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The Coding Analysis Toolkit: A Hands-On Training at
by Stuart Shulman 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

I wanted to make sure that a.o.i.r. conference attendees were aware of this late addition to the program. I will be doing a free CAT/BAT training on Saturday the 18th at the conference. If you are interested in capturing and coding blog data or coding text in general, I hope to see you there. The Coding Analysis Toolkit: A Hands-On Training Saturday October 18th - 9.00 am (Room: 3A52) Dr. Stuart Shulman is the founder of the Qualitative Data Analysis Program (QDAP), which is a fee-for-service coding lab at the University of Pittsburgh. QDAP and now QDAP-UMass staff and coders work on coding projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other U.S. funding agencies. Dr. Shulman (Oregon Ph.D. 1999) has been the Principal Investigator and Project Director on related National Science Foundation-funded research projects focusing on electronic rulemaking, human language technologies, manual annotation, digital citizenship, and service-learning efforts in the United States. At AoIR, he will lead a hands-on, computer lab-based training introducing to the Coding Analysis Toolkit (CAT), a web-based service designed to facilitate the measurement and reporting the reliability and validity of work completed by multiple coders. He will also introduce the Blog Analysis Toolkit (BAT), which is designed to capture blog posts and archive them for analysis in CAT. For more information, see: QDAP: http://www.qdap.pitt.edu/ QDAP-UMass: http://people.umass.edu/stu/QDAP-UMass/ Coding Analysis Toolkit: http://www.qdap.pitt.edu/cat.htm Blog Analysis Toolkit: https://surveyweb2.ucsur.pitt.edu/qblog/page_login.php Dr. Shulman's Home Page: http://people.umass.edu/stu/

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Collaborative Information Behavior - Call for Chapters
by Jonathan Foster 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

**WITH APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS** FIRST CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Proposal Submission Deadline: November 15, 2008 Collaborative Information Behavior: User Engagement and Communication Sharing A book edited by Dr. Jonathan Foster University of Sheffield, UK http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=514 Introduction Collaborative information behavior can be broadly defined as the study of the behaviors, practices, and systems that enable people to collaborate during the seeking, searching, retrieval and use of information. In recent years, it has become commonplace for users and organizations alike to engage in such collaborative information behavior. Collaboration may be quite direct when users seek, retrieve, and use information as part of a shared work activity (e.g. research and development project) or learning activity e.g. (collaborative group work); or more indirect as users draw for example on the automated recommendations generated by collaborative filtering and reputation systems. In the fields of information studies, information science, information systems, human-computer interaction, and computer-supported cooperative work, there is a need for an edited collection of articles in this area. Objective of the Book This book will aim to coordinate and integrate current research and practices in the area of collaborative information behavior. It will aim to provide information on empirical research findings, theoretical frameworks, and models relevant to understanding the following aspects: the range of contexts in which collaborative information behavior occurs; the range of approaches, qualitative and quantitative, currently being used to study collaborative information behavior; and the range of systems and practices that enable and constrain its occurrence. Target Audience The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals, educators, and researchers working in the fields of information studies, information science, information management, information retrieval, and knowledge management, human-computer interaction and computer-supported cooperative work. Practitioners who have role in organizational information, communication, and knowledge sharing will also find the publication of value in understanding and assessing the collaborative information behaviors that occur within their organizations. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Collaborative information behavior - conceptual frameworks Collaborative information behavior - methodologies and methods Collaborative information behavior - qualitative and quantitative approaches Collaborative information behavior - frameworks and models Collaborative information behavior in business settings Collaborative information behavior in educational settings Collaborative information behavior in legal settings Collaborative information behavior in medical settings Collaborative information behavior in government Collaborative information behavior in other professional contexts Collaborative information behavior in everyday life Collaborative information needs, seeking, and use Collaborative filtering systems Collaborative querying systems Recommender systems Social bookmarking systems Social navigation systems Social tagging systems Designs for systems to support collaborative information behavior Evaluations of systems to support collaborative information behavior Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before November 15, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by November 30, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by March 15, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the Information Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference) and Medical Information Science Reference imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: Dr. Jonathan Foster Department of Information Studies Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street, Sheffield S1 4DP UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD Tel.: +44 (0)114 222 2665 Fax: +44 (0)114 278 0300 E-mail: j.j.foster(a)sheffield.ac.uk -- Dr. Jonathan Foster Department of Information Studies University of Sheffield Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street Sheffield S1 4DP Tel: +44 114 222 2665 Fax: +44 114 278 0300 E-mail: j.j.foster(a)sheffield.ac.uk

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Webology: Volume 5, Number 2, 2008
by Alireza Noruzi 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

