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Call for papers - GOR05 - Zurich
by Uwe Matzat 12 Jul '04

12 Jul '04

Dear colleagues, please find below the call for papers for the seventh international conference General Online Research (GOR05). Especially for those who love conducting (and presenting) research on social networks online and offline, online groups & online communities, digital divide & digital inequality and many other exciting topics. Hope to see you in Switzerland next spring, Uwe Matzat --------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS --------------------------------------------------------------- Seventh International GOR Conference GOR 05 GENERAL ONLINE RESEARCH '05 22nd and 23rd of March, 2005 at the University of Zurich, Switzerland --------------------------------------------------------------- Organized jointly by: German Society for Online Research - DGOF e.V. Dr. Ulf-Dietrich Reips & Prof. Dr. Klaus Jonas, Social and Business Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich --------------------------------------------------------------- Conference topics include theories, methods, and empirical findings concerning social and business aspects of the Internet and mobile communication. The aim of the conference is to document the progress of Internet science, innovative developments, and practical experience. Traditionally, GOR conferences have been excellent opportunities for dialogue between: - researchers and users of Internet science - universities and companies - customers and suppliers. --------------------------------------------------------------- Conference Languages: English, German ------------------------- Contributions: -------------- Paper presentations, posters, and sessions can be proposed on the following topics: Internet and Leadership - Internet Based Procedures for Leaders - Media Influences on Leadership within Organizations - Online Leadership Tools Interactive Market Research and Social Research - Internet Based Research and Mobile Market Research - Innovative Sampling Approaches - Cross-Over Designs, Mixed-Modes and Methods Effects - Usability Research, Usability Engineering, Usability Testing - Internet Based Experiments - Online Surveys - Best Practice Examples / Case Studies of Online Market Research 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 - Flashmobs - Online Community Software: Applications and Results - Mobile Communication and Social Networks - e-Government and e-Voting: Examples of Best Practice, Effects, and Problems - The Digital Divide & Digital Inequality - Seniors and the Internet - The Internet and Local Communities - Internet, Social Movements, and Collective Action - Internet and Science Metrics of the Internet - Indices of the Digital Divide(s) - Measurement Devices and Indices of Interactivity in Online Communication - Indicators of Members' Activities in Online Groups - Use of Logfiles and Databases - Indicators of Subgroup Structures in Online Communities - Indices of the Information Society - Non-Reactive Methods of Data Collection and Data-Mining e-Commerce and e-Controlling - e-Business and e-Advertising - Evaluation of Web-Sites and e-Commerce - Mobile Commerce - Benchmarking and Measurement of Range of Coverage - Electronic Customer Relationship Management Interpersonal Communication - Computer Mediated Communication - Mobile Communication and Life-Style - Playing Games Online - Trust and Credibility on the Internet - e-Health - Blogs - Computer Supported Cooperative Work The Internet and Organizations - e-Learning on the Intranet and Internet - Interactive Organizational Research, e.g. Online Employee Surveys - Online Knowledge Exchange and Knowledge Management in Organizations - Communities of Practice on the Internet: Design and Effects - Virtual Organizations, Traditional Organizations and Networked Organizations ------------------------------------------------------------ Paper Presentations: ------------------------------ Paper presentations include an oral presentation of max. 20 minutes, plus 10 minutes for discussion time. Selected contributions will be invited to submit their 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(s) will be awarded by an independent jury. Prize total: EUR 500,-. Sessions: -------------- There will also be the opportunity to propose a group of (3-5) interrelated presentations within one session. For more information please contact the program committee (gorpaper05(a)dgof.de) Workshops: ----------------- There will be tutorial workshops covering key methods of Internet Science. The workshops will take place the day before the GOR conference (March 21, 2005) as well as during the conference. Participation in workshops is not free of charge and the number of participants will be limited. Registered visitors of the conference have priority. More information is available at http://www.gor.de. Exhibition Stand Space: ---------------------------------- Companies will have the opportunity to book exhibition stand space for presentations of products or services. More information is available at gororga05(a)dgof.de. Social Events and Membership Meeting: ----------------------------------------------------------- The traditional early-bird-meeting will take place in the evening of March 21st 2005. During this meeting visitors and participants will have the opportunity to socialize with colleagues and meet with other researchers. On Tuesday 22nd March 2005, there will be a social event in the evening which will include dinner and dancing. During the conference there will be a meeting of 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 submit an abstract electronically no later than: September 30th 2004 to: http://www.gor.de Abstracts should contain no more than 350 words. The abstract has to be written in English language. An additional German language version is appreciated, if possible. Authors may present in English or German. In any case the transparencies have to be prepared in English language. Papers can be only submitted via the Web-based online tool located at the GOR-Website. Do not submit your paper via email! Authors will receive notification of acceptance by: end of November 2004. The preliminary program will be posted by January 1st, 2005 at the following URL: http://www.gor.de Accepted oral presentation transparencies or Power-Point files in English are to be sent by February 18th 2005. -------------------------- Conference Fees: -------------------------- Conference fees include conference materials, two lunches, conference dinner, drinks and snacks during breaks. Academics: 150 Euro Students: 80 Euro Presenting participants: 80 Euro (first authors only) Non-academic (e.g. company representatives, free-lancers, consultants): 330 Euro Participants living in the EU will have to pay full conference fees in advance. Other participants may pay their fees on the conference date at the venue. Day tickets are not available. DGOF members receive a 20% conference fee reduction (membership application forms can be found at: http://www.dgof.de/dgof_antrage.pdf) Early registrants (excluding DGOF members), who register before January 31st, 2005 receive a fee reduction of 15%. For first authors there are special deadlines for registration: After notification of acceptance (Nov. 30, 2004) first authors can register immediately. First authors who register no later than December 15, 2004 receive a fee reduction of 15% (not valid for DGOF members). First authors have to register no later than December 31, 2004. Registration for all other participants will begin on January 1st 2005. Further detailed information will be posted continually at the following URL: http://www.gor.de ------------------------------ Important deadlines: ------------------------------ 09/30/04 Deadline for abstract submission 11/30/04 Feedback on acceptance / Registration of authors begins 01/01/05 Preliminary program will be published / General registration begins 03/21/05-03/23/05 Conference + workshops at the University of Zurich (Switzerland) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of contacts: Conference Website, Abstract submission, Workshop: http://www.gor.de Business activities & any further questions: gorpaper05(a)dgof.de Local organization: gorinfo(a)psychologie.unizh.ch ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contact address of the local organizing committee: Conference office GOR 05 Social and Business Psychology Department of Psychology University of Zurich 8001 Zurich Switzerland Phone +41-1-63 44121 Fax +41-1-63 44129 E-Mail: gorinfo(a)psychologie.unizh.ch http://www.psychologie.unizh.ch/sowi/conferences/gor05/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================= Uwe Matzat Sociology Section 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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AoIR conference workshop call for abstracts: Methods for studying the academic web
by Mike Thelwall 11 Jul '04

