The shift from the current centralized, discrete publishing model, toward a distributed, continuous, and self-publishing model, is already underway. However, left to its own devices, some of the the better aspects of the current model, such as peer review, may be compromised, even as the opportunity for new services is afforded. Effort will also be required to provide first class support in the emerging infrastructure for data that are not textual in nature, such as images, videos, maps, and scientific data sets. Many tools and technologies will be useful in enhancing and exploiting this view of the emerging information infrastructure. One set of tools relates to document technologies.
Multivalent documents address some issues in manipulating on-line resources.
Finding those resources is still problematic, especially for those in image form. We present some recent developments in this area for accessing document images, photographs, and text. Attendees interested should check at the registration desk on first day of the conference. The talks will be in english. Simultaneous translation from English to French will be provided in the main auditorium.