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new reviews in cyberculture studies (august 2003)
by david silver 30 Jul '03

30 Jul '03

folks, *** feel free to distribute *** New reviews (found at www.com.washington.edu/rccs/) include: Elaine Lally, At Home With Computers. Berg Publishers, 2002. Reviewed by Deborah J. Smith, Center for Distance Learning, Empire State College. Geoff King & Tanya Krzywinska, eds., ScreenPlay: Cinema/Videogames/Interfaces. Wallflower Press, 2002. Reviewed by Bob Rehak, Department of Communication and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington. John Seely Brown & Paul Duguid, The Social Life of Information. Harvard Business School Press, 2000. Reviewed by G.C. Gupta, Cognitive Science, Centre of Cognitive Science, University of Allahabad, Allahabadm, India. If you or your colleagues are interested in reviewing books for RCCS, contact us directly at <dsilver(a)u.washington.edu>. As always, please feel free to forward this message. 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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Research Validating K-8 Web Based Instruction?
by MSJANEW＠aol.com 30 Jul '03

30 Jul '03

My name is Matthew Newman. I am developing a web-based sports science curriculum for children in grades K-8 called Sports Smarts. This program is geared towards providing sports health and safety information for children using online activities, videos, and games. I am working with Health World Children's Museum in Barrington, Illinois. I am writing you to ask if you know any recent research studies that measure and validate the effectiveness of web-based science and health education for children. In particular, I am wondering if you know of any studies that seek to validate the effectiveness of grade K-6 web-based instruction. Since video will be a component of Sports Smarts, studies validating the effectiveness of web-based video would also be very helpful. If you have any information in these areas, can you let me know what they might be? Thanks, Matthew Newman Executive Editor Sports Smarts

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net politics research opportunity
by S Clift 29 Jul '03

29 Jul '03

Do you have an interesting research idea related to the use of the Internet in U.S. 2004 elections? As you many know E-Democracy.Org is known for implementing low cost (all volunteer that is) projects that lead to relatively large results. Right now we are in the process of launching our "lean and mean" directory of election 2004 links <http://www.e-democracy.us>. Because our site has a strong Google rank foundation, we have found that whatever pages we add our relatively high rankings bring in traffic. As a non-profit, non-partisan effort we work to gather inspired volunteers with an idea they want to carry out. Right now we are putting up the virtual nets to bring in the next generation of "e-citizens." There may be a research opportunity within this initiative for you. At some point we would also be open to some sort of opt-in survey on our site. Because we are non-partisan you might get a more interesting mix of users than on niche or candidate sites. We also have a number of really cool ideas floating around that will probably only see the light of day if various new media/Internet/computer science/etc. university research departments use their resources to implement them as part of their existing research program. We have the brand (since 1994) and the willingness to work with others who bring new ideas to see what works. If you have a research proposal or a special project to propose, please send it along: clift(a)publicus.net (It will soon be too late to generate new knowledge about the Internet's role in the next election, because our ten years of experience tells us that people turn to the Internet when there is a scarcity of information in other media. At the presidential level, the worst three months to study will September, October, and November 2004.) Thanks, Steven Clift Board Chair, E-Democracy clift(a)publicus.net E-Democracy.Org ----------------- The Citizen-based, Non-profit, Non-partisan Online Political Resource http://www.e-democracy.org Three quick updates: 1. Election 2004 The new E-Democracy.US Election 2004 directory is now open at: http://www.e-democracy.us Sections include links to the best election 2004 directories, major media sites with dedicated campaign 2004 news, the best non-profit and government election-related resources, and a special section with Presidential campaign information. 2. White House 2004 E-mail Announcement List Receive press releases and announcements from substantial Presidential campaigns as well as information on new online resources related to the 2004 U.S. presidential election conveniently via e- mail. To subscribe, e-mail: wh2004-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Full details on this lower volume, moderated e-mail service is available at: http://www.e-democracy.org/us/2004/wh2004.html 3. Volunteer Ye E-Citizens! E-Democracy launched the world's first election-oriented web site in 1994. We are expanding our volunteer-based, non-profit, non-partisan efforts to increase public use and awareness of reliable, high- quality election information resources in the 2004 U.S. election. This is your chance to help build a comprehensive directory of the best election 2004 resources based on the citizen perspective. We need your help to locate and organize the best election resources that others have spent so much time developing. Please volunteer using our comment form. Please indicate your volunteer interests and your related skills: http://www.e-democracy.org/comments.html E-Democracy.Org ----------------- The Citizen-based, Non-profit, Non-partisan Online Political Resource http://www.e-democracy.org Steven Clift http://www.publicus.net Interested in democracy, politics, government and the Internet? Join the Democracies Online Newswire: http://e-democracy.org/do

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Fw: [cybersociology] Blog stats
by Peter West 29 Jul '03

