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Discovery, Capture and Creation

Intelligent Information Retrieval  (SIG ALP)

The popular computing and information science press routinely advertises intelligent agent products.   This session looks at four intelligent agent applications: 

1. Advice-taking tasks,
2. Question-answering tools,
3. Personalized newspaper digest agents, and
4. Tools for filtering junk email.

Track: Classification and Representation

Knowledge Organization (Contributed Papers)

Stephan Greene and Richard Lutz, Language Analysis Systems, Inc.  Data Stewardship: The Care and Handling of Named Entities
Miguel-Angel Lópóez Alonso , Carlos III University of Madrid (Spain). The Organization of Knowledge
Jens-Erik Mai. Royal School of Library and Information Science.  A Postmodern Theory of Knowledge Organization
Peiling Wang, University of Tennessee - Knoxville. An Empirical Study of Knowledge Structures of Research Topics.

Moderator: Heather de Pastino, Data Harmony

Track:
Information Retrieval

Beyond Resource Discovery:  Uses of Metadata in Information Systems (SIG CR, VIS)

Much of the interest in metadata in information systems has focused on its potential to improve and enhance resource discovery.  However, metadata has many valuable uses in information systems beyond resource discovery.  In this session, a variety of applications and uses of metadata that go beyond resource discovery will be presented.  Metadata has the potential to aid the information seeking and retrieval process in many ways, including: 

• Providing the foundation and rationale for the construction of knowledge bases and structures; 
• Standardizing resource description to improve communication and understanding among the people providing access to resources as well as improving access to resources in general for users;
• Acting as an intermediary between a user and a resource to aid in the selection and evaluation of resources.

Moderator: Padmini Srinivasan, University of Iowa

Track: Knowledge Dissemination

Electronic Books: Issues for Producers, Licensees, Purchasers, and Users  (SIG PUB, LAN)

This panel will examine the issues involved in producing, licensing, or selling, and using electronic books within academia.

The following vantage points will be represented:

1. Publishers: From the producer's viewpoint, what are the concerns, advantages and/or disadvantages associated with electronic books? Are there models for publishing ebooks that provide particular opportunities or challenges in providing information to the academic community? What are the licensing and intellectual property concerns of publishers?
2. Aggregator/vendor: what is the initial focus for aggregators in licensing works from publishers? What are the economic challenges of focusing on monographs or reference books compared to serials? How are publishers responding to aggregators' offers to license books? How will licensing requirements compare with other electronic resources?
3. Libraries: how do librarians see e-books as fitting into their collections overall? What specific advantages do librarians see in using e-books in their institutions? Are there preferred formats? What are some of the  licensing specifics that libraries would like to see with e-books? Which model works best with distance education?
4. Who is going to be responsible for archiving of e-books (publisher vs. aggregator vs. individual libraries vs. depository library)?

Track:
Cultural, Social, Behavioral

Work Environments (Contributed Papers)

Laura J. Neumann, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign.  Paperclips, Piles and Computer Files: The Information Work Environment
Claire Vishik, Adam Farquhar, and Reid Smith, all  Schlumberger.  Knowledge Management in the Virtual Organization
Harry Bruce and Raya Fidel, both University of Washington.  Collaborative Information Retrieval

Moderator: Douglas Kaylor, Wright State University

Track:
Cultural, Social, Behavioral

Digital Libraries (Contributed Papers)

Wonsik Shim and Paul B. Kantor, both Rutgers University. Evaluation of Digital Libraries: A DEA Approach
Carol Tenopir, University of Tennessee. Patterns of Use and Usage Factors for Online Databases in Academic and Public Libraries

Moderator: Carol Tenopir, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Discovery, Capture and Creation

Intelligent Information Retrieval  (SIG ALP)

Text Filtering Technologies - State of the Art

Text filtering technology is a critical IR technique. The wealth of information directly retrievable by users today has increased the demand for filtering agents.The wide range of types and quality of information directly retrievable has also made the task more difficult.  This panel session looks at applications of social filtering technology, specifically systems that support profile development (InfoScope), profile learning (URN), social filtering (Tapestry), and new filters (GroupLens). Session presenters will be encouraged to discuss both successes and challenges associated with social filtering, including user evaluation of social filtering applications.  

