CFP: Tutorial on Semantic Digital Libraries (at JCDL 2008)

[Sebastian Kruk]

(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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