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disregard 4s inquiry
by T.L. Taylor 29 Oct '06

29 Oct '06

Heh, well it turns out the 4S folks reserved projectors for anyone in a session labeled as "new media" so go figure - three cheers for having that label on our panel ;) Thanks anyway! TL -- _____________________________________________ Please make sure to use <mailto:tltaylor@itu.dk>tltaylor(a)itu.dk (not my GMail account) for correspondence.

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query for 4s attendees
by T.L. Taylor 29 Oct '06

29 Oct '06

Hi folks. For those of you attending the 4S - has anyone come up with a solution to their not providing any laptop projectors? <boggle> We (our panel) have been trying to dig up ones to bring but with no luck. I don't suppose any of you is bringing one that we might borrow? Our panel is on Friday from 1:30-3:15. Thanks in advance if anyone can help! TL, apparently more on the ppt darkside than she realized! -- _____________________________________________ Please make sure to use <mailto:tltaylor@itu.dk>tltaylor(a)itu.dk (not my GMail account) for correspondence.

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research online using ...
by Charles Ess 29 Oct '06

29 Oct '06

Dear AoIR-ists, At CATaC'06, Patrizia Schettino presented the work of her and her colleagues Lorenzo Cantoni, Francesca Fanni, Isabella Rega, and Stefano Tardini ("Localization of Blended Courses in Salvador de Bahia" - in F. Sudweeks, H. Hrachovec, C. Ess (eds.), Fifth international conference on cultural attitudes towards technology and communication 2006. Perth: Murdoch University, p. 202-216.) Ms. Schettino and colleagues describe here the work of Valentina Johanna Baumgartner: 2003. Diploma Thesis: A Practical Set of Cultural Dimensions for Global User-interface Analysis and Design. University of Vienna. I find the description of Ms. Baumgartner's work fascinating - she developed a matrix of 29 culturally-related dimensions by conjoining Hall, Hofstede, and several others, and surveyed both web designers and web communication experts. Both a copy of her survey questionnaire and the diplom-arbeit (in German) can be easily retrieved from the web. (The upshot: Hall's distinction between high context and low context communication, along with "technological development" - roughly, a measure of cultural exposure to and attitudes towards technology, derived from D. A. Victor, ranging from hostile to embracing - are most important, followed by Hofstede's axis of uncertainty avoidance and Hofstede-related axes of time perception (related to long-term orientation) and authority conception (related to power distance).) My question: does anyone know of any current or planned research using this questionnaire and/or matrix of cultural dimensions? It looks very promising to me - especially as it moves us well beyond Hofstede and Hall to much more fine-grained analyses of culture online, ones that would be much better at articulating regional and local, not just national differences. But what do I know? (don't answer that, please). In all seriousness, I'd very much appreciate it if anyone has knowledge about this that they can share - either on-list or offlist. thanks in advance, and happy weekend ... - charles ess Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies <http://www.drury.edu/gp21> Drury University 900 N. Benton Ave. Voice: 417-873-7230 Springfield, MO 65802 USA FAX: 417-873-7435 Home page: http://www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html Information Ethics Fellow, 2006-07, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, UW-Milwaukee Co-chair, CATaC conferences <www.catacconference.org> Vice-President, Association of Internet Researchers <www.aoir.org> Professor II, Globalization and Applied Ethics Programmes <http://www.anvendtetikk.ntnu.no/pres/bridgingcultures.php> Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23

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Making history
by Michel J. Menou 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

