March 2006 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Conference - Journalism: Now and into the Future (Brisbane, 22-24 Sep. 2006)
by Axel Bruns 12 Mar '06

12 Mar '06

Dear colleagues, you may be interested in this conference which takes place in Brisbane only days before the AoIR 2006 conference. Especially those of you arriving from international destinations might want to turn your trip into a twofer ? JOURNALISM: NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE Who, what, how, when, where . and why? Call for Papers for Refereed Proceedings (Submission deadline: 15 July 2006) FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION: http://www.sjc.uq.edu.au:9999/ September 22-24, 2006 Brisbane, Australia THE mass media and journalism are going through radical transformations. Technological innovations, evolving political conditions and economic models are all challenging the industry around the world. Because of this, the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland is seeking submissions for the international conference Journalism: Now and into the Future. Papers reflecting diverse theoretical and practical perspectives are encouraged. The conference Journalism: Now and Into the Future attempts to bridge the gap between the academic world of communication and that of the media. Since journalism encompasses a range of situations and environments, we seek to hear from scholars and practitioners about journalists' work situations and journalists as a social group. We look for papers which address diversity in media output and the relationship between truth and journalistic representation. We seek new thoughts on self-reflection among media practitioners, the consequences for contemporary citizenship, and evolving methodological approaches which map and evaluate the changing media environment. Topic areas canvassing, but not necessarily limited to, the following areas are invited: * Civic Journalism: A vector for development and change * The relationship between journalists and their audiences in different cultural environments * The Political Economy of 21st century news media * Journalism: reporting nation-states or the global scene * The Industrial Complex: Reflections from industry practitioners * Audiences * Gender * Race & Ethnicity * Class * Issues in New Media * Spin: What journalism swallows. Categories of Submissions Abstracts: about 150-200 words in English. General Guideline for All Submissions Deadline: Please submit abstracts as MS Word attachment to either of the proceedings editors (below) by July 15, 2006. If extenuating circumstances preclude your submitting online, or if you have specific questions regarding the submission, please contact the editors in advance of the submission deadline to discuss special arrangements. All submissions will be carefully reviewed. Notifications of acceptance or otherwise of abstracts will be sent out in early August. Usernames and passwords will be provided to accepted abstracts to permit online submission of full papers by 1 June 2006. Please email your abstracts to: Dr Zala Volcic [International issues] or Dr John Cokley [specifically Asia, Australia, Pacific issues] School of Journalism & Communication The University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia Tel: (07) 3365 2630 or 3365 3381 Fax: (07) 3365 1377 For conference updates, please visit the UQ website at: http://www.sjc.uq.edu.au -- Dr Axel Bruns a.bruns(a)qut.edu.au - http://snurb.info/ Media & Communication Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove, Qld. 4059, Australia Creative Industries Faculty Z2-202, CIP - (07) 3864 5548 Queensland University of Technology CRICOS No.: 00213J

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DAR
by Dr. W. Reid Cornwell 12 Mar '06

12 Mar '06

Andy, Our research contains some of the elements of DAR. However I cannot say that I totally understand your goals. I do know that we are interested in developing and supporting the development of methods that are pushing the envelope. Please look at our website and mission statement (link on page). We are interested in building a COP with other innovators. On another note, your website has good "look and feel." I admire such work. I wish it were easier to find basic information. http://tcfir.org <http://tcfir.org/> Reid Cornwell _____ Dr. W. Reid Cornwell The Center For Internet Research P.O. Box 6369 Breckenridge, CO 720.212.0719 (phone) 970.485.5109 (mobile) <mailto:wrc@tcfir.org> wrc(a)tcfir.org http://tcfir.org

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AoIR 7.0 Doctoral Colloquium, Brisbane, 27 Sep 2006
by Marcus Foth 12 Mar '06

