IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 July 7, 1997 Volume XIV, Number 24 Issue 362 ********************************************************** I. QUERIES 1. Web in Print(sm) 2. WebJobber(sm): Vendor Management of Web Resources II. JOBS 1. Columbia U.: UNIX System Administrator, Health Sciences 2. OCLC: Software Development Positions III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. July JASIS Table of Contents 2. NASIG 1996 Conference Proceedings B. Meetings 1. AAMC Professional Development Conference for CIOs 2. Symposium Announcement C. Miscellaneous 1. NRC/SchoolNet Interactive Media Research Lab (IMRL) IV. PROJECTS C. Fellowships, Grants, & Scholarships 1. Award Recognizes Paul Evan Peters D. Miscellaneous 1. NSF Gov. Performance & Results Act (GPRA) Strategic Plan ********************************************************** I. QUERIES I.1. Fr: Gerry McKiernan Re: Web in Print(sm) Web in Print(sm) While the decision to substitute Web editions of Reference (and non-Reference) works into a 'local' collection clearly involves a variety of factors (e.g. suitability, cost, reliability), I believe that a compendium of individual works similar to _Books in Print_ can facilitate their identification and selection. I would greatly appreciate learning about the value of such a compilation to librarians in their efforts to identify and incorporate such resources within the 'local' collection. I am currently considering the creation of a clearinghouse of such titles for both monographic as well as serial works of a Reference nature. I am aware of such directories as _On Internet_, but am interested in Web-based service that would list _only_ Web versions of print publications as well as Web versions of publications that otherwise would have been published in print. Of course, I am aware of individual publisher Web sites and gateways as well. I envision this service as a cooperative service between publishers and librarians which would make known their Web editions through a listserv and/or the service's homepage. I envision the service as being a simple registry of Web editions in alphabetical order by Title only that would be hotlinked to the resource. Other value-added features could be incorporated as the service matures. Certainly a corresponding service could also be created for serial works with Web editions. I have contacted Bowker as well as Gale about the inclusion of such Web editions in their respective compilations of 'books' and 'databases' but have not yet learned about their policies or practices. It seems to me that that inclusion of Web editions in these important directories would be most useful and save a significant amount of our collective time [and negate the need to create the service I describe above]. Again, as always, I'd very much appreciate any thoughts, reactions, critiques, and most importantly, support for this proposal. I very much appreciate the responses to my recent query concerning Web substitution of Reference works. The issue raises a number of concerns that I will summarize and post to appropriate lists. Regards, Gerry McKiernan Curator, CyberStacks(sm) Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/ ********** I.2. Fr: Gerry McKiernan Re: WebJobber(sm): Vendor Management of Web Resources WebJobber(sm): Vendor Management for Web Resources My recent posting requesting information and practices relating to the substitution of Web editions of printed Reference works has raised a number of issues relating to this activity. To my surprise, I am finding that many respondents refer primarily to the substitution of a Web subscription for a print (or other electronic) subscription. Others refer to their individual or institutional 'collection' of all types of Internet resources, either as book marked collections or as homepage collections only. Few note the formal cataloging of such resources (even Web subscriptions) into their 'local' OPAC. It _seems_ that few have taken the 'leap of faith' to select _and_ catalog non-subscription Web Reference works. With the availability of MARC records generated from the OCLC Intercat project, I suspect that many do, or giving the matter serious consideration. The issue of the formal cataloging of non-subscribed (and subscribed) resources highlights an additional issue beyond Web substitution for Reference (as well as non-Reference) works. In view of the ephemeral nature of many Web resources, it appears that many libraries consider cataloging not only quality resources,but resources for which they have some control and assurance of access and reliability. This understandable preference has led me to conclude that librarians would welcome a service, not unlike book jobbers or serial vendors, that would provide a library with access to a catalog of authoritative, evaluated, and reliable Web resources. The burden of identification, categorization, maintenance would be lifted from individuals and institutions. The WebJobber(sm) would assume the responsibility for all these activities, including the formal cataloging of the resources. As the resource changes (e.g., URL, title, content), the WebJobber(sm) would notify the subscribing library of these changes, and through automated systems magic, provide updates (or replacements) of catalog records for a selected resource. While our individual and collective efforts have greatly facilitated the identification and control of Web resources, I have concluded that there