July 2001 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

freedom of speech
by Monika Merkes 13 Jul '01

13 Jul '01

Greetings At La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, files on the website of Dr Ken Harvey have been removed on the Dean's authorisation for allegedly defaming federal Health Minister Michael Wooldridge. The Melbourne newspaper 'The Age' reported on 10 July 2001 that Dr Harvey has been charged with serious misconduct. The website offered a collection of resources regarding the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. It has now been moved to http://users.bigpond.net.au/pbs-pbac/ The details of the site's suspension can be found at http://users.bigpond.net.au/pbs-pbac/site_suspension.htm Regards Monika Merkes Doctoral student, School of Public Health, La Trobe University Visit my website at http://www-sph.health.latrobe.edu.au/bbww/ - no, you can't visit it at the moment. It has also been removed - so far nobody can tell me who removed it or why. However, it appears there was no authorisation to remove my website. The website was set up in March 2001 for the purposes of data collection for my doctoral thesis. Hopefully it will soon be online again.

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FW: H-ASIA: Japan's Information Communication White Paper WWW
by Randy Kluver 13 Jul '01

13 Jul '01

> H-ASIA > July 12, 2001 > > WWW resource: Japan's Information Communication White Paper (Japanese) > ********************************************************************* > From: T.Matthew Ciolek <tmciolek(a)coombs.anu.edu.au> > > The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: early Jul 2001, Vol. 8, No. 18 (150) > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 12 Jul 2001 > > Japan's Information Communication White Paper > > The Japanese Government, Tokyo, Japan > > Supplied note: "The Japanese Government (Somu-cho) made > available 'Joho > Tsushin Hakusho'(Information Communication White paper) on 10 > July 2001. > It is fulltext with HTML and also PDF/Text format and > downloadable. (350 > pages, 38 MG [MB? - ed.], divided into 30 separate files, and > graphs also > downloadable with Excel format). It is worthwhile." > > [A site in Japanese language - ed.] > > URL http://www.home.soumu.go.jp/hakusyo/tsushin/index.html > > Link reported by: Toshio Takagi (toshio.takagi(a)anu.edu.au) > Randy Kluver, Ph.D. Information and Communication Management Programme National University of Singapore AS 3, #04-16 Singapore 117570 (65) 559-3141 fax (65) 779-4911

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Internet Programs
by Randy Kluver 13 Jul '01

13 Jul '01

In reference to Colin Koteles' query about internet studies programs: Two years ago, National University of Singapore began a full-fledged undergraduate program in Information and Communication Management, which is a joint programme of the School of Computing and the Faculty of Arts. We have approximately 300 undergraduate majors so far, and are beginning to accept graduate students. Information about the program, including curricula, is available at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/icm/ In addition, the University of Washington has a program in Internet Studies, has a center for Internet Studies, which doesn't constitute a major, but is beginning to offer courses at the undergraduate level, I believe. Randy Kluver, Ph.D. Information and Communication Management Programme National University of Singapore AS 3, #04-16 Singapore 117570 (65) 559-3141 fax (65) 779-4911

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Fwd: please circulate
by jeremy hunsinger 12 Jul '01

