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_Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy_ Goes Mobile
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

Colleagues/ A Notable Monday Discovery /Gerry Going Mobile with JRSE... Researchers on the go can now access JRSE directly from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser ... [The] entire site optimized for display on devices such as the Google Android, Blackberry, iPhone, and iPod Touch, and devices running Windows Mobile, among others. JRSE Mobile differs from the desktop edition in several ways designed to make reading on your device easier: >All HTML pages are formatted for small screens, including tables of contents, search results, and abstracts >>Some data have been suppressed from select HTML views to enhance readability >>>Prominent 'Navigate' button opens a menu to explore the site in mobile mode The JRSE Development Team has programmed to redirect automatically for the following devices and operating systems (browsers may vary by device): Android (Google), Blackberry, iPhone (Safari), iPod Touch (Safari), Palm (WebOS), devices running Opera Mini/ Opera Mobile, Nokia SmartPhones, and devices running Symbian and Windows CE. <<Access to all appropriate links, including a desktop/laptop preview, are available from>> [ http://tinyurl.com/q6f3hw ] BTW: If you are aware of similar initiatives, please Comment on the blog post !!! Thanks To Barbara Quint / _Searcher_ For The HeadsUp !!! Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There Are No Answers, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed / Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace

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Fwd: Survey about 'Location-Based' Services in a mobile environment survey
by Alex Halavais 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

Forwarded to the list on request: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <steffen.schilke(a)gmx.biz> Date: Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:09 AM Subject: Survey about 'Location-Based' Services in a mobile environment survey 'Location-Based' Services in a mobile environment survey You are being invited to take part in a research study. The aim of this research is to investigate the extent to which users are aware of 'location-based' recommendation services and their perception of such services. The research will ultimately proceed to propose new methods that overcome (or at least reduce) identified problems. http://www.schilke.net/survey/ Keywords: mobile internet, location based services, recommendation, personalization Please disseminate this announcement to any relevant lists and among your colleagues/students.

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Facebook and privacy in Canada
by Peter Timusk 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

This may interest some researchers here http://www.canada.com/technology/Facebook%20must%20satisfy%20Canada%20priva… Facebook must satisfy Canada's privacy commissioner by Monday By Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News ServiceAugust 16, 2009 OTTAWA -- Time is up for Facebook to find a way to live up to Canada's privacy law after this country's privacy watchdog gave the social- networking website one month to close its "serious privacy gaps." .... Peter Timusk, B.Math statistics (2002), B.A. legal studies (2006) Carleton University Systems Science Graduate student, University of Ottawa. just trying to stay linear. Read by hundreds of lurkers every week. kiitos paljon, merci, thank you and muchas gracias for reading.

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Web Pages and Qualitative Data Analysis
by Stefano De Paoli 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

Dear all, we are starting Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA)of messages taken from Internet forums that we have saved as Web Pages (in HTML format) using the Firefox extension ScrapBook. We are now looking for QDA software that will allow us to analyse these Web Pages while keep the layout intact. Our department has some licenses for NVIVO. http://www.qsrinternational.com/products_nvivo.aspx While in the process of importing our data into NVIVo (HTML files that we have previously exported in PDF) we discovered that this program does not keep the original layout of the Web Page. From a PDF file NVIVO just imports the text. In other words it seems that we cannot use NVIVO for our analysis. Surfing around the Internet we discovered that ATLAS.ti (another QDA software) allows one to manage PDF files in a native mode (i.e. it keeps the page layout intact). http://www.atlasti.com/ However a single license for ATLAS costs 438 Euros (a bit expensive), and before we buy a license we would like to see if there are any other solutions available. Have you ever had similar problems? What type of software do you use for your QDA of Web Pages? Do you have other solutions to suggest? We look forward to your replies. S. -- My institutional page http://www.nuim.ie/nirsa/people/postdocs/stefano_de_paoli.shtml

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Last Messages Club
by Yosem Companys 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

I saw some people write on here about what happens to social networking sites when one dies. Well, it turns out that The Narrative Fallacy<http://narrativefallacy.com/> writes on Slashdot <http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/08/16/0710254> that the Last Messages Club is a new service that sends personal emails written prior to one's death to loved ones in the future<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/5975597/Emails-sent-by-dead.html>. The system works by giving each member a secure and private vault<http://www.lastmessagesclub.co.uk/lmc/Main/Home.asp> where they are able to create messages to be sent specifically to their chosen recipient.

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Open source video: call for participants
by Greg Elmer 15 Aug '09

