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I'm interested too. Count me in. On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 2:07 PM Lou, Dan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Me too. I can also attend the meeting in Palo Alto. > > Dan Lou | Senior Librarian > 3700 Middlefield Road | Palo Alto, CA 94301 > 650.838.2973 | [log in to unmask] > https://library.cityofpaloalto.org/browse_program/play-with-robot/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Kate Barron > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 10:31 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] natural language processing, text mining, and > machine learning at the university of notre dame > > Interested! I can attend the meeting in Palo Alto. > > On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 9:12 AM Mike Taylor <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I am also interested. > > > > Mike Taylor > > Systems Administrator-Sr. > > Cline Library > > 928-523-0944 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of > > Downie, J Stephen > > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 9:06 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] natural language processing, text mining, and > > machine learning at the university of notre dame > > > > I would be very interested in joining in on this important topic. > > > > Cheers, > > Stephen > > > > > > On Oct 26, 2018 10:28 AM, "Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm)" > > <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > Me too! > > > > On 10/26/18, 11:27 AM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Jason > > Bengtson" < [log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > I'm not sure if I'd be free to attend any meetings in person, but > this > > definitely interests me. > > > > Best regards, > > > > *Jason Bengtson* > > > > > > *http://www.jasonbengtson.com/ <http://www.jasonbengtson.com/>* > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 10:07 AM Eric Lease Morgan > > <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > Kate Barron > Data Services Librarian > Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library > San José State University > [log in to unmask] > 408-808-2038 <(408)%20808-2038> > > Explore Data Services <https://libguides.sjsu.edu/dataservices> at SJSU > King Library! >