June 2007 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Amnesty International/ Internet freedom webcast
by Paul DiPerna 06 Jun '07

06 Jun '07

I think some people on the list have expressed interest in Internet censorship, and what countries like China, Cuba, and Iran have been doing to suppress free speech over the Internet. Tonight Amnesty UK webcasts an event at 6:30pm (London time), headlined "Some People Think the Internet is a Bad Thing: The Struggle for Freedom of Expression in Cyberspace." Here is the URL for more details: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_details.asp?EventsID=405 Direct URL to webcast: http://www.gginternet1.co.uk/amnesty/irrepressible01/ Best, Paul ----------- Paul DiPerna Blau Exchange http://www.blauexchange.org online ID: http://claimid.com/pdiperna

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Genealogy of the term "Netspeak"
by Lauren M. Squires 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

Dear AIR (and CMC-SLING), Does anyone know of a good reference on the origin of terms like "Netspeak," "webspeak," or "chatspeak"? I'm not looking for information on when/where/how Netspeak itself came from, or what its definition is, but rather when/where/how the term came into currency. It seems that David Crystal sort of popularized the term/concept "Netspeak" amongst academics and the public in his book Language and the Internet (2001), but I also know that it's documented as being in use several years prior to that (and I unfortunately don't have the book on-hand to check whether he gives a history or not). I'm wondering whether particular online communities or sites began using the term and when that may have happened. Any pointers - whether to articles that discuss the history of such terms, archived websites that include them, or just personal impressions of when they may have started gaining speed - would be greatly appreciated. You can reply on or offlist, depending on whether you think it's an interesting discussion to continue list-wide (I can't really judge how many people will care about such things!). Best, Lauren -- lauren m. squires lx: http://polyglotconspiracy.net cmc: http://sociocmc.blogspot.com

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Security Informatics Cartoons
by Paul DiPerna 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

A nice public awareness initiative coming from Indiana University's School of Informatics: SecurityCartoon.com http://www.securitycartoon.com/ - Paul ----------- Paul DiPerna Blau Exchange http://www.blauexchange.org email: pdiperna(a)blauexchange.org online ID: http://claimid.com/pdiperna

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FW: Short list of new PhD's for AoIR Newsletter
by Charles Balch Ph.D. 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

Dr. Rall is correct. Please add Dr. Balch ("Charlie") to the list of recent PhDs who monitor this list. I need to update my VITA at http://charlie.balch.org/card but the following is probably more than most list members want to know. Current VITA: Professor of Computer Information Systems Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ charlie(a)balch.org Dissertation Abstract: Balch, Charles V. B.S., University of California at Davis, 1984 M.Ed., University of the Virgin Islands, 1991 MBA, University of the Virgin Islands, 1996 Doctor of Philosophy, LSU, 2007 Major: Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice Balch Internet Research and Analysis Tool Development Case Study Dissertation directed by Professor Jerry Willis Pages in Dissertation, 217. Words in Abstract, 183. Abstract The Internet has become increasing popular as a vehicle to deliver surveys. An essential objective of research is to collect accurate data and there has been little work to insure that Internet survey systems are employing best practices as defined by academic and professional research to collect data. My dissertation reviews the current literature relating to best practices in Internet survey design and best practices in software design and development. I then document the development and deployment of an Open Source and publicly licensed Internet survey system that allows researchers to easily create, deploy, and analyze the results of Internet surveys. The resultant Internet survey design product, the Balch Internet Research and Analysis Tool (http://birat.net) is a full-featured Internet survey system which addresses best Internet research practices as defined by academic and professional research. The system was designed and coded by the author and is considered by him to be both innovative and unique to the field. The dissertation then reviews the system features, describes how the system was deployed, and discusses the strategies used to increase use and adoption of the system. -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Denise N. Rall Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 4:44 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Cc: air-newsletter(a)aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Short list of new PhD's for AoIR Newsletter Dear AIR-ers - I occurred to me that some of us have recently *finished* our PhD's (whew) and we should announce these in the newsletter. I think Charlie Balch is another one of the tribe. Please email the Graduate Student coordinator, Ted Coopman (sorry Ted) but you must be the right person!!! coopman(a)u.washington.edu and he will get these into the June newsletter. Rall, D. N. (2007). Locating four pathways to internet scholarship. Ph.D. thesis. School of Environmental Science and Management. Southern Cross University. Lismore, NSW. Australia. Denise N. Rall, PhD Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480 AUSTRALIA Tues: Room T2.17, +61 (0)2 6620 3577 Mobile 0438 233 344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/rsm/staff/pages/drall/ Virtual member, Cybermetrics Group, University of Wolverhampton, UK http://cybermetrics.wlv.ac.uk/index.html ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php _______________________________________________ The air-l(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://www.aoir.org/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.4/825 - Release Date: 5/30/2007 3:03 PM

