January 2008 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

FW: Facebook Accessibility Request
by Rowin Young 20 Jan '08

20 Jan '08

Some of you may be interested in this project - apologies for any duplications. Best wishes, Rowin ________________________________ From: JISC CETIS Accessibility Mailing List on behalf of Sharon Perry Sent: Wed 16/01/2008 11:45 To: CETIS-ACCESSIBILITY(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Facebook Accessibility Request Hi Everyone Thanks to Heather at JISC for letting me know about this. If you belong to Facebook, a final year student is doing a project on accessibility issues in Facebook for people with visual impairments. If you are part of the Facebook community and would like to help, join his group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5967339981&ref=nf and he will send you a few questions for you to answer. Best Regards Sharon. Sharon Perry, Accessibility Domain Co-ordinator, JISC CETIS, University of Bolton, Website: http://jisc.cetis.ac.uk/domain/accessibility

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Re: [Air-L] have I discovered a new disease?
by nsenga＠mediom.qc.ca 20 Jan '08

20 Jan '08

"" Recently I have noticed that both heels of my outer palms have become uncomfortably irritated -- the result I am sure of having them on the keyboard's palm rests for 10 hours at a time. The solution: I am trying to lift my wrists up so that only my fingers touch the keyboard. And I will be taking a break at the Social Network conference, this Tuesday thru Sunday. But I am wondering if this is a new phenomenon, or others on this list have experienced it. I do like Thinkpads for reliability and keyboard feel, but I notice that their palm rests are a bit rough. Barry Wellman "" This precisely is the sense of my query a while ago, whether some of you on the list may also be investigating the encounter of (internet) hardware with users. Is there any research work currently being undertaken on this topic? Francois Montreal -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web LIVE Free email based on Microsoft® Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE

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Re: [Air-L] What is web culture?
by William Bain 20 Jan '08

20 Jan '08

Conor Schaefer wrote : 'I understood "keys" in this analogy to be access controls, whether in the form of logins to walled-garden communities or basic infrastructure access. But what is "gas"?' My brief and hasty analogy was done in good fun (from my pov at least) and is far less encyclopedic than you interpret, Conor. My simpler idea had keys as simply turning on a computer and gas as software. The intention was a little leg pulling in the direction of companies that might run into difficulties with anti-trust laws by selling whole packages all together. A bit too simple, I confess, to keep up with your interpretation. Without wishing to make too much of a shaggy dog story, my analogy also intended an "open air" operation in spoof answer to the tool shed analogy. Since nothin raeally encloses the web, so I thought, it seems to me that a motor pool or mebbe airport analogy would come closer. But as you've seen, my starting point is kind of leaky. I seem to have equated the www with the internet, alas. I hope it wasnt a complete waste of time. ywsyls :-) Best, Will William Bain PhD Student Comparative Literature Department of Spanish Philology Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

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Re: [Air-L] What is web culture?
by Marj Kibby 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

If there were people who regularly interacted in your toolshed they would develop a 'toolshed' culture - a set of practices, beliefs and understandings shaped by their mode of interaction. 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 >>> Mary-Helen Ward <mhward(a)usyd.edu.au> 01/18/08 6:51 PM >>> If I had a toolshed it wouldn't have any people interacting in it ...

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On academic uses of academic listservs
by Bill Herman 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

I see this as both a legal and an ethical issue. As regards the ethics: Props for sparking a discussion, but I think the air-l policy statement is dispositive (and good advice for email generally). It reads, in part: ------ ETIQUETTE Keep in mind that anything you send to air-l automatically goes to all subscribers – please keep posts on-topic for the list. Also remember when posting to the list that air-l is a public forum and that your words will be available to everyone subscribed to the list and placed in a public archive. Messages sent via email can easily be reproduced and circulated beyond their originally intended audience, and neither the list manager, the association's officers, nor the server’s host are responsible for consequences arising from list messages being re-distributed. ------ See: http://aoir.org/?q=node/5 Legally: I'm no attorney, but this is really a copyright issue, and as such, I'd be entirely comfortable arguing that copyright is no obstacle to almost any conceivable academic use of an academic listserv, at least not in the US. I know much less about other jurisdictions, but based on my much thinner knowledge of fair dealing, I'd predict a similar outcome, at least in most Commonwealth nations. (Those of you from outside the US: please excuse my jurisdictional Americentrism. If you think your courts would find differently, how so?) In any case, if you use listserv material for academic work in the US, you're almost certainly fine. US Code, Title 17, Section 107, reads, in part: ------ ... the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction ... for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include — (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. ... ------ See: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107 Each of these factors favors a finding of fair use here. The intended use is for nonprofit scholarship and education. The copyrighted work being quoted is something (a post to a free listserv) with absolutely no commercial value. (Posts have intellectual value, but we've already given them away.) The proposed project would reproduce mere fractions of each post. Finally, there is no concern about the effect on the marketability of something with no commercial value. I would argue that one could even include a full post if that's important to illustrate a point. (This is especially true for a short post.) Things are somewhat different when the quoted and quoting works are of a commercial nature--see Harper & Row v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539 (1985). But virtually any academic use of listserv posts is almost certainly OK--at least in the US. Cheers, Bill Bill D. Herman Ph.D. Candidate Annenberg School for Communication University of Pennsylvania > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:54:00 -0600 > From: "Hall, Richard H." <rhall(a)mst.edu> > Subject: [Air-L] Permission to quote air-l list > To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Message-ID: <C3B635C8.18A5E%rhall(a)mst.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > On 1/18/08 10:20 AM, "Pam Brewer" <brewerpe(a)appstate.edu> wrote: > >> I would like to refer to this thread in my analysis as you all have made >> some excellent points. May I ask your permission to do so? >> > This is a really interesting question, to me. First of all, I was the one > who originally asked this question and have really appreciated the > thoughtful replies. Second, I had thought I might try and collect and > summarize and post it to my blog, including quotes. My thinking was that > this is a public list, but, now that I think about it, I had to get > permission to join, and I don't think the archives are posted publicly (or > are they?) > > If one needs permission - who from? > > I guess you would need to get permission from whoever you were quoting. > > ... Richard >

