Technology of Data: Collection, Communication, Access and Preservation

The 34th International Association for Social Science Information 
Services and Technology (IASSIST) annual conference will be held at the 
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA, May 27-30, 2008. This 
year's conference, Technology of Data: Collection, Communication, Access 
and Preservation, examines the role of technology and tools in various 
aspects of the data life cycle.

The theme of this conference addresses how technology can affect aspects 
of data stewardship throughout the data lifecycle. The methods and media 
by which data are collected, shared, analyzed and saved are 
ever-changing, from punch cards and legal pads to online-surveys and tag 
clouds. There has been an explosion of data sources and topics; vast 
changes in compilation and dissemination methods; increasing awareness 
about access and associated licensing and privacy issues; and growing 
concern about the safeguarding and protection of valuable data resources 
for future use. The 2008 conference is an opportunity to discuss the 
role of technology – past, present, and future – in all of these arenas. 
We seek submissions of papers, poster/demonstration sessions, and panel 
sessions on the following topics:

   * Issues and techniques for preserving "old" data as well as
     information "born digital"
   * Methods, technology and questions surrounding data dissemination,
     including best practices and innovations
   * Archival and preservation challenges presented by new processes
   * Metadata
   * Innovation in the use of data for teaching and research
   * The legal issues surrounding new technologies
   * Changes in resource discovery methods
   * Data services in virtual spaces
   * Providing services to users with different degrees of technical
     "savvy"
   * Tools and spaces for research collaboration

Papers on other topics related to the conference theme will also be 
considered. The deadline for paper, session, and poster/demonstration 
proposals is *December 17, 2007*. The Conference Program Committee will 
send notification of the acceptance of proposals by *February 8, 2008*.

Individual presentation proposals and session proposals are welcome. 
Proposals for complete sessions, typically a panel of three to four 
presentations within a 90-minute session, should provide information on 
the focus of the session, the organizer or moderator, and possible 
participants. The session organizer will be responsible for securing 
session participants. Organizers as well as panel participants are also 
welcome to submit additional paper proposals but please note that 
Conference Program Committee may need to limit the number of 
presentations per person.

Proposals for papers, sessions, and poster/demonstrations should include 
the proposed title and an abstract no longer than 200 words. Longer 
abstracts will be returned to be shortened before being considered. 
Please note that all presenters are required to register and pay the 
registration fee for the conference. Registration for individual days 
will be available.

Proposals can be submitted via email to: [log in to unmask] 
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A conference website with on-line submission form will be available 
shortly. A separate call for workshops is also forthcoming.

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IASSIST 2008
Palo Alto, CA
27-30 May 2008

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