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Updated CFP for AoIR 6
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

Time to submit! ... and please circulate to appropriate lists. /Caroline --------------------------------------------- Call for Papers - IR 6.0: INTERNET GENERATIONS International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers Chicago, Illinois, USA October 5 - 9, 2005 Workshops: October 5, 2005 AoIR conference: October 6 - 9, 2005 Deadline for submission of abstracts s: February 15, 2005. SUBMISSION SITE http://conferences.aoir.org/index.php?cf=3 INTERNET GENERATIONS The Internet has been a rapidly evolving phenomenon, so much so that we may talk about generations of the Internet. With everything moving faster in 'Internet time,' we have arguably spanned many technological Internet generations within a single human generation: from the birth of computing to the first online communications; from the beginnings of email to the enriched worlds of chat, virtual worlds and mobile text messaging; from the workplace to home and school; from optional to all-but-mandatory; and from mainframe to desktop to laptop to mobile devices. We can also talk about contextual Internet generations, from the early pioneers who count themselves among those communicating online before the 1980s; to the early adopters of the 1980s in university and proprietary systems; to latecomers finding the need to adopt computing and technology use as part of their daily work; to the current and coming generations that will not know a time without a computer in the household, a mobile phone in their hand, and a lap- or palmtop and an MP3 player an essential part of their daily wear. This massive change in technologies, and in work and social practices suggests many avenues of interest for Internet research. CALL FOR PAPERS We call for papers from a wide perspective of disciplines, methodologies, and communities. We invite papers that address the theme of Internet Generations including TOPICS such as: - Histories of the Internet: human, social, technical, and/or cultural stories and histories - Internet use by generation, e.g., by era of technology, by children and seniors, or by age of user, etc. - Individual, group, organizational, or community use, adoption, or diffusion of the Internet and its practices - Development in use of languages, new vocabularies, social roles, rules, and etiquette - Societal impacts of and on the Internet and its evolution - Perspectives on the Internet and social change in a changing world - Internet expansion across divides, borders, nationalities, etc. - Mapping the course of Internet connectivity - Prospects for the future: Next generation Internet We invite submissions for papers, panels, and demonstrations of work on topics related to the conference theme of Internet Generations. Sessions at the conference will be established that specifically address the conference theme. We particularly call for innovative, exciting, and unexpected takes on the conference theme. We also welcome submissions on topics that address social, cultural, political, economic, and/or aesthetic aspects of the Internet beyond the conference theme. In all cases, we welcome disciplinary and interdisciplinary submissions as well as international collaborations from both AoIR and non-AoIR members. TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS o SINGLE PAPER (abstract max of 750 words) -- Single or multi-author submissions of a single paper on Internet research to be presented in a session of like papers at the conference -- Graduate student papers submissions must send a full paper to the conference organizers by June 1, 2005. -- All others are expected to submit full papers to the conference organizers by September 30, 2005. o AESTHETIC PRESENTATION (abstract max of 750 words) -- Single or multi-creator projects exploring artistic or performance aspects of the Internet; such presentations may run concurrently with other sessions according to the project o MULTIPLE PAPER sessions (abstract max of 1000 words) -- These are theme based sessions consisting of a series of presentations -- Full papers from presenters or from the panel as a whole are due to conference organizers by September 30, 2005. o ROUNDTABLE (abstract max of 250 words) -- These are panels convened for discussion of a topic relating to Internet research; these are differentiated from multi-paper sessions by an emphasis on participant discussion o PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP (abstract max of 1000 words) -- These may be full or half day sessions providing in depth examination of a particular Internet research issue, and/or workshops on how to use a research method or software tool, and/or tutorials on a topic. See below for details. GRADUATE STUDENT PROPOSALS AND PARTICIPATION We strongly encourage submissions of proposals from graduate students, and papers for consideration for a special Student Award. Students should note their student status with submission. STUDENTS WISHING TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR THE STUDENT AWARD MUST SEND A FULL FINAL PAPER TO THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS BY JUNE 1, 2005. PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS We invite proposals for a limited number of pre-conference workshops which will provide participants with in-depth, hands-on and/or creative opportunities. Proposals should be no more than 1000 words, and should clearly outline the purpose, methodology, structure, participant costs, equipment and minimal attendance required, as well as the relevance of the workshop to the conference as a whole. Proposals will be accepted if they demonstrate that the workshop will add significantly to the overall program in terms of thematic depth, hands-on experience, or local opportunities for scholarly or artistic connections. CONTACT INFORMATION If you have questions about the conference, program, or AoIR, please contact the following people. Please use a subject line that clearly distinguishes your message for spam! Program Chair: Caroline Haythornthwaite <http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org> haythorn at uiuc.edu - Inquiries on conference content: paper submissions, reviewing, paper organization Conference Site Coordinator: Steve Jones <http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org> sjones at uic.edu - Inquiries on meeting rooms, audiovisual equipment, conference site AoIR President: Nancy Baym, University of Kansas, <http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org> nbaym at ku.edu - Inquiries regarding the Association of Internet Researchers and sponsorship Association Website: <http://www.aoir.org> http://www.aoir.org

