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Jonathan Stern invited you to Dropbox
by Dropbox 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

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Fwd: BBC E-mail: Cyber war Geneva Conventions call
by nativebuddha 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

Rules of Engagement for cyber war? -robert ** Cyber war Geneva Conventions call ** Newsnight has exclusive access to a proposal calling for cyber warfare rules of engagement which will be put to world leaders at the Munich Security Conference. < http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9386445.stm > ** BBC Daily E-mail ** Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail < http://www.bbc.co.uk/email > ** Disclaimer ** The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender have been verified. [sent from the back of mi mynd.]

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Ranking Web of Universities. January 2011 Edition
by Isidro F. Aguillo 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

The Cybermetrics Lab released today the 12th edition of its Ranking Web of Universities. This is the world broadest coverage ranking of Universities showing the performance of 12,000 higher education institutions worldwide. The Ranking is freely available: http://www.webometrics.info/ This January 2011 edition's introduces new improved features including an updated Directory, more national and regional Rankings and recalculated indicators for better reflecting academic impact of the universities’ web presence. Focusing not only on the research dimension, but considering also other academic missions like teaching, community engagement and knowledge and technological transfer, the Ranking Web is offering a series of truly global indicators that reveal the outstanding performers, the excellence in education and the international impact and visibility of the universities. The main results from the current edition are: • US dominance: The Ranking is headed by MIT and Harvard University, followed by Stanford and California Berkeley. There are 115 North American universities among the Top 200, including 16 Canadian ones. • Academic Digital Divide. The concerning gap between US and the Developed World Universities is not being closed. Only 59 European institutions are cited in the Top 200, including 10 UK ones, mostly in the leading group (Cambridge and University College of London are the EU best ones) • Language barriers. The globalization of the Web penalized the international visibility of French, Japanese or Korean universities. Australian, Scandinavian, Singapore and surprisingly Taiwanese institutions show a performance close to the Canadian universities. • Size is a relevant factor in the emerging countries. Sao Paulo in Brazil, UNAM in México and Peking and Tsinghua in China are examples to be considered. None Indian university appears in top 500. • Open Access policies. The scores show that many universities are launching big efforts to populate their repositories, greatly expanding the availability of academic papers. On the contrary, there are still a few hundred institutions with two or more web domains, a bad practice that penalizes not only their rank but their overall visibility in search engines. "In this edition a new indicator has been applied for reflecting more accurately the academic impact of the web contents" said Isidro F. Aguillo, Head of the Cybermetrics Lab. "The goal is to provide a complete overview of the academia worldwide, without using subjective criteria or excluding universities solely by technical reasons and guaranteeing no economical or political interests affect the scores". “We are very surprised by the use of incomplete or flawed rankings for recognition of foreign university degrees. The current report constitutes a robust evaluation resource that can useful worldwide" said Isidro Aguillo. About The Cybermetrics Lab The Cybermetrics Lab is a research group devoted to Science Evaluation by means of analysis, visualization and evaluation of the information published in the public Web. The Cybermetrics Lab belongs to the Spanish Research Council (CSIC), the largest scientific public body in Spain and one of the most important networks of research centers in Europe. The Cybermetrics Lab publishes several scientific information portals including the Webometrics Rankings of Research centers (research.webometrics.info), Hospitals (hospitals.webometrics.info), Business Schools (business-schools.webometrics.info) and Repositories (repositories.webometrics.info). About the Webometrics Project The Webometrics Rankings are published since 2004, analyzing more than 45.000 academic and research organizations from all over the world. About 20.000 Higher Education Institutions are included in the Catalogue of Universities that is probably the largest and the most updated (a new edition appears every January & July) world directory of academic web domains. Media Contact Isidro F. Aguillo, HcDr Head, The Cybermetrics Lab Email: isidro.aguillo(a)cchs.csic.es

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Re: [Air-L] Offensive
by Marj Kibby 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Agreed, It is offensive that an increasing number of perfectly legitimate words are now "off limits" because they once occurred in a context that distressed some - or many. Marj Associate Professor Marjorie Kibby Discipline Convenor: Film, Media and Cultural Studies School of Humanities and Social Science The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604

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Offensive
by Barry Wellman 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Using JRuby--New from Pragmatic Bookshelf Bringing Ruby to Java Yes I know it is about a Java implemention of Ruby, but still folks, dont you have any history of who Jack Ruby was?? Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________

