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Inclusion of short links in academic publications?
by yana breindl 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

Thank you all for your comments! The reason I asked is not because of a word limit but because one of my committee members suggested I'd use short links to ease access for readers of the print dissertation. I do have quite a lot of electronic sources as footnotes in some of the chapters and he mentioned he'd have typed a shortened url but not a long one. An alternative would be to include short urls in the footnotes and add an appendix with corresponding long links. I'm not sure it's worth the hassle though. On 22 July 2011 16:39, Sharon Haleva Amir <sharon(a)trebcon.com> wrote: > > Yana, the only advantage I can think of regarding the usage of shortened > URL > is if you're writing an article and there is a words' limitation (as long > as > the limitation refers to the bibliography/footnotes as well as the article > itself), as sometimes the URLs can be quite long. > > I think that the need to shorten texts (for twitting etc.) was the basic > rational for establishing such services. > > > Best Wishes, > Sharon Haleva Amir, HCLT Fellow > (PhD Candidate) Faculty of Law, > University of Haifa, ISRAEL. > -------------------------------------------------- > http://www.coolcite.com/user/1694 > http://weblaw.haifa.ac.il/en/research/resstudents/pages/sharonha.aspx > > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of yana breindl > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 11:27 AM > To: Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-L] Inclusion of short links in academic publications? > > Hello all, > > I was wondering what your thoughts were concerning the use of shortened > URLs > (e.g. tinyURL, bit.ly etc.) to reference electronic sources in a > dissertation or other academic publication (along with the title, date, > etc. > possibly an annexe with the long URL). Has this been done already? Is it > acceptable? Are there important differences between various shortening > sites? > > Thank you, > > Yana > > > --------------------- > Yana BREINDL > > Ph.D Candidate > Dépt des sciences de l'information et de la communication (SIC) > Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) > > Tél.: + 32 (0)2 650 44 46 > E-mail: ybreindl(a)ulb.ac.be > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > -- Yana BREINDL Doctorante Dépt des sciences de l'information et de la communication (SIC) Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Tél.: + 32 (0)2 650 44 46 E-mail: ybreindl(a)ulb.ac.be -- Yana BREINDL Doctorante Dépt des sciences de l'information et de la communication (SIC) Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Tél.: + 32 (0)2 650 44 46 E-mail: ybreindl(a)ulb.ac.be

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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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Faculty Opening - Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago
by Steve Jones 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications for an Assistant Professor, tenure-track position, in game studies and mobile media. We are looking for a faculty member who will engage with scholars in the humanities, social sciences, engineering, education and health sciences around the core interests of the digital humanities. Related areas include social networks, social capital, digital literacies, digital disparities, education, privacy, civic engagement and policymaking. The candidate will also have an earned doctorate or have their PhD completed by August 2012 in Communication or a related field, strong promise of scholarly achievement and teaching success (at the undergraduate and graduate levels) appropriate for appointment as Assistant Professor, good prospects for external research funding, and demonstrated commitment to multidisciplinary scholarship. Located in the heart of Chicago, UIC is a Research I University with 16,000 undergraduates, 6,500 graduate and 3,000 professional students. The Department of Communication has 10 full-time faculty, approximately 150 undergraduate majors, 25 M.A. students, and 30 Ph.D. students in a doctoral program focused on the relationship between technology and communication. The desired appointment date for the position is August 16, 2012. Interested parties should address a letter of interest and submit a full curriculum vitae, samples of relevant scholarly publications, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and names of and contact information for three references to https://jobs.uic.edu. For additional information regarding this position, please contact Steve Jones: Steve Jones, PhD, UIC Distinguished Professor and Search Committee Chair Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL sjones(a)uic.edu Applications will be accepted only at https://jobs.uic.edu. Review of applications will commence October 15, 2011. Applications received by then will receive full consideration. The search will proceed until the position is filled. Women and traditionally under-represented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Final authorization of the position is subject to availability of state funding

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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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CFP: "Crossmedia Innovations"
by Indrek Ibrus 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

