- Air-L - lists.aoir.org

CFP for Workshops co-located with Hypertext 2014, deadline May 23rd
by Denis Parra 06 May '14

06 May '14

Apologies for cross posting ==================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS - 4 Workshops co-located at Hypertext 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates: ** Submission Deadline: May 23rd 2014 (23:59 Chile Time) ** Notification of Acceptance: Jun 6, 2014 ** Final Papers Due: Jul 6, 2014 ** Workshop date: September 1, 2014 ==================================================================== DataWiz: Workshop on Data Visualization. Martina Deplano, University of Turin, Italy. Andrè Panisson, ISI Foundation, Italy. Giancarlo Ruffo, University of Turin, Italy. Web page: http://datawiz2014.di.unito.it/ Abstract: DataWiz aims at bringing together an interdisciplinary audience (e.g. computer and cognitive scientists, designers, data journalists), in order to discuss tools, models and metaphors useful to understand and explain input or output data through advanced graphical user interfaces. In fact, interacting with data by means of intriguing visual representations, that can eventually be accessed from the Web, is a fundamental approach to accurately present scientific findings in an appealing way. The aim is to leave to the observer (likely an expert of the domain) the task of exploring complex phenomena, without the pain of dealing with issues such as data complexity and overload of information. This workshop focuses on both scientific and information visualization, and discussions of best practices and innovative approaches are welcome. ==================================================================== LinkQS: Workshop on Linking The Quantified Self. Amon Rapp, Università di Torino, Italy. Frank Hopfgartner, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. Till Plumbaum, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. Bob Kummerfeld, University of Sydney, Australia. Judy Kay, University of Sydney, Australia. Eelco Herder, L3S Research Center Hannover, Germany. Web page: http://linkqsws.wordpress.com/ Abstract: Quantified Self tools help users to collect their data, aggregate them through some forms of reasoning, and feed them back through data visualizations. Although the current spread on the market of these kinds of tools, many issues arise in their usage. Looking at diverse fields of research, such as User Modeling, Web of Things and semantic web it is now possible to imagine to overcome some of these issues. This workshop aims to discuss the new opportunities that arise from these research fields. ==================================================================== SP 2014: Workshop on Social Personalization. Peter Brusilovsky, University of Pittsburgh, USA. Leandro Balby Marinho, Federal University of Campina Grande, Brasil. Denis Parra, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile. Eliana Scheihing, Universidad Austral, Chile. Christoph Trattner, Know-Center, Austria. Web page: http://columbus.exp.sis.pitt.edu/sp2014/ Abstract: For the Social Personalization workshop, we aim to attract researchers from all over the world working in the fields of User Modeling, Personalization and Recommendations where the social context plays a fundamental role. This topic is important because it involves leveraging new sources of information that are specific for social systems such as shared items and tags, user public profiles, social connections, and logs of user social activities in order to improve people's information access in a wide variety of tasks and across different devices. These social information sources offer social personalization systems a chance to compensate for the lack of information and structure that is used by traditional personalization technologies ranging from recommender systems to E-learning. The goal of this workshop is to share and discuss research that goes hopefully beyond classic personalization techniques, trying to capitalise potentially useful information available in social data for paving the way to more efficient personalized information access technologies. ==================================================================== WLT 2014: Workshop on Hyperlinking in the Web of Linked Things. Carlos Buil-Aranda, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile. Federica Cena, University of Torino, Italy. Ilaria Torre, University of Genoa, Italy. Web page: http://wlt.dibris.unige.it Abstract: The Web is now evolving from a mere network of connections among virtual content and data to a network of connections among real things and objects. In such new emerging Web, hyperlinks are consequently changing their nature. They can now connect very different kinds of resources that are real world things, data and documents; moreover they can be typed, i.e. they can describe the kind of relationship between the resources they connect, following the Linked Data principles. This workshop aims to discuss the new issues that arise from the rapid changes in this research field. ==================================================================== Denis Parra Assistant Professor, CS Department School of Engineering, PUC CHile http://denisparra.github.io

