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International Communication Association conference-- Meetup; Roommate needed
by Mia Consalvo 22 Apr '08

22 Apr '08

Hi all, At the end of May is the annual International Communication Association conference, held May 22-26 in Montreal. I'm writing for a dual purpose: 1) Last year we had an informal meet up of aoir-ites, and it would be fun to continue that. If you'll email me off-list (consalvo(a)ohio.edu) I can coordinate who will be going, when is the best time to meet, and where to get together. 2) I need a roommate for the conference! I have yet to book a room, but I'm happy to either share with someone who has a room and needs a roomie, or to book one with someone at the Marriott or elsewhere. I'll be attending May 22-26. Again, please email me off-list (consalvo(a)oho.edu) if you are interested. Thanks! Mia -- Mia Consalvo, Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies 213 RTV Building School of Media Arts and Studies (formerly the School of Telecommunications) 9 South College Street Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 740.597.1521

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People Are The Bioeconomy: Social Media For Engaged Information Conversations
by Gerry Mckiernan 21 Apr '08

21 Apr '08

Colleagues/ I am pleased to announce that my third presentation for the American Chemical Society annual meeting from the symposium _Engineering the Transition to the Bioeconomy_ is now available: "People Are The Bioeconomy: Social Media For Engaged Information Conversations" [Original Abstract] While a substantial portion of the primary literature on alternative energy is published in scholarly journals, significant research is also reported in conference publications, dissertations, reports, theses, white papers, and other *gray* literature. This presentation will discuss this literature and the efforts of the Iowa State University Library to identify and acquire key gray publications on the production, use, and impact of biofuels, to support university scientific, technical, and sociological research initiatives. Two alternative energy blogs established to promote core publications and resources to a world community will also be profiled. Major current and future research alternative energy projects at Iowa State will be described as well. The presentation will conclude with speculation on the potential use of social networking services, such as 2collab, chemistry.org/exchange, and the Nature Network to facilitate and support university/industry/government communication, collaboration, and coordination of bioenergy projects. The PPT and Additional Links are available [ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/2008/03/people-are-bioeconomy-social-media-f… ] OR [ http://tinyurl.com/2yeqh3 ] _Final PPT Outline_ Iowa State University Bioeconomy Institute Research Programs Biorenewables Research Laboratory Financial Support ISU Library Initiatives Blogging The Bioenergy Blog The Bioeconomy Blog The Other(s) Other Universities State / Federal / National Governments Industry Blogosphere ACS CINF Efforts Online Social Networks Facebook LinkedIn Pronetos chemistry.org/exchange ACS Member Network Virtual Research Environments Community-Energy-Community MY ALA Funding SciTechNet(sm): Science andTechnology Social Networking Sites For Their Professional and Financial Support That Made My Participation Possible I Wish To Thank: Samantha Swann Business Acquisitions Editor John Wiley & Sons Chichester UK Bill Town President, Kilmorie Consulting Kilmorie Clarke Ltd London UK ACS Division of Chemical Information and AIChE Sustainable Engineering Forum (NPC 23) FUEL - ACS Division of Fuel Chemistry ACSAICHE Co-Sponsored Programs ENGENV - Energy & the Environment American Chemical Society Thematic Programming Energy and the Environment CINF Symposium Organizers *Engineering the Transition To The Bioeconomy** Enjoy! /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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ACS Online Social Networking Presentations: Being There | Swiss Army Information Tools
by Gerry Mckiernan 19 Apr '08

