FOXEA@VTVAX3.BITNET (12/23/87)
IRList Digest Wednesday, 23 December 1987 Volume 3 : Issue 49
Today's Topics:
Email - Usenet address for IRList
Query - Interesting software
Abstracts - Parallel text search methods, Text weighting approaches ...
Call for Papers - Draft IFIP 6.5 (message handling)
News addresses are
Internet or CSNET: fox@vtopus.cs.vt.edu
BITNET: foxea@vtvax3.bitnet
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 87 10:09:02 EST
From: mnetor!lsuc!dave@uunet.UU.NET
Subject: IRList Digest V3 #47
I'm now able to receive IRList through the Usenet newsgroup
comp.theory.info-retrieval, so I don't need it mailed here
separately anymore. Thanks.
You might mention in the next IRList about the newsgroup, so that
people who have access to Usenet can access it there and cut
down on their mailer traffic.
David Sherman
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Toronto
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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 87 10:19 EST
From: Tom Benson 814-238-5277 <T3B@PSUVM>
Subject: CRTNET 115 [Extract - Ed]
Date: 8 December 1987, 19:12:29 EST
Subject: The Humanities Computing Yearbook
Contributed by Willard McCarty (in this case as YEARBOOK@UTOREPAS)
. . . I am gathering information about interesting
and worthy software for a new serial, the Humanities Computing Yearbook,
to be published by Oxford U.P. The announcement for the Yearbook
follows. Please send your recommendations to me, c/o
yearbook@utorepas.bitnet.
Thanks very much for your help.
The Humanities Computing Yearbook
On behalf of Oxford University Press, the publishers, the Centre
for Computing in the Humanities is pleased to announce a new
periodical, The Humanities Computing Yearbook. Ian Lancashire and
Willard McCarty are the co-editors. An editorial board is in
process of being set up.
The first volume, scheduled for publication in the summer of
1988, aims to give a comprehensive guide to publications,
software, and specialized hardware organized by subject or area
of application. Research and instructional work in many fields
will be covered: ancient and modern languages and literatures,
linguistics, history, philosophy, fine art, archaeology, and areas of
computational linguistics affecting text-based disciplines in the
humanities. The more notable software packages will be described
in some detail.
We welcome your suggestions of what we should consider. We are
especially interested in discovering innovative software that may
not be widely known, including working prototypes of systems in
development.
Electronic correspondence should be sent to
YEARBOOK@UTOREPAS.BITNET, conventional mail to the Editors, The
Humanities Computing Yearbook, Centre for Computing in the
Humanities, Univ. of Toronto, 14th floor, Robarts Library, 130
St. George Street, Toronto, Canada M5S 1A5. Our telephone number
is (416) 978-4238. Please feel free to distribute this notice.
Ian Lancashire
Willard McCarty
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Date: Tue, 8 Dec 87 17:06:00 EST
From: geri@gvax.cs.cornell.edu (Geri Pinkham)
Subject: Requested abstracts for TR881 & 828
[Note: Here are abstracts for 2 recent technical reports available from
the Dept. of Computer Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - Ed]
TR 87-828:
Parallel Text Search Methods
Gerard Salton and Chris Buckley*
Abstract
An evaluation of recently proposed parallel text search
methods does not support the notion that the parallel methods
provide large-scale gains in either retrieval effectiveness or
efficiency, compared with alternative available search strategies
using serial processing machines.
_________________________
*Department of Computer Science, Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY 14853.
This study was supported in part by the National Sci-
ence Foundation under grants IST 83-16166 and IST 85-
44189.
and TR 87-881:
Term Weighting Approaches in Automatic Text Retrieval
Gerard Salton and Chris Buckley *
Abstract
The experimental evidence accumulated over the past 20 years
indicates that text indexing systems based on the assignment of
appropriately weighted single terms produce retrieval results
that are superior to those obtainable with other more elaborate
text representations. These results depend crucially on the
choice of effective term weighting systems. This paper summar-
izes the insights gained in automatic term weighting, and pro-
vides baseline single term indexing models with which other more
elaborate content analysis procedures can be compared.
_________________________
*Department of Computer Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
14853.
This study was supported in part by the National Science Founda-
tion under grants IST 83-16166 and IRI 87-02735.
TR 87-828 was made into a TR report 4/87
TR 87-881 was made into a TR report 11/87
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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 87 09:54:22 -0800
Sender: "(ARPA-MHS Discussions)" <ARPA-MHS%BYUADMIN.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
From: Einar Stefferud <stef@nma.com>
Subject: DRAFT IFIP 6.5 CALL FOR PAPERS
FYI -John
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
THIS CALL FOR PAPERS IS SUBJECT TO SOME MINOR REVISIONS OF DETAIL,
BUT IS SOLID IN TERMS OF SUBSTANCE.
For example, the topic areas in which we seek papers is firm.
For example, the list of contact addresses will be expanded if we get
volunteers on various networks to offer forwarding arrangements so mail
can easily be addressed to the conference organizers. We are seeking
volunteer arrangements for this purpose.
The long list of Program Committee Members actually represents the
current list of reviewers, and we are seeking additional reviewers to
deal with the expected 60-75 submitted papers. Please contact us if you
want to be added to out list of reviewers, or if you want to serve on
the main program committee.