11 Jul '04

"The web as a mirror of scientific and technical achievements: issues in access and measurement" The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers interested in studing any aspect of the academic web in order have a fruitful exchange of views and ideas, particularly relating to methods. The deadline for submitting an abstract for the above workshop is a few days away: 26 June. Please submit to m.thelwall(a)wlv.ac.uk. More information is at: http://www.asis.org/Chapters/europe/announcements/AoIR.htm And also on the conference web site (workshop 4) http://www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/aoir/conference.html

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FW: [CI] Conference registration reminder for Community Informatics Research Network Conf, 29 Sept - 1 Oct
by Michael Gurstein 11 Jul '04

11 Jul '04

-----Original Message----- From: larry Stillman [mailto:larrys01@optusnet.com.au] Sent: July 9, 2004 5:29 AM To: communityinformatics(a)vancouvercommunity.net Cc: ciresearchers(a)vancouvercommunity.net; ci-text(a)vancouvercommunity.net Subject: [CI] Conference registration reminder for Community Informatics Research Network Conf, 29 Sept - 1 Oct A reminder that registration is open for an exciting colloquium and conference, held by the Community Informatics Research Network, Inc., from 29 September - 1 October 2004 at the Monash Centre, Prato (near Florence), Italy. 'Sustainability' has been identified as a key and controversial issue in community networking, and the purpose of the conference is to explore all its dimensions, resulting in a communiqué developed through plenary sessions, as well as further activities of the CIRN network. Please see http://www.ciresearch.net/conferences/index.php?cf=4 for information, including registrations. The Conference is structured as a colloquium with a number of components, including keynotes, 7 comprehensive panels for 40+ researcher and practitioner presentations from around the world, 4 workshops, plenary sessions, a graduate student colloquium, and the CIRN Annual General Meeting and formation of Special Interest Groups (SIGS). There will also be opportunities for networking and social events in a beautiful, small Tuscan city, close to Florence. Proposed Keynotes include Mike Gurstein, NJIT & Tony Salvador, Intel. Workshops for practitioners and researchers include: - The Sustainability Planning Game; Community Informatics Curriculum and Education; Multisite, Multistate Research; Sustainability in Practice. Preliminary schedule details can be found at http://www.ciresearch.net/conferences/schedule.php?cf=4. CIRN members (see www.ciresearch.net/membership.htm for information) €165, including conference dinner Non-members - €190 Students with ID, €165. Spouses/partners can also join us for meals for a modest fee. Early hotel bookings are particularly advised, and there is a good hostel a short bus trip away.. The event is hosted by the Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University, with the generous sponsorship and support of -- Claremont Graduate University National Research Council Canada - Institute for Information Technology Queensland University of Technology Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Intel The Canadian Research Alliance For Community Innovation And Networking (CRACIN). -------------------------------- Larry Stillman CCNR, Monash University 61 3 9903 1801 www.ccnr.net www.webstylus.net

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Desigining for Virtual COmmunities in the Service of Learning
by Barry Wellman 08 Jul '04

08 Jul '04

Sasha Barab, the late Rob Kling, and James Gray have a new book out on e-learning (broadly conceived). Designing for Cirtual Communities in the Service of Learning. Cambridge U Press, 2004 (pb as well as hb). There's articles about communities of practice, learning-oriented chat rooms, discourse analysis (Susan Herring), as well as analyses of more formal e-learning situations. Nice links between the techno and the social. Emmanuel Koku and I have an article in it, "Scholarly Networks as Learning Communities: The Case of TechNet". We use social network analysis, including block model, to study social and scholarly relations and social structure in a semi-visible college, interestingly enough of people who study internet and society. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at 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 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________

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Social Capital and Information Technology
by Barry Wellman 08 Jul '04

08 Jul '04

Marleen Huysman and Volker Wulf have just edited a nice book on Social Capital and Information Technology (MIT Press, 2004). I think it's the 1st book that links the 2 in the foreground, altho many of us have done stuff linking the 2 notions. Among the authors/articles are a good intro/review piece by the editors; Anita Blanchard on dispersed virtual communities and F2F social capital; Rob Cross and Steve Borgatti on informaiton flows in corporations; Chip Steinfeld on the (lack of) use of e-commerce in geographically defined business clusters; Mark Ackerman & Christine Halversman on new CSCW directions for social capital. And Anabel Quan-Haase and Barry Wellman reviewing our research on how the internet may affect social capital in communities online and offline. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at 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 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________

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re: [Air-l] Citations wished for on "interpretative reflexivity"
by Matt Ratto 08 Jul '04

08 Jul '04

Dear Denise, not sure exactly what you're looking for - the first use of the term ïnterpretive reflexivity" or work on more general concepts of reflexivity and sts. If the latter, I've always found Steve Woolgar's comments to be thought-provoking, in particular, his responses to Collins and Yearly in the 'epistemological chicken' debate: (1992) "Some Remarks about Positivism: A Reply to Collins and Yearly" in Science as Practice and Culture, ed. Pickering, A., University of Chicago Press, Chicago. pp. 327-342 He also has a book which addresses this subject: (1988) Knowledge and Reflexivity: New Frontiers in the Sociology of Knowledge. Sage, Beverly Hills. Nice stuff in here by Malcolm Ashmore . best, Matt Dr Matt Ratto Networked research and digital information KNAW-Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science Joan Muyskenweg 25 Postbus 95110 1090 HC Amsterdam The Netherlands tel: (31)(20)462-8719 fax: (31(20)665-8013 http://www.niwi.knaw.nl/en/nerdi2/toon

