January 2010 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Second Call for Papers - CATaC'10 - now open for submissions!
by Charles Ess 12 Jan '10

12 Jan '10

Dear AoIRists, It is with particular pleasure that I forward to you the second CFP for CATaC'10 - please distribute to potentially interested students and colleagues! - charles ess Institut for Informations- og Medievidenskab Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Århus N. Denmark mail: <imvce(a)hum.au.dk> tel: (+45) 8942 9250 Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies Drury University, Springfield, Missouri 65802 USA Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23 == diffusion 2.0: computing, mobility, and the next generations On behalf of the Local and Program Chairs, and the CATaC Executive Committee, we are very pleased to announce the (second) Call for Papers for CATaC 2010, Diffusion 2.0: Computing, mobility, and the next generations. (Please see <www.catacconference.org> for further details regarding accommodations, venue, and more about visiting Vancouver.) PLEASE NOTE: extended submissions deadline - February 18th 2010. See the Submissions page <http://blogs.ubc.ca/catac/submissions/> for dates, formatting requirements, and link to our OCS submissions site. VENUE: The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada DATES: 15-18 June 2010 CATaC 2010 will feature keynote addresses by Dr Linc Kesler (First Nations Studies, The University of British Columbia) and Dr John Willinsky (Stanford University School of Education). The biennial CATaC conference series provides a premier international forum for current research on how diverse cultural attitudes shape the implementation and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The conference series brings together scholars from around the globe who provide diverse perspectives, both in terms of the specific culture(s) they highlight in their presentations and discussions, and in terms of the discipline(s) through which they approach the conference theme. Original full papers (especially those which connect theoretical frameworks with specific examples of cultural values and practices) and short papers (e.g. describing current research projects and preliminary results) are invited. Topics of particular interest include but are not limited to: Mobile technologies in developing countries New layers of imaging and texting interactions fostering and/or threatening cultural diversity Theoretical and practical approaches to analyzing “culture” Impact of mobile technologies on privacy and surveillance Gender, sexuality and identity issues in social networks Cultural diversity in e-learning and/or m-learning Both short (3-5 pages) and long (10-15 pages) original papers are sought. See submissions for information about submitting papers and formatting guidelines. You may also purchase the conference proceedings from previous conferences by visiting the Proceedings page. We look forward to receiving your submissions and to welcoming you to Vancouver in 2010! Local Co-Chair: Leah Macfadyen (UBC) Local Co-Chair: Kenneth Reeder (UBC) Program Chair: Herbert Hrachovec (University of Vienna) Executive Committee: Lorna Heaton (Université de Montréal, Canada) Maja van der Velden (University of Oslo, Norway) Fay Sudweeks (Co-Chair, CATaC) Charles Ess (Co-Chair, CATaC)

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Book Notice: Cyber Racism
by Jessie Daniels 12 Jan '10

12 Jan '10

Greetings Air-L folks (& apologies for cross-posting): I'd like to make you aware of my new book: *Cyber Racism* (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009) about the way racism is moving into the digital era. As an introduction to what the book covers, some friends generously put together a trailer (video) and you can see that video (about 4 minutes) and find other supplemental material (including study guide) here: http://www.cyberracism.com/mediakit.html I'd be happy to visit your campus - either in person or via Skype - to discuss with your class if you decide to adopt the book. Thanks in advance, ~ Jessie Jessie Daniels, PhD Associate Professor Hunter College New York, NY * * * website: http://www.jessiedanielsphd.com * * * blog: http://www.racismreview.com * * *

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Police fight cellphone recordings - The Boston Globe
by John McNutt 12 Jan '10

12 Jan '10

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/01/12/police_fi ght_cellphone_recordings/?page=1 This is a little scary John **************************************************************************** ************************************************************** John G. McNutt, Professor University of Delaware School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy Policy Fellow, Center for Community Research and Service 298B Graham Hall Newark, DE 19716 Voice: 302.831.0765 Fax 302.831.4425 <mailto:mcnuttjg@udel.edu> mcnuttjg(a)udel.edu <http://www.policymagic.org> www.policymagic.org Be ashamed to die until you've won some victory for humanity-Horace Mann The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Franklin D. Roosevelt Vox populi, vox Dei Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pitiful that it has to be us. Jerry Garcia **************************************************************************** ************************************************************

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION BY DC-AREA FEDERAL AGENCY PERSONNEL, ACADEMICS AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION STAFF - The Bureau of Labor Statistics - Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory - Washington, DC
by Stuart Shulman 12 Jan '10

