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Query about author websites
by Holly Kruse 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

Because there are so many internet savvy authors here on air-l, I told a colleague who asked me a question about ways to promote books using the web that I'd forward his question here. I established my non-promotional bona fides with my first book, which was kind of relased in secret ;-), so I could probably use some ideas for author-generated web promotion too. Thanks in advance for any responses: I'll forward them to my colleague. ----- Holly Kruse Faculty of Communication The University of Tulsa 800 S. Tucker Drive Tulsa, OK 74104 918-631-3845 holly-kruse(a)utulsa.edu or holly.kruse(a)gmail.com http://personal.utulsa.edu/~holly-kruse

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CfP EDemocracy 2009 Conference Vienna , Austria
by Noella Edelmann 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

CALL FOR PAPERS (please distribute widely!) 2009 Conference on Electronic Democracy 7.-8.9.2009 University of Economics and Business Administration Vienna, Austria http://edem2009.ocg.at/ Submissions deadline: 17 May 2009 There are a number of eDemocracy applications, ranging from transparency sites and information, discussion, deliberation and consultation platforms to decision-making and voting systems, thus encompassing the entire democratic process. As technical devices have matured and feasibility is largely not considered an issue any more, other questions are now considered: * To what extent can eDemocracy support and enrich our democracy? * What and where are the interfaces, what methods can be used to integrate eParticipation in present public administration processes? * How can we ensure that the greatest number of people are reached and are able to use the means of participation? * How can the modern media support political education? * How can the Internet increase participation in political discussion? * What are the limitations and the risks of eDemocracy? * How may traditional Decision Support Systems be included in the eDemocracy framework? * How may microeconomic models (eg, game theory) contribute to the understanding of the dynamics created by electronic citizen involvement? The EDem 2009 presents the unique opportunity to look into these questions and discuss the answers. During the conference experiences will be shared, examples of good (and maybe not so good) practice analysed, the State-of-the-Art and future scenarios will be presented and discussed. We are looking for contributions on all areas and levels of electronic democracy and participation systems, projects can also be submitted, and, if accepted, would be presented as examples of *hands-on* demonstrations of E-Democracy and E-Participation. The main conference language is English; submissions in German are also acceptable. We invite individuals from academic and professional backgrounds as well as public administration offices, public bodies, NGOs, education institutions and independent organisations to submit their contributions. The EDEM conference series is jointly organised by the Danube University Krems and the University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna. Deadlines * Submission of papers (max. 10 pages): 17.5.2009 * Notification of