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Re: [Air-l] Internet Research Book Reccommendations Needed
by Professor Amanda Spink 27 Feb '07

27 Feb '07

Our book covers doing Web search research - Spink, A., & Jansen, B. J. (2004). Web Search: Public Searching of the Web. Dordrecht: Springer. Cheers, Amanda *************************************** Amanda Spink Research Capacity Building Professor of Information Technology School of Information Systems Faculty of Information Technology Queensland University of Technology Gardens Point Campus 2 George St, GPO Box 2434 Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia http://www.fit.qut.edu.au Tel: 61-7-3864-9583 Fax: 61-7-3864-2703 Email: ah.spink(a)qut.edu.au Homepage: http://sky.fit.qut.edu.au/~spinkah/ ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:12:07 -0800 (PST) >From: Jess Porter <vzetzy55(a)verizon.net> >Subject: [Air-l] Internet Research Book Reccommendations Needed >To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > >Hello: > >Can someone recommend 2 or 3 good books on doing Internet Research. I checked tonight and found books with 1999, and 1998 copyrights. I want the most recent copyrights possible, 2005, 2006, 2007. The technology has to match the research techniques, and Windows 95, Google and Yahoo in 1999 are outdated. Also, the $20.00 books are no good. A good computer book usually sets you back $50-80.00. > >I have to say, I am not a research scholar, like the rest of you, but I read alot of these messages, and it is fascinating. > >You can find out all about me at: > >http://www.ecademy.com >In the top right corner search for Jess Porter > >Thanks and Regards, > >Jess > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >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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Internet Research Book Reccommendations Needed
by Jess Porter 27 Feb '07

27 Feb '07

Hello: Can someone recommend 2 or 3 good books on doing Internet Research. I checked tonight and found books with 1999, and 1998 copyrights. I want the most recent copyrights possible, 2005, 2006, 2007. The technology has to match the research techniques, and Windows 95, Google and Yahoo in 1999 are outdated. Also, the $20.00 books are no good. A good computer book usually sets you back $50-80.00. I have to say, I am not a research scholar, like the rest of you, but I read alot of these messages, and it is fascinating. You can find out all about me at: http://www.ecademy.com In the top right corner search for Jess Porter Thanks and Regards, Jess

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CFP Digital Divide Minitrack - HICSS 41
by Karine Barzilai-Nahon 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

Sorry for cross-posting CFP HICSS-41 2008 DIGITAL DIVIDE Mini-track January 7-10, 2008 Mini-Track Chairs: Karine Barzilai-Nahon <http://www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb> - University of Washington - karineb(a)u.washington.edu - [Primary Contact] Narcyz Roztocki <http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~roztockn/> - State University of New York at New Paltz - roztockn(a)newpaltz.edu Additional details on this track may be found on: http://projects.ischool.washington.edu/karineb/html/events/dd.html Mini-track Description: The mini-track calls for papers that study the digital divide in different levels, methods and perspectives. Possible investigations of the digital divide may focus on international, national, local, sector, communal, and individual level. Both empirical and theoretical papers are invited. Potential contributions include, but are not limited to the following: Conceptualization and theory of digital divide, digital spectrum and eInclusion Socio-demographic factors- gender, age, education, income, ethnic diversity, race diversity, language diversity, religiosity Social and governmental support - for example the use of supportive initiatives, policy and applications to bridge the gap, or how society and community impact eInclusion Access and technology - infrastructure factors Affordability Use - skills, frequency and time, locus, autonomy of use, what do users do online and for what purpose Accessibility focusing mainly in populations with special needs Measurements index - e-readiness, DiDix and more Comparative analysis of policy Comparative cross-country or cross-region research Country or region specific case studies Important Dates: June 15, 2007: Authors submit full papers to the Peer Review System August 15, 2007: Acceptance/Rejection notices are sent to Authors via the Peer Review System. September 15, 2007: Authors submit Final Version of papers This minitrack is part of the Digital Media track. For more information about HICSS - http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/

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PICTURES OF BOOKS MADE WITH PAPYRUS PLANTS, CODEX AND VELLUMU
by olalekan olagunju 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

Fellow Researchers Good day to you all, I am currently facilitating on Book Review on Radio [Eko 89.75 F.M.] here in Nigeria. I need help regarding sources of pictures of books made with papyrus plants, codex and vellum. Olalekan Olagunju Lagos State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Department Alausa, Ikeja. --------------------------------- We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list.

