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Ethics of Internet Research conference deadline now April 30; ethics of linking paper added
by Lois Ann Scheidt 21 Apr '04

21 Apr '04

Forwarded per request Lois Ann Scheidt MPA MIS SPHR CCP Doctoral Student School of Library and Information Science Indiana University Bloomington IN USA Webpage: http://www.loisscheidt.com Blog: http://www.professional-lurker.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:49:06 -0600 From: Bruce Henderson <bruce.henderson(a)colorado.edu> Subject: Re: ethics; continuatiion of New Research for New Media subject: Ethics of Internet Research conference deadline now April 30; ethics of linking paper added Deadline extended until April 30; ethics of linking presentation added The New Media Center at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and The Institute for New Media Studies at the University of Minnesota, invite you to apply for participation in an upcoming workshop and symposium: Understanding Internet Research Ethics Please join us and our distinguished speakers and workshop leaders for three days of exploring and discussing ethics issues involving Internet research. The workshop/symposium will be held from June 17-19, 2004, at the University of Boulder at Colorado. Complete conference information is at http://newmedia.colorado.edu/ethics We are asking attendees to submit questions or scenarios involving Internet research ethical dilemmas to be discussed fully during the conference. The deadline for registration and submission of scenarios is EXTENDED TO APRIL 30. The speakers and workshop leaders for this conference are: NEW: Michael J. Bugeja, director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University, is an ethicist and author of 18 books, including Living Without Fear: Understanding Cancer and the New Therapies and Living Ethics: Developing Values in Mass Communication. His latest work, Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age, is forthcoming in August from Oxford Univ. Press. Dr. Bugeja is a frequent source about media, technology and ethics, interviewed by American Journalism Review, Chronicle of Higher Education, Columbia Journalism Review, Newsday, and Fox News and CBS radio. His writing and creative works have appeared in a variety of publications, including Harpers, The Chronicle Review, Word & World, Editor & Publisher, Quill, Journalism Educator, and Journalism Quarterly. His awards include a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, and an Ohio Arts Council fellowship, among others. Dr. Bugeja and Daniela Dimitrova, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State University, will present their co-authored paper examining the ethics of using online citations, entitled "The Half-Life of Internet Footnotes." o Charles Ess is Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Drury University, Springfield, Missouri. He has chaired the ethics working committee of the Association of Internet Researchers ( AoIR ). The committee developed the first interdisciplinary, international set of ethical guidelines for online research, as approved by AoIR in November, 2002 ( ). More recently, Dr. Ess has served as a consultant for the RESPECT Project of the European Commission, as it seeks to develop ethical guidelines for socio-economic research throughout the European Union. o Elizabeth Buchanan is an assistant professor and co-director of the Center for Information Policy Research at the School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the editor of the 2003 book "Readings in Virtual Research Ethics: Issues and Controversies", and is a guest editor for a forthcoming special issue of Journal of Information Ethics. She currently teaches courses in ethics and technology, research methods, distance education, and intellectual freedom. Elizabeth has recently published a chapter in Intellectual Property Rights in a Networked World: Theory and Practice, and has two chapters in the second edition of Readings in Cyberethics o Annette Markham is an assistant professor at University of Illinois at Chicago, where she teaches courses in Internet and Identity, Ethnography, Critical Organizational Communication, and Interpretive Qualitative Methods. Her ethnographically based research of Internet use and experience is well represented in her book _Life Online: Researching real experience in virtual space_ (AltaMira, 1998). Her current research explores the methodological practices and epistemological challenges of studying Internet-mediated cultural contexts and of conducting qualitative research using internet-based technologies. o Phil Weiser has a joint appointment at the University of Colorado in the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Department and the School of Law and serves as the Executive Director of the Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program. He is currently working on a book (with Jon Nuechterlein) on "Understanding Telecommunications Policy: The Law and Economics of Competition in the Digital Age," which will be published in the spring of 2005 by MIT Press. Weiser served as the Senior Counsel for Telecommunications Policy to Joel Klein, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, at the U.S. Department of Justice. Professor Weiser teaches and writes in the areas of telecommunications regulation, antitrust policy, intellectual property and constitutional law. Bruce Henderson Associate Professor Director, New Media Center School of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Colorado at Boulder Nora Paul Director, Institute for New Media Studies School of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Minnesota

