List subscribers may be interested to hear about this day conference
being organised by the Electronic Publishing Specialist Group (EPSG).
Details are available from the web-site listed below. The bcs-espg
discussion list is run by jiscmail and open to all to join, so if this
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Best wishes
Edmund Lee
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From: David Penfold [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 04 July 2004 16:38
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Subject: Meeting - Metasearching: better searching? Oxford, 22 July 2004
Metasearching: better searching? Oxford, 22 July 2004
Synopsis
WHEN SEARCH ENGINES WERE INVENTED, many people thought the problems of
information management were over. We know today that the problem only
moved
elsewhere. For example: content, especially online content, doesn't sit
conveniently in a single repository; it is typically distributed across
many collections. Secondly, searching is for a purpose, and integrated
computing allows the searcher seamlessly to make use of their search
results in a different environment.
Metasearching is a collective term for tools of this kind that aid
searching and make it more powerful.
This one-day conference looks at recent developments in metasearching.
Open
to non-members, the meeting will draw on best-case examples of theory
and
practice, and will be of interest to several sectors, including
publishing,
libraries, commercial organisations and education - in fact anyone who
could benefit from integrating information retrieval more closely with
their business.
Speakers
Andy Powell of UKOLN, presenting an overview of metasearching in
general.
James Culling from ExLibris, one of the market leaders in this area.
John Davidson of Sentient Learning UK, discussing the integration of
course
management systems, library systems, OpenURL resolvers and content
repositories.
Hillary Ollerenshaw of North Bristol NHS Trust, presenting the
Knowledge4Health portal that they have developed with Fretwell Downing.
Chris Knowles of Magus Research, talking about streamlining and refining
searching for providing company information in financial sectors, using
ontologies and natural language tools.
Martin Kelly of Institute of Physics Publishing, on information
clustering
and natural-language retrieval.
Venue & times
The conference will be held in the Said Business Centre in Oxford - just
opposite Oxford rail station. There is an online map available, which
also
shows locations for car parking.
The conference starts at 10:00 am and continues until about 5:00 pm,
with
an hour's break for lunch and two refreshment breaks (an excellent lunch
and refreshments are included in the meeting fee). We will be ready to
receive you for registration and refreshments from 9:30 am.
For more information, any updates and a booking form, please see:
http://www.epsg.org.uk/meetings/metasearch2004/index.html
David Penfold
PS. Please note in your diary that the next meeting will be on Colour
and
will be held on 8 September at the London College of Communication
(formerly the London College of Printing) at the Elephant and Castle,
London.
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Dr David Penfold, Chairman and administrator
British Computer Society Electronic Publishing Specialist Group
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