text_combined: ardissono liliana irjhtlzdiunitoit please excuse multiple postings note submission deadline may 1st 2007 call papers special issue personalizing real virtual explorations cultural heritage user modeling useradapted interaction journal personalization research international journal published springer verlag background physical environments museums historical sites benefit mobile technology enhances visitors experience augmented reality hand digital collections also changing museums archives digitizing material preserve widen user access turn leads creation virtual exhibitions physically dispersed objects virtually colocated interconnected combination mobile technology digital collections holds great potential improving museum visits exploration cultural heritage general however users face difficulties finding relevant content visits among plethora information offer personalization recently proposed way reduce information space relevant content eg selecting among many information sources interest specific user whether casual tourists scholars contextualize selected content object focus andor current visit eg taking previously seen andor related objects located elsewhere account harmonize online physical visits ensuring seamless migration personalization eg personalized physical tour generated basis previous virtual visit encourage researchers report established results research area calling contributions special issue user modeling useradapted interaction journal personalization research published springer umuai httpumuaiinformatikuniessende call papers consider original contributions devoted user modeling useradaptive systems field real virtual explorations cultural heritage solicit papers address theoretical issues innovative applications theoretical papers present novel evaluated techniques formalisms empirical studies relevant adaptivity cultural heritage application papers describe implemented evaluated systems personalize visits virtual physical cultural heritage site focusing innovative aspects system relevant topics include limited user modeling content adaptation techniques personalizing cultural heritage contextaware personalized museum guides individuals groups adaptation content presentation across media devices metadata acquisition cataloguing archival techniques supporting personalization cultural heritage personalizing virtual visits 3d cultural heritage content multimodal interaction cultural heritage 3d environments bridging digital collections physical museums interactive learning mobile nomadic adaptive applications inside openair visit experience semantic web web 20 perspective personalized cultural heritage submit potential authors send tentative title 500 word abstract two months paper submission deadline guest editors liliana ardissono email irjhtlzdiunitoit daniela petrelli email lclmjhnwoshefacuk authors receive feedback within 15 days paper allowed proceeding submitted rigorous umuai peer review process submissions special issue follow umuai submission instructions obtained httpwwwumuaiorg electronic submissions preferred submission specify intended special issue personalizing real virtual explorations cultural heritage recommend papers exceed 40 pages including figures references authors consult guest editors issue feel need additional space review process submissions undergo normal umuai review process reviewed three established researchers selected panel reviewers formed special issue barring unforeseen problems authors expect notified regarding review results within 23 months submission important dates march 1st 2007 submit title abstract guest editors march 16th 2007 feedback authors may 1st 2007 deadline submission full papers august 1st 2007 notice review results please address questions guest editors liliana ardissono daniela petrelli dipartimento di informatica department information studies universita di torino university sheffield corso svizzera 185 regent court 211 portobello street 10149 torino sheffield s1 4dp italy uk irjhtlzdiunitoit lclmjhnwoshefacuk thu 07 aug 2008 140815 0100 uai cfp umuai spec issue personalizing real virtual explorations cultural heritage