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Special issue of Cybermetrics
by Isidro F. Aguillo 26 Feb '07

26 Feb '07

Cybermetrics, the electronic journal devoted to the quantitative analysis of the scientific and scholarly communication in the Internet has published a special issue titled devoted to: “What does the Web represent? From virtual ethnography to web indicators” edited by Andrea Scharnhorst, Peter van den Besselaar and Paul Wouters: Vol. 10 (2006): Issue 1 http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/vol10iss1.html What does the Web represent? From virtual ethnography to web indicators Andrea Scharnhorst, Peter van den Besselaar, Paul Wouters http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1p0.html Analyzing hyperlinks networks: The meaning of hyperlink based indicators of knowledge production Gaston Heimeriks & Peter Van den Besselaar http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1p1.html Studying the Scholarly web: How disciplinary culture shapes online representations Jenny Fry http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1p2.html Operationalising “Websites”: lexically, semantically or topologically? Viv Cothey, Isidro Aguillo, Natalia Arroyo http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1p3.html Linking shallow, linking deep. How scientific intermediaries use the Web for their network of collaborators Eleftheria Vasileiadou, Peter van den Besselaar http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1p4.html Textured Connectivity: an ethnographic approach to understanding the timescape of hyperlinks Anne Beaulieu, Elena Simakova http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1p5.html Web indicators - a new generation of S&T indicators? Andrea Scharnhorst, Paul Wouters http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1p6.html What do hyperlinks mean: the value of hyperlink-networks as indicators of knowledge production Viv Cothey http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1c1.html Discussion to the article by Jenny Fry Eleftheria Vasileiadou http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1c2.html Discussion of “Operationalising “Websites”: lexically, semantically or topologically?” Gaston Heimeriks http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1c3.html Discussion to the article by Eleftheria Vasileiadou & Peter van den Besselaar Anne Beaulieu http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1c4.html Discussion to the article by Anne Beaulieu & Elena Simakova Jenny Fry http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1c5.html Hybrid spaces - some comments on the article by Andrea Scharnhorst and Paul Wouters Peter van den Besselaar http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v10i1c6.html -- *************************************** Isidro F. Aguillo isidro(a)cindoc.csic.es Ph:(+34) 91-5635482 ext. 313 Cybermetrics Lab CINDOC-CSIC Joaquin Costa, 22 28002 Madrid. SPAIN http://www.webometrics.info http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics http://internetlab.cindoc.csic.es ****************************************

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Fwd: An Academic Tool of Possible Interest
by Samita Nandy 25 Feb '07

25 Feb '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Semenov Alexander <semenoffalex(a)googlemail.com> Date: Feb 24, 2007 7:48 AM Subject: Re: An Academic Tool of Possible Interest To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Cc: jeremy.depauw(a)gmail.com, thomas.nicolai(a)unisg.ch, samitanandy(a)gmail.com, intellagirl(a)gmail.com, typewritermark(a)gmail.com There is another one useful on-line service for scientific bibliographies - CiteULike (http://www.citeulike.org/) Roughly I can name the following advantages of this service: 1. It doesn't depend on browser, as it's on-line service, not application. 2. It allows to share your bibliography on-line. 3. It fully "recognizes" reference format of several important on-line libraries (Science, Jstor, Scopus, etc.) 4. Exports your bibliography to BibTeX/Endnote formats. 5. Has "watchlists". Alexander Semenov.

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Barriers to participation?
by Angelina Karpovich 25 Feb '07

25 Feb '07

Could anyone recommend any sources (particularly qualitative) exploring individual barriers to online participation? I'm aware of Honnecke and Preece's work on lurkers, but I wonder if other kinds of barriers to participation have also been identified. Thanks, Angelina. Angelina Karpovich Lecturer in Multimedia School of Engineering & Design Brunel University Uxbridge Middlesex UB8 3PH UK

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[Fwd: Call for papers: “Stewarding Technologies for Collaboration, Community Building & Knowledge Sharing in Development”]
by M.J. Menou 25 Feb '07

