[TagCommons-WG] CFP: Tutorial on Semantic Digital Libraries (at JCDL 2008)
Sebastian Kruk
sebastian.kruk at deri.org
Fri Mar 28 04:09:02 PDT 2008
(We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP.)
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Call for Participation
in the 4th edition of the
*Tutorial on Semantic Digital Libraries*
http://semdl.corrib.org/Tutorial/
in conjunction with
Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
June 16-20, 2008 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
http://www.jcdl2008.org/
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*About the Tutorial*
The aim of this tutorial is to educate attendees on the applications of
Semantic Web and Social Networking (Web 2.0) technologies in digital
library systems. These technologies include metadata management,
semantic search and browsing, personalized and community-aware services,
and semantically empowered federations of digital libraries.
The participants of the tutorial will learn about the main design goals
and features of semantic digital libraries. They will get to know
semantic web and social networking technologies, which can improve
current information management and retrieval, as well as, search and
browsing solutions in digital libraries. The participants will learn
about 6 different approaches to building semantic digital libraries;
they will also get some first practical experience with installing,
configuring, and using these libraries.
After the tutorial and the hands-on session, the participants will be
able to select, and use, the most appropriate solution for their needs,
whether this will be a complete semantic digital library, or a single
component, which can be applied to the existing infrastructure.
The materials from previous editions of this tutorial are accessible at
http://wiki.corrib.org/index.php/SemDL/Tutorial
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*What We Will Present During This Tutorial*
The semantic digital libraries can be used in enterprise scale systems
such as knowledge management systems, medical records systems, legal
research systems and others will be discussed at some depth. After this
tutorial, the audience will be able to start using existing semantic
digital libraries and apply Semantic Web technologies to digital library
systems.
We will start by defining problems in the domain of semantic digital
libraries and present solutions that provide building blocks for
semantic digital libraries, such as WordNet, DMoz, SKOS, CIDOC-CRM, and
OAI-ORE. We will then present the architecture of existing semantic
digital libraries, elaborate on resource management, search and browsing
features, identity management and communication interfaces. We will
discuss in detail the problems and solutions for bibliographic metadata
management and interoperability, followed by a presentation of semantic
search and browsing solutions, and other personalized and
community-aware services.
We will present and discuss results of an evaluation of social and
semantic information discovery technologies for digital libraries
[http://library.deri.ie/resource/ARfuVUi8]. We will compare results
achieved using a semantic digital library with a classic, open source
library. We will show how semantic digital libraries enhance user
experience in information discovery. We will analyze various user
satisfaction measures gathered during the evaluation. Finally we will
discuss if semantic digital library users are able to retain better the
knowledge they have gained while using the system.
We will discuss the future of federations of digital libraries in the
context of the Semantic Web and Web 2.0 Internet. Finally we will
present six initiatives that adhere to the idea of a semantic digital
library:
* SIMILE [http://simile.mit.edu/] which leverages and extends DSpace
[http://www.dspace.org/] by enhancing its support for arbitrary schemata
and metadata.
* Corrib.org [http://www.corrib.deri.ie/], which delivers
semantic-aware digital library components like JeromeDL, MarcOnt,
FOAFRealm, S3B, and HyperCuP.
* BRICKS [http://www.brickscommunity.org/] , the largest cultural
heritage project in the EU 6th framework program, which applies semantic
web technology for managing metadata in a European wide digital library
network.
* FEDORA [http://www.fedora.info/], a flexible service-oriented
architecture for managing and delivering digital content
* Greenstone [http://www.greenstone.org/], a suite of software, which
use advance technologies for building and distributing digital library
collections.
* DELOS [http://www.delos.info/], an European Network of Excellence on
Digital Libraries that contributed a number of research solutions
applicable to the domain do semantic digital libraries.
The tutorial will be followed by a hands-on session where participants
will be able to try out existing prototypes of semantic digital
libraries (JeromeDL, BRICKS, and FEDORA). We will wrap up the whole
tutorial by encouraging everyone to take part in the discussion on the
future of semantic digital libraries.
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*Tutorial Schedule*
This full day tutorial will consist of two parts:
* During the morning session the attendees will learn how Semantic Web
and Web 2.0 technologies can be applied to digital library systems; they
will also get introduced to existing prototypes of semantic digital
libraries.
* During the afternoon session, which will be the hands-on session, the
attendees will learn how to install and use existing prototypes of
semantic digital libraries.
We recommend registration for Part I for people who want to get familiar
with digital library, Semantic Web and Web 2.0 technologies in general,
and to learn how they can be combined together. Part II will allow
participants to get familiar with specific applications of semantic
digital libraries and gain hands-on experience.
Morning session
* [ 1h 15 min ] Introduction to Semantic Digital Libraries
* [ 15 min ] Coffee break
* [ 1h 45 min ] Existing Semantic Digital Libraries solutions
Afternoon session
* [ 1h 15 min ] Parallel hands-on session (Part I)
* [ 15 min ] Coffee break
* [ 1h 15 min ] Parallel hands-on session (Part I)
* [ 30 min ] Conclusions: Future of Semantic Digital Libraries
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*Presenters*
***Sebastian Ryszard Kruk*** is a lead researcher (Semantic
Infrastructure Lab at e-Learning Cluster in DERI Galway) and project
manager (Corrib.org) affiliated with DERI, National University of
Ireland, Galway. His main areas of interest covers Semantic Web
technologies, digital libraries, information retrieval, security and
distributed computing.
***Stefan Decker*** is a professor at the National University of
Ireland, Galway, director of the Digital Enterprise Research Institute
(leading a research institute employing over 100 people) and Cluster
Leader of the Semantic Web Cluster within the institute.
***Dean Krafft*** is the Director of Information Technology for
Computing and Information Science at Cornell University, and he is the
Principal Investigator on the NSF-Funded National Science Digital
Library Project at Cornell.
***Predrag Knežević*** received his Ph.D. at Fraunhofer IPSI Institute
in Darmstadt, Germany in 2007. Since 2001, as a member of OASIS and
i-Info divisions, he was/is a lead software architect in a few EU and
national projects like TeachwareOnDemand, MGN, and BRICKS.
***Mariusz Cygan*** is a research assistant affiliated with Digital
Enterprise Research Institute since 2005. He is currently a developer
and a lead software architect of the JeromeDL project. His main area of
interest concerns introduction of semantic technologies into production
environments.
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