From: "Diane Goldenberg-Hart" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:28:31 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [173.79.65.4] (HELO [192.168.1.110]) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.13) with ESMTPS id 16957833 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:33:02 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-10-28101510 Subject: JCDL 2012 Call for Participation X-Original-Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:34:12 -0500 References: <8C5434B6-071A-410A-9034-A420A720A158@cni.org> X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition X-Original-Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-10-28101510 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 CNI is an official endorser of this conference. ------------------------------------------------------------- =20 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION =20 12th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2012) June 10=9614, 2012 Washington, DC, USA =20 Hosted by The George Washington University and The Library of Congress =20 http://www.jcdl2012.info =20 CALL FOR PAPERS =20 The ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries is a major = international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated = technical, practical, organizational, and social issues. JCDL = encompasses the many meanings of the term digital libraries, including = (but not limited to) new forms of information institutions and = organizations; operational information systems with all manner of = digital content; new means of selecting, collecting, organizing, = distributing, and accessing digital content; theoretical models of = information media, including document genres and electronic publishing; = and theory and practice of use of managed content in science and = education. =20 IMPORTANT DATES =20 * Full Papers due January 23, 2012 * Short Papers, Panels, Posters & Demos, Workshops, Tutorials due = January 30, 2012 * Notification of acceptance for Workshops and Tutorials: March 1, = 2012 * Notification of acceptance for Papers, Panels, Posters & Demos: = March 21, 2012 * Doctoral Consortium Abstract submissions due March 31, 2012 =20 CONFERENCE FOCUS =20 The theme for JCDL 2012 is #sharing #linking #using #preserving. Digital = libraries, under a variety of names and modalities, are often part of = the every day web experience. The challenge is how digital libraries can = enhance user experience through providing stability in changing = information environment, breaking down information silos, integrating = into accepted practices of the web, and providing a range of access and = services to resources across the web, both to human and machine users. =20 The intended community for this conference includes those interested in = all aspects of digital libraries such as infrastructure; institutions; = metadata; content; services; digital preservation; system design; = scientific data management; workflows; implementation; interface design; = human-computer interaction; performance evaluation; usability = evaluation; collection development; intellectual property; privacy; = electronic publishing; document genres; multimedia; social, = institutional, and policy issues; user communities; and associated = theoretical topics. JCDL welcomes submissions in these areas, and = submissions associated with the JCDL 2012 theme of social media = influenced themes of linking, sharing, usage, and preservation are = particularly welcome. The conference sessions, workshops and tutorials = will cover all these aspects. =20 Participation is sought from all parts of the world and from the full = range of established and emerging disciplines and professions including = computer science, information science, web science, data science, = librarianship, data management, archival science and practice, museum = studies and practice, information technology, medicine, social sciences, = education and humanities. Representatives from academe, government, = industry, and others are invited to participate. =20 JCDL 2012 will be held in Washington, DC on the campus of The George = Washington University. The program is organized by an international = committee of scholars and leaders in the digital libraries field and = attendance is expected to include several hundreds of researchers, = practitioners, managers, and students. =20 JCDL 2012 invites submissions of papers and proposals for posters, = demonstrations, tutorials, and workshops that will make the conference = an exciting and creative event to attend. As always, the conference = welcomes contributions from all the fields that intersect to enable = digital libraries. Topics include, but are not limited to: =20 * Collaborative and participatory information environments * Cyberinfrastructure architectures, applications, and deployments * Data mining/extraction of structure from networked information * Digital library and Web Science curriculum development * Distributed information systems * Extracting semantics, entities, and patterns from large collections * Evaluation of online information environments * Impact and evaluation of digital libraries and information in = education * Information and knowledge systems * Information policy and copyright law * Information visualization * Interfaces to information for novices and experts * Linked data and its applications * Personal digital information management * Retrieval and browsing * Scientific data curation, citation and scholarly publication * Social media, architecture, and applications * Social networks, virtual organizations and networked information * Social-technical perspectives of digital information * Studies of human factors in networked information * Theoretical models of information interaction and organization * User behavior and modeling * Visualization of large-scale information environments * Web archiving and preservation =20 IMPORTANT NOTES FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS =20 All contributions must be submitted in electronic form via the = conference=92s EasyChair submission page, following ACM format = guidelines and template available = fromhttp://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html. Please submit = all papers in PDF format. =20 PAPER SUBMISSIONS =20 Paper authors may choose between two formats: Full papers and short = papers. Both formats will be included in the proceedings and will be = presented at the conference. Both formats will be rigorously peer = reviewed. Complete papers are required=97abstracts and incomplete papers = will not be reviewed. =20 Full papers report on mature work, or efforts that have reached an = important milestone. Short papers will highlight efforts that might be = in an early stage, but are important for the community to be made