12 Mar '06

Call for Participation Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Annual Conference 2006, Brisbane, Australia DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM (Please forward to students you supervise, to relevant lists, and please excuse cross-postings.) The AoIR 7.0 Doctoral Colloquium offers PhD students working in internet research or a related field a special forum on 27 Sep 2006 where they will have a chance to present their research plans and discuss them with peers and established senior researchers. Interested students should prepare a 2 page summary of their research. This should provide a context for the research, describe the methods being used, the progress to date with a focus on issues and concerns, as well as the expectations and hopes from the colloquium. Please submit your 2 page application by 1 April 2006 to: Marcus Foth at m.foth(a)qut.edu.au PhD students are encouraged to submit an application for the Doctoral Colloquium (by 1 April) as well as a paper for the AoIR conference (by 21 Feb) if they wish. Applicants will be notified of acceptance to the Doctoral Colloquium by 1 June 2006. Successful applicants will be asked to prepare an 8 page report on their research by 1 August 2006. It will be distributed to all Doctoral Colloquium attendees to prepare for an informed discussion, Q&A and feedback from the chairs on the day. All attendees of the Doctoral Colloquium are required to register for the AoIR conference. For further details please visit the conference website at http:// conferences.aoir.org/ or contact the convenor of the AoIR Doctoral Colloquium, Marcus Foth, at m.foth(a)qut.edu.au Chairs: Barbara Adkins, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Nancy Baym, University of Kansas, USA Steve Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Randolph Kluver, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Host and Sponsor: Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology Best Regards, Marcus Foth -- Marcus Foth BMultimedia BCompSc(Hons) MA PhD m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/ Research Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Mobile +61 407 745 021 - Fax +61 7 3864 3723 http://ici.qut.edu.au/

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Action Researchers?
by Andy Roberts 12 Mar '06

12 Mar '06

Hi, I would like to know if there is anybody else on the air-l listserv who is conducting Action Research over the internet? My field is Action Research with distributed Communities of Practice and I wondered how far off the mainstream of internet research as discussed here, this might be. Is anybody else in roughly the same area, or can you point me in the direction of more appropriate listservs? Some background: Online Exhibition of Distributed Action Research at http://distributedresearch.net/blog/?page_id=75 Barn raising for DARnet wiki at http://distributedresearch.net/wiki/index.php/Barn_raising Action Researchers Coffee Shop http://distributedresearch.net/wiki/index.php/Coffee_Shop Thanks -- Andy Roberts

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updating culture for cybertimes -- launch of our website
by Barry Wellman 12 Mar '06

12 Mar '06

Dear List Mates, I like to listen to classic rock on the radio: the good stuff from the 1950s through the 1970s (i.e., Bill Haley, "Rock Around the Clock" through The Rolling Stones, "Satisfaction"). One day, Elvis' "Return to Sender: Address Unknown" came on. It jarred me: who sends letter mail anymore? It also resonated, because an email had just come bouncing back, marked "User Unknown". The juxtaposition flashed an "A Ha" at me, leading me to realize how much our technology and social relations have changed subtly in the past 30 years. So I decided to translate song titles into contemporary cyber times. Movies, TV, pop culture, history, etc. joined the list. Most are modern updatings. However, some are just for fun, as in 409/419 (Nigerian criminal code) and Godzilla/Mozilla. In one situation, this diversion has turned out to be useful. When Jennifer Kayahara and I were stuck for an opening to our forthcoming paper ("Searching for Leisure High and Low"), I thought of the refrain to The Coasters' "Searchin'" to represent traditional pre-Internet search behavior. I've ordered and grouped items loosely, with only main headings: just what seems to flow together. In modern parlance, this is a semi-structured list. (See _Queue_, October 2005). Contributions from others are welcome: please enter them by going to the "clicking here" spot in the site -- it's in red. Feel free to contribute items from before the 1950s, as I have done to a limited extent (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; She'll be Coming Round the Mountain). If I resonate with them, I'll keep them. The entry form lets you decide if you want to be credited or remain anonymous. Warning: this can become addictive -- do not attempt while driving or trying to meet deadlines. In case I get a song, movie or book deal, the entire document is © 2006 Barry Wellman. Finally, I want to acknowledge the great work of Sandra Wong in designing and implementing the site which has some complex bits beneath the surface. Here's the web address: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php Or go to my website (see below) and click on "Songs". I look forward to your feedback and participation. 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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Google's new search pattern tool...
by Homero Gil de Zuniga 11 Mar '06

11 Mar '06

Hello all, maybe many of you know this google tool already, but for those who don't, I think it is pretty interesting. They named it Zeitgeist ("Etymology: German, from Zeit (time) + Geist (spirit) | Date: 1884 | Meaning: the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era"): http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html Basically it gives you the most popular queries by week/month, highlighting searching trends. There is also the possibility to search specific trends between countries to note cultural differences if any: http://www.google.com/press/intl-zeitgeist.html. As I said, I find it very fascinating. Enjoy, HGZ Homero Gil de Zuniga www.homerogdz.com University of Wiscnsin-Madison www.wisc.edu

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Brian Cugelman is out of the office.
by Brian Cugelman 10 Mar '06

10 Mar '06

I will be out of the office starting 10/03/2006 and will not return until 21/03/2006. For web or CMS related matters, please contact Cécile Gunera cgunera(a)unfccc.int.

