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Listserv Research
by Kevin Guidry 16 Sep '06

16 Sep '06

I'm fairly new to the list and I'm trying to place the recent metadiscussion about the listserv itself and participation in context with what I know about typical and historical behavior on and characteristics of listservs and listserv participants. I am not interested in (publicly) discussing this listserv and its recent and ongoing events. What I am interesting in is expanding my own knowledge of relevant research which may inform the discussion and aid me in placing this into context. I am aware of some resources specifically related to this topic, particularly Brian Butler's 1999 dissertation "The Dynamics of Cyberspace: Examining and Modelling Online Social Structure" and the works referenced therein. However, I am having some difficulty locating additional and more recent relevant research as much of what I am finding is research performed *using* listservs but not *about* listservs. I suspect that I may not be using the correct terminology or jargon to perform a sufficiently narrow search. I also suspect that my topic may simply be too broad or undefined. Can some kind soul please point me in the right direction or towards specific resources that may be useful? I also have to wonder if my difficulty in finding more recent resources may be attributed to a dying off of listservs as they are replaced by wikis, blogs, bulletin boards, and other resources. But that does not match my experience at all. It may indeed happen over time but it seems that although younger persons are often dismissive of e-mail it many older persons, particularly in the professional worlds in which I have worked, still hold onto e-mail and thus perpetuate listservs as a viable, useful medium. Kevin Guidry Information Technology Fellow Sewanee: The University of the South

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CFP: INTERNET RESEARCH
by R.Mabry-Hubbard (UMC Student) 15 Sep '06

15 Sep '06

Call For Papers: INTERNET RESEARCH (1) The Online Social World as a living Laboratory? Call for paper or presentation proposals regarding this proposition. Does the online world sufficiently mirror the physical world such that social science, cultural studies, communications, political science, economics and related disciplines could study (or have studied) online behaviors to theorize, predict, or confirm offline, real world behaviors and outcomes. Student papers are especially welcomed. (2) Suggested Chapters for a Comprehensive Handbook of e-Research for studying online/Internet or using online tools for research? Call for paper or presentation proposals regarding this topic. Methodology and "How to ." presentations welcomed about research methods, software, and scholarly writing. Student papers are especially welcomed. April 4 - 7, 2007 North Central Sociological Association & Midwest Sociological Society Joint Meeting Chicago Downtown Marriott http://www.ncsanet.org/Jointtheme.pdf. PROPOSAL DEADLINE: October 31, 2006 Organizer: Robin Y. Mabry-Hubbard University of Missouri-Columbia 101 Gentry Hall Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: 573-268-0583 FAX: 573-884-4444 E-mail: ryh352(a)mizzou.edu ------ Robin Y. Mabry Hubbard, MBA, EdS Rural Sociology Doctoral Student - Community Informatics Email: ryh352(a)mizzou.edu My Homepage: http://www.rrchubbard.org Murphy's Law: There is never enough time to do it right; but there is always time to do it over ~ Our Future arrived Yesterday! ~ [I am not inviting any postmodernist to my party!]

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Re: [Air-l] CMC in social work
by John McNutt 15 Sep '06

15 Sep '06

Chris, This is actually a pretty broad area with an extensive literature. I would start with the 2-3 Journals that specialize in this issue--such as Journal of technology in human services and New Technology in the Human Services. Best of Luck, John McNutt -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Mestdagh Chris Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 8:54 AM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] CMC in social work Hello, I am preparing a Phd on the use of CMC (mainly e-mail and online chat) in social work practices. Does anyone have any references on this matter? Many thanks, Chris Mestdagh University of Ghent _______________________________________________ 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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Wiki Fiction
by Ellis Godard 15 Sep '06

15 Sep '06

This is probably olds (not news) to at least some of you, but there's a fairly comprehensive Wiki site devoted to the story behind the television show Lost, and to ongoing associated fiction, much (though not all) as if it were nonfiction. http://lostpedia.com/wiki/ Editing requires a login (which I didn't register for), so perhaps it's not Wiki-powered just Wiki-in-appearance, but it still made we wonder what other creative applications of Wiki might exist. -eg

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Psychological impact of telework
by 'Gail Taylor 15 Sep '06

15 Sep '06

There is a growing body of literature on this topic in the business and health sciences, as well as social sciences. Here are a few references for articles that present some interesting perspectives on related issues. These articles can be located, and accessed, using the EBSCO Academic Premier database. I primarily use this database to locate articles reporting research that has been conducted on workplace employer and employee practices. If you don't have access to this database, articles can also be located using the Google Scholar search engine. Feelin' groovy♪: appropriating time in home-based telework. Musson, Gill; Tietze, Susanne. Culture & Organization, Sep2004, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p251-264, 14p. Home-based Telework, Gender, and the Synchronization of Work and Family: Perspectives of Teleworkers and their Co-residents. By: Sullivan, Cath; Lewis, Suzan. Gender, Work & Organization, Apr2001, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p123, 23p. Situational leadership: a model for leading telecommuters. Farmer, Leigh Ann. Journal of Nursing Management, Nov2005, Vol. 13 Issue 6, p483-489, 7p. Telework and occupational health: a Quebec empirical study and regulatory implications. Montreuil, Sylvie; Lippel, Katherine. Safety Science, Jun2003, Vol. 41 Issue 4, p339, 20p. ***************************** Gail D. Taylor, M.Ed. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Human Resource Education Ph.D. Student Educational Psychology Teaching Assistant "We can't just have mainstream behavior on television in a free society. We have to make sure we see the whole panorama of human behavior." -- Jerry Springer

