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Research Methods Texts
by Fred Turner 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

Andrew -- For qualitative methods, I like Klaus Bruhn Jensen and Nicholas Jankowski's Handbook of Qualitative Methodologies for Mass Communication Research. Nice clear descriptions and examples of core approaches. Best, Fred ___________________________________________________________________ Fred Turner Assistant Professor Dept. of Communication Building 120 Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-2050 O) 650-723-0706 Fax) 650-725-2472 fturner(a)stanford.edu

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Re: [Air-l] Communication research Methods
by Andrew Herman 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

Thank you very much--it looks like it just about covers everything? Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA 01610 (508) 793-2531 >>> ccourtri(a)indiana.edu 06/12/03 08:22 AM >>> I like this one for qualitative methods - has quite some relationship to the bodies of evidence used in the field of communications: Bauer, M. W., & Gaskell, G. (Eds.). (2000). Qualitative researching with text, image and sound: A practical handbook. London: Sage. List of chapters: Introduction - Bauer & Gaskell 1 Quality, quantity and knowledge interests: avoiding confusions - Bauer, Gaskell, Nicholas C. Allum Part I Constructing a research corpus 2 Corpus construction: a principle for qualitative data collection - Bauer & Bas Aarts 3 Individual and group interviewing - Gaskell 4 Narrative interviewing - Sandra Jovchelovitch & Bauer 5 Episodic interviewing - Uwe Flick 6 Video, film and photographs as research documents - Peter Loizos 7 Bemetology: towards continuous (self-) observation and personality assessment - Gerhard Faßnacht Part II Analytic approaches for text, image and sound 8 Classical content analysis: a review - Bauer 9 Argumentation analysis - Miltos Liakopoulos 10 Discourse analysis - Rosalind Gill 11 Analysis of conversation and talk - Greg Myers 12 Rhetorical analysis - Joan Leach 13 Semiotic analysis of still images - Gemma Penn 14 Analysis of moving images - Diana Rose 15 Analysing noise and music as social data - Bauer Part III Computer assistance 16 Computer-assisted analysis: coding and indexing - Udo Kelle 17 Keywords in context: statistical analysis of text features - Nicole Kromberger & Wolfgang Wagner Part IV Issues of good practice 18 Fallacies in interpreting historical and social data - Robert W.D. Boyce 19 Toward public accountability: beyond sampling, reliability and validity - Gaskell & Bauer Glossary Andrew Herman wrote: > Friends- > > I wil be teaching a graduate level course on communications research methods next year for the very first time. Can any of you recommend some good texts to use? > > Thanks, > > AH > > Andrew Herman, Ph. D. > Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology > College of the Holy Cross > Worcester, MA 01610 > (508) 793-2531 > _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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CfP Designing for Civil Society Workshop
by Walker, Steve [IES] 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION DESIGNING FOR CIVIL SOCIETY WORKSHOP AT HCI 2003 MONDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2003, UNIVERSITY OF BATH, UK Andy Dearden Computing Research Centre Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield UK, S1 1WB Tel: +44 114 225 2916 Fax: +44 114 225 3161 email: a.m.dearden(a)shu.ac.uk Steve Walker School of Information Management Leeds Metropolitan University Beckett Park, Leeds, LS6 3QS Tel: +44 113 283 7448 Fax: +44 113 283 7599 email: s.walker(a)lmu.ac.uk 1. INTRODUCTION This workshop will bring together campaigners, practitioners and researchers to examine the use of technology by the organisations of civil society, such as trade unions, NGOs, campaign groups and charities. The workshop will explore how existing knowledge of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), in its broadest senses, can be applied by such groups, and what questions such groups pose for our emerging understanding of HCI. We invite submissions from practitioners, designers, campaign organisers, activists and researchers who are: * involved in designing for, or supporting NGOs, trade-unions, community, campaigning or voluntary groups; * concerned with the relationship between 'the network society', democracy and the capabilities of socially excluded groups and people in developing countries; * interested in understanding the impact of electronically mediated communication on the development of civil society. If you are interested in participating, please email an expression of interest to the organisers (at s.walker(a)lmu.ac.uk) by July 4th. Participants will be asked to submit a 1-4 page statement which may take the form of: - case studies of design experiences (successful or unsuccessful) or innovative applications and campaigns; - discussions or examples of current issues and challenges; - position papers on development or evaluation methods - discussions of the relation between on- and offline organising; - relevant personal experiences. Statements should include a short paragraph detailing relevant personal experience. 