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Re: Re: [Air-l] Question about tracking the history of web sites
by Han Woo PARK (Dr) 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

Hi there, You might like to take a look at my recent article which examines a longitudinal change in political websites. Park, H. W., Kim, C. S., & Barnett, G. A. (2004). Socio-communicational structure among political actors on the web in South Korea: The dynamics of digital presence in cyberspace, New Media & Society. 6(3), 403-423. Also, there are three websites for your references http://www.webindicators.org/ http://cybermetrics.wlv.ac.uk/ http://www.leydesdorff.net Best, Han.. > > > -----Original message----- > From: "Fernando Alonso" > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Date: 2005/01/24(월)19:14 > Subject: Re: [Air-l] Question about tracking the history of web sites > > Take a look to the ECOresearch Network (www.ecoresearch.net) recently they monitored trends in the global coverage of solar power technologies by electronic mass media and corporate Web sites. They also took weekly snapshots of Web coverage, prior to the US elections last year, to contrast the perceptions of media, companies and environmental organisations. > > Fernando Alonso Mendo > > Brunel University > > West London > > > On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:28:39 +0000, LEE JENG HOON wrote: > > > > Hi. > > > > I am wondering whether we can track the changes in the web sites with a > > given topic. > > > > For example, when I look for web sites on abortion and I like to see the > > growth of the popularity on the Internet, is there any way to compare the > > web sites at the six month ago with the web site at this moment? I know > > some search engines provde some options to set "Date" to limit the web sites > > by the terms of update. > > > > I like to have any thoughts and ideas for problems and sugggestions. > > > > Have a nice weekend. > > > > Jenghoon Lee > > > ------------------------------ > Dr. Han Woo PARK English site: http://www.hanpark.net Department of Communication & Information Yeung Nam University 214-1, Dae-dong, Gyeongsan-si,Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, Zip Code 712-749

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Aoir Submissions -- content recommendations
by jeremy hunsinger 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

