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Re: [Air-L] Free Culture <FAIL > Research Workshop 2009
by suely＠unisinos.br 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Colleagues: I don't know any of the people who manifested about this so far, thus I feel very confortable to call the attention of my fellow females to who is making gender differentiations here. In my opinion, counting the number of females involved in academic endeavours is insulting regardless of the intention being inclusive or exclusive. If the organizers were anachronistic (to avoid stronger words) enough to take gender into consideration, sad for them. Let's not reinforce this way of thinking by reproducing it. Suely >>> Giorgos Cheliotis <gcheliotis.lists(a)gmail.com> 17/07/09 16:55 >>> I am one of the organizers of the workshop and in fact started it all last year in Sapporo, so I am also largely responsible for the composition of the committee although the opinions of many more people factored in as well. I find that the gender issue is interesting and is perhaps symptomatic of certain fields of academic endeavor and also present in some practices of what we may broadly call 'free culture'. I know more male DJ's and remixers than female, and there is more evidence of that nature that is mostly anecdotal, so I cannot make any definitive statements here. I'd like to write a paper about it though, so I'm slowly collecting relevant data. I think there are some salient issues with respect to the participation of women in what we call 'free culture'. If anyone has relevant data points, especially published work, please do share. But now going from these general thoughts to insinuations of discriminatory behavior on our part is taking it too far. I am surprised I have to say by the approach of Mary Bryson who may have good intentions at heart but who chooses to publicly criticize our efforts and even publicly label them as FreeCultureFail (sic), instead of communicating her discontent directly to the organizers first and trying to understand who we are and how we do what we do. Indeed Mary, "maybe there is a story here, or not", but I think it would have been better if you had done some more research on this matter before hinting at any possible discrimination on our part. Even your hasty and incorrect calculation of 4 in 40 shows that your email to the list was probably written without much forethought. I would have been happy to discuss any issues with you personally, but you never sought any such discussion. From my part I can just say that we tried to include the people who seemed the most relevant and had to also contend with the fact that some replied to our invitations to join the program committee and some did not. Gender was never a factor in the composition of the committee. It was purely on academic merit, having shown strong interest in participation in the past, having a relevant and recent track record of published work, and, to a much smaller extent, a matter of serendipity and familiarity with the persons involved. I do not keep a catalogue of everyone in the world doing relevant research and it may be that I know more male researchers in the field than female. To that end what Gabriella and Elizabeth are doing will be a constructive contribution that I applaud. Personally I will still use academic merit and motivation/commitment as my main factors whenever anyone asks me about who should be on a program committee, but I can at least check the names on my mind against such a list to try and control for any bias that I may have and be unaware of. For what it's worth, we had actually one woman declining our invitation due to other commitments, while another one was invited and didn't reply. Best, Giorgos On Jul 17, 2009, at 2:29 PM, Gabriella Coleman wrote: > Mary, > > Thanks for pointing this out! A number of us, including the "X > woman" (Elizabeth Stark of the Yale ISP) on the committee, have been > debating and discussing this problem as it concerns this conference > but more important, how it also pertains to the wider field of > digital media, especially when it comes to tech and law. > > For instance, here are some other examples of similarly problematic > conferences when it comes to gender balance: > > http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/citi/ugc3 > http://www.hiit.fi/nccc/speakers.html > > And there are unfortunately many many more examples. > > Elizabeth and I have recently started to compile a list of women > leaders in law, technology, and internet research to highlight their > presence. We will soon circulate the list to get more names and > eventually publish on website as a resource for conference > organizers or those working on edited collections. Hopefully > Elizabeth will also jump in as she has also thought quite a bit > about this issue. > > I have found this problem to be pretty pervasive and have been > personally frustrated as well as academically intrigued. Any > thoughts about the skewed conference representation? > > Gabriella > > >> > Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:17:29 -1000 >> > From: mary.bryson(a)ubc.ca <mailto:mary.bryson@ubc.ca> >> > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org <mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org> >> > Subject: [Air-L] Free Culture <FAIL > Research Workshop 2009 >> > >> > Take a look at the lack of inclusion of women (FreeCultureFail) >> on the >> > Organizing and Academic Program Committees for this event. >> > >> > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/5486 >> > >> > There are 12 people on the former and 28 people on the latter. >> According to >> > the person from the Free Culture Research Workshop group that I >> contacted: >> > >> > "Based on my count, there are 4 women in all on both >> Committees, with >> > <Person X> serving on both the organizing and academic >> committees. >> > >> > The other 3 women serve in the academic committee..." >> > >> > >> > 4 women out of 40 people. One woman on the Organizing >> Committee. >> That's some >> > kind of "free culture". Free Culture Fail, as far as I can >> tell. >> Maybe there >> > is a story here. Or not. >> > >> > Mary >> > -- >> > Dr. Mary K. Bryson, Professor and Director, Network of >> Centers and >> > Institutes in Education (NCIE) & Center for Cross-Faculty >> Inquiry >> (CCFI), >> > Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia >> > CCFI: Innovation Works Here >> > http://ccfi.educ.ubc.ca/ >> > -----Original Message----- >> > >> > > **************************************************** > Gabriella Coleman, Assistant Professor > Department of Media, Culture, & Communication > New York University > 239 Greene St, 7th floor > NY NY 10003 > 212-992-7696 > http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Gabriella_Coleman > _______________________________________________ > 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/ _______________________________________________ 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/ -- Esta mensagem foi verificada pelo sistema de antiv�rus e acredita-se estar livre de perigo.

