IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 November 11, 1996 Volume XIII, Number 45 Issue 332 ********************************************************** I. QUERIES 1. Recommendations Needed: Info. Tech. Books II. JOBS 1. UCLA: LIS, Professor 2. EOS International: UNIX Engineer III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. Library Trends 42:2 (Fall 1996) 2. JASIS: Special Issue on Youth: CFP B. Meetings 1. National Online Meeting '97 2. ANLP '97 IV. PROJECTS D. Initiatives & Proposals 1. New DARPA Solicitations on Collaboration, Visualization, & Information Management ********************************************************** I. QUERIES I.1. Fr: Yael Schwartz Re: Recommendations Needed: Info. Tech. Books Hello Technology Librarians: There I was, sitting in my library, carefully drafting a collection development strategy. Suddenly, my manager burst in, dumped a bunch o' greenbacks on my desk and said--"Go out and buy some books! But ya gotta buy 'em tomorrow, or the cash goes up in a puff of smoke!" O.K., not really. But I am new to collection development for information technology, I am looking for recommended IT books, and I do have a time constraint. So while I am consulting the standard review sources, I'm also interested in your quick and dirty "top ten". Subjects of interest include programming, programming languages, end-user applications, Internet, security, networks, voice/telephony, hardware, distributed computing, operating systems, software development, technical documentation, engineering... I'd be most appreciative of any suggestions, including good IT book review sources. TIA, Yael Schwartz Senior Librarian Wells Fargo Technical Library yschwart@wahoo.sjsu.edu yael.schwartz@wellsfargo.com ********************************************************** II. JOBS II.1. Fr: Efthimis N. Efthimiadis Fr: UCLA: LIS: Professor Faculty Position Department of Library and Information Science University of California, Los Angeles The Department of Library and Information Science of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA seeks an outstanding scholar/researcher to help lead the field into the next century. We invite applications for a professor or associate professor with tenure, or a tenure-track assistant professor, starting July 1, 1997. The successful candidate will lead projects and engage in research and teaching at the intersection of information science, education, and new technology studies. The Department of Library and Information Science offers top-rated MLIS and Ph.D. programs, with 13 faculty and approximately 150 Master's and 25 Ph.D. students. Department faculty recently have been recognized as among the most productive and highly-cited in the LIS field. The Graduate School of Education and Information Studies is one of the top-ranked schools in the U.S. and supports large graduate programs and internationally-recognized research centers. Within the School, DLIS has emerged as an innovative, interdisciplinary center for theory and research in the fields of information science, archival informatics, new media, and information policy. The School and the Department have strong commitments to the rich and varied multi-cultural communities of the Southern California region, and a reputation for merging research and practice in statewide, national, and international outreach and service. We seek scholars who will make the most of Los Angeles' unique advantages as a setting for research linking information studies to public engagement and for creating international connections, especially with the Pacific Rim and Latin America. The Department has initiated a number of innovative new partnerships for research and graduate education, including projects with government and corporate organizations. We especially encourage applicants with research interests in either or both of the following areas: (1) information systems, including digital libraries, image databases, multimedia, archival and record-keeping technologies, information retrieval, networks and instructional uses of information and communication technology; and (2) social impacts of information technologies, including social informatics, social studies of technology, the design process, information access and equity, policy, and institutions. Desirable secondary research interests might include economics of information, interface design, multi-cultural communities, telecommunications law and policy, social research methodology, or related areas. Applicants also should be interested in collaboration with faculty from other schools and departments located on campus. Qualifications include an earned doctorate, a demonstrated record of research and publication, and established teaching competence and experience. The ideal candidate will have experience with obtaining extramural funding and grant projects, including the development and oversight of major multi-year projects. UCLA has an attractive salary and benefits package, including a housing assistance program for new faculty members. Applications received by December 15, 1996 will receive fullest consideration for a Fall 1997 appointment, and should include a letter of interest, curriculum vita, sample publications, and the names and addresses of five references. Nominations and applications should be addressed to: Leah A. Lievrouw, Associate Professor Chair, Faculty Search Committee Department of Library and Information Science, UCLA 216 GSE&IS Building, Box 951520 