> > > Greetings all. Jeremy has sent out the conference submission site > while I try to figure out why my emails to the list are not getting > through. > > Meantime, I wanted to add here a note about what should be in your > submissions. Often people do not know what to put in an abstract. As a > reviewer, I thought I'd share what I look for -- perhaps others can > also add their ideas on what makes a good abstract. > > So, my personal view ... > > Submissions for the conference are more like a *proposal* than a > final paper. You need to win the reviewer over by convincing them the > work is important, new, groundbreaking, and doable. As a reviewer, I > like to see: > > -- a clear description of what the paper / presentation / panel will > be about > > -- why this work is important -- why the topic warrants all the work > that goes into the final version > > -- what kind of paper it is -- a literature review, a report of a > study, a proposal of a theory? > > -- the goal of the paper: e.g., to describe the state of the art in > area x, to review the historical background to area x, to solve > problem x > by doing a study, to suggest a theoretical resolution to conflicting > results, to outline a research agenda to explore issues extant in area > x. > > -- how the goal will be accomplished? e.g., reviewing literature, > asking key informants, reading archives, conducting a study > > -- when you are done, what will you have added to the world's stock > of knowledge? Why will the effort have been worthwhile? > > -- a project of a manageable scope -- i.e., something that can be > completed in the 3 months or so between acceptance and time of > presentation > > > /Caroline > > > > > > At 03:36 PM 1/17/2005 -0500, jeremy hunsinger wrote: > > > IR 6.0 SITE READY FOR SUBMISSIONS > > The day you have all been waiting for ... the Internet Research 6.0: > Internet Generations website is up and ready for submissions. > > Please go to ... > > http://conferences.aoir.org/index.php?cf=3 > > where you can submit your abstracts for the conference. Some details > about the conference site are still coming, so please check back on > the website later for such information. > > Please provide keywords with all submissions -- either in the text > of the abstract or where indicated at submission. These will be used > to assess who reviews the submission, and to allocate papers to > sessions. > > The deadline for abstracts is February 15, 2005. So do not delay! > Submit your abstracts as soon as possible. > > Please direct questions about the program to Caroline > Haythornthwaite, Program Chair, IR 6 (haythorn(a)uiuc.edu) > > /Caroline > > PS. Please distribute this notice to relevant lists. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > Jeremy Hunsinger > Center for Digital Discourse and Culture > () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail > /\ - against microsoft attachments > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://aoir.org/airjoin.html > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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New Media position, Ryerson University
by Greg Elmer 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

Ryerson University’s Faculty of Communication & Design invites applications and nominations for a position in the New Media Option of the School of Image Arts. This appointment is for a tenure-stream faculty position in New Media Production, commencing July 1, 2005. The School of Image Arts is a dynamic centre for creative learning, offering three distinct degree options—film, photography and new media. The program features a balance of theory and practice, fine art and commercial production. There are over 700 full-time B.F.A. students, approximately 40 full- and part-time faculty and 14 staff members. The school offers a new M.A. program in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management and contributes to the M .A. and Ph.D. program in Communication and Culture. The School is seeking an experienced educator with demonstrated teaching ability and a record of excellence in a range of scholarly, creative and/or critical activities. The position requires a strong exhibition record and professional involvement in interactive art, an extensive knowledge of hardware and software used within the areas of digital graphics and multimedia authoring with an expert knowledge of programming for interactive and sensor-based digital art production (max/VNS and/or PD and JAVA and/or C++). The successful candidate will be expected to teach a broad range of classes, including foundation and advanced high tech computer-related digital subject matter and interactive media production. A relevant graduate degree is required; an MFA or Ph.D. is preferred. Nominations, and applications accompanied by a curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three referees, should be forwarded to: Professor Brian D. Damude Chair of the School of Image Arts Faculty of Communication & Design Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Fax:(416) 979-5139 E-mail: bdamude(a)ryerson.ca To ensure consideration, applications should be submitted by February 18, 2004. The search will continue until the position is filled. Ryerson University has an employment equity program and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and women. Members of designated groups are encouraged to self-identify. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Greg Elmer, PhD Bell Globemedia Research Chair Rogers Communications Centre/School of Radio-TV Arts Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5B 2K3 416-979-5282 _______________________________________________ Co-Editor, Space and Culture: An International Journal of Social Spaces http://www.carleton.ca/space/

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RE: [Air-l] Teen and College Bloggers
by Amanda Lenhart 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