I am struck by the "Primacy syndrome" that seems to affect many Internet enterprises. First research group, First academic program, First communities of some sort, First you name it ... As if being, or having been, the first or one of the first matters over such a short period, except for the analysis of the genesis and history of ideas. The latter might show by the way the dominant influence of real world structures, linguistic, academic, demographic, economical, competitive, etc. on the cyberworld. Without any intention to downplay the value and role of OCS, I'd like to mention that the virtual community Mistica -*M*ethodology and *S*ocial *I*mpact of the *I*nformation and *C*omunication *T*echnologies in *A*merica (http://funredes.org/misitica) started in February 1999 and has been quite effective in catalyzing Latin American and Caribbean views about the social impact of ICT in the region. Michel Menou > Message: 7 > Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:35:28 +0200 > From: "Josep Vives " <josep.vives(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Air-l] THIRD WORLD ONLINE CONGRESS: "OPEN KNOWLEDGE, FREE > SOCIETY": CFP UNTILL 5 NOV 06. REGISTRATION (free) 20 NOV > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Message-ID: > <ea99dcd0610271135u194e3e5fidb5f017240324790(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > (cross posting, please) > > Folks, > > The Observatory for the CyberSociety (OCS) is one of the first > Knowledge Digital Communities --Like Aoir.. ;-) -- arisen in the > Ibero-American area > dedicated to studying and analyze about the relations among the > sociocultural dimension of the cyberspace and the Information and > Communication Technologies (ICT). snip -- ===================================================================== Dr. Michel J. Menou Consultant in ICT policies and Knowledge & Information Management Adviser of Somos@Telecentros board http://www.tele-centros.org Member of the founding steering committee of Telecenters of the Americas Partnership http://www.tele-centers.net/ B.P. 15 F-49350 Les Rosiers sur Loire, France Email: micheljmenou [at] gmail.com Michel.Menou [at]wanadoo.fr Phone: +33 (0)2 41511043 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slais/research/ciber/ciberpeople/menou/ ===================================================================== -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.17/505 - Release Date: 27/10/2006

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CFP // Virtual Ethnography: Forum Qualitative Social Research (FQS)
by Adolfo Estalella 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

Hi all. Forum Qualitative Social Research (FQS, http://www.qualitative-research.net) is preparing an Special Issue on Virtual Ethnography. All the details here: http://www.qualitative-research.net/fqs/fqs-e/CfP_07-3-e.htm Important dates: - 15 february 2007: Deadline for submission of papers - 15 april 2007: Deadline for paper reviews. Information about the results of the selection process - September 2007: Publication of the FQS Special Issue: Virtual Ethnography 1. Introduction This special issue aims to gather different scientific work that deal with some of the theoretical, empirical and methodological topics currently faced by virtual ethnography. Ethnography is a fundamental methodology in social and cultural research. Ethnography allows the researcher to reconstruct the meanings and materials that shape the cultural collectives he or she analyzes. Ethnography is also a qualitative approach in social and cultural studies of the Internet and digital technologies such as mobile phones, videogames, etc. Though it has been used for more than a decade for studying Internet phenomena, there still remain many methodological difficulties when developing ethnographies on/of/through the Internet. This special FQS issue will contribute to the current debate that ethnography faces when the Internet and digital technologies are a fundamental part of its object of study and fieldwork. The main topics of interest are 1. the alteration of both the epistemology and interpretation frameworks and 2. methodological, empirical and theoretical challenges raised by the ethnographies on/of/through the Internet. Methodological, theoretical and empirical papers will be accepted. We are especially interested in studies that address the following topics: * Fieldwork construction: How do ethnographers develop their notion of "field" in ethnographies of the Internet? * How does the virtual/digital change the epistemological framework for ethnography? * What is the role of the ethnographer's experience with technologies, and how can it be managed in the research process? * How should technological artefacts (software and digital devices) be treated in virtual ethnographies? * Is it necessary to introduce the material dimension and not only the symbolic issues of technical artefacts in virtual ethnographies * How handles ethnography the observation of communicative activities supported by digital technologies? 2. Submission * Papers must be sent to Daniel Domínguez (ddominguez(a)edu.uned.es) or Adolfo Estalella (jestalellaf(a)uoc.edu) * Papers for review. Abstracts could be presented for review at least in the English language, additionally in German and Spanish, as far as available. Full papers should be presented in English, German or Spanish. * Original texts only. Papers should be original and unpublished. * Format. The electronic format allows FQS to include long papers and different options for linking data and interpretation. Please contact the editors for further information about innovative presentation formats. * Peer Review. Contributions will be reviewed directly by the editors of the special issue (open peer review); if necessary, the FQS editors will draw on external reviewers. * General publication guidelines. Before sending in your contribution, please ensure that FQS guidelines for submissions are followed, see http://www.qualitative-research.net/fqs/fqs-e/manuskript-e.htm. Please also take a look at contributions published so far in FQS, see http://www.qualitative-research.net/fqs/fqs-e/rubriken-e.htm. 3. Additional Information More information about the publishing process, see http://www.qualitative-research.net/fqs/fqs-e/publishing-e.htm. For any questions or suggestions, please feel free to send an e-mail to any of the editors: Daniel Domínguez, Anne Beaulieu, Adolfo Estalella, Edgar Gómez, Rosie Read and Bernt Schnettler. -- Adolfo Estalella (http://www.estalella.es) http://estalella.wordress.com http://somia.wordpress.com Ph D. Knowledge Society Program Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (http://www.uoc.edu) Phone: 00 34 936 735 077 Mail: jestalellaf(a)uoc.edu / adolfoestalella(a)gmail.com Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia Av. Canal Olímpic s/n, Edifici B3 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona) Spain