12 Jan '10

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION BY DC-AREA FEDERAL AGENCY PERSONNEL, ACADEMICS AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION STAFF TEST NEW TOOLS FOR SORTING FEDERAL DOCKET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FDMS) PUBLIC COMMENTS, BLOG COMMENTS AND OTHER FORMS OF ELECTRONIC PUBLIC DIALOG http://www.umass.edu/qdap/cfp-bls.pdf What: Public Comment Analysis Toolkit Training & Usability Workshops When: Friday January 22, 2010 - Please pick one of two sessions: a) 9:00 am or b) 11:00 am Where: The Bureau of Labor Statistics - Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory - Washington, DC (Next to Union Station) Sponsors: The National Science Foundation and the University of Massachusetts Amherst Host: Dr. Stuart Shulman, Director of the Qualitative Data Analysis Program at UMass Amherst Program: Each 105 minute computer lab-based session will consist of three parts. During the first part, Dr. Shulman will introduce the Public Comment Analysis Toolkit and lead the group through a series of steps to establish accounts on the Web-based Public Comment Analysis Toolkit (PCAT). After a brief orientation to the features in the system, all participants will be asked to perform a series of tasks to familiarize themselves with the scope and nature of the PCAT software. Once the testing is complete, a brief, anonymous and confidential usability survey will be available online. Why: Proliferating digitized text collections present multifaceted problems for individuals, groups, corporations, universities, and governments at every level. As the volume of intermixed germane and non-germane information grows (with the latter often growing much more rapidly), the need for more streamlined work flows and assistance from automated tools also grows. On the individual level, the pain is concrete in the form of repetitive mouse click-induced cases of the computer-related carpel tunnel injury. Existing document management platforms compel users to work through lengthy lists, sub-parts or pages of lists, and finally the individual items within those lists with a click-by-click set of repetitive motions on the computer mouse. Getting manually to the next document or document sub-part, isolating the relevant text, and recording the correct classification and associated annotations currently requires too many painful clicks and drags on the mouse even when the number of documents is relatively small. These new tools and technologies are based upon well-researched principles of automated text clustering, work flow efficiency design, analytic efficacy, internal and external validity checks, inter-coder reliability tools, and human-computer interface usability. User feedback at these sessions will shape the future direction of these tools as well as their overall usability. Who Currently Uses PCAT? Among the first 250 PCAT BETA TESTERS are a wide variety of academics as well as personnel from the US Environmental Protection Agency, the US General Services Administration, the US Fish & Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the US Department of Transportation, the US Forest Service, the US Secret Service, the US Department of Agriculture, the Federal Communication Commission, and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. For More Information: Please visit http://pcat.qdap.net or write to Dr. Shulman for more information (stu(a)polsci.umass.edu) or call him at 413-545-5375. Directions to the lab are online at: http://www.umass.edu/qdap/BLS-lab-directions.pdf. Conflict of Interest Disclosure: Dr. Shulman is the inventor of the Public Comment Analysis Toolkit and therefore has a direct financial interest in any future commercialization opportunities. He is the manager of an independent software venture (Texifter, LLC) and has a financial interest in any technology transfers based on this research. To Register for 9:00 am January 22: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dDRUbU4tQVhLX1VMVXRF… or try http://tiny.cc/u1y4T To Register for 11:00 am January 22: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEZDd0JUNDMtcnpBcjdOT1R3a2… or try http://tiny.cc/hCROd --- This research project was initiated during the fall 1999 semester was made possible with the following grants from the National Science Foundation: III-0705566 "Collaborative Research III-COR: From a Pile of Documents to a Collection of Information: A Framework for Multi-Dimensional Text Analysis," IIS-0429293 "Collaborative Research: Language Processing Technology for Electronic Rulemaking," EIA-00328914 "SGER COLLABORATIVE: A Testbed for eRulemaking Data," SES-0322662 "Democracy and E-Rulemaking: Comparing Traditional vs. Electronic Comment from a Discursive Democratic Framework," and EIA-0089892 "SGER: Citizen Agenda-Setting in the Regulatory Process: Electronic Collection and Synthesis of Public Commentary." We are also grateful for past financial support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in these workshops are those of the researchers and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation or any federal agency. -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Assistant Professor Department of Political Science University of Massachusetts Amherst 200 Hicks Way Amherst, MA 01003 http://people.umass.edu/stu/ stu(a)polsci.umass.edu 413-545-5375 Editor, Journal of Information Technology and Politics http://www.jitp.net Director, QDAP-UMass http://www.umass.edu/qdap/ Associate Director, National Center for Digital Government http://www.umass.edu/digitalcenter/

