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US Internet and Computer Use Data analysis
by Catherine Middleton 19 Apr '09

19 Apr '09

Hello, Is there anyone on the list using the October 2007 US Census/CPS data on Internet and Computer Use? I'm looking for help converting the .dat file to a usable SPSS file. Please respond to me off list if you can help. Thanks, Catherine Middleton catherine.middleton(a)ryerson.ca

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call for manuscripts > copyright> Computers and Composition special issue
by martine courant rife 19 Apr '09

19 Apr '09

All: I've included below and provided a link to a call for manuscripts for a special issue of Computers and Composition (scheduled as volume 27 issue 3, September 2010) on Copyright, Culture, Creativity, and the Commons. https://www.msu.edu/~courantm/CFP_CC_copyright.pdf Please do feel free to send questions to or run ideas by any of the four of us guest editing the special issue. (Our contact info appears below and in the call.) Danielle Nicole DeVoss, Martine Courant Rife, Steve Westbrook, and John Logie *************************************************** CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS special issue of Computers and Composition, volume 27 issue 3, September 2010 Copyright, Culture, Creativity, and the Commons In 1998, Computers and Composition and Kairos both published special issues related to intellectual property. Much has changed in the 11 years since those special issues, including new legislation, proposed legislation, and the rise and fall of file-sharing spaces like Napster and Kazaa. Further, issues not addressed in the earlier special issue require the attention of computers and writing scholars, including global and international issues related to intellectual property, feminist and ecofeminist research in intellectual property, and issues of cultural cannibalism and intellectual commons. This special issue will attend to these—and other—issues, with a particular focus on the cultural consequences of our expanded sense of what counts as “property” in digital spaces. Questions we invite authors to consider and respond to include, but are not limited to: * Where are the significant intersections between intellectual property and computers and composition? What intersections have thus far remained invisible or buried? * What significant changes have occurred in U.S. copyright law in the past 15 years? In international copyright law, policies, and approaches? * What global, international, or cross-cultural intellectual property issues should we be attentive to? * How might our understandings of “the commons,” the concept of shared or “community-owned knowledge,” and the notion of “cultural appropriation” contribute to conversations on copyright and/or intellectual property? * What are some of the ways in which feminist/ecofeminist scholarship in intellectual property, and understandings of sustainability can inform or extend our approaches to intellectual property? * What are some of the ways in which cultural rhetorics scholarship in intellectual property can inform or extend our approaches to intellectual property? For example, is there a connection between racism and the commodification of culture via intellectual property regimes? A connection with sexism? Where are the intersections between discourses of race and/or gender and intellectual property-related discourse? * Are there better vocabularies, terms, and theories for us to drawn upon to situate and study “intellectual property?” Is it possible to recognize and/or attribute “intellectual property” in places other than formal legal regimes? * How have intellectual property issues become more immediate with regard to the continual growth of and use for digital writing spaces? New media texts? * In what ways can our long history of analyzing authorship and ownership of texts, including our discussions on issues of plagiarism and attribution, contribute to how we approach intellectual property issues? In what was does this long history perhaps submerge issues we might be discussing? * In what ways can writing instructors and researchers enter into public discussions about intellectual property? The special issue will consist of: 1) a special issue editors’ introduction, which will provide some historical, legal, and philosophical context; 2) approximately 6–7 articles addressing issues of intellectual property, focusing on those issues that have arisen since the 1998 special issues; and 3) a roundtable-style-discussion piece capturing the interactions of key figures in intellectual property scholarship within and beyond computers and writing (e.g., Jim Porter, Ty Herrington, Jessica Reyman, Jessica Litman, Kembrew McLeod, Siva Vaidhyanathan, Rebecca Moore Howard, Vandana Shiva, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, and Peter Yu). Deadline for manuscripts: September 15, 2009 (response by November 15) Deadline for final manuscripts: January 15, 2010 Please direct questions and email manuscripts to the special issue editors: Martine Courant Rife Lansing Community College martinerife(a)gmail.com Steve Westbrook California State University, Fullerton swestbrook(a)fullerton.edu Dànielle Nicole DeVoss Michigan State University devossda(a)msu.edu John Logie University of Minnesota logie(a)umn.edu -- Martine Courant Rife, JD, PhD Professor, Writing Program Lansing Community College Communication Department Arts & Sciences Building, 211G, 517/4839906 martinerife(a)gmail.com //AIM martine785

