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

Re: [Air-l] visualizing weblinks
by Zunt＠aol.com 28 Sep '01

28 Sep '01

In a message dated 9/28/2001 9:15:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, sjones(a)uic.edu writes, in part: > Site Manager http://www.sgi.com/software/sitemgr.html If I understand Frank's question, what he is looking for is software that does this (lifted from the above page): "Visualize your Web site in 3D--Site Manager offers a unique and powerful visualization tool in the Link View. Here, you can see the entire hyperlink structure of your Web site in a three-dimensional sphere. You can easily rotate the sphere's structure and "zoom in" on a point of interest to more closely examine a specific document's link hierarchy and still see how this "close-up" fits into the entire Web site. The Link View can also animate the statistics from your access logs so you can see a graphical representation of visitors' paths through a site. " BUT, rather than do that looking at one's own site, the idea is to do that while looking at someone else's site from afar. Frank, do speak up if I've misunderstod. Sounds to me as though one would have to have a spider function of some sort built into the browser. If such a critter exists, I'd also like to know about it. Cheers, Bob Briggs Westport, MA

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visualizing weblinks
by Frank Schaap 28 Sep '01

28 Sep '01

Hi all, this question probably has been asked and answered before in this forum, but my search skills fail me and I can't seem to find the right answer to my question: I'm looking for software that will let me visualize weblinks going out (and in again preferably) of a certain website. I imagine there must be a program that accepts an URL and a certain number of hops, that then will create (for instance) a little network with nodes and links, so that you can _see_ which nodes are highly connected, which ones are 'dead ends,' etc. Preferably this program would be freeware and immediately downloadable (I've seen some commercial and not quite what I need programs on the Cybergeography site), but all tips and pointers are welcome. tia :) Frank. -- The Cyberculture, Identity and Gender Resources ==> http://fragment.nl/resources/

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Religious Encounters in Digital Networks
by Morten Thomsen Hojsgaard 28 Sep '01

28 Sep '01

RELIGIOUS ENCOUNTERS IN DIGITAL NETWORKS Religion and Computer-Mediated Communication Conference 1-3 November University of Copenhagen, Denmark Scope The emergence of the Internet has provided a new context for interaction between religious groupings and individuals in modern society. Religious encounters can now take place in digital settings that apparently transcend a number of conventional boundaries such as organisational structures, time zones, geographic borders, religious traditions, and cultural divisions. This Conference seeks a deeper understanding of this expanding field of religious communication on the Internet. Keynote Speakers -Lorne L. Dawson, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo -Massimo Introvigne, Managing Director, CESNUR, Torino -Stephen D. O'Leary, Associate Professor, University of Southern California Programme The Conference programme is available online at http://www.staff.hum.ku.dk/hojs/encounters/programme.html Registration The deadline for registration is 19 October 2001. An online registration form is available at http://www.staff.hum.ku.dk/hojs/encounters/registration.html Further Information See, http://www.staff.hum.ku.dk/hojs/encounters Organizing Committee Margit Warburg, Head of Department, Associate Professor Morten Thomsen Højsgaard, Ph.D. Student Department of History of Religions University of Copenhagen Artillerivej 86 DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark Phone: (+45) 35 32 89 66 Fax: (45) 35 32 89 56 E-mail: encounters(a)dk2net.dk

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Self-description and platform for Open Seat
by Barry Wellman 28 Sep '01

