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seeking textbook recommendations
by Abbe Forman 27 Nov '10

27 Nov '10

Hi All, I am looking for a graduate level "textbook" for a course about emerging technologies/social media/social networking. The book should contain case studies. Any recommendations? thanks Abbe E. Forman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Temple University Phone: 215-204-4207

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Call for papers: Social Media In News Discourse, deadline extended to December 20, 2010
by Harrison, Teresa M 27 Nov '10

27 Nov '10

Electronic Journal of Communication / La Revue Electronique de Communication Special Issue: Social Media in News Discourse As professional media producers pay more attention to social media, from personal blog entries and tweets to Facebook updates and YouTube videos, journalists are faced with numerous decisions. Among these are how to integrate personal and often-relationship-focused media with the public and fact-centred discourse of the news. This special issue of the Electronic Journal of Communication invites contributions exploring the conventions that are emerging around the use of social media by news organisations, and the implications of those conventions for public communication. Contributions will have as their central concern whether or not the encounter with social media is changing aspects of news journalism. Possible questions arising from this concern include: How do the forms of personal expression to be found in social media translate into news discourse? What authority or status as knowers is given in the news to voices from various social media? How are specific kinds of social media typically made use of within news discourse? How are journalism's ethical frameworks applied to these media? to what extent is social media content decontextualised from its online social context when used by journalism? Are social media texts produced within news organisations also used in news texts? Papers should be 5000-7500 words in length and submitted electronically to the guest editor, Donald Matheson, at donald.matheson(a)canterbury.ac.nz<mailto:donald.matheson@canterbury.ac.nz>. Deadline for completed manuscripts is 20 December 2010. The issue is scheduled for publication in the second half of 2011. Authors are welcome to contact the guest editor to discuss proposed papers or related matters.

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Luhmann and the Media
by Jesper Tække 26 Nov '10

26 Nov '10

Dear All, I'm very proud of now being able to link to the brand new special edition of the journal Mediekultur called 'Luhmann and the media' which Michael Paulsen and I have edited and written introduction to. This is the result of last year's Scandinavian Luhmann seminar and a lot of work, but in contrast to the books we usually publish the texts are available without charge. http://ojs.statsbiblioteket.dk/index.php/mediekultur/issue/current Begin with the introduction... Best Regards Jesper Jesper Tække Assistant Professor, PhD Information and Media Studies Aarhus University http://www.jespertaekke.dk imvjet(a)hum.au.dk

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internet stats (state of the internet) infographic movie
by jeremy hunsinger 24 Nov '10

24 Nov '10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MfnuvH4Rs don't ask me to verify any of these stats, as i don't know, but they seem intuitive correct, plus i find the music irritating, but i can turn it off.... heh. Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech http://www.tmttlt.com Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student. -George Iles

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Funded PhD Opportunities at UW-Milwaukee in LIS
by Daniel Rude 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

Funded PhD Opportunities at UW-Milwaukee in LIS The School of Information Studies (SOIS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a 2010 recipient of an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant, invites applicants for the fall 2011 PhD cycle. The SOIS grant program, entitled “Overcoming Barriers to Information Access (B2A): Educating the Next Generation of Library and Information Science Leaders,” addresses the need for new PhDs in SOIS’ three key areas of doctoral study: information organization, information policy and information retrieval. The goal of the program is to enhance library and information science education and to help develop library leaders. SOIS is currently seeking applications for six funded full-time doctoral positions under this grant program for fall 2011. The deadline to apply for this opportunity is January 15, 2011. Participants in the B2A program will receive three or four years of funding to cover tuition, a generous annual stipend/scholarship, research and teaching opportunities, resources to support their research and travel, and mentoring from SOIS faculty members during their studies. For more information about the B2A program, please see the program website: http://www4.uwm.edu/sois/programs/phd/b2a.cfm. For more information on SOIS and UWM, please see our new website: http://www.sois.uwm.edu. -- Daniel Rude Communications Assistant School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 414.229.3206

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7 Dec 2010: Oxford Internet Institute Virtual Open Day
by Eric Meyer 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

Virtual Open Day (7 December 2010) Information about the virtual open day can be found at http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/openday/. Prospective students are invited to participate in our first "virtual open day" in December. We will be broadcasting a live video session during which the OII's MSc and DPhil programmes will be discussed by the OII Director of Graduate Studies, the MSc Course Convenor, the Graduate Studies Coordinator and a current student. They will also discuss and answer questions submitted by email or through a live twitter chat. Live Video Broadcast: Tuesday 7th December 2010 15:00 - 16:00 GMT Ask questions via Twitter: To ask a question during the live broadcast session, log on to Twitter<http://twitter.com/> and participate in the live chat! (Tuesday 7th December 2010 15:00 - 16:00 GMT; hashtag: #oiiopenday). We will participate in the chat, and will discuss tweeted questions in the live broadcast. Ask questions by email: Email any questions you would like to be discussed to: teaching(a)oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:teaching@oii.ox.ac.uk> by 12:00 GMT on Monday 6 December.

