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Research about Open Access repositories
by Roxana Theodorou 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear all, My name is Roxana Theodorou and I am a Phd candidate student and guest lecturer in Information Science and Librarianship at the Ionian University, Dpt of Library and Archive Science in Greece. In the line of my theses I am conducting a research concerning open access institutional repositories and how individual researchers feel about them. I would like to ask you to give a few minutes of your time to fill in the attached questionnaire. It is very sort and Iit should take about two minutes to complete it. You can find the questionnaire here <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UvKiPEVx8eCc0UV1aBsW_2bA_3d_3d> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UvKiPEVx8eCc0UV1aBsW_2bA_3d_3d Thank you in advance for your time Sincerely yours Roxana Theodorou Ionian University Department of Archive and Library Science Corfu, Greece

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CFP: ANZCA 2009 Digital and Social Media Stream (submissions due 5 Feb. 2009)
by Axel Bruns 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Dear colleagues, for those of you who missed AoIR 2006 in Brisbane, or want to come back to Australia once again, here's your chance: the 2009 conference of the Australia/New Zealand Communication Association will take place in Brisbane on 8-10 July 2009. We are now calling for paper submissions for the conference overall, and for the Digital and Social Media stream in particular. For more information about the conference, a full list of all conference streams, and to submit your papers, please see the conference Website at http://www.anzca09.org/. Digital and Social Media ANZCA09: Communication, Creativity and Global Citizenship conference stream http://www.anzca09.org/ 8-10 July 2009 QUT Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane, Australia Stream convenors: Axel Bruns, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT / Teresa Rizzo, AFTRS Digital and Social Media Digital media forms constitute an increasingly important element in the overall media ecology. Australians with broadband access now spend more time on the Internet than watching TV, and the growing role of social media (based on the technologies of Web 2.0) in this mix has been well-recognised in both popular discourse and scholarly work. Digital and social media forms are enabling new modes of communication and new forms of creativity affecting and transforming established models of production. For example, cross-platform productions work in the juncture between traditional and social media. Social media have also become tools for the active expression of citizenship - key social media sites were utilised by political actors to encourage citizen participation in recent election campaigns in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, but also provide a fertile space for new social movements to emerge. The Digital and Social Media stream of the ANZCA09: Communication, Creativity and Global Citizenship conference is seeking papers and panels that address the following themes: * How have the practices and aesthetics of social media influenced and altered traditional media such as television, radio and print media? * What role might social media play in the future of the film and television industry, and for the media industries in general? * How do we document, investigate, and understand the role of social media within the overall media ecology? * What drives the success or failure of social media environments? * How do digital and social media contribute to the expression of active citizenship? * What are current and future trends in the development of social media environments? Abstracts and papers are due by Friday 5 February, 2009, and should be submitted directly to the ANZCA09 web site at http://www.anzca09.org/. Enquiries about this stream should be directed to Axel Bruns or Teresa Rizzo (a.bruns(a)qut.edu.au / rizzo(a)optushome.com.au) -- Dr Axel Bruns http://snurb.info/ Senior Lecturer, Media & Communication a.bruns(a)qut.edu.au Creative Industries Faculty, Z1-515, CIP Skype: LexaSnurb Queensland University of Technology +61 7 3138 5548 Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove, Qld. 4059, Australia CRICOS No.: 00213J

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Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
by Rakesh Biswas 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

LinkedIn ------------ Rakesh Biswas requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: ------------------------------------------ Cristina, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Rakesh Rakesh Biswas MD Professor, Department of Medicine, People's college of medical sciences, Bhanpur, Bypass road, Bhopal-462010 (M.P.) India Office Tel: +91 - 755 - 4005210 Office Fax: 91 - 755 - 4005112 Residence:+91-755-2682502 Mob:9755619861 email:rakesh7biswas@gmail.com http://peoplesgroup.academia.edu/RakeshBiswas View invitation from Rakesh Biswas http://www.linkedin.com/e/YtWwTimNwHQ3MlNSWtgG6tiAwDFl0wYTf3do/blk/85497529… ------------------------------------------ Why might connecting with Rakesh Biswas be a good idea? Rakesh Biswas's connections could be useful to you: After accepting Rakesh Biswas's invitation, check Rakesh Biswas's connections to see who else you may know and who you might want an introduction to. Building these connections can create opportunities in the future. ------ (c) 2008, LinkedIn Corporation

