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[Fwd: Call for papers: Special issue of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS) on Empirical Research on Free/Libre Open Source Software]
by Gabriella Coleman 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

fyi -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Call for papers: Special issue of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS) on Empirical Research on Free/Libre Open Source Software Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:28:44 +0200 From: Kevin Crowston <crowston(a)syr.edu> To: Gabriella Coleman <biella(a)nyu.edu> Dear Gabriella Coleman, We would also appreciate your sharing the call with students or colleagues who you think might be interested. Thanks! Important dates Deadline for articles 15 October 2009 Initial decisions by 15 January 2010 Revisions due 15 April 2010 Final decision by 15 July 2010 Call for papers: Special issue of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS) Empirical Research on Free/Libre Open Source Software Over the past decade, the Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) phenomenon has revolutionized the ways in which organizations and individuals create, distribute, acquire and use information systems and services, making it an increasingly important topic of research for information systems researchers. FLOSS has moved from a curiosity to the mainstream: it has become a useful instrument for educators and researchers, an important aspect of e-government and information society initiative and a consideration in all technology business plans (e.g., Fitzgerald 2006). The apparent success of FLOSS development has challenged the conventional wisdom of the software and business communities about the best ways to develop and acquire software. The research literature on software development and on distributed work more generally emphasizes the difficulties of distributed software development (e.g., Herbsleb et al. 2000), but the apparent success of FLOSS development presents an intriguing counter-example. Characterized by a globally distributed developer force and a rapid and reliable software development process, effective FLOSS development teams somehow profit from the advantages and overcome the challenges of distributed work (Alhoet al. 1998). Traditional organizations have taken note of these successesand have sought ways of leveraging FLOSS methods for their own distributedteams. More broadly, FLOSS development provides a commonly referred to model for open collaboration, increasingly seen as a viable approach to community-based development of systems and information resources more generally. Thus, while in many ways unique, the distributed and self-organizing natureof FLOSS teams represents a mode of work that is increasingly common in many organizations. As well, FLOSS development is an important phenomena deserving of study foritself (Feller 2001). FLOSS is an important commercial phenomenon involving all kinds of software development firms, large, small and startup. Millions of users depend on FLOSS systems such as Linux or Firefox, and the Internet is heavily dependent on FLOSS tools. These systems are an integral partof the infrastructure of modern society, making it critical to understand more fully how they are developed. Furthermore, FLOSS is an increasingly important venue for students learning about software development. However, researchers are just beginning to understand how people in these communities coordinate software development and the work practices necessary to their success. Part of the challenge to researchers is that FLOSS is a complex phenomenon that requires an interdisciplinary understanding of its engineering, technical, economic, legal and socio-cultural dynamics. It is similar to many other phenomena (e.g., virtual teams, user innovation, distributed software engineering, voluntary organizations, social movements), without being exactly like any, making it difficult to identify and to apply relevant theories.Indeed, the term FLOSS includes groups with a wide diversity of participants and practices, with varying degrees of effectiveness, but the dimensionsof this space are still unclear. Empirically, the study of FLOSS is blessed with an abundance of certain kinds of “trace” data, generated throughthe everyday actions of developers. However, these data are limited to particular aspects of FLOSS work and are often difficult to connect to constructs of theoretical interest. As a result, research on FLOSS is in critical need of careful conceptualization and theorizing, with particular attentionto delineating the boundaries of theories in useful taxonomies of project types. The growing research literature on FLOSS has addressed a variety of questions. First, numerous explanations have been proposed for why individuals decide to contribute to projects without pay (e.g., Bessen 2002; Franck et al.2002; Hann et al. 2002; Hertel et al. 2003; Markus et al. 2000). These authors have mentioned factors such as increasing