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Fwd: [Asis-l] NCLIS News Release: NCLIS Urges Congress to take all necessary action to ensure Net Neutrality - 11/7/06
by Jeremy Hunsinger 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

for those of you following the net neutrality debate. Begin forwarded message: > From: Kim Miller <kmiller(a)nclis.gov> > Date: November 7, 2006 3:08:51 PM EST > To: "asis-l(a)asis.org" <asis-l(a)asis.org> > Subject: [Asis-l] NCLIS News Release: NCLIS Urges Congress to take > all necessary action to ensure Net Neutrality - 11/7/06 > Reply-To: kmiller(a)nclis.gov > > News Release 11/7/06 can be also be viewed by linking to this URL: > > http://www.nclis.gov/news/pressrelease/pr2006/ > NCLISNetNeutrality-2006-14.pdf > > ******************** > > News Release > Contact: > Information Officer > 1 202 606 9200 > info(a)nclis.gov > > For Immediate Release > > NCLIS Urges Congress to take all > necessary action to ensure Net Neutrality > > Washington, DC. USA November 7, 2006-The U.S. National Commission > on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) today announced its > position on Internet neutrality ("net neutrality"), currently being > debated in the Congress. > > "The current discussion centers on whether content transmission on > the Internet should be subject to a system of prioritization known > as 'tiered service'," said Commission Chairman Beth Fitzsimmons. > "So far, the underlying transmission of information treats all > packets of information equally but this could change unless > Congress acts to prevent a move to a tiered service." > > A tiered system of transmission would permit a substantial shift in > Internet operations, allowing Internet service providers to charge > the content creators. Thus higher fees would make content more > available, since that content would be more accessible, but those > paying lower fees would have access to their content downgraded, as > Dr. Fitzsimmons put it, "to the slow lane of the Internet highway." > > "Content created by organizations with deep pockets would rise to > the top of a search, with the higher fees essentially enabling a > content provider to 'buy' a higher position in a search," Dr. > Fitzsimmons continued. "Content created by organizations with > limited funding for such costs; community groups, schools and other > educational institutions, non-profits, and the scholarly publishing > field, for example, would be greatly restricted in having their > materials available in the early stages of a search." > > With today's announcement, the Commission takes the position that - > with respect to Internet neutrality - Congress should take action > to assure the tiered access is prevented. In fact, according to a > study done under contract for the Commission, the government has > already taken a stand. In 1992, when Congress permitted commercial > traffic on the Internet, the Committee report on the legislation > noted that the change did not alter the "goals or characteristics" > of the network. Congressman Rick Boucher, the Chairman of the House > subcommittee that developed the legislation, explained during a > hearing on the legislation: "It is essential as the network is > structured that all commercial providers of network services > receive equal treatment and that Government policy in managing the > network not favor any provider or set of providers over others." > > It has also been suggested that the Federal Communications > Commission (FCC) handle net neutrality in a regulatory manner, but > a position has been taken by the FCC as well. In August, 2005, the > FCC adopted and published four principles "to encourage broadband > deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected > nature of [the] public Internet." While the principles have no > legal force and have not been codified, the FCC Chairman stated at > the time that these principles will be incorporated into the > policymaking activities of the FCC. The four principles are: > > 1. Consumers are entitled to access the lawful Internet content of > their choice. > > 2. Consumers are entitled to run applications and services of their > choice (subject to the needs of law enforcement). > > 3. Consumers are entitled to connect their choice of legal devices > that do not harm the network. > > 4. Consumes are entitled to competition among network providers, > application and service providers, and content providers. > > "The Commission is in full support of the FCC's principles," Dr. > Fitzsimmons said, "and we as a Commission - with a statutory > responsibility to advise the President and Congress in matters > having to do with libraries and information science - respectfully > encourage Congress to reiterate strongly the position it took when > legislation permitting commercial traffic on the Internet was > developed. Equal treatment of content is important to all > information seekers. " > > ABOUT NCLIS > > The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science > (NCLIS) is a permanent, independent agency of the Federal > government charged by Public Law 91-345 to advise the President and > Congress on national and international library and information > policies, to appraise and assess the adequacies and deficiencies of > library and information resources and services, and to develop > overall plans for meeting national library and information needs. > > ****************************** > > Kim A. Miller > Special Assistant - Technical > U.S. National Commission on Libraries & Information Science > 1800 M Street, N.W.; Suite 350 North Tower > Washington, DC 20036-5841 > 202-606-9200; Fax: 202-606-9203 > www.nclis.gov <http://www.nclis.gov/> > > > > > > ____ > ________________________________________ > Asis-l mailing list > Asis-l(a)asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l jeremy hunsinger Assistant Professor Pratt Institute www.cddc.vt.edu wiki.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ Learning Inquiry-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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Re: [Air-l] Web Science a Field of Study addendum
by 'Gail Taylor 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