2. IMPORTANT DATES * Expressions of interest - 4th July 2003 * Position papers/statements - 14th July * Notification of acceptance - 17th July * Workshop - 8th September 2003, at HCI 2003 University of Bath 3. WHY A WORKSHOP The development of the internet has opened up many opportunities for a range of progressive social movements and organisations. Groups promoting (for example) women's rights, human rights, disability rights, community development, third world development, industrial democracy and more recently anti-globalisation and global justice groups are all developing ways of using technology to further social ends, as have others with less desirable ends such as hate groups and a variety of cults. The use and development of information systems amongst these groups raise both practical and theoretical challenges for HCI and related disciplines. We know that social and organisational context are critical in designing appropriate technology. Therefore, methods developed for the needs of commercial organisations may not be appropriate to support socially-oriented organisations in their use of information and communication technology. Indeed, such methods may be antithetical to their values. Many social organisations may want to develop and apply design methodologies which more closely reflect their own values. The needs of such social movements differ from industrial applications of HCI because they: * rely heavily on the work of volunteers who are not professionally trained in their area of work; * may involve groups of individuals who are very widely distributed with limited opportunities for face-to-face communication; * exhibit complex interwoven value systems beyond commercial profit and 'efficiency'; * typically suffer from extreme shortages of resources; * may be engaged in conflict with other social actors; * often aim to reach individuals with limited access to information and communication technology (e.g. in developing countries, in disadvantaged areas of the developed world, or people with disabilities or suffering other forms of social exclusion). 4. THE AIMS OF THE WORKSHOP This workshop posits a number of key questions for practitioners and researchers, including but not limited to: * How can we design systems to enable and encourage fair access and participatory democracy in a world of computer mediated communication and digital divides? * How might practitioners maximise the impact of electronic tools on their campaigning goals? * Which HCI techniques are appropriate for such movements and organisations, and is there a need to develop new methods and techniques? * What kinds of design and development tools can be made available for (generally inexperienced) volunteers to make best use of available technologies? * How can we study the interactions between participants in social movements and systems designed to support them? * How does engagement with electronic campaigns relate to 'real world' activism? * What are the challenges in attempting to counter undesirable developments, e.g. campaigning by racist or sectarian groups, and how might this differ when computer mediated methods are used? * Can open-source be used to support such groups, without technical and usability challenges undermining dissemination? * How can campaigns integrate electronic and physical information systems to maintain involvement? * How can social movements organise across boundaries of language, organisations and culture? * How does the globalisation and computerisation of campaigning impact on the developing world? * How might different developments of internet governance arrangements and intellectual property rights relate to such groups? 5. PROPOSED WORKSHOP STRUCTURE The morning session will consist of a short introduction, followed by an opportunity for each participant to present their initial position statements / case studies. The afternoon session will consist of a set of break-out groups to address selected topics from those above. The groups will report back and the final part of the workshop will be given over to planning future activities and support networks. 6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION http://www.bcs-hci.org.uk/hci2003/confprog-wk.asp