19 Apr '08

Colleagues/ I'm pleased to announce that two of my presentations prepared for the American Chemical Society Spring Conference held in New Orleans earlier this month have been self-archived and are Now Available [1] Being There: Using Social Networking Services For Engaged Library Instruction At colleges and universities today, a significant portion of students are members of Facebook (http://www.facebook.com) the online social networking service. Beginning in Summer 2007, we initiated a series of outreach projects using Facebook to directly promote Library programs and services to select members of the ISU community. These initiatives sought to inform students and faculty not only about the availability of core services offered by the reference and instruction department (e.g., book and journal selection, library presentations, research assistance) but also about the general library services provided by the library (e.g., interlibrary loan, library collections, reserve and media services). This presentation will report on the results of these projects and describe future outreach plans. In addition, the general nature of Facebook, and its current and potential use by educators will be reviewed. The presentation will conclude with a brief overview of key readings and Web resources about online social networks. Link to PPT is available at [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/03/social-networking-services… ] OR [ http://tinyurl.com/2w8uon ] [2] PAPER TITLE: "Online social networks: Swiss Army information tools" (final paper number: 7) NAME: Gerry McKiernan INSTITUTION: Iowa State University Library PAPER ID: 1163097 DIVISION: Division of Chemical Information SESSION: Transformation of Library Services in the Digital Age SESSION START TIME: Sunday, April 6, 2008, 8:30 AM PRESENTATION FORMAT: Oral DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: Sunday, April 6, 2008 from 11:15 AM to 11:40 AM LOCATION: Marriott Convention Center, Room: Blaine Kern C ABSTRACT: As of July 2007, Facebook [ http://www.facebook.com/ ] , a social networking service launched in February 2004, had the largest number of registered users among college-focused sites. There are now more than an estimated 40 million users, an increase of more than 30 million in just over a year. As characterized by Wikipedia, a *social network service focuses on the building * [of] communities of people who share interests and activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others ** [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network_service ] We believe that social networking services, such as Facebook, are not only excellent environments to foster and facilitate contact and communication among members of a local community, but also prime venues in which library and librarian services can be more actively and visibly promoted. This presentation will provide an overview of Facebook features and describe local and national library outreach projects using Facebook functionalities Link to PPT is available at [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/02/acs-spring-2008-online-soc… ] OR [ http://tinyurl.com/2g6xmh ] Enjoy! /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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3rd round CFP: AKCSN BOOK SERIES
by Hakikur Rahman 19 Apr '08