I left out a couple thoughts in the last paragraph of the message that was just routed to the server. Too little sleep and not enough coffee to let the mind do the talking and fingers do the walking. Here's the updated paragraph entry. >As a person who places high value on the social constructivist approach to creating knonwledge at all levels of members of society, I am personally alarmed by some of the comments TBL made in the news story due to concerns that suggestions such as these, and others that emerged in the conversations regarding the regulation of Wikipedia entries, as this contributes to the development of monocultures and dualistic thinking about the world. I have a lot of respect for TBL but also find it ironic that concerns are being raised in 2006 as opposed to years ago when people started using the Internet to exchange misinformation in the form of data packets. Hmmm . . . ***************************** Gail D. Taylor, M.Ed. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Human Resource Education Ph.D. Student Educational Psychology Teaching Assistant "We can't just have mainstream behavior on television in a free society. We have to make sure we see the whole panorama of human behavior." -- Jerry Springer

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Re: [Air-l] Web Science a Field of Study
by 'Gail Taylor 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

I just read the news story "Web inventor fears for the future" that was published by the BBC News reporting TBL's fears relating to the 'dark side' of the Internet. He said some things in the news story that has the potential to fuel the Internet regulation fires. He said "certain undemocratic things could emerge and misinformation will start spreading over the web" which comes across to me as being a contradiction. The spread of misinformation, or opposing views of realities of life, is part of the democratic process. This process also recognizes that the flow of information is modulated by behaviors at the individual level among people living in society. His comments harken back to those that were shared in the discussion on this listserve, in the not too distant past, related to the formation of an academic oversight committee tasked with regulating Wikipedia entries. TBL also commented in the news story that courses at universities are not introducing students to both the technological and social sides of the technology. I've found this to be a true not only in academic settings, but also business settings. As a graduate student, I have been taking courses across disciplines for both the masters and Ph.D. degrees as a way to gain a good understanding of different ways that technical and social systems intersect and overlap when a person uses the Internet. I am also situating this information in previous experiences using the Internet and teaching/training others in academic and business settings to do the same since the early 1980s. As a person who places high value on the social constructivist approach to creating knonwledge at all levels of members of society, I am personally alarmed by some of the comments TBL made in the news story due to concerns that suggestions such as these, and others that emerged in the conversations regarding the regulation of Wikipedia entries. I have a lot of respect for TBL but also find it ironic that concerns are being raised in 2006 as opposed to years ago when people started using the Internet to exchange misinformation in the form of data packets. Hmmm . . . Gail ***************************** Gail D. Taylor, M.Ed. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Human Resource Education Ph.D. Student Educational Psychology Teaching Assistant "We can't just have mainstream behavior on television in a free society. We have to make sure we see the whole panorama of human behavior." -- Jerry Springer

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Andrew Cox
by Eliezer Ferreira 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Andrew, Can we talk offline? Eliezer Ferreira tradutoref(a)yahoo.com.br --------------------------------- O Yahoo! está de cara nova. Venha conferir!

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i-pol: a portal on Internet and politics
by Wainer Lusoli 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear AoIRers - We have revamped [new & improved...] our research site on Internet and politics. http://www.i-pol.org It now resembles a portal, featuring both our own work [Stephen Ward, Rachel K. Gibson and Wainer Lusoli] and much wider research on Internet and politics. It provides annotated links and pointers to Internet and politics papers, initiatives, research projects, data and news. The research blog [i-blog] reviews issues related to e-government, e-democracy, Internet and electoral campaigns and e-participation. The post rate is about 3 msgs per week, on the above subjects. If you have a blog or websites dealing with Internet and politics [broadly defined], happy to exchange a link, if you are not already there. If you have something you would like to share, please get in touch. All other comments and contributions welcome, as you will see the site still needs a wee bit of work. All the best, and kind regards Wainer, Steve and Rachel -------------------------------------------- i-pol: a portal on Internet and politics http://www.i-pol.org http://del.icio.us/ipol [under construction] --------------------------------------------

