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WorldCat Mobile Pilot Project
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 14 Apr '09

14 Apr '09

Colleagues/ As You May / May Not Know, OCLC in January 2009 announced its WorldCat Mobile Project "to make collections from libraries visible through mobile devices. The WorldCat Mobile pilot allows users to search for and find books and other materials available in libraries near them through a Web application they can access from a PDA or smartphone." " Advanced global positioning capabilities found in many smartphones and PDAs make it possible for users to find local library materials no matter where they happen to be. Users can even get a Google Maps view of the library location along with detailed driving instructions if the mobile device supports the application." The pilot will gather data to inform and help shape future mobile access to WorldCat.org. The pilot is now available in the United States and Canada and is expected to last six months." Yesterday I profiled The WorldCat Mobile Project in the _Mobile Libraries_ blog at [ http://tinyurl.com/deuncp ] In addition to a brief overview of the project, the profile includes appropriate links, including one to an impressive A/V demo ... BTW: Don't Forget To Join The Mobile Libraries Facebook Group At [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71487458021 ] AND/OR Subscribe To The _Mobile Libraries_ Blog At [ http://feeds2.feedburner.com/MobileLibraries ] 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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Query about author websites
by andrea baker 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

Holly, I would like to see anyone's answers here on the list, about author-generated web promotion. What has worked well for people to increase interest and discussion about their books? At 3:00 PM -0700 4/13/09, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: >Because there are so many internet savvy authors here on air-l, I told a >colleague who asked me a question about ways to promote books using the web >that I'd forward his question here. I established my non-promotional bona >fides with my first book, which was kind of relased in secret ;-), so I >could probably use some ideas for author-generated web promotion too. > >Thanks in advance for any responses: I'll forward them to my colleague. > > >----- >Holly Kruse >Faculty of Communication >The University of Tulsa >800 S. Tucker Drive >Tulsa, OK 74104 >918-631-3845 >holly-kruse(a)utulsa.edu or holly.kruse(a)gmail.com >http://personal.utulsa.edu/~holly-kruse thanks, andee > > > "

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ICITST-2009: Second Call for Papers and Workshop Proposals.
by g.akmayeva＠icitst.org 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

Apologies for cross-postings. Please send it to interested colleagues and students. Thanks! SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS The 4th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2009), Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE UK/RI Section, November 9–12, 2009, London, UK (www.icitst.org) The 4th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2009) is co-sponsored by IEEE UK/RI Section. The ICITST is an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practical implementation of secured Internet transactions and to fostering discussions on information technology evolution. The ICITST aims to provide a highly professional and comparative academic research forum that promotes collaborative excellence between academia and industry. The objectives of the ICITST are to bridge the knowledge gap between academia and industry, promote research esteem in secured Internet transactions and the importance of information technology evolution to secured transactions. The ICITST-2009 invites research papers that encompass conceptual analysis, design implementation and performance evaluation. All the accepted papers will appear in the proceedings published by IEEE and fully indexed by IEEE Xplore. All the ICITST papers are indexed by DBLP. The topics in ICITST-2009 include but are not confined to the following areas: * Application of agents * Application security * Blended Internet security methods * Biometrics * Boundary issues of Internet security * Broadband access technologies * Challenges of content authoring * Data mining security * E-society * Globalisation of information society * Government, and corporate Internet security policy * Internet architecture * Infonomics * IPSec quality of services * Patentability * Regulation, self-regulation, and co-regulation Web services * Secured database systems * Synchronising e-security * Software Architectures * Technology-enabled information * Trust, privacy, and data security * Wireless transactions * Context-Awareness and its Data mining for Ubi-com service * Human-Computer Interface and Interaction for Ubi-com * Smart Homes and its business model for Ubi-com service * Intelligent Multimedia Service and its Data management for Ubi-com * USN / RF-ID for Ubi-com service * Network security issues, protocols, data security in Ubi-com * Database protection for Ubi-com * Privacy Protection and Forensic in Ubi-com * Multimedia Security in Ubi-com * Quality of Service Issues * Authentication and Access control for data protection in Ubi-com * Information visualization * Web services * Service, Security and its Data management for U-commerce * New novel mechanism and Applications for Ubi-com * Information Management * Multimedia Information Systems * Information Retrieval * Natural Language Processing * Digital Libraries * Data and Information Quality Management * Data Grids, Data and Information Quality * Database Management * Web Databases * Temporal and Spatial Databases * Data Mining * Web Mining including Web Intelligence and Web 3.0 * E-Learning, eCommerce, e-Business and e-Government * Web Metrics and its applications * XML and other extensible languages * Semantic Web and Ontology * Human-Computer Interaction * Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems * Knowledge Management * Ubiquitous Systems * Peer to Peer Data Management * Interoperability * Mobile Data Management * Data Models for Production Systems and Services * Data Exchange issues and Supply Chain * Data Life Cycle in Products and Processes * Case Studies on Data Management, Monitoring and Analysis * Security and Access Control * Information Content Security * Software Architecture * System design and verification * Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Security * Distributed information systems IMPORTANT DATES Extended Abstract Submission Date April 30, 2009 Paper Submission Date May 31, 2009 Proposal for Workshops and Tutorials April 30, 2009 Notification of Workshop Acceptance May 15, 2009 Proposal for Industrial Presentation April 30, 2009 Notification of Extended Abstract Acceptance/Rejection May 15, 2009 Notification of Industrial Presentation Acceptance May 15, 2009 Notification of Paper Acceptance/Rejection June 30, 2009 Camera Ready Paper Due September 1, 2009 Author Registration September 15, 2009 Early Bird Attendee registration October 01, 2009 Conference Dates November 9-12, 2009 The ICITST also encourages organisations to submit their Job Fair Booth Reservations and/or Exhibit Proposals. If your organisation is interested, kindly submit a brief Proposal (not more than 1 side of A4 page) to jobfair(a)icitst.org For more details, visit www.icitst.org