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North Am. Internet research has been predominantly urban
by Barry Wellman 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

For a paper on rural Internet use, Jess Collins and I assert that North American (US/Canada) internet research has predominantly looked at urban pops. I think it's self-evidently true, and certainly the US/Cdn national surveys are sub/urban focused (because thats where the bodies are), BUT does anyone have a citation to research that substantiates this urban focus. One of my toughest critics (my wife) has asked for this. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________

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IEEE Xplore Mobile Available / Other Mobile Access Databases/E-Journals/eBook Collections?
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

Colleagues// I have recently discovered that mobile access to the IEEE Xplore database is now available "IEEE Xplore Mobile provides free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address. IEEE Xplore Mobile Beta is viewable on all web-enabled mobile devices. It has been optimized for newer mobile devices (i.e. Apple iPhone, Blackberry Storm). When using older mobile devices (i.e. Blackberry 8360, Blackberry Curve), you may be able to choose "Internet Browser" as your default browser in your device's options for optimal viewing. NOTE-1 >>> IEEE Xplore subscribers need to log-in to access the full-text view of the article, and non-subscribers/guests need to purchase the article to view the full-text version. NOTE-2 >>> Seamless access appears to be available to institutional subscribers. NOTE-3>>> A link To The Main IEEE Xplore Site is provided from the mobile 'Search' page ('Get your know-how on the go' .as well as from the search results page. Credit: Princeton University Library / Engineering Blog Access to all appropriate links is available from [ http://tinyurl.com/ms47za ] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am greatly interested interested in learning of OTHER vendors/publishers that curretnly provide or a planning to provide mobile access to their respective databases and/or journal and/or e book collections BTW: I am aware of the Vendors and Publishers section of the M-Libraries section of Meredith Farkas's Most Excellent _Library Success Best Practices Wiki_ [ http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=M-Libraries#Vendors_and_Publis hers ]. and the work of Bill Drew Please Post Any/All Current or Planned Mobile Access Databases and/or e-Journal and/or e Book collections As (A) Comment(s) On The Blog Entry At [ http://tinyurl.com/mgeztm ] Thanks! And Happy Moonday [:-)] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There Are No Answers, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed / Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace'

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Re: [Air-L] About web sites after death - Proposal
by Anna Haverinen 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

