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∞ w3c.br <http://w3c.br> ∞ ingraxa.eu On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Carolina Rossini < [email protected]> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nikos Houssos <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 1:17 AM > Subject: [BOAI] Call for papers - MTSR 2015 Special Track on Metadata & > Semantics for Open Repositories, Research Information Systems and Data > Infrastructures > To: [email protected] > > > > ======= Apologies for cross-posting ======= > > CALL FOR PAPERS > > MTSR 2015 - Special Track on Metadata & Semantics for Open Repositories, > Research Information Systems and Data Infrastructures > > http://mtsr-conf.org/index.php/tracks/open-repositories > > > Aim and Scope > -------------------- > > The sharing and re-use of research information is becoming an > increasingly important aspect of scientific activity. Text publications > are traditionally the main way of publishing research output and > challenges still exist for their optimal recording and dissemination. > Scientific communities increasingly recognise the immense significance > of storing, discovering, processing, preserving and re-using data sets > as well as other types of research objects like workflows and software. > Furthermore, Public Sector Information, potentially valuable for > research purposes, is provided openly by governments although not always > in forms that enable re-use. > > Metadata is a critical factor in this area, actually providing the means > to promote black-box digital files to discoverable and re-usable > objects. Rich metadata about research output needs to be recorded and > disseminated, including contextual and provenance information (for > example, relationships of publications and data sets with people, > organisations, funding information, facilities and equipment). For > certain use cases, metadata needs to be uniformly accessed across > research domains, to foster collaboration and re-use of data sets among > different disciplines and vertical communities. However, the recording > and utilisation of domain-specific information is also significant in > many circumstances. A range of open research and technical issues have > to be addressed towards these goals, while it is also recognised that > international harmonisation on standards and technologies is of critical > importance. > > The aim of this Special Track is to serve as a forum for experts to > present recent results and experiences, establish liaisons with other > groups and reflect on the state-of-the-art of metadata and semantic > aspects of open repositories, research information systems and data > infrastructures. > > > Topics > --------- > > Topics include but are not limited to contributions dealing with the > following issues: > > - Metadata, knowledge representation and relevant standards in open > access repositories, research information systems and research > infrastructures > - Semantic interoperability and information integration in open access > repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures > - Application of semantic web technologies in open access repositories, > research information systems and research infrastructures > - Data infrastructures (e.g. scientific data, public sector > information) > - Contextual and provenance metadata in open access repositories, > research information systems and research infrastructures > - Metadata interoperability for data infrastructures across > disciplines > - Metadata quality in open access repositories, research information > systems and research infrastructures > - Mechanisms, tools and infrastructures for shared services in open > access repositories, research information systems and research > infrastructures > - Digital preservation workflows and mechanisms and impact on metadata > - Value-added services based on open access repositories, research > information systems and research infrastructures > > > Important dates > ----------------------- > May 19th 2015: Paper submission deadline > June 16th 2015: Acceptance/rejection notification > June 30th 2015: Camera-ready papers due > September 9th-11th 2015: Conference at Manchester Metropolitan > University > > > Submissions > ---------------- > Interested authors can submit to EasyChair > (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mtsr2015) > The following types of presentation are invited: > > - full papers (12 pages) reporting complete research > - short papers (6 pages) presenting ongoing or preliminary research > > Papers should be original and not previously submitted to other > Conferences or Journals. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis > of relevance, originality, importance and clarity following a > double-blind peer review process. Submitted papers have to follow the > LNCS proceedings formatting style and guidelines. Authors of accepted > papers will be asked to register to the Conference and present their > work in the form of either oral presentation or poster presentation. The > Conference welcomes Workshops and Tutorial on any issues concerning the > main themes of MTSR such as metadata, ontologies, semantic Web, > knowledge management, software engineering and digital libraries. > > > Publication / Proceedings > ---------------------------------- > The submissions to the Special Track will be reviewed by at least two > members of the Program Committee. > > Accepted papers will be published Proceedings will be published by > Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science > (CCIS) book series (http://www.springer.com/series/7899). CCIS is > abstracted/indexed in DBLP, Google Scholar, EI-Compendex, Mathematical > Reviews, SCImago, Scopus. CCIS volumes are also submitted for the > inclusion in ISI Proceedings. > > Revised and extended versions of best papers will be published in > selected international journals, including the International Journal of > Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies (Inderscience) the Program: > Electronic library and information systems (Emerald), and the > International Information & Library Review (Taylor & Francis) (list > incomplete). > > > Special Track Programme Committee > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Sophie Aubin, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France > Daniele Bailo, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy > Hugo Besemer, Wageningen UR Library, The Netherlands > Gordon Dunshire, University of Strathclyde, UK > Jan Dvorak, Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic > Siddeswara Guru, University of Queensland, Australia > Keith Jeffery, Keith G Jeffery Consultants, UK > Kris Jack, Mendeley, UK > Rebecca Koskela, University of New Mexico, USA > Jessica Lindholm, Malmö University, Sweden > Daniela Luzi, Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies - > Italian National Research Council (IRPPS-CNR), Italy > Devika P. Madalli, Indian Statistical Institute, India > Paolo Manghi, Institute of Information Science and Technologies-Italian > National Research Council (ISTI-CNR), Italy > Natalia Manola, University of Athens, Greece > Brian Matthews, Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK > Eva Mendez, University Carlos III, Spain > Jochen Schirrwagen, University of Bielefeld, German > Joachim Schöpfel, University of Lille, France > Chrisa Tsinaraki, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Italy > Yannis Tzitzikas, University of Crete and ICS-FORTH, Greece > Zhong Wang, Sun-Yat-Sen University, China > Peter Wittenburg, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, The > Netherlands > Zhang Xuefu, Agricultural Information Institute, Chinese Academy of > Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China > Marcia Zeng, Kent State University, USA > > > Special Track Chairs > --------------------------- > > Imma Subirats, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations > (Italy) > Nikos Houssos, EKT/NHRF (Greece) > > For your intention to submit a paper, or any other inquiry, please > contact the track chairs at [email protected]. > > > About MTSR'15 > --------------------- > The 9th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference will be hosted by the > Manchester Metropolitan University from 9 to 11 September, 2015. MTSR'15 > aims to bring together scholars and practitioners that share a common > interest in the interdisciplinary field of metadata, semantics, linked > data and ontologies. > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from the BOAI Forum, use the form on this page: > http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/boai-forum > > > > -- > -- > *Carolina Rossini * > *Vice President, International Policy* > *Public Knowledge* > *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ <http://www.publicknowledge.org/>* > + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini > > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-br mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-br > Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-br > >
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