1. Yan   (SIFT)
2. Stevens (InfoScope)
3. Nichols, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (Tapestry)
4. Miller  (GroupLens)

Track: Classification and Representation

 Vocabulary Management Technology

This session brings together representatives of some of the prominent vocabulary management systems to discuss their approaches and plans for the future.

D. David Clarke , Synaptica, Lexicography Without Limits  A Web-Based Solution
Patricia Harpring, Getty Information Center, Resistance is Futile: Inescapable Networked Information Made Accessible Using the Getty Vocabularies
Hector Echevarria, MultiTes, Inc., MultiTes: Local and Web-Based Vocabulary Management

Moderator: Jessica Milstead, Jelem Company

Track: Knowledge Dissemination

Redesigning a Master's Program for Distributed Learning: Challenges of Content & Delivery

Emerging telecommunications and information technologies have significantly impacted the ability of library and information science programs to deliver programs of study. While the first use of these new technologies is to deliver instruction independent of time and distance, those who do so often realize that the teaching/learning process is fundamentally changed. The process that emerges, often called distributed learning, is one in which the source of knowledge and control shifts from faculty to student.

In Fall 1997, the faculty of the School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of North Texas began a highly ambitious effort to reengineer the core experience for the Master's Program. The effort included updating of course content and redesign of content for delivery in a distributed learning environment. The courses were taught by two or threemember faculty teams. A variety of delivery systems was employed, including Webbased, video conference, and traditional modes.

This panel will provide a description of these efforts and the perspectives of  administration, faculty, and student representatives on key issues, problems, and  solutions. Among these are: (1) budgetary issues, including not only equipment purchase and maintenance, but also a network of technical support personnel; (2) interrelated responsibilities of faculty and various technical support staff in providing daytoday technical support; (3) course content and methodology, including the need to encourage and direct students in large classes to work cooperatively in groups and thus help teach each other; (4) multiple, sometimes overlapping communication modes between faculty and students, and between students and students, that significantly affect the nature and quality of interactions; and (5) evolving approaches to the complexities of evaluating content, faculty, and delivery by students.

Closing statements by the panelists will summarize their views on lessons learned, including what went right, what went wrong, and what could not have been foreseen. Emerging telecommunications and information technologies have significantly impacted the ability of library and information science programs to deliver programs of  study.

Phillip Turner, University of North Texas
Linda Schamber, University of North Texas
Vicki Abott,  University of North Texas
Daphne Davis, University of North Texas
Nan Dubbelde, University of North Texas

Moderator: Steve Seale, University of North Texas

Track:
Information Retrieval

Representing Users (Contributed Papers)

Jay Trolley, Institute for Scientific Information. New Wine and Old Vessels: The Evaluation and Integration of Web Based Information in Well-Established Resources
Endre Boros , Paul Kantor, and David Neu, all Rutgers University. Pheromonic Representations of User Quests by Digital Structures
Ragnar Nordlie and Paul B. Kantor, both Rutgers University. Models of the Behavior of People Searching the Internet: A Petri Net Approach

Moderator: Jay Trolley, Institute for Scientific Information

Track:
Cultural, Social, Behavioral

Knowledge Management or Library 101: Is There a Difference?  (SIG MGT)

Despite all the buzz and hype surrounding knowledge management, in the real world it doesn't seem to have moved much beyond Library 101  acquisition, value add, and dissemination.  There seems to still be a large gulf between theory and practice and between researchers and practitioners.  This panel will address the current state of knowledge management, what differentiates knowledge management from information management, and when and if knowledge management will evolve pass the basic tenets of basic librarianship.