Hello everybody! I have created a discussion forum if anyone is interested in sharing ideas, papers and discussion about death and Internet: http://www.tangler.com/forum/death-and-internet You are welcome to promote this forum to all! Best from Helsinki, Anna 2009/7/8 Mariana Matos <marianasantiagodematos(a)gmail.com> > Hello Arnar and all, > > I totally agree with the steps you listed. I think the meeting would be > essential for us to establish goals and intentions for the future work. > > Best regards, > Mariana > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arnason, Dr Arnar" < > arnar.arnason(a)abdn.ac.uk> > To: "'Sigurjón B Hafsteinsson'" <sbh(a)hi.is>; <tgretars(a)temple.edu>; < > aholapp2(a)welho.com>; <aehaverinen(a)gmail.com>; <itsnishant(a)gmail.com>; < > marianasantiagodematos(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 8:52 AM > Subject: RE: About web sites after death - Proposal > > > > Dear all, > > We would like to propose an application to the European Science Foundation > for a network grant. The first aim would be to have a meeting on the issue > to establish the network; second to keep the network going; third, to > perhaps apply for research funding and for collaboration on conferences and > publications. > > Do let us know if you object but if not then we will investigate the > procedure further and get back to you. > > All the best, Arnar, Tinna, Sigurjón. > > Arnar Árnason > Department of Anthropology > University of Aberdeen > King's College > Old Aberdeen > AB24 3QY > Scotland > Tel.:+44 (0)1224-273127 > Fax: +44 ( 0)1224-272552 > > > > The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No > SC013683. >

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ASIST> 5th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium (SIG SI)
by Howard Rosenbaum 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

[Apologies for cross-posting] First Call for Papers and Participation: The 5th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium (SIG SI, co- sponsored by SIG-CRIT) People, information, technology: The social analysis of computing in a diverse and pluralistic world. Saturday, November 7, 2009, 8:30-12:30 PM; Hyatt Regency Vancouver The purpose of this ASIST preconference research symposium is to disseminate current research and research in progress that investigate the social aspects of information and communications technologies (ICT) across all areas of ASIST. The symposium includes members of many SIGs and defines "social" broadly to include critical and historical approaches as well as contemporary social analysis. It also defines "technology" broadly to include traditional technologies (i.e., paper), state-of-the-art computer systems, and mobile and pervasive devices. This year's theme is "People, information, technology: The social analysis of computing in a diverse and pluralistic world” In keeping with the theme of the conference, the symposium is soliciting work that focuses on the mutual shaping of people and information as mediated by ICTs. According to Horton, Davenport, and Wood-Harper (2005; 52) “the impetus for researchers to consider both social and technical aspects as mutually constitutive as a means of understanding technology introduction and use has a growing audience.” This symposium will highlight research focusing on the social realities of ICT-based information systems (broadly defined) in information science in order to better understand the following: ~ How do difference and diversity shape design, implementation, use, disuse, and reconfiguration of information and ICTs where groups, and organizations work and play in a global environment? ~ In what ways do information and ICTs shape those creating, implementing and using them? How does this vary across cultures? How may such difference be managed in global interactions? ~ What can we learn about information and ICT and ongoing social and cultural change at different levels of social analysis such as groups, organizational units, political entities or cultural systems? Can we harmonize our insights? ~ How may we explore the complex reciprocal relationships among information, ICT, people, groups and the social and cultural environments that surround and pervade them? ~ What are the variations in meanings or interpretations of information and ICT across social groups, organizations, and cultures? ~ What are the moral obligations of ICT system development and use particularly in global communication networks and what are the consequences for diverse ethnic groups? We are particularly interested in work that assumes a critical stance towards the notion of difference – what is involved in the subtle interplay between people's uses of information and ICT and the increasingly diverse and global environments in which they are immersed? Critical analyses are useful because they “bring into question established social assumptions and values regarding information and ... ICTs and established understandings of ‘information,’ particularly as they play themselves out and are institutionalized in social and professional discourses and professional training.” (Day, 2007; 575). We encourage all scholars, both beginning and established, interested in social aspects of ICT (broadly defined) to share their research and research in progress by submitting an extended abstract of their work and attending the symposium. Following last year's successful symposium, SIG SI will partner again with SIG USE to offer a comprehensive full day program. The theme of this symposium fits well with the main themes of the SIG USE symposium, “Collaborative Information Seeking and Sharing,” meaning that there would be a full day of exploration of the question of the transformative relationships between people, information, and ICTs from different but clearly related perspectives. The SIG SI symposium will take place on Saturday morning and the SIG USE symposium will be in the afternoon. Collectively, the two sessions can offer a comprehensive full day program, although each is a stand-alone event. The two SIGs will co-sponsor a networking lunch [Pay-on-your-own] that will take place in between the two events There will be a discount for people who register for both symposia.* Call for papers and posters: Submit a short paper (2000 words) or poster (500 words) by September 4, 2009. Submissions may include empirical, critical and theoretical work, as well as richly described practice cases and demonstrations. Acceptance announcements made by September 20, in time for conference early registration (ends Sept 25, 2009). Tentative Schedule Paper presentations: 8:30-10:45 AM Break: 10:45-11:00 AM (with poster viewing) Paper presentations: 11:00:11:45 AM Closing Keynote: 11:45-12:30 PM Lunch with SIG-USE: 12:30-1:30 PM Fees Members $75, non-members $85, before Sept. 25, 2009 Members $85, non-members $95, after Sept. 25, 2009 *If you register for the SIG-SI Symposium and the SIG-USE Symposium you will receive a $10 discount: Organizers: Howard Rosenbaum, School of Library and Information Science -Indiana University hrosenba(a)indiana.edu Elisabeth Davenport, Visiting Scholar, Indiana University and Professor Emeritus, School of Computing, Napier University e.davenport(a)napier.ac.uk Pnina Shachaf, School of Library and Information Science -Indiana University shachaf(a)indiana.edu Kalpana Shankar, School of Informatics -Indiana University shankark(a)indiana.edu Day, R. (2007). Kling and the “critical”: Social informatics and critical informatics. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 58(4): 575–582. Horton, K., Davenport, E. and Wood-Harper, T. (2005). Exploring sociotechnical interaction with Rob Kling: five “big” ideas. Information Technology & People 18(1): 50-67