the usefulness of the software (Hann et al. 2004), personal interest (Hann et al. 2004), ideological commitment, development of skills (Ljungberg 2000) with potential career impact (Hann et al. 2004) or enhancement of reputation (Markus et al. 2000). Further work in this area will need to distinguish between motivations for different kinds of projects and for developers with vastly different levels of commitment and contribution to a project and develop richer datasets of actual developer beliefs, intentions and behaviours. A methodological concern is developing valid samples of participants given the highly skewed distributions of activity. Second, researchers have investigated the processes of FLOSS development (e.g., Raymond 1998; Stewart et al. 2002). Many of these studies have been done at the project level, e.g., using available data about project-level measures to predict success. These studies are often limited by the available data, which may only weakly reflect theoretical constructs of interest. Afew studies have been done at the level of individual developers, though many of the same concerns apply. For example, co-membership in projects can be viewed as a social network (e.g., Méndez-Durón et al. 2009), but strong theory is needed to interpret the network. On the other hand, since data are available longitudinally, there is an opportunity to perform strongertests of theory (e.g, Subramaniam et al. 2009). Fewer studies have grappled with the details of work practices within projects, in part because data about these practices are more difficult to identify, collect and analyze. Mainly Logs of email and other kinds of linguistic interactions are generally available, but are quite time consuming to analyze. As well, such studies reveal only the public face of developers’ actions, leaving their private work hidden. Still, detailed studies of FLOSS practices could be quite revealing for understanding this form of distributed work. Third, researchers have examined the implications of FLOSS from economic and policy perspectives. For example, some authors have examined the implications of free software for commercial software companies or the implicationsof intellectual property laws for FLOSS (e.g., Di Bona et al. 1999; Kogut et al. 2001; Lerner et al. 2001). Lamastra (2009) found that FLOSS solutions developed by a sample of Italian companies were more innovative than the non-FLOSS solutions. Overall though, the nature and implications of participation of firms in FLOSS development are still open topics for research. Finally, a few authors have examined the use of FLOSS and its implementation in organizations. For example, Fitzgerald et al. (2003) examined the broad implementation of FLOSS in an Irish hospital. Implementation studies seem like a particularly promising area for information systems researchers, though such studies face a challenge to explicitly theorize about the relationship between the distinctive properties of FLOSS and the processes of implementation and use. Example topics for the special issue The research reviewed above, while extensive, is still just a starting point for understanding the phenomenon of FLOSS development and use. Papers areinvited for the special issue on any topic related to FLOSS development and use. Papers should be theory-driven or theory-building, with clear implications for further research and practice. Example topics include: Social science: Understanding organizational and psychological issues in FLOSS • Diversity and international participation in FLOSS projects • Learning, knowledge sharing, collaboration, control or conflict in FLOSS projects • Dynamics of FLOSS project communities, building and sustaining • FLOSS historical foundations • FLOSS and social networks • FLOSS and social inclusion • Economic analysis of FLOSS • Knowledge management, e-learning and FLOSS FLOSS systems development: • FLOSS and distributed development • Lessons from FLOSS for conventional development • Open sourcing vs. offshoring of development • FLOSS and standards • Mining and analyzing FLOSS project repositories • Documentation of FLOSS projects Emerging perspectives: Lessons from FLOSS applied to other fields • Diffusion and adoption of FLOSS innovations • FLOSS and alternative intellectual property regimes • FLOSS, Open Science and "Open Knowledge" • Licensing, intellectual property and other legal issues in FLOSS • FLOSS and innovation • Economics of FLOSS Studies of FLOSS deployment: Current studies and future issues • Case studies of FLOSS deployment, migration models, success and failure • FLOSS in the public sector (e.g., government, education, health care) • FLOSS in vertical domains and the 'secondary' software sector (e.g.,automotive, telecommunications, medical devices) • FLOSS-compatible IT governance architectures • FLOSS applications catalog (functionality, evaluation, platforms, support providers, training needs) • FLOSS education and training • FLOSS, e-government and transformational government • FLOSS business models and strategies We particularly