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viral research methodologies - many thanks to all who have replied
by Taryn Ferris 16 May '08

16 May '08

Hiya, I just wanted to send an email to the list to thank those who have offered information and assistance to my call for knowledgeable feedback pertaining to viral research methodologies (or snowball sampling in old skool terms!) I've contacted most of you privately to thank you, but I just wanted to provide a public thanks as well. Much appreciated! Regards, Taryn ------------------------ Taryn Ferris Hands Project c/o Dr. Irene Gedalof Course Leader, Women's Studies Department of Humanities Arts and Languages Room TM214 London Metropolitan University 166-220 Holloway Road London N8 OAL E: taryn.ferris.hands.project(a)googlemail.com Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail

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Job Vacancy: Assistant Professor in New Media (UvA, Amsterdam)
by geert lovink 16 May '08

16 May '08

Job Vacancy: Assistant Professor in New Media, Media and Culture, University of Amsterdam - Full-time (38 hours per week) or Part-time (32 hours per week) University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world center for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The University of Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research Universities. The Faculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strongly international profile in a large number of disciplines in the field of language and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the Faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutes in the capital city. There are almost 1,000 employees affiliated with the Faculty, which has about 6,500 students. New impulses are required in order to further develop education and research in the field of language and culture into committed humanities. A humanities perspective provides the insight necessary to both understand and steer all sorts of social developments, for example relating to information and communication technology. Therefore, the Faculty of Humanities is looking for academics who can serve as the new generation of lecturers. Candidates are expected to hold a Master or even better a PhD degree and to have a background in the humanities. They should be familiar with the latest developments in their field. Outstanding didactic qualities and an affinity with students are required. The new UvA academics will contribute to the Faculty's envisioned expansion and modernisation by bridging the gap between the various disciplines. Consequently, all lecturers must be capable of teaching courses for more then one specific study programme. The Faculty of Humanities offers you the opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers at research institutes that - partly as a result of their multidisciplinary approach - are world-renowned. Moreover, you will be teaching in a dynamic context in which new educational methods are being developed. Together with the other new lecturers you will participate in a comprehensive introductory programme. You will be supervised closely during the first year of your appointment. Additional didactical training is also part of the appointment. Based on the candidate's educational portfolio, previously acquired competences will be taken into consideration. The introductory programme includes earning the 'basic training qualification'. The Faculty invites applications for an Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) in New Media 38 or 32 hours a week for a period of two years vacancy number 08-3046 The ideal candidate would have familiarity with the study of digital media in the humanities or social sciences, and have made acquaintance with such areas as cyberculture, digital humanities, information aesthetics, Internet studies, media arts, media theory, virtual ethnography and/or Web theory. Basic computing and Internet skills are essential, as is up-to-date knowledge of Internet culture. Practical experience in working with Web-based applications (e.g., blogs and wikis) is desirable. The new media and digital culture team is part of the Media Studies department and concerns itself with research strategies for the critical study of Internet culture. The Assistant Professor is expected to teach on both the bachelor's and master's degree levels, in courses concerned with such topics as digital journalism, Internet-related aesthetics, Internet research methods and techniques, as well as the politics of code. Candidates also should have a new media research agenda. Tasks * Preparing and conducting teaching activities both as part of and outside the New Media programme * Monitoring professional literature and integrating new insights into the courses taught * Coaching and supervising students * Identifying and integrating improvements in didactic aspects and/or course content * Contributing to the evaluation of the programme setup and implementation * Participating in committees of study groups as well as performing assigned management and administrative duties Requirements * A relevant university degree and demonstrable affinity with scientific research, evidenced by publications, research plans and/or other projects * Teaching experience at the university level and didactic abilities * Experience with digital and audio-visual equipment; affinity with ICT in academic education * Team spirit and capable of functioning at all levels of more than one study programme * Willingness to develop in a multidisciplinary capacity in order to be able to participate in multiple areas of the Faculty's curriculum * Organisational experience and skills * Thorough knowledge of Dutch and English; non-native Dutch speakers must achieve fluency in Dutch within two years More information Further information about this vacancy can be obtained from dr. Richard Rogers, telephone +31-(0)20 - 525 3352, e-mail r.a.rogers(a)uva.nl. Email contact is preferred. Appointment This is a temporary appointment for two years. The gross monthly salary will range from € 2330 (scale 10) to € 4284 (scale 11), based on a full-time appointment (38 hours a week). Job application Applications should include a curriculum vitae and should be sent before May 31, 2008 to the Universiteit van Amsterdam, to the attention of the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Ms Prof Dr J.F.T.M. van Dijck, Spuistraat 210, 1012 VT Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Please state the vacancy number in the upper left corner of the envelope. The selection process will include a trial lecture. You may also submit your application by e-mail to solliciteren2008-fgw(a)uva.nl. In this case please state the vacancy number in the subject field.

