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Re: [Air-l] Web and thought
by Irene Berkowitz 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

You might try in the cogitive psychology area or in the range of media ecology studies. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:29:03 -0600 >From: Nancy Baym <nbaym(a)ku.edu> >Subject: [Air-l] Web and thought >To: air-l(a)aoir.org > >A colleague of mine sends the following query. If anyone has good >tips please pass them on to him, Thank you. Nancy > > >>From: "Allan Hanson" <hanson(a)ku.edu> >>To: "Nancy Baym" <nbaym(a)ku.edu> >>Subject: Bibliographic request > >... > >> One of my arguments is that keyword searching tends to give a >>number of results that are fairly high in information (in the >>technical sense of information theory...unpredictability), and that >>can be conducive to new insights and creative thinking as the user >>tries to figure out why certain results were returned. It seems to >>me that this is somewhat similar to surfing the web, where people >>may be stimulated to think about things in new ways as they go from >>site to site and, in the process, encounter ways of approaching >>things that had not occurred to them before. I haven't been able to >>find anything about how web surfing affects the way people think >>about things. Do you know of anything that has been done along >>those lines? >> >>Many thanks, >> >>Allan >> >>Allan Hanson >>Professor of Anthropology > > >-- >Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym >Communication Studies, University of Kansas >Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA >Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l Irene Berkowitz Director of Curricular Publications Temple University Office of the Vice Provost 215-204-7596 Please note my new email address below and update your address records accordingly. irene.berkowitz(a)temple.edu

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participate in a visualization survey
by Ethan Perry 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

[ Apologies for cross-postings. ] We are looking for participants for an online survey to test a new visualization for viewing information about participants in Usenet newsgroups. The visualization looks like a picture of a person, but has been generated from the messages an author has written. If you have experience with Usenet newsgroups or other discussion groups and would like to participate, please take the survey at: http://smg.media.mit.edu/~ethanlp/research/anthroviz/surveyn/ If you have any questions about this research, feel free to contact me at anthroviz(a)media.mit.edu. Feel free to forward this message to others you think would be interested in participating. Thank you- Ethan Perry ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ethan Perry Sociable Media Group, MIT Media Laboratory Email: anthroviz(a)media.mit.edu

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Conference Announcement: Mobile Entertainment
by Jason Rutter 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT: USER CENTRED PERSPECTIVES A conference organised by CRIC, University of Manchester Supported by the European Commission: mGain (IST-2001-38846) 25-27th March 2004 Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester Manchester, England. www.mobile-ent.org The international conference Mobile Entertainment: User Centred Perspectives is being organised in Manchester as part of the European Commission funded mGain project. It aims to bring together research on technologies, services, content, policy and consumption in relation to mobile entertainment. Invited speakers include: Andrew Bud, mBlox Patricia Charlton, Motorola Labs John Chasey, IOMO Patrice Chazerand, ISFE Bo Karlson, Wireless@KTH Anna Polishchuk, New Millennium Investment Tim Regan, Microsoft Research A draft programme as well as a list of events, speakers, and workshops is also available on the conference website www.mobile-ent.org. Full registration: £250 Covers all three days of the conference and includes all keynote sessions, paper sessions, workshops, birds-of-a-feather sessions, pre-registration event, wine reception & buffet, conference dinner, lunches, refreshment breaks, proceedings and conference pack. Student Registration: £125 Registered students are entitled to a special registration fee. This covers all three days of the conference and all the entitlements of Full Registration. In addition to this students are also entitled to attend the Early Stage Researcher Workshop. Proof of student status will need to be provided with payment to qualify for this special rate. None of the prices include accommodation. The conference language is English. -- Dr Jason Rutter Mobile Entertainment: User Centred Perspectives 25th-27th March 2004 www.mobile-ent.org ESRC DigiPlay Seminar series www.cric.ac.uk/cric/digi/digisems.htm ESRC Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition (CRIC), The University of Manchester, Harold Hankins Building, Booth Street West, Manchester, M13 9QH. UK PH: +44 (0) 161 275 6859 Fax: +44 (0) 161 275 7361 http://www.cric.ac.uk/cric/Jason_Rutter

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Grant News!
by Monica Murero 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