hope to receive papers that cut across these dimensions anduse the phenomenon of FLOSS to theorize about the evolving nature of technology-supported distributed work. References Alho, K., and Sulonen, R. "Supporting virtual software projects on the Web," in: Workshop on Coordinating Distributed Software Development Projects, 7th International Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises (WETICE ’98), Palo Alto, CA, USA, 1998. Bessen, J. "Open Source Software: Free Provision of Complex Public Goods," in: Research on Innovation, 2002. Di Bona, C., Ockman, S., and Stone, M. (eds.) Open Sources: Voices from theOpen Source Revolution. O'Reilly & Associates, Sebastopol, CA, 1999. Feller, J. "Thoughts on Studying Open Source Software Communities," in:Realigning Research and Practice in Information Systems Development: The Social and Organizational Perspective, N.L. Russo, B. Fitzgerald and J.I. DeGross (eds.), Kluwer, 2001, pp. 379–388. Fitzgerald, B. "The transformation of Open Source Software," MIS Quarterly (30:4) 2006. Fitzgerald, B., and Kenny, T. "Open source software in the trenches: Lessons from a large-scale OSS implementation," International Conference on Information Systems, 2003. Franck, E., and Jungwirth, C. "Reconciling investors and donators: The governance structure of open source," No. 8, Lehrstuhl für Unternehmensführung und -politik, Universität Zürich. Hann, I.-H., Roberts, J., Slaughter, S., and Fielding, R. "Economic incentives for participating in open source software projects," the Twenty-Third International Conference on Information Systems, 2002, pp. 365–372. Hann, I.-H., Roberts, J., and Slaughter, S.A. "Why developers participatein open source software projects: An empirical investigation," in: Twenty-Fifth International Conference on Information Systems, Washington, DC, 2004, pp. 821–830. Herbsleb, J.D., Mockus, A., Finholt, T., and Grinter, R.E. "Distance, dependencies, and delay in a global collaboration," the 2000 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 2000, pp. 319-328. Hertel, G., Niedner, S., and Herrmann, S. "Motivation of software developers in Open Source projects: an Internet-based survey of contributors to the Linux kernel," Research Policy (32), Jan 1 2003, pp 1159–1177. Kogut, B., and Metiu, A. "Open-source software development and distributed innovation," Oxford Review of Economic Policy (17:2) 2001, pp 248–264. Lamastra, C.R. "Software innovativeness: A comparison between proprietaryand Free/Open Source solutions offered by Italian SMEs," R\&D Management (39:2) 2009, pp 153--169. Lerner, J., and Tirole, J. "The open source movement: Key research questions," European Economic Review (45) 2001, pp 819–826. Ljungberg, J. "Open Source Movements as a Model for Organizing," European Journal of Information Systems (9:4) 2000. Markus, M.L., Manville, B., and Agres, E.C. "What makes a virtual organization work?," Sloan Management Review (42:1) 2000, pp 13–26. Méndez-Durón, R., and García, C.E. "Returns from Social Capital in Open Source Software Networks," Journal of Evolutionary Economics (19) 2009, pp 277–295 Raymond, E.S. "The cathedral and the bazaar," First Monday (3:3) 1998. Stewart, K.J., and Ammeter, T. "An exploratory study of factors influencing the level of vitality and popularity of open source projects," the Twenty-Third International Conference on Information Systems, 2002, pp. 853–857. Subramaniam, C., Sen, R., and Nelson, M.L. "Determinants of open source software project success: A longitudinal study," Decision Support Systems (46:2) 2009, pp 576--585. -- **************************************************** 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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Fwd: [IAMCR] CALL FOR PAPERS - I INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF DIGITAL TELEVISION
by jeremy hunsinger 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

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Livestream of the Keynotes from the Symposium "Web as Culture"
by Thies Boettcher 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

Dear all, the keynote lectures from the Symposium "Web as Culture" (Giessen, Germany), hosted by the International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) and the Centre for Media and Interactivity (ZMI) will be streamed here: www.webasculture.de/wordpress/live/ Please take note that the first two keynotes are in German, the others in English. Programme: The times given here are in Central European Time (UTC +1) Thursday, July 16, 2009 13:00 - 14:00 Prof. Henning Lobin "Web as Culture" (German) (New York: 7 a.m., LA 4 a.m., New Dehli 4:30 p.m., Tokio 8 p.m. etc.) 16:30 - 17:30 Prof. Angelika Storrer "Chatspeak: How web users adapt written language to synchronous communication" (German) (New York: 11:30 a.m., LA 8:30 a.m., New Dehli 9 p.m., Tokio 0:30 a.m. etc.) Friday, July 17, 2009 17:00 - 18:00 Prof. Manfred Faßler "Smart ethnic groups. Or: what and how are we looking for in Networks?" (English) (New York: 12 noon, LA 9 a.m., New Dehli 