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Communication research Methods
by Andrew Herman 12 Jun '03

12 Jun '03

Friends- I wil be teaching a graduate level course on communications research methods next year for the very first time. Can any of you recommend some good texts to use? Thanks, AH Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA 01610 (508) 793-2531

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Fw: Call for Papers
by Mike Ayers 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Might be of some interest... > CALL FOR PAPERS > > International Conference on Socio Political Informatics and > Cybernetics: > Pista '03 > July 31, August 1-2, 2003 - Orlando, Florida, USA > Jointly with The International Conference On Computer, Communication > And > Control Technologies: CCCT '03 > > http://www.confinf.org/Pista03 > > Pista '03 Organizing Committee invites authors to submit their original > and > unpublished works, innovations, ideas based on analogical thinking, > problems that require solutions, position papers, case studies, etc., > in > the fields of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). ICT > researchers are invited to present their research results. > Practitioners and consultants are invited to present case study papers > and > innovative solutions. Corporations are invited to present political > information systems and software based solutions. Public servers are > invited to present case studies, information systems developed for > specific > purpose, and innovative ideas and designs. Political and social > scientists > are invited to present research or position papers on the impact and > the > future possibilities of ICT in Societal systems and political > processes. > Politician and political consultants are invited to present problems > that > might be solved by means of ICT, or solutions that might be improved > by > different approaches and design in ICT. > > All are invited to organize panel or invited sessions. Panel sessions > with > panelists coming from both: ICT researcher/practitioners and political > consultants or politicians are highly encouraged. > > Submitted papers must describe work not previously published. They must > not > be submitted concurrently to another conference with refereed > proceedings. > > Pista '03 Organizing Committee invites authors to submit their original > and > unpublished works, innovations, ideas based on analogical thinking, > problems that require solutions, position papers, case studies, etc., > in > the fields of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). ICT > researchers are invited to present their research results. > Practitioners > and consultants are invited to present case study papers and > innovative > solutions. Corporations are invited to present political information > systems and software based solutions. > Public servers are invited to present case studies, information > systems > developed for specific purpose, and innovative ideas and designs. > Political > and social scientists are invited to present research or position > papers on > the impact and the future possibilities of ICT in Societal systems and > political processes. Politician and political consultants are invited > to > present problems that might be solved by means of ICT, or solutions > that > might be improved by different approaches and design in ICT. > > All are invited to organize panel or invited sessions. Panel sessions > with > panelists coming from both: ICT researcher/practitioners and political > consultants or politicians are highly encouraged. > > Submitted papers must describe work not previously published. They must > not > be submitted concurrently to another conference with refereed > proceedings. > > You can find complete information about the conference in our web page > http://www.confinf.org/Pista03 > > > * Pista '03 ORGANIZATION > > General Chair: Prof.: Jose Vicente Carrasquero > Organizing Committee Chair: Prof: Frederik Welsch > > Organized by the IIIS: The International Institute of Informatics and > Systemics > > * CONFERENCE AREAS AND TOPICS > > * Informatics And society > Social Informatics. Cyber-Civics. > Digital Libraries. > Communicating Culture. Culture Shifts and the Transformation of > Politics. > Digital Cities. > Global E-Quality. E-Development. > Internet and society. What is New about the New Media. > Societal and political impact of Mobile communications. > Politics and the Internet. Politics in Mediatized Cultures. > Computer mediated Communications. Political Communication and > Public > Spheres. > Informatics for Education. Computer Mediated Education. The > e-literate > society. > Networking Schools, Universities and Communities. > Citizenship in the Information Society. Citizenship, New Media > and > Political Action. > * Informatics, Voting and Political Parties > Informatics and Political Campaigns. > Online Campaigning. On-line Polling. Political Advertising. > Leaders, Elections and Parties and New Media. Informational > Power. > E-democracy and E-participation. Democracy and New Media. > The effects of mobile communication on public participation and > political mobilization. > Political Information. > * Informatics And Government > Electronic Government. Web-Enabled Government. Local > E-government. > Telematics for Development. Telematics as Agent of Social Change. > Open Source for National and Local eGovernment Programs. > Citizens and Public Administration in the Information Age. > Open Source for National and Local eGovernment Programs. > Political Forces shaping Innovations and Diffusion of Information > and > Communication Technologies. Information Politics. The Politics of Inf. > E-administration. E-public services. Web Self-Service in the > Public > Sector. > E-Gov. Information Assurance. > Process Models and Software for E-democracy. E-communities. > Software for Dialog and Argumentation. > Intergovernmental Informatics. > Citizens and Governance in an Open Knowledge-Based Society. > E-reality and E-economy. > Cyberspace Security. > * Ethical and Legal Issues related to Informatics > Ethical, Legal and societal Challenges of Cyberspace. > Legal Informatics. > Legal Knowledge and Information Systems. > Cyber-Ethics. Ethical issues in computing and Informatics. > > > * ABSTRACTS AND PAPER DRAFTS SUBMISSION FORM > > Papers might be submitted via web page > http://www.confinf.org/Pista03/WebSite2003/Submission.asp, as extended > abstracts (500-2000 words) or as full papers drafts (2000-5000 words). > > Reviews will be done for both kinds of submissions. > > Invited Sessions proposals can be done filling the form given in the > web > page http://www.confinf.org/Pista03/InvitedSession2003/organizer.asp > > More information about Invited Sessions Organization could be found at > the > web http://www.confinf.org/Pista03/WebSite2003/ISOrganization.asp > > > * IMPORTANT DATES > > June 15, 2003: Submission of extended abstracts (500-1500) words or > paper > drafts (2000-5000) words. > > June 15, 2003: Invited session proposals. > > June 25, 2003: Notifications of Acceptance. > > July 05, 2003: Submission of final versions: hard copies and > electronic > versions. > > July 31, 2003: Conference Starts > > August 2, 2003: Conference Ends > > Some invited sessions might have a different timetable according to > its > organizer and chair > > > * PAPERS REVIEWING AND PUBLICATION > > Submitted papers will be reviewed. Accepted papers, which should not > exceed > six single-spaced typed pages, will be published by means of paper and > electronic > proceedings. Authors of accepted papers must sign a copyright release > form. > ral Informatics. Cyber-Civics. > > > * REGISTRATION FEES > > The registration fees will be $290 before the deadline, and $340 after > the > deadline. > > This fee will include exclusively: > > * A CD-ROM version of the Proceedings > * One volume of the hard copy version of the Conference Proceedings. > * Coffee breaks > * Welcome Reception > > Each registration fee might include just one paper, which presentation > will > be included in the conference program and published in the conference > proceedings. > > > * AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT > > The only audiovisual equipment provided for most meetings will be an > overhead projector and a screen. Video projection or any other > equipment, > if needed, will have to be supplied by the presenter. > > > * CONFERENCE CONTACT > > Details can be found at the Conference web page: > http://www.confinf.org/Pista03 > > Answers to specific questions can also be requested by e-mail: > > pista@ confinf.org > sec.pista@ confinf.org > > We are looking forward to meeting you at Pista '03 conference, in > Orlando. > > Organizing Committee >

