Dr. Yuan An, a professor at CCI and core researcher at the MRC, is chairing the 14th International Conference on Ontology, Database, and Applications of Ontology (ODBASE 2015):
http://www.onthemove-conferences.org/index.php/odbase2015. The following is a list of important dates for the conference:
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Welcome to New Dryad Assistant Curators
Two CCI master’s students will be joining the Dryad curation team: Miralee Schulte and Sri Valluripalli. Miralee is a master’s student enrolled in the MSLIS program at CCI with a concentration in digital libraries, and has a background in textiles and public library reference. Sri is a master’s student in the Information Systems program at CCI and brings a rich experience in software and application development.
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Visiting Scholars to Join the MRC for the Summer
This summer, Dr. Rosina Weber will be hosting two students from the Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program: Tayane Fogacia Peixoto and Luiz Antonio Martinazzo, who are visiting from the Industrial Engineering program at Federal University of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Edward Krause’s poster wins award at Drexel Research Day 2015
Congratulations to Edward Krause for his award-winning poster, Evolution of a Metadata Application Profile for a Digital Data Repository! The poster won in the category of “computation and modeling (non-bio)” at Drexel’s Research Day on May 1, 2015.
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Dryad is Hiring: Assistant Curator
Position title: Drexel-Dryad Assistant Data Curator
Work hours: Part-time, 10 to 20 hours per week
Start date: ASAP
Location: Metadata Research Center, Rush 213, Drexel University (http://cci.drexel.edu/mrc)
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Metadata in the Metropolis: Over 70 participants at Drexel’s Metadata Research Center Launch
Attendees included researchers, faculty, students, participants from industry, Drexel alumni, and staff from area institutions. The event kicked off with a welcome from Alice B. Kroeger Professor and director of the Metadata Research Center, Jane Greenberg. College of Computing Dean David Fenske set the stage by highlighting significant challenges in today’s data intensive environment, noting the 4th Paradigm (Jim Grey). The event followed with a series of lighting talks and shout-it-outs highlighting research. The event concluded with a lively reception in the Metadata Research Center. Read more about the event here. Slides and presenter details follow below.
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Yue Zhang receives DataONE Internship
Yue Zhang, MRC Graduate Research Assistant, was selected to participate in the very competitive DataONE Summer Internship Program for 2015. She will work on Project 6: Network and social media communication analysis of the DataONE user community. Congratulations, Yue!
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Metadata in the Metropolis
What: Metadata in the Metropolis – A celebration of metadata research at Drexel University and in the Philadelphia metro area
When/Where: April 2, 2015, 4:00-5:30, The Rush Building, Drexel University, Room 014, with reception to follow in the Metadata Research Center, Room 213. Link to map
Who: Metadata researchers – open to observers and active participants. (We welcome metadata enthusiasts, students, folks from academia, government, and industry!)
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Metadata Monday webinar: The Discipline of Organizing
Robert J. Glushko, School of Information, University of California, Berkeley joined the MRC via a live webinar to talk about his new book, The Discipline of Organizing. This textbook seeks to unify these diverse perspectives about organizing with the concept of an organizing system, defined as an intentionally arranged collection of resources and the interactions they support. Click here to view his slides.
Metadata Madness NYC
Dr. Jane Greenberg, Director of the Metadata Research Center at Drexel University, will be giving the keynote next Tuesday, 3/31, at Metadata Madness NYC. Details about her talk are below.
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