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Apologies for Cross-posting<br>
<br>Here is a call for papers of the Dublin Core and metadata applications conference. It might be of interest to members of this list.<br><br><br>
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DC-2011 Call for Papers<br>
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International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications:<br>
"Metadata Harmonization: Bridging Languages of Description"<br>
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21-23 September 2011, The Hague, Netherlands<br>
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DEADLINES & IMPORTANT DATES:<br>
Submission Deadline: 16 April 2011<br>
Author Notification: 18 June 2011<br>
Final Copy: 23 July 2011<br>
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Metadata is an increasingly central tool in the current web<br>
environment, enabling large-scale, distributed management<br>
of resources. Recent years has seen a growth in interaction<br>
between previously relatively isolated metadata communities,<br>
driven by the need for cross-domain collaboration and<br>
exchange. However, metadata standards have not been able<br>
to meet the needs of interoperability between independent<br>
standardization communities. For this reason the notion<br>
of metadata harmonization, defined as interoperability of<br>
combinations of metadata specifications, has arisen as a core<br>
issue for the future of web-based metadata. Resting at the<br>
heart of application profiles, metadata harmonization presents<br>
a little understood, but critical challenge in design of<br>
languages of description. DC-2011 will explore the conceptual<br>
and practical issues of design when the language solution calls<br>
for cross-fertilization from different metadata specifications.<br>
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Beyond the conference theme, papers, reports, and poster<br>
submissions are welcome on a wide range of metadata topics,<br>
such as:<br>
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-- Metadata principles, guidelines, and best practices<br>
-- Metadata quality (methods, tools, and practices)<br>
-- Conceptual models and frameworks (e.g., RDF, DCAM, OAIS)<br>
-- Application profiles<br>
-- Metadata generation (methods, tools, and practices)<br>
-- Metadata interoperability across domains, languages,<br>
time, structures, and scales.<br>
-- Cross-domain metadata uses (e.g., recordkeeping, preservation,<br>
curation, institutional repositories, publishing)<br>
-- Domain metadata (e.g., for corporations, cultural memory<br>
institutions, education, government, and scientific fields)<br>
-- Bibliographic standards (e.g., RDA, FRBR, subject headings)<br>
as Semantic Web vocabularies<br>
-- Accessibility metadata<br>
-- Metadata for scientific data, e-Science and grid applications<br>
-- Social tagging and user participation in building metadata<br>
-- Usage data (paradata/attention metadata)<br>
-- Knowledge Organization Systems (e.g., ontologies, taxonomies,<br>
authority files, folksonomies, and thesauri) and Simple Knowledge<br>
Organization Systems (SKOS)<br>
-- Ontology design and development<br>
-- Integration of metadata and ontologies<br>
-- Search engines and metadata<br>
-- Linked data and the Semantic Web (metadata and applications)<br>
-- Vocabulary registries and registry services<br>
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SUBMISSIONS<br>
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All submissions for papers, reports, poster<br>
abstracts, and community workshop and special<br>
session must do so through the DCMI Peer Review System at<br>
<a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2011/schedConf/cfp">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2011/schedConf/cfp</a><br>
(see submission link at bottom of page). Author registration<br>
with the peer review system and instructions for the submission<br>
process appear under the "Information for Authors" link.<br>
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-- All submissions must be in English.<br>
-- All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the International Program<br>
Committee.<br>
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Publication<br>
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-- Accepted papers, project reports and poster abstracts will<br>
be published in the official Conference Proceedings at<br>
<a href="http://dcpapers.dublincore.org/ojs/pubs">http://dcpapers.dublincore.org/ojs/pubs</a>.<br>
-- Special session and community workshop session abstracts<br>
will be published in the online conference program.<br>
-- Papers, research reports and poster abstracts must conform<br>
to the appropriate formatting template available through the<br>
DCMI Peer Review System.<br>
-- Unless previously arranged, accepted papers, project reports<br>
and posters must be presented at The Hague by at least one of<br>
