CALL FOR PAPERS<\/p>\n
IASSIST 2011: Data Science Professionals: a Global Community of Sharing<\/p>\n
The 37th International Association for Social Science Information<\/p>\n
Services and Technology (IASSIST) annual conference will be hosted by<\/p>\n
Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia and will be<\/p>\n
held in Vancouver, Canada, May 31 – June 3, 2011.<\/p>\n
The theme of this year’s conference is Data Science Professionals: a<\/p>\n
Global Community of Sharing. Social science benefits from professional<\/p>\n
practices that enable sharing of data, information, and knowledge with<\/p>\n
a global community. This theme is intended to stimulate discussions<\/p>\n
about ways in which sharing data, information, and knowledge can<\/p>\n
contribute to research and to professional practices that enable<\/p>\n
scientific progress. Submissions are encouraged that offer improvements<\/p>\n
for creating, documenting, submitting, describing, disseminating, and<\/p>\n
preserving scientific research data.<\/p>\n
We seek submissions on the theme outlined above, and encourage<\/p>\n
conference participants to propose papers and sessions that would be of<\/p>\n
interest to themselves and other attendees. Below is a sample of<\/p>\n
possible topics that may be considered:<\/p>\n
– Data sharing, access and management in the future<\/p>\n
– Identifying and reducing barriers to data sharing<\/p>\n
– Issues of confidentiality in sharing<\/p>\n
– Sharing professional data science skills, knowledge, and <\/p>\n
techniques within and across disciplines<\/p>\n
– Citation of research data and persistent identifiers<\/p>\n
– Metadata facilitating data sharing<\/p>\n
– Emerging research infrastructures and data sharing<\/p>\n
– New data partnerships in knowledge communities<\/p>\n
– Sharing resources and data through social networks<\/p>\n
– Identifying user needs and customizing data services to<\/p>\n
meet the needs<\/p>\n
– The evolving data librarian profession<\/p>\n
– Data science practices that support global use and <\/p>\n
understanding of research data<\/p>\n
– Open (linked) data and digital repositories<\/p>\n
– Preservation for sharing, recovering data for contemporary use<\/p>\n
Proposals on other topics related to the conference theme will be<\/p>\n
considered too. Papers will be selected from a wide range of subjects<\/p>\n
to ensure a broad balance of topics.<\/p>\n
The Program Committee welcomes proposals for:<\/p>\n
– Individual presentations (typically 15-20 minutes)<\/p>\n
– Sessions, which could take a variety of formats (e.g. a set of three<\/p>\n
or four presentations, a discussion panel, a discussion with the<\/p>\n
audience, etc.)<\/p>\n
– Posters\/demonstrations for the poster session<\/p>\n
– Workshops (pre-conference workshops that blend lecture and hands-on<\/p>\n
instruction). [Note: A separate call for workshops is forthcoming.]<\/p>\n
Again this year we would be interested in receiving submissions for<\/p>\n
presentations in formats successfully introduced in last year’s<\/p>\n
conference, in particular<\/p>\n
– Pecha Kucha (a presentation of 20 slides shown for 20 seconds each, <\/p>\n
with a heavy emphasis on visual content).<\/p>\n
– Round table discussions (as these are likely to have limited spaces, <\/p>\n
an explanation of how the discussion will be shared with the wider <\/p>\n
group should form part of the proposal). <\/p>\n
Session formats are not limited to these ideas and session organizers<\/p>\n
are welcome to suggest other formats. Proposals for complete sessions<\/p>\n
should list the organizer or moderator and possible participants; the<\/p>\n
session organizer will be responsible for securing both session<\/p>\n
participants and a chair.<\/p>\n
All submissions should include the proposed title and an abstract no<\/p>\n
longer than 200 words. Longer abstracts will be returned to be<\/p>\n
shortened before being considered. Please note that all presenters are<\/p>\n
required to register and pay the registration fee for the conference;<\/p>\n
registration for individual days will be available.<\/p>\n
A web form for submission of proposals will be available on the<\/p>\n
conference web site on October 18, 2010.<\/p>\n
Deadline for submission: November 29, 2010. <\/p>\n
Notification of acceptance: February 3, 2011. <\/p>\n
Please note that the Conference Program Committee may not be able to<\/p>\n
accept all proposals.<\/p>\n
Conference papers will be considered for articles in the IASSIST<\/p>\n
Quarterly. This applies to individual papers as well as selections of<\/p>\n
papers from sessions that could form special issues of the IASSIST<\/p>\n
Quarterly.<\/p>\n
For more information about the conference, including travel and<\/p>\n
accommodation, see the conference web site at:<\/p>\n
IASSIST is an international organization of professionals working in<\/p>\n
and with information technology and data services to support research<\/p>\n
and teaching in the social sciences. Typical workplaces include data<\/p>\n
archives\/libraries, statistical agencies, research centers, libraries,<\/p>\n
academic departments, government departments, and non-profit<\/p>\n
organizations. See http:\/\/www.iassistdata.org for further information.<\/p>\n
IASSIST 2011<\/p>\n
31 May – 3 June 2011<\/p>\n
Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"