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ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
gStanding on the Shoulders of Digital Giantsh - International
Symposium on Institutional Repositories, e-Science and the Future of
Scholarly Communication
18-19 December 2006, TOSHI CENTER HOTEL, Tokyo, Japan
Organized by the Organization for Scientific Resources Operations and
Coordination, National Institute of Informatics(NII), Japan.
Keynote Address: Daniel Greenstein, University librarian for
Systemwide Library Planning and the California Digital Library, USA
Overview:
The objective of this International Symposium is to share the future
perspectives for scholarly communication through discussion among
knowledgeable invited speakers, with the efforts of higher education
institutions, research institutions, academic societies, and
government organizations in the background in order to seek the
possible ways for the promotion of research and education. Symposium
themes will therefore include:-
(1) Promotion of scientific and academic research, and information
sharing in digital environment, such as e-Science, on the basis of
institutional repositories
(2) Issues of new publishing possibility beyond traditional models
and copyright problems to promote the dissemination of outcomes of
scientific and academic research
(3) Impact of these development on higher education institutions
For the promotion of research and education in the science and
technology field, it is essential to strengthen a base of information
infrastructure. Isaac Newton who stands at the origin of modern
science also suggested this by likening himself to a dwarf gstanding
on the shoulders of Giants.h Promotion of scientific and academic
research and their outcomes, that used to rely on the initiative of
academics, has been influenced by governmentsf science promotion
policies and the development of commercial publishing distribution
industry in modern society. Further, in recent years search of
various possibilities has started towards the future in the wake of
development and diffusion of digitization in the entire society,
network environment in particular. In Japan, activities of SPARC/
Japan and Cyber Science Infrastructure (CSI) have been developed by
the National Institute of Informatics (NII). The International
Symposium aims to actively contribute to this trend.
For further information and registration, please visit
http://www.nii.ac.jp/irp/symposium2006/notification_en.html
Registration will open soon.
Contact: Content Division, National Institute of Informatics
2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8430 JAPAN
tel: +81-3-4212-2360
fax: +81-3-4212-2370
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