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CFP: Game Education Summit
by Jacqueline Vickery 12 Jan '10

12 Jan '10

Apologies for cross postings. GES US 2010 - Call for Papers Los Angeles, California, June 15-16, 2010 Game Education Summit USA University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts Interactive Media Division The Game Education Summit USA(GES) hosted by the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, Interactive Media Division (IMD) is seeking paper proposals from the academic, creative and industrial communities for GES. Through this annual event we aim to disseminate the most recent, groundbreaking work on games as education as well as game research. The conference will also have a strong focus on curriculum development and design. The 2010 GES USA mission is to bring academia and the industries that create video games together to share research and foster relationships that will benefit both groups. Submissions will be accepted until February 15, 2010. The focus of the 2010 GES is on video games and creativity. With video games merging into more and more aspects of our lives, game education plays an important role in shaping how students view the world. Types of submission: Panels or Presentations Submissions are solicited of long papers, panels or presentations that address the following or related topics: * Education (curriculum, accreditation, methods, integration, design and development) * Course Development (Game Design, writing for games, games as art, sound design for games, ethics and game development) * Administration (management, collaboration, grants, funding, starting a program) * Research (Serious games, literacy games, games in health, military and other research) * Industry (Partnership, student involvement, internships, entrepreneurship, games to market) Important dates: 15 February 2010 Deadline for submission in all categories 10 March 2010 Notification of acceptance 31 May 2010 Deadline for providing names and affiliations for all panel members 01 June 2010 Deadline for submitting the final and completed Long Papers The submission form can be found at www.gameeducationsummit.com All submissions will be reviewed by members of the Games Education Summit Advisory Board. All accepted speakers and panel participants will be granted gratis admission to the conference and accepted papers will be posted on the Game Education Network after the conference. If you have any questions please contact Suzanne Freyjadis at suzanne(a)gameducationnetwork.com -- Jacqueline Vickery Senior Editor, FlowTV.org Doctoral Student University of Texas at Austin Department of Radio-Television-Film

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Fwd: Register for The Art History of Games symposium and exhibition
by Mia Consalvo 11 Jan '10

11 Jan '10

Apologies for cross-posting-- this should be a great event. Mia ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ian Bogost <ian.bogost(a)lcc.gatech.edu> Date: Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:55 AM Subject: Register for The Art History of Games symposium and exhibition To: Mia Consalvo <consalvo(a)ohio.edu> Register now for The Art History of Games, a symposium and exhibition jointly organized by SCAD Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology! February 4-6, 2010 Rich Auditorium at the High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St N.E., Atlanta GA 30308 Register at: http://arthistoryofgames.com/registration The Art History of Games is a three-day public symposium that will provide a venue for artists, scholars and game developers to discuss games as a form of art as well as set the path for conversations going forward. Speakers include: John Romero, designer of Doom and co-founder of Gazillion Entertainment Christiane Paul, New School professor and Whitney Museum adjunct curator Jesper Juul, author of A Casual Revolution Brenda Brathwaite, creator of Vanguard Award-winning Train Frank Lantz, designer of Drop7 and Parking Wars Attendees are also invited to attend the premiere of three commissioned art games by Jason Rohrer, Tale of Tales, and Nathalie Pozzi and Eric Zimmerman, at Kai Lin Art (800 Peachtree St. N.E.). Early registration ends Thusday, January 14: $15 for SCAD and Georgia Tech students, $25 for academics and students from other institutions, and $40 for the general public. Register at: http://www.arthistoryofgames.com/registration For more information, please visit http://www.arthistoryofgames.com or contact arthistoryofgames(a)scad.edu. (please forward/repost; apologies for cross-posting) Ian Bogost, Ph.D. Associate Professor School of Literature, Communication, and Culture The Georgia Institute of Technology 686 Cherry St. Atlanta, GA 30332-0165 +1 (404) 894-1160 ian.bogost(a)lcc.gatech.edu -- Mia Consalvo, Ph.D. Visiting Associate Professor Comparative Media Studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 14N-226 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA consalvo(a)mit.edu 617.324.1868

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follow up on the suicide machine /letter to worm, the rotterdam based experimental artscenter
by Seda Guerses 11 Jan '10