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i-pol: a portal on Internet and politics
by Wainer Lusoli 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear AoIRers - We have revamped [new & improved...] our research site on Internet and politics. http://www.i-pol.org It now resembles a portal, featuring both our own work [Stephen Ward, Rachel K. Gibson and Wainer Lusoli] and much wider research on Internet and politics. It provides annotated links and pointers to Internet and politics papers, initiatives, research projects, data and news. The research blog [i-blog] reviews issues related to e-government, e-democracy, Internet and electoral campaigns and e-participation. The post rate is about 3 msgs per week, on the above subjects. If you have a blog or websites dealing with Internet and politics [broadly defined], happy to exchange a link, if you are not already there. If you have something you would like to share, please get in touch. All other comments and contributions welcome, as you will see the site still needs a wee bit of work. All the best, and kind regards Wainer, Steve and Rachel -------------------------------------------- i-pol: a portal on Internet and politics http://www.i-pol.org http://del.icio.us/ipol [under construction] --------------------------------------------

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i-pol: a portal on Internet and politics
by Wainer Lusoli 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Dear all - We have revamped [new & improved...] our research site on Internet and politics. http://www.i-pol.org It now resembles a portal, featuring both our own work [Stephen Ward, Rachel K. Gibson and Wainer Lusoli] and much wider research on Internet and politics. It provides annotated links and pointers to Internet and politics papers, initiatives, research projects, data and news. The research blog [i-blog] reviews issues related to e-government, e-democracy, Internet and electoral campaigns and e-participation. The post rate is about 3 msgs per week, on the above subjects. If you have a blog or websites dealing with Internet and politics [broadly defined], happy to exchange a link, if you are not already there. If you have something you would like to share, please get in touch. All other comments and contributions welcome, as you will see the site still needs a wee bit of work. All the best, and kind regards Wainer, Steve and Rachel -------------------------------------------- i-pol: a portal on Internet and politics http://www.i-pol.org http://del.icio.us/ipol [under construction] --------------------------------------------

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Fwd: [Asis-l] NCLIS News Release: NCLIS Urges Congress to take all necessary action to ensure Net Neutrality - 11/7/06
by Jeremy Hunsinger 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

for those of you following the net neutrality debate. Begin forwarded message: > From: Kim Miller <kmiller(a)nclis.gov> > Date: November 7, 2006 3:08:51 PM EST > To: "asis-l(a)asis.org" <asis-l(a)asis.org> > Subject: [Asis-l] NCLIS News Release: NCLIS Urges Congress to take > all necessary action to ensure Net Neutrality - 11/7/06 > Reply-To: kmiller(a)nclis.gov > > News Release 11/7/06 can be also be viewed by linking to this URL: > > http://www.nclis.gov/news/pressrelease/pr2006/ > NCLISNetNeutrality-2006-14.pdf > > ******************** > > News Release > Contact: > Information Officer > 1 202 606 9200 > info(a)nclis.gov > > For Immediate Release > > NCLIS Urges Congress to take all > necessary action to ensure Net Neutrality > > Washington, DC. USA November 7, 2006-The U.S. National Commission > on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) today announced its > position on Internet neutrality ("net neutrality"), currently being > debated in the Congress. > > "The current discussion centers on whether content transmission on > the Internet should be subject to a system of prioritization known > as 'tiered service'," said Commission Chairman Beth Fitzsimmons. > "So far, the underlying transmission of information treats all > packets of information equally but this could change unless > Congress acts to prevent a move to a tiered service." > > A tiered system of transmission would permit a substantial shift in > Internet operations, allowing Internet service providers to charge > the content creators. Thus higher fees would make content more > available, since that content would be more accessible, but those > paying lower fees would have access to their content downgraded, as > Dr. Fitzsimmons put it, "to the slow lane of the Internet highway." > > "Content created by organizations with deep pockets would rise to > the top of a search, with the higher fees essentially enabling a > content provider to 'buy' a higher position in a search," Dr. > Fitzsimmons continued. "Content created by organizations with > limited funding for such costs; community groups, schools and other > educational institutions, non-profits, and the scholarly publishing > field, for example, would be greatly restricted in having their > materials available in the early stages of a search." > > With today's announcement, the Commission takes the position that - > with respect to Internet neutrality - Congress should take action > to assure the tiered access is prevented. In fact, according to a > study done under contract for the Commission, the government has > already taken a stand. In 1992, when Congress permitted commercial > traffic on the Internet, the Committee report on the legislation > noted that the change did not alter the "goals or characteristics" > of the network. Congressman Rick Boucher, the Chairman of the House > subcommittee that developed the legislation, explained during a > hearing on the legislation: "It is essential as the network is > structured that all commercial providers of network services > receive equal treatment and that Government policy in managing the > network not favor any provider or set of providers over others." > > It has also been suggested that the Federal Communications > Commission (FCC) handle net neutrality in a regulatory manner, but > a position has been taken by the FCC as well. In August, 2005, the > FCC adopted and published four principles "to encourage broadband > deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected > nature of [the] public Internet." While the principles have no > legal force and have not been codified, the FCC Chairman stated at > the time that these principles will be incorporated into the > policymaking activities of the FCC. The four principles are: > > 1. Consumers are entitled to access the lawful Internet content of > their choice. > > 2. Consumers are entitled to run applications and services of their > choice (subject to the needs of law enforcement). > > 3. Consumers are entitled to connect their choice of legal devices > that do not harm the network. > > 4. Consumes are entitled to competition among network providers, > application and service providers, and content providers. > > "The Commission is in full support of the FCC's principles," Dr. > Fitzsimmons said, "and we as a Commission - with a statutory > responsibility to advise the President and Congress in matters > having to do with libraries and information science - respectfully > encourage Congress to reiterate strongly the position it took when > legislation permitting commercial traffic on the Internet was > developed. Equal treatment of content is important to all > information seekers. " > > ABOUT NCLIS > > The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science > (NCLIS) is a permanent, independent agency of the Federal > government charged by Public Law 91-345 to advise the President and > Congress on national and international library and information > policies, to appraise and assess the adequacies and deficiencies of > library and information resources and services, and to develop > overall plans for meeting national library and information needs. > > ****************************** > > Kim A. Miller > Special Assistant - Technical > U.S. National Commission on Libraries & Information Science > 1800 M Street, N.W.; Suite 350 North Tower > Washington, DC 20036-5841 > 202-606-9200; Fax: 202-606-9203 > www.nclis.gov <http://www.nclis.gov/> > > > > > > ____ > ________________________________________ > Asis-l mailing list > Asis-l(a)asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l jeremy hunsinger Assistant Professor Pratt Institute www.cddc.vt.edu wiki.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ Learning Inquiry-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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2006 horizon report from NMC and Educause
by Jeremy Hunsinger 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