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1520 E-mail: LLIEVROU@UCLA.EDU Telephone: (310) 825-8799 Fax: (310) 206-4460 The University Of California Is An Equal-Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer ********** II.2. Fr: Richard Schiff Re: EOS: UNIX Engineer EOS International is an information management and library automation company headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. EOS has over 6000 clients throughout the world and has offices in Boston, London, Paris, Singapore, and elsewhere. EOS has the following positions (2 available) available in its Internet Products Group: Software engineer(s) experienced in developing products for the Internet, using 'C', HTML, CGI, JAVA, in an SUN Solaris environment, interfacing to RDBMs and full text retrieval engines. Should have experience developing for client/server environments. Experience with Oracle, Excalibur, PDF, SGML, Pro 'C' a plus. Salary based on experience. CONTACT: Gary Crutcher, gcrutcher@eosintl.com EOS International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOS International 5838 Edison Place Carlsbad, CA. 92008 Fax: (619) 431-8448 Gary Crutcher, Manager, Internet Products Group Electronic Online Systems International Email: gcrutcher@eosintl.com Voice: (619) 431-8400 x140 Fax: (619) 431-8448 URL: http://www.eosintl.com/ ********************************************************** III. NOTICES III.A.1. Fr: GSLIS Publications Office Re: The Library and Interdisciplinary Inquiry "Navigating Among the Disciplines: The Library and Interdisciplinary Inquiry" Edited by Carole L. Palmer Library Trends 45(2) Fall 1996 http://edfu.lis.uiuc.edu/puboff/catalog/trends/45_2.html The importance of interdisciplinary inquiry to the advancement of knowledge is being felt by the library and information science profession. Every library is a complex of information systems that promotes the process of intellectual exchange, but are libraries really in the position to navigate these new, complex knowledge structures? Every library is a complex of information systems that promotes the process of intellectual exchange. Bibliographic systems, indexing systems, document delivery systems, and the librarians who design them and provide assistance, work interdependently to foster the use of our huge stock of knowledge. The collections, tools, and services within each library make up an ecology of information systems dedicated to passing knowledge from one person to another. The importance of interdisciplinary inquiry to the advancement of knowledge is being felt by the library and information science profession. Constructing a strong and useful foundation for research and education depends on an in-depth understanding of knowledge structures and how people interact with information and produce new knowledge. This latest issue of Library Trends addresses many of the roles which libraries can play in the exchange of information and knowledge in interdisciplinary scholarship. Contributors and articles include: * Julie Thompson Klein, Interdisciplinary Needs: The Current Context * Marcia J. Bates, Learning About the Information Seeking of Interdisciplinary Scholars and Students * Carole L. Palmer, Information Work at the Boundaries of Science: Linking Library Services to Research Practices * Patrick Wilson, Interdisciplinary Research and Information Overload * Robert Pahre, Patterns of Knowledge Communities in the Social Sciences * Patricia Clark, Disciplinary Structures on the Internet * Howard D. White, Literature Retrieval for Interdisciplinary Syntheses * Jack T. Smith, Jr., Meta-Analysis: The Librarian as a Member of an Interdisciplinary Research Team * Joan B. Fiscella, Bibliography as an Interdisciplinary Information Service * Mattei Dogan, The Hybridization of Social Science Knowledge * Susan E. Searing, Meeting the Information Needs of Interdisciplinary Scholars: Issues for Administrators of Large University Libraries * Michael F. Winter, Specialization, Territoriality, and Jurisdiction in the Growth of Knowledge: Librarianship and the Political Economy of Knowledge Single copies are $18.50, including postage. Subscription rates are Institutional: $75 per volume ($82 for international subscribers); Personal: $50 per volume ($57 for international subscribers); and Student $25 per volume ($32 for international subscribers). Order from the University of Illinois Press, Journals Department, 1325 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820. ISSN 0024-2594 ********** III.A.2. Fr: Mary K. Chelton Re: Special JASIS Issue on Youth: CFP Special Topic Issue of JASIS: "Youth Issues in Information Science" The next Special Topics issue of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIS) is scheduled to come out in mid-1998 on the topic of "Youth Issues in Information Science." The guest editors for this special issue will be Professors Mary K. Chelton and Nancy Thomas of the School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State University. The editors seek interdisciplinary research which examines user behavior, mediation, information technology, and information systms from the perspective of youth development in institutional and everyday contexts. Naturalistic as well as experimental research is desired. There are numerous research issues relation to youth issues in information science. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: *Human and computer-assisted mediation for/by youth. *Instructional design implications of information systems and contexts for youth. *Youth affective responses to information behavior. *Youth participation in community information networks. *Youth-designed information products and systems. *Non-traditional information audiences among youth. *Hypertext approaches to information skills instruction for youth. *Relevant theoretical models of information system design and use or instructional models for information-seeking and use based on the work of Piaget, Vygotsky, Gilligan and Bruner. *Youth dynamics of information system use. *Design implications of youth information experiences. *Youth as expert information searchers. *Internet-based learning models for youth. *Youth creation and use of interactive information technology. *Information access issues and youth. The guest editors seek papers that discuss research and applications in all areas related to youth issues in information science. Inquiries can be made to the guest editors at either cheltonm@esumail.emporia.edu or thomasna@esumail.emporia.edu, or by calling (316) 341-5071 (Chelton) or (316) 341-5062 (Thomas). Manuscript submissions (four copies) should be addressed to: Professors Mary K. Chelton and Nancy Thomas School of Library and Information Management Emporia State University 1200 Commercial Emporia, KS 66801. Mary K. Chelton Assistant Professor School of Library & Information Management Emporia State University 1200 Commercial Emporia, KS 66801 (316) 342-9277 home (316) 341-5071 work e-mail:mchelton@cadvantage.com (home) or cheltonm@esumail.emporia.edu (work) fax: (316) 541-5233 ********** III.B.1. Fr: Merri Beth Lavagnino Re: NOM '97 NATIONAL ONLINE MEETING 1997 Martha E. Williams, NOM Program Chair URL: http://www.imi-ep.com/nom.html The National Online Meeting will be held the New York Hilton. The National Online Meeting is a three-day event (May 13-15, 1997). The conference includes technical papers, product reviews and exhibits (the exhibit program runs the full three days). The 1996 meeting drew an audience of approximately 7,500 participants and included an exhibit of over 160 of the leading organizations in the fields of online databases and library systems. Conference topics will include: * Intellectual Property * Browsers, Filters, and Indexes for Online, Web, and CDROM Retrieval * Voice Recognition and Synthesis * Marketing and Other Business on the Internet * CD-ROM vs. Online * GIS for Information Retrieval * Enhancing Information Retrieval * Market Research and Product Design * Multimedia and Image Databases * Workstations for Research and Daily Work * Integration/Connectivity and the Seamless Interface * The International Information Scene * Electronic Publishing on the Net * Education and Training * Interfaces and Front Ends for End Users * Internet/FreeNets vs. Commercial Nets FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION: http://www.imi-ep.com/nom.html or National Online Meeting Information Today, Inc. 143 Old Marlton Pike Medford, NJ 08055 Telephone: (609) 654-6266 Fax: (609) 654-4309 ********** III.B.2. Fr: Boyan A. Onyshkevych Re: ANLP-97 Fifth Conference on Applied Natural Language Processing Washington Marriott Hotel Washington, DC March 31 - April 3, 1997 sponsored by the Association for Computational Linguistics The conference is intended to bring together researchers, system implementers, and managers from around the world to exchange information on the application of natural language processing to real-world problems. Through technical presentations, case studies, tutorials, and demonstrations, it will examine how specific approaches, techniques, and resources have proven valuable for particular applications in text and speech processing. AREAS OF INTEREST: Applied natural language processing, including but not limited to: text and message processing; spoken language understanding; machine translation; information retrieval; computer-aided language learning; grammar and style checking; instructional systems; help systems; text and spoken language generation; database retrieval systems; multilanguage systems and multimedia systems. Applications, novel characteristics of implemented systems, tools and methods for system development (for example, for corpus analysis, knowledge acquisition, and system customization and maintenance), resources (such as corpora and lexicons), implementation techniques, and evaluation methods. Evaluations of approaches or language processing strategies. FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION: http://cs.nyu.edu/cs/projects/proteus/anlp97 ********************************************************** IV. PROJECTS IV.D.1. Fr: Paul Evan Peters Re: New DARPA Solicitation on Collaboration, Visualization, & Information Management COLLABORATION, VISUALIZATION, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (CVIM) TECHNOLOGY SOL BAA97-09 DUE 022697 POC Dr. Ronald Larsen, DARPA/ITO, FAX: (703) 522-7161. This is the text of the 11/5/96 CBD announcement of the DARPA BAA in Collaboration, Visualization, and Information Management. It is also available at http://www.ito.darpa.mil/Solicitations/CBD_9709.html. Due to the possibility of transcription errors, the official CBD announcement takes precedence over this transcription in any disagreement between the two. The transcription is provided for your convenience only. