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SIGIR 2008 workshop on Future Challenges in Expertise Retrieval (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 15 May '08

15 May '08

fyi Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology University of Toronto 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php Elvis wouldn't be singing "Return to Sender" these days **** PLEASE NOTE NEW ADDRESS AND FAX NUMBER **** _______________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 20:20:57 +0200 From: Krisztian Balog <kbalog(a)science.uva.nl> Cc: Krisztian Balog <kbalog(a)science.uva.nl> Subject: SIGIR 2008 workshop on Future Challenges in Expertise Retrieval Dear Author, I have read some of your recent publications, which led me to believe that the following workshop might be of interest to you. Therefore, I'd like to ask you to consider submitting a paper (or demo). If you could forward the CfP to other people who might be interested in the workshop that would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Krisztian Balog fCHER co-organizer -- Krisztian Balog ILPS | Informatics Institute | University of Amsterdam Kruislaan 403 | 1098 SJ Amsterdam | The Netherlands http://www.science.uva.nl/~kbalog Phone: +31 20 525 5359 | Room: F 1.09 ********************************************** Deadline Extension and Last Call for Papers ********************************************** Future Challenges in Expertise Retrieval SIGIR 2008 Workshop, 24 July 2008, Singapore http://ilps.science.uva.nl/fCHER/ ********************************************** MOTIVATION At the TREC Enterprise Track in 2005 the need to study and understand expertise retrieval (ER) was recognized through the introduction of an Expert Finding task (as opposed to mere document retrieval). The task has generated a lot of interest in the IR community, and rapid progress has been made in terms of modeling, algorithms, and evaluation over the past 3 years. In fact, expertise retrieval has reached the point where it is appropriate to assess progress, bring people from different research communities together, and define a research agenda for the next years. This workshop aims to determine what we have accomplished and where we need to go from here in expertise retrieval. AREAS OF INTEREST The main theme of the workshop concerns future challenges in Expertise Retrieval. Instead of focusing on core algorithmic aspects of a specific expert finding scenario (as is the case for the TREC Expert Finding task), our aim is to broaden the topic area and to seek for potential connections with other related fields. We expect submissions from the following areas: * Information Retrieval * Knowledge Management * Organization Information Systems * Social Network Analysis * Social Web * Virtual Communities * User Modeling * Human-Computer Interaction SUBMISSION INFORMATION This venue accepts submissions of research papers (up to 8 pages), position papers (up to 4 pages), and demo descriptions (up to 2 pages). Submissions must be in English, and must contain original work. All papers, independent of being a research, position, or demo paper, must be able to generate discussion during the workshop, and consequently the PC will favor original and controversial ideas. IMPORTANT DATES (revised) * 23 May Paper submission deadline (extended) * 13 Jun Notification of acceptance * 23 Jun Camera-ready papers due * 24 Jul Workshop WORKSHOP FORMAT The workshop is aimed to facilitate discussion and interaction among participants. The workshop will feature regular contributed paper presentations (20 min/each), demo presentations (5 min/each) and include discussion between presenters and the audience (10 min/each). The workshop will also feature an invited speaker, as well as a panel to wrap up the event. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE * Krisztian Balog, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands * Yong Yu, Apex Knowledge & Data Management Lab, China PROGRAM COMMITTEE * Arjen de Vries, CWI, The Netherlands * Bettina Berendt, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium * ChengXiang Zhai, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA * Craig Macdonald, University of Glasgow, UK * David Hawking, CSIRO, Australia * Elaine Toms, Dalhousie University, Canada * Henry Kautz, University of Rochester, USA * Ian Soboroff, NIST, USA * Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Florida International University, USA * Jianhan Zhu, Open University, UK * Jimmy Huang, York University, Canada * Jun Wang, University College London, UK * Leif Azzopardi, University of Glasgow, UK * Loren Terveen, University of Minnesota, USA * Maarten de Rijke, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands * Mark S. Ackerman, University of Michigan, USA * Peter Bailey, Microsoft Research, USA * Peter Mika, Yahoo! Research Barcelona, Spain * Yutaka Matsuo, Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan

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Dumbest Generation?
by Katy E. Pearce 15 May '08

15 May '08

Mark Bauerlein's new book, The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future and its critics... great debate on Metafilter, with links to MSM stories/review on the book: http://www.metafilter.com/71648/Now-Get-Off-of-My-Lawn No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.14/1425 - Release Date: 5/9/2008 12:38 PM

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[Slrl] CFP: Learning and Research in Second Life® Oct. 15 Copenhagen @ IR 9.0
by Jeremy Hunsinger 15 May '08