Elizabeth Orna, Orna Stevens Associates. Foundations of Knowledge Management
Mary Durham, Context Integration. Day-to-Day Reality of Knowledge Management
Margaret Latch , Ernst & Young Center for Business Knowledge.   Knowledge Management: Behind the Scenes.

Moderator: Kristen Liberman, Ernst & Young LLP

Historical Perspectives on Information Technology (SIG HFIS)

This session draws upon a range of sources (from economic history, the history of copyright, from fictional representations, and from the history of library and information studies) to examine and present different understandings of information technology and of information infrastructure.  It aims to demonstrate the relevance of history to understanding and influencing current developments.

Julian Warner, The Queen's University of Belfast.  What Should We Understand by Information Technology (and Some Hints at Other Questions)?
Cheryl Malone , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  Popular Culture and Perceptions of Information Technology: Desk Set (1957).
Colin B. Burke, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Irony or Necessity: The Great Society, the Information Economy and the NCLIS.

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Information Professionals for the Twenty-first Century: Identifying Workforce Needs and Educating to Meet the Need  (NCLIS, ALISE)

William Aspray, Executive Director, Computing Research Association   Identifying Workforce Needs, Part 1: Results of an NSF Study
Identifying Workforce Needs, Part 2: The Computing Research Association Report on Supply of Technology Workers
Molly Wolfe Hayes (Invited).  The Modern Information Professional, FID Study.
Ann Prentice, University of Maryland.  Challenges for Professional Education: A Report from the Congress on Professional Education.
Joan Durrance, University of Michigan (Invited).   Educating Information Professionals: Curricular Changes for the Next Century, a report of the Kaliper Study.
Ann O'Neil, Director of ALA Office of Accreditation
Programs for Library and Information Science Professionals
José Marie-Griffiths, NCLIS Commissioner and CIO, University of Michigan, National Needs and Responses: The Role of NCLIS

Moderator: Toni Carbo, University of Pittsburgh

Track: Classification and Representation

Image Processing and Retrieval (Contributed Papers)

Wei Ding, University of Maryland.  Multimodal Surrogates for Video Browsing and Retrieval.
Abby Goodrum, Drexel University, and Amanda Spink, University of North Texas.  Visual Information Seeking: A Study of Image Queries on the World Wide Web.
Timothy B. Patrick, Mihail Popescu, and MaryEllen C. Sievert, all University of Missouri  Columbia.  Text Indexing of Images Based on Graphical Image Content.
Anthony Y. Tse, Ben Shneiderman, and Sandor Vegh, all University of Maryland, and Gary Marchionini, University of North Carolina. An Exploratory Study of Video Browsing User Interface Designs and Research Methodologies: Effectiveness in Information Seeking Tasks.

Track:
Information Retrieval

New Interface Technologies, Old Search Interaction Models: What Next? (SIG HCI)

The advances being made in the technologies that support effective and enjoyable interaction at the human-computer interface in information systems include hypertext and hypermedia, GUIs, and other visualization techniques, and voice interaction techniques that are capable of supporting multiple modes of dialogue and discourse.  However, in most of our operational IR systems, we still find access and interaction models that predate these new interface and interaction technologies.  For example, the linear, constrained, non-intuitive Boolean retrieval mode can be found "under" many of the new GUI OPAC and IR system interfaces.

Do these new interface/interaction technologies permit us, indeed, REQUIRE us, to rethink our reliance on traditional organization, access, and retrieval methods?  Should we propose, build, and test new models of information access and interaction now that we have these new interface technologies?  Should move forward in search engine and system design beyond the conventional Boolean and probabilistic IR models?  Or, should we just keep putting a "pretty face" (GUI, etc.) on old search models?  Even in our handsomest WebPacs, we haven't begun to explore animation and audio interaction techniques.  This program will address these and related questions.

Three speakers will be recruited from the broad field of information science, reflecting in particular the domains of bibliographic and museum/art information systems.

