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NEXT LIBRARY CONFERENCE 2013

4 Ιουλίου 2013 News (EN)

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The Next Library International Conference 2013 was held in Aarhus, Denmark (16-19 June)  and organized by Aarhus Public Libraries in co-operation with conference partners and sponsors

The overall purpose for Next Library 2013 was to inspire public libraries to new ways of thinking within re-imagination, civic engagement and collaborative innovation with the perspective of supporting equal access to technology, learning and active citizenship for all.

You can find more details for the conference, the participants, the programme etc at the official page https://www.nextlibrary.net/

339 people from 39 countries attended it.  There were 18 people from Greece . Their trip was sponsored by the Future Library, a non-profit organization sponsored by Stavros Niarchos Foundation https://www.futurelibrary.gr

In general the conference was very inspiring. The fact that it was divided into several sessions such as library tours, lectures, interactive sessions made it flexible and easy to attend.

We are looking forward to seeing the new Media Space which is going to be finished in 2015. The greek team had the opportunity to visit the construction site and to see the miniature of the biggest Scandinavian Library https://www.urbanmediaspace.dk/en

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Press Release: The scheduled informative meetings for the treasure chest of e-stories took place in Veria and Serres

18 Ιουνίου 2013 News (EN)

On 5 and 10 July informative meetings for the treasure chest of e-stories took place in Veria and Serres. The invitation was addressed to cultural societies of the prefectures where the two libraries are located, i.e. Imathia and Serres. At the meeting that took place in Veria the program coordinator, Maria Vrachliotou, talked about the idea behind the treasure chest and the whole philosophy of the program – underlining ways to use the material that has been gathered so far. George Bikas, computer engineer of the Library of Veria, went on to analyze practical issues concerning the recordings, technical characteristics and the uploading of the stories. In a relevant meeting on 10 June at the Public Library of Serres the program was introduced to the public by the coordinator, M. Vrachliotou, and Ioannis Poulios – responsible for communication and training – analyzed practical issues. At the end of both meetings there were projections of some stories, followed by a discussion that brought about interesting issues and showed the eagerness of cultural societies to participate. Part of the gathered material will be sent to the European Digital Library Europeana that has started finding and gathering oral narrations and stories from World War I. The Public Library of Veria which will be the national aggregator will play the key role in the gathering of this precious collection.

The contribution of cultural societies is of huge importance as they are the main representatives of the places where they take action. They are the ones who have the power, the knowledge and the people to support, expand and continue this initiative.

The above meetings were a first opening of the treasure chest to the local societies. There will be more, bigger meetings/openings in order to inform and involve more citizens.

For more information

Program Coordinator – Dimitris Protopsaltou: dimproto@yahoo.com

Non-profit civil company “FUTURE LIBRARY: Promoting Innovation, Creativity and Social Networks” was founded in February 2011 with the support of “Stavros Niarchos” Foundation and aims to bring the Public and Municipal Libraries of Greece in the heart of local communities as a source of cultural interest.

Stavros Niarchos Foundation (www.SNF.org) is one of the biggest charity organizations in the world and makes donations in the domains of art, culture, education, health and social services.  SNF supports with donations organizations that show effective administration and management and are expected to have important social influence. Furthermore, SNF supports effectively programs that contribute to the joining of bodies of the public and private sector that aim to improve the common well-being.

Since 1996 SNF has approved the distribution of €1.3 billions ($1,36 billions),through 2.473 donations to non-profit organizations in 109 countries worldwide. More than 80% of these donations were distributed to organizations and initiatives in Greece.

As a response to the continuing socio-economic crisis in Greece SNF announced in January 2012 the distribution of €100 millions ($130 millions) in three years in order to alleviate the unfavourable aftermath of the crisis. Since then, as part of the above initiative, SNF has distributed €58 millions ($75 millions)for the support of non-profit organizations throughout Greece and is about to approve the distribution of more donations.

The biggest individual donation of SNF (€566 millions/$796 millions) is the Cultural Centre Stavros Niarchos Foundation in Athens. Construction works have already started.  SNF believes that this Cultural Centre is of major national importance especially in the current socio-economic situation. It is a testimony and commitment for the future of Greece in a critical historical moment. It also constitutes a lever of short and long-term economic growth, which is really important in the current circumstances.

The treasure chest of e-stories opens in Serres, Veria, Alexandria and Polykastro!

24 Μαΐου 2013 News (EN)

Press Release: “The treasure chest of e-stories opens

in Serres, Veria, Alexandria and Polykastro!”

“Everybody has got a story to tell, we just need to try to find them”.

With the above phrase in mind four libraries in Greece found the way to capture these stories and  put them in a treasure chest that can be opened by anyone wherever he/she is. It is about stories of our land: personal stories, historical events, legends, fairy tales, social events, customs and folklore, i.e. whatever you feel that has to be preserved. For the first time four libraries in Greece form a small network in order to record a yet unwritten history of cultural heritage.

People come and go. Some leave behind a book of life, experience and imagination but some others don’t. These libraries give us the chance to preserve in time stories of our own and of our beloved ones.