15 Aug '09

Apologies for Cross-posting CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS PREEMPTING DISSENT: OPEN SOURCING SECRECY An Open Source Documentary Film Project Call for Videos, Testimonials, Photographs, and other Audio Visual Materials This project examines new forms of social control including the proliferation of Tasers and the rise of “no-fly” and watch-lists. We are seeking contributions to this project in the form of video, still images, and testimonials. This content will be made available for others to mix and remix into their own documentaries. HOW TO CONTRIBUTE: We are seeking video content from those of you who have experienced and/or captured on video new forms of surveillance and social control. Have you been Tasered by police, security guards, or other citizens? Did you witness someone being Tasered and record it on video? Has your name been placed on a “no-fly” list – or similar exclusionary watch-list? If so, we invite you to submit your video footage, personal video testimonials, audio testimonials, photographs, news footage, cell phone videos, mash-ups, and any other audio-visual medium which will convey your story. To participate in this project, please go to http://www.opensourcecinema.org/project/preempting-dissent BACKGROUND: Greg Elmer of Ryerson University and Andy Opel of Florida State University are working with Open Source Cinema, to create a collaborative, open-source documentary film based on Elmer and Opel’s book, Preempting Dissent. Using the Open Source Cinema platform - a collaborative website which serves as a repository for user-generated content - the audience will be encouraged to submit their own media as well as to remix media uploaded by the filmmakers and other users. By publishing a “road map” of production, this project will encourage participation through all stages of production. The project will produce a feature length documentary, as well as enable a non-linear open source cinematic database that will evolve over time through the collaborative contributions of users. The documentary, the producer's video clips, and user-generated contributions will all be available for remixing. PREEMPTING DISSENT: This project is based on the 2008 book Preempting Dissent that critically examines new forms of surveillance and social control. This new logic encourages the suppression of public dissent and mobilizes both “fear” of the unknown and “faith” in government leadership. Elmer and Opel show that this new logic stretches well beyond the realm of airport security and international relations into everyday police techniques, including the use of Tasers, the deployment of “stealth” crowd control, the zoning of protestors and the suppression of public dissent. Drawing on social theories and media analyses, this book reveals the underlying”logic of preemption“whereby threats must be eliminated before they materialize. By addressing the implications of this new logic, Elmer and Opel lay the groundwork for more effective resistance. AUTHORS: Greg Elmer is Bell Globemedia Research Chair and Director of the Infoscape research lab, Ryerson University, Toronto. He also teaches in the graduate programme in Communication and Culture, York & Ryerson Universities and the School of Radio, TV Arts. Andy Opel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Florida State University, where he teaches documentary video production and critical media studies. Greg Elmer, PhD Bell Globemedia Research Chair, Ryerson University Director, Infoscape Research Lab, www.infoscapelab.ca Columnist, The Hill Times, www.hilltimes.com Address: Room 309, Rogers Communications Centre Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5B 2K3 416-979-5282 _______________________________________________

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In the morning, go online
by Yosem Companys 15 Aug '09

15 Aug '09

What do you do first when you wake up in the morning? Brush your teeth? Have breakfast? The New York Times says go online: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/technology/10morning.html?em

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Additions To The _Mobile Libraries Blog | August 6 - 14 2009
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 14 Aug '09

14 Aug '09

Colleagues/ I'm pleased to announce the addition of several major entries to the _Mobile Libraries_ blog Enjoy ! /Gerry >>> Handheld Guides > The Museum Experience http://tinyurl.com/nkc4zm >>> (e)TextBooks: Why Buy When You Can Rent? http://tinyurl.com/klvwbg >>> World Bank Survey: The Use of Mobile Phones in Education in Developing Countries http://tinyurl.com/narzh4 >>> Sony Plans to Adopt Common Format for E-Books http://tinyurl.com/kssuru >>> Kindle: People Know About It, People Want It http://tinyurl.com/nsmjlz >>>Museum-Ed Snapshot: Results of a 2009 Cell Phone Audio Tour Survey http://tinyurl.com/nunk8r >>> JACS-Beta > Mobile > Table Of Contents / Articles http://tinyurl.com/ltujyp >>> Museum-Based Mobile Educational Activities http://tinyurl.com/kpdybn >>> OverDrive(r) College Download Library(tm) http://tinyurl.com/numn5s >> Safari Books Online Optimizes for Top Mobile Devices http://tinyurl.com/nfpaj7 >>> As Classrooms Go Digital, Textbooks Are History http://tinyurl.com/n76ogn >>> The Twitter Phone http://tinyurl.com/msjpne +++Happy Friday / Saturday / Sunday !!!+++ /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There Are No Answers, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed / Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace

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Call for Room Moderators
by Elizabeth A Buchanan 14 Aug '09

14 Aug '09

Dear Colleagues, With the Internet: Critical schedule now posted (http://ir10.aoir.org/?page_id=4) we would like to begin assigning room moderators for each session. The moderators introduce the speakers, keep time, and assist with any other needs in the room. Please review the schedule, and let me know at your earliest convenience what day/time/session you would like to moderate. Also, again reminders on early bird pricing (end by 31 August) and hotel reservations. We had an onsite meeting yesterday and our room block is filling up very quickly. Also, the banquet dinner at the Harley-Davidson Museum is NOT included in your regular registration and there are limited numbers of tickets available to this very exciting event. Register early!!! Remember to check the conference web site for additional updates and reminders. Any questions, of course, please let me know. Best, Elizabeth Elizabeth A. Buchanan, Ph.D. Director, Center for Information Policy Research School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Co-Chair, Local Organizing Committee AoIR 10: Internet Critical http://ir10.aoir.org/

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Registration reminders
by Elizabeth A Buchanan 12 Aug '09

12 Aug '09

Hello, everyone, Just a few reminders--note especially the early bird pricing ending 31 August!!! Registration for Internet: Critical is now open. Conference Fees: (Early bird prices are in effect until August 31, 2009) * 2009-2010 Member, Professional Conference Registration - $ 275.00 * 2009-2010 Member, Student Conference Registration - $ 160.00 * Non-member Professional Conference Registration - $ 320.00 * Non-member Student Conference Registration - $ 190.00 Registration fees include: full access to conference sessions, free wireless Internet access, Thursday and Friday evening receptions (with 2 complimentary drinks at each), and discounted rates to area attractions (details provided at registration). A few notes: * All attendees and presenters must register. * To qualify for member rates, you must renew your membership within the registration system. * Additional charges for banquet and pre-conference workshops are detailed on the registration site. * Payment is processed securely through PayPal, but a PayPal account is not required. Don’t forget to book your hotel room, too. The hotel is quickly filling up at the conference rate. Best, Elizabeth

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