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Re: [Air-l] Response to discussion on Wikis
by Martin G. Smith 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

Hello Kevin and All Your observation/reference is timely and appropriate as I have started to have just these discussions with some folks who do not think IT matters. Professor Rosenzweig’s treatise is most apt indeed and in this age of the ‘Bite’ of information, although admitted I sometimes refer to it as ‘Bight’, I would suggest the following applies to those of us who care: ‘Why Should We Care? Implications for Historians – One reason professional historians need to pay attention to Wikipedia is because our students do.’ Reference – http://chnm.gmu.edu/resources/essays/d/42.#f52 Regards Martin G. Smith - Proprietor/Coordinator RedSeven Services http://www.redseven.ca ABOTA*-ONAMISSION [*A Bridge Over The Abyss] Each day, as we walk the byways and flash along the Highway of Light: There are those who are left standing, as the march to flight goes by. Some to stop and wonder at the enormous potential at what has been created: But others who are left, standing in a rut at the side of the road, a rut too soon to become an abyss. So Then? What to do? Have said before, too many times to count, yet shall say again, as often as need be, until there is clarity in the air: The time has come to put a fence at the top of the cliff, instead of a net at the bottom: Thus giving a chance to build a bridge over the abyss. http://abota.blogsource.com

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Re: [Air-l] wikipedia research?
by Gilad Ravid 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

