Dear Colleagues,
Please don't forget to book for our meeting in London on Tuesday 1st April 2014 at 14.00, preceded by our AGM at 13.00. Titled, "Taming the news beast - Finding context and value in text and data", it will be especially useful for anyone interested in applications of KO to journalism and the press.
As content volumes and sources have exploded, for news producers and consumers alike it has become harder to extract context and value. The rise of digital publishing has cannibalized print revenues, and companies have to be more innovative in packaging their offerings for a competitive marketplace. Consumers too are faced with an unprecedented information overload and need ways to ensure they see only the services they truly value. As knowledge organizers, how do we address the challenges?
Two speakers from the BBC will start us off, showing how the development and adoption of ontologies has enabled a revolution in the processes behind news broadcasting. It will be interesting to compare this with the story from ABC News in the USA, where our generous sponsor LAC Group was brought in to revolutionise the production process. Cost-effective options for smaller players will be addressed too, in a talk about AnnoMarket, a pan-European research project to launch a cloud-based marketplace for text analytics. And finally we shall hear from the Press Association about semantic data management, tagging interfaces and triple store management.
As usual the afternoon will be FREE for ISKO UK members and full-time students, and just £40 for non-members. For more details please go to http://www.iskouk.org/events/news_beast_April_2014.htm and book your place.
Please pass this invitation on to any colleagues who may be interested. Non-members are welcome also as observers at the AGM.
Hoping to see you there,
ISKO UK announcements
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014
[KMDG-L] Interviewing librarians for knowledge Management for Service Innovation in academic libraries
Hello everyone,
I’m a Ph.D. student at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan. In collaboration with Professors Agarwal and Ikeda, I am conducting a written interview/survey on knowledge management for service innovation in academic libraries.
We’d be obliged if you could kindly participate in the survey by clicking on any one link below. It should take you about 15-20 minutes:
or
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zAU2AaF3urnxPdyAG6xHCTqwUiDa3Y3crFuBeoupSJs/viewform
Md. Anwarul Islam
PhD Student, School of Knowledge Science,
Japan Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Ishikawa, Japan
http://www.du.ac.bd/department/common/facultymemberdetail.php?memberid=FMLIS20023&bodyid=LIS
Dr. Naresh Agarwal, Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, USA
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/faculty/fulltime/agarwal.php
Professor Mitsuru Ikeda
School of Knowledge Science, JAIST, Ishikawa, Japan
http://www.jaist.ac.jp/profiles/info_e.php?profile_id=346
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Thanks and best wishes
_________________________________
Md. Anwarul Islam _________________________________
Website : http://goo.gl/bdNRw
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
[KMDG-L] ISKO UK event Monday 23rd June June "Making metadata work"
ISKO UK are delighted to announce this event at the BCS Office, 5 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA.
Full details and booking at <http://www.iskouk.org/events/metadata_June_2014.htm>
This event will be a showcase for the latest developments in the evolution of the Semantic Web, exploitation of Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS), metadata annotation to aid workflow automation, information retrieval in networks of diverse media assets, Linked Data, and other opportunities for using metadata. It is a Joint Meeting of ISKO UK, IRSG (Information Retrieval Special Interest Group of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT) and DCMI (Dublin Core Metadata Initiative). The day will be modular: attendance in the morning is optional, with a choice of workshop or tutorial, while the afternoon programme is for everyone. Please pass on to anyone who may be interested
Morning options
a) Tutorial: Metadata management in Sharepoint (10.00 -12.00)
While Sharepoint 2013 offers more metadata capabilities than ever before, the range of options can make it hard to implement the most effective way. Management of controlled vocabularies is a particular challenge. This tutorial will enable you to pick the brains of an experienced consultant, Marc Stephenson of Metataxis.
b) Workshop: Vocabularies and the potential for linkage (9.30 – 12.30)
Various approaches to the linkage of value vocabularies (KOSs) and/or element set vocabularies (metadata schemas) will be described by Pierre-Yves Vandenbussche (Fujitsu, Ireland), Dan Brickley (Google), Gordon Dunsire and Stella Dextre Clarke, with emphasis on the opportunities as well as the barriers to widespread adoption. After that is a case study from Johan De Smedt and Agis Papantoniou, both of TenForce, that draws on more than one technique. The subsequent discussion will address the prospects for take-up, aiming to help participants with application or development of similar techniques and projects.
Afternoon meeting (Plenary, 14.00 – 18.00)
Martin White: The importance of metadata for high quality Search
Sean Bechhofer: Wf4Ever: metadata for “Research Objects”
Mark Sandler: Semantic Media: a new paradigm for navigable content for the 21st century
Richard Ranft: Enhancing discovery of the British Library's audio collections
Antoine Isaac: A portrait of Europeana as a Linked Open Data case (in progress)
Andrew MacFarlane: Analysing creative image search queries to determine important facets
Followed by networking, wine and nibbles from 18.00.
Registration fee and booking
Full day, including lunch and a choice of tutorial or workshop: £120 (or £70 for members of ISKO, IRSG or DCMI and for full-time students);
Afternoon only: £60 (or £25 for members of ISKO, IRSG or DCMI and for full-time students).
Booking is open at <http://www.iskouk.org/events/metadata_June_2014.htm>
About ISKO UK
ISKO (International Society for Knowledge Organization) 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. Founded in 2007, our UK Chapter has been attracting lively and steadily growing audiences to its afternoon meeting series (see slides and recordings at http://www.iskouk.org/events.htm). Its third conference was held in July 2013 on the general theme of “Knowledge organization – pushing the boundaries” http://www.iskouk.org/conf2013/.
