Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries

Welcome to JCDL 2004! This is the fourth in a series of IEEE-CS/ACM joint conferences on digital library research and development. "Global reach" and "diverse impact" are the two themes of this year's international forum focusing on digital libraries and the associated technical, practical, theoretical and social issues.This year's conference boasts a record number of 249 submissions and will present papers, posters, and demonstrations from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China and Taiwan, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. From 114 full papers and 90 short papers, the Program Committee selected 34 full and 27 short papers for presentation; these papers have been revised with input from the panel of reviewers and are included in the proceedings. As in previous years, the prestigious Vannevar Bush Best Paper Award will be presented by the Program Committee in honor of Dr. Bush, the founder of the National Science Foundation who developed the idea of the "Memex," an early conceptualization of a scholar's workstation and data store. JCDL 2004 is host to three other awards as well:oIEEE-CS Technical Committee on Digital Libraries, Best Student Paper Award for the JCDL 2004 Conference, oBest International Paper Award, to be presented by the University of Arizona, oBest Poster Award, to be presented by the University of Arizon.In addition to the full and short papers, the conference presentations will include 15 demonstrations, 35 posters and 4 panels, which explore an especially broad selection of topics. The tutorials and workshops also add an important dimension for many conference participants and provide in-depth treatment of emerging and relevant topics. The program's keynote addresses, by Vint Cerf and Joel Birnbaum, provide conference participants with further intellectual stimulation. This year, a closing panel discussion entitled "Digital Libraries Settling the Score: 10 Years Hence and 10 Years Before," by acknowledged experts in the field, will examine future funding options and set the stage for further dialogue and research.The purpose of JCDL is to provide a forum where researcher and practitioner alike may learn about novel and important developments, exchange ideas, and discover something new, whether in computer science, librarianship, or the social sciences. We hope that these proceedings will further extend the spread of ideas presented at the conference and provide a true "global reach."