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new Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Culture and Media Science
by Philipp Budka 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

The new Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Culture and Media Science is being established in Linz, Austria to perform innovative research on the development of strategies for the documentation, description and preservation of digital artworks and media art. more: http://www.aec.at/en/lbi/index.asp best, Philipp -- -- Philipp Budka philbu(a)gmx.net Rustengasse 5/10 A-1150 Wien, Austria http://www.philbu.net http://www.lateinamerika-studien.at -- 5 GB Mailbox, 50 FreeSMS http://www.gmx.net/de/go/promail +++ GMX - die erste Adresse f�r Mail, Message, More +++

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Reminder - AoIR 6.0 Chicago 2005 Early Registration Closes Friday, Sept. 2
by Steve Jones 01 Sep '05

01 Sep '05

Just a quick, and final (from me, anyway) reminder that due to the crash of the server hosting the registration website, the deadline for early registration for AoIR 6.0 in Chicago was extended to Friday, September 2, 2005. Registration will be available, but not at the reduced rate, after September 2, and it will be available on site also. The online registration website is at https://www.conted.vt.edu/ssl/aoir/index.lasso. Please direct any questions, concerns or problems with registration to me at sjones(a)uic.edu Thank you, Sj

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new reviews in cyberculture studies (september 2005)
by david silver 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

New reviews (found at http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/ ) for SEPTEMBER 2005 include: [1] Asia.com: Asia Encounters the Internet, eds. K.C. Ho, Randy Kluver, and C.C. Yang (Routledge, 2003) Reviewed by: Rohitashya Chattopadhyay, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania Reviewed by: Allen Chun, Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Author Response by: KC Ho, Randolph Kluver, and Kenneth CC Yang [2] Democracy and New Media, eds. Henry Jenkins and David Thorburn (MIT Press, 2004) Reviewed by: Barbara K. Iverson, Journalism Department, Columbia College Chicago Reviewed by: Charisse Corsbie-Massay, Critical Studies Department, School of Cinema Television, University of Southern California [3] >From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in the Networked World, by Christine L. Borgman (MIT Press, 2000) Reviewed by: Hang Ryeol Na, APII Cooperation Center, Korea Information Strategy Development Institute (KISDI) [4] Perform or Else: From Discipline to Performance, by Jon McKenzie (Routledge, 2001) Reviewed by: Jeremy Hockett, PhD from the Department of American Studies, University of New Mexico [5] Technicolor: Race, Technology, and Everyday Life, eds. Alondra Nelson, Thuy Lin N. Tu, with Alicia Headlam Hines (NYU Press, 2000) Reviewed by: Andre Brock, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign Reviewed by: C. Richard King, Comparative Ethnic Studies, Washington State University Reviewed by: Angela Denise Prater, School of Communication Studies, Bowling Green State University Reviewed by: Lisa Marie Rollins, African Diaspora Studies, University of California, Berkeley Enjoy. david silver To SUBSCRIBE to cyberculture-announce, a low volume announcement list for RCCS events and updates, email: listproc(a)u.washington.edu; No subject is needed. In the body, type: subscribe cyberculture-announce

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outsourcing telephone & online support centers to developing countries
by Julie Cohen 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Does anyone know of studies on this topic? Specifically, I'm interested in studies that explore the extent to which these centers alter experienced space/geography as a result of the interactions they create between customers and support workers in different countries/cultures. Thanks, Julie -- Julie E. Cohen Professor of Law Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 V 202-662-9871 F 202-662-9410 jec(a)law.georgetown.edu http://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/jec/

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Revised Conference Program
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

A revised copy of the AoIR conference program is online at http://people.lis.uiuc.edu/~haythorn/AoIR-Program-2005-Aug31.doc Thanks to all who have volunteered as chairs. I am very pleased to report that we have only a few slots left. These are being assigned across the last set of volunteers. Thanks all for the updating. Please continue to send errors to me to the end of this week, after which I will consider the details to be correct for printing. See you all very soon in Chicago. /Caroline ---------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel St., Champaign IL 61820

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CFP: Conference on the Impact of Internet on the Mass Media in Europe, Delphi, Greece, April 26-28, 2006
by mboudour＠upatras.gr 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

FYI --Moses Boudourides Call For Papers COST-A20 Conference The Impact of Internet on the Mass Media in Europe Delphi, Greece, April 26-28, 2006 http://www.cost-a20.wb.st/ Media and the wider sector of communication are changing under the impact of the Internet. The changes affect all aspects of the communication process, audiences, media and information producers and, inevitably, the role of the media in society. The aim of this conference is to analyze systematically the new phenomena and the dynamics of change of the European media landscape. It will be held at Delphi, Greece, from April 26 to April 28, 2006. Hosted by the European Cultural Centre of Delphi and Panteion University, Department of Communication, Media and Culture, the conference is an activity of COST Action 20, opened to all researchers interested on the issue. What is COST Action A 20? COST Action A 20 is a wide European network of researchers, which reaches 22 countries, investigating the effects of the Internet on mass media industries. The Action, called "The Impact of the Internet on the Mass Media in Europe", wants to generate a detailed scientific knowledge of the European dimensions of such important social phenomenon, which will provide the basis for further research, teaching and exploitation.