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Call for Papers. Web Studies 2010, Toluca, Mexico. March 3 - 5, 2010
by Ever Reyes 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

CALL FOR PAPERS WEB STUDIES: First International Congress http://webstudies.info March 3, 4, 5, 2009. Toluca, Mexico. Organized by: Monterrey Tech / Lab. Paragraphe / Europia Supporters: University of Paris VIII / Journal of Mobile Multimedia OVERVIEW The Web may be conceived as an expansive object, an extended space that reaches nearly every domain of life and concerns many different scientific disciplines. This space can be described according to data structures, visual surfaces, algorithmic processes, cultural uses, means and venue for artistic expressions and site of human-computer interaction. While some of these categories correspond to the specific interests and demands of certain fields of inquiry, they also have a practical dimension that goes beyond the confines of academic disciplines and implies the crossing of very different perspectives. One of the most interesting questions is indeed the way in which practices of production and use influence and re/shape each other as well as the tools and media themselves. >From this general starting point, we aim at exploring the social dimension of Web applications as well as the interaction and co-existence of humans with artificial agents – interfaces, algorithms, information architectures – forming socio-technical hybrids that are increasingly difficult to dissect. And our research tools and methods have themselves become hybrid. Mixtures of brains, knowledge and research software make sense of the growing piles of data; they produce new and innovative ways to explore and visualize information and to make the Web comprehensible; and they generate theoretical metaphors aim at understanding the space they are operating in. The notion of Web Intelligence is therefore of particular interest to this first edition of the Web Studies conference. Intelligence, here, is understood in a double sense: first, as the process of interaction that happens not only between humans and technical systems, but also between human actors mediated by Web platforms, the process in which knowledge is produced and applied, information is gathered, interpreted, and used in everyday situations. Second, as the tools and methods that help us understanding the infinite variety that marks this online ecosystem. The 1st international congress on Web Studies aims at providing a venue for researchers and professionals from different backgrounds for discussion, study, practical demonstrations, sharing, and exchange on new developments and theories regarding the World Wide Web. The congress therefore invites contributions from a heterogeneous set of fields and domains such as: Web systems, computational intelligence, human-computer interaction, digital theory, Web sociology, and well as interactive and digital arts. We also encourage contributions from businesses and organizations. TOPICS OF INTEREST • Theoretical and social approaches • Web as new medium • Information and communication • New uses and forms of creation • Languages and systems • Architecture and Cloud Computing • Web inteligent and Semantic Web • Web and Art, Net Art • Visualization, 3D and interactivity SUBMISSION DEADLINES - Friday, October 16, 2009: Full Paper Submissions - Monday, November 18, 2009: Decisions on Full Paper Submissions - Friday, November 27, 2009: Short Paper, Poster, Workshop and Demo Submissions - Friday, December 18, 2009: Decisions on Short Paper, Poster and Demo Submissions - Friday, January 8, 2010: Camera Ready Submissions for all Papers SUBMISSION TYPES * Full papers: 5 – 15 pages. Full papers usually present extended reports on some research results, they also constitute the result of long-time investigation on practical or theoretical issues about the domain. * Short papers: 2 – 4 pages. Short papers expose ongoing research and developments. They include first results of use and/or user experiences. They may also introduce thinking on social aspects or points of view to confront with further discussion. * Posters and Demos: 1-2 pages for publication and/or print poster. Posters are presented in print format (A3 or tabloid page) and are also included in the proceedings. If needed, they can also be accompanied by a short description, 1 or 2 pages. For Demos, they are presented as posters but projected from a computer. * Workshops: 2 hours for hands-on practice. Workshops are included in the proceedings through documentation of academic goals, teaching strategies and pedagogical objectives. This description is also 1 to 2 pages. * Corporate cases: 2-page short papers and poster. All submission must be sent through Web Studies at EasyChair. Here you will be asked to login or regiter as new user in order to upload your paper (accepted formats are PDF or DOC). KEYNOTE SPEAKERS * Robert K. Logan, University of Toronoto, Canada * Ismail Khalil, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria * Imad Saleh, University of Paris VIII, France PUBLICATION All accepted papers will be published in a book of abstracts and CD of proceedings. Both formats will be distributed and published by Europia Publishing, Paris. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE • José F. Aldana-Montes, University of Malaga (Spain) • Jean-Pierre Balpe, Biennale Internationale des Poètes en Val-de-Marne (France) • Maurice Benayoun, CiTu and University of Paris I (France) • Cherif Branki, University West of Scotland (UK) • Amy Bruckman, Georgia Tech (USA) • Ron Burnett, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver (Canada) • Moraima Campbell-Dávila, Monterrey Tech at Monterrey (Mexico) • Arcángel Constantini, Inmerso, Museo Tamayo (Mexico) • Rogerio da Costa, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (Brazil) • Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) • Dana Diminescu, Telecom ParisTech (France) • Abderrezak Dourari, CNPLET (Algeria) • Fernando Gamboa-Rodríguez, UNAM (Mexico) • Gustavo Garduño-Oropeza, Red ALYC (Mexico) • Jesús Gutiérrez-Gómez, Monterrey Tech at Toluca (Mexico) • Abdulmotaleb El Saddik, University of Ottawa (Canada) • Mohammad Essaaidi , FS- Tetouan University (Morocco) • Jacques Ibanez-Bueno, University of Savoie, Annecy (France) • Geun Sik Jo, INHA University (Korea) • Ismail Khalil, Johannes Kepler University of Linz (Austria) • Joasia Krysa, KURATOR and University of Plymouth (UK) • Sylvie Lelu-Merviel, Université de Valenciennes (France) • Pierre Lévy, University of Ottawa (Canada) • Robert K. Logan, University of Toronto (Canada) • Alvise Mattozzi, Università IUAV di Venezia (Italy) • Stuart Moulthrop, University of Baltimore (USA) • Gianluca Mura, Politecnico di Milano University (Italy) • Ryohei Nakatsu, National University of Singapore (Singapore) • Stéphane Natkin, CNAM / ENJMIN, Ecole des Jeux en France (France) • Fritz Laux, Reutlingen University (Germany) • Everardo Reyes-García, Monterrey Tech at Toluca (Mexico) • Bernhard Rieder, University of Paris VIII (France) • Imad Saleh, University of Paris VIII (France) • Jin G. Shon, Korea National Open University (KNOU) (South Korea) • Mirko Tobias Schaefer, University of Utrecht (The Netherlands) • Moncef Temani, Institut superieur d'informatique, Tunis (Tunisia) • Khaldoun Zreik, University of Paris VIII (France) CONTACT Imad Saleh General co-chairman imad.saleh(a)univ-paris8.fr Address: 2, rue de la Liberté. 93526 Saint-Denis Cedex 02, France Tel: (+33) 1 49 40 67 58 Everardo Reyes-García General co-chairman everardo.reyes(a)itesm.mx Address: Eduardo Monroy #2000. Col. San Antonio Buenavista. 50110 Toluca, Mexico Tel: (+52) (722) 2 79 99 90 ext. 2215 REGISTRATION Web Studies congress is a non-commercial event. The registration fee (around 400 USD) will include transportation (hotel-campus-hotel), lodging (5-star hotel), meals, coffee breaks, social reception, and CD of proceedings. More information will be provided when all parternerships are confirmed. Of course, you can always select your own accomodation and expenses. We will let you know about the congress-only fee. ABOUT THE MONTERREY TECH (ITESM) The Tecnológico de Monterrey is a Mexican private educational institution that was founded in 1943. At the present time it has 33 campuses distributed throughout the country, and academic centers in Mexico and other Latin American countries; it also has international offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Through its Virtual University it is present all over the world, by means of learning networks and advanced information technologies. The vision is aimed at making Tecnológico de Monterrey the most respected educational institution in Latin America for the leadership of its alumni in the private, public and social sectors; the research and technological development it carries out to contribute to a knowledge-based economy; the generation and incubation of new business enterprises; collaboration in the improvement of public administration and policy; and the creation of models and innovative systems for the sustainable development of the community. The mission of Tecnológico de Monterrey is to prepare people of integrity, ethical standards and a humanistic outlook who are internationally competitive in their field and, who, at the same time, are good citizens committed to the economic, political, social and cultural development of their communities and the sustainable use of natural resources. ABOUT THE CITY OF TOLUCA Toluca is the state capital of Mexico State. It is the center of a rapidly growing urban area, now the fifth largest in Mexico. It is located 63 kilometers southwest of Mexico City and about 45 minutes by car from its western edge. The city is the eighth largest in Mexico in population.