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Re: [Air-L] [Slrl] CFP: Learning and Research in Second LifeR Oct. 15 Copenhagen @ IR 9.0
by Jeremy Hunsinger 15 May '08

15 May '08

actually yes this is peer reviewed by the editors. On May 15, 2008, at 7:42 PM, Debbie McCormick wrote: > Hi Jeremy, > > Can you please tell me if the papers will be peer reviewed? It's > funding > requirement for my university. > > Cheers > Debbie McCormick > Monash University > Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Hunsinger > Sent: Friday, 16 May 2008 2:22 AM > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org; SL Educators; Second Life Research > Listserv; > VW(a)LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: [Air-L] [Slrl] CFP: Learning and Research in Second LifeR > Oct. 15 > Copenhagen @ IR 9.0 > > Call for Papers/Participation > > Please join us in a workshop on learning and research in Second > Life(R) on October 16, 2008 in Copenhagen at Internet Research 9.0 > (http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=About_IR9.0 > ) > > Paper Deadline June 15th. > > Second Life is a 3d virtual environment created by Linden Lab (R) > which has captured the attention of researchers and teachers from > around the world from a variety of disciplines. > > This workshop aims to improve the understanding of Second Life as a > Learning and Research environment. It will bring 35 researchers > together to collaborate, discuss and workshop diverse topics related > to research and learning in Second Life. We will pursue a full-day > schedule in which participants will discuss their work and interests > on four different topics: learning in Second Life, integrated > learning, the contributions of research to the community and ethical > research methods. How can we better enable learning in this sphere? > How can we better enable research? > > Our honored keynote will be Pathfinder Linden > > Researchers are requested to submit papers and short biography to > slworkshop08(a)gmail.com > , which will be selected and distributed amongst participants before > the workshop. First invitations will be offered to those who provide > full papers for consideration. > > These papers have two purposes: first is to provide a common platform > for understanding our research and teaching and second submitted > papers may be considered for publication in an edited volume being > produced in relation to the workshop, or possibly in peer reviewed > publication derived from the workshop (these are currently under > discussion). > > Subsequent invitations will be made based upon research/teaching > statement and biography with priority given to people submitting full > papers. If you are interested in participating, please send an email > containing your information to slworkshop08(a)gmail.com. > > Decisions will be made by August 1st, barring incident. There is a > limit of 35 participants at the physical meeting; the event will be > simulcast into Second Life which will be organized by Jason Nolan. > > We welcome professionals, faculty and graduate students to > participate. > > This workshop is sponsored by Linden Lab, creators of Second Life, and > is organized by Jeremy Hunsinger, Rochelle Mazar, Aleks Krotoski and > Jason Nolan. Lunch, coffee breaks and the room is included in > participation. (And you'll probably get a t-shirt!) > > *We are also seeking additional sponsors, please contact jhuns(a)vt.edu > if you would like to sponsor this workshop. > _______________________________________________ > Slrl mailing list > Slrl(a)list.academ-x.com > http://list.academ-x.com/listinfo.cgi/slrl-academ-x.com > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Slrl mailing list > Slrl(a)list.academ-x.com > http://list.academ-x.com/listinfo.cgi/slrl-academ-x.com

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Dumbest Generation?
by andrea baker 15 May '08

15 May '08

And don't forget the comic books! (Along with the TV and Rock and Roll...) cheers, --andee

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the least-est generation
by Barry Wellman 15 May '08

15 May '08

It is common for the public, policymakers and scholars in each generation to say "Things ain't what they used to be". Indeed, I started off my "Community Question Re-evaluated" paper with that quote way back in the early 1980s, when folks were talking about the death of community (way before Bob Putnam did so). I look forward to reading the Dumbest book and seeing what systematic evidence the author provides. In my experience, Internet scholarship keeps showing net positive benefits while the media keeps going oi gevalt! Government plays it both ways -- worrying about cyberstalking, etc but getting all excited about the new world of the Internet superhighway. YMMV, Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology University of Toronto 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php Elvis wouldn't be singing "Return to Sender" these days **** PLEASE NOTE NEW ADDRESS AND FAX NUMBER **** _______________________________________________________________________

