Preliminary Agenda

VenueˇG Conference Rm. 201, Institute of Earth Sciences

January 15, 1999
8:00 - 9:00Registration

9:00 - 10:30Metadata

This tutorial will describe the application of Dublin Core"

Speakers: Dr. Helen Jarvis, University of New South Wales, Australia
Discussant: Dr. Ian Johnson, University of Sydney, Australia

10:30 - 11:00Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30Metadata (Continued)
Speakers:Dr. Helen Jarvis, University of New South Wales, Australia
Discussant: Dr. Ian Johnson, University of Sydney, Australia

12:30 - 13:30Luncheon

13:30 - 15:30TEI

"Not only will this tutorial review the theoretical bases of the TEI encoding scheme, in particular its attempts to harmonize the widely divergent practices of computer-aided research; but also describe the process by which application-specific views of the TEI scheme may be constructed, and their benefits in facilitating the distribution and conservation of digital information. Participants will also be introduced to some specific TEI applications, including TEI DTDs for use in digital libraries, language corpora, manuscript description and variation, lexicography, and document production."

Speaker: Dr. Lou Burnard, Oxford University, United Kingdom

15:30 - 16:00Coffee Break

16:00 - 18:00TEI (Continued)

Speaker: Dr. Lou Burnard, Oxford University, United Kingdom

January 16, 1999
8:00 - 9:00 Registration

9:00 - 10:30GIS

This tutorial will introduce the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for mapping and data structure. In this course, the nature of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Technology, the procedures of establishing a GIS, and using GIS for doing research and organizing resources and information will be discussed."

Speakers: Dr. Lawrence Crissman, Griffith University, Australia
Discussant: Dr. Karl Longstreth, University of Michigan, USA

10:30 - 11:00Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30GIS (Continued)

Speakers: Dr. Lawrence Crissman, Griffith University, Australia
Discussant: Dr. Karl Longstreth, University of Michigan, USA

12:30 - 13:30Luncheon

13:30 - 15:30Image Data

"This tutorial addresses Image Data preparation, management, storage, tracking, and retrieval. Procedures and protocols that are useful in creating, storing, and retrieving electronic Image Data will be discussed. Moreover, the tutorial will examine how one identifies and organizes useful image and related data, chooses appropriate hardware and software, coordinates digitization efforts, and most effectively directs available funding."

Speaker: Dr. Jan Glowski, Ohio State University, USA
Discussant: Dr. Tom Ducan, UC Berkeley, USA

15:30 - 16:00Coffee Break

16:00 - 18:00Image Data (Continued)
Speaker: Dr. Jan Glowski, Ohio State University, USA
Discussant: Dr. Tom Ducan, UC Berkeley, USA



* Preliminary Agenda is subject to change.