CALL FOR PAPERS As announced previously, this year the Special Track Metadata & Semantics for Open Access Repositories, Research Information Systems and Infrastructures 2012 will be held at Cadiz, Spain from 28-30 November 2012 and within the MTSR'12 umbrella. The deadline for submitting either full papers (12 pages) or short papers (6 pages) is 20 July 2012.
You will get more information at http://mtsr2012.uca.es/track_open_access.php This year the themes are: * Metadata and knowledge representation in open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures * Information standards and specifications for open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures * Achieving semantic interoperability in open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures * Application of semantic web technologies in open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures * Support of advanced features for metadata: compound objects, complex relationships, handling heterogeneous content, multi-linguality, versioning, etc. * Information exchange, aggregation and integration in open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures * Information mining and extraction in open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures * Infrastructures for data sets (e.g. scientific data, public sector informations) * Metadata interoperability for research infrastructures across disciplines * Metadata quality in open access repositories, research information systems and research infrastructures * Mechanisms, tools and infrastructures for shared services, including but not limited to: Persistent identification, Authority control, Online viewing/streaming of digital content and Metadata transformations * Digital preservation workflows and mechanisms and impact on metadata * Value-added services based on open access repositories, research * information systems and research infrastructures - About Special Track Metadata & Semantics for Open Access Repositories, Research Information Systems and Infrastructures - The aim of the Special Track on Metadata & Semantics for Open Access Repositories, Research Information Systems and Infrastructures is to serve as a discussion forum for experts to present recent results and experiences, establish liaisons with other groups, and reflect on the state-of-the-art of metadata and semantic aspects of open access repositories, research information systems and data management in research infrastructures. . Looking forward to meeting you in Cádiz! Best regards, Imma Subirats Knowledge and Information Management Officer OEKC - FAO of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome (Italy) _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list GOAL@eprints.org http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal