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Human Communication & Technology Division - NCA
by Kris M. Markman 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

**Apologies for cross-posting** For those AoIRers attending NCA in San Diego, the schedule of presentations in the Human Communication & Technology Division is available in our convention newsletter: http://www.hctd.net/newsletters/November2008/index.shtml We would also like to invite you to our business meeting, Friday 11/21 from 3:30-4:45. We are seeking nominations for Vice Chair-Elect and Student Representative. More information on these positions can be found in the newsletter. We look forward to seeing you in San Diego. Kris Markman & John Howard Co-Vice Chairs, Publicity ---------- ---------- ---------- Kris M. Markman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication University of Memphis https://umdrive.memphis.edu/kmmrkman/www/index.html

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Ph.D. fellowships - U of Copenhagen
by Klaus Bruhn Jensen 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

13 Ph.D. Fellowships at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Humanities The Faculty of Humanities’ Graduate School at the University of Copenhagen is inviting applications for 13 PhD fellowships starting September 1, 2009 for a period of up to three years. Application deadline is February 9, 2009. For the complete announcement, please consult http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/phd/announcements/ One subject area is 'IT and Communication': The research group concerning Digital Communication and Aesthetics focuses on new forms of communication and aesthetic expression in the digital media, for example: - The remediation of 'old' media, e.g., the interrelations between television programs and the websites associated with them, digital production and distribution of film, and marketing via the internet; - The distinctive features of 'new' media, e.g., computer games and social network sites; - The potential of 'emerging' media, e.g., mobile services, ubiquitous computing, and intelligent environments. For more information, please contact Head of Department Jan Riis Flor, flor(a)hum.ku.dk, phone: + 45 35 23 88 53. Website: http:// english.mef.ku.dk/ _______________________________________ Klaus Bruhn Jensen Professor, dr.phil. Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication Film and Media Studies Section University of Copenhagen Njalsgade 80 DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark kbj(a)hum.ku.dk www.media.ku.dk ________________________________________

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[Fwd: post-doc position]
by Gabriella Coleman 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: post-doc position Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:50:50 -0500 From: Helen Nissenbaum <hfn1(a)nyu.edu> Dear Colleagues: Could you circulate this new post-doc position? It is to work within the rubric of a couple NSF funded projects on privacy, security and values in design. I think there would be opportunities here for a wide range of disciplinary expertise, as listed below. Feel free to post on suitable blogs, discussion boards, etc. Thanks, Helen RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP Areas of focus: Multidisciplinary study of privacy, security, social dimensions of digital networks, values in computing and information system design The NYU Department of Media, Culture, and Communication is pleased to announce a Research Fellowship/Scientist opportunity in the philosophy and politics of computing, digital media, and information systems, with a special focus on NSF funded research in privacy, security, and social dimensions of networking. This one-year postdoctoral position is renewable for a second year and carries a teaching load of one course per year, or possibly two, as preferred. The Fellow will be expected to pursue collaborative and individual research in the advertised areas but the position is open to applicants with diverse disciplinary training. In addition to research, the fellow will assist in project-related administration and events. We encourage applicants with Ph.D., or equivalent, degrees in any of the following: media studies, information science, science and technology studies, computer science and engineering, law, or traditional humanities and social sciences with demonstrated expertise in relevant areas. Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a cover letter with a statement of research interests, a writing sample or representative publication, and request three letters of recommendation be sent to: Professor Helen Nissenbaum Department of Media, Culture and Communication New York University 239 Greene Street, 7th floor New York, NY 10003 Inquiries: Helen.nissenbaum(a)nyu.edu <mailto:Helen.nissenbaum@nyu.edu> Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2009 ** NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer ** Helen Nissenbaum, professor media, culture & communication, NYU + http://www.nyu.edu/projects/nissenbaum protect the privacy of your web searches + http://mrl.nyu.edu/~dhowe/TrackMeNot/ 2008: visitor, School of Social Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study -- _______________________________________________ Gabriella Coleman, Assistant Professor Department of Media, Culture, & Communication New York University 239 Greene St, 7th floor NY NY 10003 http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/