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CFP: Workshop on Surveillance & Inequality
by Torin Monahan 28 Oct '06

28 Oct '06

OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Workshop on Surveillance & Inequality March 16-18, 2007; Arizona State University; Tempe, Arizona, USA This workshop will bring together a multi-disciplinary and international array of scholars studying the social implications of contemporary surveillance with a particular interest in questions of the public sphere, equality, civil liberties, privacy, and fairness. Currently, questions involving the collection of personal data command the attention of policymakers and the general public, both within the U.S. and beyond. Surveillance has become a key mechanism employed in both public and private sectors to contend with the uncertainty raised by threats of terrorism and other criminal activities. Surveillance is also increasingly important with respect to issues of commerce, work, and interpersonal relations. With changes in surveillance technologies and practices, public concerns have multiplied about potential encroachments upon privacy, civil liberties, and public spaces. These tensions have not gone unnoticed by social scientists and humanities scholars studying surveillance, but thus far especially in the U.S. there have been few opportunities to bring researchers together to discuss the many social issues and inequalities surrounding new surveillance systems. We will hold a three-day workshop in March 2007, centered around issues of social justice with regard to surveillance. The objectives are * to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on contemporary surveillance issues, * to map core areas of surveillance research to locate collaborative opportunities and existing research gaps, and * to facilitate graduate student training. Given the diversity of scholarly interest in and approaches to surveillance, the workshop will be structured around discussion themes that individuals from any disciplinary background can participate in. The central organizing question will be What research projects are needed to better understand and mitigate inequalities within a surveillance society? In order to examine differential experiences of surveillance, the workshop will be organized around several thematic areas, including * privacy/trust * citizenship/governance * mobility/identity * power/control * fear/danger * equality/fairness The findings of the workshops will be disseminated by means of a special issue of the journal Surveillance & Society and possibly as an edited book. Travel stipends, food, and lodging will be provided for all participants. Participants will be chosen to provide a balanced representation of both junior and senior scholars, disciplinary training, and international perspectives. Graduate students and participants from outside the U.S. are especially encouraged to apply. Potential participants should submit: * A 500-750 word abstract that discusses how your current and/or future research fits with the proposed workshop theme of surveillance and inequality, and * A two-page curriculum vitae or resume, listing your relevant publications and experience. Deadline: December 15, 2006 Submit materials to: workshop(a)publicsurveillance.com We will select and notify participants by January 15, 2007. For more information, please contact Torin Monahan (torin.monahan(a)asu.edu) or visit http://www.publicsurveillance.com/workshop.html. This project is supported by the National Science Foundation under grant #0623122 and by the School of Justice & Social Inquiry at Arizona State University. The Workshop Committee (Torin Monahan, Gary T. Marx, Simon A. Cole, Jill A. Fisher) Torin Monahan Assistant Professor Arizona State University School of Justice & Social Inquiry torin.monahan(a)asu.edu | www.torinmonahan.com

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sharing Endnote
by Barry Wellman 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Within NetLab, with 5 PCs, we have Endnote on the server, and as long as one person is accessing at a time, it works fine under a single license. This is a bit of a kludge, but only a bit. It should work fine from a distance, if you use a remote access program like PC-Anywhere. We also ship our updated bibliography by zip file weekly to remote NetLab folks who have their own Endnote software. As for a multi-user, multi-site setup for a real network, that's beyond my ken. But we have 16K items on the biblio (no abstracts or long notes though), and it has never given us a problem. Barry Wellman _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology NetLab Director Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman for fun: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _____________________________________________________________________

