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CFP: iConference 2012 | Culture * Design * Society
by Sara Grimes 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Apologies for cross-postings. Please consider submitting to this upcoming conference, hosted by the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. It's sponsored by iSchools, but open to all, and this year's theme of "culture, design, society" is particularly relevant to members of this list. It would be great to see a contingent of aoir members participate! Please pass this along to any lists, colleagues or students you think would be interested. Best, Sara --- Sara M. Grimes, PhD Assistant Professor FACULTY OF INFORMATION 140 St. George Street University of Toronto Toronto ON M5S 3G6 Canada Tel: +1 416 978-5269 | Fax: +1 416 971-1399 Email: sara.grimes(a)utoronto.ca<mailto:sara.grimes@utoronto.ca> Blog: http://gamineexpedition.blogspot.com<http://gamineexpedition.blogspot.com/> <please distribute widely> Call for Participation: iConference 2012 Toronto, Canada February 7-10, 2012 http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/ The iConference is an annual gathering of a broad spectrum of scholars and researchers concerned about critical information issues in contemporary society. The iConference pushes the boundaries of information studies, explores core concepts and ideas, and creates new technological and conceptual configurations -- all situated in interdisciplinary discourses. These issues will be tackled during our four-day event in downtown Toronto, February 7-10, 2012. The conference theme is: Culture * Design * Society. Please join us for a multitude of high quality papers, posters, workshops, along with interactive alternative events that will frame the conversation. In addition to these activities, there will be a Doctoral Colloquium and an Early Career Workshop at the conference, lots of social events, and many opportunities to mingle. The iConference series is sponsored by the iSchools, a growing association of more than 30 Schools, Faculties and Colleges in North America, Europe and Asia -- however, affiliation with the iSchools is not a prerequisite, and we encourage everyone to participate. * Conference: http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/ * iCaucus: http://www.ischools.org/site/ * Last Year’s Proceedings: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1940761 Submission types: * Papers: We’re looking for original research, six to eight pages; papers will be refereed in a double-blind process, and accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Submission deadline: Monday September 12, 2011 Notification: Early November Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011 * Posters: We’re interested in posters presenting new work, preliminary results and designs, or educational projects. Poster abstracts will undergo a blind review, and accepted posters will have their abstracts published in the ACM Digital Library. Submission deadline: Monday September 26, 2011 Notification: Mid November Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011 * Workshops: These can be half- or full-day and can focus on any area within information. Submission deadline: Monday September 19, 2011 Notification: Early October Final version due: Monday October 31, 2011 * Alternative Events: These can include panels, fishbowls, performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard sessions, demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory, informal, engaging and pluralistic. Submission deadline: Monday September 19, 2011 Notification: Mid November Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011 * Doctoral Colloquium: This year’s colloquium will be organized around the theme of “inquiry.” Applicants will submit a 1,000 word abstract addressing the question, “What is the nature of inquiry in the information field, what makes it similar to or different from other areas of research, and what challenges have you met in your own research in this regard?” Visit our website for details. Application deadline: Friday September 30, 2011 Notification: Late November ORGANIZERS Conference Chair * Jens-Erik Mai, University of Toronto Papers Chair * Jonathan Furner, University of California, Los Angeles Posters Chair * Paul Marty, Florida State University Alternative Events Chair * Philippa Levy, University of Sheffield Workshops Chair * Kelly Lyons, University of Toronto Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs * Hamid Ekbia, Indiana University * Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University Keynote Speakers Chair * Brian Cantwell Smith, University of Toronto Publication Chair * Yuri Takhteyev, University of Toronto Social Media Chair * Rhonda McEwen, University of Toronto Program Committee * Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University * Jack Andersen, Royal School of Library and Information Science * Nick Belkin, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey * Jean-François Blanchette, University of California, Los Angeles * Johan Bollen, Indiana University * Geoff Bowker, University of Pittsburgh * Amy Bruckman, Georgia Institute of Technology * Donald Case, University of Kentucky * Chen Chuanfu, Wuhan University * Paul Clough, University of Sheffield * Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University * Ron Day, Indiana University * Melanie Feinberg, University of Texas, Austin * Robert Glushko, University of California Berkeley * Sean Goggins, Drexel University * Sara Grimes, University of Toronto * David Hendry, University of Washington * Steven Jackson, University of Michigan * Jim Jansen, The Pennsylvania State University * Michelle Kazmer, Florida State University * Anita Komlodi, UMBC * Christopher (Cal) Lee, University of North Carolina * Bonnie Mak, University of Illinois * William Moen, University of North Texas * Bonnie Nardi, University of California, Irvine * Heather L. O'Brien, University of British Columbia * Ee-Peng Lim, Singapore Management University * Vivien Petras, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin * Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin * Elizabeth Shepherd, University College London * Bo Xie, University of Maryland Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/