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RE: qualitative data analysis software?
by Sherri Condon 21 Apr '04

21 Apr '04

There was a positive review on the LINGUIST list about a newly released product called QDA Miner. Review: http://linguistlist.org/issues/15/15-1243.html#1 Product: http://www.simstat.com/QDAMiner.htm Since it's new, there probably aren't too many people who have used it, but it looks pretty good. Sherri ------ Sherri L. Condon, Ph.D. Senior Artificial Intelligence Engineer The MITRE Corporation 7515 Colshire Dr. Mailstop H305 McLean, VA 22102 Phone: 703.883.5522 Fax: 703.883.1379 Message: 2 Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:23:42 -0700 To: air-l(a)aoir.org From: Mark Warschauer <markw(a)uci.edu> Subject: [Air-l] qualitative data analysis software? Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org What software do people recommend (or not recommend) for qualitative data analysis? Mark -- Mark Warschauer Vice Chair, Department of Education Associate Professor, Dept. of Education and Dept. of Informatics University of California, Irvine tel: (949) 824-2526, fax: (949) 824-2965 markw(a)uci.edu; http://www.gse.uci.edu/markw

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British Academy Invitation
by L.Marsh＠sussex.ac.uk 20 Apr '04

20 Apr '04

There are a few places left to attend the launch of EPISTEME, a journal with cross disciplinary interest to science, education, history, sociology, cognitive science and law dealing with issues such as: Cognition Dissemination Collective Belief Trust and Testimony Feminist Epistemology Sociology of Knowledge EPISTEME is a new international philosophy journal to be published by Edinburgh University Press - http://www.episteme.us.com. The launch will take place at 6:00pm at the British Academy on Friday 4th June 2004. The panel will be comprised as follows: Anthony Quinton (Oxford) Chairman Alvin Goldman (Rutgers) "What Is Social Epistemology? A Smorgasbord of Projects" Steve Fuller (Warwick) "Descriptive vs Revisionary Social Epistemology: The Former Viewed by the Latter" Susan Haack (Miami) "Fallibilism, Objectivity, and the New Cynicism" James Robert Brown (Toronto) "Money, Method and Medical Research" Gloria Origgi (CNRS, Paris) "Is Trust an Epistemological Notion?" John Dupre (Exeter) "What's the Fuss about Social Constructivism?" Cheese and wine and a complimentary copy of the first issue will be made available. Time: 18:00-22:00 Address: The British Academy 10 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AH RSVP: Leslie Marsh 4th May 2004. l.marsh(a)sussex.ac.uk

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Re: [Air-l] qualitative data analysis software?
by m.whitty＠Queens-Belfast.AC.UK 20 Apr '04

20 Apr '04

I would recommend NVivo -- it is the next one of from Nudist -- but much better. Good for both grounded approach as well as content analysis. Monica On Apr 19 2004, Mark Warschauer wrote: > What software do people recommend (or not recommend) for qualitative > data analysis? > Mark > -- Dr. Monica Whitty Queen's University Belfast School of Psychology David Keir Building Northern Ireland BT7 1NN Phone: +44 28 9097 5654 Email: m.whitty(a)qub.ac.uk http://www.psych.qub.ac.uk/staff/whitty.html

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Fwd: ISEA2004: Early birds 30% off + ferry highlights
by Olli.Sotamaa＠uta.fi 20 Apr '04