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Query about author websites
by Holly Kruse 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

And here's the actual question from my colleague! (Oops) Holly ----- "I¹m trying to set up a website associated with a book that¹s coming out next month, and basically I want to use it as a blog. I notice that some authors have websites that are basically just blogs, and others link their sites to blogs that are hosted by places like typepad. Do you know what the difference is between these two strategies?"

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Query about author websites
by Holly Kruse 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

Because there are so many internet savvy authors here on air-l, I told a colleague who asked me a question about ways to promote books using the web that I'd forward his question here. I established my non-promotional bona fides with my first book, which was kind of relased in secret ;-), so I could probably use some ideas for author-generated web promotion too. Thanks in advance for any responses: I'll forward them to my colleague. ----- Holly Kruse Faculty of Communication The University of Tulsa 800 S. Tucker Drive Tulsa, OK 74104 918-631-3845 holly-kruse(a)utulsa.edu or holly.kruse(a)gmail.com http://personal.utulsa.edu/~holly-kruse

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CfP EDemocracy 2009 Conference Vienna , Austria
by Noella Edelmann 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

CALL FOR PAPERS (please distribute widely!) 2009 Conference on Electronic Democracy 7.-8.9.2009 University of Economics and Business Administration Vienna, Austria http://edem2009.ocg.at/ Submissions deadline: 17 May 2009 There are a number of eDemocracy applications, ranging from transparency sites and information, discussion, deliberation and consultation platforms to decision-making and voting systems, thus encompassing the entire democratic process. As technical devices have matured and feasibility is largely not considered an issue any more, other questions are now considered: * To what extent can eDemocracy support and enrich our democracy? * What and where are the interfaces, what methods can be used to integrate eParticipation in present public administration processes? * How can we ensure that the greatest number of people are reached and are able to use the means of participation? * How can the modern media support political education? * How can the Internet increase participation in political discussion? * What are the limitations and the risks of eDemocracy? * How may traditional Decision Support Systems be included in the eDemocracy framework? * How may microeconomic models (eg, game theory) contribute to the understanding of the dynamics created by electronic citizen involvement? The EDem 2009 presents the unique opportunity to look into these questions and discuss the answers. During the conference experiences will be shared, examples of good (and maybe not so good) practice analysed, the State-of-the-Art and future scenarios will be presented and discussed. We are looking for contributions on all areas and levels of electronic democracy and participation systems, projects can also be submitted, and, if accepted, would be presented as examples of *hands-on* demonstrations of E-Democracy and E-Participation. The main conference language is English; submissions in German are also acceptable. We invite individuals from academic and professional backgrounds as well as public administration offices, public bodies, NGOs, education institutions and independent organisations to submit their contributions. The EDEM conference series is jointly organised by the Danube University Krems and the University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna. Deadlines * Submission of papers (max. 10 pages): 17.5.2009 * Notification of acceptance: 19.6.2009 * Final paper submission: 19.7.2009 * Pre-conference program: 6.9.2009 * Conference: 7./8.9.2009 Conference Chairs: * Alexander Prosser (University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria) * Peter Parycek (Danube University Krems, Austria) Program Committee * Georg Aichholzer (Austrian Academy of Science, Austria) * Sylvia Archmann (Federal Chancellery, Austria) * Lasse Berntzen (Vestfold