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International Journal of Internet Research Ethics, 1.1, now available
by Elizabeth Buchanan 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Hello: For those interested, the first issue of the IJIRE has been released at www.ijire.uwm.edu Best regards, e. -- Elizabeth A. Buchanan, Ph.D. Director, Center for Information Policy Research School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee www.cipr.uwm.edu 414.229.3973 Co-Editor, International Journal of Internet Research Ethics (www.ijire.uwm.edu)

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web culture, geek culture, digital culture?
by Dr. Indira Guzman 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Seems to me that this call for papers is a good one for such discussion. Please consider sending a paper to this minitrack of the big AMCIS conference CFP: IT Culture and Values: Occupational, Organizational and Societal AMCIS 2008 - Toronto, Ontario - 14-17 August 2008 Papers Due: March 3, 2008 Mini-track ID: AMCIS-MT-74-2008 Mini-track title: IT Culture and Values: Occupational, Organizational and Societal Track: Social Aspects of IS Conference web site: http://www.business.mcmaster.ca/amcis2008/callforpapers.htm Description: The goal of research on culture and IT is diverse in both context and method. Rather than focusing on cross-cultural studies that compare IT development and use in different countries, the focus of this mini-track is to provide a forum for research that seeks to understand the values and assumptions embedded in both the technology, and the human group served by the technology (i.e. the occupational group, the organization, the society). Recent articles (e.g. Leidner & Kayworth, 2006) continue to call for more attention to values and cultural assumptions associated with IT if we are to be successful in addressing various types of conflict. We would like to make AMCIS the main venue for reporting issues and research associated with occupational, organizational, and social cultural issues related to IT. Specifically, we would like to see a forum for exploration of changes in embedded values, assumptions and social change related to information and communication technologies. Even the concept of "IT culture" can be interpreted in many ways. We see this concept of "IT culture" as a complex organizational phenomenon that is suitable for an AMCIS mini-track. Suggested topics: * The IT culture, the information culture, the digital culture, the online culture, the geek culture, and culture in virtual environments * Organizational culture, information systems and management * IT cultural issues in organizations and in modern society, such as the "generational divide", and cultural change due to information and communication technologies * IT Culture and other issues such as education, security, change, etc. * IT culture and system conflicts within organizations and society * Impact of IT culture on occupational, organizational and societal use of IT * Occupational Culture, the IT workforce, end-user studies where culture matters * Methodological issues conducting IT culture research (i.e. case studies, ethnography, mixed methods) * An assessment of software for supporting culture studies * Ethnography and culture in virtual environments Papers Due: March 3, 2008 Notification of Acceptance: April 14, 2008 Camera Ready Copy Due: April 28, 2008 Mini-track Chair(s): Michelle Lynn Kaarst-Brown, Syracuse University, mlbrow03(a)syr.edu Indira R. Guzman, TUI University, iguzman(a)tuiu.edu Mini-track gmail account: amcismt742008(a)gmail.com A complete version of this CFP can be found here: http://www.business.mcmaster.ca/amcis2008/MT/amcis-pr-074-2008-File001.p df Please let us know if you have questions. Best wishes, Indira Indira R. Guzman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Information Systems Assistant Professor of Business Administration TUI University; 5665 Plaza Dr. Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A. Tel: 714.816.0366 or 1.800.375.9878 Ext.2026; Fax: 714.229.8934 iguzman(a)tuiu.edu | http://www.indiraguzman.com DISCLAIMER STATEMENT IMPORTANT WARNING: This message is solely intended for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential, the disclosure of which is governed by applicable state and federal laws. If you, the reader of this message, are not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of the information contained in this message or any action taken or omitted in reliance thereon is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by calling (1-800-375-9878 or 714-816-0366) and destroy the related message. Thank You for your cooperation. ---------------