20 Apr '04

FYI, Olli Olli Sotamaa // Acting Assistant Professor Hypermedia laboratory, University of Tampere, Finland ----- Forwarded message from iseainfo(a)lume.fi ----- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:20:30 +0300 From: iseainfo(a)lume.fi Reply-To: iseainfo(a)lume.fi Subject: ISEA2004: Early birds 30% off + ferry highlights To: Olli Sotamaa <olli.sotamaa(a)uta.fi> Dear friends & colleagues ISEA2004 (12th International Symposium on Electronic Arts) will be held in Helsinki, Aland Islands, Tallinn and a huge passenger ferry cruising between them August 14th - 22nd, 2004. About 1400 experts in the areas of media culture, research, technology and the arts are expected to attend the event. Collaboration between research, science and art will be explored in a range of conferences, exhibitions, concerts, live performances and club events. DO NOT MISS THE EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION - only a week left...!!! SAVE 30% on tickets - RESERVE on-line here: http://www.isea2004.net/tickets. The cruise prices are all-inclusive (meals, travel, programme all in one). The Silja Opera ferry is a luxurious passenger liner, a floating tropical island with pools, palms, jacuzzi and retractable glass roof, turned into a multi-venue experience. The programme includes clubbing, sound art, installations, interactive games, sonic experiments, workshops and panels in venues such as the Metropolitan Club, the Karaoke and Disco Lounge and the Chill Out Deck, plus unexpected places from lifts to swimming pools. And donât forget that August is the most beautiful month to visit the Nordic and Baltic region! Some programme highlights of the ferry include DJ FreQ Nasty (UK) - Video Nasty experience; collaborations with KONEISTO artists; TUOMAS TOIVONEN (Finland) - underwater sound installation; MONOTON (Konrad Becker, Austria); FLOAT (Tamas Szakal, Hungary, and Tuomo TammenpÃ¤Ã¤, Finland); LIFEBOAT (Nigel Helyer, Sarah Jane Pell, Ionat Zurr and Oron Catts, Australia); and more. Even the food menu and the contents of the ferryâs TV channels are especially designed for ISEA2004. The first two sessions, 'Interfacing Sound' and 'Networked Experience' take place on the boat. After the cruise, ISEA2004 symposium continues in Tallinn ('Wearable Experience') and culminates in Helsinki ('Wireles Experience') with conferences, exhibitions, performances and works in public spaces. More info on the web (http://www.isea2004.net) or from Mika Minetti, mika(a)isea2004.net, tel. +358 40 719 2280. BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE: http://www.isea2004.net/tickets Welcome aboard! ISEA 2004 crew p.s. Information on the programme structure is on our website and regular press releases and updates can be found on the press pages. Our full programme consists of over 300 shortlisted entries. Stay tuned for updates! ----- End forwarded message -----

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Online dating with a difference
by Kylie Veale 19 Apr '04

19 Apr '04

Those of you interested in the online dating phenomenon might be interested in a new concept - using pets as an introduction to potential suitors. Datemypet.com " Another dating site? No. A meeting site for pet people? Yes. The idea for DateMyPet.com started during a walk with my dog in our local park (thats him in the picture below). As usual, folks will approach us and comment on how cute he is. Typically this will lead to a conversation. These conversations range from simple causal talk to details about their lifes. Total strangers and we'll be chatting like old friends. Thats the power of our pets. They provide a common link, an understanding of who we are. The folks I meet on these walks range from long time happily married couples to singles. Though their lifes are very different, they all share a love for animals. Either as a pet owner or a 'want-to-be'. Speaking to the singles, it surprised me how many of their dates and relationships ended because the other partner was not compatible with their love for their pets. These range from 'she hated my dog's drooling' to 'he is allegic to my cat' and the classic 'he thinks I'm crazy because I treat them like babies'. When the decision came to choose the partner or the pet - it was a no brainer for the majority. The pet won. So here we are, "if you want to date me, you have to date my pet". Thats the drive behind this website. If you knew first hand that a person was a pet lover, it would make things a lot easier. That is a strong link that can be built upon. DateMyPet.com is not just another dating site. I want it to be a community for pet owners. Looking for love or friendship. So try it, tell us what you think. What can be improved? What we can add? What do you want? If you are not a pet owner, you are welcomed too. But just remember, "...date my pet"." Kylie ------------------------------------------- Kylie J. Veale | Brisbane, Australia GradDipInvEnv, MInetStds(Design) Provisional PhD candidate email: kylie(a)veale.com.au www: http://www.veale.com.au/kylie icq: 27938257 msn: kyliej(a)hotmail.com yahoo: kylie_veale