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SIGIR 2008 workshop on Future Challenges in Expertise Retrieval (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 15 May '08

15 May '08

fyi Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology University of Toronto 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php Elvis wouldn't be singing "Return to Sender" these days **** PLEASE NOTE NEW ADDRESS AND FAX NUMBER **** _______________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 20:20:57 +0200 From: Krisztian Balog <kbalog(a)science.uva.nl> Cc: Krisztian Balog <kbalog(a)science.uva.nl> Subject: SIGIR 2008 workshop on Future Challenges in Expertise Retrieval Dear Author, I have read some of your recent publications, which led me to believe that the following workshop might be of interest to you. Therefore, I'd like to ask you to consider submitting a paper (or demo). If you could forward the CfP to other people who might be interested in the workshop that would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Krisztian Balog fCHER co-organizer -- Krisztian Balog ILPS | Informatics Institute | University of Amsterdam Kruislaan 403 | 1098 SJ Amsterdam | The Netherlands http://www.science.uva.nl/~kbalog Phone: +31 20 525 5359 | Room: F 1.09 ********************************************** Deadline Extension and Last Call for Papers ********************************************** Future Challenges in Expertise Retrieval SIGIR 2008 Workshop, 24 July 2008, Singapore http://ilps.science.uva.nl/fCHER/ ********************************************** MOTIVATION At the TREC Enterprise Track in 2005 the need to study and understand expertise retrieval (ER) was recognized through the introduction of an Expert Finding task (as opposed to mere document retrieval). The task has generated a lot of interest in the IR community, and rapid progress has been made in terms of modeling, algorithms, and evaluation over the past 3 years. In fact, expertise retrieval has reached the point where it is appropriate to assess progress, bring people from different research communities together, and define a research agenda for the next years. This workshop aims to determine what we have accomplished and where we need to go from here in expertise retrieval. AREAS OF INTEREST The main theme of the workshop concerns future challenges in Expertise Retrieval. Instead of focusing on core algorithmic aspects of a specific expert finding scenario (as is the case for the TREC Expert Finding task), our aim is to broaden the topic area and to seek for potential connections with other related fields. We expect submissions from the following areas: * Information Retrieval * Knowledge Management * Organization Information Systems * Social Network Analysis * Social Web * Virtual Communities * User Modeling * Human-Computer Interaction SUBMISSION INFORMATION This venue accepts submissions of research papers (up to 8 pages), position papers (up to 4 pages), and demo descriptions (up to 2 pages). Submissions must be in English, and must contain original work. All papers, independent of being a research, position, or demo paper, must be able to generate discussion during the workshop, and consequently the PC will favor original and controversial ideas. IMPORTANT DATES (revised) * 23 May Paper submission deadline (extended) * 13 Jun Notification of acceptance * 23 Jun Camera-ready papers due * 24 Jul Workshop WORKSHOP FORMAT The workshop is aimed to facilitate discussion and interaction among participants. The workshop will feature regular contributed paper presentations (20 min/each), demo presentations (5 min/each) and include discussion between presenters and the audience (10 min/each). The workshop will also feature an invited speaker, as well as a panel to wrap up the event. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE * Krisztian Balog, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands * Yong Yu, Apex Knowledge & Data Management Lab, China PROGRAM COMMITTEE * Arjen de Vries, CWI, The Netherlands * Bettina Berendt, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium * ChengXiang Zhai, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA * Craig Macdonald, University of Glasgow, UK * David Hawking, CSIRO, Australia * Elaine Toms, Dalhousie University, Canada * Henry Kautz, University of Rochester, USA * Ian Soboroff, NIST, USA * Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Florida International University, USA * Jianhan Zhu, Open University, UK * Jimmy Huang, York University, Canada * Jun Wang, University College London, UK * Leif Azzopardi, University of Glasgow, UK * Loren Terveen, University of Minnesota, USA * Maarten de Rijke, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands * Mark S. Ackerman, University of Michigan, USA * Peter Bailey, Microsoft Research, USA * Peter Mika, Yahoo! Research Barcelona, Spain * Yutaka Matsuo, Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan

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Dumbest Generation?
by Katy E. Pearce 15 May '08

15 May '08

Mark Bauerlein's new book, The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future and its critics... great debate on Metafilter, with links to MSM stories/review on the book: http://www.metafilter.com/71648/Now-Get-Off-of-My-Lawn No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.14/1425 - Release Date: 5/9/2008 12:38 PM

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[Slrl] CFP: Learning and Research in Second Life® Oct. 15 Copenhagen @ IR 9.0
by Jeremy Hunsinger 15 May '08