Rafaeli, Sheizaf., Hayat, Tsahi & Ariel, Yaron. (2005). "Wikipedia Community: Users' Motivations and Knowledge Building". Presented at Cyberculture 3rd Global Conference. August 2005 Prague, Czech Republic Rafaeli, Sheizaf., Hayat, Tsahi & Ariel, Yaron. (2005). "Wikipedians' sense of community, motivations, and knowledge building: a cross-cultural study" Proceedings of Wikimania 2005 - The First International Wikimedia Conference. August 2005 Frankfurt, Germany Not really a wikipedia research, but very relevant. Rafaeli, S., Raban, R.D., & Ravid, G., (2005). Social and Economic Incentives in Google Answers. ACM Group 2005 conference, Sanibel Island, Florida, November 2005. http://jellis.net/research/group2005/papers/RafaeliRabanRavidGoogleAnswersG… Gilad ------------------------------------------------------ Gilad Ravid, Ph.D. USC Annenberg Center for Communication- Office: 213-743-2303 Mobile: 213-239-4251 http://www.ravid.org/gilad/ -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of danah boyd Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 11:37 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] wikipedia research? Aaron Swartz is looking into what constitutes "the community" on Wikipedia through content analysis (challenging the fact that only 500 people edit the majority of Wikipedia). Andrea Forte (Georgia Tech) is doing a qualitative study of Wikipedia culture. Fernanda Viegas & Martin Wattenberg (IBM) have been building visualizations of Wikipedia's editing patterns. These are the key people that i know looking into Wikipedia from different angles. Andrea's probably your best bet for looking at motivation. That said, some very interesting bits are coming out of Aaron's work... namely that the kinds of edits made by anonymous folks are very different (and often content more detailed content) than those made from people with accounts who are frequent editors. (Jimmy - do you know of other studies going on?) danah On Oct 7, 2006, at 2:23 PM, Barry Wellman wrote: > Having had several experiences with Wikipedia entries and edits > this week, > I am curious if anyone is doing research on: > > the social structure and reward structure of Wikipedists -- item > enterers, > editing others, administrators, etc. (I don't know the structure well > enough to know the nomenclature). > > 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 > _____________________________________________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ - - - - - - - - - - d a n a h ( d o t ) o r g - - - - - - - - - - "taken out of context i must seem so strange" musings :: http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts _______________________________________________ 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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cfp: new network theory (amsterdam, june 28-30, 2007)
by geert lovink 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS NEW NETWORK THEORY International Conference Location: Amsterdam Dates: 28-30 June 2007 Organized by: Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis, Institute of Network Cultures (Amsterdam Polytechnic, HvA), and Media Studies, University of Amsterdam. http://www.networkcultures.org/networktheory New Network Theory, the 2007 ASCA International Conference, organized by the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA), the Institute of Network Cultures (Amsterdam Polytechnic) and Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam, has issued its first call for papers. The conference, to be held on Thursday, 28 June to Saturday, 30 June, 2007, also includes a public program with renowned speakers. Significant dates Deadline for Submission of Paper Abstract (500 words) and Biography (100 words): 10 January 2007 Submit to: networktheory(a)networkcultures.org Acceptance Notification: 1 March 2007 Further inquiries to: Dr. Eloe Kingma, Managing Director, Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis, Oude Turfmarkt 147, Oude Turfmarkt 147, 1012 GC, Amsterdam, tel: +31 20 525 3874, asca-fgw(a)uva.nl. Conference organizers: Geert Lovink (Institute of Network Cultures/University of Amsterdam) Sabine Niederer (Institute of Network Cultures) Richard Rogers (University of Amsterdam) Jan Simons (University of Amsterdam) Locations: Pakhuis de Zwijger Media Warehouse (28 June), University of Amsterdam (29-30 June) --\\--- General Introduction: Rethinking Network Cultures The object of study has shifted from the virtual community and the space of flows to the smart mob. When the object of study changes, so may the distinctions that dominate, particularly the schism between place-based space and place-less space, both organised and given life by networks. We would like to exploit the potential of writing contemporary network theory that suits and reflects the changes to the objects of study that come to define our understandings of network culture – a post-Castellsian network theory, if you will, that takes technical media seriously. It is time to look for elements that can make up a network theory outside of post-modern cultural studies (which marvelled at the place-less place) and ethnographic social sciences (which reminded us of the ground). What network culture studies needs is a ‘language of new media,’ perhaps even signage, to speak in terms of Lev Manovich; what it currently has is a science-centered ‘unified network theory,’ to paraphrase the language of Albert-László Barabási. Whilst it may come as no surprise to critical Internet scholars, the notion that networks are not random but have underlying structures remains the key insight for network scientists. Instead of posing new questions, the work that follows from that insight often seeks to confirm that structure and its accompanying patterns, across more and more network-like objects. The question remains which specific contribution critical Internet scholars and practitioners can make to opening up network thought. Such is the purpose of the network theory conference. How must we rethink network culture with a renewed emphasis on technical media and social software? Suggested Topics: Networking and Social Life Social Software and Insider Networks Network Policy Network Governance / Organised Networks Actor-Network Theory and the Assemblage Network Knowledge Production Networks and Disengagement Media Networks The Link Locative Media and Networks Mapping Quests Other topics may be suggested. More on http://www.networkcultures.org/networktheory/ due to Air-l mailinglist restrictions on the length of posts.

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Call for Papers: "Technology and Campaigns" (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

FYI. I assume Sept 15 is a typo, but check with David Garson, the editor, to be sure. 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 _____________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:41:03 -0400 From: G. David Garson <Garson(a)social.chass.ncsu.edu> Reply-To: David_Garson(a)ncsu.edu To: Past(a)chass.utoronto.ca, Contributors/Correspondents(a)chass.utoronto.ca, for(a)chass.utoronto.ca, the(a)chass.utoronto.ca, Social(a)chass.utoronto.ca, Science(a)chass.utoronto.ca, Computer(a)chass.utoronto.ca, Review(a)chass.utoronto.ca, PSRT-L(a)H-NET.MSU.EDU, naspaa(a)lists.unomaha.edu, TEACHING-POLITICS(a)jiscmail.ac.uk Subject: Call for Papers: "Technology and Campaigns" CALL for PAPERS Social Science Computer Review *Special Issue* "Technology and Campaigns" Special Issue Editor: Costas Panagopoulos Technology will be featured in the 2006 election U.S. cycle in prominent and unprecedented ways. Campaigns will capitalize on advancements in technology to inform target and mobilize voters. This special issue will explore the impact of innovative uses of technology for electioneering purposes. It will also consider the effects of political blogs, email and text-based mobilization efforts, developments in electronic voting, survey research and database management for campaigns. This is an intriguing area of inquiry for scholars who explore the linkages between technology and elections. The issue will be a collection of high-quality scholarship from a variety of related disciplines including political science, computer science, sociology, psychology, and economics. Proposals for submissions will be due September 15, 2006. Proposals should be no longer than one page in length and include a tentative title, abstract and a brief explanation of what is new and interesting about the proposed work. Submission of the full manuscript for accepted projects will be due on March 1, 2007. Manuscripts will be double-blind reviewed, and authors will be notified about the decision by April 1, 2007. Revised manuscripts will be due by May 30, 2007. Authors are invited to review formatting and style details on the SSCORE website for direction. Please email proposals as .pdf documents to costas(a)post.harvard.edu with the following included in the subject line: SSCORE Proposal. =