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Media Monitoring Online
by Steven Clift 19 Apr '04

19 Apr '04

Is anyone "here" involved with media monitoring online? I am looking for any best practices to mention/reference in my research on the Internet and Election Standards. (FYI - NDI has a great resource on media monitoring in general: http://www.ndi.org/globalp/elections/programselc/manuals.asp ) However, other than my visit with the National Election Commission in Korea (they monitored 4,000 web sites for election law violations - mostly finding "false statements" in forums), I am not aware of examples of monitoring and reporting of weekly online trends related to online media coverage. The general idea with media monitoring is to point out what is happening in an "objective" manner such that it might promote more balanced coverage all in the name of free and fair elections. I would guess that a number of you are using tools to archive candidate web sites in the U.S. election. Please tell me about the state of the art and any thought you have about reporting results weekly. Please reply to: clift(a)publicus.net Sincerely, Steven Clift Steven Clift - http://publicus.net - Reply to: clift(a)publicus.net Join DoWire: http://dowire.org

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Couch Award Deadline Extended
by Mark D. Johns 19 Apr '04

19 Apr '04

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research http://www.cccsir.org/ The Carl Couch Center issues an annual call for student-authored papers to be considered for Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award. The Couch Center welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers that (1) apply symbolic interactionist approaches to Internet studies, (2) demonstrate interactive relationships between social interaction and communication technologies as advocated by Couch, and/or (3) develop symbolic interactionist concepts in new directions. Papers will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of Symbolic Interactionist approaches and concepts and Couch's theses, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of four: Dr. Mark D. Johns, Luther College Dr. Katherine M. Clegg Smith, Johns Hopkins University Dr. Lori Kendall, SUNY-Purchase Dr. Mary Chayko, College of Saint Elizabeth Competition is open to graduate or undergraduate students of all disciplines. Works that are published or accepted for publication are not eligible for award consideration. The top three papers will receive Couch Awards to be presented at the 2004 International Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers at University of Sussex, England. The top paper will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize of $300, runner up will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $200, and a third paper will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $100. All three authors will be invited to present their work at a session of the A.o.I.R. conference, September 19-22, 2004. Those interested should send a copy of their paper, with a 100-word abstract, electronically to Mark Johns at johnsmar(a)luther.edu Application deadline has been extended to May 15, 2004. Notification of award will be sent by June 15. Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact: Mark D. Johns Dept. of Communication/Linguistics Luther College Decorah, IA 52101 Tel: (563) 387-1347 E-mail: johnsmar(a)luther.edu

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Couch Award Deadline Extended
by Mark D. Johns 18 Apr '04

18 Apr '04

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research http://www.cccsir.org/ The Carl Couch Center issues an annual call for student-authored papers to be considered for Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award. The Couch Center welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers that (1) apply symbolic interactionist approaches to Internet studies, (2) demonstrate interactive relationships between social interaction and communication technologies as advocated by Couch, and/or (3) develop symbolic interactionist concepts in new directions. Papers will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of Symbolic Interactionist approaches and concepts and Couch's theses, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of four: Dr. Mark D. Johns, Luther College Dr. Katherine M. Clegg Smith, Johns Hopkins University Dr. Lori Kendall, SUNY-Purchase Dr. Mary Chayko, College of Saint Elizabeth Competition is open to graduate or undergraduate students of all disciplines. Works that are published or accepted for publication are not eligible for award consideration. The top three papers will receive Couch Awards to be presented at the 2004 International Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers at University of Sussex, England. The top paper will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize of $300, runner up will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $200, and a third paper will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $100. All three authors will be invited to present their work at a session of the A.o.I.R. conference, September 19-22, 2004. Those interested should send a copy of their paper, with a 100-word abstract, electronically to Mark Johns at johnsmar(a)luther.edu Application deadline has been extended to May 15, 2004. Notification of award will be sent by June 15. Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact: Mark D. Johns Dept. of Communication/Linguistics Luther College Decorah, IA 52101 Tel: (563) 387-1347 E-mail: johnsmar(a)luther.edu