The Spring 2004 issue of Technology Grant News is now available at: http://www.technologygrantnews.com/ Best, Monica Murero Technology Grant News - Spring 2004 Table of Contents: For Colleges & Universities: ACT Grants Carl Perkins Tech-Demonstration Grants Christine Miryzan Science & Technology Policy Internships Foundation for Independent Higher Education/UPS Venture Fund 23 NSF Science-Math-Technology-Engineering Grants, including: ADVANCE Women in Technology Advanced Technological Education Enhancing the Mathematicsal Sciences Workforce in the 21st Century Science & Technology Studies Science of Design Societal Dimensions of Technology and others... For Libraries: Outstanding Library Advocates & Service Grants For NonProfits: American NonProfit Technology Alliance Grants Cisco Academy Grants CTCNET Youth Vision Grants Digital Partners Harbinger Partners Handspring NTIA Technology Opportunities Program Grants ... and more at http://www.technologygrantnews.com/ Monica _______________________________________________ > Air-e-health mailing list > Air-e-health(a)aoir.org > http://aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-e-health >

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Web and thought
by Nancy Baym 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

A colleague of mine sends the following query. If anyone has good tips please pass them on to him, Thank you. Nancy >From: "Allan Hanson" <hanson(a)ku.edu> >To: "Nancy Baym" <nbaym(a)ku.edu> >Subject: Bibliographic request ... > One of my arguments is that keyword searching tends to give a >number of results that are fairly high in information (in the >technical sense of information theory...unpredictability), and that >can be conducive to new insights and creative thinking as the user >tries to figure out why certain results were returned. It seems to >me that this is somewhat similar to surfing the web, where people >may be stimulated to think about things in new ways as they go from >site to site and, in the process, encounter ways of approaching >things that had not occurred to them before. I haven't been able to >find anything about how web surfing affects the way people think >about things. Do you know of anything that has been done along >those lines? > >Many thanks, > >Allan > >Allan Hanson >Professor of Anthropology -- Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym Communication Studies, University of Kansas Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org

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Correction for ICWL2004 Remainder Letter
by ICWL2004 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

Dear colleague: The URL of ICWL2004 in the Reminder Letter is wrong. It should be http://www.icwl2004.org. I appologize for the mistake if it causes any trouble to you. Secretary of ICWL2004

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CFP for JCMC: Computer-mediated collaborative practices and systems
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

This is a call for papers for a special issue of the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication on "Computer-Mediated Collaborative Practices and Systems" which I am editing. Those interested in writing for this issue may also be interested in submitting to the Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science minitrack on "Information and Communication Technologies in support of Knowledge Management, Organizational Memory, and Organization Learning (KM/OM/OL)." Please feel free to forward this CFP to other relevant lists, and to send questions to me (haythorn(a)uiuc.edu) /Caroline Haythornthwaite ____________ Call For Papers COMPUTER-MEDIATED COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES AND SYSTEMS Special Issue of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication Guest editor: Caroline Haythornthwaite (haythorn(a)uiuc.edu) Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMPORTANT DATES Abstracts due: May 1, 2004 Full papers due: Sept. 1, 2004 Anticipated publication: Spring or Summer 2005. This special issue addresses computer-mediated collaboration: how it is practiced, what systems support it, and how computer-mediated collaborative practice differs from or is the same as offline practice. Papers are invited that explore what constitutes collaborative practice and how technologies enable and support such practice, issues and examples of social and technical design for collaboration and collaborative groups, and studies of the effectiveness and usefulness of collaborative systems. This call for papers invites submissions that explore collaborative activities in work groups, scientific research teams, management teams, collaborative learners, or other collaborative endeavors, with an emphasis on collaborative practices, distributed knowledge issues and practices, social and technical design of collaborative systems, and/or evaluation of systems that support such work. Systems include those formally defined as collaboratories as well as knowledge management systems, digital libraries, online learning environments, other general online environments, and use of computer-mediated communication, where the focus is on collaborative practices. SUBMISSION PROCEDURES Potential authors should submit a preliminary proposal of 500 words by May 1, 2003 to the issue editor Caroline Haythornthwaite (haythorn(a)uiuc.edu) The proposal should indicate the theoretical and/or empirical basis for the paper, the kind(s) of systems and environments considered, preliminary themes and/or findings, and key references. Earlier submissions and questions are encouraged. Authors whose proposals are accepted for inclusion will be invited to submit a full paper of roughly 7,000-10,000 words by September 1, 2004. Since JCMC is an interdisciplinary journal, authors should plan for papers that will be accessible to non-specialists, and should make their paper relevant to this audience. Anticipated publication date for the issue is Spring or Summer 2005. Final submissions should be e-mailed to the special issue editor, Caroline Haythornthwaite (haythorn(a)uiuc.edu) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite (haythorn(a)uiuc.edu) Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 501 East Daniel St., Champaign, IL, 61820 phone: 217-244-7453 fax: 217-244-3302 www.lis.uiuc.edu/~haythorn --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Air-l digest - Number Fetishism
by Uwe Matzat 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