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Fwd: [isworld] Rob Kling Festschrift call for papers
by jeremy hunsinger 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

> from isworld through sociotech, here is > > CALL FOR PAPERS: Festschrift for Rob Kling organized for by Roberta > Lamb, > Steve Sawyer & Eleanor Wynn for Information Technology & People > http://www.emeraldinsight.com/itp.htm > > A Festschrift is a volume of writings in tribute or memorial to a > scholar. We > offer this Festschrift to honor Rob Kling's legacy, and to celebrate > his life > and scholarship in a special issue of Information Technology & People. > Rob > was a regular contributor to the journal and a member of the editorial > board > since 1986. > > For this special issue, we seek papers that highlight, extend, and > critically > examine the concepts and issues of social informatics. The papers will > continue the vitality of the field he helped to shape and maintain the > energy > that Rob brought to this work and to society. Contributions submitted > to the > Festschrift should provide compelling, empirically and conceptually > grounded > insights that advance our understanding of social and organizational > informatics and reflect the frameworks Rob fostered. Social > Informatics (SI) > research examines social aspects of computerization: the cyclical > influence of > information technology on societies and organizations, and of > institutions on > the construction of information technologies. These themes are > variously > labeled > * social impacts of computing, > * social analysis of computing, > * studies of computer-mediated communication (CMC), > * information policy, > * computers and society. > > We solicit submissions that reflect the breadth of Rob's work. > Submitted > papers should be about 7500 words and should be submitted to > <http://www.itandpeople.org> To make the scope of this special issue > consistent with the editorial mission of Information Technology & > People, we > seek papers that emphasize organizational studies, although topics > like the > impact of institutional computing on social issues will fit. > > In addition to peer reviewed content, we will invite some of Rob's > close > colleagues for essays (about 1500 words, inclusive) that describe his > intellectual breadth and impact. Rob's passing leaves both a legacy > and an > opportunity to continue the directions that he began. The invited > papers are > meant to be retrospective, while submitted papers will showcase the > continuing > growth of Social Informatics. > > Important Dates: > > 12 January, 2004 manuscripts due > 5 April, 2004 authors notified > 12 July 2004 revised papers due > 14 October, 2004 final copy due > December, 2004 Festschrift edition published > > Organizers: > > Roberta Lamb, Assistant Professor, CITRE Director > Information Technology Management > College of Business Administration, > University of Hawaii, Manoa > 2404 Maile Way, E601-C, > Honolulu, HI 96822 > rlamb(a)hawaii.edu <mailto:rlamb@hawaii.edu> > > Steve Sawyer, Associate Professor > School of Information Sciences & Technology, > The Pennsylvania State University, > University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 USA > sawyer(a)ist.psu.edu <mailto:sawyer@ist.psu.edu> > > Eleanor Wynn, Program Manager > IT Innovation > Intel Corporation > 2111 NE 25th Avenue > Hillsboro OR 97124 > eleanor.wynn(a)intel.com <mailto:eleanor.wynn@intel.com> > > > > Eleanor Wynn > > Co-Editor-in-Chief > Information Technology & People > http://www.emeraldinsight.com/itp.htm > http://itandpeople.org/ > > > > > The ISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information > Systems > (http://www.aisnet.org) To unsubscribe, redirect, or change > subscription > options please go to http://lyris.isworld.org/. You are subscribed to > isworld > as: coakese(a)wmin.ac.uk. Each Sender assumes responsibility that his > or her > message conforms to the ISWorld LISTSERV policy and conditions of use > available at http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist. > > ----- End forwarded message ----- >