University, Norway) * Thomas Buchsbaum (Austrian Foreign Ministry, Council of Europe/CAHDE, Austria) * Yannis Charalabidis (National Technical University of Athens - eGovernment & eBusiness Research, Greece) * Noella Edelmann (Danube University Krems - Centre for E-Government, Austria) * Peter Filzmaier (Department of Political Communication, Danube University Krems, Austria) * Matjaz Gams (University of Ljubljana - J. Stefan Institute, Slovenia) * Julia Glidden (21c Consultancy Ltd, UK) * Thomas F. Gordon (Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany) * Hans Hagedorn (Zebralog, Austria) * Christian Heise (e-politik.de, Germany) * Chuck Hirt (Central and Eastern European Citizens Network, Slovakia) * Dan Jellinek (Headstar, UK) * Michel Klein (HEC, France) * Bozidar Klicek (Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Croatia) * Ah Lian Kor (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK) * Rudolf Legat (Austrian Environmental Agency, Austria) * Rolf Luehrs (TuTech Innovation GmbH, Germany) * Ann Macintosh (Leeds University, U.K.) * Ülle Madise (Legal Adviser to the President of the Republic of Estonia) * Edith Maier (University College St. Gallen, Switzerland) * Ursula Maier-Rabler (University of Salzburg, Austria) * Josef Makolm (Ministry of Finance, Austria) * Jeremy Millard (Danish Technological Institute, Denmark) * Francesco Molinari (IDEAL-EU, Italy) * Peter Mambrey (Fraunhofer - FIT Institut für Angewandte Informationstechnik, Germany) * Robert Müller-Török (INTECO, Germany) * D. R. Newman (Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland) * Graham Orange (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK) * Flooh Perlot (Institut für Strategieanalysen, Austria) * Matt Poelmans (Burgerlink, Netherlands) * Peter Reichstädter (Austrian Chancellery, Austria) * Christian Rupp (Austrian Chancellery) * Günther Schefbeck (Austrian Parliament, Austria) * Erich Schweighofer ( Institut für Europarecht, Internationales Recht und Rechtsvergleichung, University of Vienna, Austria) * Tom Steinberg (mysociety.org, U.K.) * Roland Traunmüller (University of Linz, Austria) * Tom van Engers (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) * Melanie Volkamer (Universität Passau, Germany) * Silke Weiss (Ministry of Finance, Austria) * Hilmar Westholm (Austrian Academy of Science, Austria) * Andy Williamson (Hansard Society, UK) * Frank Wilson (Interaction Design Ltd, UK) * Maria Wimmer (University of Koblenz, Germany) Submissions and further information: http://edem2009.ocg.at/ I look forward to seeing you there! Noella Edelmann Noella Edelmann BA, MSc, MAS Researcher EDem 09 www.ocg.at/edem2009/index.html EDem 08 www.donau-uni.ac.at/edem Centre for E-Government Danube University Krems Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 30 3500 Krems Austria Tel.: ++43 2732 893 2303 www.donau-uni.ac.at/egov noella.edelmann(a)donau-uni.ac.at

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Mobile Libraries Blog and FaceBook Group Launched
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

Colleagues/ I am pleased to inform you of the formal launch of The Mobile Libraries Blog And Its Companion Global Facebook Group The Mobile Libraries Blog Is Located At [ http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ ] While The Companion Fb Group Is Located At [ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71487458021 ]. The Mobile Libraries Blog Is Devoted To Documenting Any and All Topics Relating To Services Provided By Libraries To Patrons Within Mobile Environments. Library Mobile Services Are Defined As Any And All Library Services That Are Provided Via Mobile Technologies. The Companion Mobile Libraries Fb Group Is Intended To Primarily Serve As An Interactive Discussion Forum. The Mobile Libraries Blog FeedBurner Feed Is [ http://feeds2.feedburner.com/MobileLibraries ] >>FIRSTS: The Musical Theme Of The Mobile Libraries Blog AND Fb Group Is 'Take Five' By The Dave Brubeck Quartet And The Artist-In-Residence For The Mobile Libraries Group Is Alexander Calder<< 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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New CC Book: Mobile Learning: Transforming The Delivery Of Education And Training
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 12 Apr '09