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Re: [Air-l] vampirefreaks et al
by Jonathan Sterne 15 Sep '06

15 Sep '06

Thanks for the kind and interesting replies. This isn't a research topic for me. I just keep getting queries and so it seemed worth posing the more vexing part of it to a group who cares about such things. I just wanted to clarify one for Sabryna (that may have been unclear in my original post). I considered my encounter with the National Post writer fairly typical, if disturbing in this context. A good portion of the reporters I speak with (half? more? less?) are just fishing for quotes for a storyline they've already plotted out. You don't fit, you don't get in the story, or your words get turned around. The other reporters are the ones worth talking with, but of course you can't know ahead of time who's who. Best, --J -- Jonathan Sterne Department of Art History and Communication Studies McGill University http://sterneworks.org

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Re: [Air-l] CMC in social work
by Yanuar Nugroho 15 Sep '06

15 Sep '06

hi chris, i have just started writing up my PhD about the use of CMC in civil society organisations (CSOs) in Indonesia. would you be interested in exchanging views? especially because the context is the use of CMC for improving organisational performance (in achieving their goals andmissions i.e., in this case, widening public participation, promoting democracy, etc.) and viewed from the perspective of innovation study. which may not interest many people. :-) please let me know. all best, y ________________________________ Yanuar Nugroho http://myprofile.cos.com/yanuar-n Doctoral Researcher & Research Assistant PREST - Institute of Innovation Research The University of Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL Tel. +44-161-275-5935 Fax. +44-161-275-0923 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Teusner" <paul.teusner(a)rmit.edu.au> To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [Air-l] CMC in social work > Hey Chris, > > I'm about to undertake some study of a youth civic participation program > that operating, in part, on myspace.com. The focus is going to be on > professional ethics working with young people online. Is this something > you're interested in? > > paul teusner > > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Mestdagh Chris > Sent: Friday, 15 September 2006 22:54 > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-l] CMC in social work > > Hello, > > > > I am preparing a Phd on the use of CMC (mainly e-mail and online chat) in > social work practices. Does anyone have any references on this matter? > > > > Many thanks, > > Chris Mestdagh > University of Ghent > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ >

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CMC in social work
by Mestdagh Chris 15 Sep '06

15 Sep '06

Hello, I am preparing a Phd on the use of CMC (mainly e-mail and online chat) in social work practices. Does anyone have any references on this matter? Many thanks, Chris Mestdagh University of Ghent

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Re: [Air-l] vampirefreaks et al
by Jonathan Sterne 15 Sep '06

15 Sep '06

Hi All, I've been on the phone with reporters on and off today and am struggling a bit with the whole event. Mostly, the questions are about the "impacts" of various technologies, to which I respond that the technology with the most impact yesterday was a gun. But I just had a long back and forth with a reporter from the National Post who was saying "the guy had this website, why didn't anybody do anything?" I tried to explain the subtleties of goth subculture, darkness and all that to no avail. The old "most of the people on this website never do anything" argument wasn't washing either. My line was that the responsible people for doing something were the people close to the shooter, whether they be online or offline friends. The reporter then turned it back on me and asked whether that wasn't simply dismissing online communication as a serious context. Sooooo, I'm turning the question around to you: at what point do people have a responsibility to "intervene" in something they see online and if that point comes, what form should their reaction take? I write this noting that there was just a big report (I think I saw this in the paper a day or two ago) by the Canadian anti-defamation league about the proliferation of hate websites and governments being unable to regulate them. Best, --J -- Jonathan Sterne Department of Art History and Communication Studies McGill University http://sterneworks.org

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Aftermath of flame war
by Stephanie Jo Kent 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