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Workshop on "HCI design aspects for applications of m-commerce". Extended deadlines!
by A.C.Roibas＠bton.ac.uk 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Extended submissions deadline (18th June!) Workshop on "HCI design aspects for applications of m-commerce" - 8 September 2003, in adjunction to MOBILE HCI 03, in Udine (Italy) The topic of the workshop M-commerce is one of the most challenging problems regarding interaction with mobile devices. The workshop intends to explore and analyse the main features in the design of scenarios of mobile commerce for the incoming 3G mobile communication technologies. One of the main problems to the diffusion of m-commerce in Europe was the applications' lack of usability. Furthermore there are other m-commerce related aspects as micro-payments, wireless authentication for proximity transactions, interactive-ads for mobile devices etc that deserve special attention by HCI designers. Mobile scenarios which are a fertile area for new applications and services, require an original approach to user centred interface design. Therefore, new design approaches, HF studies, behavioural theories and evaluation techniques need to arise in order to be able to design interactive m-commerce applications and services that provide the user with a positive experience. This workshop aims is to sensitise participants to these specific HCI design issues for mobile applications of m-commerce; to share the experience gained in several case studies; to explore the most appropriate techniques of interface design and evaluation in this type of device range and to identify possible areas of exploration to extend the HCI research community in the proposed topic. ------------------------------------------ The activity organization The workshop is designed as a one-day practical activity with relevant theoretical discussion, ending with a poster design session. After the presentations and discussion, participants will be invited to choose a particular format for mobile-commerce (book payment, cinema booking, etc.) and hypothesise a plausible scenario of use (mainly when he is 'on the move' - e.g. in a train, using a pocket PC or a mobile phone) for these services or applications. Each team will be asked to summarize its findings with a poster presentation. ------------------------------------------ Program Committee of the Workshop The workshop organizers will be responsible for facilitating the breakout groups formed and ensuring discussion during the workshop. * Dr. Anxo Cereijo Roibás, University of Brighton a.c.roibas(a)brighton.ac.uk <mailto:a.c.roibas@brighton.ac.uk> * Stefania Marcoli, H3G stefania(a)marcoli.it <mailto:stefania@marcoli.it> * Luigi Centenaro, Ericsson luigi(a)centenaro.it <mailto:luigi@centenaro.it> * Lucia Terrenghi, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology lucia.terrenghi(a)fit.fraunhofer.de <mailto:lucia.terrenghi@fit.fraunhofer.de> ------------------------------------------ Background of the participants and proposed group size The workshop is intended for practitioners working in the mobile industry (telcos, device manufacturers, service providers, etc.) and for HF academics and students with interests in human computer interaction and mobile commerce. Participants will be asked to submit a brief position paper of 1-2 pages, or a reference to a mobile product in which they have been involved. Participants will be selected on the basis of their interest in and familiarity with the topic. Although not particular skills are required, basic knowledge of interaction design issues are recommendable. A group not bigger than 20 participants will be very suitable to a positive share knowledge and experiences. However, if the interest in this topic significantly increases and request to participate warrant, then it would consider reformatting the workshop to accommodate larger numbers. ------------------------------------------ Participation and Deadlines Workshop candidates are requested to send a position paper (no longer than 4 A4 pages) before the 18th of June (extended deadline!) to a.c.roibas(a)brighton.ac.uk <mailto:a.c.roibas@brighton.ac.uk> . Submissions need to be formatted according to the ACM SIG style (guidelines for generating and formatting files are available on Springer-Verlag Internet site at: http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html <http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html> ). ------------------------------------------ Important dates June 18 (extended deadline!): Workshop submission deadline. July 5: Workshop acceptance/rejection deadline. Also note that the authors of accepted workshop papers can register with a reduced fee, but the deadline for this is July 10. In case of delays, the workshop participants will have to pay a late registration*. July 20: Authors submit to organizers camera-ready versions of papers. September 8: Workshops day at Mobile HCI 2003 *Please note that participants need to register for the whole MobileHCI'03 conference. For registration details and fee see http://hcilab.uniud.it/mobilehci/registration.html <http://hcilab.uniud.it/mobilehci/registration.html> . For more information, see http://www.it.bton.ac.uk/staff/anxo/workshopmhci03.htm <http://www.it.bton.ac.uk/staff/anxo/workshopmhci03.htm> .