acceptance: 19.6.2009 * Final paper submission: 19.7.2009 * Pre-conference program: 6.9.2009 * Conference: 7./8.9.2009 Conference Chairs: * Alexander Prosser (University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria) * Peter Parycek (Danube University Krems, Austria) Program Committee * Georg Aichholzer (Austrian Academy of Science, Austria) * Sylvia Archmann (Federal Chancellery, Austria) * Lasse Berntzen (Vestfold University, Norway) * Thomas Buchsbaum (Austrian Foreign Ministry, Council of Europe/CAHDE, Austria) * Yannis Charalabidis (National Technical University of Athens - eGovernment & eBusiness Research, Greece) * Noella Edelmann (Danube University Krems - Centre for E-Government, Austria) * Peter Filzmaier (Department of Political Communication, Danube University Krems, Austria) * Matjaz Gams (University of Ljubljana - J. Stefan Institute, Slovenia) * Julia Glidden (21c Consultancy Ltd, UK) * Thomas F. Gordon (Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany) * Hans Hagedorn (Zebralog, Austria) * Christian Heise (e-politik.de, Germany) * Chuck Hirt (Central and Eastern European Citizens Network, Slovakia) * Dan Jellinek (Headstar, UK) * Michel Klein (HEC, France) * Bozidar Klicek (Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Croatia) * Ah Lian Kor (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK) * Rudolf Legat (Austrian Environmental Agency, Austria) * Rolf Luehrs (TuTech Innovation GmbH, Germany) * Ann Macintosh (Leeds University, U.K.) * Ülle Madise (Legal Adviser to the President of the Republic of Estonia) * Edith Maier (University College St. Gallen, Switzerland) * Ursula Maier-Rabler (University of Salzburg, Austria) * Josef Makolm (Ministry of Finance, Austria) * Jeremy Millard (Danish Technological Institute, Denmark) * Francesco Molinari (IDEAL-EU, Italy) * Peter Mambrey (Fraunhofer - FIT Institut für Angewandte Informationstechnik, Germany) * Robert Müller-Török (INTECO, Germany) * D. R. Newman (Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland) * Graham Orange (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK) * Flooh Perlot (Institut für Strategieanalysen, Austria) * Matt Poelmans (Burgerlink, Netherlands) * Peter Reichstädter (Austrian Chancellery, Austria) * Christian Rupp (Austrian Chancellery) * Günther Schefbeck (Austrian Parliament, Austria) * Erich Schweighofer ( Institut für Europarecht, Internationales Recht und Rechtsvergleichung, University of Vienna, Austria) * Tom Steinberg (mysociety.org, U.K.) * Roland Traunmüller (University of Linz, Austria) * Tom van Engers (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) * Melanie Volkamer (Universität Passau, Germany) * Silke Weiss (Ministry of Finance, Austria) * Hilmar Westholm (Austrian Academy of Science, Austria) * Andy Williamson (Hansard Society, UK) * Frank Wilson (Interaction Design Ltd, UK) * Maria Wimmer (University of Koblenz, Germany) Submissions and further information: http://edem2009.ocg.at/ I look forward to seeing you there! Noella Edelmann Noella Edelmann BA, MSc, MAS Researcher EDem 09 www.ocg.at/edem2009/index.html EDem 08 www.donau-uni.ac.at/edem Centre for E-Government Danube University Krems Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 30 3500 Krems Austria Tel.: ++43 2732 893 2303 www.donau-uni.ac.at/egov noella.edelmann(a)donau-uni.ac.at