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Wikipedia survey for the Sztakipedia project
by Mihály Héder 05 Oct '11

05 Oct '11

Dear All, I would like to ask you a little, but important help. I'm doing research on the future of the Wikipedia editor interface. In order to understand better the view of the Wikiepedia users I compiled a survey. With filling the forms you can contribute to the survey, and your view will be taken into account assessing the general requirements of the editors of Wikipedia, and also that of the readers of Wikipedia. Please help me by filling the following form (it takes 3 minutes max): http://pedia.sztaki.hu/survey_en *and* by forwarding this mail to everyone you can think of. The more (and not only tech-savvy) people we reach, the better. So please, do not leave out anyone who has the slightest chance to use the internet (friends, family, students, mailing lists, neighbours, classmates, co-workers, etc.) The results will be available in raw form and explained by 31/03/2011 at: http://pedia.sztaki.hu , and also I will compile a white paper in the subject (strictly for an Open Access journal) (if this letter reaches you more than once it is my fault) Thank you very much: Mihály Héder Computer and Automation Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences + Budapest University of Technology, Philosophy of Science PhD student

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EXTENDED: Open Faculty Position in Information Policy/Ethics at UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies
by Michael Zimmer 23 Aug '11

23 Aug '11

[please distribute; apologies for cross posting - michael zimmer] The School of Information Studies (SOIS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in Information Studies at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. The selected applicant will teach courses in the School’s graduate and, possibly, undergraduate programs. A PhD and MLIS (or comparable degree) are required as is demonstrated ability in research and teaching. Applicants should have a strong background in information policy, including, but not limited to, ethical, cultural, technological or political issues as they relate to the information professions, systems, and infrastructures that make up our global information society. Experience or demonstrated ability in design and delivery of courses in a variety of formats, including distance learning modes, is highly desirable. The Applicant should demonstrate the ability to teach in at least one of the core areas in the SOIS MLIS program and advanced graduate elective courses in her/his areas of expertise. Opportunities will also be available to teach in the School’s Bachelor of Science program in Information Science and Technology. The Applicant should be willing to work closely with doctoral students and to serve on dissertation committees. Experienced researcher a plus. Applicants who are eligible for a senior level appointment are especially encouraged to apply. The preferred expected start date is January, 2012, and no later than August 2012. For full details and to apply, visit the official posting (position #2730): https://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/6802 UWM is an AA/EEO Employer -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Co-Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org

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I Read Where I Am -- Exporing New Information Cultures
by Geert Lovink 04 Jul '11

