[KMDG-L] BOBCATSSS - 2nd call for papers & announcement of keynote speaker Lorcan Dempsey

January 23-25, 2013
From Collections to Connections: Turning Libraries "Inside-Out"
(2nd call for papers)

The "21st BOBCATSSS Conference", will take place in Ankara, Turkey, from 23-25 January 2013.

As it is known BOBCATSSS is an annual conference series that is traditionally organized by students from European universities. At its 21st anniversary in January 2013, BOBCATSSS is organized by students from two universities, being Department of Information Management of Hacettepe University, Turkey and The Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark.

From Collections to Connections: Turning Libraries "Inside-out" being the main theme, BOBCATSSS 2013 aims to bring together students, professors and specialists in the field of library and information science. Today, the world of libraries and librarians is, more than ever, set for change. The focus is shifting towards creating connections between people and developing online resources, rather than static collections focused on th e physical book. Part of information specialist's role is to facilitate and help the users navigate through this jungle, and in due course find our own place in this ever changing world: How will the role of the librarians develop in the future? What will happen with the classic libraries and librarians in the future? Will the physical library disappear and only exist in the digital world? In the light of these challenges, BOBCATSSS 2013 will be a meeting place between the professionals of tomorrow, and researchers and teachers of today.

 

Announcing: Lorcan Dempsey is giving the opening speech!

We are happy to announce that Lorcan Dempsey will give the opening speech at Bobcatsss 2013. Lorcan Dempsey is the originator of the LIS-term "inside-out", which has inspired this year's main theme. Lorcan Dempsey, Vice president and Chief Strategist at OCLC, oversees the research division and participates in planning at OCLC. He is a librarian who has worked for library and educational organizations in Ireland, England and the US. For more information please visit OCLC's website.

Conference Theme(s)
Main topics of the conference include (but are not limited to) the following:


Serving Society in a Digital Age
The world is changing faster than we know it and everybody has a say in the matter. People are creating and sharing online in a way never experienced before. They tweet, make Facebook updates and they want to make an impression. How can we be sure that both new and old is preserved; what is important to keep and what are the demands of the digital population?

Information Professionals as Change-Agents
Challenges demand creative thinking, entrepreneurship and innovation. One of the digital challenges for the users is to be able to navigate through the digital jungle of information. A part of being information professional is to help people become e-literate. How do we meet the cha llenges in our profession and how can we influence the agenda?

Designing New Library Spaces
Today it's not enough for a library to be able to store collections. The space itself has to be engaging and inspiring to facilitate the users need for information, experiences and cultural inspiration. A plethora of libraries being built today are not only new icons but are also trying to reach the above mentioned goals in new ways. How can we the information professionals encourage this trend?

Mobile Information Services
We live in a world of hand held devices, and information has to be instantly accessible. More and more information is being digitized, and the volume alone is staggering. One of the tasks of the information professional is to create accessible designs, not compromising the content. Ideas can come from unlikely sources however. Are we capable of listening outside our own ranks?

Developing New Competencies
Lifelong learning is a term easy to use, but hard to master. Which competencies do we expect the users to need, and what can they expect from us? Are we, as information specialists, sufficiently prepared to guide them? Are we able to combine the need-to-have with the nice-to-have skills the patrons want to a satisfying degree and how do we keep improving? 

Submission of Papers
In addition to papers, short papers (pecha-kucha), posters and workshops on conference topics and general papers on information management are also welcome. Student papers and posters are very welcome. Please use the extended format guide available on the Symposium web site to prepare your contributions and proposals, and send them to us using the Conference Management Software (conftool) at https://www.conftool.pro/bobcatsss2013  

Requirements for Abstracts
An extended abstract is required. The abstract has to be in Word format (i.e. doc or docx). There should be an author description (first name, surname, department, degree, university, city, country, e-mail), a title, three to six keywords. It should only contain plain text (no figures and no tables), and the extended abstract should be between 500-700 words in Times New Roman, font size 10. Also, please include your references and your citations using APA style. Please see detailed information on http://www.bobcatsss.net.
 

Important Dates
First call: March 15th 2012
Second call: May 15th 2012
Third call: July 24th 2012

Deadline for abstracts: September 24th 2012
Author's notification: October 24th 2012
Final paper submi ssion: November 24th 2012

Conference: January 23rd – 25th 2013

 
With kind regards,
The Bobcatsss 2013 student team and 

 

Yaşar Tonta
Serap Kurbanoğlu
Hacettepe University
Department of Information Management
06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey
Tel: +90312 297 80 00
Fax: +90312 299 20 14


Jack Andersen
Nanna Kann-Christensen
Royal School of Library and Information Science
Birketinget 6
DK-2300 Copenhagen S
T +45 32 58 60 66
D +45 32 34 13 04 

 

 

[KMDG-L] "I think, therefore I classify" - ISKO UK seminar and workshop

A Seminar and Workshop on the subject of classification, to review how and why it is taught on Monday 16 July, 09.00 – 18.00

Wilkes Room – British Computer Society London office
1st Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London, WC2E 7HA

In this ISKO UK and BCS joint seminar, we shall remind ourselves of the basics: the principles of classification, the philosophy, and the research into cognitive psychology. We shall hear from experts in five different fields where classification is applied. The employment opportunities too will be considered, before we join breakout groups to consider what we can and should do to develop our understanding and skills, and to engage the next generation of knowledge organizers. We hope to arrange demonstrations from vendors of software designed to handle classification automatically.

The event fee is £25 to ISKO and BCS members and to full-time students and just £60 for non-members, payable in advance. The fee covers lunch as well as the seminar and workshop, andthe programme will be followed by a chance to network, with wine and nibbles.

The topics and speakers are:

 

Session 1: The need for classification education and skills

·         Principles of classification for libraries physical or virtualVanda Broughton

·         How is classification currently taught? Review of current courses in UK Chris Urquhart

·         Demand for classification skills: the employment/recruitment trends Donald Lickley

Session 2: Perspectives on classification

 

·         Classification in the sciences, especially biologySandra Knapp

·         Information retrieval and classification FabrizioSebastiani

·         Categorization and website architectureTony Russell-Rose

·         Classification in records management: part of the solution or part of the problem? Steve Bailey

·         Class structure of ontologies, and uses in the Semantic Web[speaker to be confirmed]

Session 3: Back to basics

 

·         To Cognize is to Categorize: From the 'Blooming, Buzzing Confusion' to the 'Cognitive Commons' StevanHarnad (by videoconference)

·         Philosophy of classification John Dupré

 

Session 4: What to do about it?:Breakout sessions:

·         Curriculum content in university LIS courses

·         Learning in the workplace

·         Classification in electronic/networked environments

·         Formal versus informal classification

You will find the full programme and booking details via the ISKO UK site.  Please pass this invitation on to any colleagues who may be interested.  We hope to see you there.

ISKO is a not-for-profit scientific/professional association with the objective of promoting research and communication in the domain of knowledge organization, within the broad field of information science and related disciplines. Our UK emphasis is to build bridges between the research and practitioner communities,with the UK Chapter attracting lively and steadily growing audiences to its afternoon meetings. You can see past and future events at http://www.iskouk.org/events.htm, most with MP3 recordings.

 

BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, champions the global IT profession and the interests of individuals engaged in that profession for the benefit of all. Among its many specialist groups is the Information Retrieval SG,whose aims include supporting communication between researchers and practitioners, promoting the use of information retrieval methods in industry and raising public awareness.

 

Please accept our apologies for any cross posting

Best regards

Anna Harvey

ISKO UK promotion