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[1] From: ubiquity <ubiquity_at_HQ.ACM.ORG> (31)
Subject: Ubiquity -- New Issue Alert!
[2] From: "Beagrie, Neil" <Neil.Beagrie_at_BL.UK> (61)
Subject: C21st curation 2006 public lectures -podcasts and
presentations now available
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Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 07:13:27 +0100
From: ubiquity <ubiquity_at_HQ.ACM.ORG>
Subject: Ubiquity -- New Issue Alert!
This Week in Ubiquity:
Volume 7, Issue 26
July 11, 2006 - July 17, 2006
UBIQUITY ALERT: ELUSIVE PROMISE OF AI
In this article, Jeff Riley writes:
"With the ever-increasing speed and
computing power of modern computers we may be
able to construct smart machines for specific
problems (e.g. autonomous vehicle control, credit
card fraud detection, etc.), and to be sure the
complexity of the problems for which smart
machines are deployed is increasing as we
progress, but will we ever construct machines
that can learn for themselves from scratch machines that can truly reason?"
A technical program manager with
Hewlett-Packard, he holds a Master's Degree in
Applied Science (IT) and a PhD in Computer
Science (AI). His main interests in the field of
artificial intelligence are in evolutionary
computation and machine learning
techniques. More information on his research can
be found at
http://www.rileys.id.au/JeffsResearch.html
For "The Elusive Promise of AI" to
http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/v7i26_riley.html
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From: "Beagrie, Neil" <Neil.Beagrie_at_BL.UK>
Subject: C21st curation 2006 public lectures -podcasts and
presentations now available
[The following concerns events put on by the School of Library and
Information Science, University College London. --WM]
Following the highly successful inaugural series of C21st Curation
public lectures last year, SLAIS organised a second series of public
lectures by eight leading speakers, open to students, professionals
and general public during April and May 2006. Podcasts and
presentations from the series are now available online
(<http://www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/>www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
The four evening sessions each attracted an audience of professional
librarians, archivists, records managers, museum curators,
publishers, and students. Each session provoked lively discussion and
debate. Details of the key themes and speakers are given below.
Scholarly Communications
Astrid Wissenburg, Director of Communications at the Economic and
Social Research Council
"Scholarly communications and the role of researcher funders"
The presentation for this lecture is available on the SLAIS Web site
(<http://www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/>www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
David Brown, Head of Scholarly Communications at The British Library
"Scholarly communication: trends and developments"
The presentation for this lecture is available on the SLAIS Web site
(<http://www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/>www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
Digital Resources in the Humanities
Professor Susan Hockey, UCL
"Digital resources in the humanities: why is digital information different?"
The podcast and presentation for this lecture are available on the
SLAIS Web site (<http://www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/>www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
Suzanne Keene, UCL
"Disruptive technologies: are museums immune?"
The presentation for this lecture is available on the SLAIS Web site
(<http://www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/>www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
Service Delivery in National Institutions
Natalie Ceeney, Chief Executive of The National Archives
"The digital revolution and service delivery in The National Archives"
The podcast and presentation for this lecture are available on the
SLAIS Web site (<http://www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/>www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
Jemima Rellie, Head of Digital Programmes at the Tate
"Digitising delivery at Tate Online"
The podcast and presentation for this lecture are available on the
SLAIS Web site (<http://www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/>www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
Curation and Access for Scientific Data
Neil Beagrie, The British Library and JISC
"Curation and access for scientific research"
The podcast and presentation for this lecture are available on the
SLAIS Web site (<http://www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/>www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
Prof. Michael Wadsworth, Dept of Epidemiology and Public Health at UCL
"Data curation in the Medical Research Council: The National Survey
of Health and Development"
The podcast and presentation for this lecture are available on the
SLAIS Web site (<http://www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/>www.slais.ucl.ac.uk/c21/).
Feedback from those attending the lecture series has been
overwhelmingly positive. We are extremely grateful to all the
speakers who gave their time to make the second series of public
lectures so enjoyable and stimulating intellectually and
professionally for the audience. We hope making podcasts and
presentations from the lectures available online this year will be
welcomed by those who were unable to attend some of the lectures and
the many individuals from overseas who asked if this would be
possible. We would welcome further feedback from those who attended
or download the lectures and any suggestions on topics for future
public lecture series.
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