04 Jul '11

http://www.valiz.nl/en/IReadWhereIAm I Read Where I Am contains visionary texts about the future of reading and the status of the word. We read anytime and anywhere. We read of screens, we read out on the streets, we read in the office but less and less we read a book at home on the couch. We are, or are becoming, a different type of reader. The question remains which shape will it take and what experience does one want? To answer all these (and other) questions we have asked people from different backgrounds, subject to the aforementioned changes, to think about these issues. I Read Where I Am collects 82 diverse observations, inspirations and critical notes by journalists, designers, researchers, politicians, philosophers and many others. • How will we grapple with compressed narratives and the fluid bombardment of text? • What are the dialectics between image and word? • How will our information machines generate new reading cultures? • Can reading become a live, mobile social experience? Text/authors: Arie Altena, Henk Blanken, Andrew Blauvelt, Erwin Blom, James Bridle, Max Bruinsma & 76 other authors Editors: Mieke Gerritzen, Geert Lovink, Minke Kampman isbn: 978-90-78088-55-4 17,50 euros All texts also online available here: http://www.ireadwhereiam.com/

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Re: [Air-L] Facebook groups as a method
by Johnson, Thomas J 30 Jun '11

30 Jun '11

I have used Facebook groups much less ambitiously than you have, creating groups to study social media and politics, recruiting friends and asking them to recruit. Certainly that technique could work for high school students. I have also posted information about the survey as a note and asked people to share which has also worked. On Jun 30, 2011, at 5:00 PM, <air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > Send Air-L mailing list submissions to > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Air-L digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. FB groups as method & parental consent (Rena Bivens) > 2. Re: FB groups as method & parental consent (Montathar Faraon) > 3. Re: FB groups as method & parental consent (Jayne M. Sellick) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:29:31 -0400 > From: Rena Bivens <rena.bivens(a)gmail.com> > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-L] FB groups as method & parental consent > Message-ID: <BANLkTimewh-zDyrs4RByUjb_vX3bM+_MWA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi All, > > I'm writing about two issues: > (1) using Facebook groups as part of a research method > (2) obtaining parental consent > > Has anyone on the list used Facebook groups within their methodological > strategy? > I plan to create a Facebook group for the first stage of a project I am > conducting on social media and gender-based violence - particularly gender > socialization by teenagers on Facebook. The idea is to recruit students from > various high schools across Canada to join the FB group and then engage > participants in discussions while also sharing videos, images and news > articles. Within a couple of months the intention would be to gain informed > consent to 'friend' a number of the participants and preform a digital > ethnography of their profile pages (including info, wall, photos). Online > focus groups would also be incorporated during fieldwork and as a final > stage face-to-face focus groups will take place to validate or reconfigure > preliminary conclusions. > > I'm also hoping to get ethical approval to include under-16s (e.g. 13-18 > year olds) but I'm trying to be creative as to how I can obtain parental > consent since participants will come from a wide geographical region. Any > ideas apart from a paper letter that would be mailed or faxed would be > greatly appreciated! > > Many thanks in advance and feel free to ask for more information. > > Rena > > -- > > Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies > > Dunton Tower, Room 1509 > > 1125 Colonel By Drive, Carleton University, Ottawa ON K1S 5B6 > > Office: (613) 520-2600 ext. 2904 > > Cell: (613) 618-4602 > > @renabivens <http://twitter.com/renabivens> > > renabivens.com > > ca.linkedin.com/in/renabivens > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:50:03 +0200 > From: Montathar Faraon <montathar.faraon(a)gmail.com> > To: Rena Bivens <rena.bivens(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Air-L <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] FB groups as method & parental consent > Message-ID: <BANLkTi=Nvq4S+knr6KvR2_EoMBeZ-t25GA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hello Rena, > > Although I haven't dealt specifically with Facebook groups I have come > across articles that deal with this issue. I recommend that you take a look > at the following articles: > > Valenzuela, S., Park, N., & Kee, F. K. (2009). Is there social capital in a > social network site?: Facebook use and college students' life satisfaction, > trust, and participation. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14, > 875-901. > > Juliana, F., Magda, G., Kevin, W. B., & Jeffrey, C. N. (2010). The writing > on the wall: A content analysis of college students' Facebook groups for the > 2008 presidential election. Mass Communication and Society, 13, 653-675. > > Kind regards, > Montathar > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Rena Bivens <rena.bivens(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I'm writing about two issues: >> (1) using Facebook groups as part of a research method >> (2) obtaining parental consent >> >> Has anyone on the list used Facebook groups within their methodological >> strategy? >> I plan to create a Facebook group for the first stage of a project I am >> conducting on social media and gender-based violence - particularly gender >> socialization by teenagers on Facebook. The idea is to recruit students >> from >> various high schools across Canada to join the FB group and then engage >> participants in discussions while also sharing videos, images and news >> articles. Within a couple of months the intention would be to gain informed >> consent to 'friend' a number of the participants and preform a digital >> ethnography of their profile pages (including info, wall, photos). Online >> focus groups would also be incorporated during fieldwork and as a final >> stage face-to-face focus groups will take place to validate or reconfigure >> preliminary conclusions. >> >> I'm also hoping to get ethical approval to include under-16s (e.g. 13-18 >> year olds) but I'm trying to be creative as to how I can obtain parental >> consent since participants will come from a wide geographical region. Any >> ideas apart from a paper letter that would be mailed or faxed would be >> greatly appreciated! >> >> Many thanks in advance and feel free to ask for more information. >> >> Rena >> >> -- >> >> Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies >> >> Dunton Tower, Room 1509 >> >> 1125 Colonel By Drive, Carleton University, Ottawa ON K1S 5B6 >> >> Office: (613) 520-2600 ext. 2904 >> >> Cell: (613) 618-4602 >> >> @renabivens <http://twitter.com/renabivens> >> >> renabivens.com >> >> ca.linkedin.com/in/renabivens >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:08:42 +0100 > From: "Jayne M. Sellick" <J.M.Sellick(a)durham.ac.uk> > To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] FB groups as method & parental consent > Message-ID: <3EBADB1DDEFEA244A45F569963F478B312ADC833D4@MAILWEST> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Rena, > > I'm just starting to connect with online users as part of my participatory project with different groups of disabled people. I spent quite a lot of time deciding how to do this and settled on my own blog in the end. However, with reference to facebook I'm planning on using it, alongside Twitter to gain further interest for the project and get people to the blog, rather than using it as a space to collect and upload content and/or ideas from potential participants. i.e. they could like the page or join the group but then use a different and private online space to get involved. > > I would say that whilst Facebook is a well connected platform (for many non-disabled groups) with a range of tools to use, such as uploading photographs and making comments; it's very difficult to ensure any sort of privacy or anonymity. I think that the latter may be something that parent's (and equally students) could be concerned about as the topic is potentially sensitive and users may wish to be reassured that their input remains confidential. Facebook don't place privacy very highly on their agenda! > > It terms of parental consent, you could set up a very simple wordpress blog where parents and students could register their interest and where you could set up a Terms of Use form (a plugin) that outlines the need for parental consent. By registering and agreeing to the terms of use you are asking parents and students to agree with these (in > line with your ethics) and will also have an electronic copy of when they agreed to these terms. > > The online focus group sounds great and I'd love to hear more about it, as and when you get to it. you could also update the (potential) blog with info about/for the online focus groups. > > Hope this helps! > > Best wishes, > > Jayne Sellick > > PhD Researcher > Geographies of Disability and Health > Department of Geography > Science Laboratories > Durham University > South Road > Durham > DH1 3LE > > Blog: http://www.disidentities.com > > Tel: +44 (0) 7757 838 741 > > Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/J_Sellick > > Web: www.durham.ac.uk/geography > ________________________________________ > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Rena Bivens [rena.bivens(a)gmail.com] > Sent: 30 June 2011 18:29 > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-L] FB groups as method & parental consent > > Hi All, > > I'm writing about two issues: > (1) using Facebook groups as part of a research method > (2) obtaining parental consent > > Has anyone on the list used Facebook groups within their methodological > strategy? > I plan to create a Facebook group for the first stage of a project I am > conducting on social media and gender-based violence - particularly gender > socialization by teenagers on Facebook. The idea is to recruit students from > various high schools across Canada to join the FB group and then engage > participants in discussions while also sharing videos, images and news > articles. Within a couple of months the intention would be to gain informed > consent to 'friend' a number of the participants and preform a digital > ethnography of their profile pages (including info, wall, photos). Online > focus groups would also be incorporated during fieldwork and as a final > stage face-to-face focus groups will take place to validate or reconfigure > preliminary conclusions. > > I'm also hoping to get ethical approval to include under-16s (e.g. 13-18 > year olds) but I'm trying to be creative as to how I can obtain parental > consent since participants will come from a wide geographical region. Any > ideas apart from a paper letter that would be mailed or faxed would be > greatly appreciated! > > Many thanks in advance and feel free to ask for more information. > > Rena > > -- > > Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies > > Dunton Tower, Room 1509 > > 1125 Colonel By Drive, Carleton University, Ottawa ON K1S 5B6 > > Office: (613) 520-2600 ext. 2904 > > Cell: (613) 618-4602 > > @renabivens <http://twitter.com/renabivens> > > renabivens.com > > ca.linkedin.com/in/renabivens > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > End of Air-L Digest, Vol 83, Issue 28 > *************************************