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RE: [Air-l] Thoughts wanted on online grief-community...
by ren＠aldermangroup.com 18 Apr '04

18 Apr '04

There is a long history of memorialisaion in Virtual Worlds. Many VWs are game spaces where player-character and non- player character death is a central part of the game. But given the size and longevity of these communities it is enviable that players die also. This raises the debate about whether a real life death should be memorialised in a fictive space, something that the VW community is divided about. Probably the most discussed case is that of Karyn in the VW LegendMUD. Here someone created the character of a player Karyn; that played a character in the VW – became an important person in the community, made strong friendships with people around the world etc. The person then ‘killed’ Karyn, not simply by stopping playing the game but creating an announcement supposedly from Karyn’s parents, linking the death to a supposed actual car crash etc. The initial reaction (when Karyn was supposed to be an actual person) is most eloquently summed up in Raph Koster’s piece About a Tree: www.legendmud.org/raph/gaming/essay1.html A few years later the documentary filmmaker started to investigate the incident and revealed that it was a hoax: www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/14/who_killed_miss_norway/ index_np.html Which sparked a long second round of discussion on the mail list MUD-DEV: http://www.kanga.nu/archives/MUD-Dev-L/2003Q2/msg00085.php The two levels of argument are: - if Karyn was a real person, is it right to create a memorial in a Virtual Space, especially one that is fictive. - If Karyn was not a real person, is it right.. Many people argue yes to both on the grounds the community suffered a loss and as this was a genuine feeling in the community then it is fitting to create a memorial. While this is a complex case as it deals with issues such as the identity of people and spaces, I think that it highlights a lot of factors that come into play when we look at memorials in virtual spaces such as VWs or Web sites. Also of course as VWs grow in popularity and complexity the type of memorial that can be created gets ever more sophisticated. There are of course many examples of VWs where people have died IRL and there have been elaborate funeral celebrations etc. Ren www.renreynolds.com terranova.blogs.com PS not sure of the quality of this piece, but there are quite a few links: http://www2.fmg.uva.nl/sociosite/websoc/death.html PPS I wrote a very short thing on TerraNova about VWs / Games as sacred spaces: http://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2004/03/sacred_spaces.h tml -----Original Message----- Wrom: LBDXRQBGJSNBOHMKHJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCRTNHGSWZIDREXCAXZOWCO Behalf Of Tasha Buch Sent: 18 April 2004 13:50 To: air-l(a)aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Thoughts wanted on online grief-community... Importance: High Dear subscribers on AIR-1: I am working on my thesis project which concerns a case study in a Danish virtual grief-community called Mindet.dk [English: The Memorial]. This community is a possibility for bereaved to meet other people who have lost a beloved one. The website contains functions as an official guestbook, memorials, lighting candles and private fora. In our contemporary society death and grief is experienced as taboo, when these themes becomes private, personal experience. At the same time, when it comes to death in the media there is almost no limit for exploring this private subject. I undertake a theoretical exploration of the ideas of community, death and griefing in our society, together with an empirical study of community on Mindet.dk in order to find out if the Internet can be a new space to fulfill a missing function in our society. I would very much like to hear from anyone who has experience or interesting thoughts about what social aspects (positive, negative aswell as paradoxical) the Internet can contribute to such a private theme as death and grief. Best, Tasha Buch ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Tasha Buch Graduate Student Design, Media and Communication Program IT-University of Copenhagen, Denmark Email: tabu(a)itu.dk -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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