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Access to Knowledge conference, April 21-23
by Yale Information Society Project 10 Mar '06

10 Mar '06

Access to Knowledge Conference Yale Information Society Project April 21-23, 2006 Yale Law School http://islandia.law.yale.edu/isp/a2kconfmain.html The information revolution holds great promise for development, freedom, and justice, but this potential is fragile. Without a coherent framework for why access to knowledge matters and an agenda how to achieve it, this potential could be undermined by the growing propertization and regulation of knowledge. The Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School invites you to help determine the future of A2K. From April 21st to April 23rd, 2006, join policy makers, activists, industry leaders, and academics at Yale Law School for a conference addressing this topic in areas such as intellectual property policy, telecommunications, education, culture, science, and health care. Leading thinkers and advocates from North, South, East and West will focus on generating cutting edge research agendas, concrete policy solutions, and strategic partnerships for the next decade. Please register from the conference website at http://islandia.law.yale.edu/isp/a2kconfmain.html. Plenary Panel defining Access to Knowledge include: -- Framing A2K in human rights and development -- Political economy of trade treaties and intellectual property -- The economics of information -- Privacy, national security, and free expression -- Innovative public and private solutions to knowledge access and knowledge production in developing countries Policy Panel topics include: -- Measuring Access to Knowledge -- Wireless Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and A2K -- Traditional Knowledge -- Access to Scientific Knowledge -- Network Neutrality in the Developing World -- Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright -- Access to Medicines: India and TRIPS -- Peer Production and Education -- Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Globalization -- Agriculture, and Genetically Modified Crops -- Licensing Frameworks for Access to Knowledge -- Open Archives (OA), OA Publishing and Libraries For a full conference description and list of speakers, please visit the conference website at http://islandia.law.yale.edu/isp/a2kconfmain.html. Space is limited, so please register soon. ---------------- Eddan Katz Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School Executive Director, Information Society Project http://islandia.law.yale.edu/isp/

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Colorado Study
by Dr. W. Reid Cornwell 10 Mar '06

10 Mar '06

The original purpose of the Colorado Study was to identify differences that may arise from rural vs urban populations. It also was a test of the methodology. The results were a surprise to me. I offered the rough summary as a discussion point and a seeming contradiction to opinions in the discussion "Teen and Myspace. I also asked if anyone knew of current studies that reported different results. I have not found any "current" study that empirically ascribes "stigma" to an excessive level of Internet use. As the result of these findings we decided to do three more identical studies in other states. The sample was chosen from a database of 2.5 million email addresses first by state, then by age range. While gender was available it was not a selection criterion for the sample. When I stated "insignificant gender differences" I meant the results appear to be statistically insignificant based on gender. I do not pretend to know what this entire study means. We are attempting to make sense of the results, as I write. I will reveal that we did not use a 2 choice model. In most cases we used a 5 choice model. In cases when respondents were asked to indicate intervals of use we used a 7 choice model. In the 5 choice model there was a neutral position. In the 7 choice model there was a "not at all" choice. The thing that surprised me the most is the number of respondents in the sample of 2000. We built in some fairly stringent tests of internal validity and have not analyzed those results. As I said in the initial list-serv email, when we run the survey in the other three states we will publish in the website for my research center. Reid _____ Dr. W. Reid Cornwell The Center For Internet Research P.O. Box 6369 Breckenridge, CO 720.212.0719 (phone) 970.485.5109 (mobile) <mailto:wrc@tcfir.org> wrc(a)tcfir.org http://tcfir.org

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Fwd: [school-discuss] [IIEP] MobilED initiative's web site
by Jeremy Hunsinger 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

some of you might be interested in this project which combines education and mobile tech. Begin forwarded message: > From: Teemu Leinonen <teemu.leinonen(a)UIAH.FI> > Date: March 9, 2006 9:16:45 AM EST > To: ELEARN-OPENSOURCE(a)LST.IIEP-UNESCO.ORG > Subject: [school-discuss] [IIEP] MobilED initiative's web site > Reply-To: schoolforge-discuss(a)schoolforge.net > > Dear Colleagues, > > We just launched our MobilED initiative online. > > MobilED initiative is designing learning environments that are > meaningfully enhanced with mobile technologies and services. We > currently operate in South Africa and Finland. In future we will > work in Brazil and India. You will find more about our work from > the web site at: > > http://mobiled.uiah.fi/ > > Best regards, > > - Teemu > > ----------------------------------------------- > Teemu Leinonen > http://www.uiah.fi/~tleinone/ > +358 50 351 6796 > Media Lab > http://mlab.uiah.fi > University of Art and Design Helsinki > ----------------------------------------------- Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () 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

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