9:30 p.m., Tokio 1 a.m. etc.) Saturday, July 18, 2009 11:00 - 12:00 Prof. Steven Thorne "Culture, technology, and mediation" (English) (New York: 5 a.m., LA 2 a.m., New Dehli 2:30 p.m., Tokio 6 p.m.) <https://elysion.uni-giessen.de/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://cultdoc.uni…> ___________________________________ Thies W. Böttcher M.A. | PhD Fellow & Research Assistant (Website) International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) Gießener Graduate School for the Humanities (GGK) Justus Liebig University Gießen Alter Steinbacher Weg 38 35394 Gießen Germany Tel.: +49.641.99 300 46 Tel.: +49.641.99 300 41 (GCSC Office) Fax: +49.641.99 300 49 thies.boettcher(a)gcsc.uni-giessen.de <mailto:thies.boettcher@gcsc.uni-giessen.de> http://gcsc.uni-giessen.de/ <http://gcsc.uni-giessen.de/> http://cultdoc.uni-giessen.de/ <http://cultdoc.uni-giessen.de/> www.uni-giessen.de/videoblog-gcsc <http://www.uni-giessen.de/videoblog-gcsc>

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CFP: E-Youth. Balancing between opportunities and risks?
by Van Cleemput Katrien 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

e-Youth Balancing between opportunities and risks? Multidisciplinary conference May 27th & 28th 2010 Antwerp, Belgium http://www.ucsia.be/eyouth UCSIA and the University of Antwerp are pleased to announce the organisation of a two-day international, multidisciplinary conference on children, adolescents & ICT. We welcome a broad audience including researchers, educators, students, policy makers, NGO and industry representatives to share research results and discuss policy and educational issues regarding children’s and adolescents’ use of information and communication technologies. The conference will focus on national and international research dealing with social, cultural, economic, legal, psychological and ethical issues regarding youngsters’ uses of different internet applications and mobile telephony. Contributions on both the multiple opportunities offered by technologies and on the (new) risks youngsters are confronted with are welcomed. Research and initiatives concerning the educational and mediating role of parents and educators will be discussed too. The conference will also provide a forum for good practices of sensitizing or educational campaigns. Oral presentations, posters and demonstrations can be submitted about -but not limited to- the following issues: 1. Youngsters and ICT: a heterogeneous group > gap in access and competences – social differences – distributive (in-)justice 2. Youngsters and ICT: developmental changes and related needs > the construction of the self and social networks – self-disclosure & privacy – sexual exploration – technological & social normativity – entertainment and education needs 3. Youngsters and ICT: a vulnerable (target) group? > electronic marketing – riskful contacts (harassment, racism, cyberbullying, ...) 4. Youngsters and ICT: awareness, protection and empowerment > perception of ICT-related risks – parental mediation – sensitizing and educational campaigns 5. Youngsters and ICT: ethical & legal issues > Adapting research methods – ethical issues – legislation, self- and co-regulation Practical information: Date: 27-28 May 2010 Location: Meerminne building, City Campus, University of Antwerp, Belgium Organisers: UCSIA & MIOS University of Antwerp Enrolment fee: 35 € (one day) or 60 € (two days) Website: http://www.ua.ac.be/eyouth or http://www.ucsia.org/eyouth E-mail: e-youth(a)ua.ac.be

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Open source students testing tool
by FEDERICO MONACO 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Hi everyone there, i'm looking for a software to test on line students' skills to pass an exam. The software should be open source, easy at setting and versatile. May somebody help me? Enjoy the summer Federico Monaco Ph.D. Dipartimento di Studi politici e sociali Università di Parma - Italy

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Survey on Facebook use and privacy concerns
by Tuszynski, Stephanie 14 Jul '09

14 Jul '09

Everyone: I'm currently conducting a survey for Facebook users that (hopefully) looks at views on privacy concerns with Facebook and the Internet. I'd appreciate it if those of you on Facebook would consider taking the survey and forwarding the link to anyone who may be interested: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=LOJF_2fjlX_2feO38SnFE6Azkw_3d_3d Anyone wanting to take the survey must be over 18 and be a Facebook user. Thanks! Dr. Stephanie Tuszynski Assistant Professor of Communication Bethany College Bethany, WV This message may contain confidential information for the use of the addressee(s) above and may contain legally privileged information. If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, disseminating, distributing or copying this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message by mistake, immediately notify us by replying to the message and delete the original message immediately. Thank you.