11 Jan '10

On behalf of Facebook, the law firm Perkins Coie has sent a Cease and Desist letter to Mike van Gaasbeekfrom WORM, the Rotterdam-based experimental artscenter of which MODDR_labs, creators of the Web2.0 Suicide Machine <http://www.suicidemachine.org>, are a part of.. the letter is also made available here: http://suicidemachine.org/download/Web_2.0_Suicide_Machine.pdf more informaiton on what is happening can be found here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/49470 more information on the worm lab can be found here: http://agenda.wormweb.nl/home.php?taal=eng this somehow reminds me of the many over-exaggerated reactions that the uebermorgen project usually gets for their interventions (http://www.ubermorgen.com ). over the years uebermorgen has launched arts projects that point to and make public the contradictions that a lot of bigger companies painstakingly hide through their marketing, advertisement and legal departments in order to save themselves from bad reputation due to their aggressive "survival" tactics. this little spectacle with suicidemachine also coincides with zuckerberg's statement that privacy is dead and facebook wants to be more public: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebooks_zuckerberg_says_the_age_of_p… but obviously, facebook does not really want "You [to]... have control over what you share" (facebook privacy policy) they want you to share and from there have facebook stipulate what happens with your sharing. they want facebook to be the ultimate vitrine of profiles. a fan of and researcher working on facebook myself, i really hope that they make some changes with respect to letting their users download their own information (at this point, i cannot even make a back up of my friend's email addresses on my own computer), let people delete their information, if necessary in an automated manner), and allow people to share their information outside of facebook, just like facebook integrates a lot of their services on its platform. if they want to be more public, then maybe this should not only mean more control for facebook itself, but also some control rights to its users beyond the "privacy settings". anyways, may the unrest continue and hoping that the arts initiative does not have too much trouble with the corporate lawyers. s. Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm

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Digitally Signed Email
by Tim Jordan 11 Jan '10

11 Jan '10

Dear all, I've been searching for statistics on email traffic of digitally signed email versus non-digitally signed. My understanding of net traffic isn't that extensive but I think these kinds of stats should be able to be generated. It's probably staring me in the face but I can't find anything that either summarises or gives me some raw data to work with. Anyone got a clue? Thanks Tim -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales, and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).

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SLA _Information Outlook_ (Dec09) Review > _Mobile Libraries_
by gerrymck 10 Jan '10

10 Jan '10

Colleagues/ Feeling Far From Blue With This Review >>> [:-) /Gerry "It's Our Turn to Go Mobile in Our Information Centers" Reading _Mobile Libraries_ can help information professionals get up to speed on using mobile devices for more than e-mail. BY CAROLYN J. SOSNOWSKI, MLIS Mobile Libraries [ http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ ] Many of our clients are using mobile devices not only to check e-mail but to accomplish real work. Now, it's our turn to do the same in our information centers. The Mobile Libraries blog provides good information to its readers about products, applications, research, news, and trends in this arena. Of course, e-books have been getting a lot of attention lately, and there's also information on reference services through text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. and the integration of mobile technologies with education (to name just a few topics the blog addresses). Is your library's Web site mobile-ready? What do you know about search tools designed for mobile devices? CAROLYN SOSNOWSKI is manager of SLA's Information Center and also the association's e-learning manager. She has more than 13 years' experience in libraries, including six-plus years at SLA. Information Outlook [Special Libraries Association] / v13no8 / December 1 2009 !!! Thanks A Million Carolyn !!! Link To Source Available From [ http://tinyurl.com/ylkn59n ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs >>> The Future Is Mobile >>>

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Sharing Bibliographies, Course Syllabi and Other Media Resources
by scott＠scottmacleod.com 10 Jan '10

10 Jan '10

BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; } Greetings, Internet Researchers, I'd like to bring to your attention Webnographers.org - a wiki which focuses on virtual ethnography / media anthropology. As an open wiki, we can all add resources to it. Here are some key, current, mostly bibliographic lists, including syllabi: http://www.webnographers.org/index.php?title=Books http://www.webnographers.org/index.php?title=Papers http://www.webnographers.org/index.php?title=Papers http://www.webnographers.org/index.php?title=Syllabi There are also idea, tools, and journal sections - http://www.webnographers.org/index.php?title=Main_Page [1] I'm the present, main aggregator. Please click 'Edit this Page' and add more resources - Wikis become exciting and useful when many people engage them. Greetings from the San Francisco Bay Area, Scott http://scottmacleod.com http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Media_Studies Links: ------ [1] http://www.webnographers.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

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