Dear All, apologies for cross-posting. We are pleased to inform you that Vol. 5, No. 2 of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS journal, is published and available ONLINE now. ------------------ Webology: Volume 5, Number 2, 2008 TOC: http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n2/toc.html This issue contains: ----------------------------------------- Editorial - Citation-Linking between Open Access Journals -- Alireza Noruzi -- Keywords: Open access journals; Hyperlink; Citation-linking; Reference-linking -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n2/editorial16.html ----------------------------------------- Articles - Search Engines and Power: A Politics of Online (Mis-) Information -- Elad Segev -- Keywords: Search engines; Information inequalities; Misinformation; Structural biases; Politics of online information; Google Earth -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n2/a54.html - Information retrieval and machine learning: Supporting technologies for web mining research and practice -- MPS Bhatia & Akshi Kumar Khalid -- Keywords: Web Information Retrieval; Machine Learning Paradigms; Web mining -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n2/a55.html - Marketing of library and information services in global era: A current approach -- Basanta Kumar Das & Sanjay Kumar Karn -- Keywords: Library services; Information services; Marking; Market; Management -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n2/a56.html - Web citation behaviour in scholarly electronic journals in the field of library and information science -- Smt. Veena R. Bhat & B. T. Sampath Kumar -- Keywords: Internet; Electronic Journals; Web-based sources; Web references; Citation analysis; Library and Information Science -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n2/a57.html ----------------------------------------- Book Reviews - American libraries and the Internet: The social construction of Web appropriation and use --- Bin Li --- Book reviewer: Hamid R. Jamali --- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n2/bookreview14.html - The human side of reference and information services in academic libraries: Adding value in the digital world --- Lesley S.J. Farmer --- Book reviewer: Hamid R. Jamali --- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n2/bookreview15.html - Evidence-based librarianship: Case studies and active learning exercises --- Elisabeth Connor --- Book reviewer: N. K. Swain --- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n2/bookreview16.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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FW: The Philosophy of Identity in the Virtual. Symposium 23/04/2009 -paper deadline 30/11/08
by Charles Ess 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

Dear AoIR-ists, The 11th Laval conference described in the lower part of this CFP has a number of tracks that will certainly be of interest to many on this list - please forward to colleagues and students for whom this might be relevant. And please do the same for those - including, but not exclusively, philosophers - who would be interested in the affiliated symposium, "Philosophy of Identity in the Virtual." à bientôt, - charles ess The Philosophy of Identity in the Virtual <http://www.laval-virtual.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113& Itemid=209> Symposium 6, April 23, 9-12 AM / 2-5 PM Site: http://www.laval-virtual.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113&I temid=209 For information on the venue and related Symposiums: http://www.laval-virtual.org/ Topic: Difference, Relation and Identity are three notions that are fundamentals for the success of Virtual Reality technologies (VR and AR). The aim of this symposium is to conceptualise the Identity of an individual as a scientific concept whilst acknowledging the fact that Identity cannot be studied without considering the other two notions. The pros and cons of designing identities for or within VR become obvious upon admitting that representing any Self will be interpreted at some point by someone having his own values, opinions and experience in life. Members of our society that self-procure, attribute or redistribute Identity in the Virtual World bring about psychological enquiries in relation to user intentionality, specific uses of VR applications or general modifications to our ways of communicating. Usability issues addressing the problem of Identity have not yet been integrated into long-term visions of society and our needs. The Chair of the session is thus open to all existential, ethical and epistemological issues having to do with Identity in Virtual Communities. **Important Dates** Online papers submission opens **November 30, 2008** Submission of full papers **January 19, 2009** Notification of acceptation **February 27, 2009** Deadline for final revisions **March 16, 2009** Symposium chair: Colin Schmidt, colin.schmidt(a)univ-lemans.fr For more information, see the Call for Paper <http://www.laval-virtual.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&I temid=111> **Advanced Program** Coming soon... **Scientific Committee ** Scientific Committee Jean-Paul BAQUIAST, Expert in Politics of Information Technologies. Editor of AutomatesIntelligent.com & Member of PanEurope France (FR) Mark BISHOP, Reader in Computing, Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) Kerstin DAUTENHAHN, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Adaptive Systems Research Group, University of Hertfordshire (UK) Charles ESS, Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies (Ethics, Global Perspectives), Drury University USA & President of the Association of Internet Researchers (USA) Viorel GULICIUC, Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Semiotics and Digital Aesthetics, Stefan cel Mare University, Romania (RO) Pierre LIVET, Director of CEPERC & Professor of Epistemology, Aix-Marseille University (FR) Lorenzo MAGNANI, Professor & Director of the Computational Philosophy Laboratory, University of Pavia (IT) Nadia MAGNENAT-THALMANN, Professor & Director of MIRALab, University of Geneva (CH) Maria-Caterina MANES-GALLO, Professor of Information and Communication Sciences, Bordeaux University (FR) Serge PROULX, Professor at UQAM Montréal, Director of GRM, Director of LabCMO, LCP-CNRS Paris, ENST Telecom ParisTech (CA) Philippe QUEAU, Imagina & Director of the Information and Computing Division at UNESCO (CH) Shahid RAHMAN, Professor of Logic and Epistemology, MSH du Nord-Pas de Calais & Lille III University (FR) Francis ROUSSEAUX, Professor of Computer Science, IRCAM Paris & IEEE Computer France Section (FR) Peter-Paul VERBEEK, Assoc. Professor, Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society, University of Twente & Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT) (NL) Kevin WARWICK, Professor of Cybernetics, Reading University (UK) THE SYMPOSIUM ABOVE IS PART OF AT LAVAL VIRTUAL Website: http://www.laval-virtual.org 22 - 24 APRIL 2009 LAVAL, FRANCE Important Dates Online papers submission opens November 10, 2008 Submission of full papers January 19, 2009 Notification of acceptation February 27, 2009 Deadline for final revisions of full papers March 16, 2009 Office : Laval Virtual - 6 rue Léonard de Vinci - BP 0119 - 53001 LAVAL Cedex, T +33 (0)2 43 49 75 57, F +33 (0)2 43 49 75 98, contact(a)laval-virtual.org Recognized or Potential Virtual Reality User, The most renowned international specialists and the principal users of Virtual Reality technology share the very latest techniques from their fields of expertise. VRIC'09 - Virtual Reality International Conference - will be held during the 11th edition of Laval Virtual, first European event devoted to Virtual Reality, Realtime 3D and Interactive Techniques. Spread the word! Prof. Simon RICHIR VRIC Conference Chair Program: Digital Factory - April 22, 9-12 AM / 2-5 PM Digital Art - April 22, 9-12 AM / 2-5 PM Virtual Humans in Psychological Science and Therapy: How, When and Why? - April 23, 9-12 AM / 2-5 PM Mixed and Augmented Reality - April 23, 9-12 AM / 2-5 PM The Philosophy of Identity in the Virtual - April 23, 9-12 AM / 2-5 PM Laval Virtual Awards Ceremony & Best Paper Award - April 24, 12.30 PM (Exhibition Hall) Laval Virtual, Professional Exhibition & Demonstration Forum - April 22-24 (Exhibition Hall) Location: VRIC - Théâtre de Laval (Conference Hall) - 32 rue de la Paix, LAVAL Laval Virtual - Salle Polyvalente (Exhibition Hall) - Place de Hercé, LAVAL ------ End of Forwarded Message