aware = of. Short papers can also present theories or systems that can be = described concisely in the limited space. =20 Full papers must not exceed 10 pages. Short papers are limited to at = most 4 pages. All papers must be original contributions. The material = must therefore not have been previously published or be under review for = publication elsewhere. All contributions must be written in English and = must follow the ACM formatting guidelines, = http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html. Papers are to be = submitted via the conference's EasyChair submission page, = http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Djcdl2012 =20 All accepted papers will be published by ACM as conference proceedings = and electronic versions will be included in both the ACM and IEEE = digital libraries. =20 POSTER & DEMOSTRATION SUBMISSIONS =20 Posters permit presentation of late-breaking results in an informal, = interactive manner. Poster proposals should consist of a title, extended = abstract, and contact information for the authors, and should not exceed = 2 pages. Proposals must follow the conference's formatting guidelines = and are to be submitted via the conference's EasyChair submission page, = http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Djcdl2012. Accepted posters = will be displayed at the conference and may include additional = materials, space permitting. Abstracts of posters will appear in the = proceedings. =20 Demonstrations showcase innovative digital libraries technology and = applications, allowing you to share your work directly with your = colleagues in a high-visibility setting. Demonstration proposals should = consist of a title, extended abstract, and contact information for the = authors and should not exceed 2 pages. Proposals must follow the = conference's formatting guidelines and are to be submitted via the = conference's EasyChair submission page, http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Djcdl2012. Abstracts of = demonstrations will appear in the proceedings. =20 PANELS & INVITED BRIEFINGS =20 Panels will complement the refereed portions of the program with lively = discussions of controversial and cutting-edge issues that are not = addressed by other program elements. Invited briefings will explain a = topic of interest to those building digital libraries=97they can be = thought of as being mini-tutorials. We are not soliciting formal = proposals for panels or invited briefings, but if you have an idea for = one that you'd like to hear, please send email directly to the = panels/briefings chairs, Noha Adly, adly@bibalex.org, and Haowei Hsieh, = haowei-hsieh@uiowa.edu. =20 TUTORIAL SUBMISSIONS =20 Tutorials provide an opportunity to offer in-depth education on a topic = or solution relevant to research or practice in digital libraries. They = should address a single topic in detail over either a half-day or a full = day. They are not intended to be venues for commercial product training. = Experts who are interested in engaging members of the community who may = not be familiar with a relevant set of technologies or concepts should = plan their tutorials to cover the topic or solution to a level that = attendees will have sufficient knowledge to follow and further pursue = the material beyond the tutorial. Leaders of tutorial sessions will be = expected to take an active role in publicizing and recruiting attendees = for their sessions. =20 Tutorial proposals should include: a tutorial title; an abstract (1=962 = paragraphs, to be used in conference programs); a description or topical = outline of tutorial (1=962 paragraphs, to be used for evaluation); = duration (half- or full-day); expected number of participants; target = audience, including level of experience (introductory, intermediate, = advanced); learning objectives; a brief biographical sketch of the = presenter(s); and contact information for the presenter(s). =20 Tutorial proposals are to be submitted in electronic form via the = conference's EasyChair submission page, = http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Djcdl2012. =20 WORKSHOP SUBMISSIONS =20 Workshops are intended to draw together communities of interest=97both = those in established communities, and also those interested in = discussion and exploration of a new or emerging issue. They can range in = format from formal, perhaps centering on presentation of refereed = papers, to informal, perhaps centering on an extended roundtable = discussions among the selected participants. =20 Submissions should include: a workshop title and short description; a = statement of objectives for the workshop; a topical outline for the = workshop; identification of the expected audience and expected number of = attendees; a description of the planned format and duration (half-day, = full-day, or one-and-a-half day); information about how the attendees = will be identified, notified of the workshop, and, if necessary, = selected from among applicants; as well as contact and biographical = information about the organizers. Finally, if a workshop has been held = previously, information about the earlier sessions should be = provided=97dates, locations, outcomes, attendance, etc. =20 Workshop proposals are to be submitted in electronic form via the = conference's EasyChair submission page, = http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Djcdl2012. =20 DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM =20 The Doctoral Consortium is a workshop for PhD students from all over the = world who are in the early phases of their dissertation work (i.e., the = consortium is not intended for those who are finished or nearly finished = with their dissertation). The goal of the Doctoral Consortium is to help = students with their thesis and research plans by providing feedback and = general advice on using the research environment in a constructive and = international atmosphere. =20 Students interested in participating in the Doctoral Consortium should = submit an extended abstract describing their digital library research. = Submissions relating to any aspect of digital library research, = development, and evaluation are welcomed, including: technical advances, = usage and impact studies, policy analyses, social and institutional = implications, theoretical contributions, interaction and design = advances, and innovative applications in the sciences, humanities, and = education. =20 Doctoral Consortium proposals are to be submitted via the conference's = EasyChair submission page, = http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Djcdl2012.= --Apple-Mail-10-28101510 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
CNI is an official endorser of = this = conference.
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CALL FOR = PARTICIPATION
 
