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Výzva na zasielanie príspevkov na Kongres IFLA 2013

Theme: “Gold mining! Text and Data Mining of Journals - Librarians, Publishers and researchers excavating the treasure trove" 

World Library and Information Congress 79th IFLA General Congress and Assembly 17 – 23 August 2013, Singapore 

The Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section (SOCRS) invites colleagues to submit proposals for its two-hour open session at the IFLA Congress in Singapore on the theme of Text and Data Mining of Scholarly Journals. 

Enormous quantities of new information and data are generated everyday through economic, academic and social activities with some predictions estimating an increase at a rate of 40% each year.  Techniques such as text, data mining and analytics are required to exploit the potential of these data which have significant potential economic and societal value.

Scholarly journals and data sources are increasingly available in electronic format making them more accessible to researchers and innovators. However, accessibility and availability do not mean that users can easily analyse the content and data that underpins scholarly output to find sought after information or to develop new insights. Text and data mining can change this.

Our session aims to present case studies about these terrific new developments in serials text and data mining, and some practical advice about how librarians, publishers and academics can rise to these new challenges.

We invite papers that address the following issues:

• Recent text mining projects 
• The role of libraries in supporting text and data mining activities
• Challenges and opportunities of data mining for Publishers and database providers
• Collaborative opportunities and experiences of Librarians, Publishers and Researchers
• New services, initiatives and projects on text and data mining 

Proposals must include the following information:

1. Name and institution of speaker(s)
2. Contact information for speaker(s)
3. Brief biographical information
4. Proposal title
5. Brief (250 word) abstract of the proposed paper
6. Language of presentation 

Important dates
Proposal submission deadline:  Friday 22nd February 2013
Notification of acceptance:  Friday 15^th March 2013
Submission of completed paper:  31 May 2013

Proposals should be sent by email to Helen Heinrich, Secretary of the SOCR Standing Committee helen.heinrich@csun.edu by Friday 22nd February 2013. Finalists will be notified by March 15th, 2013, and will be expected to submit final versions of their papers in one of the official IFLA languages by May 31, 2013.

For more information, please contact Helen Heinrich, Secretary of Serials and other Continuing Resources Section (helen.heinrich@csun.edu) or Helen Adey, Chair of the Committee (helen.adey@ntu.ac.uk).

Please also note that in accordance with IFLA’s Open Access Statement, all papers that are presented at the WLIC 2013 should be available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. 

(Note: All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation can be issued to authors, if required. The Singapore National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure funds for Conference Participation Grants. Up-to-date information will be available on the Conference Participation Grants webpage.) 

Helen Adey, 
Resource Acquisition & Supply Team Manager,
Libraries & Learning Resources,
Nottingham Trent University, 
Hollymount House, 34 Clarendon St,
Nottingham.
NG1 5JD
t: +44(0)115 848 6559
Mobile: +44(0)7770 678802
e: helen.adey@ntu.ac.uk