Marcia Bates, University of California at Los Angeles
Gary Marchionini, University of North Carolina
Mark Rorvig, University of North Texas
Ex Fox, Virginia Tech (invited)

Moderator:  Charles Hildreth, Long Island University

Track: Knowledge Dissemination

Text Categorization, Text Routing and Text Extraction:  Current State of the Art   (SIG ALP)

For several decades ASIS members have made substantial contributions to the theoretical foundations of text categorization, text routing and text extraction. Theory has been transformed into practical tools for information retrieval, information filtering, and publishing. This panel presentation will examine in detail how theory has been transformed into working tools in use in institutions today. Tools include: HCRC Language Technology Group's SISTA, IBM's NetOwl for Electronic Publishing,  Office of Naval Research Information Finding and Displaying Project, and Carnegie Mellon's developmental work in organizational semiotics.

Marc Moens, HCRC Language Technology Group, Edinburgh, Scotland
Royd Byrd, IBM Research Center, New York
Kathleen Carley , Carnegie Mellon University

Moderator: Denise A. D. Bedford, The World Bank Group

Track:
Cultural, Social, Behavioral

Theory (Contributed Papers)

D. Grant Campbell, University of Western Ontario; Elaine G. Toms and Ruth Blades, Dalhousie University. Does Genre define the Shape of Information? The Role of Form and Function in User Interaction with Digital Documents
Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University. Towards a Theory of the Digital Information Environment
Ethelene Whitmire, Yale University. Undergraduates' Information Seeking Behavior: The Role of Epistemological Development Theories and Models

Moderator: Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University

Designing Interfaces for People with Special Needs: Current Options, Design, and Future Developments in a WalkUp-and-Use World (SIG HCI, TIS) 

We live in world of increasing graphical, aural, and tactile interfaces that affect how we work, learn, and function in everyday life.  However, there are approximately 48 million people in the U.S. who have a physical or learning disability.  For these individuals, easy access to many common services, from the World Wide Web to ATM machines, remains a challenge.  The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that programs and facilities be made accessible to people with disabilities.  A recent lawsuit highlighted the necessity of presenting information via the World Wide Web in a format accessible to all persons.

It is likely that as our population ages, greater numbers of people will require specific accommodations for diminished sight, hearing, or motor control.  The work of designing interfaces that support the accessible use of computers, related equipment, and the services they provide will grow in importance, especially in the educational, public, and business sectors. This session will present findings of current research in progress in the area of interface design for people with visual disabilities and will provide an overview of future trends and coming developments in the area of ADA compliance.

Dr. Arthur I. Karshmer, New Mexico State University  Access to the information society for the disabled: technical, social, cultural, and economic barriers.
Courtney Deines-Jones,  Director of the National Information Center on Developmental Disabilities. The ADA and User Interfaces:  How the Law Drives Design.
Michael G. Fiore,  CFO and Rehabilitation Engineer, The Sierra Group, Inc., "Increase Access, Increase Opportunity: A Practical Guide to Comprehensive Adaptive Technology."

Moderator: Barbara Flood, Philadelphia Developmental Disabilities Corporation

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Discovery, Capture and Creation

Information Professionals for the Twenty-first Century: Identifying Workforce Needs and Educating to Meet the Need.  (NCLIS, ALISE)  [Continued]

Speaker TBA.  Identifying Workforce Needs, Part 1: Results of an NSF Study
Molly Wolfe Hayes (Invited).  The Modern Information Professional, FID Study.
Ken Haycock (Invited).  Congress on Professional Education.
Joan Durrance , University of Michigan (Invited).  Educating Information Professionals: Curricular Changes for the Next Century, a report of the Kaliper Study. 
TBA.  National Needs and Responses: The Role of NCLIS. 

Moderator: Toni Carbo, University of Pittsburgh

Track: Classification and Representation

Emerging Metadata Practices in Digital Libraries (SIG PUB, LAN)

In this panel presentation, we will present a variety of different approaches to using descriptive metadata to organize the contents of a digital library.  After an overview of metadata development standards, we will hear from those who have been actually implementing descriptive metadata schemes to organize content and provide access to digital collections.

