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Internet Research 12.0 earlybird registration ends Wednesday
by Michael Zimmer 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

Reminder that earlybird registration for Internet Research 12.0 - Performance and Participation ends this Wednesday, August 31. http://ir12.aoir.org/registration -- 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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Games for Health Europe – Call for content and participation
by Alex Gekker 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

** Apologies for cross-posting. Dear friends, Games for Health Europe is the upcoming first international conference on the use of games and simulation in health, medicine and well being. GFHEU has extended its call for content, in the form of posters, talks, case studies and anything creative related to the topic at hand. The conference will be held in Amsterdam on October 24 & 25. Registration for the conference outside of submission is also possible, of course, and discounts can be discussed with interested organizations. The call for content: http://www.gamesforhealtheurope.org/callforcontent/ Registration: http://www.gamesforhealtheurope.org/register Speakers list: http://www.gamesforhealtheurope.org/program/speakers For all enquiries please feel free to contact Alex Gekker at alex(a)gamesforhealtheurope.org *Short description:* Bringing together academics, medical professionals and video game industry leaders we strive to engage them in an innovative and groundbreaking discussion on the impacts games, simulations and game-like techniques might have on us all in the near future. This is the first conference on European soil, after Games for Health conferences have been taking place annually in Boston for the past seven years. Participants are encouraged to bring their own issues and concerns to the discussion – the call for content is now open! By providing the framework during and after the conference, we hope to facilitate creative solutions for problems in healthcare, mental well-being and medical training. The central theme is: How games & simulations can improve health(care) and make it affordable. The conference consists of five main tracks, with additional tracks and topics interwoven throughout the program: Cognitive and emotional health (mental health) Stress and depressions are often referred to as the plagues of the 21st century. In this track we discuss how games in their different forms and platforms can contribute to alleviating those conditions among target audiences. Participatory health Games for Health founder Ben Sawyer sees the medical professional as an “interface” between the patient and the health system. In this track we ask how can gaming techniques improve this interface, and provide more engaging, encompassing experience for the individual with their own health. Exergaming, active gaming & fitness >From the Nintendo Wii and to the PS Move and Xbox Kinect, games for training and exercise are filling or lives. Similarly, sports applications for mobile devices and smart phones are on the rise. In this track we discuss the long term implications of using those platforms for health and fitness. Rehabilitation games Patients going through rehabilitation after disease and injury are experiencing pain and discomfort. By using games both as distraction and rehabilitation techniques, this track explores the possibility of helping them. Medical education, medical training, medical modeling & medical simulation In a world where the US military is recruiting hardcore gamers for support roles, video games have been recognized as a tool for improving one’s skills and reflexes. This track explores the role of games in providing training and practice for medical personnel. Additional inforamtion on www.gamesforhealtheurope.org

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2011 Future of the Internet Survey invitation
by Lee Rainie, Janna Anderson 28 Aug '11

28 Aug '11

2011 Future of the Internet Survey invitation The Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project and Elon Universitys Imagining the Internet Center are conducting an ongoing survey of important stakeholders like you about the future impact of the Internet. This years new Web-based survey about international concerns is the fifth in a series of surveys of thousands of Internet stakeholders (to see previous results, please go to [1]http://bit.ly/yrgc1). We hope you'll take 20 to 25 minutes to answer questions tied to eight intriguing issues about the potential future of education, money, our homes, and more. You will find the survey here: [2]Click here to begin... Note - If the above link does not work, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser: http://survey.fs.elon.edu/surveys/9JREK7 It asks you to consider aspects of eight issues, choose the mostly likely of two alternative possible future scenarios and contribute your own thoughts. This is a confidential survey. However, we encourage you to take credit for your remarks if possible, as it lends much more credibility to the results and contributes to a more vibrant conversation. Each elaboration you provide will remain anonymous unless you put your name and professional identity at the start of it. The process of thinking these issues through is of value and the results make a difference. If you know any thought leaders who might benefit from participating, we invite you to forward this invitation or simply share the survey address with them. The Pew Internet Project and Imagining the Internet will issue a series of reports based on this survey starting around the turn of the year. Material from this survey will be added to the Elon University/Pew Internet site, Imagining the Internet ([3]www.imaginingtheInternet.org) We will not use your name or email address for any purpose other than this project. If you have any questions, please contact one of us. Thank you! Lee Rainie, [4]lrainie(a)pewinternet.org Director, Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project Janna Anderson, [5]andersj(a)elon.edu Director, Imagining the Internet, Elon University This email was sent to: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org References 1. http://bit.ly/yrgc1 2. http://survey.fs.elon.edu/surveys/9JREK7 3. http://www.imaginingtheinternet.org/ 4. mailto:lrainie@pewinternet.org 5. mailto:andersj@elon.edu