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Faculty Position in Social Media and Community Computing at the MIT Media Lab
by Andrés Monroy-Hernández 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Tenure-Track Faculty Positions within the MIT Media Laboratory The MIT Media Lab (www.media.mit.edu) is seeking candidates to fill tenure- track faculty positions. The Media Lab is a cross-disciplinary research organization focusing on the design and study of new media technologies that bring dramatic improvements in the ways people live, learn, work, and play. Candidates should have a strong track record of design and invention, a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration, and a willingness to take risks and develop new visions. Successful candidates will be expected to: establish and lead their own research group within the Media Lab; participate in collaborative projects with industrial sponsors and other Media Lab research groups; supervise masters and doctoral students; and teach classes in the Media Arts and Sciences program. The Media Lab welcomes applications from candidates with backgrounds in any area related to the Media Lab mission, with special focus on candidates interested in establishing research programs in the areas of: (1) social media and community computing, (2) visual and interaction design, (3) health and wellness. To apply, please fill out the application at http://facultysearch.media.mit.edu/ Application deadline: January 3, 2011 Appointments will be within the Media Arts and Sciences academic program, principally at the Assistant Professor level. Candidates should have a doctorate (or equivalent) and a strong record of research. The Media Laboratory is building a diverse community of scholars, and strongly encourages applications from women and members of under-represented groups. Questions? Contact faculty-search(a)media.mit.edu

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University of Sheffield Information School Vacancies
by Tim Nadin 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

The University of Sheffield Information School is seeking to invest in two strategic appointments designed to enhance and expand our exceptionally strong research and teaching profile in the field of Information Retrieval and/or Information Behaviour and related areas. The successful candidates will contribute to core and specialist undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the School, and to supervision of research students. The research and teaching expertise of the appointees will complement that of existing members of staff in one or more areas such as: information-seeking; search engines; digital libraries; human-computer interaction and usability; knowledge organisation, information architecture. Applied areas of interest include (but are not limited to) educational and cultural informatics. Chair in Information Science: The successful candidate will have an outstanding research track-record at an international level and proven ability to provide leadership for the next phase of our world-class research in this field. A PhD or equivalent in a relevant field, proven teaching ability, and a leading research profile - as evidenced by high-impact publications and a substantial track-record of research grant capture - are essential for this appointment. Lecturer: A PhD or equivalent in a relevant field, proven teaching ability or excellent potential, and a strongly developing research profile - as evidenced by high-impact publications and a track-record of, or clear potential for, research grant capture - are essential for this appointment. Please see http://www.shef.ac.uk/is/about/jobs.html for further information and to apply. The closing date for applications for both positions is Thursday 9th December 2010. ---- Tim Nadin Research and Resources Manager The Information School The University of Sheffield Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street Sheffield S1 4DP Tel: +44 (0)114 2222661 Email: t.nadin(a)sheffield.ac.uk Information School is the new name for the Department of Information Studies www.shef.ac.uk/is Number 1 for 24 years

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Re: [Air-L] Online research and Human Research Ethics
by Mary L. Gray 23 Nov '10

23 Nov '10

Hi all, Kirsty, The Appendix of my book takes up the question of investigating online spaces and the ethical issues it raised for my IRB...this has become the starting point for a new project on human subjects research with "vulnerable subjects"--youth, sexuality, and digital media methods in particular--and the cyberinfrastructure meant to manage research compliance (programs like CITI but also mundane things like PDF forms, etc that broker communication between researchers and IRB staff). If you'd like, I can send you a PDF of the Appendix (but don't tell my publisher!) ; ) Best, mary ____________________________ Mary L. Gray, Ph.D. Associate Professor Communication and Culture Affiliate Faculty, Gender Studies Adjunct Faculty, American Studies Adjunct Faculty, Anthropology Indiana University 800 E. 3rd Street Bloomington, IN 47405 Email: mLg(a)indiana.edu URL: www.indiana.edu/~qcentral Phone: 812-855-4379 Fax: 812-855-6014 BLOG for "Out in the Country, Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America" (NYU Press 2009) @ http://www.QUEERCOUNTRY.org On Nov 22, 2010, at 6:00 PM, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > Hello > > I am currently writing a chapter to contribute to a book focused on ethics and adolescents and my focus is research of online spaces. I am also a representative on my University's Human Research Ethics Committee, a committee which seeks guidance on the appropriate evaluation of research applications investigating online spaces. > > As the ethical issues surrounding online research are of continued debate I wondered if anyone may be able to share their current institutional/organisational guidelines on these issues and/or recent research or discussion papers. I am particularly interested in guidelines/papers prepared post-2008. > > If not already established, I would be happy to set up a resource space for us to collate and access emerging knowledge in this area. > > Kind regards > Kirsty > > Dr Kirsty Young (PhD) > Senior Lecturer > Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > University of Technology Sydney > > PO Box 222 Lindfield NSW 2070 > http://kirstyyoung.squarespace.com > > UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F > DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. > If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or > attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete > this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the > sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. > Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. > > Think. Green. Do. > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. >

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NYTimes article: Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction
by live 22 Nov '10

22 Nov '10

Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes article about youth, technology, and the brain: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/technology/21brain.html

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