25 Feb '07

Apologies for cross posting -------- Message original -------- Call for Papers KM4Dev Journal Vol. 3, Issue 1, June 2007 “Stewarding Technologies for Collaboration, Community Building & Knowledge Sharing in Development” The ‘Knowledge Management for Development Journal’ (KM4D Journal) is an open access, peer-reviewed, community-based journal on knowledge management in development – for and by development practitioners and researchers. The journal is closely related to the KM4dev community of practice, and can be read and downloaded at: www.km4dev.org/journal Vol. 3, Issue 1, to be published in June 2007, will focus on innovative practices and uses of ‘technologies for knowledge sharing’. This focus comes on the wave of new web based tools and processes supporting knowledge sharing, knowledge management and organizational learning that have emerged. Sometimes called "Web 2.0" technologies, these tools allow people to collaborate over time and distance in both new ways and in new networked forms. It builds on previous issues on the importance of networks, working across boundaries and even sustainability. Guest editors are comprised of Nancy White, Beth Kanter, Beverly Trayner, Partha Sarker and Brenda Zulu, in combination with Chief Editor, Lucie Lamoureux. Rationale International development has always had to work across time and distance. With the increased access to internet connected computers and the development of a wider range of web based collaboration technologies, sometimes called "social software," a new practice is emerging of stewarding technology for knowledge sharing, knowledge management, collaboration and learning. By stewarding, we mean paying attention not just to the technology, but how it usefully applied by groups. Groups from within, across and between organizations can now work together every day without being in the same location. Collaborative networks which were never possible due to geographic limitations are now sharing knowledge, collecting data and doing team work. The emergence and application of tools such as blogs, wikis, tagging, social search, web based content and learning management systems, pod and vodcasting intersect with various forms of collaboration such as distributed communities of practice, networks, and online communities. Attention to the useful stewarding of technology is particularly important. The market changes rapidly. The accessibilty of the tools means many people are experimenting in diverse way. We are learning new processes and practices of technology in use and understanding the implications of technology on group dynamics. Sharing stories and knowledge in terms of how this technology is being stewarded is a critical piece of increasing both access to successful practices and increased success in collaboration. In this issue we hope to "shine a light" on technology stewardship for knowledge sharing and collaboration in development. This issue: It is easy to focus on the technologies. They hype around "Web 2.0" and the crowded market of technology providers can make it easy to be both distracted and overwhelmed by the tools. But technologies alone don't create change or achieve goals. It is the people and practices using the tools that matter. This issue of the KM4Dev Journal will address the question of how how the international development community is identifying distributed collaboration opportunities, picking and configuring technology and developing practices to support the collaboration. The emphasis will be not just on the technology itself, but the processes of using technology to collaborate. What have we learned about what works, what doesn't work and what is just another distraction? The issue will include papers from technology stewards and online knowledge sharing practitioners in the South and North. Of particular interest are recent experiences with both the the processes of supporting distributed collaboration and knowledge sharing, and the use of web based tools in that collaboration. We invite technology stewards and online knowledge sharing practitioners, NGOs, resource centres, research institutes, think tanks, bilateral and multilateral development agencies and other organizations working in the context of development cooperation to propose papers covering topics such as: * Main challenges for distributed knowledge sharing and collaboration * Preconditions, entry points and strategies for using web based technologies for collaboration and KS * Experience gained in supporting adoption of distributed tools and processes for collaboration and KS (case studies featuring Dgroups experiences are especially welcome) * Specific approaches adopting web based collaboration technologies * Effective capacity building practices ensuring the long-term viability of distributed collaboration and KS * Considerations on how to balance web based collaboration and KS with more traditional F2F approaches, including issues of inclusion or exclusion with both approaches * Specific issues of development cooperation to be considered in capacity building for distributed collaboration and KS such as internet access, cost of technology infrastructure, intercultural communication, impact of technology on power, gender, or learning modalities * Reflections on capacity building for South-South distributed collaboration and KS * Future agenda for the stewarding of technology for collaboration and KS About the team of guest editors Nancy White is an independent consultant from the United States and a KM4D Journal Editorial Board Member. Beth Kanter is an independent consultant from the United States. Bev Trayner is an independent consultant from Portugal. Partha Sarker is a Researcher with Telecentre.org (Canada) and Co- founder of Bytes for All (India). Brenda Zulu is a Zambian freelance journalist and OneWorld Africa (OWA) volunteer editor. Proposed deadlines Submission deadline for the title and abstract 28 February 2007 Acceptance of paper proposal 15 March 2007 Submission of paper 15 April 2007 Peer-review completed 15 May 2007 Author revision completed and final version of paper submitted 31 May 2007 (e)-publication date 15 June 2007 If you would like to submit a paper, or be actively involved in this initiative in any other ways, please send your abstract (minimum one paragraph – maximum one page) or your message by email to km4dj- editors(a)dgroups.org

