[BOAI] 2nd Announcement Call for Papers: Metadata & Semantics for Open Access Repositories, Research Information Systems and Infrastructures 2012

[Imma Subirats]

CALL FOR PAPERS

As announced previously, this year the Special Track Metadata &
Semantics for Open Access Repositories, Research Information Systems
and Infrastructures 2012 will be held at Cadiz, Spain from 28-30
November 2012 and within the MTSR'12 umbrella.  The deadline for
submitting either full papers (12 pages) or short papers (6 pages) is
20 July 2012.

You will get more information at http://mtsr2012.uca.es/track_open_access.php

This year the themes are:

* Metadata and knowledge representation in open access repositories,
research information systems and research infrastructures
* Information standards and specifications for open access
repositories, research information systems and research
infrastructures
* Achieving semantic interoperability in open access repositories,
research information systems and research infrastructures
* Application of semantic web technologies in open access
repositories, research information systems and research
infrastructures
* Support of advanced features for metadata: compound objects, complex
relationships, handling heterogeneous content, multi-linguality,
versioning, etc.
* Information exchange, aggregation and integration in open access
repositories, research information systems and research
infrastructures
* Information mining and extraction in open access repositories,
research information systems and research infrastructures
* Infrastructures for data sets (e.g. scientific data, public sector
informations)
* Metadata interoperability for research infrastructures across disciplines
* Metadata quality in open access repositories, research information
systems and research infrastructures
* Mechanisms, tools and infrastructures for shared services, including
but not limited to: Persistent identification, Authority control,
Online viewing/streaming of digital content and Metadata
transformations
* Digital preservation workflows and mechanisms and impact on metadata
* Value-added services based on open access repositories, research
* information systems and research infrastructures

- About Special Track Metadata & Semantics for Open Access
Repositories, Research Information Systems and Infrastructures -

The aim is to serve as a discussion forum for experts to present
recent results and experiences, establish liaisons with other groups,
and reflect on the state-of-the-art of metadata and semantic aspects
of open access repositories, research information systems and data
management in research infrastructures.
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Looking forward to meeting you in Cádiz!

Best regards,

Imma Subirats
Knowledge and Information Management Officer
OEKC - FAO of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome (Italy)