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2nd Italian Research Conference
on
Digital Library Management Systems

A Conference of the EU Network of Excellence DELOS
Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova

Padova, Italy, 27 January 2006

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DELOS is an EU-funded interdisciplinary Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries with a broad vision: Future digital libraries (DLs) should enable any citizen to access human knowledge any time and anywhere, in a friendly, multi-modal, efficient and effective way. The main objective of the DELOS network is to contribute to the development of the enabling technologies so that its vision for digital libraries may become reality. In order to achieve such an ambitious objective DELOS is coordinating a joint program of activities of the major European teams working in digital library related areas.

Aim of this Second Italian Research Conference on Digital Library Management Systems is to bring together researchers interested in the different methods and techniques that allow to build and operate DLs and to identify ongoing research directions.

Abstract Submission

Submissions in form of extended abstracts, not exceeding 2 pages, should be sent electronically in PDF agosti@dei.unipd.it before December 20, 2005. Accepted extended abstracts (max 4 pages) in PDF will be published as DELOS workshop on-line proceedings at the time of the conference. Full version of accepted papers (12 pages) will be published as DELOS workshop proceedings after the conference.

Topics

Architectures of Digital Library Management Systems
Information Access and Personalization
Audio/Visual and Non-traditional Objects
User Interfaces and Visualization
Knowledge Extraction and Semantic Interoperability
Preservation
Evaluation of Digital Libraries

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline: December 20, 2005
Notification of Acceptance: January 14, 2006
Submission of Accepted Abstracts: January 23, 2006
Conference: January 27, 2006

pdf file of the Call for Papers: CfP_2nd-IRCDL-2006


On-line Abstracts and Review Process

The on-line management of the abstracts and of the papers reviewing process are supported by the Library Centre of the University of Padova.


Please note that at the same venue, on the 26 January 2006, will be held the:

Initiative for the establishment of an Italian national network of Institutional Repositories of Universities and Research Institutions

The one-day seminar of the 26 January 2006 is organized by DELOS to promote the creation of a national network linking the institutional repositories of the Italian universities and public research organizations. Participation to the seminar is free, but advanced registration is required.


Venue: Aula Magna, Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/b, 35131 Padova, Italy


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