Hi Erika (and others), You may also want to check out David Huffaker's MA thesis (available online) at http://cct.georgetown.edu/thesis/DavidHuffaker.pdf Huffaker, David. (2004) _Gender Similarities and Differences in Online Identity and Language Use Among Teenage Bloggers_, Georgetown University, Washington, DC. Also, I'd look for some new Pew Internet data on that very topic in the next few months. I can't give you an exact time frame, but late spring would be my very rough guess. Best, Amanda Amanda Lenhart Pew Internet & American Life Project & MA Candidate Communications, Culture and Technology Program Georgetown University alenhart(a)pewinternet.org -----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of erickaakcire.1532473(a)bloglines.com Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 3:59 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Teen and College Bloggers Hello, I am looking for literature on young people and blogging or creating home pages. My project will be interview based, but any type of related articles would be helpful. I will be considering both 13-17 year olds and those 18+ and enrollend in college in separate (for IRB purposes) but related studies. Thanks, Ericka Menchen _______________________________________________ The Air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org/airjoin.html

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revised cfp: disability + ICTs special issue
by Gerard Goggin 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

(Note revised deadlines: Deadline for abstracts is 1 May 2005. Deadline for final submissions is 30 September 2005.) 'Disability, Identity, and Interdependence: ICTs and New Social Forms' Call for papers for a special Spring 2006 issue of Information, Communication & Society edited by Dr Gerard Goggin, University of Queensland, Australia Dr Christopher Newell, University of Tasmania, Australia Our ideas of identity, the body, dependence and independence, welfare, and ability are undergoing rapid transformation; new social forms are emerging in which information and communications technologies (ICTs) take a central but yet little examined role. With the growing importance of new movements - such as the disability movement, the online welfare movement, or those concerned with independent living - ICTs have become an important part of envisioning and realizing change to daily life for individuals, as well as the architecture and systems of community and society. At the present time also there are nascent associated fields of academic inquiry and policy interest, such as disability studies, theories of identity, work on social exclusion, and reconsideration of the meanings of independence. Disability, for example, poses rich, complex questions and perspectives for thinking about identity, ICTs, and society. With greater awareness of disability and the protection given to the rights of people with disability through national legislation and international instruments, increasing attention is being given to researching and understanding the social implications of technology and disability. As governments and regulators enact new requirements for accessible technology, corporations and the 'third' sector are also grappling with how to incorporate disability and accessibility in their visions of ICTs. At stake in these developments are important questions about identity and ICTs. Concepts of welfare have been much debated, especially under pressure from global economic and political trends. ICTs now play an indispensable role in social and political organisation online around welfare issues, in state and private administration of welfare, in processes of identity-formation concerning welfare. While independent living is still to be achieved for many, there is now growing recognition of the balance between dependence and independence - and that all in society are engaged in understanding their interdependence and connectedness, something in which ICTs are offering innovative ways to understand such new social forms. In this light, we welcome submissions on topics such as (but not restricted to): * how thinking about disability, identity, and interdependence opens up new perspectives on understanding ICTs * case studies of particular technologies, accessibility, & disability * the implications of disability for ICT policy and design * new conceptions of welfare, online welfare movements and ICTs * independent living and ICTs * what are the implications of ICTs for the lives of people with a diverse range of disabilities and impairments, identities, and lives? Deadline for abstracts is 1 May 2005. Deadline for final submissions is 30 September 2005. Potential contributors are encouraged to discuss their ideas with the editors: Dr Gerard Goggin, Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, University of Queensland (g.goggin(a)uq.edu.au) Dr Christopher Newell, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania (christopher.newell(a)utas.edu.au) -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Dr Gerard Goggin ARC Australian Research Fellow Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072 Qld Australia e: g.goggin(a)uq.edu.au m: 0428 66 88 24 www.gerardgoggin.net.au // www.cccs.uq.edu.au research blog: http://hypertext.rmit.edu.au/~blogs/gerardgoggin/