28 Sep '01

As the norm in the AOIR governance process seems to be evolving towards public statements by/about candidates, here's mine. I was nominated by Caroline Haythornthwaite and Keith Hampton for an open council seat on AOIR. I was asked by AOIR (via Jeremy Hunsigner) to prepare a 250-word self-description and platform. I present it below. For more details, see my website. Cheers, Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 ___________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 18:30:52 -0400 From: Barry Wellman <wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca> To: aoir office nominations <nominate(a)aoir.org> Cc: Caroline Haythornthwaite <haythorn(a)alexia.lis.uiuc.edu>, jeremy hunsinger <jhuns(a)vt.edu> Subject: Self-description and platform for Open Seat As a keynote speaker at our founding conference, I want to keep the momentum going. Research: I believe in systematic, quality research. I've been studying the Internet and its precursors since the 1970s. I've (co)-authored more than 160 scholarly articles and (co)-edited three books, including The Internet in Everyday Life and Networks in the Global Village. Organization: Let's pioneer new ways to keep connected. In 1976, I founded the International Network for Social Network Analysis, quite similar to AOIR. I've served on the Sociology and Computing section Council of the American Sociological Association, and the International Sociologists' Community Council. I just co-founded a new journal as head of the ASA's Community section. Breadth: At AOIR, I will work to foster skill-expanding workshops. My research encompasses a wide range of interests: how people find community online, how people work together online, knowledge management, and the rise of the networked society. I've collaborated in the design of new communication systems. Interdisciplinary: I've collaborated with computer scientists, educators, engineers, historians, information scientists, lawyers, psychiatrists, psychologists, and sociologists, and I'm an ICA member. I've been a board member of Toronto's Knowledge Media Design Institute, McLuhan Program, and Structural Analysis Program. International: A Canadian, I've lived and worked in Europe and Asia. I've collaborated with scholars in 8 countries in Europe, Asia and America. My work has been translated into 8 languages. I've lectured and given workshops in 16 countries in South and North America; Eastern and Western Europe; Western, Southern and Eastern Asia. Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 ___________________________________________________________________

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network analysis
by Ronald E. Rice 27 Sep '01

27 Sep '01

I will be attending the AoIR conference, and have plenty of experience using and teaching network analysis. I'd be happy to have an informal discussion about network programs, measures and applications, perhaps over lunch or something. ============================================================ Ronald E. Rice Professor, Chair of Department of Communication School of Communication, Information & Library Studies Rutgers University 4 Huntington St., New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071 w: 732-932-7500, ext. 8122; f: 732-932-6916 e: rrice(a)scils.rutgers.edu; http://scils.rutgers.edu/~rrice ============================================================

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looking to share hotel room at AoIR conference
by Ronald E. Rice 27 Sep '01

27 Sep '01

I too would like to find a roommate (nonsmoking male) for the conference. I already have a reservation at the conference hotel. I posted this on the AoIR web page for such things, but got no responses. Possibly this will work better. Possibly this will only help people to better avoid interacting with me! ============================================================ Ronald E. Rice Professor, Chair of Department of Communication School of Communication, Information & Library Studies Rutgers University 4 Huntington St., New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071 w: 732-932-7500, ext. 8122; f: 732-932-6916 e: rrice(a)scils.rutgers.edu; http://scils.rutgers.edu/~rrice ============================================================

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Best Practices in Ph.D. Education for Design [ CFP: Special Journal Issue ]
by Ken Friedman 27 Sep '01

27 Sep '01

>>>>> Call for Papers >>>>> Special journal issue >>>>> Best Practices in Ph.D. Education for Design. Special issue The journal Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education will publish a special issue on best practices in Ph.D. education for design in November 2002. We seek articles offering examples of best practice and models for what should be done in developing the Ph.D. in design. We invite submissions on topics on all aspects of doctoral education. Suggested themes: Supervision Content of taught courses Management of courses-by-research Admission practice Curriculum development Program planning Staffing needs Resource allocation Thesis requirements Research methods requirements Operational definitions of degree programs. Budgeting Research funding Quality assurance This issue will focus on exclusively the research doctorate. In most cases, this is the degree titled Ph.D. We will not consider the doctorate in professional practice (f.ex., D.Des.), the studio doctorate (DFA, DCA), or the teaching doctorate (DA, Ed.D.) We recognize that doctoral awards differ among nations and across disciplines. We will consider articles on doctoral research degrees with different titles as long as the award is a research degree with a clearly defined research component. The editors of the special issue are David Durling and Ken Friedman. David Durling is director of the Advanced Research Institute at Staffordshire University School of Art and Design. He is also chair of the Design Research Society and editor of Design Research News. Ken Friedman is Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Design in the Department of Technology and Knowledge Management, Norwegian School of Management. He is also Visiting Professor at Staffordshire University. Together, Durling and Friedman organized and chaired the international conference on doctoral education in design in La Clusaz, France. Submission Guidelines Aims and Scope Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education is a refereed journal which aims to inform, stimulate and promote the development of research with a learning and teaching focus for art, design and communication within higher education. This issue is focused on design. Notes for Contributors We will only consider papers that are not being considered for publication elsewhere. If there is more than one author, please attach to every submission a letter confirming that all authors have agreed to the submission and that the article is not currently being considered for publication by any other journal. Procedure Submissions will be circulated for double blind peer review. 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Position at National University of Singapore
by Randy Kluver 27 Sep '01