is a need for a commercial, fee-based service to manage these resources. A centralized service would alleviate most of the difficulties that we all recognize and would integrate selection, cataloging and maintenance. We need not reinvent the universe at each of our libraries. I'd very much appreciate any and all thoughts on this proposal (and if a vendor, publisher, or jobber is listening, a seed grant to investigate a prototype [:-]) Regards, Gerry McKiernan Curator, CyberStacks(sm) Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 gerrymnck@iastate.edu http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/ ********************************************************** II. JOBS II.1. Fr: Robert Kahn Re: Columbia U.: UNIX System Administrator, Health Sciences UNIX System Administrator for Health Sciences Library Academic Computing Group Biotechnology Research Park at Columbia University Health Sciences Division Administer UNIX-based computer systems and applications for the Office of Scholarly Resources, which includes the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library and the Center for Academic Information Technology, and for the new Audubon Biomedical Science and Technology Park, at Columbia University. Among the applications you will be repsonsible for is OVID Biomedical Indexes (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychLIT, others) running under Solaris OS. Handle OS installation, maintenance, and upgrades. Run various system, Web, mail, news, etc. servers. Manage user accounts. Troubleshoot system, OS, applications, and user account problems. Install, configure, and maintain UNIX applications and databases, ensuring full-functionality and enhancing resources and services. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a technical field and four years of related experience, or Master's degree and three years of experience in a UNIX environment. Experience in Sun workstations and Solaris operating systems required. Experience with TCP/IP-based networking, Internet, running various server demons required. Novell Netware and/or Windows NT experience a plus but not required. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work independently. Send cover letter & resume with recent salary history (required) to: Robert Kahn Director, Center for Academic Information Technology Health Sciences Division, Columbia University 701 West 168th St. New York, NY 10032 or fax to 212/234-0595 attn R. Kahn or send email inquires to kahn@columbia.edu. Columbia is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. ********** II.2. Fr: Gail Thornburg Re: OCLC: Software Development Positions OCLC ONLINE COMPUTER LIBRARY CENTER, INC. 6565 Frantz Road Dublin, Ohio 43017-3395 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS At OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., an online computer library service and research organization, we are seeking software developers to join our Library Resources Development Division. OCLC serves as both a key global resource and vital information network for the world*s information. Nearly 24,000 libraries in 64 countries have partnered their efforts with OCLC, creating an exciting new opportunity for professionals invigorated by our future-focused environment. DATABASE PRODUCTS: Utilizing knowledge of IBM mainframe equipment, these individuals design and implement software. Duties include coding, testing, debugging, and documenting software, as well as developing and coordinating modules and functions. Interested candidates must be able to work and communicate with a wide range of users. Background in JCL, C, and/or DB2 is highly desirable. Any EDI knowledge, specifically Gentran, is a plus. DATABASE QUALITY: Responsibilities of this position include original development within project teams of systems to detect and correct errors in bibliographic records. Interested candidates need a Bachelor*s in Computer Science or related discipline, and 5-8 years programming/analysis experience, IBM mainframe experience a plus. Knowledge of C programming language and VSAM files is desirable. An MLS or bibliographic record experience a plus. OCLC offers competitive salaries, an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance and tuition reimbursement. We offer an enjoyable work environment situated on a 90-acre campus with on-site fitness center and the opportunity to work in a progressive technological and global organization. Please send or fax your resume to: OCLC, Attn: Human Resources, 6565 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017-3395. Fax: 614-718-7455 or via our Internet address at: jobs@oclc.org. For more information, access our Website at: www.oclc.org OCLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V ********************************************************** III. NOTICES III.A.1. Fr: Richard Hill Re: July JASIS Table of Contents Journal of the American Society for Information Science VOLUME 48, NUMBER 7, JULY 1997 IN THIS ISSUE, Bert R. Boyce, 577 SPECIAL TOPIC ISSUE: STRUCTURED INFORMATION/STANDARDS FOR DOCUMENT ARCHITECTURES, GUEST EDITORS: ELISABETH LOGAN AND MARVIN POLLARD Introduction, Elisabeth Logan and Marvin Pollard, 581 IN MEMORIAM, A Tribute to Yuri Rubinsky, August 2, 1952---January 21, 1996, Stuart Weibel, 583 Why SGML? Why Now? Yves Marcoux and Martin Sevigny, 584 SGML and Related Standards: New Directions as the Second Decade Begins, James David Mason, 593 The ``ABCs'' of