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No C 78 / 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 15 . 3 . 94

Call for proposals for exploratory actions in multimedia publishing

( 94 / C 78 / 13 )

As part of its preparations for further activities in the

area of multimedia publishing, the Commission of the
European Communities is inviting proposals on the
subjects of electronic publishing, information dissemi ­
nation and information retrieval .

Task

Feasibility projects in the area of multimedia
publishing / information engineering concerned with
improving the usability of information through better
methods for the design, creation, dissemination and
access to integrated multimedia information services .

Projects will be supported that test the feasibility of pilot
applications built around identified user requirements,
and will address the research objectives in the 3 main
stages in the information chain :

with the open information environment, to import infor ­
mation into the local environment . To develop systems
that enable the user to make better use of the infor ­

mation available . To develop and validate consistent
measures of usability and suitability of interfaces and
access methods .

Feasibility projects established with this call will address
the following tasks :

— specify and justify the goals and intended results ;

— identify the user communities involved ;

— identify the research tasks ;

— identify the infrastructure and information service

requirements and how they would be met ;

— specify the organization needs ;
Electronic publishing

To improve the methods for authors and publishers to
capture and manage information so that it can be
delivered to users in a form that matches their

requirements . To demonstrate the application of
advanced techniques for the creation of information
products that are independent of a specific technology
base, that can be smoothly integrated into existing user
environments and that add value in comparison with
existing products .

Information dissemination

— identify the extent to which existing products and

facilities can be used and the results from other
research programmes that can be used .

Selected feasibility projects will be supported on a
shared-cost basis by the European Commission,
depending on the task, subject to a maximum contri ­
bution of 100 000 ECU per project, and should not
exceed 6 months ' duration . Consortia or organizations
and individuals established and resident in the European
Economic Area are invited to submit 1 or more proposals
on the above topic .

To develop and validate new approaches from the infor ­ Intending proposers must apply in writing to the
mation providers to aid the user in finding and accessing Commission 's services for an information package
information without prior knowledge of the origin, containing background material on the research
location or format of the information . To develop objectives and example pilot applications and detailed
advanced database systems supporting different media information about the procedures and forms required for
that are easily connectable to open information the submission of proposals and the contract that will be
environments . To develop methods to improve the trans ­ established with successful proposers . All correspondence
actional basis for obtaining information, so that the regarding the call and all proposals should be addressed
information owner and user have an economic to :
relationship where pricing and obligations are clear and
intellectual property rights are protected . — European Commission, DG XIII, Directorate E,
JMO C 4 / 024, L-2920 Luxembourg, facsimile
Information retrieval ( 352 ) 430 13 28 47 .

To develop advanced techniques to improve the user 's Proposals must arrive at the Commission on
ability to retrieve and display information, to interact 15 . 6 . 1994 ( 17.00 ).