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Antw: air-l Digest, Vol 15, Issue 25
by Carl-Markus Piswanger 31 Oct '05

31 Oct '05

I am out of office - for requests please call +43 (0)664 8340264 (Mailbox). I will be back on November 2. Carl-Markus Piswanger

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CFP: ECIS'06 track on "Open Source, Open Access and the Open Information Society"
by Anna Maria Szczepanska 31 Oct '05

31 Oct '05

Please forward this information: ECIS'2006 European Conference on Information Systems Göteborg, Sweden June 12-14, 2006 Conference website: http://www.ecis2006.se/ Track: "Open Source, Open Access, and the Open Information Society" Track Chairs: Bo-Christer Björck, Hanken/Knut Rolland, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) One of the most interesting effects of the Internet has been that it has acted as an enabler for new organizational forms that rely on business models that in many ways differ from the ways in which commercial firms operate. Open Source Software (OSS) development and open dissemination of scholarly publications often referred to as Open Access (OA), are examples of recent phenomena that typically rely on voluntarism and open sharing - in stark contrast to the prevailing business models of the commercial world. Understanding these new phenomena; to what extent they are successful, under what conditions they are successful, and if so why, has spawned exciting areas of research. Although Open Source Software (OSS) has recently gained increasing attention in Information Systems Research, there is still a lack of empirically sound and analytically novel approaches that show the multifaceted nature of these phenomena. This track therefore welcomes empirical and theoretical accounts of OSS and OA, and especially contributions based on multidisciplinary approaches. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): Comparisons between the "quality" of OSS software and traditional commercial software Issues of coordination and control in OSS development Empirical accounts of the more "mundane tasks" and "daily nurturing" of OSS development teams End users perspectives on OSS code Author pays business model for OA publishing The different economic effects and implications of different forms of scientific publishing Search for scholarly resources enabled by OAI compliant web harvesters Novel forms of peer review enabled by the web Practices of commons-based peer production (inside and outside OSS and OA) Innovations based on open innovation processes and non-proprietary knowledge Open content approaches to creative work as music, art, film etc. Motivational factors to contribute to Open Source, Open Access and other areas of public good and open sharing of knowledge

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Fwd: World Useability Day
by Katherine Mancuso 29 Oct '05

29 Oct '05

----Forwarded Message Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:46:48 -0400 From: "Lissner, Scott" <Lissner.2(a)OSU.EDU> Subject: World Useability Day - Nov. 3 **Accessibility information at bottom** I thought this might be of interest. ------ Forwarded Message From: CSCA <info(a)redminnow.com> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:01:26 Subject: CSCA - World Usability Day, = November 3rd http://www.worldusabilityday.org World Usability Day is a project of the Usability Professionals' = Association - promoting usability concepts and techniques worldwide. = With events occurring around the world, there will be 36 hours of events = to attend in person and online. You can read stories about how = technology is 'Making It Easy' in this world. And, you can send your = stories about technology that may (or may not) be 'Making It Easy' for = you.=20 Professor Brian Stone, OSU College of the Arts, Department of = Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication Design, presents an = overview about usability issues and hosts a local panel discussion as a = part of this worldwide event. Please join the online webcast event for topics such as web = accessibility, mainstream accessibility and assistive technology, = involvement by users with disabilities, corporate accessibility = programs, speech technologies, accessible voice telecommunications, and = emerging technology services. =20 For additional information, questions about the accessibility of this = event, or wish to request accommodations contact digitalunion(a)osu.edu or = Professor R. Brian Stone at stone.158(a)osu.edu.=20 Agenda: 5:00-6:00: Scott Lissner, OSU ADA Coordinator and Ken Petri, Director = of the Web Accessibility Center=20 An overview of Web Accessibility,=20 Location: Digital Union (Science and Engineering Library) 5:00-6:00: World Usability Day Web cast Location: Digital Union Studio 6:00-6:30: Reception sponsored by The Department of Design Location: Digital Union Studio 6:30-8:00: Panel Discussion on "Usability, Making It Easy" Location: Science and Engineering Library 090 Opening remarks [keynote],=20 Tammy Craig, Director of Usability and Design, Nationwide Insurance Panel Discussion: Moderator, Phil Diol, JPMorgan Chase Panelist, Richard Dou -- Katherine Mancuso, PhD student Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts S415 Callaway Center Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322 katherine.mancuso(a)emory.edu AAA 2005 Media/Technology sessions: http://wiki.oxus.net/wiki/AAA2005 Anthropologists and labor unions allied: http://AAAUnite.blogspot.com Orphans V: Science, Industry, Education: http://www.sc.edu/filmsymposium Social software linkage: http://del.icio.us/museumfreak My weblog: http://museumfreak.livejournal.com "My life is not a quota or an action to affirm an idea of equality. My life is my life." ~Jamaica Kincaid "she's nothing more than fiction / she dreams in digital / compose your dreams / and don't be afraid to expose yourself." ~Orgy