19 Apr '08

(Third Round of Call) CALL FOR BOOK VOLUME PROPOSALS: ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKS (AKCSN) BOOK SERIES http://www.igi-global.com/bookseries EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Hakikur Rahman PUBLISHER: IGI Global < http://www.igi-global.com> LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: The AKCSN is an international book series that publishes high-quality original research about knowledge communities and social networks. This book series calls for a knowledge based perspective adopting concepts belonging to advancement on information science, knowledge communication and knowledge management pertaining to multi-disciplinary aspects. This series will cover, but not limited to knowledge management, knowledge communications, knowledge economy, information society, information dynamics, information processing, information retrieval, digital divide, grass-roots communities, developing countries, mobile computing, e-governance, e-commerce, e-society and e-applications. To improvise the effects of information revolution and reach out to the general community, this book series will try to establish innovative model of approaches in understanding the dynamics of knowledge communication, drawing upon knowledge gains from the various branches of information science and the cognitive arena. The book series will try to provide an analytical approach to the holistic situation of the newly emerged knowledge perspectives featuring innovative models of technology transfer focusing upon the concepts of knowledge communication processes. When knowledge is a good to exchange through technological communication, then understanding of the dynamics influencing knowledge intelligibly become the premier issue to initiate high-end researches. In this context, the book series will aim to investigate which functions the knowledge-intensive services will form a major research area within the process of knowledge communication. It will also promote a systemic focus on the communication process underlying knowledge transmission, within the broader framework of the knowledge-based economy. By becoming a contributor to the Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book Series, you will be granted an opportunity that a few have ever gained. Your work will be showcased in a collection that finds wide acceptance by both libraries and international indexes, and a diverse international editorial advisory board will support it. As major audience of books under this book series will be comprised of academics, scientists, technologists, and policy makers, it is highly likely that your edited book will be used as guide in the national and regional development processes reinforcing different tiers of knowledge implementations. I welcome you to consider submitting your research to this series in hopes of providing the field of E-Government with collections of pivotal applications, methods and technologies. EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book Series Editor-in-Chief: Hakikur Rahman, ICMS, Bangladesh Associate Editors: Baanda A. Salim, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania A.V.Senthil Kumar, CMS College of Science and Commerce, India Yanbo J. Wang, The University of Liverpool, UK International Editorial Advisory Board: Anne-Marie Oostveen, Oxford Internet Institute, UK James Piecowye, Zayed University, Dubai Ali Serhan Koyuncugil, Capital Markets Board of Turkey, Turkey Robert A. Cropf, Saint Louis University, USA Arla Juntunen, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland Deborah L. Wheeler, United States Naval Academy, USA Vincenzo Ambriola, University of Pisa, Italy Tsegaye Tadesse, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Alemayehu Molla, RMIT University, Australia Subhajit Basu, Queen's University, UK Claude Ghaoui, Liverpool John Moores University, UK Teresa Sancho Vinuesa, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain Lucas Walsh, Deakin University, Australia Agusti Cerrillo Martinez, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain NEXT SUBMISSION DUE DATE: MAY 15, 2008 MISSION OF AKCSN: The Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book Series is a multi-disciplinary international book series that aims to publish high-quality, original research about knowledge management. The AKCSN will provide an analytical approach to the holistic situation of the newly emerging knowledge dynamics featuring innovation in knowledge acquisition, knowledge communication and knowledge management focusing upon the concepts of the knowledge communities and social networks. COVERAGE of AKCSN: The coverage of AKCSN Book Series is international and focused on original research in knowledge communications, applications, management, policies and implications. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following: Knowledge Management and Business Improvement Knowledge as Capacity for Action Knowledge as a Symbol/Model of Development Knowledge as an Empirical Problem Solving Tool Agent-mediated Knowledge Management The Framework of a Pragmatic Conception of Knowledge Knowledge as a Competitive Force Flourishing Knowledge Creation Environments Measuring and Evaluating Knowledge Assets Technology Orientation and Capitalization of Knowledge Current State and Future Development of the Institutional Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Practices and Future Perspectives Challenges of Knowledge Management Methods, Measures and Instruments of Knowledge Management Conceptual Role of ICTs in Knowledge Communication and Management Organizational Knowledge Communication and Knowledge Transfer as the Focal Point of Knowledge Management Distributed Knowledge Management Business Cases and Experiences Knowledge Management System Architectures, Infrastructure and Middleware Strategic Management and Business Process Analysis Networks as Institutionalized Intermediaries of KC Organizational Knowledge Communication Communication of Knowledge in Organizations Knowledge Communication and the Role of Communities and Social Networks General Importance and Role of Knowledge Communities Importance and Role of Knowledge Communities in R&D and Innovative Knowledge Creation Supporting Virtual Communities of Practice and Interest Networks Methodologies to Analyze, Design and Deploy Distributed Knowledge Management Solutions Social Models to Design and Support Knowledge Intensive Collaborative Processes Meta-data Representation and Management (e.g., semantic-based coordination mechanisms, use of ontologies, etc.) Knowledge Acquisition Systems and Networks Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Deployed Systems Networks and Knowledge Communication in R&D Environments Communication and Management of Knowledge in R&D Networks Application of Social Network Analysis as a Knowledge Management Tool Leveraging Knowledge Communication Networks Approaches to Interpretations and Interventions Whole-Network Properties and Knowledge Communication Knowledge Communication and Impact of Network Structures Roles and Positional Models of Knowledge Communication Networks Leveraging Knowledge Communication in Social Networks Epistemology of Knowledge Society Citizens eParticipation in Local Decision-Making Processes eCapacity Building Programmes to Ensure Digital Cohesion and Improved eGovernment Performance at Local Level Broadband Infrastructure and the New Wireless Network Solutions Local eGovernment Interoperability and security Generation of Municipal Services in Multi-Channel Environments Introduction to Mobile Computing Business Process Modeling Information and Data Management Communication and Agent Technology Best Practices for Mobile Computing Information Policy Overview Communications and the Internet Knowledge Chains Community Practices Learning Utilities Advanced Researches in Knowledge Communities SUBMITTING TO AKCSN: Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished manuscripts will be considered. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews and assessment of the publisher, IGI Global. All submissions must be forwarded electronically to email(a)hakik.org by ****** NO LATER THAN MAY 15, 2008 ****** PROSPECTUS SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Your 5-10 page (not including your CV) book prospectus should contain the following information: 1. 3-5 SUGGESTED TITLES for your proposed publication 2. A SYNOPSIS of your proposed publication, including a concise DEFINITION of the subject area 3. INTRODUCTION TO THE SUBJECT AREA 4. 5-10 INDEXING KEYWORDS for your proposed subject area 5. Overall OBJECTIVES AND MISSION of your proposed publication 6. SCHOLARLY VALUE AND POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION to information science, technology and management literature 7. PURPOSE AND POTENTIAL IMPACT on your field of research 8. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS of your proposed publication 9. PROSPECTIVE AUDIENCE for such a publication 10. POTENTIAL BENEFITS readers will gain from your proposed publication 11. EXISTING COMPETING PUBLICATIONS and their advantages and disadvantages in comparison to your proposed publication 12. TENTATIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS 13. PROJECTED TOTAL PAGE/WORD COUNT for proposed publication 14. TENTATIVE TIMETABLE for the entire project 15. POTENTIAL CHANNELS OF CALL DISTRIBUTION for the procurement of submissions and contacts (List-Servs, Universities, etc.) 16. COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS, phone, fax and e-mail information FOR EACH EDITOR/AUTHOR 17. A COPY OF YOUR VITAE, listing education and publication records FOR EACH EDITOR/AUTHOR ABOUT THE PUBLISHER: The Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book Series is published by IGI Global, publisher of the IGI Publishing, Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Information Science Reference imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. All inquiries and submissions should be should be directed to the attention of: Please forward proposals and submission inquiries to: Hakikur Rahman Editor-in-Chief Advances in Knowledge Communities and Social Networks (AKCSN) Book Series http://www.igi-global.com/bookseries Direct link: www.igi-global.com/akcsn Email: email(a)hakik.org