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JITP Accepting Manuscripts via Online Submission System
by Stuart Shulman 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

The Journal of Information Technology & Politics (JITP) seeks high-quality manuscripts on the challenges and opportunities presented by information technology in politics and government. The primary objectives of the journal are to promote a better understanding of how evolving information technologies interact with political and governmental processes and outcomes at many levels, to encourage the development of governmental and political processes that employ IT in novel and interesting ways, and to foster the development of new information technology tools and theories that can capture, analyze, and report on these developments. http://www.jitp.net/index.php Submission Guidelines Manuscripts should have significant theoretical and empirical roots, preferably in both political science and IT, but should at least contain significant content in both areas. We are particularly interested in manuscripts in three areas: how information technology (IT) influences politics and government; how politics and government influence the development and use of IT; and how IT can be, or is being, used to advance research and teaching about politics and government, particularly in political science. JITP welcomes and strongly encourages submissions based on interdisciplinary approaches including (but not limited to) information and computer sciences, law, geography, communications, economics, and sociology. We anticipate publishing articles on e-government, as well as applications of information technology in campaigns, elections, and public sector management. Other articles will examine the political economy of IT and governance of the Internet. We also anticipate publishing articles on forms of citizen interaction with government, from web logs ("blogs") at the "net-roots" to hyperlinked transnational social movements. Finally, we are interested how technology developments are advancing political science research and instruction. http://www.jitp.net/m_mscript.php?p=2 Submission Types JITP accepts a variety of manuscripts. Please review the descriptions below and identify the submission type best suited to your intended submission. Research Paper (20-40 pages) Research papers are theoretically driven, focusing on an intersection of politics and IT and reporting substantial findings. Policy Viewpoints (10-20 pages) Policy Viewpoints explore competing perspectives in an ITP policy debate that are informed by academic research. Teaching Innovation (8-15 pages) Teaching Innovation articles explore creative uses of information technology tools to improve student learning in political science and other related fields. Tutorials and papers that evaluate the effectiveness of technology tools improving learning both are welcome. Workbench Note (8-12 pages) Workbench Notes present a brief introduction and evaluation of one or more novel ITP tools developed to gain analytical leverage over political processes, or to advance political science instruction. Review Essay (10-20 pages) An original theoretically guided essay linking three or more related recent books to an important ITP subject area. Book Reviews (3-6 pages) A review of a book, or other book-length document, such as a government or foundation report. JITP offers uses a fully electronic submission and review process and aims to provide reiews within 60 days of the original submission. You can submit manuscripts online at: http://www.criticalmath.com/prm/sm.php?org_id=12789 If you have questions or comments, please let me know. Thanks, ~Stuart Shulman -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Assistant Professor School of Information Sciences Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Director, Qualitative Data Analysis Program http://qdap.ucsur.pitt.edu University Center for Social and Urban Research University of Pittsburgh 121 University Place, Suite 600 Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412.624.3776 (v) 412.624.4810 (f) http://shulman.ucsur.pitt.edu Editor, Journal of Information Technology and Politics http://www.jitp.net

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Global Internet Governance Academic Network: Athens Symposium, 29 October
by Ralf Bendrath 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

