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Devin, et al
by Barry Wellman 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

There are a number of good (such as OII) and not so good specialists in Internet studies, but to be a contrarian -- and friends please forgive me -- I would suggest that you get your PhD in a longer-established discipline, such as Communications, Information, Sociology, Comp Sci, etc. -- with a concentation on the Internet as well as at least one other field within that discipline. That would improve your ability to get anchored in a discipline, received more methodological and theoretical training, and get hired afterwards and get grants to do the kind of research you'd like to. Of course, there are good people and courses wtihin internet studies, but I am thinking in probability terms. 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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Measuring mood online
by Tom Buchanan 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Dear all, Is anyone aware of any online survey / questionnaire projects that have used mood scales (i.e. Measures of current mood state such as the POMS, Multiple Affect Adjective Checklist and so on)? I am specifically interested in something that will allow one to measure aggressive / angry affect. I'm aware of work that's been done using measures of anxiety, depression, general positive and negative mood - but nothing specifically related to aggression. I have considered using Bond-Lader type visual analogue scales, but I'd prefer something that can be administered in a Likert-type format in an online questionnaire. Thanks in advance for any clues... Tom Buchanan -- Dr. Tom Buchanan Reader in Psychology Department of Psychology, University of Westminster 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW, United Kingdom http://tinyurl.com/3aa42hx -- The University of Westminster is a charity and a company limited by guarantee. Registration number: 977818 England. Registered Office: 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW, UK.

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Free PCAT Webinar - Tuesday October 5, 1:00 PM EST
by Stuart Shulman 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

*Free PCAT Webinar - Tuesday October 5, 1:00 PM EST* To register for the Webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/303064121 Learn the basics as well as the new features in the Public Comment Analysis Toolkit (PCAT). This overview will walk you through loading, searching, sorting and coding text data in PCAT. We will look at thousands of blog posts, emails to government, extracted PDFs, and the infamous, meta data-rich "Afghan War Diaries" from Wikileaks to see how search, tag cloud, filtering, clustering, and various forms of automation can make handling 10s or 100s of thousands of documents easier. Title: PCAT Training Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer The PCAT cloud computing service (http://pcat.qdap.net) is completely free at the basic level. A single user can get tools and storage space for a substantial research project without ever swiping a credit card. Thanks, ~Stu -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Assistant Professor Department of Political Science University of Massachusetts Amherst 200 Hicks Way Amherst, MA 01003 http://people.umass.edu/stu/ stu(a)polsci.umass.edu 413-545-5375 Editor, Journal of Information Technology and Politics http://www.jitp.net Director, QDAP-UMass http://www.umass.edu/qdap/ Associate Director, National Center for Digital Government http://www.umass.edu/digitalcenter/

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Active citizenship + Prefecture and Offices responsible for police force
by Daria Santucci 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Dear all, I am now working on a research about active citizenship and its relations with Prefecture and Offices responsible for police force, public order and relative administrative services. On this matter, I'd like to know more about *existing literature* as well as *interesting case studies* on - *tools applied top-down* by Prefectures and Police offices to relate with active citizens - *bottom-up initiatives* by active citizens, concerned by the same services. Do you have anything to suggest? Best regards, Daria -- Daria Santucci Professor of Web communication Semiotics Ph.D. in Political Science University of Torino, Italy twitter dariatweet skype dariaonline

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Researchers, researches, practices and practitioners on Open Innovation for SMEs development
by Hakikur Rahman 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Dear friends and colleagues: I am researching on Open Innovation for SMEs development focusing grass roots development. It would be a pleasure if you may provide some information on contemporary researches, researchers, practices and practitioners on Open Innovation for SMEs development. Thank you in advance for your kind input or suggestion. Best regards, Hakikur Rahman Prof. Hakikur Rahman Post Doc Researcher University of Minho, Portugal and Adjunct Faculty BSMRAU, Bangladesh. Web: www.hakik.org

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e-Research Ethics - Upcoming Workshop in Amsterdam
by Clifford Tatum 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Dear Air-L members, An e-Research Ethics workshop will be held in Amsterdam, on 12 October 2010. In the course of the afternoon, participants will discuss and reflect on the issues around ethics of e-research and the role of researchers in addressing them. Debate around these issues was initiated at Oxford in July 2010, and is ongoing at: http://eresearch-ethics.org/ For more information and registration details, please reply off-list or contact Anne Beaulieu (anne.beaulieu(a)vks.knaw.nl) before 01 October. Cheers, Clifford ------------------- Clifford Tatum VKS Fellow, Digital Scholarship Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities & Social Sciences Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences (KNAW) Cruquiusweg 31, 1019 AT Amsterdam, the Netherlands +31 (0)6 396 053 11 :: http://www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl/

