<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div>We apologize if you receive this message more than once!</div><div>- - - -</div><div><br></div><div>Fifth International Conference on Metadata and Semantic Research (MTSR'11)</div><div>Yasar University, October 12-October 14, 2011, Izmir (Turkey)</div><div>http://www.mtsr2011.org</div><div>Proceedings published in Springer CCIS series</div><div><br></div><div>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</div><div>SPECIAL TRACKS</div><div><br></div><div>The following special tracks have been approved (information and separate CFP will be available at the Web site soon):</div><div><br></div><div>* Track on Metadata & Semantics for Agriculture, Food & Environment</div><div>* Track on Metadata & Semantics for Open Access Repositories & Infrastructures</div><div>* Track on Metadata & Semantics for Learning Infrastructures</div><div>* Track on Metadata & Semantics for Cultural Collections & Applications</div><div>* Track on approaches to linked data in digital collections and datasets</div><div><br></div><div>The papers selected for the tracks follow the same peer review procedures and are included as regular papers in the proceedings.</div><div>- - - - - - - - - - -</div><div><br></div><div>SELECTION OF BEST PAPERS TO BE INCLUDED IN:</div><div><br></div><div>* Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems [http://www.emeraldinsight.com/prog.htm] (indexed by ISI Thompson) </div><div>* International Journal of Metadata Semantics and Ontologies [http://www.inderscience.com/ijmso] indexed by Scopus</div><div><br></div><div>- - - - - - - - - - -</div><div><br></div><div>Call for Papers</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Following the success of the first three editions (MTSR'05, MTSR'07, MTSR' 09 and MTSR'10), the fith International Conference on Metadata and Semantics Research (MTSR'11) aims to bring together researchers and practitioners that share a common interest in metadata, its representation, its semantics and its diverse applications to Information Systems.</div><div><br></div><div>Contributions are welcome on every topic related to Metadata and their relationships with Ontologies, Semantic Web, Knowledge Management and Software Engineering, such as:</div><div><br></div><div>I. Foundations</div><div><br></div><div>* Typology of metadata and metadata uses.</div><div>* The value and cost of metadata.</div><div>* Quality evaluation in the use of Metadata.</div><div>* Metadata reusability.</div><div>* New or revised metadata schemas or application profiles.</div><div>* Metadata standardization</div><div>* Empirical studies on metadata and/or ontologies usage.</div><div><br></div><div>II. Languages and Frameworks for Metadata Management</div><div><br></div><div>* SGML, XML, UML in theory and practice. </div><div>* Languages and Frameworks for Ontology Management.</div><div>* Metadata and the Semantic Web.</div><div>* Metadata and Knowledge Management.</div><div>* Metadata and Software Engineering.</div><div>* Metadata application of Semantic Web technologies.</div><div>* Ontologies and Ontology-based Knowledge Management Systems.</div><div><br></div><div>III. Case Studies</div><div><br></div><div>* Metadata and ontologies for librarianship, management of historical archives and archeological research.</div><div>* Metadata and ontologies for the design of innovative products and processes.</div><div>* Metadata and ontologies for health, biological and clinical information management.</div><div>* Metadata and ontologies in finance, tourism and public administrations.</div><div>* Metadata and ontologies in industry.</div><div>* Metadata and ontologies in education.</div><div>* Metadata and ontologies in agriculture, food and environment.</div><div><br></div><div>IV. Technological Issues </div><div>* Technologies for Metadata and ontology storage.</div><div>* Technologies for Metadata and ontology integration.</div><div>* Technologies for Metadata extraction and navigation, querying and editing of ontologies.</div><div>* Technologies for Learning Objects management. </div><div><br></div><div>Interested authors can submit either full papers (12 pages) or short papers (6 pages) reporting complete or ongoing research respectively. Papers should be original and not previously submitted to other Conference or Journals. </div><div>The main Conference will be preceded by a Workshop/Tutorial Day, which aims at presenting new topics, frontiers and ongoing researches in the Metadata, Ontology and Semantic Research fields. </div><div><br></div><div>Proceedings will be published by Springer in the CCIS book series (http://www.springer.com/series/....). In addition, best papers will be selected for publishing revised versions at several International Journals covering the diversity of topics.</div><div><br></div><div>Important Dates:</div><div><br></div><div>2011, July 1st : paper submission</div><div>2011, July 15th: acceptance/rejection notification</div><div>2011, July 28th: camera-ready papers due</div><div>2011, October 12nd-14th: MTSR'11 in Yasar University, Izmir - Turkey</div><div><br></div><div>Authors of accepted papers will be asked to register to the Conference and present their work in the form of either oral presentation or poster presentation.</div><div><br></div><div>For any information, you can send an email to the organizing committee at the following address: mtsr11@easychair.org. </div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to see you in Izmir, the most beautiful city of Turkey! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0zmir)</div><div><br></div><div>Elena García-Barriocanal (University of Alcala, Spain)</div><div>Zeynel Cebeci (Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey)</div><div>Miguel-Angel Sicilia (University of Alcala, Spain)</div><div>Nikos Manouselis (Greek Research & Technology Network, Greece)</div><div>Hulya Atil (Ege University, Izmir, Turkey)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div></div><div><br></div></body></html>