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Mobile Libraries Blog and FaceBook Group Launched
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

Colleagues/ I am pleased to inform you of the formal launch of The Mobile Libraries Blog And Its Companion Global Facebook Group The Mobile Libraries Blog Is Located At [ http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ ] While The Companion Fb Group Is Located At [ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71487458021 ]. The Mobile Libraries Blog Is Devoted To Documenting Any and All Topics Relating To Services Provided By Libraries To Patrons Within Mobile Environments. Library Mobile Services Are Defined As Any And All Library Services That Are Provided Via Mobile Technologies. The Companion Mobile Libraries Fb Group Is Intended To Primarily Serve As An Interactive Discussion Forum. The Mobile Libraries Blog FeedBurner Feed Is [ http://feeds2.feedburner.com/MobileLibraries ] >>FIRSTS: The Musical Theme Of The Mobile Libraries Blog AND Fb Group Is 'Take Five' By The Dave Brubeck Quartet And The Artist-In-Residence For The Mobile Libraries Group Is Alexander Calder<< 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 CC Book: Mobile Learning: Transforming The Delivery Of Education And Training
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 12 Apr '09

12 Apr '09

Colleagues/ A New Creative Commons/Open Access Book For Those On The Go Or On The Move [:-)] /Gerry Mobile Learning: Transforming The Delivery Of Education And Training / Edited by Mohamed Ally March 2009 / 978-1-897425-44-2 (e-book) / 978-1-897425-43-5 (SC) / $39.95 Download the entire book OR Select a Chapter Or Section FRONT MATTER / TABLE OF CONTENTS / FOREWORD / CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS / INTRODUCTION PART ONE: Advances in Mobile Learning Chapter 1: Current State of Mobile Learning / John Traxler Chapter 2: A Model for Framing Mobile Learning / Marguerite L. Koole PART TWO: Research on Mobile Learning Chapter 3 / Mobile Distance Learning with PDAs: Development and Testing of Pedagogical and System Solutions Supporting Mobile Distance Learners / Torstein Rekkedal and Aleksander Dye Chapter 4 / Using Mobile Learning to Enhance the Quality of Nursing Practice Education / Richard F. Kenny, Caroline Park, Jocelyne M. C. Van Neste-Kenny, Pamela A. Burton, and Jan Meiers Chapter 5 / Informal Learning Evidence in Online Communities of Mobile Device Enthusiasts / Gill Clough, Ann C. Jones, Patrick McAndrew, and Eileen Scanlon Chapter 6 / M-learning: Positioning Educators for a Mobile, Connected Future / Kristine Peters PART THREE: Applications of Mobile Learning Chapter 7 / Practitioners as Innovators: Emergent Practice in Personal Mobile Teaching, Learning, Work, and Leisure / Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and John Pettit Chapter 8 / Design and Development of Multimedia Learning Objects for Mobile Phones / Claire Bradley, Richard Haynes, John Cook, Tom Boyle, and Carl Smith Chapter 9 / From E-learning to Mobile Learning: New Opportunities / Michelle Pieri and Davide Diamantini Chapter 10 / MobilED - Mobile Tools and Services Platform for Formal and Informal Learning / Merryl Ford and Teemu Leinonen Chapter 11 / Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of M-learning within an International Distance Education Programme / Jon Gregson and Dolf Jordaan Chapter 12 / Using Mobile Technologies for Multimedia Tours in a Traditional Museum Setting / Laura Naismith and M. Paul Smith Chapter 13 / Use of Mobile Technology for Teacher Training / Jocelyn Wishart Conclusion / Glossary / Index About the Editor Mohamed Ally is a Professor in the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University, where he teaches and researches the educational uses of mobile technology, mobile libraries, and workplace learning. Dr. Ally is on the boards of the International Federation of Training & Development Organizations and the International Association of Mobile Learning Access To The Linked PDF For Each Chapter/Section Is Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/czbm8u ] Also Link To The Second International m-Libraries Conference, held and sponsored by the University of British Columbia in conjunction with Athabasca University, The Open University and Thompson Rivers University, will be held June 23rd and 24th of 2009 at University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus. 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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Mobile Learning
by adelina moura 10 Apr '09

10 Apr '09

Dear friends, is available for free download the new book of Mohamed Ally (Member and Co-founder of the IAMLearn) "Mobile Learning: Transforming the Delivery of Education and Training".3 chapters in the book present the overall progress of mobile education, research and applications. The book can be downloaded from the following link by clicking eBook: http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120155 I'm interested in information about mobile learning studies. My Ph.D research is about mobile devices (cell phone and digital players) in individual and collaborative learning. Take a look to my work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbekI8oieHk -- Adelina Moura "Nosce te ipsum" Research area: mLearning Tecnologias móveis www.adelinamouravitae.com.sapo.pt http://geramovel.googlepages.com http://geramovel.wirenode.mobi http://twitter.com/geramovel http://ipodser.blogspot.com http://interactic.ning.com

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The 5th International Confererence on e-Social Science - Registration now open
by Yuwei Lin 10 Apr '09