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CfP: OZCHI 2009 - Short Papers, Industry Case Studies, Demos, Posters, Doc Consortium, 24 Hour Design Challenge
by Marcus Foth 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Call for Short Papers, Industry Case Studies, Demos & Posters, Doctoral Consortium, and 24 Hour Design Challenge OZCHI 2009 – Design: Open 24 | 7 21st Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA) 23 – 27 November 2009, The University of Melbourne, Australia http://www.ozchi.org/ OZCHI is Australia’s leading forum for research and development in all areas of Human-Computer Interaction. OZCHI attracts an international community of practitioners, researchers, academics and students from a wide range of disciplines including user experience designers, information architects, software engineers, human factors experts, information systems analysts, and social scientists. The main conference will be held from Wed 25 to Fri 27 Nov 2009, and will be preceded by two days of Workshops, Tutorials and a Doctoral Consortium on Mon 23 and Tue 24 Nov 2009. OZCHI will take place back-to-back with HFESA 2009: http://www.hfesaconference.org.au/ scheduled to run from 22-25 Nov 2009. The venue for both conferences is the ICT building of the University of Melbourne, 111 Barry St, Parkville. We are very excited to announce a 24 hour design challenge ( http://www.ozchi.org/24 ) as well as the following keynote speakers for this year’s OZCHI conference: .. Bill Moggridge, Co-founder of IDEO.com .. Patrick Hofmann, Head of User Experience, Google Australia .. Yvonne Rogers, Director, Pervasive Interaction Lab, Open University, UK We look forward to welcoming you to an exciting conference in Australia’s design capital. Marcus Foth, QUT Conference Chair chair(a)ozchi.org IMPORTANT DATES Short papers, industry case studies, demos & posters, and doctoral consortium 28 Aug 2009 Submission deadline 25 Sep 2009 Notification of acceptance 02 Oct 2009 Camera ready papers deadline CONFERENCE THEME The 2009 conference theme is Design: Open 24/7. Accessibility, inclusivity and dissolving boundaries are core to the Open 24/7 theme for the design of human interaction with and through digital technologies. The integration of digital technologies into our everyday life allows for a seamless transitioning between open and closed, work and leisure, public and private. Open implies participation and collaboration across traditional borders between individuals, organisations and disciplines. OZCHI 2009 provides a forum to discuss all aspects of openness, open borders, open participation, open source and open architecture. Theme-related submissions may address these topics: .. Open always-on real-time ubiquitous and pervasive designs .. Open design and universality versus situatedness, contextualisation and personalisation .. Open source for design – design for open source .. Open mind – new ideas, concepts and approaches from outside HCI .. Beyond open – never closed: design for escapism CONFERENCE TOPICS Submissions in all areas of HCI are encouraged. In addition, we particularly invite authors to address any of the following topics: .. Augmented Reality .. Context and Location Awareness .. Education and HCI .. Health Care and HCI .. Innovative Design Methodologies .. Smart Service Delivery .. Sustainability .. Universal Usability and Accessibility .. Urban Informatics .. Tangible User Interfaces .. Visualisation Techniques .. Working across Cultures SHORT PAPERS Short length papers, up to 4 pages, should present ideas that could benefit from discussion with members of the HCI community. These papers may include work-in-progress, experiences of reflective practitioners, and first drafts of novel concepts and approaches. Stephen Viller, UQ & Rebecca Schultz, WorkSafe Victoria Short Papers Chairs shorts(a)ozchi.org SUBMISSIONS All submissions must be written in English. Both long and short papers will undergo a double blind review process by an international panel and evaluated on the basis of their significance, originality, and clarity of writing. Accepted long papers and short papers will be available in the published proceedings. At least one author of any accepted submission must register and attend the conference and present the paper for publication in the proceedings. All submissions must use the two column OZCHI proceedings template: http://www.ozchi.org/mediawiki/ozchipaper_template2009.doc and be submitted to the conference submission site: http://precisionconference.com/~ozchi Jesper Kjeldskov & Jeni Paay, Aalborg University, Denmark Technical Program Chairs program(a)ozchi.org INDUSTRY CASE STUDIES Industry Case Studies demonstrate how user experience professionals have applied human-computer interaction to create practical solutions to commercial situations. Presentations may include areas such as: challenges faced in implementing methods and techniques; development of new or improved techniques; or incorporating usability into an organisation. Submissions should contain: 1. A 250 word summary for the conference program including: the issue addressed; what will be presented; and relevance to the HCI community. 