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Re: [Air-l] Research question: interviewing online subjects?
by Marj Kibby 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

I'm currently researching downloaded music, and my ethics committee was very concerned about my uncovering unlawful activity. While they did not see that I would be obliged to offer the information to authorities, they did say that I would be obliged to report the activity if asked by said authorities. This seems to be the case for most research here - notifiable offenses such as child abuse excepted - you have to warn participants that if they tell you about, or let you observe illegal activities then you would be obliged to report that to law enforcement if specifically questioned. Notifiable offences you have to report. Marj Dr Marjorie Kibby, Senior Lecturer in Communication & Culture Faculty of Education and Arts The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604 >>> Ellis Godard <egodard(a)csun.edu> 06/02/07 4:56 PM >>> The repeated message that I got in grad school was to consider any arguably illegal or immoral behavior as observed facts to be described and explained, not something to be reported beyond the role as researcher. One oft-repeated example (from someone whose courses I took but with whom I never worked closely) concerned having observed a policeman taking money from the wallet of a vagrant while nominally checking his ID. He did not report the theft either to the policeman's supervisors or to anyone else, though did report it as part of his study (and in class discussions of methods and ethics). That may be wrong, wrong-headed, unpopular, illegal, unapprovable now, and/or something else - but is the requirement to report such behavior now widespread? Universal? -eg Erika Pearson wrote: > I've been reading the general sociology literature on conducting > interviews as part of a research project, and some of the literature > I have come across makes a point of noting that interviewers should > be warning interviewees that any illegal or immoral behaviours > uncovered during the course of the research/interview may be reported > (for example, Adler and Adler, 2003). _______________________________________________ The air-l(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://www.aoir.org/

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Virtual Communities minitrack HICSS 41
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 03 Jun '07

03 Jun '07

Due date is June 15. Please consider sumbitting for the HICSS Virtual Communities Track. /Caroline -------------- CALL FOR PAPERS HICSS-41 VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES Mini-track January 7-10, 2008 Mini-Track Chairs: Karine Barzilai-Nahon <http://www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb> - University of Washington - karineb(a)u.washington.edu - [Primary Contact] Caroline Haythornthwaite <http://classweb.lis.uiuc.edu/~haythorn/> - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - haythorn(a)uiuc.edu VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES Mini-track Description This mini-track calls for papers that address 'virtual communities' at and for work, school, home and play. Virtual communities have become a significant factor of the information society and it is important to understand them better. The range of subjects is diverse and interdisciplinary, and so are the methodologies, for example: - Social, political and economic impact of Virtual Communities - Creation and maintenance of sense of community in online venues - Design for online communities - Online communities of practice - Community-related business models, services and best practices and lessons learned Additional details on this track may be found on: http://projects.ischool.washington.edu/karineb/html/events/vc.html Important Dates: June 15, 2007: Authors submit full papers to the Peer Review System August 15, 2007: Acceptance/Rejection notices are sent to Authors via the Peer Review System. September 15, 2007: Authors submit Final Version of papers For more information visit the HICSS web site at: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/ ---------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel St., Champaign IL 61820

