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

FOR MORE INFORMATION


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Ariadne news

From CEG

Ariadne Website

Ariadne is a Web magazine for information professionals
in archives, libraries and museums in all sectors.
Since its inception in January 1996 it has attempted to keep
the busy practitioner abreast of current digital library
initiatives as well as technological developments further
afield. It concentrated originally on reporting in depth
to the information community at large on progress and
developments within
the UK Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib),
covering matters such as information service developments and
information networking issues worldwide. It now additionally
reports on developments in the field of
Museums, Libraries and Archives within the UK and abroad.


The latest issue contains an article on the
"European Film Gateaway":


And the PrestoSpace project - and here:

Sound copyright D-Day

Copyright: extension of the term of protection
of recorded performances

On 16 July 2008, the European Commission made a
proposal for amending the existing copy-right
legislation, with the purpose of extending the term
of protection for recorded performances and the record
itself from 50 to 95 years.
The European Parliament's position on this file will be
discussed in the its Plenary Session of the 23rd of March
( at 5 o'clock). The vote will take place on the 24.

For more information.

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money money money

From CEG

Funding opportunities: Competitiveness and
Innovation Framework Programme, ICT
Policy Support Programme (CIP / ICT- PSP):
Work Programme 2009 - Theme 2 "Digital
Libraries"

The Community programme eContentplus12 already
funded a number of projects in support of the
European Digital Library between 2005 and 2008.
The CIP/ICT-PSP programme will continue to support
its further development, i.e. bringing in more
content from different types of cultural organisations,
work on interoperability and improving the service.
Total funding available for the Theme 2 "Digital Libraries"
is 25 M€. This theme intended to fund actions under the
following five objectives:

2.1: European Digital Library - services
2.2: European Digital Library – aggregating digital content
in Europeana
2.3: European Digital Library – Digitising content for
Europeana
2.4: Open access to scientific information
2.5: Use of cultural heritage material for education

The work complete work programme can be downloaded and here

The call for proposals opened on 29 January and will close
on 2 June 2009.
Information on how to apply.

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European standardization on interoperability of film databases

From the CEG group

European standardization on interoperability of film
databases The CEN enquiry for the draft standard
prEN 15907 "Film identification – Enhancing interoperability
of metadata – Element sets and structures" 
was launched on 26 February and will last until 26 July.
Comments should be sent via national
standardization bodies. National standardization bodies should
be able to provide you with a copy of the document.
In any case, it will be made available from the websites
of AFNOR and BSI

The European standard EN 15744 "Film identification
- Minimum set of metadata for cinematographic works"
is already approved, and it will be published in the
coming weeks.

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The Life Story of David Lloyd George

The truly remarkable film about the Welsh Wizard, "The Life Story of David Lloyd George", a "lost" bio-epic from 1918 is now available on DVD from the National Library of Wales.

An thorough review of the film is available on the Bioscope blog.

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Center for History and New Media

The strapline for the Center for History and New Media site is "Building a better Yesterday, Bit by Bit"

A great store of information, links and software tools to help organise history in the digital domain, including a survey builder linked to digital oral history.

Well worth a look.

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