27 Sep '01

Faculty Openings: Social Implications of IT; Information Studies; Human-Computer Interaction. National University of Singapore The Information & Communications Management Programme in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore seeks two or more open-rank faculty members in the social, political, cultural, and ethical implications of IT. We are looking for a candidate in human computer interaction and IT content design areas as well. The successful candidates will be expected to help develop curriculum, teach graduate and undergraduate courses, and give new research directions to this relatively new programme at NUS. Areas of interest include, contexts of computers and information use; internet studies; ethics and intellectual property rights; connectivity and digital divide; users and identities; gendered aspects of IT; IT and organizations; political implications of IT; information management; surveillance and privacy; cross-national comparisons of IT development; innovations systems and IT; bio-informatics; history of IT; social and cultural aspects of IT design; cultural and critical studies of information society; and social studies of information science and technology. Candidates with expertise in one or more of these areas should submit: (1) a letter of application describing their teaching and research interests; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) sample written work and syllabus (for junior level appointments); and, three letters of recommendation. PhD is required. Appointments will be on a tenure-track basis, and in exceptional cases tenure will be granted on appointment. Salary and benefits are competitive. Dr. Randy Kluver will be in Minneapolis to attend the Association of Internet Researchers from October 10-15. Those interested in meeting to discuss their interest in a position please contact him directly at icmrk(a)nus.edu.sg. Please send application materials to: Chair, Search Committee, Information & Communications Management Programme, FASS, AS3 #04-16, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117570. Tel: (65) 874-6320; Fax: (65) 779-4911; E-mail: icmgp(a)nus.edu.sg. Applications must be received by 15 November 2001. Randy Kluver Information and Communication Management FASS 3, #04-16 National University of Singapore Singapore, 117570 (65) 874-8755, fax (65) 779-4911

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CyberTimes Navigator
by Ken Friedman 26 Sep '01

26 Sep '01

Dear Colleagues, The New York Times has a marvelous page that its own newsroom staff uses in navigating the Web. It is available to you at http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/reference/cynavi.html --snip-- About This Page Navigator is the home page used by the newsroom of The New York Times for forays into the Web. Its primary intent was to give reporters and editors new to the Web a solid starting point for a wide range of journalistic functions without forcing all of them to spend time wandering around blindly to find a useful set of links of their own. Its secondary purpose was to show people that there's a lot of fun and useful stuff going on out there. --snip-- -- Ken Friedman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Design Department of Technology and Knowledge Management Norwegian School of Management Visiting Professor Advanced Research Institute School of Art and Design Staffordshire University

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Re: [Air-l] re: network analysis programs
by Willard Uncapher 26 Sep '01

26 Sep '01

At 01:08 PM 9/25/2001 -0500, Chris wrote: >I'm trying to learn more about network analysis statistical programs. I >want to know which are used most often, which are Window-oriented, >limitations to various programs, etc. I earlier provided INSNA's software site, as well as some thoughts about key issues associated with network data collection. Barry Wellman also emphasized this site. If I might go one step further, you might also consider the issue of the visualization of dynamically interconnected data in general, of the translation of sampled data into spatialized, temporalized, haptic/embodied, and/or linguistic 'representations' and feedback. Nodes and links are but one frame, and even multidimensional networks can be represented different ways. Many of the people I work with are quite creatively excited by 'visualization' research. Further, socio-cultural theorists such as Johannes Fabian have raised the question of the visualist bias of social theories and assumptions about power (eg the panopticon), while many scientists with whom I have talked, such as GIS mapmakers, and interested in working with artists to think of new ways to 'inform' all the data. To that end, you might also consider some of the 'data-mining' software (some of it free) on: <www.kdnuggets.com/software/visualization.html >. In fact, this professional data mining site is full of interesting software <http://www.kdnuggets.com/software/index.html> and resources, <http://www.kdnuggets.com/index.html>. The site includes text analysis, classification, clustering software, as well as examples of companies involved in data mining. There are variants of network analysis software here which might not have been appropriate on INSNA's site, but which explores the organization in and of networks, as well as other models. Good luck! Willard Willard Uncapher, Ph.D. / Ctr. for Technocultural Studies / UC, Davis / willard(a)well.com

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