CALL FOR PAPERS Edited book: "Crossmedia Innovations: Texts, Markets, Institutions, Education" Editors: Dr. Indrek Ibrus (Tallinn University), Dr. Carlos A. Scolari (University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) To be published by Peter Lang The book is supported by First Motion consortium (see: http://www.firstmotion.eu) which is an EU funded initiative aimed at supporting the audiovisual industries in innovating with crossmedia output. The focus of the edited book will be on how crossmedia output constitutes and effects many of the most central innovations in modern media industries. The book will trace what are the innovative crossmedia forms like, what are the innovative institutional forms of production, how are the markets changing relatedly, and, lastly, what are the new ways of educating industry professionals to produce and innovate crossmedia output. By encompassing all these interrelated aspects the book is envisioned to offer a holistic take of the role of crossmedia output in innovating the modern media industries, markets and culture. The rationale of the book relies on the recognition that digitalisation and convergence of existing media platforms into seamless networks of devices and platforms across which increasingly sophisticated and multimodal forms of content can travel has created an historically unprecedented situation for the media industries. Their content can be consumed on a variety of platforms creating new opportunities for establishing contacts with audiences. Hence, crossmedia content is increasingly a priority for broadcasters (Erdal 2009; Evans 2011; Perryman 2008; Villa 2010). Similarly, ‘Transmedia Producer’ is the newest addition to the recognised professions by the Producers Guild of America. Such developments indicate how much hope the industry invests into crossmedia as constituting the core innovation strategy for media institutions (Bechmann 2007; Bolin 2007; Dena 2009; Jenkins 2006). The aim of the proposed book will be to critically investigate the nature of such innovations from a variety of perspectives. We expect 800 words abstracts that are responsive to one of the following sub-themes of the book: - Crossmedia innovations: textual (analyses and conceptualisations of innovative crossmedia forms and narratives how are textual forms innovated?). - Crossmedia innovations: economic (the economic gains and challenges that relate to crossmedia strategies and output; branding; the politicial economy of crossmedia). - Crossmedia innovations: organisational (analyses of the ways how different kinds of media institutions are reorganising themselves and innovating their practices for the crossmedia output). - Crossmedia innovations: pedagogical (how to teach crossmedia production or transmedia storytelling, relevant case studies). Please add 100 words biographical note to the abstract. Please send the abstracts as email-attachments to the following address: crossmedia(a)tlu.ee. In case of any questions please contact Indrek Ibrus on the following email: indrek.ibrus(a)tlu.ee. DEADLINES: - Deadline for 800 words abstracts: September 20, 2011 - Invitation notifications sent to authors: October 15, 2011 - Deadline for completed manuscripts (6000 words): February 29, 2012 - Acceptance letters sent to authors: May 31, 2012 Dr Indrek Ibrus Lecturer of media innovation and creative industries Head of Crossmedia Production MA Programme Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School Sütiste tee 21, 13419 Tallinn, Estonia Mob: +372-56978885 BFM website: www.bfm.ee Personal research website: www.mediainnovation.eu

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Recommendations on mobile (phone) tech books
by Sarah Roberts 02 Sep '11

02 Sep '11

Greetings, all -- I was reading a few book reviews yesterday but thought I would turn to this knowledgeable body for recommendations on a good overview text on the history and current state of mobile (phone) technology and its social role - with emphasis on the latter, rather than on the historical bit. It could be a broader work on mobile tech, but I'm primarily interested in mobile/cell phones. I've come across Mobile Phones and Mobile Communication, by Ling and Donner, as well as Mobile Communications: An Introduction to New Media by Green and Haddon. Would others immediately recommend something else, in addition or in lieu of? Thanks so much. --- S a r a h T. R o b e r t s Doctoral Student and Fellow, Information in Society Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) http://www.lis.illinois.edu/people/students/sarah-roberts-phd-student University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://www.lis.illinois.edu/academics/programs/phd/infosociety

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FW: IIIrd eBario Knowledge Fair
by michael gurstein 31 Aug '11

31 Aug '11

This is a great event and there is the added (and superlative) bonus of getting to know a unique part of the world! Mike -----Original Message----- From: Roger Harris [mailto:roger.harris@rogharris.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 8:41 PM To: 'Roger Harris' Subject: IIIrd eBario Knowledge Fair Call for Papers: Third eBario Knowledge Fair 2011: ICTs for Indigenous Peoples 16-18 November 2011, Bario, Sarawak Malaysia About the eBario Knowledge Fair The e-Bario Knowledge Fair (eBKF) is a bi-annual conference, held in the village of Bario, Malaysia, which showcases the use of ICTs for rural development. It is conducted in conjunction with the local community, bringing together researchers, practitioners and policy makers with the residents of Bario and the wider Kelabit indigenous ethnic community. The eBKF is a pioneering example of Development Conferencing, the process by which development specialists articulate their plans and share their ideas together with the people whose lives they are trying to improve, and in their own surroundings. Theme The Third Knowledge Fair will adopt a theme of Technological Innovation for Indigenous Peoples. As part of this, and with the assistance of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Knowledge Fair will feature the Asian recipients of grants under the IFAD's Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility (26 projects in 13 countries) with particular reference to their potential use of Information and Communication Technologies and sources of renewable energy in support of development for Indigenous Peoples. Additional contributions are also sought that can stimulate further debate on the applicability and deployment of these technologies towards solutions to the specific problems faced by Indigenous Peoples. As eBario has been awarded Malaysia's first license to operate a community radio station, the Third eBario Knowledge Fair will include a focus on the use of community radio for engaging with indigenous issues. Suggested topics The topics for regular sessions include, but are not limited to: Preservation of cultural heritage with ICTs ICTs and environmental protection ICTs and climate change Giving voice; new media for public debate Traditional knowledge; collection, preservation and intellectual property rights Creativity, adaptation and indigenisation of ICTs for social transformation Indigenising ICT4D ICTs for community mapping and community memory Renewable energy for ICTs http://ebarioknowledgefair.org/ Dr. Roger Harris Consultant in ICTs for poverty reduction and rural development. http://www.rogharris.org/ Director Business Development; eBario Sdn Bhd http://www.ebario.org/

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Media@Uppsala University: programme, autumn 2011
by Christian Fuchs 31 Aug '11