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Webology: Volume 2, Number 3, October, 2005
by Alireza Noruzi 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

Dear All, Apologies for cross-posting firstly. We are pleased to inform you that the fifth issue of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS journal, is published and is available ONLINE now. This issue contains: ------------------ Editorial -- Alireza Noruzi -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/editorial5.html ----------------------------------------- An Evaluation of the Websites of Charities and Voluntary Organisations Providing Support for Young People: Case Study: Drugscope -- Peter Williams, Karen Dennis & David Nicholas -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/a16.html ----------------------------------------- How Do Search Engines Handle Chinese Queries? -- Haidar Moukdad & Hong Cui -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/a17.html ----------------------------------------- Contractual Solutions in Electronic Publishing Industry: A Comparative study of License Agreements -- B.M. Meera & K.T. Anuradha -- http://www.webology.ir/2005/v2n3/a18.html ----------------------------------------- ========================================= Call for Papers: http://www.webology.ir/callforpapers.html ========================================= Regards, A. Noruzi Dep. of Information Science University of Paul Cezanne France __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com

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Re: [Air-l] suggestions?
by Stephanie Jo Kent 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

i copied and pasted your dialogue into my blog, is that ok? I have an idea it might be usable in teaching in a few weeks... http://www.stephaniejokent.com/blog/archives/001764.html On Oct 22, 2005, at 3:02 PM, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 11:51:49 -0400 > From: Radhika Gajjala <radhika(a)cyberdiva.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-l] suggestions? > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Message-ID: <a0611047dbf800e8269a8(a)[192.168.1.100]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > > Charles - I'm sorry it took so long for me to reply to this one. > >> To demonstrate that my background is in philosophy, not communication >> studies (for better and for worse).. > > > the issue you raise is not necessarily limited the discipline of > "communication studies" > > > >> . >> >> My my applied ethics class, we're reading an essay by Robinson A. >> Grover, >> "the New State of Nature and the New Terrorism," which argues that >> new media >> and globalization have brought about a new version of Hobbes' war of >> each >> against all, etc. > > > hmmm > >> I attempted to buttress some of Grover's claims with the work of Cass >> Sunstein, his notion of "The Daily Me," etc. >> >> This inspired one of my students to ask: are there studies, etc., that >> suggest that the new media, by giving us greater communication with >> "the >> Other" works to make us _less_ fearful of the Other, and thus, under >> some >> circumstances at least, _more_ likely to engage in aggressive >> behaviors, >> including warfare? > > > my first response to this was - is this for real? Hasnt this person > seen Television and Film portrayal of some "Others" all his/her life > and seen how that can as effectively work towards building up fear > and paranoia? > > My general response is - depends on who's producing this "Other" and > what context this "Other" is being permitted to speak/represent > hirself - and what code of (contextual) behaviour and hierarchies > this representation of the Other is placed. > > In other words - yes - in a state of ignorance what your students > suggests is likely to be true - but the media dont necessary help us > not be ignorant ... > > As for citations - I know postcolonial media theorists, critical race > theorists and critical media theorists etc have written about this > sort of thing. > > > >> That is, his thought is that in a state of ignorance of >> the Other, one is more likely to assume the worst - the Other is >> bigger, >> more powerful, etc., so I'd better stay home. But once I see the >> Other on >> TV, the Internet, etc., I discover that this is not so... >> >> I thought it a worthwhile question - citations and suggestions? >> >> thanks in advance, >> >> Charles Ess >> >> Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies >> 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 >> >> Co-chair, CATaC'06: http://www.catacconference.org >> Co-chair, ECAP'06: http://www.eu-cap.org >> >> Professor II, Globalization and Applied Ethics Programmes >> Norwegian University of Science and Technology >> NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway >> http://www.anvendtetikk.ntnu.no/pres/bridgingcultures.php >> >> Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Call for Papers: Cultures of Evil
by PsycheCulture＠cs.com 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

