IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 April 24, 1995 Volume XII, Number 15 Issue 252 ********************************************************** II. JOBS 1. Apple Computer III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. Katharine Sharp Review B. Meetings 1. ASIS '95 Mid-Year Meeting 2. ASIS Leadership Workshop 3. ACH'/ALLC '95 ********************************************************** II. JOBS II.1. Fr: Dan Rose Re: Apple Computer: 2 Positions: Senior Scientist & Summer Intern the Information Access research program in Apple Computer's Advanced Technology Group (ATG) has one permanent position and one summer internship available. ATG is Apple's research division, located in Apple's research & development campus in Cupertino, California. *** SENIOR SCIENTIST *** Job description: Join a team conducting research on new approaches to finding, sharing, organizing, and manipulating information for content-aware systems. Emphasis on implementation of experimental information and communication systems. Requires: MS/PhD in Computer Science with 1-4 years of work experience, or BS with 3-5 years of work experience, with strong programming skills. Experience in information retrieval, hypertext, interface design, or related field. Preferred: Familiarity with common text-indexing methods. Experience with any of the following areas: Internet-based information access, statistical analysis, distributed systems, client-server protocols. *** SUMMER INTERN *** Job description: Work with senior researchers on refining information retrieval and indexing techniques, and using them to build tools that enhance users' interaction with the system. Requires: Graduate or upper division undergraduate student in computer science, cognitive science, information retrieval or other relevant program. C++ programming experience. Preferred: Familiarity with common text-indexing methods. Macintosh application programming experience. Please e-mail resumes to infotech-recruit@apple.com (for permanent position) or infotech-intern-recruit@apple.com (for summer internship). Use plain ASCII text only; do not send Postscript, Acrobat, uuencoded or BinHexed files. You may also send surface mail to the address below, or fax us at (408)-974-5505. CLEARLY INDICATE THE POSITION FOR WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING. This announcement expires on June 30, 1995; do not respond after that date. Apple Computer, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. ATG Information Access Program Apple Computer, Inc. One Infinite Loop, MS 301-4A Cupertino, CA 95014 ********************************************************** III. NOTICES III.A.1. Fr: Sharp Review Re: Katharine Sharp Review Call For Papers (Second Call) The Katharine Sharp Review (This information can also be found at http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/review) The Katharine Sharp Review, the peer-reviewed e-journal devoted to student scholarship and research within the interdisciplinary scope of library and information science is now accepting submissions for its premiere issue, due to be released in Summer 1995. PURPOSE: The Katharine Sharp Review exists as a journal to present articles by student authors who are concerned with topics relevant to library and information science and can consist of work that has been both prepared for coursework and through independent study. Recognizing the breadth that library and information science encompasses, submissions may cover a wide variety of topics in the field, and be represented in many forms: research findings and their application, analysis of policies and practices within the industry, thematic textual review, to name but a few. CALL FOR PAPERS: All submissions should be received by Friday, May 15, 1995. Although it is not required for submission, we would appreciate an abstract (of 150-200 words) or indication of intention to submit. Submitted articles must be accompanied by an abstract of no more than 200 words. PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS: I. All manuscripts must be received in machine readable form. This can be in one of two ways: As an ASCII text file submitted via e-mail to: sharp- review@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu OR Contained on a 3.5" computer disk, formatted for IBM or compatible. We can accept disks produced with a number of various word processing packages and any files that have been converted to ASCII format. Please provide the name and version of the word processing package used. Disks can be mailed to: Kevin Ward, The Katharine Sharp Review Publications Office Graduate School of Library and Information Science 501 E. Daniel Street Champaign, IL 61820-6211 II. Figures, diagrams, and other graphical forms must also be provided in electronic format. This can be in any of the standard graphic formats (.gif, .jpg, etc.). If you have any questions regarding this requirement, please e-mail the Review. EDITORIAL GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS: III. Use a recognized standard form and style, preferably according to the Chicago Style Manual (14th Edition). IV. If submitting in ASCII format, please use underscoring to indicate italics and asterix to indicate bold face. This will allow for more accurate formatting upon receipt. V. Footnotes should be kept to a minimum, if at all. VI. If citing from a journal that is found in electronic format, please include its site address (i.e. ftp, gopher, etc.) VII. Copyright: The Katharine Sharp Review will not hold copyright permissions for any published article but does reserve the right to grant reprint permissions to non-profit organizations. The submission of any article to the Review is done so in agreement