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CFP for the International Symposium on Online Journalism
by Johnson, Thomas J 27 Aug '11

27 Aug '11

Maybe as a UT faculty member I am biased, but I think this is a great conference. Tom Johnson The International Symposium on Online Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin is now welcoming paper submissions for 2012! April 20-21, 2012 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas (United States) This unique international conference mixes academic research and industry oriented panel discussions, with scholars from universities around the world and journalists representing some of the most important media and news organizations from around the globe. The International Symposium on Online Journalism welcomes all papers that clearly deal with original research into online journalism. Papers and/or abstracts that are submitted by the deadline below will be blind reviewed by a panel of scholars from leading universities from around the world. Deadlines for papers or three-page abstracts: December 15, 2011. Submission requirements: Academic papers should present original research into any aspect on online journalism including, but not limited to, changes in news content and presentation, business models for online journalism, shifting roles of journalists and readers, and the legal and ethical implications of globally accessible journalism. All submissions should be made electronically to: online.journalism(a)yahoo.com<mailto:online.journalism@yahoo.com> Notifications will be sent out in early February 2012. For more instructions on submission, please visit: http://online.journalism.utexas.edu/callforpapers.php Cheers, Amy Schmitz Weiss Research Chair International Symposium on Online Journalism

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Call for paper
by cfp 27 Aug '11

27 Aug '11

Dear Sir/Madam, Kindly forward this information to your faculties/departments/centers. http://cscjournals.org/csc/home.php Call For Papers The mission of the Computer Science Journals (CSC Journals) is to serve society through excellence in education, research, service and to generate new knowledge and technology for the benefit of everyone ranging from the academic and professional research communities to industry practitioners in a range of topics in computer sciences and engineering in general and computer security, biometrics and bioinformatics, image processing and signal processing. All journals under CSC seeks to publish a balanced mix of high quality theoretical or empirical research articles, case studies, book reviews, tutorials, editorials as well as pedagogical and curricular issues surrounding computer science and engineering fields. Click below to download the brochure of CSC Journals. http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/download/csc_brochure/CSCJournals_Brochure.p… LIST OF JOURNALS Click on the appropriate journal name to view the complete detail of the journal. 1. International Journal of Computer Science & Security (IJCSS) 2. International Journal of Engineering (IJE) 3. International Journal of Biometrics & Bioinformatics (IJBB) 4. International Journal of Image Processing (IJIP) 5. International Journal of Security (IJS) 6. Signal Processing : An International Journal (SPIJ) 7. International Journal of Computer Networks (IJCN) 8. International Journal of Contemporary Advanced Mathematics (IJCM) 9. Advances in Multimedia - An International Journal (AMIJ) 10. Geoinformatica - An International Journal (GIIJ) 11. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems (IJAE) 12. International Journal of Applied Sciences (IJAS) 13. International Journal of Computational Linguistics (IJCL) 14. International Journal of Data Engineering (IJDE) 15. International Journal of Experimental Algorithms (IJEA) 16. International Journal of Human Computer Interaction (IJHCI) 17. International Journal of Logic and Computation (IJLP) 18. Nanosciences and Nanotechnology: An International Journal (NIJ) 19. International Journal of Robotics and Automation (IJRA) 20. International Journal of Software Engineering (IJSE) 21. International Journal of Scientific and Statistical Computing (IJSSC) 22. International Journal of Ubiquitous Computing (IJUC) 23. International Journal of Bussiness Research and Management (IJBRM) 24. International Journal of Ergonomics (IJEG) 25. Innovative Studies: International Journal (ISIJ) IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: September 30, 2011 Author Notification: November 01, 2011 Journal Publication: November / December 2011 CALL FOR EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS CSC Journals invites the interested professionals to contribute into CSC research network by joining us as a part of editorial board members for its scientific peer-reviewed journals. All journals uses an online, electronic submission process. The Editor is responsible for the timely and substantive output of the journal, including the solicitation of manuscripts, supervision of the peer review process and the final selection of articles for publication. Duties also include implementing the Journal's editorial policies, maintaining high professional standards for published content, ensuring the integrity of the Journal, guiding manuscripts through the review process, overseeing revisions, and planning special issues along with the editorial team. The new editors will begin to receive manuscripts starting from November 2011. Interested applicants may contact CSC Journals Editorial Office (info(a)cscjournals.org) for additional information regarding the responsibilities and benefits. Applicants must submit a detailed CV along with a brief statement of contribution for the journal. APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE IN NOVEMBER 2011. Please remember that it is through the effort of volunteers such as yourself that CSC Journals continues to grow and flourish. Your help with reviewing the issues would be very much appreciated. Sincerely, J. Stewart Computer Science Journals (CSC Journals) B-5-8 Plaza Mont Kiara, Mont Kiara 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: + 603 6207 1607, + 603 2782 6991 Fax:+ 603 6207 1697 Url: http://www.cscjournals.org