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CALL FOR PAPERS -- 1988 IFIP6.5 INTERNATIONAL WORKING CONFERENCE
ON MESSAGE HANDLING
AND DISTRIBUTED APPLICATION SYSTEMS
-- 10 to 12 October, 1988
-- Costa Mesa, Orange County,
Southern California, USA
SPONSORED BY: IFIP TC 6 & the University of California at Irvine
PROGRAM: The purpose of the conference is to provide an
international forum for the exchange of information on the
technical, economic, social, and political impacts and
experiences with computer messaging and distributed application
infrastructures in the automated workplace environment. The
conference format will be two days of conference paper
presentations combined with one day of workshops. Papers are
desired in the following topic areas:
International Standards and Profiles -- 1988
Current Status of CCITT/ISO and Future Plans
Implementors' Agreements and Harmonization
Implementation Issues and Experience
Testing and Conformance Activities
Interconnection and Interworking
Interconnection Issues and Experiences
(X.400 ADMD/ADMD, ADMD/PRMD, PRMD/PRMD)
Multi-Vender Private Domains
Gateways to/from Non-X.400 Domains and Architectures
TELEX and TELETEX Interworking
Postal System Interworking
Facsimile Interworking
Voice Mail Interworking
Multilateral and Bilateral Agreements
User Agent Models and Designs
User Agent Functions and Services
Distributed User Agents (Such as X.400 Message Store)
User Interface Designs and Experience
User Agents and User Interfaces for Impaired Users
Object Collection Management -- Personal and Institutional
(Store, Organize, Search, Retrieve, Share, Purge, Archive)
Group Communication Models and Services
Organizational Communication Flows
Distribution Lists for MHS
Distributed Conferencing Services
Real-Time, Multi-Media, Mixed-Mode Conferencing
(Video, Voice, Graphics, Text -- MHS, FTAM, VTP)
Models for Group Communication
Information Object Standards for Interchange
Abstract Syntax and Structure Encoding
Open Document Architecture
Open Document Interchange Format
Electronic Document Interchange
Electronic Funds Transfer
Multi-Media Objects (Graphics, FAX, Voice, Text)
Distribution of Services and Applications
Workstations and Servers in Networks
Services Based on Cooperating Distributed Processes
(MHS, FTAM, Directory, DBMS, Conferencing)
Security, Authentication, Privacy, Confidentiality
Authentication Framework Standards
Exchange of Encrypted Information Objects
TransBorder Data Flow
Legal Issues
Management and Operation of Distributed Services
Registration of Entities and Domains
Administration of Directory Information Bases
Distribution of Authority and Responsibility
Fault Isolation and Reporting
Queuing, Routing, and Congestion
Quality of Service Management
Directory Services
Naming and Addressing
Public Directory Services
Interworking Between Public and Private Services
Interworking of Directory with other Applications
Policy Issues
International Issues
National Issues
Public Regulatory Issues
Public Access Issues
Impacts of MHS and Distributed Services
Social and Behavioral Impacts
Organizational Impacts
National and Governmental Impacts
INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS: Prospective Authors are invited to
submit for review, unpublished original contributions (not
exceeding 5000 words) which describe recent developments on any
design or service aspect of computer message systems and
distributed application systems.
DEADLINES --
Today: Fill out the enclosed form stating your intention
to submit a paper, or your general interest in the
conference.
February 29, 1988: Draft versions of papers due for review.
April 30, 1988: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection.
June 30, 1988: Camera-Ready papers required for publication.
SUBMIT PAPERS TO: Dr. Peter Schicker
Zellweger Telecomunications AG
CH-8634 Hombrectikon, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 55 416 377
Telex: 875 558
Facsimile: +41 55 416 385
EAN: Schicker@ean.cs.nott.ac.uk
OR TO: Ole-Jorgen Jacobsen
Advanced Computing Environments
21370 Vai Avenue
Cupertino, California, USA 95014
Telephone: +1 408 996 2042
+1 415 325 9542
Internet: Ole@CSLI.Stanford.EDU
PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Peter Schicker (CH - European CoChair)
Ole Jacobsen (USA - North American CoChair)
David Biran (IL) Tim Bishop (CDN) Bert Boutmy (NL)
Ebe Butrini (I) Ian Cunningham (CDN) Andre' Danthine (B)
Harry Forsdick (USA) Jose' Granado (P) H.G. Hegering (D)
Christian Huitema (F) W.J. Jaburek (A) Dipak Khakhar (S)
Thomas Kalin (YU) Farouk Kamoun (TN) Steve Kille (GB)
Albert Ku"ndig (CH) Susan Lebeck (USA) Erik Lillevold (N)
Dan Lynch (USA) James McHugh (USA) Manuel Medina (E)
Richard Miller (USA) Najah Naffah (F) Yukio Nakagome (J)
S. Ramani (IND) Steve Rothwell (USA) Horst Santo (D)
Erik Skovgaard (CDN) Hugh Smith (GB) Otto Spaniol (D)
Rolf Speth (B) Doug Steedman (CDN) Einar Stefferud (USA)
John Stidd (USA) Tibor Szentivany (H) Fred Szatnjnkrycer (F)
David Taylor (USA) Liane Turoco (BR) Ronald Uhlig (USA)
James White (USA) Paolo Zupa (I)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Einar Stefferud (General Chair)
James McHugh (Local Arrangements Chair)
Jeff Cole (UCI Conference Coordinator)
NETWORK MAIL CONTACTS:
"Peter Schicker EAN" <Schicker@ean.cs.nott.ac.uk>
"Ole Jacobsen INTERNET" <Ole@CSLI.Stanford.EDU>
"Einar Stefferud INTERNET" <EStefferud@NRTC.Northrop.COM>
"Einar Stefferud INTERNET" <EStefferud@ICS.UCI.EDU>
"Einar Stefferud BITNET" <EStef@UCI>
"Jeff Cole BITNET" <JTCOLE@UCI>
"Jeff Cole INTERNET" <JTCole@ics.uci.edu>
"Conference Office BITNET" <IFIP65@UCI>
"Conference Office INTERNET" <IFIP65@ics.uci.edu>
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