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Call for papers: International Conference German Online Research 04
by Uwe Matzat 11 Jun '03

11 Jun '03

Dear internet researchers, for those of you who are interested in analyzing online communities, online and offline social networks, virtual organizations, methodologies and techniques of internet research, and many many other exciting topics: --------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS --------------------------------------------------------------- Sixth International GOR Conference GOR 04 GERMAN ONLINE RESEARCH '04 30th and 31st March, 2004 at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Organizers: ---------------- German Society for Online Research - DGOF e.V. Social Survey Research Center, Institute of Sociology, University Duisburg-Essen --------------------------------------------------------------- The 6th German Online Research Conference 2004 is jointly organized by the German Society for Online Research (DGOF e.V.), and the Social Survey Research Center (Prof. Dr. Frank Faulbaum) of the University of Duisburg-Essen. The conference will be held at the university campus in Duisburg. Conference topics include theories, methods, and empirical findings concerning the internet, online communication, or mobile communication. The aim of the conference is to document the progress of internet research, innovative developments, and practical experience, as well as to further dialogue between: - researchers - researchers and users of internet research - universities and companies - customers and suppliers. --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Conference Languages: ------------------------------------ English, German ------------------------ Contributions: ------------------------ Paper presentations, posters, and sessions can be proposed on the following topics: Interactive Market- and Social Research - Online- and Mobile Market Research - Innovative Sampling approaches - Cross-over Designs, Mixed-Modes' and Methods' Effects - Usability Research, Usability Engineering, Usability Testing - Online Experiments - Online Surveys Internet, Mobile Communication, and Civil Society - Online Groups: Structures, Interaction, Community Building, and Effects - Social and Psychological Effects of Internet Use - Social Networks and Relationships: On-line and Off-line - Online Community Software: Applications and Results - Mobile Communication and Social Networks - e-Democracy: Examples of Best Practice, Changes, and Problems - Internet, Crime, Privacy Protection, and Deviant Behavior - Digital Divide - Internet, Social Movements, and Collective Action - Internet and Science e-Commerce and e-Controlling - e-Business and e-Advertising - Successful Evaluation of Web-Sites and e-Commerce - Currencies of the Net: Benchmarking and Measurement of Range of Coverage - Customer Relationship Management and Online Market Research - Non-Reactive Methods of Data Collection and Data-Mining Interpersonal Communication - Computer Mediated Communication - Mobile Communication and Life-Style - Online-Gaming - Trust and Credibility on the Internet - e-Health - Non-Reactive Methods of Data Collection of Interpersonal Communication - Weblogs and Bloggers The Internet Within and Outside of Organizations - e-Learning on the Intranet and Internet - Interactive Organizational Research, e.g. Online Employee Surveys - Knowledge Exchange and Knowledge Management in Organizations (Intranet) - Communities of Practice on the Internet: Design and Effects ------------------------------------------------------------ Paper Presentations: ------------------------------ Paper presentations include oral presentations of max. 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion. Qualified contributions will be invited to submit the paper for publication in an international English language conference proceedings' volume or in an international English language journal. Posters: ------------- Posters will be discussed at fixed times. The best poster will receive a prize of Euro 500,-. Sessions: -------------- There will also be the opportunity to propose a group of interrelated presentations (max. 4-5 persons) within one session. For more information please contact the program committee (gorpaper04qdgof.de). Workshops: ----------------- There will be tutorial workshops covering key methods of internet research. These will be held by qualified researchers and practitioners. The workshops will take place the day commencing the GOR conference (March 29, 2004) as well as during the conference without overlapping with the presentations. Participation in workshops is not free of charge and the number of participants will be restricted. Registered visitors of the conference have priority. More information about the workshops and registration is available at http://www.dgof.de/indexe.htm. Exhibition Stand Space: ---------------------------------- Companies will have