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FB groups as method & parental consent
by Rena Bivens 30 Jun '11

30 Jun '11

Hi All, I'm writing about two issues: (1) using Facebook groups as part of a research method (2) obtaining parental consent Has anyone on the list used Facebook groups within their methodological strategy? I plan to create a Facebook group for the first stage of a project I am conducting on social media and gender-based violence - particularly gender socialization by teenagers on Facebook. The idea is to recruit students from various high schools across Canada to join the FB group and then engage participants in discussions while also sharing videos, images and news articles. Within a couple of months the intention would be to gain informed consent to 'friend' a number of the participants and preform a digital ethnography of their profile pages (including info, wall, photos). Online focus groups would also be incorporated during fieldwork and as a final stage face-to-face focus groups will take place to validate or reconfigure preliminary conclusions. I'm also hoping to get ethical approval to include under-16s (e.g. 13-18 year olds) but I'm trying to be creative as to how I can obtain parental consent since participants will come from a wide geographical region. Any ideas apart from a paper letter that would be mailed or faxed would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks in advance and feel free to ask for more information. Rena -- Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies Dunton Tower, Room 1509 1125 Colonel By Drive, Carleton University, Ottawa ON K1S 5B6 Office: (613) 520-2600 ext. 2904 Cell: (613) 618-4602 @renabivens <http://twitter.com/renabivens> renabivens.com ca.linkedin.com/in/renabivens

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CFP for Chapters for Collection on “Finding Religion in Digital Gaming”
by Heidi Campbell 29 Jun '11

29 Jun '11

Chapters are being sought for an edited volume, which seeks to map the study of religion in relation to digital games and gaming environments. The book will focus on how video games can be read as religious texts, rituals or experiences, as well as investigations of religious narratives/themes employed in video games and the implications of video games created for religious markets. This book will fill an important gap in the field of game studies by providing an overview of current work in the study of religion and digital gaming, and highlight key questions emerging within this area of inquiry. Chapters in this collection should explore issues in one of the following areas: (1) Analysis of dominant narratives, characterizations or symbols appearing in religiously-themed games and their implications for our understanding of religious community, identity and/or authority. (2) Investigation of the extent to which popular, mainstream games rely on religious strategies, narratives and rituals in game playand implication this has for gamers and the gaming enterprise. (3) Critical reflection on the ways digital games and virtual world gaming environments facilitate religious-like ritual or encourage forms of implicit religion (by which secular activities, such as gaming, take on a sacred role or meaning for individuals) amongst players and gaming communities. Chapters should also respond in some way to the book’s central research question: How do video/digital games inform or reform our understanding of religion within digital and gaming culture? This book is aimed at Indiana University Press’s new Digital Gaming Series and is edited by Heidi Campbell, Associate Professor of Communication at Texas A&M University and Gregory Grieve, Associate Professor of Religion at University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Prospective contributors are invited to submit their initial proposals (500-800 word abstracts) and a biography statement highlighting previous research and writings to the editors by 10 August 2011. Selected authors will be notified by early to mid September 2011. The intent is for invited chapters (of 6000-8000 words) to be submitted to the editors by 15 December 2011. Please send abstracts and any questions to Heidi Campbell (heidic(a)tamu.edu)