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CfP: Making Links 2007 - now due 1 July 2007
by Marcus Foth 03 Jun '07

03 Jun '07

CALL FOR PAPERS -- Academic Paper Submissions now close 1 July 2007 Making Links 2007 Emerging Technology: New Opportunities for the Community Sector Tuesday 30th - Wednesday 31st October 2007 NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre, Surry Hills, Sydney http://www.makinglinks.org.au/ The 4th annual Making Links conference is one of Australia’s leading forums for workers in the not-for-profit and community sectors to showcase their work and to explore current and emerging new media and information and communications technology (ICT). This two-day conference has regularly attracted delegates and presenters from many fields including health, environment, education, business, government, philanthropy and human services to discuss their experiences with ICT, multimedia and web technology. This year we are adding a peer reviewed academic stream to the conference and look forward to also welcoming practitioners, researchers, academics and students from a wide range of disciplines. CONFERENCE TOPICS Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: .. Community networking, community development, community capacity building .. Technology for social action, transformation and community activism, including online campaigning .. Social capital .. Open source software for non-profit and community organisations .. Online deliberation, community consultation and engagement .. Web-based training, education, e-learning and professional development .. New Media, community arts and community cultural development .. Client / constituent relationship management .. Fundraising .. Technology infrastructure, implementation and maintenance .. Strategies of using ICT to give marginalised communities a voice .. Practical workshops in IT, web development and/or multimedia ACADEMIC PAPER SUBMISSIONS Academic paper submissions (max 5000 words, APA 5th style) will be subject to a double blind review process and evaluated on the basis of their significance, originality, and clarity of writing in accordance with DEST E1 requirements. This review will be based on the full text of the submitted paper. Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the academic journal 3CMedia. It is necessary for at least one author of any accepted submission to register and attend the conference to have the paper published in the proceedings. Submissions should be emailed to Dr Marcus Foth at m.foth(a)qut.edu.au 01 July 2007 Full academic paper submissions due: NOW DUE 01 JULY 2007 20 August 2007 Notification of acceptance and review reports sent to authors 01 October 2007 Revised, camera ready papers due Program announcement and close of early bird registration OTHER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS We seek proposals for non-peer-reviewed oral paper presentations, workshops and interactive multimedia displays. A computer lab and video lounge will be available for multimedia and film presentations. Abstracts and proposals should be submitted at http:// www.makinglinks.com.au/ and will be reviewed by the conference committee. 02 July 2007 Abstracts and proposal submissions due 03 September 2007 Notification of acceptance 01 October 2007 Program announcement and close of early bird registration CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Conference Chair Jill Sergeant, Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) Academic Program Chair Marcus Foth, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Organising Committee Simon Gee, CommunIT, Community Information Strategies Australia (CISA) Jonathan Hallett (Western Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research, Curtin University of Technology) Liz Landray, Infoxchange Australia Liliana Ruti, Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE) Juan Salazar, Media Studies and Production, University of Western Sydney (UWS) -- Dr Marcus Foth Australian Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88195 - Office Z6-511 m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/publications/

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Last CFP Digital Divide Minitrack - HICSS 41
by Karine Barzilai-Nahon 03 Jun '07