Dear Alex Kuskis, dear colleagues, thank you very much for enlighting us about the difference between quantitative and qualitative research. I always had the impression that both could learn from each other and that the method should be chosen that fits best to the research problem and to what kind of insights one is looking for. Now I know better. I especially like the sentence "There are two main types of user research: quantitative (statistics) and qualitative (insights). Quant has quaint advantages, but qualitative delivers the best results for the least money. Furthermore, quantitative studies are often too narrow to be useful and are sometimes directly misleading. " I think this is a very fair and well-elaborated summary that should finish the whole academic discussion that went on during the last decades. Things can be so easy. ;-) Thank you once more, Alex. Kind regards, Uwe PS: I wonder whether this is the spirit of the next AIR conference in Sussex? After Toronto, I get more and more a strange feeling. Is this the culture clash between cultural studies against science? I wouldn't like that. On 4 Mar 04, at 12:01, air-l-request(a)aoir.org wrote: > > Message: 3 > From: "Alex Kuskis" <akuskis(a)ican.net> > To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 19:30:24 -0500 > Subject: [Air-l] Number Fetishism > Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > This is for our friend from Oz who is so keen on quantitative analysis > to the exclusion of all else.........Alex Kuskis Alertbox, March > 1, 2004: Risks of Quantitative Studies Summary: Number fetishism > leads usability studies astray by focusing on statistical analyses > that are often false, biased, misleading, or overly narrow. Better > to emphasize insights and qualitative research. There are two main > types of user research: quantitative (statistics) and qualitative > (insights). Quant has quaint advantages, but qualitative delivers > the best results for the least money. Furthermore, quantitative > studies are often too narrow to be useful and are sometimes > directly misleading. > > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040301.html ======================================= Uwe Matzat Sociology Section Sub-Department of Technology and Policy Department of Technology Management Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands phone: +31 40 247-8392 email: u.matzat(a)tm.tue.nl http://www.tue-tm-soc.nl/~matzat/ =======================================

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CfP: "The Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Paradigm", Minitrack, HICSS-38, 2005, Hawaii, USA
by Kai Fischbach 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