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Re: [Air-L] [Web4lib] Ranking Web of Universities. January 2011 Edition
by Isidro F. Aguillo 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Dear Wilfred: There a search gateway at bottom of the left index. It is powered by ZoomSearch that is powerful enough and it is a really cheap option. Best, -- Isidro F. Aguillo, HonPhD Cybermetrics Lab (3C1). CCHS - CSIC Albasanz, 26-28. 28037 Madrid. Spain isidro.aguillo @ cchs.csic.es www. webometrics.infoQuoting Wilfred Drew: > One problem, how does one get the ranking of a specific institution? > > ----------------------------------------- > Wilfred (Bill) Drew, M.S., B.S., A.S. > Assistant Professor > Librarian, Systems and Tech Services > Strengths: Ideation, Input, Learner, Command, Analytical > E-mail: dreww(a)tc3.edu > Follow the library: http://twitter.com/TC3Library > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail or document. > > -----Original Message----- > From: web4lib-bounces(a)webjunction.org > [mailto:web4lib-bounces@webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Isidro F. > Aguillo > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 6:09 AM > To: web4lib(a)webjunction.org; ASIS&T Special Interest Group on > Metrics; air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Web4lib] Ranking Web of Universities. January 2011 Edition > > *Ranking Web of Universities. January 2011 Edition* > > ·*New edition of the ranking including 12,000 Higher Education > Institutions according to its web performance in January 2011* > > ·*It analyzes presence and performance and the international visibility > and impact of the universities* > > ·*Useful Resource for researchers, scholars, provosts, managers, and > candidate students* > > ·*Developed by The Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC* > > *Madrid, February 3rd, 2011 -- *The Cybermetrics Lab released today the > 12^th edition of its Ranking Web of Universities. This is the world > broadest coverage ranking of Universities showing the performance of > 12,000 higher education institutions worldwide. > > The Ranking is freely available: > http://www.webometrics.info/ > > This January 2011 edition's introduces new improved features including > an updated Directory, more national and regional Rankings and > recalculated indicators for better reflecting academic impact of the > universities' web presence. > > Focusing not only on the research dimension, but considering also other > academic missions like teaching, community engagement and knowledge and > technological transfer, the Ranking Web is offering a series of truly > global indicators that reveal the outstanding performers, the excellence > in education and the international impact and visibility of the > universities. > > The main results from the current edition are: > > ·US dominance: The Ranking is headed by MIT and Harvard University, > followed by Stanford and California Berkeley. There are 115 North > American universities among the Top 200, including 16 Canadian ones. > > ·Academic Digital Divide. The concerning gap between US and the > Developed World Universities is not being closed. Only 59 European > institutions are cited in the Top 200, including 10 UK ones, mostly in > the leading group (Cambridge and University College of London are the EU > best ones) > > ·Language barriers. The globalization of the Web penalized the > international visibility of French, Japanese or Korean universities. > Australian, Scandinavian, Singapore and surprisingly Taiwanese > institutions show a performance close to the Canadian universities. > > ·Size is a relevant factor in the emerging countries. Sao Paulo in > Brazil, UNAM in México and Peking and Tsinghua in China are examples to > be considered. None Indian university appears in top 500. > > ·Open Access policies. The scores show that many universities are > launching big efforts to populate their repositories, greatly expanding > the availability of academic papers. On the contrary, there are still a > few hundred institutions with two or more web domains, a bad practice > that penalizes not only their rank but their overall visibility in > search engines. > > "In this edition a new indicator has been applied for reflecting more > accurately the academic impact of the web contents" said Isidro F. > Aguillo, Head of the Cybermetrics Lab. "The goal is to provide a > complete overview of the academia worldwide, without using subjective > criteria or excluding universities solely by technical reasons and > guaranteeing no economical or political interests affect the scores". > > "We are very surprised by the use of incomplete or flawed rankings for > recognition of foreign university degrees. The current report > constitutes a robust evaluation resource that can useful worldwide" said > Isidro Aguillo. > > *About The Cybermetrics Lab* > > The Cybermetrics Lab is a research group devoted to Science Evaluation > by means of analysis, visualization and evaluation of the information > published in the public Web. The Cybermetrics Lab belongs to the Spanish > Research Council (CSIC), the largest scientific public body in Spain and > one of the most important networks of research centers in Europe. > > The Cybermetrics Lab publishes several scientific information portals > including the Webometrics Rankings of Research centers > (research.webometrics.info), Hospitals (hospitals.webometrics.info), > Business Schools (business-schools.webometrics.info) and Repositories > (repositories.webometrics.info). > > *About the Webometrics Project* > > The Webometrics Rankings are published since 2004, analyzing more than > 45.000 academic and research organizations from all over the world. > About 20.000 Higher Education Institutions are included in the Catalogue > of Universities that is probably the largest and the most updated (a new > edition appears every January & July) world directory of academic web > domains. > > *Media Contact* > > Isidro F. Aguillo, HcDr > Head, The Cybermetrics Lab > Email: isidro.aguillo(a)cchs.csic.es > > _______________________________________________ > Web4lib mailing list > Web4lib(a)webjunction.org > http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/ > >

