Workshop on

Knowledge Transactions

15^th– 17^th February, 2010

Knowledge is perceived and understood differently according to the context and purpose of tasks at hand. Libraries and Information centres have been involved in knowledge transactions in the sense of organization of collections, systems leading to context based indexing and techniques in handling and representing knowledge. In the digital information world representation models are increasingly based on traditional and theoretical foundations of knowledge transactions. Legacy methods based on principles of Knowledge Organization are now being adapted for Knowledge conceptualizations and representation and developing representation languages, knowledge architecture and structures. At the same time knowledge modeling using popular W3C-SKOS, NKOS and RDFs are being implemented especially to structure, organize and manage information resources. Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, announces a seminar on 'Knowledge Transactions' to bring together expertise in information communities and active stakeholders in the domain.

The workshop will comprise of contributed papers, invited talks and demonstrations by resource persons, in areas pertaining to Knowledge Organization, Transactions and Management. The objective of the workshop is to provide a platform for discussions on latest developments in methods of knowledge transactions with a direct bearing and applications in Library and Information Science and services. The intended outcome is to enhance the knowledge and skills of the participants in methods of knowledge transactions.  It is aimed to achieve the goal through:

·Invited lectures

·Contributed papers

·Demonstrations

·Discussions

The intended participation: Library and Information professionals, faculty, students and researchers in knowledge transactions and related domains.

Topics include (but not limited to):

·Knowledge Transaction Systems

·Knowledge Organization Techniques

·Ontologies and Approaches to Building Ontologies

·Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization Techniques

·Knowledge Representation and Processing

·Knowledge Structures and Mapping

·Encoding and Formats

·Multilingual Knowledge Representation and Handling

·Semantic Web Technologies for Knowledge Representation and Management

·Emergent Techniques for Search Algorithms and Context Sensitive Indexing 

·MetaData and Interoperability

·Tools and Techniques in Knowledge Transactions

·Standards for Knowledge Organization, Representation and Services

·Case Studies, Analytic Studies in the thrust areas mentioned above

Call for Papers

A few case studies/papers will be presented and discussed.  Those who intend to present a paper/case study, may send the paper(s) (in A4 size, single line space, and following APA reference style, not more than 10 pages; preferably as Open Office documents (or MS-WORD) no  later than 20^th January 2010, to Dr. Devika P. Madalli, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059. E-versions in Open Office documents or MS-WORD format may be sent to devika@drtc.isibang.ac.in OR devikapm@yahoo.com. The papers will be sent for review and authors will be intimated of acceptance by mail. Accepted papers (of registered authors only) will be published in seminar proceedings and also DRTC Digital Library of Seminars and Conference proceedings.

Venue

Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, 8^th Mile Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore 560 059.

For Further Details visit : http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/DRTC/KT