10 Apr '09

Apologies for cross-posting ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5th International Conference on e-Social Science 24 - 26 June 2009 Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: http://www.ncess.ac.uk/conference-09/registration/ Early bird registration rates are available until 26 April. For full details on fees, please visit http://www.ncess.ac.uk/conference-09/conferencefees/ . Special Conference rates on accommodation at selected hotels are also available until 24 April. Details of these offers can be found at http://www.ncess.ac.uk/conference-09/accommodation/ ------------ The aim of the annual international conference on e-Social Science is to bring together leading representatives of the social science, e-Infrastructure, cyberinfrastructure and e-Research communities in order to improve mutual awareness and promote coordinated activities to accelerate research, development and deployment of powerful, new methods and tools for the social sciences and beyond. This years Keynotes include Ian Foster, a pioneer in developing advanced distributed computer technologies and author of The Grid: Blueprint for a New Computing Infrastructure; Mario Campolargo, Director of the "Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures" Directorate of DG-INFSO in charge of Future and Emerging Technologies, ICT based infrastructures for science as well as ICT trust and security, experimental facilities and experimentally driven research for Future Internet; and David Theo Goldberg, author of several books including The Threat of Race: Reflections on Racial Neoliberalism (Wiley- Blackwell 2009) (http://www.threatofrace.org/) The Racial State (Basil Blackwell, 2002) and Racist Culture: Philosophy and the Politics of Meaning (Basil Blackwell, 1993). The full programme for the conference will be announced shortly. For further information on the conference, and to register, please visit http://www.ncess.ac.uk/conference-09/

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Facebook posts used to fire people in Australia
by Monica Barratt 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

Just thought this news article could spark some discussion here: http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/web/social-notworking-facebook-sni… Monica ------------------------------ Monica J. Barratt, B.Sc.Psych PhD Student @ the National Drug Research Institute 7/19-35 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, Victoria 3070, Australia Phone: +61 3 9412 9902; Fax: +61 3 9412 9912 E-mail: monica.barratt(a)postgrad.curtin.edu.au Web: http://db.ndri.curtin.edu.au/staff.asp?persid=650

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apologies!
by Charles Ess 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

very sorry, everyone, for cluttering up your mailbox with what were meant to be personal thank-you notes not enough coffee yet (as the low-level quality of the attempts at humor should demonstrate). ack-thppt! - c.

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Charles Ess appointed Professor with specific duties
by Brügger Niels 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

The Centre for Internet Research at Aarhus University is proud to announce that Charles Ess has been appointed Professor with specific duties at the Centre and at the Institute of Information and Media Studies for a three year period. Read more at http://www.cfi.au.dk/en Best, Niels Brügger ------------------------------------------------------------ LATEST PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS March 2009 Website history and the website as an object of study, New Media & Society, 11/1-2, Sage, London 2009, 115-132 [ get an electronic copy at: http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/1-2/115?etoc ] February 2009 Forstå Facebook [in Danish]. www.kommunikationsforum.dk. Copenhagen: 5 pages, 2009 [ read the article: http://www.kommunikationsforum.dk/artikler/forstaa-facebook ] November 2008 The Archived Website and Website Philology. A new Type of Historical Document?, Nordicom Review, 29/2, Göteborg 2008: 155-175 [ get an electronic copy at: http://www.nordicom.gu.se/common/publ_pdf/269_brugger.pdf ] Strukturalismus (with O. Vigsø), Hans Fink Verlag, München: 104 pages, 2008 [ read about the publication: http://www.utb.de/katalog_suchen_detailseite.jsp?buchid=1942 ] INTERESTED IN WEB HISTORY? You may want to join the mailing list webhistory(a)imv.au.dk at http://mail.imv.au.dk/mailman/listinfo/webhistory INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF DR.DK? You may want to join the Facebook group "dr.dk's historie" [in Danish] at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61000607153 NIELS BRÜGGER, Associate Professor, PhD Institute of Information and Media Studies University of Aarhus Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Aarhus N Denmark Phone (switchboard) +45 8942 1111 Phone (direct) +45 8942 9226 Telefax + 45 8942 5950 E-mail nb(a)imv.au.dk Webpage http://imv.au.dk/~nb Profile at LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/50a/555 Profile at Kommunikationsforum [in Danish]: www.kommunikationsforum.dk/Niels-Brugger The Centre for Internet Research http://cfi.imv.au.dk The history of dr.dk, 1996-2006 http://drdk.dk

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Early registration EuroITV2009 extended to 20 April
by Jo Pierson 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