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Location of the Center for Digital Futures
by Guo Liang 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

Hi Barry: See you in LA. Jeff Cole will introduce me to you. Chris: the Center for Digital Futures locates downtown LA, very beautiful view. Contacts: Telephone: (*213) 437-4433 *Email: digitalcenter(a)digitalcenter.org *Web: http://www.digitalcenter.org* If you visit the Center b4 the end of this year, pls let me know. I am now a visitng senior fellow for USC Annenberg Center. Best, Guo Liang Chinese Academy of Social Sciences WIP China partner guoliang(a)cass.org.cn

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THIRD WORLD ONLINE CONGRESS: "OPEN KNOWLEDGE, FREE SOCIETY": CFP UNTILL 5 NOV 06. REGISTRATION (free) 20 NOV
by Josep Vives 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

(cross posting, please) Folks, The Observatory for the CyberSociety (OCS) is one of the first Knowledge Digital Communities --Like Aoir.. ;-) -- arisen in the Ibero-American area dedicated to studying and analyze about the relations among the sociocultural dimension of the cyberspace and the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). In five years, our colaborative community has grown over more than 10000 members of diverse countries belonging to the academic area, to the managerial one, to the administration and the civil society. ¡¡¡This growth would not have been possible without its open, independent, collaborative, non profit and voluntary structure!!! In 20 November 2006 we will celebrate the third edition of the ONLINE Congress of the Observatory for CyberSociety (http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/comuns/index.php?llengua=en) one of the most important appointments for the academic and social reflection on the new technological society. Under the title "OPEN KNOWLEDGE, FREE SOCIETY" and with an editorial line of referent (EDITORIAL LINE/TOPICS http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/comuns/estatic.php?llengua=en&id=10) its will celebrate ONLINE from 20 Nov to 3 Dec 2006. Our past Congresses (2002; 2004) have been defined by a multidisciplinary debate about the cybersocial thematic from a critical and multiparty perspective within over more than 4000 participants, residents along 70 countries, & more than 400 papers. THE AIM OF THIS LETTER IS INVITING YOU TO PARTICIPATE: *To present a Papers/communications *To register as congressist (its free). It's needed to participate on debates, but all papers and debates are open and free on Internet. EDITORIAL LINE (IMPORTANT) http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/comuns/estatic.php?llengua=en&id=10 CALL FOR PAPERS: http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/comuns/estatic.php?llengua=en&id=19 Tracks & Working Groups where present yours Papers: http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/gts/index.php?llengua=en All FAQs about III Congress ONLINE: http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/comuns/faqs_totes.php?llengua=en Precedent And Reasons: http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/comuns/estatic.php?llengua=en&id=2 Best Regards, >From Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Josep Vives & Organizing Team of the III OCS's ONLINE Congress jvives(a)cibersociedad.net >From Berkeley, Palo Alto, California, Andreu Veà & Scientific Committee of the III OCS's ONLINE Congres ------------------------------------------------- Josep Vives Jounou jvives(a)cibersociedad.net Organizing Team congres2006(a)cibersociedad.net THIRD WORLD ONLINE CONGRESS: "OPEN KNOWLEDGE, FREE SOCIETY" www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006 LLAMADA A COMUNICACIONES ABIERTA HASTA EL 30 de OCTUBRE -------------------------------------------------

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EndNote
by catherine middleton 27 Oct '06

27 Oct '06

For those of you who do use EndNote and are interested in information systems research, there is a great web page with links to many EndNote libraries at http://www.isworld.org/endnote/index.asp. Effectively, these are subject area bibliographies, with the references already entered in EndNote. I have a similar file available for references on mobility and broadband. It's somewhat out of date, but can be accessed at http://www.broadbandresearch.ca/endnote/endnote.php. On the question of EndNote vs. RefWorks, I prefer to have my data stored locally (as EndNote does), rather than accessible only online (RefWorks). EndNote has its quirks, but generally works well on both Mac and PC. Avoid version 8 however. catherine ps - if anyone has found a good solution for sharing a single EndNote file (so that multiple people on a research team can update a single database over a network), can you please let me know how you do it?

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