*ISKO UK and the BCS Information Retrieval Specialist Group (IRSG)*
"I think, therefore I classify"
/A Seminar and Workshop on the subject of classification, to review how
and why it is taught on Monday 16 July, 09.00 – 18.00/
/Wilkes Room – British Computer Society London office/
/1st Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London, WC2E 7HA /
In this ISKO UK and BCS joint seminar, we shall remind ourselves of the
basics: the principles of classification, the philosophy, and the
research into cognitive psychology. We shall hear from experts in five
different fields where classification is applied. The employment
opportunities too will be considered, before we join breakout groups to
consider what we can and should do to develop our understanding and
skills, and to engage the next generation of knowledge organizers. We
hope to arrange demonstrations from vendors of software designed to
handle classification automatically.
The event fee is £25 to ISKO and BCS members and to full-time students
and just £60 for non-members, payable in advance. The fee covers lunch
as well as the seminar and workshop, andthe programme will be followed
by a chance to network, with wine and nibbles.
The topics and speakers are:
Session 1: The need for classification education and skills
* Principles of classification for libraries physical or
virtualVanda Broughton
* How is classification currently taught? Review of current courses
in UK Chris Urquhart
* Demand for classification skills: the employment/recruitment
trends Donald Lickley
Session 2: Perspectives on classification
* Classification in the sciences, especially biologySandra Knapp
* Information retrieval and classification FabrizioSebastiani
* Categorization and website architectureTony Russell-Rose
* Classification in records management: part of the solution or part
of the problem? Steve Bailey
* Class structure of ontologies, and uses in the Semantic
Web[speaker to be confirmed]
Session 3: Back to basics
* To Cognize is to Categorize: From the 'Blooming, Buzzing
Confusion' to the 'Cognitive Commons' StevanHarnad (by videoconference)
* Philosophy of classification John Dupré
Session 4: What to do about it?:Breakout sessions:
* Curriculum content in university LIS courses
* Learning in the workplace
* Classification in electronic/networked environments
* Formal versus informal classification
You will find the full programme and booking details via the ISKO UK
site <http://www.iskouk.org/>. Please pass this invitation on to any
colleagues who may be interested. We hope to see you there.
ISKO is a not-for-profit scientific/professional association with the
objective of promoting research and communication in the domain of
knowledge organization, within the broad field of information science
and related disciplines. Our UK emphasis is to build bridges between the
research and practitioner communities,with the UK Chapter attracting
lively and steadily growing audiences to its afternoon meetings. You can
see past and future events at <http://www.iskouk.org/events.htm>, most
with MP3 recordings.
BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, champions the global IT profession
and the interests of individuals engaged in that profession for the
benefit of all. Among its many specialist groups is the Information
Retrieval SG,whose aims include supporting communication between
researchers and practitioners, promoting the use of information
retrieval methods in industry and raising public awareness.
Leonard Will
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Willpower Information (Partners: Dr Leonard D Will, Sheena E Will)
Information Management Consultants Tel: +44 (0)20 8372 0092
27 Calshot [log in to unmask]
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EN2 7BQ, UKhttp://www.willpowerinfo.co.uk/
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