EuroITV2009 - 7th European Interactive Television Conference 3, 4 and 5 June in Leuven, Belgium Early registration for EuroITV2009 has been extended until 20 April 2009, in order to allow workshop and iTV in industry participants to benefit from the reduced fee. The registration form can be accessed from the following page: http://www.euroitv2009.org/registration.html The organization of EuroITV2009 is in full progress, and most of the programme has already been filled. We are proud to announce three diverse and excitingkeynote speakers: - The Connected Home redefines the TV experience by Jan Van Bogaert (Alcatel-Lucent) - The Internet Revolution Will Be Televised by Rich Ezekiel (Yahoo! Connected TV) - Needs, emotions, experience! by Prof. Dr. Marc Hassenzahl (Folkwang University Essen) The following tutorials will be held on Wednesday 3 June 2009: - User Experience in TV-centric Services: What to consider in the Design and Evaluation? - Standardized IPTV services in Managed IP Infrastructures - Ambient Media - How to create an iDTV campaign - Designing and Evaluating the Sociability of Interactive Television On the EuroITV2009 website you can find more details about the current status of the programme, including the three keynote presentations, four workshops, five tutorials, 15 academic full papers and 21 academic short papers. The accepted posters, demos, doctoral consortium papers and iTV in Industry papers will be available on the website soon, and we are still expecting submissions for the Arts Exhibition (deadline 10 April). For more details, see: http://www.euroitv2009.org/ The detailed programme, including the schedule of the different sessions, will be available around mid-April. Conference Organizing Committee: General Chair: Prof. Dr. Dirk De Grooff (K.U.Leuven, Belgium) Program Chairs: David Geerts (K.U.Leuven, Belgium) and Pablo Cesar (CWI, The Netherlands) Tutorials Chair: Regina Bernhaupt (University of Salzburg, Austria) Doctoral Consortium Chair: George Lekakos (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece) Demonstration Chairs: Erika Reponen (Nokia, Finland) and Hendrik Knoche (University College London, UK) Short Papers & Posters Chairs: Christof van Nimwegen (K.U.Leuven, Belgium) and Judith Masthoff (University of Aberdeen, UK) Workshop Chairs: Gunnar Harboe (Motorola Labs, USA) and Marianna Obrist (University of Salzburg, Austria) iTV in Industry Chairs: Karin Slegers (K.U.Leuven, Belgium) and Artur Lugmayr (Tampere University of Technology, Finland) Arts Chair: Konstantinos Chorianopoulos (Ionian University, Greece) Track Chairs: Lyn Pemberton (University of Brighton, UK), Jo Pierson (Free University of Brussels, Belgium) and Cristian Hesselman (Telematica Institute, The Netherlands) Program Committee: http://www.euroitv2009.org/committees.html#program Contact: For up to date information and further details please visit: http://www.euroitv2009.org/ Send any inquiry about the conference to: info(a)euroitv2009.org To receive updates about the EuroITV2009 Conference, subscribe to the Conference mailing list on this page: http://www.euroitv2009.org/mailinglist.php Host: Centre for User Experience Research (CUO), IBBT / K.U.Leuven (http://soc.kuleuven.be/com/mediac/cuo/) EuroITV2009 is made possible by the following sponsors and partners: Zappware, IBBT, Philips (gold sponsors), Nokia, Ruwido (bronze sponsors), InformITV, ITVT, UITV.info, Interaction-design.org, Informatics Europe (media partners). It is organized in cooperation with EuroITV, ACM, SIGMM, SIGWEB, SIGCHI and IFIP. Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm for more information. Jo Pierson, Ph.D. IBBT - SMIT, Studies on Media, Information & Telecommunication Vrije Universiteit Brussel Offices: Pleinlaan 9, 2nd floor B - 1050 Brussels Belgium Tel: +32 2 629 16 27 Fax: +32 2 629 17 00 E-mail: jo.pierson(a)vub.ac.be http://smit.vub.ac.be

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