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Listserv on Ideologies of War and Terror
by Orion Anderson 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

IDEOLOGIES OF WAR AND TERROR: Join the Listserv Send an e-mail to: oanderson(a)ideologiesofwar.com Acts of war and terror-forms of behavior-are generated by beliefs and ideologies. What logic contained within an ideology can dictate a willingness to die and kill? How do ideologies function to allow desires and fantasies of group members to become articulated as dimensions of society? What are the psychological sources of our attraction to ideologies and how may we account for the passion with which they are embraced? Individual acts of violence are considered "criminal." Acts of violence committed by societal groups-nations and civilizations-on the other hand, often are glorified and imbued with a sense of goodness. What transformative power of ideologies converts murderous acts into forms of virtue? This listserv invites scholars and thinkers to explore these issues in a spirit of serious, dispassionate inquiry. To join the listserv, please contact Orion Anderson at oanderson(a)ideologiesofwar.com To join the listserv, IDEOLOGIES OF WAR AND TERROR Send an e-mail to Orion Anderson at o <mailto:oanderson@ideologiesofwar.com> anderson(a)ideologiesofwar.com _____ E-mail: oanderson(a)ideologiesofwar.com Web: http://ideologiesofwar.com/

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Social Capital, QoL & ICT - Results Conference on 29-30 September 2005
by Ben Anderson 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

There are a few places left. Venue = Paris, France. > Date: 31 August 2005 08:38:43 BDT > Subject: Invitation to the SOCQUIT Results Conference on 29-30 > September 2 005 > > > Invitation to the SOCQUIT Results Conference on 29-30 September 2005 > > Information- and Communication Technologies are changing the > society and the everyday life in Europe. ICT policy and industry > often assume that this development will provide important > opportunities to increase quality of life and improve social > relationships. The EU project SOCQUIT (Social Capital, Quality of > Life and IST) analyses the effects of ICT on social capital and > quality of life. > http://www.socquit.net > The SOCQUIT consortium with the kind support of France Télécom R&D > have organised a mini-conference "Social Capital and Quality of > Life in the Information Society", where the SOCQUIT results will be > presented, and discussions will be held with stakeholders on social > capital and quality of life. The conference will take place on 29 > and 30 September 2005 in Paris, France. > About the program: > At this conference experts from within and outside the SOCQUIT project > will show the recent insights about social capital and quality of life > and the way this is influenced by ICT. The opportunities and > threats of > ICTs will be discussed based on empirical results from four case- > studies > carried out by SOCQUIT: > * employment > * the ageing society > * local ICT initiatives > * migrants. > The implications of the results will be discussed together with > European > policy makers as well as with representatives from the ICT industry. > SOCQUIT will also demonstrate its decision support tool enclosing the > SOCQUIT findings and recommendations. This tool facilitates the use of > the SOCQUIT results by policy makers. > Time and venue: > The conference will start Thursday 29 September at 9h00 and will end > Friday 30 September at 13h00. The venue of the conference is: > Groupe Scolaire Saint-Nicolas > 6, rue Vaudétard > 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux > Registration: > There are no costs involved for attending the conference, but as the > number of available seats is limited, registration is required. The > registration form is available on the conference Website. > http://www.eurescom.de/socquit/socquit-conference.htm > If you wish to participate, please fill this in and send it as soon > as possible to Marian Nieuwenhout, mentioning "SOCQUIT conference". > Please register here: > e-mail: marian.nieuwenhout(a)tno.nl > fax: +31 15 285 7382 > phone: +31 15 285 7157 > Information about the conference and travel can be found at: > http://www.eurescom.de/socquit/socquit-conference.htm > We are looking forward to meet you in Paris in September! > Kind regards

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7 New Papers on opensource.mit.edu|freesoftware.mit.edu
by Karim R. Lakhani 31 Aug '05