15 May '08

Call for Papers/Participation Please join us in a workshop on learning and research in Second Life(R) on October 16, 2008 in Copenhagen at Internet Research 9.0 (http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=About_IR9.0 ) Paper Deadline June 15th. Second Life is a 3d virtual environment created by Linden Lab (R) which has captured the attention of researchers and teachers from around the world from a variety of disciplines. This workshop aims to improve the understanding of Second Life as a Learning and Research environment. It will bring 35 researchers together to collaborate, discuss and workshop diverse topics related to research and learning in Second Life. We will pursue a full-day schedule in which participants will discuss their work and interests on four different topics: learning in Second Life, integrated learning, the contributions of research to the community and ethical research methods. How can we better enable learning in this sphere? How can we better enable research? Our honored keynote will be Pathfinder Linden Researchers are requested to submit papers and short biography to slworkshop08(a)gmail.com , which will be selected and distributed amongst participants before the workshop. First invitations will be offered to those who provide full papers for consideration. These papers have two purposes: first is to provide a common platform for understanding our research and teaching and second submitted papers may be considered for publication in an edited volume being produced in relation to the workshop, or possibly in peer reviewed publication derived from the workshop (these are currently under discussion). Subsequent invitations will be made based upon research/teaching statement and biography with priority given to people submitting full papers. If you are interested in participating, please send an email containing your information to slworkshop08(a)gmail.com. Decisions will be made by August 1st, barring incident. There is a limit of 35 participants at the physical meeting; the event will be simulcast into Second Life which will be organized by Jason Nolan. We welcome professionals, faculty and graduate students to participate. This workshop is sponsored by Linden Lab, creators of Second Life, and is organized by Jeremy Hunsinger, Rochelle Mazar, Aleks Krotoski and Jason Nolan. Lunch, coffee breaks and the room is included in participation. (And you'll probably get a t-shirt!) *We are also seeking additional sponsors, please contact jhuns(a)vt.edu if you would like to sponsor this workshop. _______________________________________________ Slrl mailing list Slrl(a)list.academ-x.com http://list.academ-x.com/listinfo.cgi/slrl-academ-x.com

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New Book: _Elgg Social Networking_
by Gerry Mckiernan 14 May '08

14 May '08

Colleagues/ A Most Intriguing New Book On ELGG, The Open-Source Social Web application. /Gerry _Elgg Social Networking_ Elgg is an open-source social web application licensed under GPL version 2, and runs on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) or WAMP (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP) platform. It offers a networking platform combining elements of blogging, e-portfolios, news feed aggregation, file sharing, and social networking. Elgg has its own plug-in architecture, and can use plug-ins to provide a calendar and a wiki. It supports a number of open standards including RSS, LDAP for authentication, FOAF, and XML-RPC for integration with most third-party blogging clients. It can be integrated with MediaWiki, Moodle, Drupal, and WebCT [snip] While anybody can use Elgg to create their social network, it is especially useful in education as it has many features making it suitable for e-learning, including groups, communities, and blogs that can be used for online classes where students can communicate in a new way with each other and with students around the world-in a managed, protected environment, creating what its authors term a "personal learning landscape". This book also covers using Elgg in teaching/learning. Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Social Networks and Elgg Chapter 2: A Tour around Elgg Chapter 3: Users, Profiles, and Connections Chapter 4: Blogging and Resources Chapter 5: Communities and Files Chapter 6: Customizing Elgg Chapter 7: Elgg Plug-Ins Appendix A: Installing Elgg Appendix B: Elgg Case Study Index {MORE} For Links to the Detailed TOC and More, Please Visit [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/05/elgg-social-networking.html ] 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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New Virtual Worlds Research Listserv
by Mark Bell 14 May '08

14 May '08

Folks, Sorry for cross postings. A new Virtual Worlds Research List has been created. This listserv is intended to serve as a forum for discussion and collaboration on the topic of virtual worlds research, and is sponsored by the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research - http://jvwr.org. The subscription link is here: https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/vw-research A handy RSS link is here: https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/rss/latest_arc/vw-research?count=20&for=10 Please excuse the test posts. =) If you join take a moment and introduce yourself. Thanks, M -- Mark Bell PhD student in Indiana University's Telecommunications program SL: Typewriter Tackleberry http://www.indiana.edu/~telecom/ http://swi.indiana.edu/ http://www.storygeek.com "Communications tools don't get socially interesting until they get technologically boring." - Clay Shirky

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New Book: _Student Plagiarism in the Online World: Problems and Solutions_
by Gerry Mckiernan 13 May '08