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting proposals for research and technology development to (1) enhance the ability of teams to collaborate through shared artifacts and information spaces supporting multiple views, and (2) advance capabilities of networked systems to manage multi-media and multi-mode information. The focus of this BAA is on the integration of humans and networked information systems to improve collaboration and information utility. This solicitation builds on and extends ongoing efforts to build collaboration middleware and digital library technology. 1) INTELLIGENT COLLABORATION AND VISUALIZATION (IC&V) Dr. Kevin Mills. The IC&V goal is to develop generation-after-next collaboration middleware and tools that enable the military to: 1) gather problem solvers together across time and space, 2) marshal task-oriented information resources, and 3) enhance collaboration effectiveness. This component of the program aims to develop: 1) Tools for Sharing Meaning, and 2) Tools for Sharing Views. Innovative proposals that fall outside these specific areas may be of interest. 1.1 TOOLS FOR SHARING MEANING: Collaborating users and their agents need a shared model of information artifacts and spaces. Innovative techniques and tools are sought to construct and represent shared models. Areas to be addressed include: metadata for self-describing objects, processes, and resources, organizing and managing personal and shared information spaces, mapping semantic concepts between domains and across languages, indexing, synopsizing, archiving and reviewing collaborative sessions, enabling collaborating teams to evolve and evaluate process rules and constraints, and real-time discovery of relevant collaborators and information. 1.2 TOOLS FOR SHARING VIEWS: Current systems support shared whiteboards and briefing slides. Collaboration requirements go well beyond this. A commander might, for example, designate an area on a shared map, while a logistics officer views stores distribution and an intelligence officer interprets aerial imagery. The three plan an operation while each views information relevant to his expertise and shares information of mutual interest. Innovative techniques and tools are sought to adapt views based on role and task, to manipulate advanced visualizations across groups, to represent views of information spaces, and to support multimedia annotations. Areas to be addressed include techniques, tools, protocols, and software: for visualizing and manipulating shareable information spaces, artifacts and processes, for enhancing visualizations with multimedia annotations, for seeing independent views of mutually related information and sharing elements within the context of a collaborative task, and for interactively controlling shared animation models. 2. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (IM) Dr. Ronald Larsen. The IM program seeks advances in technology for acquiring, organizing, and using networked information. The program seeks the development of scalable, interoperable middleware for 1) managing exponentially growing information resources, 2) identifying materials relevant to a specific task, considering context, and 3) organizing information for rapid exploitation. The objective is to provide a superior ability to evaluate all aspects of a given situation to inform rapid decision processes. The program seeks development of technology in 2 areas: Analysis Environments and Information Repositories. 2.1 ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTS: Powerful user-centered information analysis environments supporting correlation and manipulation of multimedia and complex information resources across disciplinary and linguistic barriers are sought. Areas to be addressed include: acquisition, organization, manipulation and use of passive and active information resources and services based on semantic content, visualizing complex and abstract information spaces, value-based filtering, and search, retrieval, and manipulation of multimedia and complex documents across a language barrier. 2.2 INTEROPERABLE REPOSITORIES: Scalable, secure, interoperable information repositories supporting a wide range of information resources and services are sought. Areas to be addressed include: registration & security of information resources and services, access controls, and rights management, automatic classification & federation techniques, distributed service assurance facilities to match user interaction styles and needs to system performance capabilities, and exploration of opportunities for dramatic improvements in user effectiveness afforded by high bandwidth. 3. CVIM INTEGRATION TESTBED Dr. Ronald Larsen. The IC&V and IM programs bridge the gap between research and DoD evaluation through a modestly sized integration testbed, where promising technologies will be integrated into an experimental CVIM environment in which new technologies will be evaluated in Defense applications. Innovative means are sought to evaluate the utility, performance, and scalability of promising research results in an integrated, interoperable system. Of particular interest are analysis and collaboration exercises in areas such as air campaign planning, command and control, and intelligence analysis. Also of interest are areas such as software, network engineering, and the design of complex systems. Specific scenarios of interest include: collaboration team members disconnected for substantial periods, joint service activities across fixed and mobile sites, multi-team collaboration, and analysis tasks requiring context-sensitive identification and use of diverse, distributed multimedia information resources. PROGRAM SCOPE: Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches and techniques that lead to or enable revolutionary advances in the state-of-the-art. Research should result in prototype hardware and software demonstrating integrated concepts and approaches on Defense-relevant applications. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvement to the existing state of practice or focuses on a specific system or hardware solution. Integrated solution sets embodying significant technological advances are strongly encouraged over narrowly defined research endeavors. Partnering arrangements among academic, industrial, and non-profit research organizations are strongly encouraged. GENERAL INFORMATION: A briefing for DARPA BAA 97-09 will be held from 3-5 PM Monday, November 18, 1996 at the Sheraton National Hotel, Crystal City, Arlington, VA. Registration information may be obtained from the administrative contact below. The intent of the briefing is to provide information regarding the BAA and to answer clarifying questions. Clarifying questions can be submitted in advance to the administrative address provided below. Remarks and explanations provided at this meeting shall not qualify the terms of the BAA. The terms and specifications of the BAA remain unchanged unless the BAA is amended in writing by DARPA. A copy of the briefing slides, summarized questions and answers from the meeting, and an attendee list will be available after the briefing at http://www.ito.darpa.mil/Solicitations or by contacting the administrative contact. In order to minimize unnecessary effort in proposal preparation and review, proposers are strongly encouraged to submit brief proposal abstracts in advance of full proposals. An original and eight copies of the proposal abstract must be submitted to DARPA/ITO, ATTN: BAA 97-09, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714, on or before 4:00 PM (ET), Monday, December 23, 1996, to guarantee review. After evaluation of the proposal abstracts, DARPA will provide offerors with an indication of the relevance and acceptability of the technical ideas proposed. Proposers must submit an original and eight copies of full proposals by 4:00 PM (ET), Wednesday, February 26, 1997, in order to be considered. Proposers must obtain a pamphlet, BAA 97-09 Proposer Information, which provides further information on the areas of interest, submission, evaluation, funding processes, proposal abstracts, and full proposal formats. This pamphlet may be obtained by fax, electronic mail, or mail request to the administrative contact address given below, as well as at URL address http://www.ito.darpa.mil/Solicitations.html. Proposals not meeting the format described in the pamphlet may not be reviewed. This Commerce Business Daily notice, in conjunction with the pamphlet BAA 97-09 Proposer Information, constitutes the total BAA. No additional information is available, nor will a formal RFP or other solicitation regaarding this announcement be issued. Requests for same will be disregarded. The Government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals received. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal that shall be considered by DARPA. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions (MI) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable areas of information security research for exclusive competition among these entities. Evaluation of proposals will be accomplished through a scientific review of each proposal using the following criteria, which are listed in descending order of relative importance: (1) overall scientific and technical merit, (2) potential contribution and relevance to DARPA mission, (3) offeror's capabilities and related experience, (4) plans and capability to accomplish technology transition, and (5) cost realism. All administrative correspondence and questions on this solicitation, including requests for information on how to submit a proposal abstract or proposal to this BAA, must be directed to one of the administrative addresses below by 4:00 PM, February 19, 1997, e-mail or fax is preferred. DARPA intends to use electronic mail and fax for some of the correspondence regarding BAA 97-09. Proposals and proposal abstracts may not be submitted by fax, any so sent will be disregarded. The administrative addresses for this BAA are: Fax: 703-522-7161 Addressed to: DARPA/ITO, BAA 97-09, Electronic Mail: baa9709@darpa.mil, Electronic File Retrieval: http://www.ito.darpa.mil/Solicitations.html, Mail: DARPA/ITO, ATTN: BAA 97-09, 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. (0306) SPONSOR: Defense Advanced Researrch Projects Agency (DARPA), Contracts Management Office (CMO), 3701 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington 22203-1714 SUBFILE: PSE (U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS, SERVICES) SECTION HEADING: A Research and Development PUBLICATION DATE: NOVEMBER 5, 1996 ISSUE: PSA-1715 ********************************************************** IRLIST Digest is distributed from the University of California, Division of Library Automation, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA. 94612-3550. Send subscription requests and submissions to: NCGUR@UCCMVSA.UCOP.EDU Editorial Staff: Clifford Lynch calur@uccmvsa.ucop.edu Nancy Gusack ncgur@uccmvsa.ucop.edu The IRLIST Archives is set up for anonymous FTP. 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