their authors.<br>
-- Submitting authors in all categories must provide basic<br>
information regarding current professional positions and<br>
affiliations as a condition of acceptance and publication.<br>
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FULL PAPERS (8-10 pages)<br>
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Full papers either describe innovative work in detail or<br>
provide critical, well-referenced overviews of key developments<br>
or good practice in the areas outlined above. Full papers<br>
will be assessed using the following criteria:<br>
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-- Originality of the approach to the topic and potential for<br>
implementation<br>
-- Quality of the contribution to the implementation community<br>
-- Significance of the results presented<br>
-- Clarity of presentation<br>
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PROJECT REPORTS (4-5 pages)<br>
<br>
Project reports describe a specific model, application, or<br>
activity in a concise presentation. Project reports will be<br>
assessed using the following criteria:<br>
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-- Conciseness and completeness of technical description<br>
-- Usability of the technical description by other potential<br>
implementers<br>
-- Clarity of presentation<br>
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POSTERS (1-2 pages)<br>
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Posters are for the presentation of projects or research under<br>
development or late-breaking results. Poster proposals should<br>
consist of a one-two page extended abstract. Posters will<br>
be assessed using the following criteria:<br>
<br>
-- Concise statement of research or project goals and milestones<br>
-- Significance of the research or project<br>
-- Framing of key barriers and future research<br>
-- Statement of results and accomplishments<br>
-- Clarity of presentation<br>
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One or more sessions will be scheduled for display and<br>
discussion of posters at the conference venue. Instructions<br>
on the preparation of the display poster will be forthcoming on<br>
the conference website. Unless otherwise arranged, accepted<br>
posters must be presented at The Hague by at least one of<br>
their authors. However, with prior arrangement, posters<br>
abstracts may be included in the published proceedings and<br>
presented by means of video ranging from 4-10 minutes in<br>
length and uploaded to YouTube with the URL supplied at the<br>
time the poster abstract is submitted.<br>
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SPECIAL SESSIONS & DCMI COMMUNITY WORKSHOP SESSIONS<br>
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Proposals for special sessions and community workshop<br>
sessions should be 800-1,200 words in length including a<br>
35-50 word abstract for use in publicizing the session.<br>
Session proposals must identify the:<br>
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-- Session conveners<br>
-- Where applicable, categories of target participants<br>
-- Session:<br>
o Purpose<br>
o Agenda<br>
o Activities (including any technical requirements)<br>
o Ramp-up and follow-through (including after-conference reporting)<br>
o Workshop session proposals must identify the specific DCMI community<br>
(see <a href="http://www.dublincore.org/groups/#communities">http://www.dublincore.org/groups/#communities</a>)<br>
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Conveners of accepted sessions will be expected to work<br>
closely with the Workshop Chair to refine, schedule and<br>
convene their session. The Workshop Chair, in consultation<br>
with the Conference Committee, will review special session<br>
proposals. The Workshop Chair, in consultation with the<br>
chairs/co-chairs of the relevant DCMI communities, will review<br>
community workshop proposals. Evaluation criteria for session<br>
proposals will be: (1) quality and organization of content,<br>
(2) justification of format; (3) evidence of interactivity<br>
and participatory approaches; (3) inclusivity/diversity<br>
of participation; and (4) the potential of the session<br>
to engage the conference participants in general and, for<br>
workshop sessions, the community of interest in particular<br>
(including any necessary technical outreach beyond the venue<br>
(e.g., Skype)).<br>
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE<br>
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Stuart A. Sutton <<a href="mailto:sasutton@uw.edu">sasutton@uw.edu</a>><br>
Information School of the University of Washington, USA<br>
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For a listing of Conference Committee Chairs, see<br>
<a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2011/about/organizingTeam">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2011/about/organizingTeam</a>.<br>
<br><br><br>Muriel Foulonneau<br>Tudor Research Centre<br><br>