1 0

MOOD-Y call for submissions EXTENDED
by Paulus, Trena M 06 May '14

06 May '14

International Symposium: MOOD-Y (Micro-Analysis Of Online Data in York) The deadline for submissions has been extended to 14th May, 2014 University of York, UK, 14-15 July, 2014. The analysis of online social behaviours is a vital aspect of contemporary social science, and it is important that large-scale data analysis is complemented by the detailed, qualitative analysis of interaction processes. Through themed presentations of empirical research and methodological processes on the first day, as well as researcher-led collaborative data workshops on the second day, the MOOD-Y symposium will provide a space for developing the theory and methodology of interaction(al) analysis of online social behaviour. The symposium will be appropriate for a range of participants, from specialists in particular analytic perspectives (such as Conversation Analysis, multimodality, Critical Discourse Analysis and cognate areas) to qualitative researchers interested in developing their analytic skills in relation to online data. A substantial aim for the symposium is to further develop an already flourishing interdisciplinary and international network of scholars who share an interest in the analysis of online interactional processes. The symposium is free to attend and has four invited keynotes * William Gibson, Institute of Education, University of London. Topic: Questions, Methodologies, and Key Debates in the MicroAnalysis of Online Data * Wyke Stommel, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands. Topic: Comparing chat and phone interaction * Trena Paulus, University of Tennessee, USA, Jessica Lester, Indiana University, USA. Topic: A critical review of CA and DP applications in CMC contexts: Methodological implications. * David Giles, The University of Winchester, UK. Topic: The vexed questions of violation and vulnerability. The problems and paradoxes of 'privacy', and the terror of Tweets, traceability, and truth claims. Call for papers and participation We invite 200-500 word proposals for papers that address the qualitative, micro-analytic examination of online data in all its forms, including audio, video and other textual materials. The proposals may deal with either theoretical or methodological issues relating to this area, and may include the use of perspectives such as conversation analysis, forms of discourse analysis, multimodal analysis. Some indicative paper topics include: * Methods for studying interaction in social media (both synchronous and asynchronous) * Using techniques from conversation analysis, discourse analysis and other forms of interactional analysis to investigate online data * Challenges in applying methodologies developed for speech to the study of interaction through text, images and video * Developing methodologies for specific data formats (e.g. discussion threads; comment fields; music compositions; video contributions) * Use of new technologies for data collection, management, analysis and representation * Reports on the findings of an empirical study of online interaction * Discussion of the ethical issues of domain access and data gathering * The relevance of the online/offline divide for the study of online communities * Situating microanalytic techniques within broader research frameworks Proposals should be emailed in Word or PDF format to both Darren Reed (darren.reed(a)york.ac.uk<mailto:Darren.reed@york.ac.uk>) and Will Gibson (w.gibson(a)ioe.ac.uk<mailto:w.gibson@ioe.ac.uk>) by the 14th May, 2014. Proposals should include a title, a 200-500 word abstract, as well as the name, institutional affiliation, email address and contact telephone number of the presenter(s). If there is more than one author or presenter named on the abstract please indicate which is the correspondence author. The symposium will be hosted at the University of York and will be organised over two days with keynote presentations on each of the days. Registration is free.

1 0

The review process for IR15
by Jill Walker Rettberg 06 May '14

06 May '14

Congratulations and condolences to everyone who's just received acceptances and rejections for their IR15 papers and panels. I got one of each (hooray for our pre-conference selfie workshop!) - and I was hoping to renew the (sorry, I know kind of exhausting) discussions about how an ideal review process would look. First, thank you to the organisers for seeing through a very complicated process - and getting the notifications out on time, too! I genuinely appreciate that it is a HUGE job organising a conference, and that there probably is no perfect system - especially in a radically cross-disciplinary conference like this. I'm also program chair for another conference next year and obviously would like to make sure that the reviewing process for that goes as well as possible. My main disappointment was that the two papers I was assigned to review weren't in my area of expertise. I think I made the mistake of checking "digital humanities" among the list of topics and methodologies I could review and I got two papers that had that in their keywords but had absolutely nothing to do with digital humanities at all. I thought that was pretty disappointing, especially since I know many people in the humanities didn't get humanities reviewers, and there I was, a humanist reviewing statistical and sociological methods. Not optimal at all. I would prefer an open review process, though I realise traditional blind review might be easier (due to familiarity?) and for an open process you'd have to find ways to avoid people just voting for their friends or people they know of. There are systems for this though, aren't there? And you could even still have semi-blind review where authors were anonymised. If that's not going to happen, at the least I think tracks (perhaps especially for the humanities) or, better, allowing reviewers to bid for papers they would like to review (based on the titles or perhaps title + abstract) would make sense. It's such a waste to use me to review statistics and have ethnographers reviewing literary/textual analysis, and that can be avoided with bidding. I think Easychair.org allows this. Also it's really fun as a reviewer to see the titles of ALL the proposed papers. You really get an idea of the field as a whole. I don't see any reason why that should be secret. Anyway, in the interest of openness, and because rejection is part of being an academic and one we tend to pretend never happens, I posted my rejected proposal and the reviews it received here: http://jilltxt.net/?p=3963 along with some thoughts about the process both of being a reviewer and of receiving reviews. There are also some interesting comments from others in the Facebook thread I posted here (because nobody comments on blogs anymore) https://www.facebook.com/jill.rettberg/posts/510785413159 I'd really like to hear other peoples' experiences with the process and ideas for how to set up an ideal reviewing process for a cross-disciplinary conference. Jill Jill Walker Rettberg Professor of Digital Culture Dept of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies University of Bergen Postboks 7800 5020 Bergen + 47 55588431 Blog - http://jilltxt.net Twitter - http://twitter.com/jilltxt My latest book, Blogging (2nd ed), is available from Polity: http://www.politybooks.com/book.asp?ref=0745663648

