I thought this might also be of interest to the discuss list. (I've copied details and the programme below Alastair's email.)
J. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [open-visualisation] British Library / Oxford Internet Institute seminar on search technologies Dear All, There are still a few places available at this seminar, looking and past and future technologies for search mechanisms, at the British Library next week; members of the group may be interested in attending. Blurb about the seminar is below and the timetable is attached. Register via sending an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alastair Alastair Dunning JISC Digitisation Programme Manager --- 'Search!' is the third event in the 2007- 2008 Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) discussion seminars series. Previous events included 'The Links between social exclusion and digital disengagement', and the 'Social Networking Conference'. The different sessions that make up this day long event will discuss the past, present and future of searching for information and content. Social science and technological approaches are used to look at this topic from the perspective of both the producers and the users of searchable content. There will be four 30 minutes sessions, each with 10 minute presentations and 20 minute discussions of the topics. After two sessions longer sessions are planned in which broader issues in relation to research and developments in the area of search will be discussed. The first discussion session will address current issues and the second session, after lunch, will focus on what we can say and want to say about the future of Search --- Location: British Library, St Pancras, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB Date: 24 June 2008 --- Programme: 10:00 Coffee and Registration 10:15 Introduction by Adrian Arthur (British Library) and Bill Dutton (OII) 10:30 Search and the Internet: Review of Findings from OxIS Ellen Helsper (OII) 11:00 Modelling Patterns of Search Behaviours Chris Batt (Strategic Content Alliance, JISC) 11:30 Discussion: Key Themes, Their Significance, and Gaps to Address in Future Research led by Bill Dutton (OII) 12:30 Lunch 13:15 Producers of Searchable Content: Current Strategies, Issues and Innovations Adrian Arthur (BL) 13:45 The Future: Innovations in Search Technologies Yorick Wilks (OII and Strathclyde) 14:15 Discussion and Concluding Points of Summary: Research Findings, and New Directions Bill Dutton (OII) and Adrian Arthur (BL) 15:00 Conclusion: Coffee and Informal Discussion _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
