2008 Student Travel Award Winners
NEASIS&T is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2008 awards are:
Jodi Schneider
jschneider@pobox.com
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
for her paper entitled "FRBRizing MARC records with the FRBR Display Tool"Abstract
Library catalogs can be difficult to use. Locating and choosing a particular edition, or finding related items--such as adaptations and sequels--can be particularly challenging. The Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) provides a model for collating related items (sometimes called FRBRizing). This paper identifies challenges for algorithmic approaches to FRBRization. The primary focus is the Library of Congress' FRBR Display Tool, which, given a collection of MARC records, outputs a machine collation.Download a PDF of the full paper.
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Jaime Snyder
jasnyd01@syr.edu
Syracuse University
School of Information Studies
for her paper entitled "Image-Enabled Discourse: Towards an Exploratory Analytic Framework"Abstract
Anyone who has reached for pen and paper during a discussion in order to clarify a thought or prompt a response from a companion has exploited the potential of image- making to enhance communication. Although a range of approaches in visual studies and information visualization research has sought to expand our understanding of images, the actual process of image-making as a communicative practice as yet to be studied in depth. This paper 1) introduces the concept of image-enabled discourse, 2) presents an analytic framework for the study of image-making as a communication- driven practice, and 3) describes an exploratory methodology for empirical study of image-enabled exchanges. A pilot study is described that uses drawing as an example of image-centered discourse practice. The goal of this evolving methodology is to produce an analytic model of image-enabled conversations that could be applied to a range of multimodal information problems including system building and heuristic evaluation.Download a PDF of the full paper.
These awards entitle each recipient up to $750 to help defray the costs of attendance at the 2008 ASIS&T Annual Meeting, "People Transforming Information - Information Transforming People" which takes place October 24-29, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio.
Congratulations to both Jodi and Jaime for their excellent papers!
Sally LeGore
14 August 2008