ASIS&T2010年会将于10月份在匹兹堡大学召开(http://www.asis.org/asist2010 /index.html),这次会议的主题是:Navigating Streams in an Information Ecosystem。从会议的seminar和workshop以及要求的keynotes来看,受控词表和分类法仍然是今年的焦点,此外还涉及信息检索和人机交互。
5个seminar,其中前两个是基于SKOS的受控词表构建与相关软件培训,第三和第四是关于分类工具和分类表设计的,第五个是关于意义建构的,涉及人机交互领域: (1)SKOS-2-HIVE: Part 1: Introductory Session: SKOS-2-HIVE (2)SKOS-2-HIVE: Part 2: Implementing HIVE (3)Taxonomy Tools: Requirements and Capabilities (4)Getting Started with Business Taxonomy Design (5)Sense-Making Methodology Interviewing Tutorial: Approaches for Research, Practice, Pedagogy, and Design
此外,workshop中也涉及了分类法研究与实践的。 * What in the World are We Talking About? Info Needs, Seeking And Use: Key Concepts: Convergences And Divergences - The Differences That Definitions Make in Core Concepts (SIGs SI & USE) Organizers: Brenda Dervin, Howard Rosenbaum and Christine Urquhart
* Defining the Limits of Classification Research & Practice (SIG CR) Speakers: Diane Neal, Megan Winget, Molly Tighe, Grant Campbell, Joe Tennis, Abby Blachly
* Assessing Research Data Needs at Your Institutiom (SIG DL) Speakers: Barrie Hayes, Susan Wells Parham, Jake Carlson, Brian Westra
* Current Research and Thinking in Image Analysis, Descriptions, and Systems (SIG VIS) Speakers: Abby Goodrum, Samantha Hastings, Corinne Jorgensen, Krystyna Matusiak, Elaine Menard, Diane Neal, Brian O'Connor, Abebe Rorissa, Jaime Snyder
* Intercultural Information Ethics in the Global Information Ecosystem: Opportunities and Challenges (SIG III) Speakers: Dennis Ocholla, Soraj Hongladarom, Rafael Capurro, Mohammed Aman, Thomas Froehlich, Toni Carbo (moderator)
*Educating Information Professionals Around the World (SIGs III & ED) Speakers: Gwen Alexander, Alexander Arbuthnot, Gail Bonath, Pascal Calarco, Anne Caputo, Rumi Graham, Guoqiu Li, Ann Prentice, Yukiko Sakai, Nancy Roderer (moderator)