We would be interested at Boston College, thanks for sending out this call.
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Emily Singley
Head Librarian, Systems & Applications, O'Neill Library
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Ave. | Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3801
617-552-2918
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On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 11:48 AM Jenn C <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Interested as well!
>
> jenn
>
> Jennifer Colt
> Metadata Operations Librarian
> Cornell University Library
> Ithaca, NY 14853
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 11:41 AM Pikas, Christina K. <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > I'm interested and would attend a DC area meeting.
> > Christina
> >
> > ------
> > Christina K. Pikas, BS, MLS, PhD
> > Librarian
> > The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
> > Baltimore: 443.778.4812
> > D.C.: 240.228.4812
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Eric
> > Lease Morgan
> > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 11:07 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [CODE4LIB] natural language processing, text mining, and machine
> > learning at the university of notre dame
> >
> > The library here at the University of Notre Dame has been awarded a grant
> > from the IMLS on the topic of natural language processing, text mining,
> and
> > machine learning, and in the end we will be looking for possible
> > partnerships with others who want to exploit these same technologies.
> >
> > Here is a blurb describing our planning grant:
> >
> >   Investigating the national need for library based topic modeling
> >   discovery systems [1]
> >
> >   The University of Notre Dame is seeking an IMLS planning grant to
> >   convene a diverse community during the 2019 calendar year that
> >   will contribute to conceptualization of digital tools that
> >   support the creation and dissemination of cross-disciplinary
> >   research. The grant would enable us to conduct a series of
> >   workshops as venues for the collaboration of domain experts,
> >   librarians, and computer science specialists.
> >
> >   The goals are to understand their unique current practices and to
> >   identify possibilities to use topic modeling and NLP to enhance
> >   or augment current library classification in order to meet
> >   current cross-disciplinary research needs. The target community
> >   includes small and large and public and academic libraries and
> >   institutions.
> >
> > To accomplish our goals we will be hosting four regional, day-long
> > meetings in Notre Dame, Palo Alto, New York City, and Washington, DC
> during
> > the next six to nine months. Each meeting will be attended by: 1) content
> > experts from any number of different domains (political science,
> economics,
> > history, etc.), 2) computer scientists, 3) and librarians. The meetings
> > will be a combination of show & tell, discussions, and hands-on
> activities.
> > By the end of each meeting we hope to answer two questions. To what
> degree
> > do you think things like NLP can be used to better facilitate
> > cross-disciplinary research? And if so, then what set of prioritized
> > features/functions do think are desirable?
> >
> > We will then write the obligatory white paper, do our best to disseminate
> > the results, and if successful, look for partners who would like to help
> > create the desirable system.
> >
> > Watch this space for further details, but if you think you might want to
> > participate or have any suggestions, then please do not hesitate to drop
> me
> > a line.
> >
> > [1] a complete description of the grant is available from the IMLS -
> > https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/lg-72-18-0221-18
> >
> > --
> > Eric Lease Morgan
> > Digital Initiatives Librarian, Navari Family Center for Digital
> > Scholarship Hesburgh Libraries
> >
> > University of Notre Dame
> > 250E Hesburgh Library
> > Notre Dame, IN 46556
> > o: 574-631-8604
> > e: [log in to unmask]
> > w: cds.library.nd.edu
> >
>