News Archive

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Chen to Keynote and Speak in Italy and Spain. Prof. Chen will deliver an opening keynote speech at XI International Seminar Forum UNESCO, University and Heritage: Documentation for Conservation and Development, New Strategies for the Future, Florence, Italy, on September 11, 2006. Then she will organize a sectional meeting at the European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL), Alicante, Spain on September 20, 2007.	09/09/2006
Prof. Chen was an invited speaker who presented Global Memory Net to participants of the joint Korea-Japan's 7th Core University Program Seminar on NGI in Daejeon, Korea. She discussed how Global Memory Net uses Web as a platform in developing Sseamlessly integrated world digital library.	08/24/2006
At the 72nd IFLA in Seoul, Korea, Dr. Chen presented two major talks on Global Memory Net at the IFLA/Information Technology with Audiovisual and Multimedia and National Libraries Section, and the IFLA/Rare Book and Manuscript Section. Global Memory Net was also discussed by her collaborator, Prof. Takashi Nagatsuka at his joint paper with Yuka Egusa at the FLA/Information Technology with Audiovisual and Multimedia and National Libraries Section.	08/22/2006
Speaking Activities in Korea in August 2006.  Prof. Chen will be giving three talks at the 72nd IFLA General Conference and Council, "Libraries: Dynamic Engines for the Knowledge and Information Society," Seoul, Korea, August 20-24, 2006.  Then she will be an invited speaker at the 7th Korea-Japan Core University Program Seminar on NGI, Chungnam University, Daejeon, Korea.	08/01/2006
A Memorandum of Agreement has been signed in July 2006 between the National Central Library, Taiwan and Global Memory Net so that selective images of Taiwan Memory will be included soon.  National Central Library currently has extensive activities related to the creation and dissemination of digital resources under the major National Digital Archives Program.	07/20/2006
Prof. Ching-chih Chen was an invited speaker to speak at the National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo on July 14, 2006.   Her visit was hoted by Prof. Noriko Kando.	07/14/2006
Prof. Chen to speak to the National Institute of Informatics group in Tokyo, Japan on July 14, 2006.  She will speak on "using Web as a Platform in Developing Seamlessly Integrated World Digital Library for Global Use: The Challenges of Global Memory Net."	07/01/2006
Dr. Ching-chih Chen received her LITA/OCLC Kilgour Award at the LITA President's Program Award Reception in New Orleans on June 25, 2006.   She was also honored at the OCLC President's Luncheon on June 26, 2006. The Kilgour Award Committee acknowledges "the important work and contribution of Ching-chih Chen, whose research has led to significant achivements in the areas of global digital libraries, global information infrastructure, and information management." Her work in Global Memory Net and the development of the innovative integrated multimedia content retrieval system (i-M-C-S) are specifically cited.  See News of April 18, 2006 for more information.	06/25/2006
Professor Ching-chih Chen and Boris Badurina of the University of Osijek offered the first workshop on developing visual digital libraires to Croatian librarians, archivists and museum curators in Zadar Croatia on June 6-7, 2006, sponsored jointly by University of Zadar and University of Osijek.	06/06/2006
Prof. Ching-chih Chen was an invited speaker to the National and University Library, Zagreb, Croatia , May 29, 2006, sponsored by the Society of Information and Documentation of Croatia.  Her talk entitled "Conceptualizing Interactive Dynamic Multimedia Information Provision and Access: The Cse of Global Memory Net." Then, she was an invited speaker at LIDA Conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 31, 2006, where she spoke on the "Challeges for Developing a World Digital Library and Gateway."	05/29/2006
Global Memory Net has its first new brochure with considerable useful information on the features of its innovative integrated multimedia content retrieval system (i-M-C-S).  It provides graphic examples on its random access with content-based retrieval capability, zooming functionality with dynamic digital watermark, and multimedia access from associated metadata information.  It also highlight its multi-collection, multilingual, and geographical retrieval capabilities as well as integrated link to search the world information resources.	05/28/2006
Prof. Ching-chih Chen delivered her invited speech, "Using Web as a Platform in Developing Seamlessly Integrated World Digital Library for Global Use: The Case of Global Memory Net," at the Lecture Series of the Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taiwan on May 23rd, 2006.	05/23/2006
Prof. Ching-chih Chen was the keynote speaker at the Annual Meeting of Library Directors of Universities and Colleges in Tainan, Taiwan, May 19-20, 2006.  She adovocated the potential for international collaboration in this digital age in her talk, "New Digital Library Perspectives from International Library and Information Point of View: The Case of Global Memory Net."  The meeting was hosted by Southern Taiwan Technical University.	05/19/2006
Chen to Be Keynote speaker at LIDA (Library in the Digital Age) Meeting, Dubrovnik, Croatia again on May 31, 2006.  She will speak on the "Challenges for Developing a World Digital Library and Gateway: The Case of Global Memory Net."  In addition, she will speak in Zagreb at the National Library to the Croatian Society for Information Science group, as well as offering a Workshop on Digital Libraries after the LIDA conference in Zadah, Croatia.	05/01/2006
Dr. Ching-chih Chen is the winner of the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology for 2006. OCLC (Online Computer Library Center, Inc.) and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association, sponsor the award. "The award is given to a person who has amassed a significant body of research in the field of library and information technology. Particular recognition is given to research which results in a positive and substantive impact on the publication, storage, retrieval and dissemination of informaiton." The Kilgour Award Committee acknowledges "the important work and contribution of Ching-chih Chen, whose research has led to significant achivements in the areas of global digital libraries, global information infrastructure, and information management." Her work in Global Memory Net and the development of the innovative integrated multimedia content retrieval system (i-M-C-S) are specifically cited. Details of this new can be found at websites of ALA, LITA and OCLC.	04/18/2006
Professor Ching-chih Chen gave an invited talk entitled "Global Memory Net and univeral access: Its latest development and potential for collaboration and E/T" at the UNESCO's headquarter, Paris on March 17, 2006 to the staff of the Division of Communication and Information, as well as those interested from several other divisions. The talk was hosted by Dr. Abdelaziz Abid, Senior Programme Specialist in charge of Memory of the World Program.	03/17/2006
On February 8, 2006, UNESCO Communication and Information "News" announced the launching of Global Memory Net. It also announced that the much of the collections of the UNESCO's Memory of the World collection is included in Global Memory Net for universal access via GMNet's i-M-C-S system. Click for the UNESCO Communication and Information News Release and	02/08/2006
On February 8, 2006, UNESCO Communication and Information "News" announced the launching of Global Memory Net. It also announced that the much of the collections of the UNESCO's Memory of the World collection is included in Global Memory Net for universal access via GMNet's i-M-C-S system. Click for the UNESCO Communication and Information News Release, "“Gateway to Global Culture” site launched."	02/08/2006
"OCLC announced that Ching-chih Chen...," Computers in Libraries, January 2006.	01/01/2006
Dr. Ching-chih Chen delivered the Opening Keynote Speech delivered at the 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL 2005), Bangkok, Thailand, in celebration of the 50th Birthday of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the Patron of the Thai Library Association.  Her speech entitled "Thai's Invaluable Memory Celebrated Via Global Memory Net" was attended by H.R.H. Princess. See Archive section for a copy of her speech.	12/12/2005