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interesting use of wiki for journalism curricula
by jeremy hunsinger 05 Oct '08

05 Oct '08

http://www.unesco-ci.org/wikiprojects/jec/index.php/Main_Page

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Centre for Internet and Society's Researchers At Work Programme - Histories of the internets in India
by Nishant Shah 05 Oct '08

05 Oct '08

Dear All, It is with the greatest pleasure that we announce the launch of The Centre for Internet and Society's Research Portfolio and the beginning of its flagship programme Researchers At Work (CIS-RAW) . The CIS-RAW encourages innovative ideas and perspectives that emerge from dialogue and exchange, structured around a theme that changes every 2 years. The Theme for its first two years is "The Histories of the internets in India". The CIS-RAW is targeted at scholars, practitioners, theoreticians and thinkers willing to engage with the specific themes that CIS is immediately interested in and offers full financial support towards quantified academic and intellectual productions. The FAQ for the CIS-RAW programme can be accessed at http://cis-india.org/research/cis-raw More information on the theme "The Histories of the internets in India" can be accessed at http://cis-india.org/research/cis-raw/histories-of-the-internet Please forward and circulate the information freely to others you might think would be interested, Warmly, Nishant P.S. Apologies for Cross-posting -- Nishant Shah Doctoral Candidate, CSCS, Bangalore. Director (Research), Centre for Internet and Society,( www.cis-india.org ) Asia Awards Fellow, 2008-09 # 0-9740074884

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arXiv Repository Hits Milestone
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

