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Call for proposals - ACM/IEEE JCDL 2015 - Large, Dynamic and
Ubiquitous – The Era of the Digital Library<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Knoxville, TN, June 21-25<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A web version of this call is available at: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://sites.google.com/site/jcdl2015/call-for-proposals">https://sites.google.com/site/jcdl2015/call-for-proposals</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All proposals should be submitted via the
conference's EasyChair submission page: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcdl15">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcdl2015</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All contributions must be written in English
and must follow the ACM formatting guidelines (<a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html">http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html</a>
, templates available for authoring in LaTex2e and Microsoft
Word).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Co-sponsored by the SIGIR, SIGWeb, and
IEEE-TCDL, the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
(JCDL 2015) 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Important submission deadlines:<o:p></o:p><br>
----------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">January 16 - Full paper submissions<o:p></o:p><br>
January 23 - Short paper, panel, poster and demonstrations<br>
January 30th - Tutorials and workshops<o:p></o:p><br>
March 20th - Doctoral Consortium<o:p></o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><br>
The theme of the 2015 conference is "Large, Dynamic and
Ubiquitous – The Era of the Digital Library". Big Data is
everywhere – from Computational Science to Digital Humanities,
from Web Analytics to traditional libraries. While there exist
significant challenges in other areas, for many the biggest
issues are digital libraries questions<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>– How do we preserve big
data collections? How do we provide access to big data
collections? What new questions can we pose against our big data
collections? How can we, the digital libraries community, stand
up in the face of these challenges and support collection
builders, curators, and interface developers in solving their
challenges? What assumptions have we been working under no
longer hold in light of Big Data? These are some of the timely
questions we hope to address at JCDL 2015. Submissions that
resonate with the JCDL 2015 theme are particularly welcome;
however, reviews, though they will consider relevance of
proposals to digital libraries generally, will not give extra
weight to theme-related proposals over proposals that speak to
other aspects of digital libraries. The conference sessions,
workshops and tutorials will cover all aspects of digital
libraries.<o:p></o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>JCDL welcomes submissions related
to 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.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We welcome
contributions from all the fields that intersect to enable
digital libraries. Topics include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p>
</p>
<ul>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Collaborative
and participatory information environments<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Cyberinfrastructure
architectures, applications, and deployments<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Data
mining/extraction of structure from networked information<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Digital
library and Web Science curriculum development<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Distributed
information systems<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Extracting
semantics, entities, and patterns from large collections<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Evaluation
of online information environments<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Impact and
evaluation of digital libraries and information in education<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Information
and knowledge systems<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Information
policy and copyright law<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Information
visualization<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Interfaces
to information for novices and experts<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Linked
data and its applications<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Personal
digital information management<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Retrieval
and browsing<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Scientific
data curation, citation and scholarly publication<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Social
media, architecture, and applications<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Social
networks, virtual organizations and networked information<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Social-technical
perspectives
of digital information<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Studies of
human factors in networked information<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Theoretical
models of information interaction and organization<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>User
behavior and modeling<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Visualization
of large-scale information environments<o:p></o:p></small></li>
<li><small><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Web
archiving and preservation</small><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Full and short Papers<o:p></o:p><br>
-----------------------<o:p></o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Full papers (10 pages) report on mature work,
or efforts that have reached an important milestone. Short
papers (4 pages) 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. All papers must
be original contributions. The material must therefore not have
been previously published or be under review for publication
elsewhere. 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Full papers typically will be presented in 20
minutes with 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Short
papers typically will be presented in 10 minutes with 5 minutes
for questions and discussion. Both formats will be rigorously
peer reviewed. Complete papers are required -- abstracts and
incomplete papers will not be reviewed. Authors of selected top
papers will be invited to submit manuscripts for a special
issues of two journals: Online Information Review (<a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=oir">http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=oir</a>)
and International Journal on Digital Libraries (<a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.dljournal.org/">http://www.dljournal.org/</a>).
Manuscripts will need to be updated versions of the respective
conference papers and will undergo the normal journal reviewing
process.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Posters<br>
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<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Posters (2 page proposals) 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.
Poster abstracts will appear in the proceedings. Accepted
posters will be displayed at the conference and may include
additional materials, space permitting. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Demonstrations<br>
--------------------<br>
<o:p></o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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. Abstracts of demonstrations will
appear in the proceedings.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Workshops<br>
---------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Workshops are intended to draw together
communities of interest -- both those in established communities
and 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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 or closely related workshop has been held previously,
information about the earlier sessions should be provided --
dates, locations, outcomes, attendance, etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tutorials<br>
------------<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>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).<o:p></o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Panels<br>
---------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Panels will complement the other
portions of the program with lively discussions of controversial
and cutting-edge issues that are not addressed by other program
elements. They will be developed by the Panel co-chairs Dr.
Andreas Ruber (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:rauber@ifs.tuwien.ac.at">rauber@ifs.tuwien.ac.at</a>)
and Dr. Hideo Joho (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:hideo@slis.tsukuba.ac.jp">hideo@slis.tsukuba.ac.jp</a>)
and will be designed to address a topic of particular interest
to those building digital libraries -- they can be thought of as
being mini-tutorials. Panel ideas may be stimulated or developed
in part from synergistic paper proposals (with consensus of
involved paper proposal submitters).<o:p></o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>This year stand-alone formal
proposals for panels also will be accepted; however, please keep
in mind that panel sessions are few and so relatively few panel
proposals will be accepted. Panel proposals should include a
panel title, identify all panel participants (maximum 5),
include a short abstract as well as an uploaded extended
abstract in PDF (not to exceed 2 pages) describing the panel
topic, how the panel will be organized, the unique perspective
that each speaker brings to the topic, and an explicit
confirmation that each speaker has indicated a willingness to
participate in the session if the proposal is accepted. For more
information about potential panel proposals, please contact the
Panel co-chairs named above.<o:p></o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Doctoral Consortium<br>
-----------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>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. Ideally, students
should have written or be close to completing a thesis proposal,
and be far enough away from finishing the thesis that they can
make good use of feedback received during the consortium.<o:p></o:p>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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