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CFP: blogtalk Sydney
by Adrian Miles 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

hi all a reminder about this forthcoming conference: Call for Papers BlogTalk Downunder Sydney, 20 & 21 May, 2005 An official call for papers that address any of the conference themes, but not restricted to these, is announced. Papers are welcomed from academics or practitioners across all levels and disciplines. Early career researchers and students are also encouraged to submit abstracts for papers. Suggested conference themes: Weblogs in education Weblogs in language & literacy Weblog application tools / software Weblogs in organisations Weblogs as a medium: genres, styles, aesthetics, discourse etc Weblogs in social studies Weblogs in journalism Weblogs in cultural studies Weblogs in political arenas Weblogs & technologies - RSS, graph theory, network mapping Weblogs and knowledge management Emergent trends - including moblogging, audio-blogging, vlogs Future issues Abstracts of no more than 500 words are required in Word format - emailed to: Anne.Bartlett-Bragg(a)uts.edu.au Please include: Your name Position Institution or Organisation email contact URL (if relevant) Acknowledgement will be sent via email within 48 hours of receipt. Key Dates: Submission of abstracts 31 January, 2005 Paper acceptance 28 February, 2005 Final versions of papers 31 March, 2005 Final Papers: Final papers are due by 31 March, 2005. A maximum of 3,000 words. Paper presentations will be a maximum of 20 minutes, with 10 minutes for discussion. All papers accepted will be blind refereed by 3 people and eligible for DEST. Workshop Sessions: Submissions to conduct a half-day (3 hour) workshop are also welcomed. A detailed outline, including objectives and topics to be covered, will be reviewed by the organising committee. Participant attendance will be at additional cost to conference registration. Costs of the workshop and fees will be negotiated with presenters. -- cheers Adrian Miles ____________ hypertext.RMIT http://hypertext.rmit.edu.au/vog/vlog

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Re: [Air-l] Question about tracking the history of web sites
by Fernando Alonso 24 Jan '05

24 Jan '05

Take a look to the ECOresearch Network (www.ecoresearch.net) recently they monitored trends in the global coverage of solar power technologies by electronic mass media and corporate Web sites. They also took weekly snapshots of Web coverage, prior to the US elections last year, to contrast the perceptions of media, companies and environmental organisations. Fernando Alonso Mendo Brunel University West London On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:28:39 +0000, LEE JENG HOON <jenghoon(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi. > > I am wondering whether we can track the changes in the web sites with a > given topic. > > For example, when I look for web sites on abortion and I like to see the > growth of the popularity on the Internet, is there any way to compare the > web sites at the six month ago with the web site at this moment? I know > some search engines provde some options to set "Date" to limit the web sites > by the terms of update. > > I like to have any thoughts and ideas for problems and sugggestions. > > Have a nice weekend. > > Jenghoon Lee ------------------------------

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Re: Studies on email use and collaboration
by Uwe Matzat 23 Jan '05

23 Jan '05

On 19 Jan 2005 at 9:38, air-l-aoir.org-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:37:23 -0500 > From: "Karim R. Lakhani" <lakhani(a)MIT.EDU> > Subject: [Air-l] Studies on email use and collaboration > To: air-l <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Message-ID: <41ED8FA3.4080304(a)mit.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi All, > > I was wondering if people can point me to articles and studies on > email use and collaboration - are there any studies that show how > collaboration occurs via email? Also any studies that look at how > many recipients per message? > > TIA > > K > -- > 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 > Karim, I have done a study that analyzes the effects of the use of emailing lists by researchers, especially whether and how it enables them to make new contacts (weak contacts, exchange of papers, collaboration contacts): Matzat U. (2004). "Academic Communication and Internet Discussion Groups: Transfer of Information or Creation of Social Contacts?" in: Social Networks, 26, 3: 221-255. You can find a pre-print on my website. Regards, Uwe Matzat ======================================= 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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[Air-I] got the result from ICA?
by EJ 23 Jan '05

23 Jan '05

Hello, Did anyone get the result for 2005 ICA (technology division)?? My apology if this is not appropriate for this listserv. Thanks!

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