4 3

Now Available: Kids on YouTube
by Patricia Lange 05 May '14

05 May '14

Dear Colleagues, Following others’ leads, I’m announcing the publication of my new book, Kids on YouTube: Technical Identities and Digital Literacies (Left Coast Press, 2014). If you’d like to write a review let me know! The book describes what kids learn (and what they don’t) when they hang out on the ‘Tube. Please feel free to pass along to interested colleagues! Book description is here: https://www.lcoastpress.com/book.php?id=500 Henry Jenkins did a multi-part blog interview series with me: Part one: http://henryjenkins.org/2014/03/kids-on-youtube-an-interview-with-patricia-… Part two: http://henryjenkins.org/2014/03/kids-on-youtube-an-interview-with-patricia-… Part three: http://henryjenkins.org/2014/03/kids-on-youtube-an-interview-with-patricia-… Part four: http://henryjenkins.org/2014/03/kids-on-youtube-an-interview-with-patricia-… Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction: Ways With Video | 8 Chapter 2 Video-Mediated Friendships: specialization and Relational expertise | 32 Chapter 3 Girls Geeking out on YouTube | 63 Chapter 4 Mediated Civic engagement | 97 Chapter 5 Video-Mediated Lifestyles | 126 Chapter 6 Representational ideologies | 157 Chapter 7 On being self-Taught | 189 Chapter 8 Conclusion | 216 Appendix: Studying YouTube: An ethnographic Approach | 231 Best regards, Patricia G. Lange Assistant Professor Critical Studies California College of the Arts plange(a)cca.edu Editor-in-Chief The CASTAC Blog http://blog.castac.org Websites: http://www.cca.edu/academics/faculty/plange http://www.patriciaglange.org/

1 0

EAGER Workshop live on HASTAC
by Marco Toledo Bastos 05 May '14

05 May '14

Dear AoIR’ers, HASTAC is organizing a workshop focusing on the impact of social networks on scholarly research. The full day workshop will be held on May 28 in the PhD Lab in Digital Knowledge at Duke University. The morning session will be live streamed over the internet, but if you happen to be in the area make sure to register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eager-conference-tickets-11358969985 Feel free to pass this on to graduate students and faculty who may be interested and able to participate in the workshop. Best, Marco Bastos -- Postdoctoral Fellow NSF EAGER Grant mtabastos(a)hastac.org hastac.org/collections/eager http://www.hastac.org/events/eager-conference-may-28-2014 <http://www.hastac.org/events/eager-conference-may-28-2014> EAGER Conference MAY 28, 2014 | HASTAC The National Science Foundation awarded HASTAC the EAGER grant to allow for extensive data mining of HASTAC data. The website includes over 200MB in SQL tables with individual and institutional information of scholars. <http://www.hastac.org/events/eager-conference-may-28-2014> Read more...