FromMonday 13 May, thoseinterestedintakingpartinthisinitiativecancontact:

The procedure is simple. Make an appointment, come to the library and the staff will lead you through the stages of the recordings. Everybody can take part; children (accompanied by a parent), adults, individuals or groups and cultural societies, schools… no-one is excluded!

Are you confident enough to do the recording on your own? You can find information about that in the four libraries (soon also at the site of the treasure chest: https://stories.futurelibrary.gr/ ). We hope this initiative expands all around Greece. If you have a story to tell, come to the library; the treasure chest is unlocked!

Project Co-ordinator: Maria Vrachliotou (Central Public Library of Serres – tel. 23210.98557 – vraxmarx80@gmail.com)

This project is part of the Future Library framework of actions and is financed exclusively by Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

MTSR 2013: 7th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference

21 Μαΐου 2013 News (EN)

November 19-22, 2013, Alexander Technological Educational Institute (ATEI) of Thessaloniki, Greece (mtsr2013.teithe.gr)

Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to circulate the 2nd Call for Papers of the 7th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference (MTSR 2013) (mtsr2013.teithe.gr)

Keynote Speakers

Dr Stefan Gradmann is a full Professor in the Arts department of KU Leuven (Belgium) as well as director of the University Library
“Towards a Semantic Research Library: Digital Humanities Research, Europeana and the Linked Data Paradigm”

Dr Michail Salampasis is Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics at Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki
“Rethinking the Search Experience: What could professional search systems do better? “

Scope and topics

Contributions are welcome on every topic related to Metadata and their relationships with Ontologies, Semantic Web, Knowledge Management and Software Engineering, including but not limited to:

I. Foundations

  • Typology of metadata and metadata uses
  • The value and cost of metadata
  • Quality evaluation in the use of Metadata
  • Metadata reusability
  • New or revised metadata schemas or application profiles
  • Metadata standardization
  • Empirical studies on metadata and/or ontologies usage

II. Languages and Frameworks for Metadata Management

  • SGML, XML, UML in theory and practice
  • Languages and Frameworks for Ontology Management
  • Metadata and the Semantic Web
  • Metadata and Knowledge Management and Software Engineering
  • Metadata application of Semantic Web technologies
  • Ontologies and Ontology-based Knowledge Management Systems

III. Case Studies

  • Metadata and ontologies for librarianship, management of historical archives and archeological research
  • Metadata and ontologies for the design of innovative products and processes
  • Metadata and ontologies for health, biological and clinical information management
  • Metadata and ontologies in finance, tourism and public administrations
  • Metadata and ontologies in industry, education, agriculture, food and environment

IV. Technological Issues

  • Technologies for Metadata and ontology storage and integration
  • Technologies for Metadata extraction and navigation, querying and editing of ontologies
  • Technologies for Learning Objects management

Paper submission – Publications

Interested authors can submit to EasyChair. The following types of presentation are invited:

  •  full papers (12 pages) reporting complete research
  • short papers (6 pages) presenting ongoing or preliminary research
  • posters (4 pages);
  • demos (4 pages);
  • European and National projects (6 pages).

Papers should be original and not previously submitted to other Conferences or Journals. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity following a double-blind peer review process. Submitted papers have to follow the LNCS proceedings formatting style and guidelines. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to register to the Conference and present their work in the form of either oral presentation or poster presentation. The Conference welcomes Workshops and Tutorial on any issues concerning metadata, ontologies, semantic Web, knowledge management, software engineering and digital libraries.

Revised and extended versions of best papers will be published in selected international journals, including the International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies (Inderscience), and Program: Electronic library and information systems (Emerald) (list incomplete).

Proceedings will be published by Springer in the CCIS book series.
The proceedings will be abstracted/indexed in: Scopus, EI-Compendex, DBLP, Google Scholar, Mathematical Reviews, SCImago. CCIS volumes are also submitted for the inclusion in ISI Proceedings.

Awards:

Best paper award. This award will be presented to the authors of the best full paper submitted and presented to the conference.

Best student paper award. The 7th MTSR’13 conference sponsors a paper competition to recognize excellence in a conference paper contribution whose primary author is a student (normally at a PhD or MRes level). The student is required to present the paper at the MTSR2013 conference. Submissions are evaluated on their originality, scientific merits, structure, and clarity of composition.

Tracks currently being organized:

Important Dates

June 20th  2013: Paper submission

July 31st  2013: Acceptance/rejection notification

August 20th  2013: Camera-ready papers due

November 19th – 22nd 2013: Conference at Alexander Technological Educational Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece

Program Chairs

  • Emmanouel Garoufallou (Chair), Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece
  •  Jane Greenberg (Co-Chair), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Organization Chairs

  • Rania Siatri, Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Paolo Manghi, Institute of Information Science and Technologies, CNR, Italy
  • Nikos Houssos, National Documentation Centre, Greece
  • R.J. Hartley, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

Special Tracks Chair

  • Panos Balatsoukas, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Steering Committee

  • Miguel-Ángel Sicilia, University of Alcalá, Spain
  • Nikos Manouselis, Agro-Know Technologies, Greece
  • Fabio Sartori, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
  • Juan Manuel Dodero, University of Cádiz, Spain

 “We look forward to see you in Thessaloniki, one of the most beautiful and popular cities in Southeastern Europe”

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