8th Annual University of South Carolina Comparative Literature Conference, February 9-11, 2006 CALL FOR PAPERS: Cultures of Evil and the Attractions of Villainy Keynote Speakers: Agnes Heller (New School), Geoffrey Bennington (Emory), Alberto Moreiras (Duke) Special Guest: Edmundo Desnoes (Author and Screenwriter) In the aftermath of the genocide in Rwanda, the arrest of General Pinochet, the various indictments of Henry Kissinger, the Iraqi war, and torture, a new internationalized panorama of critique has emerged that reassesses previous assumptions concerning political ethics. This conference takes up a central issue of today’s post-Cold War world--that of evil--and explores the refiguration of the traditional villain. As globalization has broadened cultural horizons, scholarly research has sought to address these new complexities with interdisciplinary approaches, which this conference aims to encompass. We welcome proposals for papers and panels on topics that might include (but are not limited to) the following: Postnational Justice, The Villain in Literature, Post-Derridian ethics, Representations of law in film and literature, Globalization and culture, Politics of Performativity, Third World Cinema, Cuba, New imperialisms, perception of evil in shaping acts of war and terror, etc. Please send one-page abstracts for twenty-minute papers to the conference organizers at the following e-mail address: CulturesofEvil(a)earthlink.net Or write to: Maria Mabrey, Conference Coordinator Comparative Literature Program 1620 College St. University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 Deadline for proposals: November 15, 2005.

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Report:the information society: next steps
by Jeremy Hunsinger 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

http://topics.developmentgateway.org/special/informationsociety is a special report on the information society with some interesting graphs and several opinion pieces that people might find interesting/ useful . Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers

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faculty positions open at NC State
by adriana＠souzaesilva.com 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Please forward the following announcement to appropriate people and lists. Please excuse cross-posting. ____________________________________________________________ The Department of Communication at NC State University invites applications for the following Assistant and Associate professor positions: 1. Assistant professor in public relations beginning August 16, 2006 The successful candidate will teach public relations courses in our undergraduate and graduate programs. The candidate selected will conduct communication research, advise PRSSA, participate on graduate committees and provide other standard service. Requirements include a PhD in Communication or Journalism, an active research program, professional PR background and teaching experience. Preparation and experience teaching introduction to public relations, public relations writing, newsletter writing and production, and a specialty that enhances the Department are desirable attributes. Applications considered until position filled. 2. Associate Professor position beginning August 16, 2006 The successful candidate will teach in our undergraduate and graduate programs, will conduct communication research and provide other standard service. Requirements include a PhD in Communication, a substantial research program, and teaching experience in a specialty that enhances one or more of the Departments emphases: Communication technology, health communication, intercultural & international communication, interpersonal, organizational communication, public relations, political communication and rhetoric. Applications received will begin being reviewed by December 1, 2005 until position is filled. For either position: submit letter, curriculum vita, samples of scholarly work, three letters of reference, graduate transcripts, and evidence of teaching effectiveness to: Sara Reese, Department of Communication, NC State University, Campus Box 8104, Raleigh, NC 27695-8104. For ADA accommodations in the application process please contact Sara Reese at sara_reese(a)ncsu.edu, (919) 513-4050 or 919/515-9456 (fax). NC State is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. In addition, NC State welcomes all persons without regards to sexual orientation. The Department of Communication has 23 tenure-line faculty and 17 full-time professional faculty serving approximately 1,000 undergraduate majors and 40 graduate students. The department offers a master of science in Organizational Communication and an interdisciplinary doctorate in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. NC State is a research extensive land-grant institution, with U.S. and international students and faculty. The universitys research park, Centennial Campus, hosts more than 100 companies and agencies engaged in university partnerships. Located in North Carolinas capital city, NC State anchors one corner of the Research Triangle Park, which houses more than 140 organizations dedicated to innovative research and development. Duke University in Durham and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill mark the other two points of the triangle. This fast-growing area consistently ranks as one of the nations best places to live and work. Department of Communication, NC State University (http://ncsu.edu/chass/communication) *** Adriana de Souza e Silva, PhD North Carolina State University Assistant Professor of Communication Faculty member of the Science, Technology & Society Program http://www.souzaesilva.com