DSSSL, Sharon C. Adler, 597 Application of HyTime Hyperlinks and Finite Coordinate Spaces to Historical Writing, Analysis, and Presentation, W. Eliot Kimber and Julia A. Woods, 603 W[h]ither the Web? The Extension or Replacement of HTML, Peter Flynn, 614 The Text Encoding Initiative: Flexible and Extensible Document Encoding, David T. Barnard and Nancy M. Ide, 622 Extending SGML to Accommodate Database Functions: A Methodological Overview, Arijit Sengupta and Andrew Dillon, 629 All My Data Is in SGML. Now What? Jon Fausey and Keith Shafer, 638 Towards a Methodology for Document Analysis, Airi Salminen, Katri Kauppinen, and Merja Lehtovaara, 644 SGML: The Reason Why and the First Published Hint, Charles F. Goldfarb, 656 BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS, More Authors, More Institutions, and More Funding Sources: Hot Papers in Biology from 1991 to 1993, Zhang Haiqi, 662 BOOK REVIEWS, The Art of Abstracting (2nd ed.), by Edward T. Cremmins, Carol A. Bean, 670 Ethics and Computing: Living Responsibly in a Computerized World, by Kevin W. Bowyer, Robert L. Battenfeld, 671 ********** III.A.2. Fr: Judy Johnston Re: NASIG 1996 Conference Proceedings The NASIG Board is pleased to announce the availability of the print version 1996 NASIG Conference Proceedings. The 1996 Proceedings, Pioneering New Serials Frontiers, were edited by Christine Christiansen and Cecilia Leathem and indexed by Maggie Horn and Tom McFadden. The proceedings have reached such size that they now occupy 4 full issues (2 physical pieces) of the journal, _The Serials Librarian_. This year they appear as volume 30, nos. 3/4 and volume 31, nos. 1/2 (1997). The NASIG Board and Haworth regrets that the proceedings are split across a volume and will be bound in separate volumes in many libraries. NASIG and Haworth will work together to prevent this happening in the future. The proceedings are also available as a single volume hardbound under the unique title. The proceedings are also available to NASIG members at a reduced price. Purchasing information is available from Haworth. Haworth can be reached as follows: phone -- 1-800-haworth fax -- 1-800-895-0582 e-mail -- getinfo@haworth.com The proceedings are also available electronically on NASIGWEB at the following address: http://nasig.ils.unc.edu/members/proceedings.1996/96proc_contents.html Judith Johnston, NASIG Publicist Univ. of North Texas ********** III.B.1. Fr: Joan K Lippincott Re: AAMC Professional Development Conference for CIOs Academic Medicine AAMC is pleased to announce the second annual Professional Development Conference for CIO's and Leaders in Information Resources in Academic Medicine: "Information Resources in Academic Medicine: Strategies for Turbulent Times" The conference will be held September 7 - 9, 1997 at the Lansdowne Conference Resort, Leesburg, Virginia. A descriptive brochure has been placed in the mail to a number of interested members of our constituencies. An announcement of the meeting including Agenda, Speaker Biographies, Hotel and Travel Information, Registration Procedures, Registration Forms, and Hotel Reservation Forms, is available at: http://www.aamc.org/events/specmtgs/inforeso/start.htm Please register early: there is a reduced registration fee for early registration. This meeting will immediately follow a meeting of the IAIMS Consortium at the same conference resort (September 6 - 7). Information concerning the IAIMS meeting is also available through the above website (General Meeting Information) and at: http://www.aamc.org/events/specmtgs/inforeso/iaims.htm Please pass this information along to interested colleagues. Apologies if you receive this notice from more than one listserv. We would welcome your suggestions for topics to be discussed in the eight breakout groups that are a key part of this meeting. This meeting is likely to lead to the creation of a "group on information resources" affiliated with the AAMC. Last year's meeting was a great success, with nearly 200 attendees. We hope and expect that this year's meeting will be every bit as exciting and productive. David Rodbard drodbard@aamc.org Voice: (202)-828-0477 FAX: (202)-828-1123 ********** III.B.2. Fr: Joan K Lippincott Re: Symposium Announcement SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING AND COMMUNICATION IN THE ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT September 26-27, 1997 University of Toronto at Scarborough New information technologies, and in particular the World-Wide Web, are offering tremendous diversity of channels and media for scholarly and scientific communication. At the same time, traditional paper-based publishing is being rapidly transformed and severely challenged by economic shortfalls and networking technologies. It is timely and critical to examine how elements of the established scholarly communication vehicle, the journal, can best be combined with the new elements of distributed network publishing. The Centre for Instructional Technology Development at the Bladen Library, University of Toronto at Scarborough, is hosting an international symposium to examine the changes in research practices and implications of electronic publishing. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This symposium is intended for all stakeholders in the scholarly communication processes, from academics and researchers from across the disciplines, who are primary producers and consumers of published knowledge, to librarians and publishers, who add value and order to intellectual products, and to computer specialists, who are increasingly called upon to design and maintain the conduits for information exchange. GOALS OF THE SYMPOSIUM: Promote knowledge of distributed network publishing among faculty and graduate students in the university and research communities, Draw attention to the wealth of scholarly and scientific information and peer-reviewed electronic journals already present on the Internet, Bring together librarians, computer specialists, publishers and academics to consider collaborative models that would further facilitate the scholarly communication process, Explore the emerging cooperative research, resource sharing and teaching models enabled by networked technologies, Examine the limitations and advantages of scholarly electronic publishing. KEY ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION: The role of Government Agencies and University Administrations in promoting electronic publishing Peer review and Quality Control Legal and Copyright Issues Archive and Retrieval of digital material Searching, linking and New Tools for scholarship Learning to Publish in the Electronic Milieu Electronic Publishing in the Sciences Electronic Publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences SPEAKERS AT THE SYMPOSIUM: KEYNOTE Speaker: Stevan Harnad (Professor of Psychology, University of Southampton). INVITED Speakers: Gregory Crane (Professor of Classics, Tufts University), Peter Boyce (Senior Associate of Electronic Publishing, American Astronomical Society), Jean-Claude Guedon (Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Montreal), Carole Moore (Chief Librarian, University of Toronto), Leslie Ellen Harris (author of Canadian Copyright Law), Katherine Denning (Editor of Assemblage), David McCallum (Principal consultant of the Electronic Publishing Promotion Project, Industry Canada), Anne Marie Corrigan (Vice President, Journals and Creative Services, University of Toronto Press), Sally Brown (Senior Vice-President, AUCC) and more. FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION: http://citd.scar.utoronto.ca/Epub/1997.html or contact symposium co-ordinators Leslie Chan (chan@scar.utoronto.ca) or William Barek (Barek@scar.utoronto.ca) The symposium is supported by the Connaught Committee and the Snider Visiting Professorships of the University of Toronto. ********** III.C.1. Fr: Andre Vellino Re: NRC/SchoolNet Interactive Media Research Lab (IMRL) The NRC's Institute for Information Technology (IIT) (http://ai.iit.nrc.ca) and Industry Canada's SchoolNet (http://www.schoolnet.ca) have established the NRC/SchoolNet Interactive Media Research Lab (IMRL) (http://ai.iit.nrc.ca/II_public/collab.html) to explore and prototype next-generation information creation, navigation, retrieval, and searching technologies. IMRL is seeking collaborative partners from Canadian universities to contribute to the research and industry to commercialize technology developed at IMRL. In collaboration with their respective universities, IMRL will fund graduate-level student research in the area of information retrieval, document classification, indexing and browsing, and distributed document authoring, in the context of SchoolNet. We invite you to visit the IMRL web page at http://ai.iit.nrc.ca/II_public/collab.html for details. IMRL is located within IIT's Interactive Information Group, which works with Canada's Information Industry by conducting research and developing tools to discover, digest, summarize, organize, search, and share information. The Interactive Information group at IIT has developed machine learning technologies for the automatic extraction of keyphrases in a document, statistical analysis techniques for the automatic clustering and classification of files and distributed mobile agents for document retrieval. Other work includes research on bibliometric retrieval techniques that find relevant documents by analyzing patterns of citation instead of word content, as well as information condensation techniques for browsing the web on a wireless small-display device. SchoolNet is an educational initiative supported by a variety of organizations across Canada, ranging from government agencies provincial, territorial, and federal to industry, and educational establishments and stakeholders. Through the guidance of the SchoolNet National Advisory Board, the Canadian Education Network Coalition, and strong partnerships, SchoolNet helps to facilitate excellence in learning through electronic networking across Canada. IMRL is seeking to fund 5 research positions for Masters and Ph.D. students, preferably in the thesis-writing phase of their research or the research phase of their degree work. Candidates will be expected to collaborate closely with NRC research staff. Candidates must: - be graduate students enrolled at a Canadian University. - have completed their coursework. - be able to relocate or commute to Ottawa. - be Canadian citizens or Landed Immigrants. We offer: - $22,000 per annum for Ph.D. students and $19,700 for Masters students. (Students who already hold a scholarship such as those offered by NSERC or SSHRC would receive supplementary support; the amount depending on the rules of the scholarship.) - Work on location at NRC's Institute for Information Technology in Ottawa, including office space, workstations, and high speed Internet connections. - World class collaborative