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Webology: Volume 8, Number 1, 2011
by Alireza Noruzi 27 Aug '11

27 Aug '11

Dear All, apologies for cross-posting. We are pleased to inform you that Vol. 8, No. 1 of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS bi-annual journal, is published and available ONLINE now. ------------------ Webology: Volume 8, Number 1, 2011. TOC: http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/toc.html This issue contains: ----------------------------------------- Articles - Social networking tools and research information systems: Do they compete? -- Sven Bittner, & Andre Müller -- Keywords: Research information; Social networking -- http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/a82.html - Open access to scientific knowledge and feudalism knowledge: Is there a connection? -- Vladimir M. Moskovkin -- Keywords: Open access; Feudalism knowledge; Universities; Transnational corporations; Google Scholar; Google Patents -- http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/a83.html - The impact of electronic word-of-mouth in the distribution of digital goods -- Ravi S. Sharma, & Tushar Pandey -- Keywords: Social media; Web 2.0; Blogs; Online communities -- http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/a84.html - Digitizing resources for University of Nigeria repository: Process and challenges -- Helen Nneka Eke -- Keywords: Repository; Digitization; Digitization process; Information resources; Libraries; Nigeria -- http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/a85.html - Citation analysis of Journal of Documentation -- Neeraj Kumar Singh, Jyoti Sharma, & Navneet Kaur -- Keywords: Citation analysis; Journal of Documentation; Scopus; Bibliometrics -- http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/a86.html - Bibliometric analysis of the 'Electronic Library' journal (2000-2010) -- Akhtar Hussain, Nishat Fatima, & Devendra Kumar -- Keywords: Electronic Library; Bibliometrics; Content analysis; Scientific journal -- http://www.webology.org/2011/v8n1/a87.html ----------------------------------------- Call for Papers - Special Issue: Competitive Intelligence and the Web -- http://www.webology.org/callforpapers.html ========================================= Webology Impact Factor: Google Scholar journal h-index: 11 Google Scholar journal Impact Factor (GSjIF) = 5.77 Google Scholar journal Impact Factor (GSjIF) = Number of citations to a journal without counting citations to two last year (current and last year) / Number of citable items (papers, editorial notes and book reviews) up to two last year For example the GSjIF for Webology journal is counted as follows, No. of Citations: 647 / No. of Papers (72) + Editorial Notes (20) + Book Review (20) = 112 GSjIF: 647/112 = 5.77 GSjIF can be considered as a total impact of a journal on the Web. Note that I am writing a short paper about GSjIF. ======================== Best regards, Alireza -------------------- Alireza Noruzi, Ph.D. Information Consultant Editor-in-Chief of Webology Website: www.webology.org ~ The great aim of Open Access journals is knowledge sharing. ~ ~ Scientific knowledge is the result of the knowledge sharing and exchange of experiences. ~

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JCMC Call for Papers on Social Media and Communication in the Workplace
by Charles Steinfield 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

