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Subject: Call for papers - IASSIST 2008
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:40:50 -0400
From: Eric Glass <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
*Technology of Data: Collection, Communication, Access and
Preservation*
The 34th International Association for Social Science Information
Services
and Technology (IASSIST) annual conference will be held at the
Stanford
University, Palo Alto, California, USA, May 27-30, 2008. This year's
conference, Technology of Data: Collection, Communication, Access
and
Preservation, examines the role of technology and tools in various
aspects
of the data life cycle.
The theme of this conference addresses how technology can affect
aspects of
data stewardship throughout the data lifecycle. The methods and
media by
which data are collected, shared, analyzed and saved are
ever-changing, from
punch cards and legal pads to online-surveys and tag clouds. There
has been
an explosion of data sources and topics; vast changes in compilation
and
dissemination methods; increasing awareness about access and
associated
licensing and privacy issues; and growing concern about the
safeguarding and
protection of valuable data resources for future use. The 2008
conference is
an opportunity to discuss the role of technology past, present,
and future
in all of these arenas. We seek submissions of papers,
poster/demonstration sessions, and panel sessions on the following
topics:
- Issues and techniques for preserving "old" data as well as
information "born digital"
- Methods, technology and questions surrounding data
dissemination,
including best practices and innovations
- Archival and preservation challenges presented by new processes
- Metadata
- Innovation in the use of data for teaching and research
- The legal issues surrounding new technologies
- Changes in resource discovery methods
- Data services in virtual spaces
- Providing services to users with different degrees of technical
"savvy"
- Tools and spaces for research collaboration
Papers on other topics related to the conference theme will also be
considered. The deadline for paper, session, and
poster/demonstration
proposals is *December 17, 2007*. The Conference Program Committee
will send
notification of the acceptance of proposals by *February 8, 2008*.
Individual presentation proposals and session proposals are welcome.
Proposals for complete sessions, typically a panel of three to four
presentations within a 90-minute session, should provide information
on the
focus of the session, the organizer or moderator, and possible
participants.
The session organizer will be responsible for securing session
participants.
Organizers as well as panel participants are also welcome to submit
additional paper proposals but please note that Conference Program
Committee
may need to limit the number of presentations per person.
Proposals for papers, sessions, and poster/demonstrations should
include the
proposed title and an abstract no longer than 200 words. Longer
abstracts
will be returned to be shortened before being considered. Please
note that
all presenters are required to register and pay the registration fee
for the
conference. Registration for individual days will be available.
Proposals can be submitted via email to: iassist08 at gmail.com
A conference website with on-line submission form will be available
shortly.
A separate call for workshops is also forthcoming.
Attached please find a copy of this call in PDF format.
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IASSIST 2008
Palo Alto, CA
27-30 May 2008
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Eric Glass
GIS/Metadata Librarian
Electronic Data Services, Columbia University
328 Lehman Library
420 W. 118th St.
New York, NY 10027
212-854-8878
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