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Re: [Air-L] Limited/Designated Public Forums and E-Government
by William Bain 19 Apr '08

19 Apr '08

Daren, I'd be interested in receiving a copy of your article. I'm posting this onlist instead of off because its seems to me that your article might connect to the theme directly or indirectly of "one laptop per child", a concept that seems no longer to be discussed here. Scuse the bumbling, please, if it's absolutely too off topic. As I recall, the last discussion centred on distribution of laptops in Africa & the continent. Best regards, Will William Bain PhD Student Comparative Literature Department of Spanish Philology Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

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New on ICT Guides
by Craig Bellamy 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

Dear AOIR, ICT Guides is a service offered by the Centre for eResearch at King's College in London (CeRch). It seeks to promote the use of ICTs in research and learning through cataloging digital arts and humanities projects along with the tools and methods they employed. A number of new projects have been added to ICT Guides: Highlight: Henry III Fine Rolls Project " The Henry III Fine Rolls Project is a three year Resource Enhancement project, commencing in April 2005 and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). It aims to publish the Fine Rolls of Henry III from 1216 down to 1248 in English calendar format, in both print and electronic form. There is a fine roll for each of Henry III's fifty-six regnal years. Recording offers of money to the king for a multiplicity of concessions and favours, they are of the first importance for the study of political, governmental, legal, social, and economic history. The Fine Rolls of Henry III from 1216 down to 1248 are being published in both print and electronic form, including access to digital facsimiles of the rolls.The print version will be published by Boydell & Brewer. The electronic version appears on the project website and provides free access to all those interested in this resource. A second three year project also funded by the AHRC will complete publication down to the end of the reign in 1272. . " See: http://ahds.ac.uk/ictguides/projects/project.jsp?projectId=926 ** Suggestions for new projects most welcome. -- Dr Craig Bellamy Research Associate Centre for eResearch (CeRch) King's College, London http://ahds.ac.uk/ictguides/ ----- 26 - 29 Drury Lane 3rd Floor King's College London LONDON, WC2B 5RL Phone: 020 7848 1976 ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________