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Call for papers: Stewarding Technologies for Collaboration, Community Building & Knowledge Sharing in Development
by Beverly Trayner 25 Feb '07

25 Feb '07

This could be of interest to some members of Air-l: Call for Papers KM4Dev Journal Vol. 3, Issue 1, June 2007 “Stewarding Technologies for Collaboration, Community Building & Knowledge Sharing in Development” The ‘Knowledge Management for Development Journal’ (KM4D Journal) is an open access, peer-reviewed, community-based journal on knowledge management in development – for and by development practitioners and researchers. The journal is closely related to the KM4dev community of practice, and can be read and downloaded at: www.km4dev.org/journal Vol. 3, Issue 1, to be published in June 2007, will focus on innovative practices and uses of ‘technologies for knowledge sharing’. This focus comes on the wave of new web based tools and processes supporting knowledge sharing, knowledge management and organizational learning that have emerged. Sometimes called "Web 2.0" technologies, these tools allow people to collaborate over time and distance in both new ways and in new networked forms. It builds on previous issues on the importance of networks, working across boundaries and even sustainability. Guest editors are comprised of Nancy White, Beth Kanter, Beverly Trayner, Partha Sarker and Brenda Zulu, in combination with Chief Editor, Lucie Lamoureux. Rationale International development has always had to work across time and distance. With the increased access to internet connected computers and the development of a wider range of web based collaboration technologies, sometimes called "social software," a new practice is emerging of stewarding technology for knowledge sharing, knowledge management, collaboration and learning. By stewarding, we mean paying attention not just to the technology, but how it usefully applied by groups. Groups from within, across and between organizations can now work together every day without being in the same location. Collaborative networks which were never possible due to geographic limitations are now sharing knowledge, collecting data and doing team work. The emergence and application of tools such as blogs, wikis, tagging, social search, web based content and learning management systems, pod and vodcasting intersect with various forms of collaboration such as distributed communities of practice, networks, and online communities. Attention to the useful stewarding of technology is particularly important. The market changes rapidly. The accessibilty of the tools means many people are experimenting in diverse way. We are learning new processes and practices of technology in use and understanding the implications of technology on group dynamics. Sharing stories and knowledge in terms of how this technology is being stewarded is a critical piece of increasing both access to successful practices and increased success in collaboration. In this issue we hope to "shine a light" on technology stewardship for knowledge sharing and collaboration in development. This issue It is easy to focus on the technologies. They hype around "Web 2.0" and the crowded market of technology providers can make it easy to be both distracted and overwhelmed by the tools. But technologies alone don't create change or achieve goals. It is the people and practices using the tools that matter. This issue of the KM4Dev Journal will address the question of how how the international development community is identifying distributed collaboration opportunities, picking and configuring technology and developing practices to support the collaboration. The emphasis will be not just on the technology itself, but the processes of using technology to collaborate. What have we learned about what works, what doesn't work and what is just another distraction? The issue will include papers from technology stewards and online knowledge sharing practitioners in the South and North. Of particular interest are recent experiences with both the the processes of supporting distributed collaboration and knowledge sharing, and the use of web based tools in that collaboration. We invite technology stewards and online knowledge sharing practitioners, NGOs, resource centres, research institutes, think tanks, bilateral and multilateral development agencies and other organizations working in the context of development cooperation to propose papers covering topics such as: * Main challenges for distributed knowledge sharing and collaboration * Preconditions, entry points and strategies for using web based technologies for collaboration and KS * Experience gained in supporting adoption of distributed tools and processes for collaboration and KS (case studies featuring Dgroups experiences are especially welcome) * Specific approaches adopting web based collaboration technologies * Effective capacity building practices ensuring the long-term viability of distributed collaboration and KS * Considerations on how to balance web based collaboration and KS with more traditional F2F approaches, including issues of inclusion or exclusion with both approaches * Specific issues of development cooperation to be considered in capacity building for distributed collaboration and KS such as internet access, cost of technology infrastructure, intercultural communication, impact of technology on power, gender, or learning modalities * Reflections on capacity building for South-South distributed collaboration and KS * Future agenda for the stewarding of technology for collaboration and KS About the team of guest editors Nancy White is an independent consultant from the United States and a KM4D Journal Editorial Board Member. Beth Kanter is an independent consultant from the United States. Bev Trayner is an independent consultant from Portugal. Partha Sarker is a Researcher with Telecentre.org (Canada) and Co- founder of Bytes for All (India). Brenda Zulu is a Zambian freelance journalist and OneWorld Africa (OWA) volunteer editor. Proposed deadlines Submission deadline for the title and abstract 28 February 2007 Acceptance of paper proposal 15 March 2007 Submission of paper 15 April 2007 Peer-review completed 15 May 2007 Author revision completed and final version of paper submitted 31 May 2007 (e)-publication date 15 June 2007 If you would like to submit a paper, or be actively involved in this initiative in any other ways, please send your abstract (minimum one paragraph – maximum one page) or your message by email to km4dj- editors(a)dgroups.org