-- please distribute as appropriate -- Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) First Annual Symposium www.intgovforum.org/IGF_Platform.php Divani Apollon Palace & Spa Hotel Athens, Greece 29 October 2006 The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) is an emerging scholarly community initiated in Spring 2006. Its four principal objectives are to: support the establishment of a global cohort of scholars specializing on Internet governance issues; promote the development of Internet governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study; advance theoretical and applied research on Internet governance, broadly defined; and facilitate informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters between scholars and Internet governance stakeholders (governments, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society). In this context, the GigaNet plans to organize symposia to be held on site prior to the annual meetings of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). This event is the first in that series. Attendance is open to all IGF participants, no separate registration is required. 9:30-9:45 Welcome and Overview Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor of International Communication Policy and Regulation, University of Aarhus; Denmark 9:45-11:15 Theorizing Internet Governance: The State of the Art Chair: Peng Hwa Ang, Dean, School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, and Director, Singapore Internet Research Center; Singapore Panelists: “The Need For Interdisciplinary Understanding” Mary Rundle, Director, Net Dialogue, and Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University and Center for Internet and Society, Stanford University; USA “Cross-national Collaboration on Internet Governance: Critical Success Factors for Cross-Disciplinary and Cross-Cultural Studies” Nanette S. Levinson, Associate Professor of International Relations, American University; Washington DC, USA “The Role of the State in Heterogeneous Governance Arrangements” Jeanette Hoffman, Research Fellow, Social Science Research Center, and Partner, the Internet Governance Project; Berlin, Germany “An Economic Rationale for Internet Regulation” Filomena Chirico, Post-doc Researcher, Tilburg Center for Law and Economics, Tilburg University; The Netherlands “Hybrid Regimes, Power, and Legitimacy in Global Governance: Insights from Internet Privacy Regulation” Ralf Bendrath, Research Fellow, University of Bremen; Germany Focus: In recent years, scholars have begun to analyze Internet governance issues using the theoretical tools of their respective academic disciplines. While issues surrounding ICANN have attracted particular attention, there also has been significant work done on the international governance of digital international trade and intellectual property, privacy, security, speech, and other topics. Such research often has been rather specialized and geared toward the distinct audiences interested in each issue-area, which limited intellectual cross-fertilization. These topics are related, and Internet governance should be seen as a broad but coherent field of study that merits elaboration and support. Mapping the landscape of relevant theoretical perspectives is an important first step toward this end. The purpose of this panel is to consider questions such as: What aspects of Internet governance are uniquely interesting and worthy of scholarly analysis? How has Internet governance been addressed by scholars in the social sciences, humanities, law, and other disciplines, and which theoretical approaches seem to be the most promising for which issues and dynamics? Do these efforts point to the emergence of a coherent research agenda and the cumulative development of new knowledge? Are there barriers—intellectual, institutional, and other—that might have to be overcome to advance that agenda? How can Internet governance develop into an interdisciplinary scholarly field that is taken seriously by academics and also capable of providing useful inputs to the Internet Governance Forum and other policy development institutions? What lessons can be learned, if any, from other fields defined by the object of inquiry/dependent variables rather than by shared theories and independent variables, e.g., “communication studies,” “information studies,” and “women's studies”? Are there national or cultural differences in the ways scholars approach these matters, and if so how might these be reconciled? 11:15-11:30 Coffee break 11:30-13:00 “Enhanced Cooperation” and Interaction among Stakeholders in Internet Governance Chair: Milton Mueller, Professor of Information Studies, Syracuse University, and Partner, the Internet Governance Project Panelists: “A European Perspective on Enhanced Cooperation” Bernard Benhamou, Senior Lecturer for the Information Society, National Foundation of Political Science; Paris, France “‘The Sovereign Right of States:’ Why Multi-Stakeholder Policy Development is Possible and Necessary” Jeremy Malcolm, Doctoral candidate, Murdoch University; Perth, Australia “Distributed Internet Governance: A Chance or a Threat to Democracy?” Meryem Marzouki, Researcher, National Center for Scientific Research, and Computer Science Laboratory of the University Paris 6; France “The Future of Enhanced Cooperation” Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor of International Communication Policy and Regulation, University