with this provision. CORRESPONDENCE: All submissions and correspondence regarding The Katharine Sharp Review should be directed to the editor, Kevin Ward. Receipt of all articles will be acknowledged and authors contacted upon acceptance of their contribution. Any questions or comments? Please direct them to The Katharine Sharp Review (sharp-review@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu). For more information regarding the review, please visit our homepage at: http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/review Kevin Ward Editor The Katharine Sharp Review sharp-review@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/review ********** III.B.1. Fr: Richard Hill Re: Governance Schedule from HQ BUSINESS MEETING SCHEDULE ASIS 1995 MID YEAR MEETING MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL AIRPORT HILTON MINNEAPOLIS, MN [All business meetings are open to the public. Anyone interested in the workings, programs, plans, and operations of ASIS is encouraged to attend business functions. All those interested in getting more involved in ASIS are especially encouraged to attend the Leadership Development Program.] MONDAY, MAY 22 9:00am - 5:00pm SIG Strategic Planning Meeting TUESDAY, MAY 23 9:00am - Noon Leadership Development Program SIG Cabinet Meeting 3:00pm - 3:30pm Joint SIG Cabinet/Chapter Assembly Meeting 3:30pm - 5:00pm Chapter Assembly Meeting 4:30pm - 6:00pm Budget and Finance Committee WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 Noon - 1:30pm Publications Committee Leadership Development Committee Education Committee 3:30pm - 5:00pm Conferences and Meetings Committee Standards Committee Career Development Committee 5:00pm - 7:00pm Publications Strategic Planning Task Force THURSDAY, MAY 25 Noon - 1:30pm Membership Committee Constitution and Bylaws Committee Continuing Education Committee 5:00pm - 6:00pm Information Policy Committee Awards and Honors Committee ARIST Task Force FRIDAY, MAY 26 1:30pm ASIS Board of Directors SATURDAY, MAY 27 9:00am ASIS Board of Directors Richard Hill Executive Director, American Society for Information Science 8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 501 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 495-0900 FAX: (301) 495-0810 rhill@cni.org ********** III.B.2. Fr: Richard Hill Re: Leadership Development Seminar at Mid Year COMMUNICATIONS, PRESENTATION SKILLS, & COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS. ASIS LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP May 23 (Tuesday) 9 am-12 Noon Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Hilton Please let HQ know if you plan on attending. SIG and Chapter leaders and Committee chairs and members are especially encouraged to attend. RSVP to asis@cni.org. This seminar is scheduled prior to SIG Cabinet and Chapter Assembly and there is no charge for attendance. Seminar Leader: D. Susan M. Lund is a management consultant specializing in the field of management and organizational effectiveness. She has over 15 years of corporate experience in management, training, courseware development and project management. Currently she is a faculty member of the Management Center at the University of St. Thomas. Most recently she was the Vice President of Human Resource Development at First Banks System, where her responsibilities included improving the quality of human resource planning, information management, executive development, succession planning, managerial training and internal consulting. Prior to her association with First Banks, she managed a department at Control Data Corporation which produced education products of internal and external customers worldwide. She also trained CDC's international managers and led a number of project teams. Richard Hill Executive Director, American Society for Information Science 8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 501 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 495-0900 FAX: (301) 495-0810 rhill@cni.org ********** III.B.3. Fr: Eric Dahlin Re: ACH/ALLC '95 ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTERS AND THE HUMANITIES ASSOCIATION FOR LITERARY AND LINGUISTIC COMPUTING 1995 JOINT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ACH-ALLC 95 JULY 11-15, 1995 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA On behalf of the Executive Councils of the Association for Computers and the Humanities and the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing, we cordially invite you to attend the seventh annual joint international conference, to be held at the University of California, Santa Barbara, July 11-15, 1995. This conference is the major forum for discussion of the preparation, encoding, and use of character-based electronic text and for computer-based research in literature, linguistics, and related humanities disciplines. It will include presentations on the development of new computing methodologies for research and teaching in the humanities, on the development of significant new materials and tools for humanities research, and on the application and evaluation of computing techniques in humanities subjects. The Association for Computers and the Humanities is a professional society for scholars working in computer- related research in literature and language studies, history, philosophy, and other disciplines of the humanities. The Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing was founded in 1973 as an international association to promote the development of literary and linguistic computing. The conference will officially begin in the late afternoon and evening of Tuesday, July 11, with a reception, opening addresses, and an optional banquet. 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