International Conference for Digital Libraries and the Semantic Web

CALL FOR PAPERS
International Conference for Digital Libraries 
and the Semantic Web (ICSD2009)
September 8-11, 2009  -  University of Trento, 
Trento (ITALY)

Digital libraries, in the central view of the term, 
focus on storing and organizing digital objects and 
providing access to  these objects through professional 
or user-generated metadata or content-based search 
(full text, image content, full musical  score). 
In an expanded view, DLs also support annotation, 
generation or editing of digital objects and provide 
tools for processing digital objects. The
semantic Web focuses on the formal representation of 
data for more precise retrieval and, more importantly, 
for reasoning so that many often disparate items of data 
can be combined to directly answer a user's question or 
to devise a plan of action.
ICDLSW addresses two main questions:
(1) How can digital libraries support Semantic Web 
functionality?
(2) How can Semantic Web technology improve digital 
libraries?

Ultimately the goal is an environment in which all 
functionality is available to the user without the 
perception of different systems or system boundaries. 
Contributions are sought that address one or both of 
the main questions or steps towards the ultimate system.  
Some example topics are listed below, but the purpose of 
this list is just to stimulate thinking.

SPECIFIC TOPICS that address one or both of the 
main questions:

* Digital objects that provide formal representation of 
data ready for reasoning, possibly in addition to text, 
images, or  sound.
* Knowledge acquisition: Editing tools that assist subject 
experts in the creation of formal representations of data.
* Digital objects that interact with the user or 
software agents.
* Standards and specifications for digital objects.
* Organization and retrieval of software agents and 
Semantic Web services.
* Semantic search. Use of ontologies and knowledge bases 
(such as topic maps) to
improve search for digital objects.
* Question answering from text, from data/knowledge bases, 
or a combination.
* Next generation OPACs.
* The structure and creation of ontologies to support 
these functions.
* Using the intellectual capital available in traditional 
KOS such as Dewey Decimal
Classification (DDC), UDC, or MeSH in the construction of 
ontologies that support truly semantic search and reasoning.
* Vocabulary and taxonomy development.
* Multilingual issues in Digital Libraries.
* Semantics of bibliographical databases.
* Metadata standards, Interoperability and Crosswalks.
* Digital Library and Semantic Web Projects and Case Studies.

We invite original papers in English on all relevant topics as 
mentioned above.
Papers will be reviewed based on  originality  of work, quality 
and relevance to the main theme of the conference. Peer reviewed 
and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. 
The papers should follow the SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS provided on 
the conference website.

The conference will explore the area of digital libraries and the 
semantic web through tutorials, workshops, demonstrations, invited 
talks and presentations. The conference will also serve as a 
working platform for communities to discuss and agree on joint work. 
We also encourage the submission of workshop proposals for this
purpose.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Paolo Bouquet, University of Trento (Italy)
Johannes Keizer, FAO of the United Nations (Italy)
Wolfgan Nejdl, University of Hannover (Germany)
ARD Prasad, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore (India)
Heiko Stoermer, University of Trento (Italy)

IMPORTANT DATES:
April 16, 2009: Submission (Papers, Posters & Workshops)
June 24, 2009: Camera-ready copy
September 8-11, 2009: Conference at the University of Trento

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