of Aarhus; Denmark Focus: In addition to creating the Internet Governance Forum, the Tunis Agenda calls for “enhanced cooperation” among governments. This language originated with the European Union's June 2005 criticism of US unilateral control of ICANN. The EU claimed that the WSIS statement constituted, “a worldwide political agreement providing for further internationalization of Internet governance, and enhanced intergovernmental cooperation to this end” and that, “Such cooperation should include the development of globally applicable principles on public policy issues associated with the coordination and management of critical Internet resources.” The purpose of this panel is to consider questions such as: What are the causes of US-EU tensions over Internet governance? What institutional form might such a “new cooperation model” for deliberations among governments take? How viable is the distinction between “day-to-day management of the Internet and “public policy?” What, more generally, is the role of national governments in Internet governance in relation to other stakeholder groups? What implications might “enhanced cooperation” have for civil society and multistakeholder participation? How might such a philosophy lead to changes in the structure or processes of ICANN? 13:00-14:30 Lunch break 14:30-16:00 The Distributed Architecture of Internet Governance Chair: William J. Drake, Director, Project on the Information Revolution and Global Governance, Graduate Institute of International Studies; Geneva, Switzerland Panelists: “The Role of International Telecommunications Arrangements in Distributed Internet Governance” Don MacLean, Independent consultant (formerly Chief of Strategic Planning and External Affairs, ITU); Ottawa, Canada “Institutional Factors Impacting Participation in Distributed Internet Governance” David Souter, Visiting Professor in Communications Management (formerly Chief Executive, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization); University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom “Striking a Balance in Guiding Principles for Distributed Internet Governance” Qiheng Hu, President of the Internet Society China and Chair of the Steering Committee for the China Network and Information Center (formerly Vice President, Chinese Academy of Sciences); Beijing, China “Best Practices for Internet Standards Governance?” Laura DeNardis, Visiting Fellow, Yale Law School Information Society Project; New Haven, USA Focus: As the WSIS agreements recognized, Internet governance involves much more than ICANN or the collective management of naming and numbering. Internet governance also includes the development and application of internationally shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs in a variety of other issue-areas, e.g. technical standardization, cybercrime and network security, international interconnection, e-commerce, e-contracting, networked trade in digital goods and services, digital intellectual property, jurisdiction and choice of law, human rights, speech and social conduct, cultural and linguistic diversity, privacy and consumer protection, dispute resolution, and so on. These activities take a variety of forms and are pursued in a heterogeneous array of settings, including governmental, intergovernmental, private sector, and multistakeholder organizations and collaborations. In parallel, the international regimes and related frameworks they establish vary widely in their institutional attributes, e.g. the collective action problems addressed, functions performed, participants involved, organizational setting and decision making procedures, agreement type, strength and scope of prescriptions, compliance mechanisms, power dynamics and distributional biases, etc. But while there is now broad recognition that the architecture of Internet governance is highly distributed, there has been little systematic scholarly analysis or policy dialogue about its precise nature and implications. The purpose of this panel is to explore and clarify some of the lingering ambiguities, including questions such as: Which governance mechanisms are relatively more or less important in shaping the Internet¹s evolution and use? How well do these mechanisms cohere, and are there tensions and gaps between them? Are there crosscutting issues that merit consideration from analytical and programmatic standpoints? Are there generalizable lessons to be learned by the distinct communities of expertise involved in different issue-areas with regard to best practices and institutional design? Does the distributed architecture pose any challenges with respect to the effective participation of less powerful stakeholders and the global community¹s ability to govern in an effective and equitable manner? Looking beyond formalized collective frameworks, under what circumstances, if any, may private market power or spontaneously harmonized practices constitute forms of Internet governance? What is the current role of governance mechanisms for international telecommunications, and what might that role become in a future marked by convergence and potentially non-neutral next generation networks? 16:00-16:15 Closing of the Symposium 16:15-16:30 Coffee break 16:30-18:00 GigaNet Business Meeting -- ----------------------------------------------------- Dipl. Pol. Ralf Bendrath http://www.sfb597.uni-bremen.de/homepages/bendrath/ http://bendrath.blogspot.com