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RE: interpretative reflexivity
by Steve Brown 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

The classic source for this in STS is: Ashmore, M. (1989) The reflexive thesis: Wrighting sociology of scientific knowledge. Chicago: University of Chicago Press you might also want to look at: Woolgar, S. (ed) (1988) Knowledge and reflexivity: New frontiers in the sociology of knowledge. London: Sage. Finally forced to de-lurk! Steve ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Steven Brown tel: +44 (0)1509 228487 Department of Human Sciences fax: +44 (0)1509 223940 Loughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU s.d.brown(a)lboro.ac.uk UK http://devpsy.lboro.ac.uk/psygroup/sb/home.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 2 Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 22:56:30 -0700 (PDT) From: "Denise N. Rall" <denrall(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [Air-l] Citations wished for on "interpretative reflexivity" To: air-l(a)aoir.org Message-ID: <20040707055630.49248.qmail(a)web12101.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Dear Air-er's- Thanks heaps for all your communiques over the years. I have actually put a few citations into Endnote from this list (about 300) and will upload that to my website as soon as I can. In the meantime, will the STS'ers on the list help me out here with interpretative reflexivity. Textbooks, websites, citations - I have looked, end up with Pierre Bourdieu, but I am loking for the STS version of this theory. Most grateful, will post anything back to list that arrives off list, Cheers, Denise ===== Denise N. Rall, PhD student, Env. Science & Mgmt, Southern Cross Uni, Marker for Protected Area Management, BIO00244 Lismore, NSW, 2480 Australia Phone +61-2-6624-8627 Fax +61-2-6624-8637 Office (Tuesdays) (02) 6620 3577 Mob 0438 233 344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/rsm/staff/pages/drall/index.html

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Re: time of AoIR conference
by Michel J. Menou 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

In complement to Kathleen's reply, please note that there are workshops Saturday Sept. 18 afternoon, from 1pm, and Sunday morning. The workshops program is already available on the site under "program" Michel alrao> Message: 3 alrao> Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 09:58:29 +0100 alrao> From: K.S.O-Riordan(a)sussex.ac.uk (Kathleen O'Riordan) alrao> Subject: Re: [Air-l] AoIR conference registration now open! alrao> To: Association of Internet Researchers <air-l(a)aoir.org> alrao> Message-ID: <1089104309.40ea69b5b8d88(a)webmail.sussex.ac.uk> alrao> Content-Type: text/plain alrao> Dear Eleftheria alrao> Apologies, the preliminary programme is not yet available, although we alrao> hope to produce this soon. The conference runs from midday on Sunday alrao> until midday on Wednesday. alrao> Regards alrao> Kate O'Riordan alrao> <Eleftheria.Vasileiadou(a)niwi.knaw.nl>: >> Dear Colleagues, >> Is there any preliminary programme of the conference available? What >> time does it start on Monday? Until what time does it last on >> Wednesday? >> I need this information to book accomodation/ ticket. >> Thank you very much. >> Kind regards, >> >> >> Eleftheria Vasileiadou, >> Communication researcher >> >> Department of Social Sciences >> NIWI-KNAW >> PO BOX 95110 >> Joan Muyskenweg 25 >> 1090 HC Amsterdam >> Tel. +31 20 462 8637 >> Fax. +31 20 665 8013 >> Eleftheria.vasileiadou(a)niwi.knaw.nl >>

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3 New Papers + 1 Extended Abstract on opensource.mit.edu|freesoftware.mit.edu
by Karim R. Lakhani 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