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Re: [Air-L] The Networked Individual
by John Postill 18 Apr '09

18 Apr '09

Dear colleagues Speaking of The Networked Individual, I have recently submitted an article entitled "The weakness of weak ties" in which I discuss the notion of networked individualism in the context of personal media and local leadership in Malaysia, see http://johnpostill.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/the-weakness-of-weak-ties/ I would be very grateful for your questions and comments on this piece. Best wishes John Dr John Postill C3 Research Institute (C3RI) 153 Arundel Street Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield S1 2NU United Kingdom http://johnpostill.wordpress.com/ ------ Original Message ------ Received: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:57:02 AM BST From: Barry Wellman <wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca> To: aoir list <air-l(a)aoir.org>, communication and information technology section asa <citasa(a)list.citasa.org>, asa com&urb section e-list <comurb_r21(a)email.rutgers.edu> Subject: [Air-L] The Networked Individual > > Here's a video of my Ferrator lecture at the Clinton School of Public > Service, University of Arkansas, this past Tuesday. 59 minutes long. > > Discussing the intersection of personal Internet, mobile access to > information and communication, and social networks. > > http://www.clintonschoolspeakers.com/lecture/view/connected-lives-new-socia… > > May not stay up long. > > Title: "The Networked Individual" > > 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 > _______________________________________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ >

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The Networked Individual
by Barry Wellman 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Here's a video of my Ferrator lecture at the Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas, this past Tuesday. 59 minutes long. Discussing the intersection of personal Internet, mobile access to information and communication, and social networks. http://www.clintonschoolspeakers.com/lecture/view/connected-lives-new-socia… May not stay up long. Title: "The Networked Individual" 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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CFP: Special Issue with Ethics and Information
by Denise N. Rall 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Apologies for cross-posting . . . Call for Papers for a Special Issue with Ethics and Information Technology on “Ethics and Social Networking Sites” Social Networking Sites (SNS) have become one of the main means for exchanging and sharing information between people. More so, SNS are increasingly recognized as a rich source for gathering (personal) information. People are encouraged by e.g. peers and (potential) employers to participate in social networking sites and enjoy the benefits, on the other hand the prominence of SNS give rise to ethical questions, concerning the processing and dissemination of personal information, the disclosure of sensitive/intimate information, privacy, identity (theft) and many more. The editors at Ethics and Information Technology are seeking articles for a special issue in this area. Submissions will be double-blind refereed for relevance to the theme as well as academic rigor and originality. High quality articles not deemed to be sufficiently relevant to the special issue may be considered for publication in a subsequent non-themed issue. Closing date for submissions: June 30th, 2009 To submit your paper, please use the online submission system, to be found at www.editorialmanager.com/etin Please contact the managing editor for more information, Noëmi Manders-Huits N.L.J.L.Manders-Huits(a)tudelft.nl Enjoy a better web experience. Upgrade to the new Internet Explorer 8 optimised for Yahoo!7. Get it now.

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Re: [Air-L] Your Opinion
by Denise N. Rall 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Another late thought - some educational technologists I know were impressed with this organisation and their approach to technology and learning: _______________________________________________________________ ED-MEDIA 2009 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications June 22-26, 2009 * Honolulu , Hawaii FINAL CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS ** Submissions Due: April 7, 2009 ** Organized by Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) Denise N. Rall, PhD. Special Projects, Faculty of Arts & Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480 AUSTRALIA Mobile +(61) (0)438 233 344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/staff/pages/drall/ Join the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Internet Research 10.0, October 7-11, Milwaukee, WI, USA --- On Fri, 17/4/09, Alex Halavais <alex(a)halavais.net> wrote: The new Internet Explorer 8 optimised for Yahoo!7: Faster, Safer, Easier.