12 Jul '01

>Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 18:27:45 +0200 >From: Anne von der Heiden <anne.vonderheiden(a)kwi-nrw.de> >Subject: please circulate >To: cddc(a)vt.edu >Reply-to: Anne von der Heiden <anne.vonderheiden(a)kwi-nrw.de> >Organization: KWI >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 > > > >The Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = >"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> > >im Wissenschaftszentrum des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, > >an international Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities, > >hereby announces the > > >International Award for Advanced Research in the Humanities > > > > >of North Rhine-Westphalia > > > >The International Award for Advanced Research in the Humanities of North >Rhine-Westphalia supports international research in the field of the >Humanities and the interdisciplinary debates about its basic research >questions, methodological approaches and interpretive strategies. The >Award will honour an exceptional and innovative research project that >focuses on foundational problems of modern societies and cultures. > > > >The Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut (Essen, Germany) invites scholars >throughout the world involved in any discipline related to the humanities, >social sciences and cultural studies to apply for the Award with >suggestions for research projects. A renowned jury will examine the >applications and select the Award-winner. The Award will then be granted >by the Federal Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Award >includes a budget of DM 1,000,000.- to finance the Award-winner s position >at the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut and the on-going activities of a >research group that is to be selected by the Award-winner and to be >established at the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut in Essen for a period >of two years as from the 1st of April, 2002. > > > >The Award-winner and the members of his/her research group are >accommodated at the Institute in Essen for this time period. The Institute >offers housing as well as a library and other research services. Located >in the center of Essen and in the direct neighbourhood of other cultural >centers such as Cologne and Düsseldorf, the Institute provides manifold >opportunities fur cultural and academic exchange. > > >Interested scholars are asked to send their application and research >proposal to the President of the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut, >Professor Dr. Jörn Rüsen, Goethestrasse 31, 45128 Essen, Germany by July >31st, 2001. The application should include a half-page abstract, a ten >page outline of the research project, and an academic CV of the applicant. >It should also include a list of possible members of the research group, >proposals for conferences and workshops connected with the project, and an >outline of the research schedule. For further information please contact >the Institute s academic manager, Dr. Norbert Jegelka (tel. +49 / 201 / 72 >04 ext. 161; fax: +49 / 201 / 72 04 ext. 111) or visit the Institute s >website: <http://www.kwi-nrw.de>http://www.kwi-nrw.de > > >_________________________________________ > > >Anne von der Heiden >Assistentin von Prof. Dr. Slavoj Zizek >Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut NRW >Goethestr. 31 >D - 45128 Essen >Tel. +49-201-7204-255 >Fax. +49-201-7204-111 Jeremy Hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu Instructor of Political Science Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Webmaster/Manager CDDC 526 Major Williams Hall 0130 http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy --my homepage Virginia Tech (yes i partially updated it) Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540)-231-7614 icq 5535471

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Internet Studies programs
by Colin Koteles 12 Jul '01

12 Jul '01

Hi, My name is Colin Koteles and I represent the Information Technology Studies undergraduate minor, a program offered through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, we are gathering data on programs, degrees, minors, etc. that involve the study of the Internet. These programs are variously titled Internet Studies, Information Studies, Information Technology Studies, Information Science, etc. While we are aware of those programs that have received coverage in the press (e.g., Brandeis, Centenary College of Louisiana) as well as programs offered by many of the ALISE affiliated institutions, we would like to hear about any other programs, both existing and soon to exist. We are specifically looking for programs that provide a course of study rather than interdisciplinary institutes where research may go on, but we'd like to hear about the interdisciplinary institutes as well. If you offer such a program now or will in the near future, we'd like to hear about it. Thanks for your time, /Colin ____________________________________________________________________ Colin Koteles (koteles(a)uiuc.edu) Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Information Technology Studies Minor Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ____________________________________________________________________

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CfP Special Issue on «Studying the Internet: A challenge for modern psychology» , Swiss Journal of Psychology
by Ulf Reips 10 Jul '01