**************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS "The Peer-to-Peer Paradigm" Minitrack Part of the "Internet and the Digital Economy" Track at the Thirty-eighth Annual HAWAI'I INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES on the Big Island of Hawaii January 3 - 6, 2005 **************************************************** For more information: http://www.wim.uni-koeln.de/p2p/hicss-38/index.htm This minitrack focuses on the analysis of potentials, challenges, recent developments and current research issues applying to the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) paradigm. The term Peer-to-Peer (P2P) refers to the concept that in a network of equals (peers), two or more individuals are able to collaborate spontaneously or share resources without necessarily needing a central coordination. We invite contributions dealing with File Sharing, Grid Computing, Collaboration, and Instant Messaging. Furthermore we have a strong interest in papers regarding the economics of P2P and the intersection of P2P, Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing. The minitrack is interdisciplinary by nature. We invite contributions from a broad spectrum including economics, information systems, information management, and computer sciences in order to incorporate the whole range of economic as well as technical aspects of P2P. We would also like to involve practitioners whose experiences with business applications of P2P could certainly enrich the discussions. The minitrack focuses on but is not limited to the following topics: - Economic analysis of P2P networks - P2P business models - P2P electronic business strategies - P2P applications: file sharing, grid computing, instant messaging, collaboration - Designing P2P information systems: system architectures, products, digital rights management - Experiences with real-world implementations in various domains, i.e. knowledge and content management - Coping with uncertainty: availability of resources and content - Security and trust: identity management, authentication, accountability, reputation, reliability and attack resistance - Payment and currency systems - Metadata: describing the content, quality, condition and other appropriate characteristics of data - Intelligent Agents in P2P Computing - Adoption, integration and utilization of P2P systems by individuals and organizations including user behavior and system performance - Policy and societal issues that need to be addressed and recognized as part of the adoption of P2P networking - Knowledge sharing and communication in global, distributed networks of humans and computers including incentives and disincentives for sharing resources in P2P networks - Management of resources and applications in a globally distributed environment - Accounting and settlement mechanisms - New theories of organizing and coordination in P2P environments - The intersection of P2P, Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing: Working and living environments embedded with computing devices in a seamless, invisible way esp. for spontaneous interaction and machine-to-machine communication IMPORTANT DEADLINES March 31, 2004 Abstracts to be submitted to Minitrack Chairs for guidance and indication of appropriate content (optional). June 15, 2004 Authors submit full manuscripts to Minitrack Chairs. August 15, 2004 Minitrack Chairs send notices of accepted manuscripts to Authors. October 1, 2004 Deadline for Authors to submit the final version of their accepted papers electronically for publication. CONTACT INFORMATION Detlef Schoder and Kai Fischbach (primary contact) Department of Information Systems and Information Management University of Cologne Pohligstr. 1, 50969 Cologne, Germany Phone: +49 (221) 470-5394 Fax: +49 (221) 470-5393 E-Mail: fischbach(a)wim.uni-koeln.de INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSION 1. Submit an electronic version of the full paper, consisting of no more than 25 double-spaced pages, including diagrams, to Kai Fischbach (fischbach(a)wim.uni-koeln.de) (NOTE: The final paper must be NO MORE THAN 10 pages, double-column, single spaced.) 2. Do not submit the manuscript to more than one Minitrack Chair. Papers should contain original material and not be previously published, or currently submitted for consideration elsewhere. 3. Each paper must have a title page to include title of the paper, full name of all authors, and complete addresses including affiliation(s), telephone number(s), and e-mail address(es). 4. The first page of the manuscript should include only the title and a 300-word abstract of the paper. For the latest information; visit the HICSS web site at: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu HICSS conferences are devoted to advances in the information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and practice. Invited papers may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. Submissions undergo a peer referee process and those selected for presentation will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Submissions must not have been previously published. CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION: Ralph Sprague, Conference Chair Email: sprague(a)hawaii.edu Sandra Laney, Conference Administrator Email: hicss(a)hawaii.edu Eileen Dennis, Track Administrator Email: eidennis(a)indiana.edu

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iCS Webcast Monday 29th March
by Loader, Brian 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

The journal Information, Communication & Society will be giving its first webcast on Monday 29th March with Stephen Coleman, Visiting Professor in e-Democracy at the Oxford Internet Institute, discussing his article 'Connecting Parliament to the Public via the Internet: Two Case Studies of Online Consultations' This will be followed by a response from Dr Damian Tambini, Head of the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at Oxford University. Stephen Coleman will take part in a discussion with the Information, Communication & Society Journal Editor, Brian Loader and an invited audience at the Oxford Internet Institute, which will be broadcast on the internet via - www.infosoc.co.uk <http://www.infosoc.co.uk> The presentation will start at 17:00 GMT. Viewers having questions for Stephen may forward them to webcast(a)oii.ox.ac.uk <mailto:webcast@oii.ox.ac.uk> (please also include your name and contact information) and Stephen will answer as many of them as possible during the webcast Stephen Coleman's article is due to be published in Information, Communication & Society 7:1, a Taylor & Francis journal, and the article will be available to download prior to the webcast at www.infosoc.co.uk <http://www.infosoc.co.uk> TIMES AND DATES Monday 29th March 2004 1700 - 1800 [GMT] 1800 - 1900 [Central European Time] 1100 - 1200 [US Eastern Standard Time] 0800 - 0900 [US Western Standard Time] 2130 - 2230 [Indian Standard Time] 0400 - 0500 [New Zealand Time - 30 March] Brian D. Loader, Editor, Information, Communication & Society, CIRA, University of Teesside, Borough Road, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley TS1 3BA, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1642 342348 Fax: +44 (0) 1642 342711 b.d.loader(a)tees.ac.uk www.infosoc.co.uk

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