1 0

Call for papers - Digital Inequalities
by roderick graham 05 May '14

05 May '14

The journal Future Internet is accepting submissions for an issue on Digital Inequalities (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/futureinternet/special_issues/digital-inequalit…) This is the second edition of this special issue. 6 articles were published last year (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/futureinternet/special_issues/digital-inequality) This issue will accept papers that focus on how social inequality is reproduced or mitigated online or through new technologies. This is a good opportunity for both new and established scholars who are looking for a peer reviewed journal that has a quick turnaround (2 - 3 months). It is also an outlet for niche articles that explore social interaction online. Future Internet is open access, and unlike most open access journals, there are no publication fees. The deadline for manuscripts is August 31st, 2014. To learn more: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/futureinternet/special_issues/digital-inequalit… www.roderickgraham.com

2 1

CFP: Religion in Cyberspace 2014
by Vit Sisler 05 May '14

05 May '14

Dear colleagues, we cordially invite you to participate in the workshop 'Religion in Cyberspace 2014' which will take place at the 12th international conference Cyberspace 2014 held in Brno, Czech Republic, 28-29 November 2013. Illustrative topics religious normative frameworks in cyberspace, networking diasporas, religious collaborative environments, on-line counseling, on-line fatwas and cyber muftis, new religious movements, religious discourses in cyberspace, methodology of online-religion research, rituals in cyberspace etc. Note: Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit their papers for peer review to Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology (MUJLT - mujlt.law.muni.cz) or Cyberpsychology (http://www.cyberpsychology.eu) Important dates Abstract submission deadline: 31 July 2014 Notice on acceptance deadline: 31 August 2014 Conference dates: 28 – 29 November 2014 Papers for publication deadline: 11 January 2015 Abstract formal requirements Range: max. 1.500 characters incl. spaces Submission: on-line at www.cyberspace.muni.cz Paper formal requirements and submission Papers published in MUJLT: http://mujlt.law.muni.cz/instructions.php Papers published in Cyberpsychology: http://www.cyberpsychology.eu/submission.php Full CFP Full version of CFP can be found here: http://cyberspace.muni.cz/storage/Cyberspace%202014%20-%20Call%20for%20pape… -- Vit Sisler, Ph.D. Charles University in Prague Faculty of Arts Institute of Information Science and Librarianship New Media Studies http://uisk.jinonice.cuni.cz/sisler/

1 0

2nd CfP: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Urban Computing due 1 June 2014
by Marcus Foth 05 May '14