2. A proposal outlining the presentation and the rationale behind it, including: ◦ Session title ◦ Presenter(s) name and organisation ◦ A brief background of the presenter(s) and organisation ◦ The business problem addressed ◦ The approach and/or solution ◦ Challenges and issues that emerged throughout the project ◦ Benefits and limitations ◦ If applicable, how a similar approach or solution could be used in other contexts ◦ Relevance of the case study to other HCI professionals ◦ Technical requirements for delivering the presentation Submit Industry Case Studies by email to: industry(a)ozchi.org Ash Donaldson, Produxi Consulting & Shane Morris, Microsoft Industry Chairs industry(a)ozchi.org DEMOS & POSTERS Demonstrations and posters provide an attractive way to showcase real outcomes of human-computer interaction research and development. These sessions offer a platform to share ideas, concepts and work-in- progress face-to-face with the OZCHI community in a way that a paper presentation cannot. Proposals for demos and posters should be submitted on 2 pages using the OZCHI proceedings template, and sent to demos(a)ozchi.org . Ben Kraal, QUT & Ricky Robinson, NICTA Demos & Posters Chairs demos(a)ozchi.org DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM The Doctoral Consortium is scheduled prior to the main conference program on 24 Nov 2009. The Doctoral Consortium offers PhD students a special forum where they can present, discuss and progress their research plans with peers and established senior researchers. PhD candidates wishing to attend the consortium should submit a 2 page research proposal following the OZCHI Proceedings template and submitted via email to dc(a)ozchi.org. Positions at the consortium will be offered based on a review of the submitted proposals. Margot Brereton, QUT Doctoral Consortium Chair dc(a)ozchi.org 24 HOUR DESIGN CHALLENGE This year OZCHI will be preceded by a student design challenge in two rounds organised as two 24 hour events. The first round takes place online on 12 September 2009, 8am (AEST). The second round will be held at OZCHI on 24 November 2009. In both rounds teams of 2-5 students are invited to develop a solution for a state-of-the-art research problem acquiring interaction design and HCI skills. Top entries will be awarded a travel scholarship for the conference (round 1) and prizes sponsored by our industry partners (round 2). For more information visit http://www.ozchi.org/24 Martin Tomitsch, Andrew Vande Moere, The University of Sydney & Jeremy Yuille, ACID/RMIT Student Design Challenge Chairs sdc(a)ozchi.org VOLUNTEERS OZCHI actively encourages students to volunteer at the conference. Being a student volunteer is a great way to support the HCI community, meet other students in the field, and attend the premier HCI conference Australia. You will help the conference organisers with the running of the conference and support the setting-up of presentations and workshops. You will see the latest in HCI, and have fun while learning about running the conference. In return, you will get free registration. To apply, email volunteers(a)ozchi.org with your contact details (email, phone, university), an abstract of your research project, a resume, and the reasons why you would like to be a student volunteer. Applications close on 28 Aug 2009. Hilary Davis, University of Melbourne & Debra Polson, QUT/ACID Volunteers Chairs volunteers(a)ozchi.org -- Dr Marcus Foth Senior Research Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Victoria Park Rd, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88238 - Office K506, KG m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.urbaninformatics.net/

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Audio/Video Available > Paradigms Are A-Changin' > Future Of Research And Scholarship
