I am definitely interested.
Thank you,
Kirill Batyuk
Systems Librarian
MBLWHOI Library
Data Library and Archives
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
508-289-2850
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From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Eric Lease
Morgan
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 11:07 AM
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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
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Eric Lease Morgan
Digital Initiatives Librarian, Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship
Hesburgh Libraries
University of Notre Dame
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