13 May '08

Colleagues I just received an ILL copy of A Most Excellent New Book on Title: Student plagiarism in an online world : problems and solutions / Author(s): Roberts, Tim S.,; 1955- Publication: Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, Year: 2008 Description: xxiv, 294 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. BTW: I've nearly finished Chapter 16 "Students And The Internet: The Dissolution Of Boundaries" [I just received The Book yesterday] [:-)] This Chapter Has Quite A Different Take On The P-Word Compared To "The Conversation" In The May 13 2008 Issue Of _The Chronicle Of Higher Education_" "The Future Of Plagiarism" [ http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/05/2008051301c/careers.html?utm_source=… ] The HardCover is $ 180 ; The E-Edition is $ 132 [Paperback NOT Available] [ http://www.igi-pub.com/downloads/pdf/Roberts_brochure.pdf ] See Below For TOC + /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/ ] >>Topics Covered<< Alternatives to plagiarism Assessing textual plagiarism Assignments that support original work Blogging and plagiarism Contract cheating Contributing factors to online plagiarism Controlling plagiarism Educating students Information revolution Lecturer attitudes toward plagiarism Plagiarism and international students Plagiarism and the community college Plagiarism as an ethical issue Plagiarism detection systems Plagiarism prevention Plagiarism-related behaviors Student perspective of plagiarism Unintentional plagiarism Writing as a developmental skill [ http://www.igi-pub.com/reference/details.asp?ID=7031&v=topicsCovered ] >>Table of Contents<< Section I: Some Groundwork Chapter I: Student Plagiarism in an Online World: An Introduction Tim S. Roberts, Central Queensland University, Australia Chapter II: A Student Perspective of Plagiarism Craig Zimitat, Griffith University, Australia Chapter III: Controlling Plagiarism: A Study of Lecturer Attitudes Erik J. Eriksson, Umeå University, Sweden Kirk P. H. Sullivan, Umeå University, Sweden Section II: Two Particular Case Studies Chapter IV: Dealing with Plagiarism as an Ethical Issue Barbara Cogdell, University of Glasgow, UK Dorothy Aidulis, University of Glasgow, UK Chapter V: Working Together to Educate Students Frankie Wilson, Brunel University, UK Kate Ippolito, Brunel University, UK Section III: EFL and International Students Chapter VI: EFL Students: Factors Contributing to Online Plagiarism Teresa Chen, California State University, USA Nai-Kuang Teresa Ku, California State University, USA Chapter VII: International Students: A Conceptual Framework for Dealing with Unintentional Plagiarism Ursula McGowan, The University of Adelaide, Australia Chapter VIII: International Students and Plagiarism Detection Systems: Detecting Plagiarism, Copying, or Learning? Lucas D. Introna, Lancaster University Management School, UK Niall Hayes, Lancaster University Management School, UK Section IV: Two Specific Issues Chapter IX: Plagiarism and the Community College Teri Thomson Maddox, Jackson State Community College, USA Chapter X: The Phenomena of Contract Cheating Thomas Lancaster, Birmingham City University, UK Robert Clarke, Birmingham City University, UK Section V: Prevention is Better than Cure Chapter XI: Prevention is Better than Cure: Addressing Cheating and Plagiarism Based on the IT Student Perspective Martin Dick, RMIT University, Australia Judithe Sheard, Monash University, Australia Maurie Hasen, Monash University, Australia Chapter XII: Plagiarism, Instruction, and Blogs Michael Hanrahan, Bates College, USA Chapter XIII: Minimizing Plagiarism by Redesigning the Learning Environment and Assessment Madhumita Bhattacharya, Athabasca University, Canada and Massey University, New Zealand Lone Jorgensen, Massey University, New Zealand Chapter XIV: Expect Originality! Using Taxonomies to Structure Assignments that Support Original Work Janet Salmons, Vision2Lead, Inc., USA Section VI: Two Looks to the Future Chapter XV: Substantial, Verbatim, Unattributed, Misleading: Applying Criteria to Assess Textual Plagiarism Wilfried Decoo, Brigham Young University, USA and University of Antwerp, Belgium Chapter XVI: Students and the Internet: The Dissolution of Boundaries Jon R. Ramsey, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Free Access to the Online Version When Your Library Purchases a Print Copy [ http://www.igi-pub.com/reference/details.asp?ID=7031&v=tableOfContents] >>Preface<< [ http://www.igi-pub.com/reference/details.asp?ID=7031&v=preface ] >>Introduction<< [ http://www.igi-pub.com/downloads/excerpts/reference/IGR4674_Le4VKS5ELI.pdf ]