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Free Culture <FAIL > Research Workshop 2009
by Gabriella Coleman 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Mary, Thanks for pointing this out! A number of us, including the "X woman" (Elizabeth Stark of the Yale ISP) on the committee, have been debating and discussing this problem as it concerns this conference but more important, how it also pertains to the wider field of digital media, especially when it comes to tech and law. For instance, here are some other examples of similarly problematic conferences when it comes to gender balance: http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/citi/ugc3 http://www.hiit.fi/nccc/speakers.html And there are unfortunately many many more examples. Elizabeth and I have recently started to compile a list of women leaders in law, technology, and internet research to highlight their presence. We will soon circulate the list to get more names and eventually publish on website as a resource for conference organizers or those working on edited collections. Hopefully Elizabeth will also jump in as she has also thought quite a bit about this issue. I have found this problem to be pretty pervasive and have been personally frustrated as well as academically intrigued. Any thoughts about the skewed conference representation? Gabriella > > > Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:17:29 -1000 > > From: mary.bryson(a)ubc.ca <mailto:mary.bryson@ubc.ca> > > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org <mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org> > > Subject: [Air-L] Free Culture <FAIL > Research Workshop 2009 > > > > Take a look at the lack of inclusion of women (FreeCultureFail) > on the > > Organizing and Academic Program Committees for this event. > > > > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/5486 > > > > There are 12 people on the former and 28 people on the latter. > According to > > the person from the Free Culture Research Workshop group that I > contacted: > > > > "Based on my count, there are 4 women in all on both Committees, with > > <Person X> serving on both the organizing and academic committees. > > > > The other 3 women serve in the academic committee..." > > > > > > 4 women out of 40 people. One woman on the Organizing Committee. > That's some > > kind of "free culture". Free Culture Fail, as far as I can tell. > Maybe there > > is a story here. Or not. > > > > Mary > > -- > > Dr. Mary K. Bryson, Professor and Director, Network of Centers and > > Institutes in Education (NCIE) & Center for Cross-Faculty Inquiry > (CCFI), > > Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia > > CCFI: Innovation Works Here > > http://ccfi.educ.ubc.ca/ > > -----Original Message----- > > > **************************************************** Gabriella Coleman, Assistant Professor Department of Media, Culture, & Communication New York University 239 Greene St, 7th floor NY NY 10003 212-992-7696 http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Gabriella_Coleman