15 May '08

Call for Papers/Participation Please join us in a workshop on learning and research in Second Life(R) on October 16, 2008 in Copenhagen at Internet Research 9.0 (http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=About_IR9.0 ) Paper Deadline June 15th. Second Life is a 3d virtual environment created by Linden Lab (R) which has captured the attention of researchers and teachers from around the world from a variety of disciplines. This workshop aims to improve the understanding of Second Life as a Learning and Research environment. It will bring 35 researchers together to collaborate, discuss and workshop diverse topics related to research and learning in Second Life. We will pursue a full-day schedule in which participants will discuss their work and interests on four different topics: learning in Second Life, integrated learning, the contributions of research to the community and ethical research methods. How can we better enable learning in this sphere? How can we better enable research? Our honored keynote will be Pathfinder Linden Researchers are requested to submit papers and short biography to slworkshop08(a)gmail.com , which will be selected and distributed amongst participants before the workshop. First invitations will be offered to those who provide full papers for consideration. These papers have two purposes: first is to provide a common platform for understanding our research and teaching and second submitted papers may be considered for publication in an edited volume being produced in relation to the workshop, or possibly in peer reviewed publication derived from the workshop (these are currently under discussion). Subsequent invitations will be made based upon research/teaching statement and biography with priority given to people submitting full papers. If you are interested in participating, please send an email containing your information to slworkshop08(a)gmail.com. Decisions will be made by August 1st, barring incident. There is a limit of 35 participants at the physical meeting; the event will be simulcast into Second Life which will be organized by Jason Nolan. We welcome professionals, faculty and graduate students to participate. This workshop is sponsored by Linden Lab, creators of Second Life, and is organized by Jeremy Hunsinger, Rochelle Mazar, Aleks Krotoski and Jason Nolan. Lunch, coffee breaks and the room is included in participation. (And you'll probably get a t-shirt!) *We are also seeking additional sponsors, please contact jhuns(a)vt.edu if you would like to sponsor this workshop. _______________________________________________ Slrl mailing list Slrl(a)list.academ-x.com http://list.academ-x.com/listinfo.cgi/slrl-academ-x.com

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New Book: _Elgg Social Networking_
by Gerry Mckiernan 14 May '08

14 May '08

Colleagues/ A Most Intriguing New Book On ELGG, The Open-Source Social Web application. /Gerry _Elgg Social Networking_ Elgg is an open-source social web application licensed under GPL version 2, and runs on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) or WAMP (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP) platform. It offers a networking platform combining elements of blogging, e-portfolios, news feed aggregation, file sharing, and social networking. Elgg has its own plug-in architecture, and can use plug-ins to provide a calendar and a wiki. It supports a number of open standards including RSS, LDAP for authentication, FOAF, and XML-RPC for integration with most third-party blogging clients. It can be integrated with MediaWiki, Moodle, Drupal, and WebCT [snip] While anybody can use Elgg to create their social network, it is especially useful in education as it has many features making it suitable for e-learning, including groups, communities, and blogs that can be used for online classes where students can communicate in a new way with each other and with students around the world-in a managed, protected environment, creating what its authors term a "personal learning landscape". This book also covers using Elgg in teaching/learning. Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Social Networks and Elgg Chapter 2: A Tour around Elgg Chapter 3: Users, Profiles, and Connections Chapter 4: Blogging and Resources Chapter 5: Communities and Files Chapter 6: Customizing Elgg Chapter 7: Elgg Plug-Ins Appendix A: Installing Elgg Appendix B: Elgg Case Study Index {MORE} For Links to the Detailed TOC and More, Please Visit [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/05/elgg-social-networking.html ] 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 Virtual Worlds Research Listserv
by Mark Bell 14 May '08

14 May '08

Folks, Sorry for cross postings. A new Virtual Worlds Research List has been created. This listserv is intended to serve as a forum for discussion and collaboration on the topic of virtual worlds research, and is sponsored by the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research - http://jvwr.org. The subscription link is here: https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/vw-research A handy RSS link is here: https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/rss/latest_arc/vw-research?count=20&for=10 Please excuse the test posts. =) If you join take a moment and introduce yourself. Thanks, M -- Mark Bell PhD student in Indiana University's Telecommunications program SL: Typewriter Tackleberry http://www.indiana.edu/~telecom/ http://swi.indiana.edu/ http://www.storygeek.com "Communications tools don't get socially interesting until they get technologically boring." - Clay Shirky

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