4th = INTERNATIONAL=20 COLLOQUIUM ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

6th = CONFERENCE OF THE=20 ISKO SPANISH CHAPTER

Salamanca, = 5-7 May=20 2003

=20 The goal of this IV International Colloquium on Library and = Information=20 Science and VI Conference of the ISKO Spanish Chapter it is to think = about the=20 research trends and methodologies in knowledge organization (KO), their=20 paradigmatic and epistemological aspects, the ethical and social = conditions and=20 the diffusion of the results of the research.

CALLS FOR=20 PAPERS =

=20 Under the motto "Trends of knowledge organization research", the = VI=20 Conference of the ISKO (International Society for Knowledge = Organization)=20 Spanish Chapter and IV International Colloquium on Library and = Information=20 Science invites all interested people to participate actively with oral=20 papers.

=20 The program of the Conference will include speechs, papers and = round=20 tables, framed in the following scientific = sections:

1. Trends=20 of knowledge representation research. =20

2. Trends=20 in the research oriented to the improvement of user's interface.

3. Trends=20 of research in information retrieval systems.

4.=20 Epistemological foundations of the knowledge organization (KO) = research.

5. The=20 linguistic paradigm in KO research. =20

6. The=20 cognitive paradigm in KO research. =20

7. The=20 physical paradigm in KO research. =20

8.=20 Methodologies, methods and techniques of =20 data collection and analysis in KO research. =

9. The=20 investigation oriented to the making decisions in KO.

10. KO=20 research environment. =20

11. The KO=20 in the digital environment.

12.=20 Ethical, social and sociological aspects of the KO research.

13.=20 Scientific communication and diffusion of the KO research.

Proposals=20 of papers

=20 People interested in presenting a papers in the VI Conference of=20 ISKO-Spain they will prepare a complete text that will be subjected to = revision,=20 for their later publication by the University of=20 Salamanca.

=20 The proposals of papers will be evaluated by the Scientific = Committee of=20 the Conference that it will decide on their admission in function of the = adaptation, relevance, quality, originality and clarity of the = works.

Important=20 dates: =

15=20 September 2002: Limit date for the sending of abstracts of the = communications=20 to: =

&nbs= p; =20 =20 frias at usal.es =20

15 October=20 2002: Notification to the authors of the provisional acceptance and = application=20 of the complete text of the communications.

17 November=20 2002: Limit date for the presentation of the complete text of the=20 communications. This version is considered pre-definitive and it is the = one that=20 will be subjected to evaluation. =

15 December=20 2002: Remission to the authors of the comments of the Scientific = Committee on=20 the sent texts. =20

14 January=20 2003: Limit date so that the authors send the definitive version in = which they=20 will keep in mind the proposals of improvement of the Scientific = Committee.

Guidelines

=20 The abstracts. (of 500 to 1000 extension words) they will include = a=20 headline with the title of the communication, and the name and full = address=20 (postal address, telephone, fax and electronic mail) of all the authors, = with=20 indication of who he/she will carry out the oral presentation. Insofar = as=20 possible, they should include the objectives, the methodology and the = results.=20 The sending is recommended by electronic mail in Word or RTF (indicating = ISKO in=20 the field of the subject) to the following address: frias at usal.es.

=20 The language of the conference will be the Spanish although = they=20 will be been able to admit papers in languages different to the = Spanish.=20 English-Spanish interpretation service will exist during the celebration = of the=20 conference. =

=20 All the accepted papers will be exposed in the Conference, for = what at=20 least one of the authors will be inscribed in enough advance. The = maximum time=20 of explanation of the papers will be of 15 minutes.

=20 The norms for the presentation of the accepted papers will be = send to the=20 authors when they are communicated the decision of the Scientific=20 Committee. =

Advance of=20 program (provisional) =20

Monday 5=20 May: =

9-9,30 h.:=20 Registration and documentation pick up. =20

9,30-10 h.:=20 Conference opening addresses

10-11,30=20 h.: Speech =

11,30-12=20 h.: Coffe-break. =20

12-14 h.:=20 Papers (2 parallel sessions). =20

16-17,30=20 h.: Speech. =

17,30-18=20 h.: Coffe-break. =20

18-20 h.:=20 Round Table: "The harmonization of the subject access in a multing=FCe = state=20 "

20 h.:=20 Visit to the city of Salamanca.

Tuesday 6=20 May: =

10-11,30=20 h.: Speech. =

11,30-12=20 h.: Coffe-break

12-14 h.:=20 Papers (2 parallel sessions)

16-17,30=20 h.: Speech. =

17,30-18=20 h.: Coffe-break

18-20 h.: I=20 Meeting of University Professors of Knowledge Organization.

20 h.:=20 ISKO-Spain General Assembly. =20

22 h.:=20 Dinner offered to the assistants to the Conference.

Wednesday 7=20 May: =

10-11,30=20 h.: Speech. =

11,30-12=20 h.: Coffe-break. =20

12-14 h.:=20 Papers (2 parallel sessions)

16-17,30=20 h.: Speech =

17,30-18=20 h.: Coffe-break =20

18-20 h.:=20 Homage to the Dra. Emilia Curr=E1s. =20

20 h.:=20 Conference closure. =20

Conference=20 venue

University=20 of Salamanca

Facultad = de=20 Traducci=F3n y Documentaci=F3n =20

Francisco=20 Vitoria, 6-16 =20

37008=20 Salamanca

Spain

Registration

http://www.usal.es/precurext

150=20 vacancies

Inscription=20 fees: =

Until to=20 15^th of February, 2003: Ordinary fee: 90 Eurus.

Members of=20 ISKO, students and unemployed: 60 Eurus. =20

From=20 February, 15 , 2003: Ordinary fee: 120 Eurus.

Members of=20 ISKO, students and unemployed: 70 Eurus. =20

Information:

Jos=E9=20 Antonio Fr=EDas =20

Tlf. 34=20 923 294 580, ext. 3063 =20

Fax. 34 923=20 294 582 =

E-mail:=20 frias at usal.es =20

http://www.ugr.es/~isko

Postal=20 address: =

Universidad de=20 Salamanca =

Departamento de=20 Biblioteconom=EDa y Documentaci=F3n =20

Francisco = Vitoria,=20 6-16 =

37008=20 Salamanca

Spain