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conference fees, aoir membership, etc.
by jeremy hunsinger 29 Jun '11

29 Jun '11

I am wondering what people think about internet research conference fees. I personally think that since Milwaukee costs have been too high for many members and most graduate student members. I have talked with some members of the exec on this and while I'm sure they are active and care about the matter and they are trying to resolve the matter, it is unclear to me that they know what the members want beyond that many people tend to pay for the conference and thus the fees must be reasonable in some light to those that pay for them. I'm more concerned about those that can't or choose not to pay for them and how they are hidden in the system of 'voting with dollars' and likely how they are possibly alienated from participating/becoming members of an organization in which they can't afford to participate. I'm wondering if other people have that concern too. If you do have that concern, then perhaps we should propose a working group to investigate the capacities of the membership to pay the conference fees. I grant that I could be entirely off base too, perhaps everyone is happy with the fees and no one is having any problem paying them, I suspect though that we are creating and/or reifying a two class system in aoir, where the less well off are just members of the listserv, don't join the organization, can't vote in the elections, because they can't go to the conferences, and the well off are joining, going to the conferences, and able to take advantage of all the organizational benefits. In any case, if you'd like to engage in this discussion, send me a note to jhuns(a)vt.edu with the subject 'fees' and we can petition the exec to form a working group. If we don't get enough people, I'll just assume I'm wrong and that what I suspect is happening... is not happening. Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality. -Jules de Gaultier () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Online study - blogging motivations - participants needed
by Fullwood, Chris 29 Jun '11

29 Jun '11

Dear AoIR member, We would appreciate it if you could spare the time to take part in an online survey investigating blogging behaviour, which should only take a maximum of 20 minutes of your time. If you have written a blog within the last six months then you are eligble to take part. Please follow this link if you would like to participate. http://www.kwiksurveys.com?s=ILEDMJ_c115b9a Thanks for your time Regards Chris Fullwood & Wendy Nicholls Psychology department University of Wolverhampton -- Scanned by iCritical.

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Downloading online forum postings and analyzing occurence of keywords in the data
by Leurs, K.H.A. (Koen) 29 Jun '11

29 Jun '11

Dear list-members, I'm a Utrecht University based (Netherlands) researcher working on the European http://www.mignetproject.eu/ project working on transnational digital networks, migration and gender. More specifically I'm studying knowledge and education processes across formal (university) and informal (forums, wikipedia) knowledge domains. I was wondering if anyone on the list has experiences with scraping online forum data and searching it for the occurence of keywords. Especially I'm wondering which software best suits my preferences, in selecting for instance a certain timeline to scrape as I would like to compare the curriculum of a year of university courses and their attention for diversity issues and a year of forum postings and their attention for diversity issues. Scraping software that I have used so far are: Wget Software that I have been looking at for searching keywords in digital data are: Provalis Research Wordstat NVivo Digitalmethods.net > issuecrawler I'm looking forward to any suggestions, and thank you for your time. Kind regards, Koen. Koen Leurs | Aio / PhD student Gender Studies | Research Institute for History and Culture | | Utrecht University, the Netherlands | Muntstraat 2a | 3512 EV Utrecht | Room 1.12 | www.koenleurs.net | www.uu.nl/wiredup | www.mignetproject.eu/ |

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