12 Apr '09

Colleagues/ A New Creative Commons/Open Access Book For Those On The Go Or On The Move [:-)] /Gerry Mobile Learning: Transforming The Delivery Of Education And Training / Edited by Mohamed Ally March 2009 / 978-1-897425-44-2 (e-book) / 978-1-897425-43-5 (SC) / $39.95 Download the entire book OR Select a Chapter Or Section FRONT MATTER / TABLE OF CONTENTS / FOREWORD / CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS / INTRODUCTION PART ONE: Advances in Mobile Learning Chapter 1: Current State of Mobile Learning / John Traxler Chapter 2: A Model for Framing Mobile Learning / Marguerite L. Koole PART TWO: Research on Mobile Learning Chapter 3 / Mobile Distance Learning with PDAs: Development and Testing of Pedagogical and System Solutions Supporting Mobile Distance Learners / Torstein Rekkedal and Aleksander Dye Chapter 4 / Using Mobile Learning to Enhance the Quality of Nursing Practice Education / Richard F. Kenny, Caroline Park, Jocelyne M. C. Van Neste-Kenny, Pamela A. Burton, and Jan Meiers Chapter 5 / Informal Learning Evidence in Online Communities of Mobile Device Enthusiasts / Gill Clough, Ann C. Jones, Patrick McAndrew, and Eileen Scanlon Chapter 6 / M-learning: Positioning Educators for a Mobile, Connected Future / Kristine Peters PART THREE: Applications of Mobile Learning Chapter 7 / Practitioners as Innovators: Emergent Practice in Personal Mobile Teaching, Learning, Work, and Leisure / Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and John Pettit Chapter 8 / Design and Development of Multimedia Learning Objects for Mobile Phones / Claire Bradley, Richard Haynes, John Cook, Tom Boyle, and Carl Smith Chapter 9 / From E-learning to Mobile Learning: New Opportunities / Michelle Pieri and Davide Diamantini Chapter 10 / MobilED - Mobile Tools and Services Platform for Formal and Informal Learning / Merryl Ford and Teemu Leinonen Chapter 11 / Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of M-learning within an International Distance Education Programme / Jon Gregson and Dolf Jordaan Chapter 12 / Using Mobile Technologies for Multimedia Tours in a Traditional Museum Setting / Laura Naismith and M. Paul Smith Chapter 13 / Use of Mobile Technology for Teacher Training / Jocelyn Wishart Conclusion / Glossary / Index About the Editor Mohamed Ally is a Professor in the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University, where he teaches and researches the educational uses of mobile technology, mobile libraries, and workplace learning. Dr. Ally is on the boards of the International Federation of Training & Development Organizations and the International Association of Mobile Learning Access To The Linked PDF For Each Chapter/Section Is Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/czbm8u ] Also Link To The Second International m-Libraries Conference, held and sponsored by the University of British Columbia in conjunction with Athabasca University, The Open University and Thompson Rivers University, will be held June 23rd and 24th of 2009 at University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus. 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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Mobile Learning
by adelina moura 10 Apr '09

10 Apr '09

Dear friends, is available for free download the new book of Mohamed Ally (Member and Co-founder of the IAMLearn) "Mobile Learning: Transforming the Delivery of Education and Training".3 chapters in the book present the overall progress of mobile education, research and applications. The book can be downloaded from the following link by clicking eBook: http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120155 I'm interested in information about mobile learning studies. My Ph.D research is about mobile devices (cell phone and digital players) in individual and collaborative learning. Take a look to my work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbekI8oieHk -- Adelina Moura "Nosce te ipsum" Research area: mLearning Tecnologias móveis www.adelinamouravitae.com.sapo.pt http://geramovel.googlepages.com http://geramovel.wirenode.mobi http://twitter.com/geramovel http://ipodser.blogspot.com http://interactic.ning.com

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The 5th International Confererence on e-Social Science - Registration now open
by Yuwei Lin 10 Apr '09

10 Apr '09

Apologies for cross-posting ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5th International Conference on e-Social Science 24 - 26 June 2009 Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: http://www.ncess.ac.uk/conference-09/registration/ Early bird registration rates are available until 26 April. For full details on fees, please visit http://www.ncess.ac.uk/conference-09/conferencefees/ . Special Conference rates on accommodation at selected hotels are also available until 24 April. Details of these offers can be found at http://www.ncess.ac.uk/conference-09/accommodation/ ------------ The aim of the annual international conference on e-Social Science is to bring together leading representatives of the social science, e-Infrastructure, cyberinfrastructure and e-Research communities in order to improve mutual awareness and promote coordinated activities to accelerate research, development and deployment of powerful, new methods and tools for the social sciences and beyond. This years Keynotes include Ian Foster, a pioneer in developing advanced distributed computer technologies and author of The Grid: Blueprint for a New Computing Infrastructure; Mario Campolargo, Director of the "Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures" Directorate of DG-INFSO in charge of Future and Emerging Technologies, ICT based infrastructures for science as well as ICT trust and security, experimental facilities and experimentally driven research for Future Internet; and David Theo Goldberg, author of several books including The Threat of Race: Reflections on Racial Neoliberalism (Wiley- Blackwell 2009) (http://www.threatofrace.org/) The Racial State (Basil Blackwell, 2002) and Racist Culture: Philosophy and the Politics of Meaning (Basil Blackwell, 1993). The full programme for the conference will be announced shortly. For further information on the conference, and to register, please visit http://www.ncess.ac.uk/conference-09/

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