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Copenhagen Wiki Wednesday
by RuT 13 May '08

13 May '08

Hello All! Inspired by other cities, Copenhagen will also have its own version of WikiWednesday. Wiki Wednesday is a monthly event to get together wikiers, wikipedians, wiki-researchers, developpers, bloggers and anyone interested in wikis, social software and web2.0. When: 14th of May 2008, at 17:30 Where: Studenterhuset, Købmagergade 52, København K Distribute the invitation widely! Come and cheer '1st Life'! mvh, for the KWW organizing committee, Rut Jesus (PhD student on wikis, center for phil of nature and science studies, KU)

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Re: [Air-L] viral sampling
by Rhiannon Bury 12 May '08

12 May '08

I read this message and immediately thought the same thing--isn't this old-fashioned "snowball sampling"? I still use the latter term but I admit I like the ring of "viral sampling." :) Rhiannon ----- Original Message ---- From: Barry Wellman <wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca> To: aoir list <air-l(a)aoir.org> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 9:44:09 AM Subject: [Air-L] viral sampling Taryn, What you're doing is called "snowball sampling" and has been around for about 30 years in sociology -- altho not widely used there.

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World day of the telecommunications ...
by Rosa María Merino 12 May '08

12 May '08

Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información "Conectar a las personas con discapacidades: las oportunidades de las TIC para todos" El Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones se viene celebrando el 17 de Mayo de todos los años desde 1969, conmemorando la fundación de la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT), agencia de las Naciones Unidas para las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicaciones (TIC), y la Primera Convención Internacional de Telégrafos de 1865. La Cumbre Mundial de la Sociedad de la Información propuso en Noviembre de 2005 a la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas declarar el 17 de Mayo como el Día Mundial de la Sociedad de la Información con el fin de resaltar la importancia de las TIC y otros temas relacionados a la Cumbre. Es así que en Marzo de 2006 la Asamblea General de la ONU emite una resolución estipulando que el Día Mundial de la Sociedad de la Información sea celebrado el 17 de Mayo de cada año. En Noviembre de 2006 la UIT decide celebrar ambos eventos el 17 de Mayo como el Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información. El propósito del Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información es el de ayudar a crear conciencia sobre las posibilidades que el uso de Internet y otras TIC pueden brindar a las sociedades y economías, así como sobre las maneras de cerrar la brecha digital. Este año el Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información adoptó el tema "Conectar a las personas con discapacidades: las oportunidades de las TIC para todos" para enfatizar los requerimientos especiales de las personas con discapacidad. En Perú, con motivo de la celebración del Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información, el Capítulo Peruano de la Internet Society (ISOC Perú), el Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Capacitación en Telecomunicaciones (INICTEL-UNI), la Red Académica Peruana (RAAP), la IPv6 Task Force Perú y APEC Learning Community Builders (ALCoB Perú) han unido esfuerzos para organizar un evento que se llevará a cabo el día 19 de Mayo en las instalaciones del Centro Internacional de Convenciones del INICTEL-UNI a partir de las 5:00 pm. Para mayor información e inscribirse al evento ingresar a la página web http://www.inictel.gob.pe/dia-telecom.htm

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FW: [JoCI] New Issue Published
by Michael Gurstein 12 May '08

12 May '08

Readers: The Journal of Community Informatics has just published its latest issue at http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/22. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Thanks for your continuing interest in our work, Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. Editor in Chief: Journal of Community Informatics Phone/Fax+1-604-602-0624 urstein(a)gmail.com The Journal of Community Informatics Vol 3, No 4 (2007) Table of Contents http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/22 Editorial -------- Some Thoughts on ICT in a Developing World Context Michael Gurstein Articles -------- Stakeholders' Perceptions of the Impact of the Global System for Mobile Communications on Nigeria Rural Economy: Implications for an Emerging Communications Industry Tella Adeyinka Trouble at Kookaburra Hollow: how media mediate Michael V. Arnold, Christopher J Shepherd, Martin R Gibbs Some perspectives on understanding the adoption and implementation of ICT interventions in developing countries Md. Mahfuz Ashraf, Paul Swatman, Dr. Jo Hanisch The Vancouver Community Network, Social Investing and Public Good Models of ICT development Christopher Bodnar Technology Mediated Learning: Building Capacity in Rural Communities David W Bruce, Victoria Hagens, Katrina Ellis Community Wireless: Policy and Regulation Perspectives Matthew A Wong Reports -------- Innovations in Microfinance technologies Gisèle Gagnon ________________________________________________________________________ The Journal of Community Informatics http://www.ci-journal.net

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