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"Law via Internet" in Vanuatu
by Dan L Burk 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Of possible interest. DLB ++++++ INVITATION TO THE LAW VIA INTERNET CONFERENCE 2005 +++++++++ Next month the 7th 'Law via Internet' Conference will be held on 17-19 November 2005 in Port Vila, Republic of Vanuatu. The Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII), in conjunction with the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII), will host the event. The Conference will take place on 18-19 November (with a reception on the 17th), and we would like to invite you to attend. The Conference website including online registration is at <http://www.paclii.org/ paclii/conference/2005/> and the Conference brochure is at <http:// www.paclii.org/paclii/conference/2005/brochure.pdf>. The Conference is preceded by the annual meeting of the Free Access to Law Movement on 17 November - by invitation, but please contact the Programme Co-Chairs if you are interested in attending. The draft conference programme is available at <http://www.paclii.org/paclii/conference/2005/programme.html> and includes papers by experts from 10 countries. Topics range across issues of global access to law, new techniques for development of online law resources, court computerisation, law libraries and the Internet, the sustainability of free access to law in developing countries, and commercial legal publishing online. The Conference reception and dinner will have a Pacific theme and entertainment, and will be memorable. The Conference venue is the Emalus Campus at the University of the South Pacific in beautiful Port Vila, capital of Vanuatu. Port Vila is well known as a tourist destination and for its warm Melanesian hospitality. It has a wide range of excellent resort-style accommodation as well as budget accommodation. We have secured special conference rates from a number of hotels. More information is available at: <http://www.paclii.org/paclii/conference/2005/#accommodation>. We hope you can join us in November. Robynne Blake, Director, PacLII Graham Greenleaf, Co-Director, AustLII and WorldLII Programme Co-Chairs +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dan L. Burk Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly Professor University of Minnesota Law School 229 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA *************************************** Voice: 612-626-8726 Fax: 612-625-2011

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Media Studies Job at UNC-Chapel Hill
by Ken Hillis 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Announcement of a Faculty Position in the Department of Communication Studies The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Please circulate widely) POSITION Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Media and Cultural Studies, beginning July 1, 2006. We are particularly interested in people with research and teaching interests in one or more of the following areas: television; new media/technology; policy/political economy. The successful candidate will contribute to the departments strengths in critical and cultural theory. Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in media studies, conducting research, supervising theses and dissertations, and performing departmental, university and public service. Salary is competitive. QUALIFICATIONS Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Media Studies, or related discipline. Candidates should have a significant record of, or the potential for, outstanding teaching, research, and service. GENERAL INFORMATION The Department of Communication Studies has 22 full-time faculty positions with existing areas of emphasis in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication, Rhetorical Studies, Performance Studies, Media Studies, and Communication and Cultural Studies. Approximately 900 undergraduate and 60 M.A. and Ph.D. graduate students major in the Department. Additional information about the Department can be found at http://www.unc.edu/depts/comm. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in one corner of the Research Triangle and has an enrollment of approximately 26,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The university enjoys a reputation as one of the nations leading universities (ranked 5th among public universities). The Triangle area, including Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, has a population of over one million and contains over 100 research and business institutions. The Research Triangle is ranked consistently as one of the best places to live in the United States. APPLICATION PROCEDURES Qualified applicants should send a current vita, evidence of both scholarly activity and teaching effectiveness, and four letters of recommendation to: Professor Ken Hillis Chair, Media Studies Search Committee Department of Communication Studies CB #3285, Bingham Hall The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3285 Applications will be reviewed beginning December 10, 2005, and will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. The University of North Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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