I agree, Ingbert, this is an amazingly rich resource for study. fyi, I did make an attempt to study a segment of discourse that occurred on this list last year after the bombings in London. I contacted each of the participants for permission (informed consent). Half responded, half did not. Of those who did, I received permission only from a couple. The others wanted to attach conditions. I was discouraged. :-( I would hesitate to state so unequivocally the labels you used to acts of discourse without a collective analysis, but the problem is that no one wants to be 'singled out' (as it were) as enacting an instantiation of most things, let alone most of the behaviors on your list. Even to offer a specific example (which you did not) would potentially target someone and lead to who knows what unintended consequences. Kevin proposed an alternative: > I am not interested in (publicly) discussing this listserv and its > recent and ongoing events. What I am interesting in is expanding my > own knowledge of relevant research which may inform the discussion and > aid me in placing this into context. I appreciate this impulse. It may be an example of the kind of orientation that leads to the academic life: the consideration of theory and its application in other people's lives - in other words, in contexts other than our own. :-/ BUT, here we are, "in" this context. For myself, I want to work in both environments. I want to use the skills of real-life intervention in academia, and bring the insights of academic theory and constructions of knowledge to everyday life. Perhaps there is a way to tack between the two proposals (yours and Kevin's) in a way that produces a framework for self-study that enough AoIR's would accept? steph http://www.reflexivity.us On Sep 14, 2006, at 2:03 PM, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:39:12 -0500 > From: "Ingbert Floyd" <ifloyd2(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Air-l] Aftermath of flame war > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Message-ID: > <58b9f8580609140939p56f69a64p1c483e9ef2493ead(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Disclaimer: This email is *not* a criticism of the list, or of > individuals on the list, please don't take it as such. > > I gotta say, I was very surprised by the length and intensity of the > flame war on a list devoted to people who study such things. > (Frankly, I ignored most of it, so I'm not in a position to take > sides.) But I'm quite fascinated by the aftermath. I mean, I've seen > messages of all different types, and some really interesting patterns > are emerging: > > * paranoia - people (on both sides) seeing attacks where there weren't > any (as far as I could tell); > * reactive behavior - classification of human beings into clear > categories (e.g., troll, academic, etc.), usually negative, and the > consequential seeming inability to interpret text composed by the > categorized person as being anything besides the stereotyped behavior > of the category; > * gang mentality vs. it's-me-against-the-world mentality, and how they > seem to feed and nourish themselves on the other; > * concilliatory behavior by people who want to see the dispute end > ** and the outright rejection of the concilliatory behavior; > * expressions of disgust and threats to leave as a different strategy > for trying to end the disputes. > ** and the disregard for (ignoring of) the negative attempts at trying > to end the dispute; > * and all kinds of attention-getting behavior in order to keep > promoting the person's particular side of the argument--an inability > to let go. > > More importantly, I see this as a wonderful opportunity. We have a > list full of people who study this kind of online behavior, and we > have both observers/outsiders who had no part in the flame war, and we > had participants from both sides, who can provide their insider > perspective, and all of it will be informed by academic (in the > non-pejorative sense) knowledge. How much better of a research > opportunity is this? And we have the venue for collaboration already > here: the AoIR list itself. We don't seem to have lost any of the > main participants (I could be wrong here), and we could go off-list to > contact those people who did leave (we have their email addresses in > the archives, no?). I mean, we talk about collaboration a lot, well, > here's a chance to explore a new type of academic publishing model > (hey, at least anybody with tenure can afford to try it out), loosely > based on the wikipedia model of massive participation and many eyes to > capture all perspectives, except all the participants are academics. > What do you think? People always criticize academics for being behind > the trends, struggling to catch up. By developing a truly > community-wide/community-inclusive research methodology we'd be ahead > of the trend. > > And, who knows, the community-wide participation in such a positively > oriented/constructive activity might just be the type of behavior we > need to start the healing process ;) > > Ingbert > > Ingbert Floyd > PhD Student > Graduate School of Library and Information Science > University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign > > -- > > ========================================== > Check out the unofficial GSLIS Wiki: > > http://www.gslis.org/ > > Tell me what you think, if you find it useful, or if you have any > ideas for how to organize it better. And if you feel comfortable > doing so, I heartily encourage you to contribute content! > > This GSLIS is the Graduate School of Library and Information Science > at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:42:48 -0500 > From: "Kevin Guidry" <krguidry(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Air-l] Listserv Research > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Message-ID: > <3d273fe80609140942ta95fbffw22a36a1ad6692d5e(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I'm fairly new to the list and I'm trying to place the recent > metadiscussion about the listserv itself and participation in context > with what I know about typical and historical behavior on and > characteristics of listservs and listserv participants. > I am not interested in (publicly) discussing this listserv and its > recent and ongoing events. What I am interesting in is expanding my > own knowledge of relevant research which may inform the discussion and > aid me in placing this into context. I am aware of some resources > specifically related to this topic, particularly Brian Butler's 1999 > dissertation "The Dynamics of Cyberspace: Examining and Modelling > Online Social Structure" and the works referenced therein. However, I > am having some difficulty locating additional and more recent relevant > research as much of what I am finding is research performed *using* > listservs but not *about* listservs. I suspect that I may not be > using the correct terminology or jargon to perform a sufficiently > narrow search. I also suspect that my topic may simply be too broad > or undefined. Can some kind soul please point me in the right > direction or towards specific resources that may be useful? > I also have to wonder if my difficulty in finding more recent > resources may be attributed to a dying off of listservs as they are > replaced by wikis, blogs, bulletin boards, and other resources. But > that does not match my experience at all. It may indeed happen over > time but it seems that although younger persons are often dismissive > of e-mail it many older persons, particularly in the professional > worlds in which I have worked, still hold onto e-mail and thus > perpetuate listservs as a viable, useful medium. > > > Kevin Guidry > Information Technology Fellow > Sewanee: The University of the South > > > ------------------------------

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