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Interesting read
by Theodore Plothe 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

I wanted to share this after the extensive conversation on Egypt. I assume some of you have read this story detailing the Twitterverse's role in reporting and reaction, but for those that haven't, I highly recommend it. http://bit.ly/hNdRfx Until next time, Theo

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Tools for capturing chat
by mette wichmand 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Greetings, I just started working on my dissertation. My research is connected to an online network game. A great part of the game functions as a chat. I would like to capture this chat as it develops. Are there any tools available for doing this? Mette Wichmand

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Available position: professor/associate professor of crossmedia
by Indrek Ibrus 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

Available academic position (professor/associate professor), subject area: transmedia/crossmedia ABOUT US The Baltic Film and Media School (BFM) at Tallinn University (Estonia) is the only higher-education institution in northern Europe teaching film, television and media studies in English. BFM was founded in 2004 by the agreement between Baltic states and Nordic countries. Our faculty and over 400 students now hail from more than 20 countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Australia. We offer an exciting mix of nations, societies and cultures that eventually creates an invaluable professional network. Member of CILECT and ECREA, particiating in several EU funded R&D initiatives and having over 25 partner universities in Europe and China BFM is well connected in academic networks. Located in Tallinn, the European Capital of Culture 2011, it offers a great great gateway to Northern Europe and Russia. At the end of 2011 our new purpose built building will be completed and equipped with most up-to-date technologies and facilities for the production of all formats of screen media. ** ** ABOUT THE POST In Autumn 2011 BFM will launch a new "Cross-Media Production" MA programme (jointly with Tartu University's Institute of Journalism and Communication) and invites applications for the following academic position: *Professor/Associate Professor of Cross-Media* Full time position, contract for 3 years, salary and title dependent on background and qualifications. Effective Date of Appointment: August/September 2011. The successful candidate for professoral position has a background both in academic research and teaching, has a doctoral degree in either media studies, information science, ICTs, film studies, art theory, linguistics, semiotics or similar. Solid research background in these areas should be demonstrated by publications in renowned international journals. The candidates for the position of associate professor could have a background either in academic research or in practical crossmedia production and are expected to have at minimum a masters degree in a field relevant for crossmedia production. Candidates with practical backgrounds should present additionally their creative portfolio. All candidates have to be proficient in English and are expected to have substantial experience in higher education teaching. Teaching areas are expected to include transmedia storytelling, crossmedia development, intermediality, convergence culture, remix culture, media production studies, media management, media ecology, media archaeology, media semiotics or similar. We offer: a vibrant university with highly motivated students; advanced technical facilities for screen media production; opportunity to participate in designing a cutting edge study program together with the related research program; access to a high level research and practitioner network of the Nordic region; research support measures of the university, competitive remuneration package of European standards. In case of interest and additional questions please contact Dr Indrek Ibrus (Head of Cross-Media Production MA programme, email: indrek.ibrus(a)tlu.ee) The deadline for applications is March 28th, 2011. The candidates should send in the following documents: - Application addressed to the Tallinn University rector; - Copy of a certificate evidencing candidate's academic degree; - Updated academic CV (listing all relevant academic or professional achievements and activities incl. list of publications); - If applicable: creative portfolio - If applicable: up to five examples (copies) of published academic work Candidates are expected to send all the above documents by email to this address: kkj(a)tlu.ee. Additionally please send the printed and signed copy of the application to the following postal address: Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School Narva mnt. 25 10120 Tallinn Estonia -- Dr Indrek Ibrus Head of Cross-Media 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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Before Iran, Tunisia and Egypt, the Soviet coup attempt
by Larry Press 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

The first example of network citizen journalism may have been during the August 1991 coup attempt by eight high level Soviet officials. There were two days of confrontation between demonstrators and troops, during which all Russian media except Usenet news groups were shut down by the authorities. Usenet, a precursor of today's Internet discussion forums, carried traffic into, out of and within Russia (70 cities) during the days of the coup attempt. One of the quotes from that time foreshadows the Internet shut down in Egypt today. Polina Antonova of RELCOM, the Unix distributor that operated the network wrote: "They try to close all mass media, they stopped CNN an hour ago, and Soviet TV transmits opera and old movies. But, thank Heaven, they don't consider RELCOM mass media or they simply forgot about it. Now we transmit information enough to put us in prison for the rest of our life". After two tense days, the coup failed and president Mikhail Gorbachev was restored to power. For more on the role of the network during the coup attempt, including links to archives of the traffic, see: http://cis471.blogspot.com/2011/01/before-twitter-revolutions-there-was.html Larry Press

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