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Re: [Air-l] New book: HANDBOOK OF E-LEARNING RESEARCH
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 24 Feb '07

24 Feb '07

---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:48:18 -0800 (PST) >From: Philip Wazdatskey <wazdatskey(a)sbcglobal.net> >Subject: Re: [Air-l] New book: HANDBOOK OF E-LEARNING RESEARCH >To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > >What a wonderful book. Thank you :) >I am about to submit a proposal for my dissertation on a related subject. I wish I could see an advanced copy of this book so that I do not write on a subject already taken. I would love a copy of university addresses to provide a follow up survey for my dissertation. Any leads , so that I do not re-invent the wheel so to speak, would be greatly appreciated. I'm not sure what the publisher's attitude would be to advance copies -- but (offlist) I can connect you with the authors whose work and chapters you might be interested in. The book will be out in August, which is not too long anyway. While not cheap, it should not be outrageously expensive for a Handbook. (Get your library to order it now!) There's info about it now only on the Sage UK site where it is listing for GBP 85 (about $150 US maybe). /Caroline > >Caroline Haythornthwaite <haythorn(a)uiuc.edu> wrote: > Another example of unashamed self-publicity ... This should be out before the >AoIR conference. /Caroline > > >-------------------------------- >HANDBOOK OF E-LEARNING RESEARCH >Sage, forthcoming August 2007 > >Edited by > >Richard Andrews, University of York, UK >and >Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. > >For chapter abstracts, see: >http://classweb.lis.uiuc.edu/~haythorn/books/toc_handbook.html > > >Table Of Contents > >Richard Andrews and Caroline Haythornthwaite >- - Introduction to e-learning research > >CONTEXTS FOR RESEARCHING E-LEARNING >Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Murray Turoff and Linda Harasim >- - Development and philosophy of the field of asynchronous learning networks >Gail E. Hawisher and Cynthia L. Selfe >- - On computers and writing >Caroline Haythornthwaite >- - Digital divide and e-learning >Angela McFarlane >- - Learning and the world of games and play >Christopher Hoadley >- - Learning sciences theories and methods for e-learning researchers > >THEORY >Melody M. Thompson >- - From distance education to e-learning >Terry Locke >- - E-learning and the reshaping of rhetorical space >Andrew Whitworth >- - Researching the cognitive cultures of e-learning >Mike Sharples, Josie Taylor and Giasemi Vavoula >- - A theory of learning for the mobile age >Naomi Miyake >- - Computer supported collaborative learning > >POLICY >Virgil E. Varvel, Rae-Anne Montague & Leigh S. Estabrook >- - Policy and e-learning >Gráinne Conole >- - An international comparison of the relationship between policy and practice >in e-learning >Michelle M. Kazmer >- - Community-embedded learning >Konrad Morgan and Madeleine Morgan >- - The challenges of gender, age and personality in e-learning > >LANGUAGE AND LITERACY >Janina Brutt-Griffler >- - Bilingualism and e-learning >Carol A. Chapelle >- - Second language learning and online communication >Illana Snyder >- - Literacy, learning and technology studies >Zhao Yuan >- - Problems of researching e-learning >- - the case of computer-assisted language learning > >DESIGN ISSUES > >Bronwyn Stuckey & Sasha Barab >- - New conceptions for community design >Wynne Harlen and Susan J. Doubler >- - Researching the impact of online professional development for teachers >Ellen Roberts & Jane Rostron >- - Exploring e-learning community in a global postgraduate programme >Andrew Burn >- - The place of digital video in the curriculum > > >---------------------------------------- >Caroline Haythornthwaite >Associate Professor >Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign >501 East Daniel St., Champaign IL 61820 > > >_______________________________________________ >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/ > >_______________________________________________ >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/ ---------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel St., Champaign IL 61820

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