[BOAI] CFP: ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
Mike Wright
mwright at ucar.edu
Tue Nov 16 21:32:09 GMT 2010
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to submit to the 11th annual JCDL 2011, to be held
in Ottawa, Canada. Please share this notice with your colleagues,
students, and others who would be interested in the conference.
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Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2011)
June 13-17, 2011 - Ottawa, Canada
http://www.jcdl2011.org
Hosted by the University of Ottawa
Sponsored by ACM SIGIR, ACM SIGWEB, and IEEE-CS TCDL
Extended Call for Papers
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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. 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
also can be viewed as a new form of information institution or as an
extension of the services libraries currently provide.
The theme for JCDL 2011 is "Digital Libraries: Bringing Together
Scholars, Scholarship and Research Data", in recognition of the changes
the digital age is now bringing to scholarship, broadly writ. Publishing
models are changing, along with the breadth of digital material that
must be managed coherently in the context of users forcing the move from
information silos to a landscape of interconnected systems supporting
scholarship for both research and education. Additionally in a number of
disciplines we are seeing funding agency directives to include with
primary scholarship those materials on which the scholarship is based
such as data sets both in
the sciences and humanities. Further, we are seeing more focus on
requirements for managing data for use in the future by other scholars.
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 2011 theme of "Digital
Libraries:Bringing Together Scholars, Scholarship and Research Data" 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, 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 2011 will be held in Ottawa, Canada on the campus of the University
of Ottawa. The program is organized by an international committee of
scholars and leaders in the Digital Libraries field. Several hundred
attendees are expected for the five days of events including a day of
cutting edge tutorials; 2 1/2 days of papers, panels, and keynotes; and
1 1/2 days of research workshops.
JCDL 2011 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
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
Personal digital information management
Retrieval and browsing
Scientific data curation, citation and scholarly publication
Social networks, virtual organizations and networked information
Social-technical perspectives of digital information
Studies of human factors in networked information
Systems, algorithms, and models for data preservation
Theoretical models of information interaction and organization
User behavior and modeling
Visualization of large-scale information environments
Paper Submissions
=================
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--abstracts and incomplete
papers will not be reviewed.
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.
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 http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html
formatting guidelines. Papers are to be submitted via the submission
link at the conference’s Web site.
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.
Poster and Demonstration Submissions
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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 submission link at the conference Web
site. Accepted posters will be displayed at the conference and may
include additional materials, space permitting. Abstracts of posters
will appear in the proceedings.
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
submission link at the conference Web site. Abstracts of demonstrations
will appear in the proceedings.
Panels and Invited Briefings
============================
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 - they 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 chair.
Tutorial Submissions
====================
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.
Tutorial proposals should include: a tutorial title; an abstract (1-2
paragraphs, to be used in conference programs); a description or topical
outline of tutorial (1-2 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).
Tutorial proposals are to be submitted in electronic form via the
submission link on the conference’s web site.
Workshop Submissions
====================
Workshops are intended to draw together communities of interest - both
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 round-table discussions among
the selected participants.
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 -- dates, locations, outcomes, attendance, etc.
Tutorial proposals are to be submitted in electronic form via the
submission link on the conference’s web site.
French Language Tutorials and Workshops
=======================================
While the language of the conference is English, JCDL2011, in
recognition of this year’s host community, will be accepting proposals
for workshops and tutorials to be presented in the French language.
These proposals must still be submitted in English (the language of the
conference is English) in the manner described above. These proposals
will be evaluated in the same manner as proposals for English language
workshops and tutorials. You will state the workshop or tutorial is to
be presented in the French language in your proposal and will include a
French language title and description.
Doctoral Consortium
===================
The Doctoral Consortium is a workshop for Ph.D. 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.
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.
Consult the conference's Web site for more details and to make a submission.
Important notes for all Submissions
===================================
All contributions are to be submitted in electronic form via the JCDL
2011 submission Web page, following ACM
http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html format guidelines and
using the ACM template. Please submit all papers in PDF format.
Some Important Dates
====================
Full Papers, Workshops, Tutorials, and Panels submissions are due by
January 23, 2011 at 8pm PST (GMT -8). Short Papers, Posters,
Demonstrations submissions are due by February 6, 2011 at 8pm PST (GMT
-8). Notification of acceptance to authors by March 14, 2011. Doctoral
Consortium Abstracts submissions are due by March 21, 2011.
Conference Organizers (program elements)
Conference Chair
Glen Newton, Carleton University newtong at acm.org
Program Chairs:
Mike Wright, National Center for Atmospheric Research mwright at ucar.edu
Lillian Cassel, Villanova University
Doctoral Consortium Chairs
Edie Rasmussen, University of British Columbia
Luanne Freund, University of British Columbia
Kazunari Sugiyama, National University of Singapore
Posters and Panels Chairs
Hussein Suleman, University of Cape Town
Rob Sanderson, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Panels and Briefings Chair
Rick Furuta, Texas A&M University
Tutorials Chairs
George Buchanan, City University London
Andre Vellino, University of Ottawa
Workshops Chair
Seamus Ross, University of Toronto
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Regards,
Mike Wright.
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