[InetBib] CFP: Transforming Libraries via Automatic Indexing - SAA Section’s Open Session at the 2018 IFLA WLIC Conference

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Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,

der CFP für eine Open Session der IFLA Sektion Subject Analysis and Access zum 
Thema Automatische Indexierung in Bibliotheken ist raus.

With apologies for cross-posting.

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Subject Analysis and 
Access Section’s (SAA) Open Session at the 84th IFLA General Conference and 
Assembly - 2018 IFLA WLIC, 24-30 August 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 
session’s theme is "Transforming Libraries via Automatic Indexing: The Impact 
on Metadata Creation, Discovery, and Staffing Decisions"

We are seeking papers that highlight innovative and effective ways of using 
automated processes for indexing, including the use of knowledge organization 
systems in automatic indexing, and the implications of automatic indexing.
Topics may include (but are not limited to):
• New opportunities to transform library indexing via automated/machine 
processes
• Use of automatic indexing in metadata creation
• Impact of automatic indexing on discovery
• Lessons learned from automatic indexing projects
• Use of knowledge organization systems (controlled vocabularies, taxonomies, 
classification systems) in automated indexing processes
• Impact of automatic indexing on staffing considerations
• Decision points for when to implement automatic indexing or more intensive 
subject analysis
• Societal and ethical issues of automatic indexing
Full details are available at 
https://2018.ifla.org/cfp-calls/subject-analysis-and-access-section

Proposals are due 20 February 2018 and should include:
• Title of proposed presentation
• Presenter(s) name, position and affiliation, email address, and biographical 
note (50 words)
• An indication of the sub-theme the abstract addresses
• An abstract in English (500 words)
Proposals should be submitted via email in a MS Word attachment to:

Athena Salaba
Chair, Program Committee
Associate Professor, School of Information
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA
Email: asalaba@xxxxxxxx<mailto:asalaba@xxxxxxxx>

Viele Grüße,
Andreas Kempf
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