31 Aug '11

Media@UU Programme Autumn 2011 Full programme, abstracts, descriptions: http://fuchs.uti.at/wp-content/uploads/MediaUU_Autumn2011.pdf LOCATION Ekonomikum, Kyrkogårdsgatan 10, Uppsala. * Monday, September 12, 2011, 10:00-12:30: Workshop “Digital Media and Political Change” (with Lance Bennett, Christian Christensen, Christian Fuchs, Muzammil M. Hussain, Gail Ramsay, Kristina Riegert, Alexandra Segerberg), room A138 * Thursday, September 29, 09:00-11:00, Thomas Tufte (Roskilde University, Denmark): Citizen Media and Citizen Tactics, hörsal 2 (HS2). * Thursday, September 29, 14:00, hörsal 2 (HS2): Defence of Cecilia Strand’s dissertation “Perilous Silences and Counterproductive Narratives Pertaining to HIV/AIDS in the Ugandan, Lesotho and Namibian Press“, opponent: Thomas Tufte * Monday, October 3, 2011, 14:15-16:00, Hart Cohen (University of Western Sydney, Australia): The Idea of “Social” in Social Media, room B105 * Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 10:00-12:00, Yuezhi Zhao (Simon Fraser University, Canada): The Politics of Intellectual Publicity in China’s Brave New Media World, room A138 * Thursday+Friday, October 6+7, 2011: Conference “Global Media Worlds and China”, Ekonomikum; keynote speakers: Yuezhi Zaho (Simon Fraser University, Canada), Daya Thussu (University of Westminster, UK), Susan Brownell (University of Missouri, USA) * Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 15:15-17:00, Tobias Olsson (Jönköping University, Sweden): Mediated Participation and “Social” Media: Some Critical Remarks, room F332 The Media@UU lecture series is organized by the Department of Informatics and Media, Media and Communication Studies. In addition to lectures by representatives of our own department, researchers from other disciplines, as well as well-known international scholars, present current research. The series is dedicated to highlighting research on media, or media-related issues, from across the broad intellectual spectrum at Uppsala University, and beyond. It focuses on contemporary hot issues relating to the role of the media in society, such as for example: media, conflict & war, online politics, online economy, Internet/social media/web 2.0, media & globalization, or media power. Our autumn lecture series features a workshop about digital media, political change and the Arab world, a public PhD defence, a conference about China and the media and talks about social media and citizen media. -- Prof. Christian Fuchs Chair in Media and Communication Studies Department of Informatics and Media Uppsala University Kyrkogårdsgatan 10 Box 513 751 20 Uppsala Sweden christian.fuchs(a)im.uu.se Tel +46 (0) 18 471 1019 http://fuchs.uti.at http://www.im.uu.se NetPolitics Blog: http://fuchs.uti.at/blog Editor of tripleC: http://www.triple-c.se Book "Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies" (Routledge 2011) Book "Internet and Society" (Paperback, Routledge 2010)

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FW: Need expert advise - Internet and social behavior
by Janna Anderson 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

Perhaps people on the AoIR list have some advice for Kate... ------ Forwarded Message From: Екатерина <kate_kot(a)ukr.net> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:07:36 +0300 Subject: need expert advise > Dear colleagues, I'm studying at T. Shevchenko Kiev National University (Ukraine) - graduate (first year) at the department of methods and methodologies of sociological researches. Also I work at online research agency as a analytic. Aproximate topic of my thesis is "Methodological grounding of internet audience research", BUT in Ukraine there are no advanced scientists in this sphere and nobody can't advise me on what questions I should focus on, what is more or less important etc. I hope you'll be able to direct my research vector in the right direction. I want to show to Ukrainian scientific community that Internet audience is a source of sociologiacal information and we should study this audience, their socio-demografic characteristics, behavoir using different methods, techniques (I'm interesting in combination of site-centric and user-centric measurment). No one takes this subject seriously and I intend to prove the falsity of this position. Because, in my opinion, investigation of internet audience is very important not only for marketing goals, but for socioilogical especially. > > P.S.: I am afraid that my work will be reduced to a banal and somehow not quite significant for the science conclusions. > > > Thank you in advance. > > Kind regards, > Kate Tkachuk > Ukarine, Kiev > > +3 8 (066) 149 49 49 > SKYPE - tkachuk_kateryna ------ End of Forwarded Message

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graduate student funding options
by danah boyd 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

In the world of sciences, there are lots of funding programs that exist beyond a graduate student's home institution. The US's NSF, for example, has all sorts of programs that incoming students can apply for and have their entire graduate school paid for without placing any burden on their home institution. (In lots of programs, this makes taking someone with an NSF grant an extra special appeal.) I'm trying to get a sense of what programs exist out there in the social scientists / internet studies / digital humanities space. I'm mainly looking for programs that help fund people to attend US institutions (whether they are US citizens or not). I recognize that the norm is for the department itself to fund through faculty grants, TA-ships, and university dissertation fellowships, but I'm wondering if there are non-institution specific programs out there in the amorphous field we call internet studies. (Feel free to send info to me offline; I will happily compile and share back with you.) danah

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