JCMC Special Issue Call for Papers: Social Media and Communication in the Workplace Guest Editors Charles Steinfield, Michigan State University, steinfie(a)msu.edu Marleen Huysman, VU University Amsterdam, m.h.huysman(a)vu.nl Paul Leonardi, Northwestern University, leonardi(a)northwestern.edu Social media technologies have the potential to change important communication processes within organizations. As social media proliferate, it seems likely that organizational members will use them to carry out socialization, identification, collaboration, innovation, relationship development, persuasion, learning, social capital formation, and knowledge sharing processes. The explosive growth of these technologies has not gone unnoticed by communication and information scholars, as evidenced by the equally rapid growth in articles related to the uses and impacts of social media, including a prior special issue on social network sites here in JCMC (vol. 13, no. 1, 2007). Much of this prior work has been conducted among student populations or in the context of advertising and marketing, and, as such, has not focused on social media use in organizations. Studies that do take the organization into account, generally relate to such fields as information systems marketing, and strategic management, with the aim of understanding how social media can be leveraged to enhance business performance. Less well studied, however, is the influence of social media on a range of organizational communication processes within workplace contexts. Focus of the Special Issue We invite submissions to a special issue of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication focusing on research on social media within the organizational context. Our aim is to highlight research that explores how the affordances of social media interact with organizational contexts, behaviors, and communication practices to influence processes of interest to organizational scholars. We are interested in submissions that enable us to better understand how social media affordances make a difference in workplace settings. Affordances are the result of the intertwining of capabilities provided by the technologies and the actions taken by the actors using them. Papers are especially welcome that integrate the material aspects of the technology with its use in organizational communication processes. Submissions that focus on such topics as the role of social media in attracting customers or influencing sales will be given less priority as these topics are extensively covered in other outlets. We are intentionally not providing a definition of social media in this call for papers, but ask authors to do so within their manuscripts. We encourage authors to be explicit about what it is about the media they are studying that makes them "social" and to provide definitions that are robust enough to endure over time. We encourage diverse methodological approaches, including both qualitative and quantitative studies. Conceptual papers as well as empirical studies are welcome. All papers must be theoretically motivated. Submission Process and Author Guidelines Papers will undergo an initial screening by the three special issue editors in an accelerated review process. A set of selected papers will then be invited for submission to the JCMC system and will undergo a formal review led by the special issue editors in conjunction with JCMC reviewers. Submissions should follow JCMC formatting guidelines available at the journal site (http://www.wiley.com/bw/submit.asp?ref=1083-6101) and should be sent via email to the special issue editors by February 1, 2012. Initial screening decisions will be completed by March 15, 2012, and selected papers must be submitted to the JCMC system at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jcmc by April 15, 2012. Final acceptance decisions will be completed by July 15, 2012.

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Re: [Air-L] Citing inactive websites
by Wallis, Jacob 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

Definitely a problem Debbie. I'm writing up my PhD referring to web crawl data and web site content analysis from 2009. I'm using the Internet Archive's Wayback machine whilst referring back to my notes. I have some screen snapshots of sites at the time but not a complete set. The Archive's preserved copy of the site often doesn't capture all of the elements of the site however making the process problematic at times. I wasn't aware of Zotero's functionality for taking a page snapshot, so that's helpful (thanks William). If a site is no longer available I'm citing it with the date accessed and a comment like "now defunct". Jake Wallis Lecturer | School of Information Studies Boorooma Street Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650 Australia Tel: +61 2 6933 4397 Fax: +61 2 6933 2733 Email: jwallis(a)csu.edu.au www.csu.edu.au Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube Charles Sturt University | ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | ONTARIO | ORANGE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA | Give Generously - Support Young Australians You can help young Australians to go to University and succeed in their studies by giving generously to the Charles Sturt University Foundation. To find out more or to make a donation go to the Foundation web site http://www.csu.edu.au/special/foundation. Australian donations are tax deductible. LEGAL NOTICE This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University (CSU) does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with CSU may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at CSU. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of CSU. Charles Sturt University in Australia http://www.csu.edu.au The Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Numbers: 00005F (NSW), 01947G (VIC), 02960B (ACT) Charles Sturt University in Ontario http://www.charlessturt.ca 860 Harrington Court, Burlington Ontario Canada L7N 3N4 Registration: www.peqab.ca Consider the environment before printing this email.

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Citing inactive websites
by Debbie McCormick 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

Thanks for the replies. William - yes. Zotero is great I use it now for most web docs that I need a snapshot of, but unfortunately no use for my current dilemma. Mark - I've been able to get some off the Wayback Machine but not all. Alejandro - yes, I have the original date and that was what I included but the editors are questioning that since the sites no longer exist they are saying that date is irrelevant. Any other ideas? This is going to be an issue that will be faced by many of us in the not too distant future. The various style guides don't offer much advice but I have seen various conversations about the issue and it even has a name - linkrot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_rot) Cheers Debbie

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FYI Ottawa's first IT accessibility unconference
by Peter Timusk 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

http://a11yyow.ca/en About A11yYOW According to Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference> : "An unconference is a facilitated, participant-driven conference centered on a theme or purpose." . It is within this context that a Ottawa Accessibility Unconference will be held on Friday December 2nd, 2011 with, as the name suggests, the theme centering on accessibility-namely, to information technology for people with disabilities. This will be Ottawa's first IT accessibility unconference, bringing together developers, usability professionals, web designers, other IT professionals and end-users with disabilities together in an informal, non-threatening environment to learn from each other and to promote universal design of and accessibility to IT. As it is an unconference, speakers will be solicited on-site and the schedule will be built on the spot. What's more, the event will be free of charge to participants. Peter Timusk B.Math statistics. BA legal studies Legal studies of the Information Age Vice President Computers for Communites School work blog http://notebook.webpagex.org Some papers www.webpagex.org

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