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A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM). Jonathan M. Borwein, Mason S. Macklem and Jaehyun Paek, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. International Mathematical Union (IMU). Non-governmental, non-profit ICSU organization

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A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

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  1. A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM) Jonathan M. Borwein, Mason S. Macklem and Jaehyun Paek,Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

  2. International Mathematical Union (IMU) • Non-governmental, non-profit ICSU organization • Focused on promoting and developing math research internationally • Organizes the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) every four years • Awards the Fields Medals • Publishes the World Directory of Mathematicians to coincide with the ICM A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

  3. World Directory of Mathematicians • Data collection is not performed directly by the IMU • Member nations provide their membership lists for inclusion in WDM • 66 Member Nations • Goal: Design electronic version of WDM to replace physical version Members Members Members WDM Members A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

  4. Committee on Electronic Information and Communication • 1998: IMU asked CEIC about feasibility of electronic version of WDM • Conclusion: A centralized database would be subject to intellectual property and privacy laws • Different laws for different nations Members Members Members WDM Members Internet A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

  5. Federated World Directory of Mathematicians • Goal: Simulate electronic version of WDM without creating a centralized database • Federated search: any system that provides a common user interface for searching and retrieving information across heterogeneous datasets via the internet A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

  6. FWDM: Structure User • User requests information from FWDM interface • FWDM sends separate requests to search engines for member nations • FWDM merges separate responses into single set of results • Returns merged results to user • No centralized database! FWDMUser Interface Members Members Members Members A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

  7. FWDM Prototype http://www.cs.dal.ca/ddrive/fwdm • Two versions: simple advanced search • Simple: First and Last Name, University, Country • Includes: AMS Combined Membership List, and membership lists for Australia, Canada, France, and Germany A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

  8. Sample approach: CMS A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

  9. Merging Results: CML and CMS A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

  10. NCMS, DMV, SMF A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

  11. Adding Search Engines • First and Last Name searchable and separable A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

  12. Next Steps • Two goals for prototype: • Add more search engines for national societies • Support increased number of users • Requirements for new search engines: • First and Last Name are searchable fields • Interested in working with national societies http://www.cs.dal.ca/ddrive/fwdm (includes documentation on history and future of FWDM) A Prototype for the Federated World Directory of Mathematicians (FWDM)

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