CRCDG : www.crcdg.culture.fr
Date: June 6-8, 2002
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Comments: Call For Papers
We encourage contributions for topics related to the conference theme:
* Electronic publishing
* Intellectual property rights in the of digital era
* Social implications of wireless technology
* Equitable access for the disadvantaged and the disabled
* National and international ICT policy
* Information security and privacy
* Free speech and censorship
* Social implications of electronic commerce
* ICT and democratic processes
* Universal access/Digital divide
* Gender issues in ICT
* Misuse of ICT
* Distance education
* Web-based resources for teaching ethics in computing
* ICT and high-risk systems
* ICT and developing countries
We also welcome papers in additional general areas of interest to the members of
SSIT: environmental, health, safety, and peace-related implications of
technology; social, economic, and ethical issues involving energy, information,
and telecommunications technologies; history of technology; systems analysis in
public policy decisions; and research methods for technology-policy analysis.
Deadlines - Proposals for sessions, panels, or individual papers: Dec 13,
2001.
Notification of acceptance: February 14, 2002.
Manuscripts for the conference proceedings: April 3, 2002.
For more information, visit the ISTAS’02 web site at http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jherkert/istas02.html
Date: June 19-21, 2002
Location: University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Comments: Full details from http://is2002.com/
Date: July 14-18, 2002
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Comments: The Joint Conference on Digital Libraries is a major
international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical,
practical, and social issues. JCDL encompasses the many meanings of the term
"digital libraries", including (but not limited to) new forms of information
institutions; operational information systems with all manner of digital
content; new means of selecting, collecting, organizing, and distributing
digital content; and theoretical models of information media, including documen
Digital libraries are distinguished from information retrieval systems because
they include more types of media, provide additional functionality and services,
and include other stages of the information life cycle, from creation through
use. Digital libraries can be viewed as a new form of information institution or
as an extension of the services libraries currently provide.
Full details: http://www.jcdl2002.org/
Date: July 21-25, 2002
Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Comments: CoLIS4 is the latest in a series of international
conferences whose general aim is to provide a broad forum for critically
exploring and analyzing library and information science as a discipline and as a
field of research from historical, theoretical, and empirical perspectives.
Submissions that embody the conference theme, including papers, posters, and
proposals for panels and workshops, are solicited.
Conference Web Site: http://colis.ischool.washington.edu/
Date: 14-16 August 2002
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Comments: Details soon on the IFLA conference page at http://www.ifla.org
Date:
September 11-13, 2002
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Comments: The
fourth ISIC Conference in Lisbon is an opportunity to hear results of the
latest research in the field of information seeking, to debate methodological
issues and to discuss emerging and further areas of research.
All
participants of the previous ISIC Conferences are welcome in 2002 in Lisbon
and we hope that many other researchers from information related fields will
also be attracted.
Date: NOVEMBER 15-17, 2002
Location: PHILADELPHIA, PA., USA
Comments: "Emphasis for this conference will be on the period
from the Second World War up through the early 1990s, including the
infrastructure created by digitization, the Internet, and the World Wide Web.
Conference organizers are looking for in-depth historical analyses of these
developments and how they have affected the practice of science both nationally
and internationally.
Questions and comments should be sent to HHSTIS2@chemheritage.org
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