the 2006 horizon report is out at http://www.nmc.org/horizon/ It has sections on: Social computing Personal Broadcasting Phones Educational Gaming Augmented Reality Contextually aware devices. I find it interesting to read the horizon reports because they provide a nice introduction to current and upcoming technologies in the academy and elsewhere. That and they are short and provide interesting citations. Jeremy Hunsinger School of Library and Information Science Pratt Institute () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers http://www.stswiki.org/ stswiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ LI-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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Re: [Air-l] Web Science a Field of Study
by David Brake 09 Nov '06

09 Nov '06

On 6 Nov 2006, at 21:20, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > Tim Berners Lee has provided me with some clarity. > > > "The web itself should be independent of the social... the first > order, it should be not an institution but a completely blank piece > of paper, a medium upon which society can do what it needs to do > and what it wants to do." TBL > It's interesting to read this in light of his remarks around the launch of the institute: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6108578.stm ... in which he expressed his concerns that the web could be used for misinformation. If the web is and should be independent of society then surely it is society that needs to be fixed in this case not the web? (Personally I believe that there are influences in both directions). I agree of course that he is calling for something that we all know already exists - interdisciplinary study of the Internet and its (inter)-relationship to society - but surely anything he does to raise the profile of Internet or Web studies (in whatever form they take) can only be good for all of us. For what it's worth Sir Tim is one of my heroes - not only because he contributed to a great extent to the development of the web (which popularised the Internet for many people) but because he has consistently fought for open standards and clearly decided early on to use his position to attempt to ensure his work is used for the public good instead of merely cashing in as he certainly could have done. --- David Brake, Doctoral Student in Media and Communications, London School of Economics & Political Science <http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/media@lse/study/ mPhilPhDMediaAndCommunications.htm> Also see http://davidbrake.org/ (home page), http://blog.org/ (personal weblog) and http://get.to/lseblog (academic groupblog) Author of Dealing With E-Mail - <http://davidbrake.org/ dealingwithemail/> callto://DavidBrake (Skype.com's Instant Messenger and net phone) --- David Brake, Doctoral Student in Media and Communications, London School of Economics & Political Science <http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/media@lse/study/ mPhilPhDMediaAndCommunications.htm> Also see http://davidbrake.org/ (home page), http://blog.org/ (personal weblog) and http://get.to/lseblog (academic groupblog) Author of Dealing With E-Mail - <http://davidbrake.org/ dealingwithemail/> callto://DavidBrake (Skype.com's Instant Messenger and net phone)

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