What problems of coherence and consistency were encountered at Florida International University where Dublin Core elements are used to provide access to their digital library which is integrated with the library catalog within a Z39.50 gateway?  Is the "simple resource description" of the Dublin Core standard sufficient for "simple resource discovery?"

The Columbia University Libraries have developed a "Master Metadata File" which is a relational database approach intended to integrate hierarchical metadata from disparate sources.  General conversion programs allow metadata to be derived from common formats such as USMARC, or from a local web template designed for simplified input.  Special conversion programs are written as needed to harmonize and integrate metadata in other formats and from other sources, such as vendors or scholarly digital library projects.  The database allows for both part/whole and version/presentation relationships.  This, in turn, allows descriptive and structural metadata to be stored in a single system.  How useful has this application proved as a general system for digital library metadata?

A presentation on RDF (Resource Description Framework) will take our discussion of metadata practices to another level as we consider the developments taking place related to this infrastructure for processing metadata. RDF provides interoperability between applications that exchange machine-understandable information on the Web. It could be used in resource discovery to provide better search engine capabilities, in cataloging for describing the content and content relationships available at a particular Web site, page, or digital library, by intelligent software agents to facilitate knowledge sharing and exchange, in content rating, in describing collections of pages that represent a single logical "document", for describing intellectual property rights of Web pages, and for expressing the privacy preferences of a user as well as the privacy policies of a web site.

Stuart L. Weibel, OCLC.  Metadata Development Standards Overview.
Kass Evans, Florida International University. Florida International University Digital Library.
Bob Wolven, Columbia University Libraries. Columbia University Libraries' Master Metadata File.
Eric J. Miller, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. RDF  Resource Description Framework

Moderator: John R. Little, Duke University Libraries

Track:
Information Retrieval

Investigating Information (Contributed Papers)

Jay Budzik and Kristian Hammond, both Northwestern University.  Watson: Anticipating and Contextualizing Information Needs
Shannon Bradshaw and Kristian Hammond, both Northwestern University. Learning Indices for Documents from References to Information Content
Berry de Bruijn and Robert Holte, both University of Ottawa, and Joel Martin, National Research Council of Canada.  An Automated Method for Studying Interactive Systems
Steven L. MacCall, University of Alabama, and Ana Cleveland, University of North Texas. A Relevance-based Quantitative Measure for Internet Information Retrieval Evaluation

Moderator: Buzzy Basch, Basch Subscriptions

Track: Knowledge Dissemination

Fifty Years of JASIS; Perspectives on Publishing in Information Science (SIG HFIS)

This session will begin with two short historical studies of JASIS over the past 50 years that highlight some of the changes in the publishing patterns of our field.  The rest of the session will feature a panel of three editors in field who will discuss publishing issues, past and current and past.

Ben-Ami Lipetz, SUNY Albany.  Defining What Information Science is or Should Be: A Survey and Review of a Half-Century of Published Pronouncements
Trudi Bellardo Hahn,University of Maryland. What Does JASIS Tell us About the Field of Information Science?
Donald H. Kraft, Louisiana State University; Charles T. Meadow, University of Toronto; and Tefko Saracevic , Rutgers University. Fifty Years of JASIS and IS Publishing: the Editors' Perspectives

Track:
Cultural, Social, Behavioral

Knowledge Management in the Virtual Organization. (SIG MGT)

Particular challenges to knowledge management (KM) are extant in the context of the virtual organization (VO) which many researchers consider an organizational design with significant prospects of growth. VO can be understood in various ways, such as

1. A temporary collection of individuals, groups, organizational units, or firms that come together to complete a certain project;
2. A company/service residing in the electronic space; and
3. A community of practice, evolving around a common set of work problems that can be dispersed in various degrees.

Moderator: Bob Travica, Indiana University

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Pre-Awards Annual Banquet Reception
Sponsored by John Wiley & Sons

8:00 pm

Annual Awards Banquet