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Hi
by Pearse Stokes 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Another possible submission is this article I wrote: http://cyberanthropology.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/consumo-production/ I hope people would find it useful and give me feedback. I have a sneaking suspicion people completely disagree with my position and I'd love to hear about it! Thanks Pearse

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Webology: Volume 5, Number 3, 2008
by Alireza Noruzi 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Dear All, apologies for cross-posting. We are pleased to inform you that Vol. 5, No. 3 of Webology journal is published and available ONLINE now. The Guest Editor of this special issue was Dr. Louise Spiteri from the School of Information Management, Dalhousie University, Canada. ------------------ Webology: Volume 5, Number 3, 2008 TOC: http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n3/toc.html This issue contains: ----------------------------------------- Editorial - Folksonomies, the Web and Search Engines -- Louise Spiteri -- Keywords: Folksonomy, Social tagging, Search engines -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n3/editorial17.html ----------------------------------------- Articles - Tag Gardening for Folksonomy Enrichment and Maintenance -- Isabella Peters & Katrin Weller -- Keywords: Social tagging; Folksonomy; Tag gardening; Emergent semantics; Power tags; Tagcare; Knowledge organization system; Knowledge representation; Personomy -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n3/a58.html - Descriptor and Folksonomy Concurrence in Education Related Scholarly Research -- Robert Bruce -- Keywords: Collaborative tagging; Social tagging; Social classification; Knowledge organization; Taxonomies; Folksonomies; Controlled vocabulary; Descriptors -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n3/a59.html - Organising Development Knowledge: Towards Situated Classification Work on the Web -- Maja van der Velden -- Keywords: Categories; Classification; Design; Folksonomy; Mapping; Social inclusion; Tags; Web directories; Portal -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n3/a60.html - A Personalized Word of Mouth Recommender Model -- Chihli Hung -- Keywords: Consumer generated media; Buzz; Text mining; Sentiment analysis; Recommending agent; Self-organizing map -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n3/a61.html ----------------------------------------- Call for Papers -- http://www.webology.ir/callforpapers.html ========================================= Best regards, Alireza Noruzi, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief of Webology Website: www.webology.ir ~ The great aim of Open Access journals is knowledge sharing.~

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Pirate philosophy/Gary Hall research seminar at Sussex
by Kathleen O'Riordan 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

University of Sussex: Centre for Material Digital Culture/ Department of Media and Film <http://www.sussex.ac.uk/rcmdc/> Research Seminar 'Pirate Philosophy (Version 3.0): Open Access, Open Editing, Open Content, Open Media' Speaker: Professor Gary Hall Co-Founding, Editor of Culture Machine (http://www.culturemachine.net/) And of Open Humanities Press (OHP), an open access publishing house dedicated to critical and cultural theory Arts D110 at 5.00 Wednesday Nov 19 All Welcome Dr Kate O'Riordan Department of Media and Film EDB University of Sussex Falmer Brighton UK BN1 9RG Tel: 00 44 (0) 1273 876730 http://www.sussex.ac.uk/mediastudies/profile30746.html

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in defense of wiki vandalism....
by Margie Borschke 15 Nov '08

15 Nov '08

It strikes me as almost appropriate that students who are required to edit a Wikipedia entry as part of a class, ended up vandalizing pages. I think you could argue that it is a valid response to being forced into public participation, particularly in the context of a self-organising community where all the other participants are self selected. If you'd not edited Wikipedia before, wouldn't boundaries be the first thing you'd want to test? What would Cartman do? I assure you he's not going to try the sandbox first. I think a lot of students would also 'get' that in addition to being a knowledge resource, wikipedia is also a kind of game, something former Wikipedia editor Brion Vibber pointed out in Nicholson Baker's NY Review of Books article, The Charms of Wikipedia. While there are clearly good pedagogical uses of Wikipedia, required editing makes me uneasy. It's not so great for students to have to learn in public and not so great for the people participating to have a group of students descend upon them either. --Margie Borschke

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