05 May '14

Transdisciplinary Approaches to Urban Computing Special Issue of the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS) http://bit.ly/TAUC-CfP edited by Hannu Kukka, University of Oulu Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology Sebastian Boring, University of Copenhagen Anind K. Dey, Carnegie Mellon University tauc.editors(a)gmail.com Deadline for submissions: 1st June 2014 DESCRIPTION The research field of urban computing – defined as “the integration of computing, sensing, and actuation technologies into everyday urban settings and lifestyles” [1] – considers the design and use of ubiquitous computing technology in public and shared urban environments. Its impact on cities, buildings, and spaces evokes innumerable kinds of change [2]. Embedded into our everyday lived environments, urban computing technologies have the potential to alter the meaning of physical space, and affect the activities performed in those spaces. In this special issue, we invite contributions to a multi-themed discussion of various aspects that make up the, at times, messy and certainly transdisciplinary field of urban computing and urban informatics. The starting point for the proposed special issue is a call for a more transdisciplinary approach to the design and evaluation of urban computing systems that regards these systems as holistic, organic and evolving constructs comprising three interrelated components: people, place, technology. Following Nicolescu [3], we use the term transdisciplinarity to signify the positioning of urban computing research at once between different disciplines, across these disciplines, and beyond all discipline. The term differs from the related concepts of multidisciplinarity, where a topic is studied by several disciplines that are in service of a base discipline, and interdisciplinarity, where methods from one discipline are transferred to another. Looking at urban computing from a transdisciplinary perspective is useful in that a large methodological and theoretical gap exists in much of the current literature. Often, the epistemological, methodological, theoretical, and practical contributions of relevant fields of study (e.g., computer science, architecture and design, and social sciences) do not connect to form a solid basis for the advancement of cities and city life. Despite the inherent complexity and transdisciplinary nature of urban computing as a subject of study, few such efforts have been undertaken. However, moving the field forward requires explorations of the opportunities and challenges inherent in truly transdisciplinary work by researchers from several interrelated fields of study coming together to design, build, and evaluate urban computing systems. In the proposed special issue we call for contributions from both practical and theoretical points of view discussing the practice and promise of transdisciplinary work in the field of urban computing and urban informatics. Specifically, we hope to elicit contributions from researchers in the various fields closely related to urban computing such as computer science, social sciences (e.g., cultural anthropology), and architecture and urban design. We envision the following contributions: (1) experience reports on transdisciplinary projects in real-life urban settings, reporting results from urban computing studies conducted in a transdisciplinary manner; and (2) theoretical/conceptual discussions on the merits of understanding the topic not only from a technological perspective, taking into consideration the various interrelated disciplines and fields of study. The proposed topic is timely and significant, since more and more explorations are conducted “at large” or "in-the-wild,” i.e. outside traditional research laboratory settings. This move from controlled laboratories to messy real-life environments is far from trivial, and requires an integrated approach that both takes into account and respects the inherent transdisciplinarity that carrying out high quality research in such settings requires. Hence, contributions in the proposed special issue should be of interest to a large and varied audience of researchers and practitioners who either already do research “in-the-wild,” or hope to transition to such work in the future. REFERENCES [1] Kindberg, C., Chalmers, M., Paulos, E. (2007) Guest Editor’s Introduction: Urban Computing. IEEE Pervasive Computing, 6(3), 18-20. [2] Fuller, M. (2013) Foreword. In: Throughout: Art and Culture Emerging with Ubiquitous Computing. MIT Press. [3] Nicolescu, B. (2001) Manifesto of Transdisciplinarity. Translated from French by Karen-Claire Voss. State of New York Press: New York. AIMS AND SCOPE The aim of this Special Issue is to present high quality, original, manuscripts related to the issue of transdisciplinary approaches to the field of urban computing. Manuscripts must be original, but significant expansions and revisions of papers recently presented at conferences and workshops will be considered. Possible topics include but are not limited to: • Experience reports on transdisciplinary projects in real-life urban settings • Reporting results from urban computing studies conducted in a transdisciplinary manner • Theoretical/conceptual discussions on the need for / the advancement of transdisciplinary work We are looking to publish a mix (roughly 50/50) of papers with a theoretical and practical contribution, depending of course on the number and types of submissions we receive. PAPER SUBMISSION Deadline: manuscripts are due 1st June 2014 but early submissions are encouraged. All contributions will be rigorously peer reviewed to the usual exacting standards of the IJHCS journal. Further information, including submission procedures and advice on formatting and preparing your manuscript, can be found at: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-human-computer-st… Manuscripts are submitted via the Elsevier Editorial System (EES) at: http://ees.elsevier.com/ijhcs/ To discuss a possible contribution, please contact the special issue editors at: tauc.editors(a)gmail.com For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/TAUC-CfP -- Associate Professor Marcus Foth Director, Urban Informatics Research Lab Principal Research Fellow, School of Design Queensland University of Technology 130 Victoria Park Road, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia m.foth(a)qut.edu.au – @sunday9pm – http://www.urbaninformatics.net/ CRICOS No. 00213J

1 0

Re: [Air-L] Looking for research on the negative well-being effects of News Feed browsing
by Taylor-Smith, Ella 05 May '14