the opportunity to book exhibition stand space for presentations of products or services that offer solutions to problems of market- and social research on the Internet or Intranet. More information is available at gororga04(a)dgof.de. Social Events and Membership Meeting: ----------------------------------------------------------- The traditional early-bird-meeting will take place on March 29th 2004. Already during this meeting visitors and participants will have the opportunity to socialize with colleagues, acquainting themselves with other researchers. On Tuesday 30th April 2004, there will be a social event held during the evening which will include dinner and disco. During the conference there will be a meeting for the members of the German Society for Online Research. The members will receive additional information about the meeting at a later date. ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- Submission Guidelines --------------------------------- If you would like to contribute to the conference by presenting a paper or a poster, please send an abstract no later than: September 30th 2003 to: gorpaper04(a)dgof.de Authors will receive notice of acceptance by: November 17th 2003. The preliminary program will be posted on December 1st, 2003 at the following url: http://www.dgof.de/indexe.htm The program committee will review abstracts. For accepted oral presentations transparencies or Power-Point files (preferably in English) are expected to be sent before the conference until February 29th 2004. ------------------------------------------------------------ The abstract (of no more than 350 words) should be submitted in in the following format: 1. Title of the oral presentation or poster 2. Type (oral presentation or poster) 3. Author(s) 4. Address of first author (postal address, phone number, e-mail and URLs) 5. Central topic choice (max. 3), if applicable 6. Keywords (max. 4) 7. English text of abstract (max 350 words) Submission format: 1) Please send your abstract in rich text (.rtf) file format to: gorpaper04(a)dgof.de The subject line of your e-mail must contain the following text: "abstract" 2) In addition to sending the attachment, please include the abstract and the information 1-6 mentioned above in the body of your e-mail. -------------------------- Conference Fees: -------------------------- Conference fees include conference materials, two lunches, conference dinner, drinks and snacks during breaks. Academic: 120 Euro Students: 60 Euro Presenting participants: 30 Euro (first authors only) Non-academic (e.g., company representatives, free-lancers, consultants): 290 Euro Early registrants, who register before January 31st 2004 receive a fee reduction of 20%. DGOF members receive a fee reduction of 20% (membership application forms can be found at http://www.dgof.de/dgof_antrage.pdf) For German participants conference fees have to be paid in advance in full. Foreign participants may pay their fees at the conference venue. Day tickets are not available. Registration for all participants will begin on December 01st 2003. Further detailed information will be posted continually at the following URL: http://www.dgof.de/indexe.htm ------------------------------ Overview of the timeline: ------------------------------ 09/30/03 Deadline for abstract submission 11/17/03 Feedback on acceptance 12/01/03 Preliminary program will be published, Registration begins 01/31/04 Deadline for fee-reduced early registrations 02/29/04 Deadline for sending transparencies or Power- Point files for accepted oral presentations 02/29/04 Deadline for registration to workshops 03/29/04 Early-bird-meeting + workshops in Duisburg 03/30/04-03/31/04 Conference + workshops at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Duisburg ----------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of contacts: Abstract submission: gorpaper04(a)dgof.de Business activities: gororga04(a)dgof.de Conference Website: http://www.dgof.de/indexe.htm workshops: http://www.dgof.de/indexe.htm Local organization: office.gor(a)uni-duisburg.de ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contact address of the local organizing committee: Conference office GOR 04 c/o Prof. Dr. Frank Faulbaum Institute of Sociology University Duisburg-Essen Lotharstr. 65 47048 Duisburg Germany Phone +49 203-379-2532 Fax +49 203-379-4350 E-Mail: office.gor(a)uni-duisburg.de http://soziologie.uni-duisburg.de/PERSONEN/faulbaum.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************************************************************** Uwe Matzat Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut / Institute of Social Sciences Soziologie Lehrstuhl I / Sociology Chair I Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf / University of Duesseldorf Universitaetsstr. 1 40225 Duesseldorf Germany email: matzat(a)uni-duesseldorf.de http://www.uni-duesseldorf.de/~matzat ****************************************************************