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IR.11 Program
by Michael Zimmer 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

Here's what was tweeted by the organizers: @ir_11: Schedule for AOIR IR11: Overview http://bit.ly/9cGZb2 or full prog 25pages http://bit.ly/cemZfj #ir11 Enjoy. Michael -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Director, BS in Information Science & Technology Program Associate, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org

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Re: [Air-L] Researchers in the privacy field
by Abbe Forman 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

Hi Emily, There is a ton of privacy research out there. Try these databases: ABI/INFORM Complete (Proquest) Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) Communication and Mass Media Complete PsycINFO ACM This should get you more literature than you can read in a year. Good luck to you...it's a great topic with many opportunities for new research. Abbe E. Forman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor (Teaching/Instruction) Temple University Phone: 215-204-4207 http://astro.temple.edu/~afmusic <http://astro.temple.edu/%7Eafmusic>

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DOC RFC: Global Free Flow of Information on the Internet
by Richard Forno 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

Perhaps of interest to net researchers here. -rick Full document @ http://cryptome.org/0002/doc092910.pdf Global Free Flow of Information on the Internet AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce; National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; and National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Inquiry. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force is examining issues related to the global free flow of information on the Internet. Specifically, the Department seeks public comment from all stakeholders, including the commercial, academic, and civil society sectors, on government policies that restrict information flows on the Internet. The Task Force seeks to understand why these restrictions have been instituted; what, if any, impact they have had on innovation, economic development, global trade and investment; and how best to address negative impacts. After analyzing the comments responding to this Notice, the Department intends to publish a report which will contribute to the Administration’s domestic policy and international engagement on these issues. DATES: Comments are due on or before [INSERT DATE 45 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by mail to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration at U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 4701, Washington, DC 20230. Submissions may be in any of the following formats: HTML, ASCII, Word (.doc and .docx), .odf, .rtf, or .pdf. Online submissions in electronic form may be sent to freeflow-noi-2010(a)ntia.doc.gov. Paper submissions should include a three and one-half inch computer diskette or compact disc (CD). Diskettes or CDs should be labeled with the name and organizational affiliation of the filer and the name of the word processing program used to create the document. Comments will be posted at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/internetpolicytaskforce/gffi/index.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this Notice contact: Chris Hemmerlein, Office of International Affairs, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 4706, Washington DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1885; email chemmerlein(a)ntia.doc.gov. Please direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office of Public Affairs at (202) 482-7002.

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job announcement from UW Tacoma
by Mary L. Gray 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

Hey all, Forwarding a post for a really interesting position in an up-and-coming dept. 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 Begin forwarded message: > Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences > > Assistant Professor > > New Media Studies & Media Writing > > The University of Washington Tacoma invites applications for a full time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (IAS) Program with teaching and research interests in New Media Studies and Media Writing. The position will primarily support a program of study in Communication, but will also contribute to other interdisciplinary programs at UWT. We seek applicants with interdisciplinary interests and a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship in one or more of the following areas: new media, digital media or web theory; visual literacy; convergence journalism; social aspects of the Internet; and policy and regulatory issues in new media. Qualified candidates will have demonstrated expertise in teaching introductory courses in media writing and web design and will be required to teach both theory and skills courses. The position begins September 16, 2011 and requires a Ph.D. or terminal degree in Communication, Journalism, Media Studies or a closely related field by the time of appointment. > > IAS offers a range of interdisciplinary majors, of which Communication is one. We welcome applicants representing diverse perspectives and approaches in all of them. One of three University of Washington campuses, UWT is located in both new and historic facilities in downtown Tacoma and primarily serves students of a wide range of ages and backgrounds in the South Puget Sound region. For more information on UWT, visit our website at https://www.tacoma.washington.edu. > > To apply, please submit a) a letter delineating your interests and qualifications for teaching in an interdisciplinary program, b) a statement describing your research interests c) a statement of your teaching philosophy, d) a CV, e) an article length professional and academic writing sample, f) evidence of teaching effectiveness (including sample syllabi), and g) three letters of reference. Submit all application materials through the website http://academicjobsonline.org. Full consideration will be given to applications received by November 1, 2010. For further information, please e-mail Bill Kunz at bkunz(a)uw.edu. This position is contingent upon funding. > > The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans. All University of Washington Tacoma faculty engage in teaching, research and service in an interdisciplinary context.

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