05 May '14

Hi Galen If you're getting responses to this question off-list, I'd be interested in seeing them, as this idea seems to echo a popular (negative) frame for social media and I've often wondered what's cause and effect here. (Especially given that many studies use US college students as their sole respondents...) Below are the closest citations in my list (Sure someone in this group will have better ones...) Plus -you might want to ask this question in the group Facebook in the social sciences https://www.facebook.com/groups/218411394935203/ (if you're on Facebook) Oldmeadow, J.A., Quinn, S. and Kowert, K. (2012). Attachment style, social skills, and Facebook use amongst adults. Computers in Human Behavior, xxx (2012) xxx–xxx Schwartz, H., Eichstaedt, J., Kern, M., Dziurzynski, L., Ramones, S. et al. (2013). Personality, Gender, and Age in the Language of Social Media: The Open-Vocabulary Approach. PLoS ONE 8(9): e73791. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073791 De Choudhury, M., Monroy-Hernández, A. and Mark, G. (2014). “Narco” Emotions: Affect and Desensitization in Social Media during the Mexican Drug War. To be presented at CHI 2014, April 26 - May 01 2014, Toronto, Canada. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2556288.2557197 I hope this provokes a better rewsponse to your query -Ella Ella Taylor-Smith Institute for Informatics and Digital Innovation Edinburgh Napier University 10 Colinton Road Edinburgh, EH10 5DT Email: e.taylor-smith(a)napier.ac.uk http://www.iidi.napier.ac.uk/e.taylor-smith http://about.me/EllaTaylorSmith @EllaTasm Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 17:47:54 -0700 From: Galen Panger <gpanger(a)gmail.com> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Looking for research on the negative well-being effects of News Feed browsing Message-ID: <CAKK1QYUug=SAEPZpVyr9YCX6zHfNw3YZCF-TnBg+2WGCt1h9aQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi everyone (this is my first post to air-l!), I've been doing a bit of work looking into the finding by a few researchers including Burke et al. that News Feed browsing (and other forms of passive consumption in social networks) leads to lower well-being outcomes. Am trying to expand my horizons on the work that's been done exploring the possible causes of this effect; in interviews with Facebook users, for example, I've heard people talk about feeling like time on FB is wasted, or like they're seeing another (unattractive, irritating) side of their friends. Then, more academically, are suggestions that social comparison (everyone's cheery and accomplished and I compare unfavorably with that) or social transparency (I can see when my friends are hanging out without me) might also play a role. Google Scholar searches and the like haven't turned up much for me, but maybe (probably) I'm missing something?does anyone have work in this area that they can point me to, or suggestions of good work by others? I'd greatly appreciate some help expanding my understanding of the literature in this area. Thanks and best regards, Galen -- galen(a)ischool.berkeley.edu Ella Taylor-Smith Institute for Informatics and Digital Innovation Edinburgh Napier University 10 Colinton Road Edinburgh, EH10 5DT Email: e.taylor-smith(a)napier.ac.uk http://www.iidi.napier.ac.uk/e.taylor-smith http://about.me/EllaTaylorSmith @EllaTasm Edinburgh Napier University offers industry informed courses and 92.3% of our graduates are in work or further study within six months of leaving. With over 17,000 students from over 110 countries, we are an international university and are also proud to be the largest UK provider of higher education in Hong Kong. In 2014, we are celebrating 50 years since we opened our doors as Napier Technical College. This message and its attachment(s) are intended for the addressee(s) only and should not be read, copied, disclosed, forwarded or relied upon by any person other than the intended addressee(s) without the permission of the sender. If you are not the intended addressee you must not take any action based on this message and its attachment(s) nor must you copy or show them to anyone. Please respond to the sender and ensure that this message and its attachment(s) are deleted. It is your responsibility to ensure that this message and its attachment(s) are scanned for viruses or other defects. Edinburgh Napier University does not accept liability for any loss or damage which may result from this message or its attachment(s), or for errors or omissions arising after it was sent. Email is not a secure medium. Emails entering Edinburgh Napier University's system are subject to routine monitoring and filtering by Edinburgh Napier University. Edinburgh Napier University is a registered Scottish charity. Registration number SC018373

1 0

now out: Reading Writing Interfaces | From the Digital to the Bookbound
by Lori Emerson 04 May '14

04 May '14

Dear colleagues, I hope you don't mind me announcing the publication of my book _Reading Writing Interfaces: From the Digital to the Bookbound_, now out from University of Minnesota Press's Electronic Mediations series. Once again, as these things go, I'm hoping to line up reviews - please do let me know if you're either interested in writing a review or please feel free to pass on this information to any interested colleagues/students. The press information is here: http://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/reading-writing-interfaces Table of Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Indistinguishable From Magic | Invisible Interfaces and Digital Literature as Demystifier Chapter 2: From the Philosophy of the Open to the Ideology of the User-Friendly Chapter 3: Typewriter Concrete Poetry and Activist Media Poetics Chapter 4: The Fascicle as Process and Product Chapter 5: Postscript | The Googlization of Literature Works Cited And excerpt from Chapter Two, "From the Philosophy of the Open to the Ideology of the User-Friendly," is available here: http://loriemerson.net/2013/02/02/from-the-philosophy-of-the-open-to-the-id… yours, Lori Emerson -- Lori Emerson Assistant Professor | Director, Media Archaeology Lab Department of English, University of Colorado at Boulder Hellems 101, 226 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0226 loriemerson.net | mediaarchaeologylab.com

1 0