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New Major Additions To _The Mobile Libraries_ Blog | July 15 2009
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Colleagues/ I am pleased to inform you of the addition of several new postings to _The Mobile Libraries_ blog /Gerry >>> LITA National Forum 2009 > Open & Mobile http://tinyurl.com/lqk87n >>> Future of Mobile Computing > Stranger Than We Know http://tinyurl.com/njmnku >>> Mimas Mobile Event: Mobile Learning: Telling Tales / July 09 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ljojux >>> Internet Librarian 2009: Net Initiatives For Touch Times / October 26 - 28, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/lqvwq9 >>> Mobile Technologies, Mobile Users: Implications for Academic Libraries http://tinyurl.com/lzb4j8 >>> Mobile Learning For The Twenty-First Century Librarian / Jim Hahn http://tinyurl.com/kms2gh >>> Computers In Libraries 2009 > Creating Tomorrow : Spreading Ideas & Learning / March 30 - April 1 2009 http://tinyurl.com/lm8lyw >>> Emerging Mobile Technologies in Libraries / Gabriel R. Rios http://tinyurl.com/kseg6l >>> Mobile Devices and CUL / Beth Anderson And Dean B. Kraff http://tinyurl.com/kun8j5 >>> OPACs and the Mobile Revolution / Samuel Liston http://tinyurl.com/kvfq3a >>> ALA Conference 2009: Provocative Top Tech Trends Include Mobile ... http://tinyurl.com/n6k6zx >>> ALA 2009 / Event > Libraries and Mobile Devices: Public Policy Considerations http://tinyurl.com/mxrx6z >>> Text Messaging In An Academic Library / J.B Hill , Cherie Madarash Hill, Dayne Sherman http://tinyurl.com/kotaly >>> Mobile Reference Service: A Case Study Of An Onsite Reference Service Program ... http://tinyurl.com/lenfwx >>> MLA Poster: Libraries Go Mobile > Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) Transform Library Services and Content http://tinyurl.com/lqpy6q >>> Library Instruction On Your iPhone? You Bet ! http://tinyurl.com/nu5tzx >>> Mobile Learning: A Handbook for Educators and Trainers http://tinyurl.com/l4rq6l >>> Mobile Technology for Children: Designing for Interaction and Learning http://tinyurl.com/n72wfq >>> Enjoy ! Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There Are No Answers, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed / Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace'

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Request for computer-aided survey software or provider
by Lois Scheidt 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Greetings, A colleague of mine asked me if I knew of any software/provider who could support them in their research and while I don't know names I'm betting someone on this list does. What they want is either software or a provider that will allow participants to call in and be guided through a short series of multiple choice questions...lets say 25 or less questions though in truth I think it's more like 10. From their perspective no human operator is required...though having one never hurts. So do any of you have expereince with this technology and either a software package or a provider to recommend? Thanks Lois -- Lois Ann Scheidt Doctoral Candidate - School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington IN USA Webpage: http://www.loisscheidt.com CV: http://www.loisscheidt.com/cv.html Blog: http://www.professional-lurker.com

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CFP: Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication
by Lina Khatib 17 Jul '09

17 Jul '09

Call for Papers Middle EastJournal of Culture and Communication Editors: Lina Khatib, Royal Holloway, University of London Tarik Sabry, University of Westminster Dina Matar, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London John, L. Esposito, Georgetown University Coordinating Editor: Gholam Khiabany, London Metropolitan University The Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication, now in its second year, is a new platform for interdisciplinary scholarly work that explores transformations in culture, communication, and politics in the Middle East and North Africa . The Journal aims to challenge the traditional paradigms used to understand media and the Middle East , seeing “communication” as extending beyond the study of media in the traditional sense. MEJCC welcomes contributions from international scholars engaged with the Middle East within various academic disciplines and using diverse approaches, whether as articles or reviews of films, books (including novels), and exhibitions. MEJCC is seeking papers critically addressing (though not exclusive to) the following: - the old and new media in all their forms (the broadcast media, the print media, electronic media, and film), whether in or about the Middle East - processes of communication in geographical space in the Middle East (including street art, posters and architecture) - popular culture in the Middle East - the relationship between the media (including interactive communication technologies) and political and social processes in the region - the cultural practices through which power is expressed and politics is performed. MEJCC is published by Brill. The first issue of the Journal can be accessed free at www.brill.nl/mjcc. MEJCC’s latest issue deals with political communication in the Middle East; the forthcoming issue with media, geopolitics and public diplomacy; and the following one with Palestinian cultural studies. Contributions should be original work which has neither been simultaneously submitted for publication elsewhere nor published previously. Manuscripts should be submitted through Editorial Manager, which can be accessed via: http://www.editorialmanager.com/mjcc/ Informal queries can be addressed to the editors: mjcc(a)brill.nl

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