Overview Building upon the success of the first International “Building Web Observatories Workshop” (BWEBOBS) at Web Science 2013, B-WOW2014 aims to examine the challenges of interoperability and distributed analytics across the growing number of Web Observatories. With the extension of the Web into virtually every aspect of society from commerce to leisure and from government to social interaction it has become apparent not only that the Web offers a new opportunity to study human interactions but that the action/nature of the Web itself expresses these human interactions and must result in variations of requirements of the various user groups. Web Observatories provide unique opportunities to bring together and study these activities as rich and diverse datasets, and the goal of this workshop is to further advance this venture. While there is growing emphasis on the capabilities of "big data", it is easy to forget that it is not only in the volume or velocity of the data where the bulk of the challenge lies but rather in the variety of the potential sources and the ability to generate synthetic views and new insights from this richness and diversity. Yet, interlinking datasets is not only technically challenging, but also involves governance and awareness of privacy and legalities. At the heart of these challenges is understanding the requirements for observatories across different user groups and resolving interdisciplinary tensions between business, research and users of open data observatories. Questions need to be asked as to how we shall discover, acquire, construct and curate varied datasets in a way that is suitable for cross-platform, cross-topic and cross-disciplinary usage. Similarly, the discovery, construction and use of analytic and visualisation tools across platforms and disciplines presents significant challenges. Background and Goals
This event will examine the key aims and features of interlinking existing and emerging Web Observatories which can provide a global network of heterogeneous data repositories across a range of topics (perspectives) over time. Web Observatories can provide vital tools for observing the complex interactions and correlations across different locations, topics and systems in an attempt to deliver insight into the socio-technical interactions between human beings and the Web. Thus key goals for this workshop are:
Topics and DiscussionsThis workshop aims to bring together researchers involved in building Web Observatories to discuss opportunities, challenges and best practices, as well as guidelines for Web Observatory interoperability. Discussion will involve the following topics:
Topics may also include but are not limited to:
Workshop FormatPosition papers in the following areas are invited:
Position papers need to be 2-3 pages long in LNCS format and they can be submitted at BWOW14 on EasyChair All accepted position papers will be included in the online proceedings. Authors of selected papers will be invited to give a 10 minute presentation and sit on a panel; there will be two panels, one for each of the above areas. ProgrammeThis is a half-day workshop. The following provides an out-line of the programme Location: Distinguished Alumni Room (DAR)
OrganisersThe principal organizers of the workshop are as follows:
Programme Committee
Key DatesPaper submission deadline: Acceptance notifications: Tuesday 20th May 2014 Submitting
All accepted papers will be included in the online proceedings. Authors of selected papers (independent on submission type) will be invited to give a 10 minute presentation and sit on a panel; there will be two panels, one for each of the above areas. Papers need to be in LNCS format and they should be submitted at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bwow14 All accepted position papers will be included in the online proceedings and their authors will be invited to provide a poster, which will be presented in the area outside the workshop rooms during the break.
Authors of selected papers will be invited to give a 10 minute presentation and sit on a panel; there will be two panels, one for each of the above areas. Please produce your paper using the LNCS format and submit to BWOW14 on EasyChair by (20th April 2014) ProceedingsThe workshop proceedings will be published on EPrints and on the WSTnet Web Observatory website http://webscience.org/web-observatory/ ContactFor more information, questions or comments, please contact tt2 OR rt506 (at) ecs.soton.ac.uk Additional Information2st International workshop on Building Web Observatories Bloomington, Indiana, USA. June 23 2014 https://sites.google.com/site/bwebobs14 co-located with the ACM Web Science Conference 2014 http://www.websci14.org |