ASIST2010年会将于10月份在匹兹堡大学召开(http://www.asis.org/asist2010 /index.html),这次会议的主题是:Navigating Streams in an Information Ecosystem。从会议的seminar和workshop以及要求的keynotes来看,受控词表和分类法仍然是今年的焦点,此外还涉及信息检索和人机交互。 5个seminar,其中前两个是基于SKOS的受控词表构建与相关软件培训,第三和第四是关于分类工具和分类表设计的,第五个是关于意义建构的,涉及人机交互领域: (1)SKOS-2-HIVE: Part 1: Introductory Session: SKOS-2-HIVE (2)SKOS-2-HIVE: Part 2: Implementing HIVE (3)Taxonomy Tools: Requirements and Capabilities (4)Getting Started with Business Taxonomy Design (5)Sense-Making Methodology Interviewing Tutorial: Approaches for Research, Practice, Pedagogy, and Design 此外,workshop中也涉及了分类法研究与实践的。 * What in the World are We Talking About? Info Needs, Seeking And Use: Key Concepts: Convergences And Divergences - The Differences That Definitions Make in Core Concepts (SIGs SI USE) Organizers: Brenda Dervin, Howard Rosenbaum and Christine Urquhart * Defining the Limits of Classification Research Practice (SIG CR) Speakers: Diane Neal, Megan Winget, Molly Tighe, Grant Campbell, Joe Tennis, Abby Blachly * Assessing Research Data Needs at Your Institutiom (SIG DL) Speakers: Barrie Hayes, Susan Wells Parham, Jake Carlson, Brian Westra * Current Research and Thinking in Image Analysis, Descriptions, and Systems (SIG VIS) Speakers: Abby Goodrum, Samantha Hastings, Corinne Jorgensen, Krystyna Matusiak, Elaine Menard, Diane Neal, Brian O'Connor, Abebe Rorissa, Jaime Snyder * Intercultural Information Ethics in the Global Information Ecosystem: Opportunities and Challenges (SIG III) Speakers: Dennis Ocholla, Soraj Hongladarom, Rafael Capurro, Mohammed Aman, Thomas Froehlich, Toni Carbo (moderator) *Educating Information Professionals Around the World (SIGs III ED) Speakers: Gwen Alexander, Alexander Arbuthnot, Gail Bonath, Pascal Calarco, Anne Caputo, Rumi Graham, Guoqiu Li, Ann Prentice, Yukiko Sakai, Nancy Roderer (moderator) 这些能否说明受控和规范语言仍是信息组织与检索领域当前发展的不二法门呢?
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