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So you want an Undergraduate Major
(SIG ED)Overview Top-quality undergraduate information
science programs are essential to ensure that the next generation of researchers is well-prepared for the many challenges that lie ahead. To assist colleges and universities in developing the best possible
program, ASIS is exploring creating a model information science curriculum similar to ACM's very successful computer science curriculum. In this session speakers will explore, with the help of audience
members, some of the potential components of such a curriculum and other issues related to strengthening undergraduate information science programs. You Will Learn About
Major goals of undergraduate programs in information science; Current curriculum models; Opportunities for student recruiting. Presenters
Susan Bonzi
, Syracuse University
Elisabeth Logan, Florida State University
Barbara Wildemuth, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Moderator
Gregory Newby
, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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International Digital Library Advances in Developing Countries
(SIG III) Overview Information science experts in
developing countries face a unique set of opportunities and challenges as they work to put today's evolving technologies to use to benefit their nations. In this session speakers from several developing
countries will discuss their efforts to create practical, collaborative applications of digital library and information science technology. Presenters
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End User Information Searching on the Internet: How Do Users Search and What Do They Search For?
(SIG USE)Overview Every
day millions of people around the world use Internet search engines to find information on the World Wide Web and utilize vendor-based tools, like DIALOG, EBSCO and UMI, to access proprietary databases.
Despite the growing popularity of these tools, however, very little is known about the search habits of the people using them. In this session speakers will discuss the results of a series of research
projects that provide valuable insights into how users search for information. You Will Learn About Some common characteristics of user queries;
Query formulation and reformulation strategies; Search feature usage; What users are searching for on these services; The differences in search behavior between
individuals using an Internet search engine and those using vendor-based tools to access a proprietary database; The implications of these studies for the development of information services
and systems for end-users. Presenters
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University
Amanda Spink, Penn State University
Dietmar Wolfram, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Hong (Iris) Xie, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Moderator
Tefko Saracevic, Rutgers University |
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Global Networks and Virtual Communication
(SIG III)Overview The Internet has made it
possible for people with shared interests from around the world to interact and collaborate with one another in new and exiting ways. In this session speakers from several different countries will discuss
their own experiences with some of the collaborative opportunities and challenges posed by this new global communication network. You Will Learn About
How two authors used the Internet to collaborate on researching and writing a book; The advantages and limitations of using a computer mediated communication system to host a virtual conference;
Lessons learned from building a virtual community of practitioners and researchers in Latin America and the Caribbean. Presenters
Susanne Bjorner
, Choice Magazine and Stephanie Ardito, Ardito Information and Research Inc.
Writing About 'Online' Online
Catherine Collins and Charlotte Ford, Indiana University and
Luz Marina Quiorga, University of Hawaii
An Exploratory Study of the Advantages and Limitations of a Virtual Conference
Michel Menou, City University, London, Daniel Pimienta,
Fundacion Redes y Desarrollo, Dominican Republic, Karin Delgadillo, CHASQUINET, Ecuador
Building a Virtual Community in Latin America and the Caribbean for Study and Action on Socially
Responsible use of ICTs Moderator
Hong Xu, University of Pittsburgh |
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Ordering Information
(CONTRIBUTED PAPERS)Theodore Allan Morris, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Visualizing the Structure of Medical Informatics Using Term Co-occurrence Analysis
Qin He, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mapping the Dynamics in Artificial Intelligence Through Co-Word Analysis
Kwong Bor Ng, Queens College, City University of New York, Soo Young Rieh and Paul Kantor, Rutgers University
Signal Detection Methods and Discriminant Analysis Applied to Categorization of Newspaper and Government Documents: A Preliminary Study Moderator
Susan Turner,
International Monetary Fund |
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Ideology of Encyclopedism
(SIG HFIS)W. Boyd Rayward, University of Illinois
Concepts of Encyclopedia and the Organization and Retrieval of Knowledge: Historical Perspectives
Mikel Breitenstein, Long Island University
Encyclopedism at the End of Modernity
Hope Olson
, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Shoes: Postmodern, Poststructural, Postcolonial Rereading of Encyclopedism Moderator
Julian Warner, The Queens University of Belfast |
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Digital Libraries and their Role in Knowledge Dissemination and Creation
(SIG DL)Overview Digital libraries (DLs) are
opening up many exciting new research avenues and creating opportunities for collaboration among people who might otherwise be separated by time, space and disciplinary specialty. In this session speakers
will look at the Open Archives Initiative, an effort to help DLs achieve their full potential to facilitate research, collaboration and knowledge creation. You Will Learn About How
knowledge can be extended by empowering users to fully engage the information space offered by DLs; Efforts to develop strategies that can be implemented globally to solve interoperability and
author self-archiving issues related to DLs. Presenters
Shalini Urs, Mysore University, India
Hussein Suleman, Virginia Tech (invited)
Herbert Von de Sompel
, University of Ghent, Belgium (invited) |
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User-Centered Authentication: LDAP, WRAP, X.509, XML
(SIG LAN)Overview Authorization and authentication
procedures have a vital role to play in ensuring online security. All too many information systems, though, have awkward and isolated procedures that ultimately succeed only in slowing down and frustrating
users, while doing little to advance security. In this session speakers will discuss real-world examples of technologies and techniques that have been successfully used to improve user authorization and
authentication processes. They will examine the benefits and limitations of each approach. You Will Learn About The Digital Certificate Prototype project which uses a combination of
X.509 digital certificates and directory services to verify a person's authorization to use a particular electronic resource; An XML-based patron authentication system designed to be used as
part of an integrated online library system; Authentication and authorization protocols designed by two universities to simplify and streamline access to campus electronic resources and
services. Presenters
Mark Needleman, Data Research Associates Inc.
Harry Nicholos, North Carolina State University
Layne Nordgren, Pacific Lutheran University
David Wasley, University of California |
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E-Books and DRM: Rights Management Solutions, Extant Automation Systems and Institutional Owners/Lenders
(SIGs LAN, PUB)Overview The publication earlier this year of Stephen King's "Riding the Bullet" and the massive sales it generated signaled the official "arrival" of e-books. Publishers and booksellers are moving
aggressively into this new market. For libraries and other institutional buyers e-books pose a number of challenges, particularly in the area of digital rights management (DRM). In this session speakers will
look at the challenges DRM poses for institutional buyers and how vendors are working to address these challenges. You Will Learn About Efforts to craft DRM solutions that will
ensure that institutional lenders can circulate e-books to authorized users and track usage statistics, without jeopardizing a publisher's or authors rights; How DRM solution vendors are working
to ensure that institutional lenders will be able to smoothly integrate e-books into their current acquisition, cataloging and circulation systems. Presenters
Dennis Dillon
, University of Texas, Austin
Mary Ellen Heinen, VP of Sales and Marketing
Dennis McNannay, Infinite Ink Corporation Moderator
John Little, Duke University Libraries
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Federal Information Policies Affecting Public Access To Web-Based Federal Information OverviewOver the past few years Congress and the Clinton Administration have strongly encouraged federal
government agencies to develop web sites to facilitate public access to their services. As a result, today it is hard to find an agency that doesn't have such a site. But as the number of sites has
proliferated, so to have the number laws, policies and guidelines circumscribing how agencies can use the web. This session will provide an overview of some of the key information policy issues that effect
management of and access to federal web sites. You Will Learn About Current federal information policies regarding government agencies' development and use of web-based
information, including an examination of the gaps, ambiguities and contradictions in these policies; Practical suggestions for assessing information policies and how they relate to an agency's
provision of web-based services; Ways to improve the management of agency web sites to better meet the needs of users; How the current information policy system could be revised and
updated to better address issues facing the federal officials who manage agency web sites. Presenters
Dr. Charles McClure, Florida State University
Dr. Carol Hert
, Syracuse University
Dr. Bruce T. Fraser, Florida State University |
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Electronic Pre-Print Initiatives: A Discussion on Comparative, Historical and Emerging Trends
(SIGs STI, PUB)Overview It
has been a long-standing practice in the scientific community for researchers to exchange pre-prints of unpublished papers as a way to distribute information more quickly than the journal publication process