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Search for an expert in online media at Indiana University
by ogan 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

Indiana University’s School of Journalism on the Bloomington campus seeks applications for multiple positions, with areas of emphasis in broadcast journalism, online media, visual communication, public relations and strategic communications, or news-editorial. The school will consider applicants for all levels of appointment, including tenured (based upon successful review by the school and the university) and tenure track. Because Indiana is a research university, faculty members in a tenure- track position should have the credentials (normally a terminal degree) to conduct significant and interesting research or creative activity in journalism and mass communication. Applicants also should have current and significant professional and/or teaching experience (usually three or more years) in their field of expertise and should be committed to teaching and service. Rank and salary for each position will depend on academic and professional qualifications and experience. The positions begin in January 2007 and in August 2007. The School of Journalism offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism as well as a Ph.D. in mass communication. At this large, state university in the hills of southern Indiana, the School is a relatively small and respected unit with 20 full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty members and a growing enrollment of about 600 undergraduates and 75 graduate students. The faculty consists of a seasoned group of educators with a wide range of professional backgrounds and research interests. The university and school are noted for their research programs and are equipped with state-of-the art resources for instruction and research. For more information, see the school’s website at http://www.journalism.indiana.edu. Applicants should send a letter of application, resume and names of three references to: Professor Jon Dilts Search Committee Chair School of Journalism Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405-7108 The search committee will start reviewing applications as they arrive; however, all applications received by November 1 will be given full consideration for a position. Indiana University is an Equal Employment Affirmative Action Employer and is strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The University actively encourages applications and nominations of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities and encourages applications from candidates with diverse cultural backgrounds.

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wikipedia research?
by Barry Wellman 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

Having had several experiences with Wikipedia entries and edits this week, I am curious if anyone is doing research on: the social structure and reward structure of Wikipedists -- item enterers, editing others, administrators, etc. (I don't know the structure well enough to know the nomenclature). 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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Webology: Volume 3, Number 3, September, 2006
by Alireza Noruzi 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

Dear All, apologies for cross-posting. We are pleased to inform you that Vol. 3, No. 3 of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS journal, is published and is available ONLINE now. This issue contains ------------------ Editorial - Webotherapy and Beyond --- Alireza Noruzi --- http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n3/editorial9.html ----------------------------------------- Articles - On Ontology Alignment Experiments --- Hassan Abolhassani, Babak Bagheri Hariri, & Seyed H. Haeri --- http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n3/a28.html - Information Professional: Knowledge and Skills Development for Serving Marginalized and Rural Communities --- Greg Chester & A. Neelameghan --- http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n3/a29.html ----------------------------------------- Book Reviews - The Turn: Integration of Information Seeking and Retrieval in Context / -- Peter Ingwersen & Kalervo Jarvelin --- Yazdan Mansourian --- http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n3/bookreview4.html - Metadata and Its Impact on Libraries / -- Sheila S. Intner, Susan I. Lazinger & Jean Weihs --- Panayiota Polydoratou --- http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n3/bookreview5.html ----------------------------------------- Call for Papers: -- Sociology of the Web, Vol. 3, No. 4 -- Guest Editor: Dr. William Bostock, University of Tasmania, Australia -- http://www.webology.ir/callforpapers.html ========================================= Best Regards, A. Noruzi Dep. of Information Science University of Paul Cezanne France

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ict timeline
by Barry Wellman 10 Oct '06

10 Oct '06

Dear Jeremy DePauw (and others), You might find my personal HCI Timeline interesting -- and maybe even useful, being I was born in 1942 and first started using computers in 1964. It's on my website, and also on Bruce Damer's Digibarn site, with an excerpt in the Encyclopedia of HCI (Berkshire Reference Works, a coupla years ago.) 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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