03 Jun '07

Sorry for cross-posting CALL FOR PAPERS - HICSS-41 2008 DIGITAL DIVIDE Mini-track January 7-10, 2008 Mini-Track Chairs: Karine Barzilai-Nahon <http://www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb> - University of Washington - karineb(a)u.washington.edu - [Primary Contact] Narcyz Roztocki <http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~roztockn/> - State University of New York at New Paltz - roztockn(a)newpaltz.edu Additional details on this track may be found on: http://projects.ischool.washington.edu/karineb/html/events/dd.html DIGITAL DIVIDE Mini-track Description The mini-track calls for papers that study the digital divide in different levels, methods and perspectives. Possible investigations of the digital divide may focus on international, national, local, sector, communal, and individual level. Both empirical and theoretical papers are invited. Potential contributions related to the digital divide may include, but are not limited to the following: * Conceptualization and theory of digital divide, digital spectrum and eInclusion * Socio-demographic factors- gender, age, education, income, ethnic diversity, race diversity, language diversity, religiosity * Social and governmental support - for example the use of supportive initiatives, policy and applications to bridge the gap, or how society and community impact eInclusion * Access and technology - infrastructure factors * Affordability * Use - skills, frequency and time, locus, autonomy of use, what do users do online and for what purpose * Accessibility focusing mainly in populations with special needs * Measurements index - e-readiness, DiDix and more * Comparative analysis of policy * Comparative cross-country or cross-region research * Country or region specific case studies Important Dates: Abstracts: Optional June 15, 2007: Authors submit full papers to the Peer Review System August 15, 2007: Acceptance/Rejection notices are sent to Authors via the Peer Review System. September 15, 2007: Authors submit Final Version of papers This minitrack is part of the Digital Media track. HICSS conferences are devoted to advances in the information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and practice. Invited papers may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. Submissions undergo a double-blind peer referee process and those selected for presentation will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Submissions must not have been previously published. For the latest information visit the HICSS web site at: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/

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Research question: interviewing online subjects?
by Erika Pearson 02 Jun '07

02 Jun '07

Hello all I've been reading the general sociology literature on conducting interviews as part of a research project, and some of the literature I have come across makes a point of noting that interviewers should be warning interviewees that any illegal or immoral behaviours uncovered during the course of the research/interview may be reported (for example, Adler and Adler, 2003). My questions in regards to this are: 1) Are those who have or are conducting online interviews or even interviews about internet issues making a point of such cautions? ( I suspect the two approaches have two separate answers). What are others' experiences of this as practice? 2) If so, what is the benchmark for classifying acceptable and unacceptable behaviours? (i.e.: the laws and norms of the interviewers context? Those of the physical jurisdiction of the interviewee, if known? The norms of the virtual group, network, or community under study?) I browsed through the AoIR Ethics Committee document on Internet research, and (as I read it) there seemed to be an implication that the physical jurisdiction of the research subject was the prime candidate for setting a legal or ethical standard more generally in regards to proper treatment of research subjects, but that was just my sense on a first reading. I would be very interested to hear the thoughts and experiences of others on this matter. I admit, as I was reading this, my first thought was 'who would I report it to anyway!' I look forward to hearing your thoughts. with thanks erika ~~ Erika Pearson Dept. of Media, Film and Communication. University of Otago P.O. Box 56 Dunedin 9054 Aotearoa/New Zealand Ph: (+0064 3) 479-8680 E-mail: erika.pearson(a)otago.ac.nz

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Call fo Contribution to AOIR newsletter (Vol. 2) - Events, News, Links Section
by Karine Barzilai-Nahon 01 Jun '07

01 Jun '07

Hello AOIRers We are the team (Cox Andrew, Bell Mark and me) that is responsible for gathering content for the next "events, news and links" section of the AOIR newsletter. Deadline to send the information: June 1st. Send the content to Barzilai-Nahon Karine - karineb(a)u.washington.edu Here are some ideas to inspire your imagination: Events - conferences or other events information News (including a link if there is + a description of few words about the issue and why it is important) - e.g. -- PhD openings & research posts, major new research projects and initiatives, requests for input to research, recent academic appointments, upcoming publications, business news that may have effect on internet research Links (include the link + synopsis of the goal of the site and few words if there are special sections you would like people to pay attention to). Thanks Karine ----------------------------------------- Dr. Karine Barzilai-Nahon The Information School University of Washington Mary Gates Hall, Room 370B, Box 352840 Seattle, WA 98195-2840 Office tel. - (206) 685-6668, Skype- karine-barzilai-nahon http://www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb

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