12th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries = (JCDL 2012)
June 10=9614, = 2012
Washington, DC, USA
 
Hosted by The George = Washington University and The Library of Congress
 
 
CALL FOR = PAPERS
 
The ACM/IEEE Joint = Conference on Digital Libraries is a major international forum focusing = on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, = organizational, and social issues. JCDL encompasses the many meanings of = the term digital libraries, including (but not limited to) new forms of = information institutions and organizations; operational information = systems with all manner of digital content; new means of selecting, = collecting, organizing, distributing, and accessing digital content; = theoretical models of information media, including document genres and = electronic publishing; and theory and practice of use of managed content = in science and education.
 
IMPORTANT DATES
   * Full Papers due = January 23, 2012
   * Short Papers, = Panels, Posters & Demos, Workshops, Tutorials due January 30, = 2012
   * Notification of acceptance for = Workshops and Tutorials: March 1, 2012
   * Notification of acceptance for Papers, = Panels, Posters & Demos: March 21, 2012
   * Doctoral Consortium Abstract submissions = due March 31, 2012
 
CONFERENCE FOCUS
The theme for JCDL 2012 is #sharing = #linking #using #preserving. Digital libraries, under a variety of names = and modalities, are often part of the every day web experience. The = challenge is how digital libraries can enhance user experience through = providing stability in changing information environment, breaking down = information silos, integrating into accepted practices of the web, and = providing a range of access and services to resources across the web, = both to human and machine users.
The intended community for this = conference includes those interested in all aspects of digital libraries = such as infrastructure; institutions; metadata; content; services; = digital preservation; system design; scientific data management; = workflows; implementation; interface design; human-computer interaction; = performance evaluation; usability evaluation; collection development; = intellectual property; privacy; electronic publishing; document genres; = multimedia; social, institutional, and policy issues; user communities; = and associated theoretical topics. JCDL welcomes submissions in these = areas, and submissions associated with the JCDL 2012 theme of social = media influenced themes of linking, sharing, usage, and preservation are = particularly welcome. The conference sessions, workshops and tutorials = will cover all these aspects.
Participation is sought from all = parts of the world and from the full range of established and emerging = disciplines and professions including computer science, information = science, web science, data science, librarianship, data management, = archival science and practice, museum studies and practice, information = technology, medicine, social sciences, education and humanities. = Representatives from academe, government, industry, and others are = invited to participate.
 
JCDL 2012 will be held in Washington, DC on the campus of = The George Washington University. The program is organized by an = international committee of scholars and leaders in the digital libraries = field and attendance is expected to include several hundreds of = researchers, practitioners, managers, and students.
 
JCDL 2012 invites submissions = of papers and proposals for posters, demonstrations, tutorials, and = workshops that will make the conference an exciting and creative event = to attend. As always, the conference welcomes contributions from all the = fields that intersect to enable digital libraries. Topics include, but = are not limited to:
 
   * Collaborative and participatory information = environments
   * = Cyberinfrastructure architectures, applications, and = deployments
   * Data = mining/extraction of structure from networked = information
   * Digital library and = Web Science curriculum development
   * Distributed information = systems
   * Extracting semantics, = entities, and patterns from large collections
   * Evaluation of online information = environments
   * Impact and = evaluation of digital libraries and information in = education
   * Information and = knowledge systems
   * Information = policy and copyright law
   * Information = visualization
   * Interfaces to = information for novices and experts
   * Linked data and its = applications
   * Personal = digital information management
   * = Retrieval and browsing
   * Scientific data = curation, citation and scholarly publication
   * Social media, architecture, and = applications
   * Social = networks, virtual organizations and networked = information
   * Social-technical = perspectives of digital information
   * Studies of human factors in networked = information
   * Theoretical models of = information interaction and organization
   * User behavior and = modeling
   * Visualization of = large-scale information environments
   * Web archiving and = preservation
 
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS
 
All contributions must be = submitted in electronic form via the conference=92s EasyChair submission = page, following ACM format guidelines and template available from