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Colleagues/ I am pleased to announce the availability of the Audio/Video of my presentation "The Paradigms They Are A-Changin' > Open / Semantic / Social / Mobile" given at The University College Cork, Cork (June 8 / 10:00 AM) at Boole Lecture Theatre 2 / Co-Sponsored by Ionad Bairre: Audio/Video (1:24:04) Available At [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/ParadigmsCork.m4v ] (750.2 MB) NOTE>>> This Is A Large File <<<NOTE >> Introduced By Crónán Ó Doibhlin/ Sub-Librarian / Special Collections, Archives & Repository Services / George Boole Library / University College Cork >> Thanks To Stephen Yearl / Library Digital Projects Officer / Boole Library / College Cork For Providing (07-09/09) The Audio/Video As Well As The PowerPoint Are Accessible At [ http://tinyurl.com/pwp8nf ] Enjoy ! /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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Major Additions To _The Mobile Libraries_ Blog | June/July
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Colleagues/ I am pleased to announce the addition of a number of major postings to the _Mobile Libraries_ blog /Gerry >>> The Mobile Library: Public Domain English and German Language eBooks http://tinyurl.com/lyfo4w >>> Orange County Library System > OCLS Mobile http://tinyurl.com/l4se5p >>> OSU Library Labs: WorldCat Mobile http://tinyurl.com/mrn7yh >>> Apple iPhone3GS For Physicians http://tinyurl.com/lf6ere >>> EQ >The Revolution No One Noticed: Mobile Phones and Multimobile Services in Higher Education http://tinyurl.com/l4ktup >>> EDUCAUSE Handheld and Mobile Computing Constituent Group http://tinyurl.com/lrfbqt >>> SMS Library Reference Service Options / Beth Stahr http://tinyurl.com/n669vm >>> SMS Reference: Keeping Up With Your Clients / Sonia Herman http://tinyurl.com/n5dady >>> Text Messaging Reference: Enhancing Reference Services with SMS Webinar / July 2 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ofr4ea >>> Joe Murphy / Yale University Library > Librarian Extraordinaire http://tinyurl.com/npnghp >>> Text a Librarian: Text Message Reference Solutions for Libraries http://tinyurl.com/l28ce8 >>> Pubget > Like Pubmed, Except You Get PDFs Right Away http://tinyurl.com/mpwkn4 >>> TXTING LIBRARIANS @ CURTIN http://tinyurl.com/lwypg2 >>> "Reference by SMS" / AltaRama http://tinyurl.com/mzw6c7 >>> Mobile Technologies In Libraries: A Perpetual Bibliography http://tinyurl.com/kulzeq >>> M-Libraries / Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki http://tinyurl.com/nbnqex >>> Amazon's Kindle(tm) Wireless Reading Device: Is It The Future Of Interlibrary Loan? http://tinyurl.com/nj3xum >>> Handheld Online Conference / June 3 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ljpnx9 >>> Infoquest: Alliance Library System Text Message Reference Service http://tinyurl.com/ny4z8b >>> Libraries Using Twitter: Academic / Research / Special Libraries http://tinyurl.com/llq8j2 >>> Who You Gonna Call?: Mediated Phone Reference Services For The CellPhone User http://tinyurl.com/lkmpp5 >>> The Handheld Librarian Blog http://tinyurl.com/kny8jq >>> Twittering Libraries Wiki http://tinyurl.com/p7cnf4 >>> Report: M-Libraries: Information Use On The Move http://tinyurl.com/kj46mv >>> DukeUniversityMobile http://tinyurl.com/lwem7y >>> The Evolution of Mobile Teaching and Learning http://tinyurl.com/m79s9m Enjoy ! BTW: If You Are Aware Of Any / All Significant and Substantive Mobile Libraries Activities, Please Do Share With Me And I Will Profile In The _Mobile Libraries_ Blog 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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Re: [Air-L] Trivial tweeting
by RBerkman＠aol.com 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Have you read the various discussions and articles on the concept and desire for "ambient awareness"--the desire to develop a kind of sixth sense about what our friends and colleagues are doing/thinking/observing, so in a sense we feel more connected to them? So, just like you might be chatting on the phone with a friend or relative and say you've just had a delicious Thai chicken sandwich as a way to share something trivial, but still socially bonding, the same can be done over your Twitter followers, writ large... Robert Berkman Associate Professor Media Studies & Film The New School **************It's raining cats and dogs -- Come to PawNation, a place where pets rule! (http://www.pawnation.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000008)

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