research environment. - Privileged access to SchoolNet information providers and NRC research technology. Applicants should provide: - a Curriculum Vitae (including a university transcript); - a project proposal (no more than 3 pages) that includes information regarding: (i) what the project aims to accomplish (e.g. demonstration of a thesis, publications, evaluation of techniques, software development, etc.); (ii) what theories, technologies or methodologies will be used to achieve those goals; (iii) what program of research the student's supervisor is engaged in and how the proposal fits in that program; (iv) how long this project is expected to take (3, 6, 12, 24 months); (v) what resources are required. There are a total of 5 positions available each for a period of 2 years. The time of tenure for each position is flexible and will depend on the proposals submitted. Relocation expenses will be paid by IMRL. Themes for project proposals are open but may relate to the questions of distributed information (document) creation, classification, navigation, indexing, searching or browsing and information retrieval in general. Proposals from researchers in the fields of Education, Psychology, Human Computer Interfaces, Computer Science, Library Science, Eomputer Engineering, and Information Science will be considered as will proposals from other related fields. The earliest date at which we expect students to begin their research is September 8th, 1997. The initial deadline for submissions is Friday August 1st 1997, although later submissions will be considered. Notification to the first successful candidates will be made by August 8th. NRC is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all those who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. As an employer who values diversity in its workforce, we encourage candidates to self-identify as members of the following designated groups: women, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. Please do not hesitate to contact Martin Brooks (brooks@iit.nrc.ca) or Andr=E9 Vellino (andre@ai.iit.nrc.ca) at NRC for further information. ********************************************************** IV. PROJECTS IV.C.1. Fr: Louise Fisch Re: Award Recognizes Paul Evan Peters The LITA/Gaylord Award for 1997 will be given posthumously to honor Paul Evan Peters, founding director of the Coalition for Networked Information, who died suddenly last fall. The award will be presented at the LITA Membership meeting on Monday, June 30, 1997 at 1:30 PM in the San Francisco Hilton Continental Ballroom preceding the LITA/ALSC Reception and President's Program. The award cites Peters for his vision, creativity, intellect and optimism about the relationship of technology, information and users, his ability to forge coalitions, and dedication to the principles of equal access to information. The award, sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) and Gaylord Information Systems, consists of a citation and a $1,000 stipend. "Paul Evan Peters' charismatic leadership and unique ability to find common ground for many constituencies has helped shape the future of the digital library," stated Sandra Swanson, chair of the LITA/Gaylord Award Committee. ********** IV.D.1. Fr: Maria Zemankova Re: NSF Gov. Performance & Results Act (GPRA) Strategic Plan The attached "Dear Colleague" letter has been mailed to over 200 stakeholder groups soliciting their comments on the NSF Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Strategic Plan and inviting them to public meetings at NSF. The stakeholder list was compiled from directorate input. NSF staff is encouraged to distribute the letter broadly. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION June 30, 1997 Dear Colleague: The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) was enacted by Congress and signed by the President in 1993 to "improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal programs by establishing a system to set goals for program performance and to measure results." The Act requires Federal agencies to submit a five-year strategic plan to Congress by September, 30, 1997. The National Science Foundation has prepared a draft NSF GPRA Strategic Plan and placed it on the NSF Home Page (http://www.nsf.gov) in the Special Notices section (http://www.nsf.gov/od/ops/gpra/junedraf/junedraf.htm). I welcome your views and suggestions about the plan. A comment form has been established within the Home Page to facilitate submission of your comments. Alternatively, you may send comments to a separate Internet address (gpraplan@nsf.gov). Your comments will be most useful if we receive them by August 1, 1997. NSF will host two public meetings to provide an opportunity for persons and entities potentially affected by or interested in the plan to express their views and suggestions. The meetings will be held on Wednesday, July 9, from 2:00 to 4:00, and on Thursday, July 24, from 10:00 to 12:00. Both meetings will be held at the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia, in room 1235. I look forward to your thoughtful and constructive comments on the NSF GPRA Strategic Plan. Sincerely, Neal Lane Director ********************************************************** IRLIST Digest is distributed from the University of California, Division of Library Automation, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA. 94612-3550. 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