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internet metaphors
by Ulla Bunz 09 Jun '03

09 Jun '03

Allow me to add to this thread though it has been quiet for a few days. This past weekend I attended the Media Ecology Association Convention on Long Island, and listened to a very interesting Paper by Sally Gill. She discussed mostly the concept of the web "page" and metaphors as such that guide our understanding of what it is we are studying. With Sally's permission, I'm posting her email address and website address, so anyone interested in getting the paper or talking to her more about it can contact her directly. Ulla Sally's email: sally.gill(a)cox.net Sally's website: http://academic.alliant.edu/sgill ---------------------------------------------------- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication Rutgers University 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Email: bunz(a)scils.rutgers.edu ----------------------------------------------------

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RE: [Air-l] Dr. Pat Radin Has Passed Away
by halavais＠u.washington.edu 07 Jun '03

07 Jun '03

It is indeed a sad time. Rob Kling was among those who introduced me to this field when I was an undergraduate at UC Irvine. I was lucky to be there when the intersection between the social sciences and computer sciences was a rare occurrence on American campuses. I crossed paths with Rob at a symposium on scholarly communication a couple of weeks before his death, and had wanted to find some way of thanking him for that early encouragement, but couldn't find the words. Pat and I were colleagues in the Ph.D. program at the University of Washington, and given our shared interests, we would often talk about the direction of the field and sometimes lecture in each other's classes. She had an extensive network of friends and colleagues, and was never shy about connecting together those whom she thought would share interests. The last time I heard from her, earlier this year, it was to introduce me to someone she thought would be able to help me with some of my research on blogs. Both of these people, in very different ways, affected the direction of my studies and the way I think about the academic world. I know I am not alone in this--their personal influence was widely felt in our community. Since I have missed the opportunity to thank the two of them directly, I thank them here. They both helped more people than they could have ever known. =============================================== | Alexander Campbell Halavais | | alex.halavais.net, alex(a)halavais.net | | Assistant Professor, School of Informatics | | State University of New York at Buffalo | =============================================== -----Original Message----- From: air-l-admin(a)aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org]On Behalf Of Michael Gurstein Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 5:50 AM To: Air-L Cc: kennedy(a)alamedanet.net Subject: [Air-l] Dr. Pat Radin Has Passed Away Importance: High This seems to be the season for sad announcements. I'm forwarding the below to the AiR list as many of you will have met or know of Pat Radin. Although relatively new as an academic, Pat had a long career as a science journalist specializing in new technologies. I got to know her when in the course of doing her Ph.D. work she approached me as someone with overlapping interests who lived near her research contacts in Nova Scotia. Pat's research focussing on the creation and on-going activities of an on-line support group for breast cancer survivors. Her research, typically for her, was lively, engaged and socially oriented, as concerned with the benefits that she might provide as with the academic outcomes of her work. Again typically for her she made friends with the group and eventually became a trusted advisor for them. Pat was a big person, big heart, big voice, big presence in the world. I'll miss her as a dear friend and as a valued collaborator. Mike Gurstein

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