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Re: [Air-L] Limited/Designated Public Forums and E-Government
by Daren Carroll Brabham 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

For a free speech graduate seminar last semester I pondered what the free speech considerations would be in a government-sponsored crowdsourcing venture. It's related to the Public Forum concept in e-governance, but the paper is admittedly kind of thin on the case law support. Paper's titled "Crowdslapping the Government: First Amendment Protections for the Crowd in Government Crowdsourcing Ventures." It's under review at a conference right now. If you're interested in a copy, shoot me an email--happy to share. db --- Daren C. Brabham Graduate Teaching Fellow Department of Communication University of Utah 255 S. Central Campus Dr., Rm. 2400 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 phone: (801) 633-4796 daren.brabham(a)utah.edu www.darenbrabham.com <http://www.darenbrabham.com/>

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Use of @ as convention for blog/forum threading
by Alex Halavais 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Hello, all, One of my students is looking at the diffusion of the "@" sign as a convention for threading conversations in blogs. She's done a preliminary scan of the literature, and hasn't found much that addresses this specifically. Any suggestions for work that addresses the question of the evolution of meta-discourse for conversation control in contexts (mailing lists, IRC, IM, forums, blog comments) that often do not have built-in threading? Thanks! Alex -- -- // // This email is // [X] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [ ] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. Halavais, cyberflâneur // http://alex.halavais.net //

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Book: Researching with Communities: Grounded perspectives on engaging communities in research
by Andy Williamson 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

*** apologies for cross-posting, please forward to your networks *** Researching with Communities: Grounded perspectives on engaging communities in research Edited by Andy Williamson and Ruth DeSouza Researching with communities presents a range of personal and grounded perspectives from academics, researchers and practitioners on undertaking research in ways that promote and privilege the voice of the community, is respectful of local or indigenous practices and is culturally safe. Most definitely not a 'tick list' for approaching community-inclusive research, this book provides grounded exemplars, guides and discussion about the experiences of doing research respectfully and inclusively. It does this by drawing on the perspectives of researchers and community practitioners and by providing a range of reflective chapters that explore what community-based research means in a range of settings and for a range of people. Like the communities in which they are grounded, undertaking research in this way is always a unique experience. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, evaluators, students, community practitioners and policy makers. The international authors cover disciplines from community ICT to health and refugee and asylum seekers to community development. For more information and to order your copy, please visit http://www.lulu.com/content/1550518. Andy Williamson email andy(a)andywilliamson.com website www.andywilliamson.com uk/europe +44 (0)20 8133 7412 us/canada +1 415 578 4504 asia/pacific +61 (0)3 9018 7165

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Beta Test a New Blog Scraping Tool
by Stuart Shulman 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

Folks, Some of you know I have a new penchant for tool-building. Well, the latest creation of the QDAP lab is a blog scraping tool. The tool is designed to allow you to set up accounts to automatically capture blog posts on one or several blogs and to archive the data in a plain text format "ready-to-be-coded" inside QDAP's Coding Analysis Toolkit. For anyone who ever wanted to study blogs, this is a big step forward. The emphasis here is on a user-friendly interface and a seamless system for capturing and coding blog data. Now, this is a brand new tool and probably a bit buggy. However, it works well enough that we invite you to set up an account and start capturing blog data. No doubt there are some of you interested in the blogs and Election 08. To create a new blog scraping account, please visit: https://surveyweb2.ucsur.pitt.edu/qblog/page_login.php To learn more about the Coding Analysis Toolkit, please visit: http://www.qdap.pitt.edu/cat.htm To learn about my lab, please visit: http://www.qdap.pitt.edu/ thanks, Stu

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