31 Aug '05

Hi All, Please find below new papers on our website. Tx Karim Paper 1 Author: Andres Guadamuz-Gonzalez Title: Viral Contracts or Unenforceable Documents? Contractual Validity of Copyleft Licenses http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/guadamuz.pdf Abstract: This paper asks the question of whether copyleft free software licences constitute valid legal contracts, in particular with regards to the fact that it may create obligations through a distribution chain. There is increasing interest about the non-proprietary licence model expressed in popular documents such as the General Public Licence (GPL), but not enough work has been done in asking perhaps the most important question of all: are these contracts enforceable? Is there really a viral transmission of obligations? To do this the GPL licence will be analysed to try to determine whether or not the terms included are contractually valid. Paper 2 Author Luthiger Stoll, Benno Title: Fun and Software Development https://www.foss.ethz.ch/people/lbenno/BLuthiger_Fun_SoftwareDevel_OSS2005.… Abstract This study gathered 1330 answers about fun and software development from open source developers as well as 114 answers from programmers working in commercial software projects. The analysis of these data proves that fun plays an important role when software developers decide to get engaged in an open source project. Moreover, the comparison of the answers gives evidence for the hypothesis that programming in an open source project is significantly more fun compared to the same activity under commercial conditions. The reasons for this fact are that open source projects are able to attract software developers with a credible project vision and t Paper 3 Authors Stefano Comino, Fabio M. Manenti, Marialaura Parisi Title: From Planning to Mature: on the Determinants of Open Source Take Off http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/Comino_Manenti_Parisi.pdf ABSTRACT In this paper we use data from SourceForge.net, the largest open source projects repository, to estimate the main determinants of the progress in the development of a stable and mature code of a software. We find that the less restrictive the licensing terms the larger the likelihood of reaching an advanced development status and that this effect is even stronger for newer projects. We also find that projects geared towards system administrators appear to be the more successful ones. The determinants of projects' development stage change with the age of the project in many dimensions, i.e. licensing terms, software audience and contents, thus supporting the common perception of opens source as a very dynamic phenomenon. The data seem to suggest that open source is evolving towards more commercial applications. Paper 4 Author Chance, Tom Title: The Hacker Ethic and Meaningful Work http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/chance.pdf Abstract This paper begins with the following proposition: given that we spend a large proportion of our time working, a just society will provide or encourage meaningful work. Hackers have created and broadened spaces where working life can unfold freely, so a proper analysis of the Hacker Ethic ought to be of concern both to philosophers interested in meaningful work, and to academics researching hackers and the free software community. I proceed by first developing an understanding of the Hacker Ethic that highlights a central concern of my essay, that of orientations that I characterise as self-indulgent and social placing conflicting obligations upon individuals. Using Marx's conception of alienated as a basis, I go on to show how the Hacker Ethic can to an extent overcome these conflicts by developing a more rounded understanding of the ethic. Finally I raise some concerns for the underdeveloped field of the philosophy of hacking and free software that are particularly pertinent to the paper. Paper 5 Author Krzysztof Klincewicz Title: Innovativeness of open source software projects http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/klincewicz.pdf Abstract: The paper addresses an ongoing debate about the innovativeness of open source projects and critically evaluates the innovative potential of 500 most active projects registered by SourceForge.net. The analysis is based on a proposed framework, distinguishing between radical inventions, technology / platform modifications, and marketing innovations. Research findings include relatively low levels of technical newness in the studies sample, alongside high interest of developers and users in the innovative projects. The article discusses the underlying mechanisms, restricting innovativeness of community-driven open source efforts, and postulates the establishment of an institution of “idea brokers”, playing roles corresponding to venture capitalists in the commercial software domain. Paper 6 Author: Yuwei Lin Title: A Techno-Feminist Perspective on the Free/Libre Open Source Software Development http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/lin5.pdf Compressed abstract: This paper tries to analyse the FLOSS development from a "techno-feminist" perspective (Wajcman 2004). Staying away from a reductionism that simplifies the gender issue in the FLOSS community to the level of a fight between men and women, the issues I attempt to address include not only the inequality that women face in computing, but also other inequalities that other users face mainly emerging from the power relationships between expert and lay (namely, developer and user) in software design. Instead of splitting women and men in the FLOSS development, this analysis helps motivate both men and women to work together, reduce the gender gap, and improve the disadvantaged statuses of women and a wider users community in the FLOSS development. -- Karim R. Lakhani MIT Sloan | The Boston Consulting Group Mobile: +1 (617) 851-1224 http://spoudaiospaizen.net http://web.mit.edu/lakhani/www | http://opensource.mit.edu My *new* book: http://tinyurl.com/cjxj6

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DOCAM '05 last chance for proposals tomorrow, 8-31 !
by Niels Windfeld Lund 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