10 Jul '01

Dear colleagues: This is an invitation to contribute to a special issue in the Swiss Journal of Psychology devoted to «Studying the Internet: A challenge for modern psychology». Guest editors will be Kai Sassenberg (University of Jena, Germany), Margarete Boos (University of Göttingen, Germany), Tom Postmes (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands), and myself. The issue will appear in 2003 (deadline January 31, 2002). It will focus on new theoretical, empirical, and methodological approaches to applications of the Internet, including, but not limited to, studies that focus on Web-based experimentation, computer-mediated communication, hypertext navigation, interface design, and the impact of the Internet on "off-line life". Researchers who are investigating the psychological impact of the Internet in basic research as well as in educational, clinical, or business settings are cordially invited to submit their work. The special issue will emphasize empirical reports, but it may also include specialized theoretical and review papers. The call for paper is online at http://www.uni-jena.de/online-research/sjp.html Cheers, --u -- ********** Dr. Ulf-Dietrich Reips Anschrift/Address: Universität Zürich ICQ: 16739325 Psychologisches Institut Fax: 0041-1-6344929 Attenhoferstr. 9 CH-8032 Zürich, Switzerland Now available: *Dimensions of Internet Science* -> http://www.genpsy.unizh.ch/reips/dis/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Web Experimental Psychology Lab: http://www.psych.unizh.ch/genpsy/Ulf/Lab/WebExpPsyLab.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- Our Section's homepage: http://www.psych.unizh.ch/genpsy/

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Re: Air-l digest, Vol 1 #52 - 1 msg (out of the office)
by Alex Libin 10 Jul '01

10 Jul '01

I am on vacation for the rest of July. First day back will be 08/02/2001. If you have an emergency, please, contact Dr. Anya Gill at gill(a)hebrew-home.org Regards, Alex

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Intergroup Communication Bibliography
by Charlie Hendricksen 09 Jul '01

09 Jul '01

Friends, My dissertation is titled "Asynchronous collaboration in social scientific research." It necessarily includes many references on intergroup communication. The bibliography is interactive, so if you have any responsible comments on the references, you may drop in an annotation. Please do not waste time by running tests -- it works. To access the author index of the bibliography, just click the URL below. The bibliography is a collaborative tool that allows the author of an essay to display the bibliographic information as a popup window in the essay. To read the full bibliographic information including abstract (if available) just click the red "Go" arrow. http://students.washington.edu/~veritas/HB/authorindex.cgi?dir=dissertation -- Charlie Hendricksen veritas(a)u.washington.edu "Information technology structures human relationships." "Models relate ideas."

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Re: Air-l digest, Vol 1 #50 - 1 msg
by Anabel Quan Haase 07 Jul '01

07 Jul '01

Intergroup communication and the Internet Dear Joyce, this is a topic that I am also interested in. If you have found other resources on the topic I would like to read them. I can recommend the following readings: Haythornthwaite, C. and B. Wellman (1998). Work, friendship and media use for information exchange in a networked organization. Journal of the American Society for Information Science 49(12): 1101-1114. Koku, E., N. Nazer, and B. Welllman (2001). Netting scholars: Online and offline. American Behavioral Scientist 43(Special issue: Mapping Globalization): 1750-1772. Bradner, E. (2000). Sociological constructs of small groups in the workplace: What are "teams" and how are they "virtual"? Workshop on Virtually Collocated Teams in the Workplace at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, The Hague, Netherlands, 1-6 April 2000. Cothrel, J. and R. Williams (1999). On-line communities: Getting the most out of on-line discussion and collaboration. Knowledge Management Review. 6. 2001. Garton, L., C. Haythornthwaite, et al. (1997). Studying On-line Social Networks. Journal of Computer Mediated Communication 3(1): website: http://www.usc.edu/dept/annenberg/vol3/issue1/garton.html. I hope this helps, Anabel --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anabel Quan Haase (PhD student) University of Toronto McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology NetLab Knowledge Media Design Institute Faculty of Information Studies 140 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario Canada, M5S 3G6 Fax. 416-978-5762 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Intergroup communication and the Internet
by joycenip 07 Jul '01

07 Jul '01

Dear aoir subscribers, I am doing a PhD study on the relationship between online and offline communities. It has been suggested to me that literature on intergroup communication may be relevant. Does anyone know of anything written from that perspective on the Internet? I'm grateful to those who help. Joyce Nip Assistant Professor Department of Journalism Hong Kong Baptist University T: (852) 2339 7834 F: (852) 2336 1691 Email: joycenip(a)hkbu.edu.hk

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