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Research Newsletter

Computational Linguistics for Metadata Building (CLiMB)Computational Linguistics for Metadata Building (CLiMB)
Uses automatic techniques to harvest subject descriptors for high quality metadata for digital images
CLIS Faculty: Judith Klavans, Jimmy Lin, Dagobert Soergel
Sponsor: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation



transparentDHB
A Computation Approach to Understanding the Dynamics of the Judicial System
Uses automated content analysis techniques drawing from computational linguistics and information retrieval to study this social system
CLIS Faculty: Jimmy Lin
Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Digital Archives of the Birth of the Dot Com Era ProjectDigital Archives of the Birth of the Dot Com Era Project
Aims to preserve and make accessible the digital records of a defunct law firm whose clients included many failed dot com ventures
CLIS Faculty: Susan Davis
Sponsor: Library of Congress National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP)

Global Autonomous Language Exploration (GALE)Global Autonomous Language Exploration (GALE)
Develops and applies technologies to absorb, analyze, and interpret huge volumes of speech and text in multiple languages
CLIS Faculty: Jimmy Lin, Judith Klavans, Douglas W. Oard
Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Processing Technology Office (IPTO)

International Children's Digital Library (ICDL)International Children's Digital Library (ICDL)
Investigates how children access and use digital books to explore diverse cultures using a library containing 1,000 digitized books
CLIS Faculty: Allison Druin, Ann Weeks
Sponsors: National Science Foundation; Institute of Museum and Library Services; Microsoft Corporation; Adobe Systems Incorporated

International Children's Digital Library Communities Project International Children's Digital Library Communities Project
Investigates how to support an online global community of children who don't speak the same languages but want to share the same digital resources
CLIS Faculty: Allison Druin, Jenny Preece, Ann Weeks
Sponsor: National Science Foundation


Joint Institute for Knowledge Discovery (JIKD)Joint Institute for Knowledge Discovery (JIKD)
Helps users make sense of large digital eMail and speech data collections by formulating and applying innovative ideas and software solutions
CLIS Faculty: Susan Davis, Jimmy Lin, Douglas W. Oard

Multi-Language Access to Large Spoken Archives (MALACH)Multi-Language Access to Large Spoken Archives (MALACH)
Develops technology for information retrieval for spontaneous, conversational speech working with oral history interviews with Holocaust survivors
CLIS Faculty: Douglas W. Oard, Dagobert Soergel
Sponsor: National Science Foundation

National Park Service Digital Field tripsNational Park Service Digital Field trips
Enables young people to take technologies into the world of the National Parks by using mobile technologies to access, use and create digital information that enriches their physical experiences
CLIS Faculty: Allison Druin
Sponsor: National Park Service

New Mobile Technologies for ChildrenNew Mobile Technologies for Children
Investigates how technology can support learning in early childhood education environments
CLIS Faculty: Allison Druin
Sponsor: Microsoft Research

transparentRobust Technologies for Automated Ingest
Explores automated ingest and verification for distributed digital collections, developing and testing a preservation architecture that can "evolve gracefully" as technology changes and that is interoperable with different computer platforms
CLIS Faculty: Allison Druin, Douglas W. Oard
Sponsor: National Science Foundation

transparentSubject Specialists for Research Libraries (SSAL)
Investigates training for subject specialist librarians
CLIS Faculty: Diane Barlow
Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services

For more information about research at CLIS, contact:

Dr. Douglas W. Oard, Associate Dean for Research
Room 4121G Hornbake Library Building, South Wing
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-4345
Telephone: (301) 405-7590
Fax: (301) 314-9145
oard@glue.umd.edu


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