Colleagues/ The Longest Journey Begins With The First Step! /Gerry Online Scientific Repository Hits Milestone | With 500,000 Articles, arXiv Established as Vital Library Resource [ http://arxiv.org/] ITHACA, N.Y. (October 3, 2008) - Reinforcing its place in the scientific community, the arXiv repository at Cornell University Library reached a new milestone in October 2008. Half a million e-print postings - research articles published online - now reside in arXiv, which is free and available to the public. arXiv is the primary daily information source for hundreds of thousands of researchers in many areas of physics and related fields. Its users include the world's most prominent researchers in science, including 53 Physics Nobel Laureates, 31 Fields Medalists and 55 MacArthur Fellows, as well as people in countries with limited access to scientific materials. The famously reclusive Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman posted the proof for the 100-year-old Poincaré Conjecture solely in arXiv. [snip] "arXiv began its operations before the World Wide Web, search engines, online commerce and all the rest, but nonetheless anticipated many components of current 'Web 2.0' methodology," said Cornell professor Paul Ginsparg, arXiv's creator. "It continues to play a leading role at the forefront of new models for scientific communication. [snip] More than 200,000 articles are downloaded from arXiv each week by about 400,000 users, and its 118,000 registered submitters live in nearly 200 countries, including Suriname, Sudan and Iraq. Fifteen countries host mirrors of the main site, which is located on Cornell's campus in Ithaca, N.Y. "It represents an incredible model for scholarly communication that transcends borders, publishers and time," said Anne R. Kenney, Cornell's Carl A. Kroch University Librarian. "We bring operational stability and a demonstrated track record of stewardship to this invaluable open-access resource." [snip] Ginsparg developed arXiv in 1991, when he was working for Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. When Ginsparg came to Cornell as a faculty member in 2001, the repository came with him and is now a collaboration between Cornell University Library and Cornell's Information Science Program. The Library maintains the repository; information science handles research and development. [snip] "We're excited to not only sustain and grow arXiv, but also to make it an integral part of the global scholarly communications infrastructure," said arXiv manager Simeon Warner, who has been working on the project for nearly a decade. Congrats To Paul et al.! /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 <https://exchange.iastate.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.blogger.c…> ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ <https://exchange.iastate.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://alternativeen…> ]

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State of the Blogosphere / 2008
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

State of the Blogosphere / 2008 Introduction * Introduction * Day 1: Who Are the Bloggers? <http://www.technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/who-are-the-blo…> * Day 2: The What And Why of Blogging <http://www.technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/the-what-and-wh…> * Day 3: The How of Blogging <http://www.technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/the-how-of-blog…> * Day 4: Blogging For Profit <http://www.technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/blogging-for-pr…> * Day 5: Brands Enter The Blogosphere <http://www.technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/brands-enter-th…> Previous reports: 2007 <http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000493.html> , Index <http://www.sifry.com/stateoftheliveweb/> Welcome to Technorati's State of the Blogosphere 2008 report, which will be released in five consecutive daily segments. Since 2004, our annual study has unearthed and analyzed the trends and themes of blogging, but for the 2008 study, we resolved to go beyond the numbers of the Technorati Index to deliver even deeper insights into the blogging mind. For the first time, we surveyed bloggers directly about the role of blogging in their lives, the tools, time, and resources used to produce their blogs, and how blogging has impacted them personally, professionally, and financially. Our bloggers were generous with their thoughts and insights. Thanks to all of the bloggers who took the time to respond to our survey. Blogs are Pervasive and Part of Our Daily Lives There have been a number of studies aimed at understanding the size of the Blogosphere, yielding widely disparate estimates of both the number of blogs and blog readership. All studies agree, however, that blogs are a global phenomenon that has hit the mainstream. The numbers vary but agree that blogs are here to stay * comScore MediaMetrix (August 2008) * Blogs: 77.7 million unique visitors in the US * Facebook: 41.0 million | MySpace 75.1 million * Total internet audience 188.9 million * eMarketer (May 2008) * 94.1 million US blog readers in 2007 (50% of Internet users) * 22.6 million US bloggers in 2007 (12%) * Universal McCann (March 2008) * 184 million WW have started a blog | 26.4 US * 346 million WW read blogs | 60.3 US * 77% of active Internet users read blogs [ http://www.technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/ ]

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Professionalization Website
by Jonathan Sterne 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

Hi Everyone, Apologies for crossposting. Since 1999, I have been maintaining a collection of web pages that provides links to useful resources for people on the academic job market. You can find it at: http://sterneworks.org/Academe I am always looking for good suggestions for material to add to the site, and as you'll see, I have used it to archive some material that has been circulated in other fora. If you have a suggestion for a link or a document worth archiving, please email me at jonathan.sterne(a)mcgill.ca. Please note that I do not post or keep track of job ads. I intend to continue building the site, so suggestions for other areas to cover would be appreciated. There are also probably typos and other small errors on the new pages that need correction. Thank you. Sincerely, --Jonathan -- Jonathan Sterne Associate Professor and Chair Department of Art History and Communication Studies McGill University http://www.mcgill.ca/ahcs/ http://sterneworks.org

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Re: [Air-L] call for book reviewers: resource center for cyberculturestudies
by Trudy Barber 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

Hi David! It's Trudy Barber again.. from the University of Portsmouth.. Please.. please could I review the following: Kate O'Riordan and David J. Phillips, Queer Online: Media Technology and Sexuality (Peter Lang, 2007) I am senior lecturer in Media at Portsmouth Unversity UK and my profile details are available at the link that should be in my signature below.. I have completed a couple of reviews for you before.. Cheers for now Trudy.

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