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CALL FOR PAPERS
First International Workshop on "Digital Libraries Foundations"
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 23, 2007
In conjunction with ACM IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL
2007)
Web Page: http://www.delos.info/DLF1
Workshop Objectives
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Research on "digital libraries" addresses many different areas. The lack of
any agreement on the foundations for this broad research field has led to a
plethora of models, systems, and results that are difficult to combine and
reuse to produce enhanced outcomes. This workshop will bring together
researchers involved in laying the foundations for the digital library
research field. In particular, it will make it possible for them to discuss
and explore their solutions in the context of a Reference Model for Digital
Libraries.
This workshop will help in laying the foundations for digital libraries as a
whole. It will engage the international digital library community in
producing a reference framework wherein new results can be integrated,
compared, and discussed - leveraging prior work on the definition of a
Reference Model for Digital Libraries launched by the EU DELOS Network of
Excellence on Digital Libraries (http://www.delos.info/ReferenceModel). That
effort began in Europe, but has expanded with the invitation of
international collaborators. This workshop will be the first open meeting to
broaden the effort even further. Our aim is to draw upon the understanding
acquired by a number of research groups active in the digital library field.
This workshop intends to extend the participation in this activity to all
researchers interested in the modeling of digital library aspects, in order
to contribute to the understanding of key concepts in this field. It will
take a full day, on 23 June 2007, and will include not only short paper
presentations, but also other modes of communication, such as invited
presentations, breakout groups, panels, discussant commentaries, and
posters.
Topics
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The workshop focuses on the modeling of three of the main aspects
characterizing the Digital Library universe: Content, Architecture, and
Quality. For each of these aspects the workshop participants will be asked
to outline the specific and unique modeling and research challenges, and to
identify some of the most promising candidate solutions to address those
challenges.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- (Semi-)Formal Models for Digital Libraries
- Theoretical Foundations of Digital Libraries
- Information Object Models
- Metadata Models
- Resource Models
- Reference Architectures for Digital Library Systems
- Digital Library and Digital Library System Quality Models
- Cross-cutting issues, such as Policies or
Users/Librarians/Communities/Social Networks
Paper Submission and Publication
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Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers.
Submitted manuscripts will be limited to 6 two-column pages, following ACM
format guidelines and using the ACM template
(http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html).
Preferred formats are PDF or Microsoft Word. Papers should be submitted
electronically via email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Papers submitted to the
workshop will undergo a peer-review process. Accepted papers will be
published in the DELOS workshop proceedings that also will be made available
in the DELOS digital library. At least one author is required to attend the
conference and present the paper. Depending upon the quantity and quality of
the submissions, efforts to coordinate follow-on publications may be made,
involving extended versions of some of the accepted papers.
Important Dates
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Paper submission deadline: April 21, 2007
Acceptance notification: May 19, 2007
Camera ready: June 9, 2007
Workshop: June 23, 2007
Program Committee
Maristella Agosti, Univ. of Padua, Italy
Stavros Christodoulakis, Tech. Univ. of Crete, Greece
Geneva Henry, Rice Univ., USA
Carlo Meghini, ISTI-CNR, Italy
Heiko Schuldt, Univ. of Basel, Germany
Dagobert Soergel, Univ. of Maryland, USA
Organisers
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Donatella Castelli
ISTI-CNR, Pisa, Italy
Edward Fox
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
For any inquiries, please email the organisers via [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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