About BCS IRSG
Established in 1978, the main aim of the BCS IRSG is supporting the communication between information retrieval (IR) researchers and practitioners, promoting the use of IR methods in industry and raising public awareness of IR-related topics. Recognizing IR as an interdisciplinary field, a further aim of the BCS IRSG is to act as a link between computer science, library and information science and also cognate communities (like natural language processing).
About DCMI
The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) is an open, international forum for the development of interoperable online metadata standards with diverse applications. DCMI’s activities include consensus-driven working groups, global conferences and workshops, standards liaison, and educational efforts to promote widespread acceptance of metadata standards and practices. DCMI is a project of ASIS&T (the Association for Information Science and Technology).
We shall all look forward to welcoming you on the day. To avoid disappointment, please don't delay in booking.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
[KMDG-L] Reminder: CFP - IFLA WLIC Conference - Knowledge Management Section - Deadline 15 February 2014
IFLA WLIC Conference Lyon, France 16 - 22 August 2014
IFLA Knowledge Management Section
Call for Papers
Theme: Knowledge in the Digital Age - Libraries and librarians are managing the digital transformation
See http://conference.ifla.org/ifla80/calls-for-papers/knowledge-digital-age for details on the programme and submission guidelines.
Contact Dr. Klaus Ceynowa, Programme Chair (ceynowa@bsb-muenchen.de) for more information.
Monday, February 10, 2014
[KMDG-L] CFP: IFLA KM Satellite Meeting - Deadline Extended
DEADLINE EXTENDED until 28 February 2014
2014 IFLA KM Satellite Meeting Lyon, France 15 August 2014
IFLA Knowledge Management Section & Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section Call for Papers
This one day satellite meeting will focus on the processes which promote change management in the changing environment faced by libraries. It includes the tools manager librarians can use and the methods they can adopt through Knowledge Management to make a success of this transition period.
Theme: Knowledge Management as a vital tool for change management
· See also: 2014 satellite meeting website - http://parisdescartes.libguides.com/IFLA2014/ENG
For additional information on this call for papers, you may contact Julien Sempéré: julien.sempere@parisdescartes.fr
Monday, January 13, 2014
[KMDG-L] CFP: Joint Session Knowledge Management Section & Asia & Oceania Section IFLA WLIC 2014 Lyon, France
Joint Session Knowledge Management Section & Asia & Oceania Section IFLA WLIC 2014 Lyon, France
Theme: Knowledge Management initiatives and development in Asia and Oceania
(http://conference.ifla.org/ifla80/calls-for-papers/knowledge-management-initiatives-and-development-asia-and-oceania)
A joint session of Knowledge Management Section and Asia & Oceania Section are inviting colleagues of the field to present their thoughts and practice of knowledge Management in the area.
In keeping with the IFLA WLIC 2014 overall theme of the conference - "Librarians, Citizens, Societies: Confluence of Knowledge" - This session focuses on how Knowledge Management (KM) initiates and current development in the region to address the lessons learned, knowledge sharing and knowledge solutions in current status.
Full abstracts (500 words) should be prepared following the template provided (See Details)
Abbreviated abstracts or late submissions will not be considered.
Please send your abstract by 31 January 2014 to:
Leda Bultrini, Chair, Knowledge Management Section Chair
Email: leda.bultrini@arpalazio.it
Chihfeng P. Lin, RSCAO Chair
Email: chihfeng@cc.shu.edu.tw
Takashi Nagatsuka, RSCAO Secretary
Email: nagatsuka-t@tsurumi-u.ac.jp
Jayshree Mamtora, RSCAO Open Session Program Chair
Email: Jayshree.Mamtora@cdu.edu.au
[KMDG-L] Call for Papers Knowledge Management Section Program IFLA WLIC 2014 Lyon, France--DEADLINE 15 FEB 2014
Call for Papers Knowledge Management Section Program IFLA WLIC 2014 Lyon, France
(http://conference.ifla.org/ifla80/calls-for-papers/knowledge-digital-age)
Theme: Knowledge in the Digital Age - Libraries and librarians are managing the digital transformation
The IFLA Knowledge Management (KM) Section provides an international platform for professional communication and understanding of the significance of KM for libraries. It gives a voice to KM on a global scale and follows the developments in KM, promoting its practical implementation within the global library community.
The annual IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) provides an opportunity to present innovative models, case studies and research. Delegates and speakers from all parts of the world come together to discuss new developments and successful practices in libraries. The conference motto for the 2014 Conference in Lyon, France is: "Libraries, Citizens, Societies: Confluence for Knowledge".
The IFLA Knowledge Management Section invites librarians, information scientists, knowledge managers and professionals to submit proposals for papers to be presented in a 2-hour session at WLIC Lyon, France, 16-22 August 2014.
“Knowledge in the Digital Age – Libraries and Librarians are Managing the Digital Transformation” is the KM Section’s theme for its 2014 Open Programme during the conference:
Please send an abstract of approximately 500 words, in English, no later than 15 February 2014 to:
Dr. Klaus Ceynowa, Programme Chair
Email: ceynowa@bsb-muenchen.de
Both abstracts and full papers should be submitted as a MS Word file by e-mail. The abstracts will be reviewed by Programme Committee members of the Knowledge Management Section.
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