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Re: [Air-L] What is web culture?
by William Bain 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Actually, Folks, on the toolshed comparison, it strikes me tha maybe the web is something like a big interstate motor pool. Some of the people who work there are dispatchers and also manufacture the vehicles keys and provide their gas. Different state governments draw up agreements on how the pool can be used, and also speed limits, rules of the road, etc. Dangerous drivers and unauthorised key and gas manufacturers are also dealt with by the state governments in terms of legal issues. Theres a good deal of competition for formulas for good gas, with disputes occasionally breaking out on who owns which formula, and whether you have to get your keys when you get your gas. There are ordinary drivers and specialised drivers, all interconnected by walkie-talkie as soon as the ignition of their vehicle is switched on. Different university departments in the pool train specialised drivers, some of whom remain in their departments or start new ones. In addition to driving themselves, the specialised drivers study various aspects of the pool and its employees. :-| good time (intended) to be had by all, needless to say....... Best regards, Will William Bain PhD Student Comparative Literature Department of Spanish Philology Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

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New Online Social Network: BioMedExperts
by Gerry Mckiernan 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS*** Colleagues/ A Most Interesting New Social Network - BioMedExperts /Gerry Collexis Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CLXS), a leading developer of high definition search and knowledge discovery software, today announced the debut of BioMedExperts (http://www.biomedexperts.com) -- the first online social network of its kind to improve collaboration among researchers and therefore advance medical science. Collexis launched the new service with more than 1.4 million pre-generated profiles of its expected users from across 120 countries and expects to grow by another two million profiles over the next few months. [snip] The ability for researchers to collaborate across scientific disciplines is becoming more and more critical,* said James Coffin, Ph.D., vice president and general manager of Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences. *By connecting biologists, chemists, clinical researchers and other scientists from across the globe, BioMedExperts can play a key role in enabling a new wave of modern science and have tremendous impact on progress in biomedical research.* The new service will allow life sciences professionals to connect with each other, share data, collaborate more efficiently and conduct deep research across thousands of sources. *Where first generation social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn require users to enter data, BioMedExperts is a life science open platform that goes to the next level - it continuously captures the research activity of experts worldwide, serving as a definitive source to identify relationships to others within the community, either by topic or geography,* said Bill Kirkland, CEO of Collexis. When researchers log on to the service, which is entirely free, they will have access to approximately 12 million pre-established network connections, automatically generated from more than 6 million scientific publications from 6,500 journals. BioMedExperts encompasses almost every published researcher in the biomedical sciences field worldwide. [snip] BioMedExperts includes tools that allow users to: Search the network of profiles and articles by expert name or keyword and analyze the profiles of more than 1.4 million scientists by expertise, region and more Customize their own profiles Communicate with other members of BioMedExperts - users can invite others to their own personal network and email experts from within the entire BioMedExperts community to cultivate and grow professional affiliations Set up article alerts - users can receive alerts on new articles by topic or by name (for example, users can easily track articles published by co-authors [snip] Kirkland added that BioMedExperts is the first in a series of professional social networks that the company plans to introduce over the next couple of years that utilizes the proprietary technology. [snip] [ http://news.morningstar.com/newsnet/ViewNews.aspx?article=/BW/2008011100523… ] A Screenshot / Lnks / More are available at [ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/2008/01/biomedexperts-scientific-online.html ] BTW: Surely similar online social networking can be created from other (bibliographic) databases /sources [?] Any past/present/future projects that list members may be aware ? Thanks! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows ... [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]

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TheGreatDebate: Social Networking Technologies Will Bring Large [Positive] Changes to Education
by Gerry Mckiernan 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS*** Colleagues/ "Since its inception The Economist has challenged readers to engage with the world's business, political, scientific, technological and cultural affairs and uncover the connections between them. We now challenge you to bring your knowledge to the floor of our online Oxford-style debates. Your participation shapes the contest and your votes decide the winner. " [ http://www.economist.com/debate/ ] The Third Debate In The Series Started January 15th 2008 [Today] Social Networking: Does It Bring Positive Change To Education?" Schedule of Events Jan 15th / Debate begins. Jan 18th / Rebuttals posted. Jan 23rd / Closing arguments. Jan 25th /Final winner announced. Moderator Robert Cottrell, Deputy Editor of Economist.com Robert Cottrell has been deputy editor of Economist.com for the past two years, and online editor of Intelligent Life magazine since its re-launch this year. He is based in New York. Speaker PRO Ewan McIntosh, National Adviser on Learning and Technology Futures for Learning and Teaching Scotland Writes for the Guardian newspaper and the BBC on social media and learning issues, speaks internationally and consults for organisations on how social media can be harnessed for to improve learning in the organisation. Speaker CON Michael Bugeja, Director of Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, ***Iowa State University*** Author of 21 books, with research often being cited by New York Times and International Herald Tribune to name a few, Dr. Bugeja was among the first to analyse the use of Facebook before many professors realised that most of their students were already registered and of Second Life before many students had ever heard of it. For Links and Etc. Visit : [http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/01/proposition-social-network…] Do Register and Do Vote !!! [As Often as Possible] [:-) Cheers ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows ... [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]

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