allows. The development of the Internet has furthered this process by allowing many scientific disciplines to create large preprint electronic archives. The success and rapid growth of these archives,
though, has touched off a heated debated in the scientific community. In this session speakers will discuss some of the issues that have been raised by this debate and their implications for the future of
journal publishing and electronic archives. You Will Learn About Perspectives on the purposes of electronic journals including whether their role in the peer review process is
appropriate or even necessary; whether the added value provided by publishers is worth the high price of scientific journals; and whether the established journal process is necessary in order to provide a
record of scientific progress; Copyright issues that arise when electronic preprints are submitted to journals for publication;
Preprint archives being developed by journal publishers; The Universal Preprint Service Initiative, which is seeking to make interoperable papers available on a variety of preprint servers. Presenters
Patricia Kreitz, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
SPIRES-HEP (High Energy Physics)
Herbert Van de Sompel, Open Archives Initiative, University of Ghent
Carl Lagoze, Cornell University
NCSTRL (Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library)
Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information
Open Archive Initiative
Moderator
Kay Denfeld, University of Washington |
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Visual Display of Information Spaces
(CONTRIBUTED PAPERS)Jin Zhang
, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
A Visual Information Retrieval Tool
P. Bryan Heidorn and Hong Cui, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
The Interaction of Result Set Display Dimensionality and
Cognitive Factors in Information Retrieval Systems
Gary Marchionini, Gary Geisler and Ben Brunk, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Agileviews: A Human-Centered Framework for Interfaces to Information Spaces Moderator
Joanne Kacznarek |
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Knowledge Development and Text Mining Tools
(CONTRIBUTED PAPERS)Igor Jurisica, University of Toronto
Building Better Decision-Support Systems By Using Knowledge Discovery Walter Trybula, International SEMATECH and Ronald Wyllys, University of Texas at Austin
An Evaluation of Mining Tools as Applied To Selected Scientific and Engineering Literature |
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Information and SMEs: Toward Better Strategic Information Management Approaches for SMEs
(SIG III)Overview In today's fast-changing,
global, and increasingly competitive business environment SMEs need to be able to gather information quickly and systematically in order to anticipate and respond to rapid-fire changes in the business
environment. Recognizing the importance of information management to the success of a competitive economy, many governments around the world are interested in implementing programs to help SMEs better manage
information. Unfortunately, very little is known about what types of information SMEs need or how they use it. Such knowledge is essential to developing an appropriate model for strategic information
management for SMEs and useful information products and services for them. In this session speakers will discuss efforts to develop a better understanding of SMEs' information needs.
You Will Learn About What is known currently regarding SME information management; Lessons and applications that can be implemented based on current knowledge;
What needs to be done in terms of research and practice in this area over the next few years. Presenters
Pierrette Bergeron, University of Montreal
Government Approaches To Foster
Business Intelligence Practices in SMEs: A Comparative Study of Eight Governments
Philippe Clerc, Association Des Chambres Francaises De Commerce Et D'Industrie
The French Chambers of Commerce
and Industry Sustaining Program for a Better Strategic Information Management by SMEs: A Comparative Study of Three Cases
Elisabeth Davenport, Napier University, Scotland
Localization,
Globalization and SMEs in the EC Tourism Sector: The Virtual Enterprise as a Framework for Knowledge Management
Henri Dou, Universite Aix-Marseille III
Competitive Intelligence for SMEs: From Intellectual Concepts to Actionable CI: Rules and Practices
Charles Ramangalahy, University of Montreal
Sustaining Small Business Information Absorptive
Capacity for Competitiveness: Towards a Theoretical Framework Moderator
Ethel Auster, University of Toronto |
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Assessing the Web and Digital Libraries
(CONTRIBUTED PAPERS)Gisela von Dran and Ping Zhang
, Syracuse University
A Model for Assessing the Quality of Web sites
Gregory Leazer, Anne Gilliland-Swetland, Christine Borgman, University of California, Los Angeles
Classroom Evaluation of the Alexandria Digital Earth Prototype (ADEPT)
Tefko Saracevic and Lisa Covi, Rutgers University
Challenges for Digital Library Evaluation Moderator
Susie Allard |
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ASIS Annual Business Meeting |
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SIG CON The Politics of Information in a
Presidential Election Year, Considered in a Startingly New, Content-free Context |
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