The Document Academy Invites: PROPOSALS FOR PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS AT DOCAM 05 October 07-09th, 2005 South Hall School of Information Management and Systems, University of California, Berkeley The third annual meeting of The Document Academy on: Exploring the Nature and Role of Documents An International Conference on Document Research and Development in Sciences, Arts and Business DOCAM 05 is the third Annual meeting of the Document Academy, a loosely coupled international network of scholars, artists, professionals in various fields interested in the exploration of the document as a useful approach, concept and tool in Sciences, Arts, Business and Society in general. The aim of The Document Academy is to create a space for experimental and critical research on documents in a wide sense drawing on traditions and experiences around the world. It is organized and cosponsored by The Program of Documentation Studies, University of Tromsoe, Norway and The School of Information Management and Systems, University of California, Berkeley. A preliminary program is available online on the site of The Document Academy at http://thedocumentacademy.hum.uit.no/ Call for proposals of papers, presentations and demonstrations: Scholars, developers, artists and practitioners working with document research and development are invited to submit proposals for papers or other kinds of presentation for seminars and workshops AS SOON AS POSSIBLE and not later than by August 31 2005. We apologize for the all too late announcement. We welcome especially proposals for three kinds of papers and presentations : I. General papers for plenary sessions on: - DOCUMENT THEORY (Technical, Social and Cultural approaches, multi- and interdisciplinary theoretical work, conceptual problems etc.) - DOCUMENT HISTORY (Documentary traditions, future and emergent kinds of documents) - DOCUMENTS IN SOCIETY(The role of documents in society, documents in Every Day life) Each author or group of authors presenting a paper will have 30 minutes for presentation and 15 minutes for discussion. A full paper of no more than 7000 words should be delivered to the chair no later than November 1st 2005 in a pdf-format. II. Papers (theoretical and empirical) and other kinds of presentations (demonstrations, exhibits or posters) for parallel workshops in: - DOCUMENTS IN THE ARTS (Literature, Visual arts, Music,Dance, Opera, Multi media Art etc.) - DOCUMENTS IN HEALTH CARE (Electronic Health Record, Doc.management in Health sectorCSCW etc.) - DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT (Doc. management in public sector, business, science etc) The workshops will be organized in different ways, but in general there will be given appr. 30 minutes to each presentation including discussions. If special equipment and software is needed to be at disposal, please mention it as specific as possible in the proposal and we will do our best to meet the needs. ( OBS: Proposals for alternative workshops are welcome). Please send a message as soon as possible to niels.windfeld.lund(a)hum.uit.no describing the theme, organisation and practical arrangements and suggestions for a responsible chairperson.) III. Proposals for presentation of Ph.d. or M.A. projects There will be a special session for Ph.d. and MA projects with 15 minutes oral presentation , 5 minutes comment from commentator and 10 minutes open discussion. There is room for 6 projects in total. Ph.d. projects will be given priority. Conference language(-s): The main language of DOCAM is English, but we also invite papers and presentations in French, German and Spanish, if the abstract and the oral presentation are made in English. Proposals for all kinds of presentations should include: - Description: - a short verbal description of the work to be presented at maximum 500-1000 words - description of how the work would be presented (verbal presentation, powerpoint, video, performance, demonstration, exhibit etc. and equipment needs) - names of all contributors, - address, including email contacts and URL - up to 5 keywords. Proposal should be submitted electronically in PDF format to niels.windfeld.lund(a)hum.uit.no as soon as possible and at the latest August 31rd 2005. All reception of proposals will be confirmed within one week. The review process will work continously untill September 15. Accepted contributions will be notified within 2 weeks after receiving a proposal. Publication of presentations: All accepted papers and presentations will be published in a Open Archive on the website of The Document Academy. NOTE: DUE TO THE SLOWLY, BUT STEADILY GROWING INTEREST IN THE DOCAM-MEETINGS,IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ALL PROPOSALS OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY CAN BE ACCOMODATED. PROPOSALS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN TERMS OF SCHOLARLY AND/OR INNOVATIVE QUALITY, RELEVANCE FOR THE CONFERENCE THEME AND THE NEED FOR A BALANCED PROGRAM. THE NUMBER OF PARALLEL SESSIONS MIGHT BE INCREASED TO ACCOMODATE ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS OF HIGH QUALITY. The papers selected for presentation last year is available at the DOCAM '04 program http://thedocumentacademy.hum.uit.no/events/docam/04/program.html. More information can be obtained by contacting the chair of The Document Academy, Niels Windfeld Lund, professor, Documentation Studies Institute of Culture and Literature HUM-FAK, University of Tromsoe Breivika, N-9037 Tromsoe, Norway tlf. +47-77646284, fax + 47-77644239 email: niels.windfeld.lund(a)hum.uit.no currently, The Academic year 05-06 Visiting professor School of Information Management and Systems University of California, Berkeley nwlund(a)sims.berkeley.edu

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