Workshop Announcement

[Arlene Weible <aweible@willamette.edu>]

	The Systematic Information Retrieval/Organization Model (SIRO)
			A Workshop sponsored by the
		Valley Link Continuing Education Committee

			Wednesday, June 11, 1997
			1:00 - 3:50 pm
			Oregon State University
			Kidder Hall - Rm 33
			Corvallis, OR

The SIRO (Systematic Information  Retrieval/Organization) Model is a 
research process designed to compensate for limitations existing in WWW 
search engines.  At present, this model targets searchers in agriculture 
but has been modified to the discipline of education since then.  It is 
anticipated that the SIRO model will diverse into other disciplines as 
well.  The SIRO model emphasizes the importance of understanding the 
information structure and the information flow of a specific subject 
discipline on WWW.  This step enables searchers to understand who 
publishes what and where information will be distributed.  Then searchers 
can apply this knowledge to a real query suited to the specific subject 
discipline. Information retrieved will be organized in a thinking map 
which enables searchers to view information on a single two dimensional 
diagram.  This visual presentation helps searchers organize retrieved 
results and select relevant information.

The workshop will be demonstration only. Emphasis of this workshop will 
be on how information is organized on the web by a particular 
organization, government agency or corporate agency. For those who are 
interested, a tour of The Valley Library will follow at 4:00 pm.

Presenter:	May Chau, Life Sciences Librarian
		Oregon State University

Cost:		Free for staff from Valley Link Libraries
		$10.00 for all others

Questions? 	Contact: Cheryl Middleton
		Oregon State University
		541-737-7273
		middletc@ccmail.orst.edu

Registration:	Advance registration required. Workshop is limited to 20 
		participants.
		
		Deadline: June 6, 1997
		
		Send registration and payment (if applicable) to:
			Arlene Weible (aweible@willamette.edu)
			Mark O. Hatfield Library
			Willamette University
			900 State St.
			Salem, OR 97303
			Phone: 503-375-5343	Fax: 503-370-6141

REGISTRATION FORM
Name ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Institution _____________________________________________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________________________________
City/State ___________________Zip___________Work 
phone______________________________________________
Email __________________________  Valley Link member?  Yes/No.  
Interested in tour of Valley Library? Yes/No

If your institution is not a member of Valley Link, please send $10.00 
for registration. Make check payble to Linfield College. 

Directions and parking instructions will be sent with registration 
confirmation.