Hello Friends, <sorry for any x-posting> Hope everyone is doing OK and have recovered from July 4th, EuroCup 2004, Tour de France and other assorted summer fun! Please find below 3 new papers and one extended abstract on the opensource.mit.edu|freesoftware.mit.edu website. Many thanks to all the authors who submitted their work. Please provide them with comments on their working papers. Ok back to my dissertation writing. Warmly, Karim -- Karim R. Lakhani MIT Sloan | The Boston Consulting Group Mobile: +1 (617) 851-1224 http://spoudaiospaizen.net http://web.mit.edu/lakhani/www | http://opensource.mit.edu Paper 1 Authors: Twidale, Michael B & David M. Nichols Title: Usability Discussions in Open Source Development http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/twidalenichols.pdf Abstract: The public nature of discussion in open source projects provides a valuable resource for understanding the mechanisms of open source software development. In this paper we explore how open source projects address issues of usability. We examine bug reports of several projects to characterise how developers address and resolve issues concerning user interfaces and interaction design. We discuss how bug reporting and discussion systems can be improved to better support bug reporters and open source developers. Paper 2 Authors: West, Joel & Siobhán O'Mahony Title: Contrasting Community Building in Sponsored and Community Founded Open Source Projects http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/westomahony.pdf Abstract: Prior research has focused on community-founded open source projects; more recently, firms have spun out existing code to create a new project. We compare the lifecycle differences between these models, and identify identify problems unique to spinout projects, particularly in building an external community. We illustrate these issues by examining a proposed open source project for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Paper 3 Authors: Henkel, Joachim & Mark Tins Title: Munich/MIT Suvey: Development of Embedded Linux http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/henkeltins.pdf Abstract: The use of Linux in embedded devices has increased enormously in recent years. Most of the publicly available code for embedded Linux is developed and contributed by commercial firms, not by hobbyists. This raises the question if and how the development process differs from that of other OSS. This issue was addressed in a survey of embedded Linux developers yielding 268 valid responses. This paper is a collection of descriptive results from the survey. Extended Abstract Author: Bertelli, Federico Title: Open source software development put in an impure public goods context http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/bertelli.pdf Description: The open source software development appears to be a problem of pure public goods contribution, but looking more in depth emerge the classic question posed by Lerner and Tirole: "Why should thousands of top-notch programmers contribute freely to the provision of a public good?". So, the aim of this research is to elaborate a model able to cope with the low level of free riding.

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working definition of Internet Studies & Research
by Denise N. Rall 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

It is with great interest that I read David Silver's paper about Internet Studies, after sitting on the panel at Toronto meeting. Excellent work, David! Silver, D. (2004). "Internet/cyberculture/digital culture/new media/fill-in-the-blank studies." New Media & Society 6(1): 55-64. I wanted to (unpublished scholar as yet) offer my definition of the field, Internet Studies & Research, (I built my own fill-in-the-blank) for free: A preliminary definition of Internet Studies & Research states: Internet Studies & Research, as it develops within programs of study or research projects at universities, research centers or institutes, is elaborated by scholars who work across disciplines and take the internet, *its use and users* as their objects/subjects of study and research (Rall, 2003). ------------------------------------------------------- It's a bit awkward there with the subjects/objects hybrid there - but sometimes internet interactions are objects (infometrics, webmetrics, measuring links - I wouldn't call them subjects) and sometimes they are subjects or rather, participants, but the objects/partcipants seemed even dicier than objects/subjects. Sometimes internet reseach measures things, and sometimes it considers people . . . not to open the QUANT/QUAL discussion again! It's a free definition, so feel free to comment! (and I will *seek permission* from you invididually before using any email responses for my research!!!!) Cheers, Denise ===== Denise N. Rall, PhD student, Env. Science & Mgmt, Southern Cross Uni, Marker for Protected Area Management, BIO00244 Lismore, NSW, 2480 Australia Phone +61-2-6624-8627 Fax +61-2-6624-8637 Office (Tuesdays) (02) 6620 3577 Mob 0438 233 344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/rsm/staff/pages/drall/index.html

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