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Scholarship 2.0 Blog || Major Additions || Week Of 04-12-09 ||
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Colleagues/ This Past WeekEnd I Profiled/Added Additional Content To My Scholarship 2.0 Blog "Scholarship 2.0 is devoted to describing and documenting the forms, facets, and features of alternative Web-based scholarly publishing philosophies and practices. The variety of old and new metrics available for assessing the impact, significance, and value of Web-based scholarship is of particular interest." BTW: I Am Most Interested In Blogging Similar/Significant Work; Please Send Me/The List(s) Your Suggestion(s) And/Or Comment On Scholarship 2.0 / Thanks! /Gerry [I] Cope, William, AND Kalantzis, Mary. "Signs of epistemic disruption: Transformations in the knowledge system of the academic journal" _First Monday_ [Online], Volume 14 Number 4 (17 March 2009) The article ends with suggestions towards the transformation of the academic journal and the creation of new knowledge systems: sustainable publishing models, frameworks for guardianship of intellectual property, criterion-referenced peer review, greater reflexivity in the review process, incremental knowledge refinement, more widely distributed sites of knowledge production and inclusive knowledge cultures, new types of scholarly text and more reliable use metrics. [ http://tinyurl.com/c6glo6 ] [II] University Publishing In A Digital Age / Ithaka Report / July 26, 2007 Scholars have a vast range of opportunities to distribute their work, from setting up web pages or blogs, to posting articles to working paper websites or institutional repositories, to including them in peer-reviewed journals or books. In American colleges and universities, access to the internet and World Wide Web is ubiquitous; consequently nearly all intellectual effort results in some form of "publishing". Yet universities do not treat this function as an important, mission-centric endeavor. [ http://tinyurl.com/cxrynm ] [III] Talk About Talking About New Models of Scholarly Communication Karla L. Hahn / _JEP: Journal of Electronic Publishing_ / vol. 11, no. 1 / Winter 2008 / Although many new forms of scholarly exchange have reached an advanced state of adoption, scholars and researchers generally remain remarkably naïve and uninformed about many issues involved with change in scholarly publishing and scholarly communication broadly. Research libraries have led in educating stakeholders about new models and are expanding their outreach to campus communities. In considering the effects of recent change, and looking to emerging trends and concerns, six dangers of the current moment are considered along with six topics ripe for campus dialogue. [ http://tinyurl.com/cr5fh9 ] [IV] _Scholarship in the Digital Age: Information, Infrastructure, and the Internet_ In _Scholarship in the Digital Age_, Christine Borgman explores the technical, social, legal, and economic aspects of the kind of infrastructure that we should be building for scholarly research in the twenty-first century. Links To A/V and Slides from recent presentation at Columbia University / Scholarly Communication Program / Research without Borders: The Changing World of Scholarly Communication / March 24 2009 [ http://tinyurl.com/dmrxrs ] Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come / Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]

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Day 2 Live Stream
by Stuart Shulman 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

The conference "YouTube and the 2008 Election Cycle in the United States" is streaming live for the duration of the conference at the following URL: http://youtubeandthe2008election.hosted.panopto.com/CourseCast/Student/Defa… User: guest Login: youtube A complete program is available here: http://www.umass.edu/polsci/youtube/final_program.pdf You need to return to the home page, refresh and launch the stream for each speaker. Coming up at ~11:15 Max Harper - Obama Videographer Coming up at ~1:00 Noshir Contractor - Social Network Scholar

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FAQs & community norms
by Sandra Braman 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

This is not exactly what you are asking for, but in case it is useful information, the netiquette guidelines were first published as RFC 1855 (requests for comments document no. 1855), and a number of other recommendations regarding online community norms were also first articulated in RFCs. (RFCs can be found online at the IETF website.) The RFCs are the documents in the open-to-anyone discourse by which technical decision-making for the Internet takes place en route. The discourse also includes much additional "softer" material of this type. Sandra Braman On 16-Apr-09, at 12:56 PM, Nancy Baym wrote: > Hi all -- > > Can anyone recommend a good article about FAQs as means of > articulating and enforcing online community norms? > > Thanks > > Nancy

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FAQs?
by Nancy Baym 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Hi all -- Can anyone recommend a good article about FAQs as means of articulating and enforcing online community norms? Thanks Nancy

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