29 Jul '03

I thought this might be of interest to readers here. -Peter West http://netstudy.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "jim" <jimdowning2002(a)yahoo.com.au> To: <cybersociology(a)yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:30 PM Subject: [cybersociology] Blog stats

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"Personal" or "desktop" ip-videoconferencing research references
by E. Sean Rintel 29 Jul '03

29 Jul '03

G'day all! I'm contemplating research on what people do (interactionally) in point-to-point "personal" or "desktop" ip-videoconferencing, i.e. the sort of thing that ordinary people do using various h323 applications such as Microsoft NetMeeting, GnomeMeeting, CU-See-Me etc. Since this is a move for me from my previous CMC research (on IRC), and the few basic library and web searches that I've done aren't turning up signficant results, can anyone recommend any references on what people do in videoconferences? What is seminal? What's new? I know only of _Personal videoconferencing_ by Evan Rosen but I'm sure there must be some classic work on things like gaze-direction and other non-verbal interactional features, how people understand and use the camera's field of vision etc. I'll compile any references I get and send them back to the list. Thanks in advance, Sean -- E. Sean Rintel Communication Department, SUNY Albany http://www.albany.edu/~er8430

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RE: [Air-l] Communication research Methods
by Andrew Herman 28 Jul '03

28 Jul '03

Thanks Komiko. I hadn't thought about Babbie--I used when I was in grad school. It is a very nice text. Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA 01610 (508) 793-2531 >>> kaoki(a)bu.edu 06/12/03 13:44 PM >>> I've been teaching communication research methods courses for five years and found the following textbooks useful. Wimmer, R.D. and Dominick, J.R. (2003). Mass Media Research: An Introduction. 7th ed. * Good introductory textbook with ample examples of practical applications in mass media research. I use this textbook for my undergraduate research course. Frey, L R., Botan, C. H., and Kreps, G L. (2000). Investigating Communication: An Introduction Research Methods. 2nd Ed. * Introductory, but comprehensive textbook with detailed explanation of statistical analyses. I used to use this book for my graduate research course. Reinard, J.C. (2001). Introduction to Communication Research. 3rd ed. * Another introductory textbook focusing on quantitative research in communication. Babbie, E. (2004). The Practice of Social Research. 10th ed. * This is more for sociological research than communication research. But, the author explains concepts well in a friendly manner. I use this textbook for my graduate research course. Hope this helps. Kumiko Aoki, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Communication Boston University 640 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 tel: 617/358-1305 fax: 617/358-1301 email: kaoki(a)bu.edu homepage: http://people.bu.edu/kaoki "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:13:50 -0400 > From: "Andrew Herman" <aherman(a)holycross.edu> > To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-l] Communication research Methods > Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > Friends- > > I wil be teaching a graduate level course on communications research = > methods next year for the very first time. Can any of you > recommend some = > good texts to use? > > Thanks, > > AH > > Andrew Herman, Ph. D. > Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology > College of the Holy Cross > Worcester, MA 01610 > (508) 793-2531 > _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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Re: Air-l digest, Vol 1 #785 - 2 msgs
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 28 Jul '03

28 Jul '03

Stewart Alexander (speech communication) recently completed a doctoral dissertation at UIUC on online support groups. He looked at several types of groups. Leadership and social support on the internet : a longitudinal analysis of mental and physical illness groups / by Stewart Christopher Alexander / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002. Published: 2002. Physical Description: viii, 158 leaves, bound ; 29 cm. /CH ------- Caroline Haythornthwaite Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign > --__--__-- > Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 13:18:17 -0400 > To: air-l(a)aoir.org > From: David Jacobson <jacobson(a)brandeis.edu> > Subject: [Air-l] Online Support Groups > Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > Dear Colleagues, > > I'm looking for references to journal articles, written by sociologists, > psychologists, anthropologists or other social scientists about online > peer illness support groups. The disorders can be of any kind--e.g., breast > cancer, anorexia, pain syndromes, huntington's disease, etc. I'd appreciate > any suggestions. If you email them to me (jacobson(a)brandeis.edu) I'll > compile them and post them to this list. > > Thanks in advance, > > Dave Jacobson > > > David Jacobson > Professor of Anthropology > Department of Anthropology > Brandeis University > MS 006 > Waltham, MA 02454-9110 > USA > > Phone: 781-736-2228 > Fax: 781-736-2232 >

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great conference - TPRC
by Eszter Hargittai 28 Jul '03

28 Jul '03

This is a GREAT conference, I hope some of you can attend! Let me know if you have any questions about it, this will be my fifth time there and I was on the Program Committee this year so I have a pretty good idea of what to expect. -- Eszter Shaping Debate, Informing Decision Makers: 31st Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy http://www.tprc.org MEDIA CONTACTS: Benjamin Compaine, Chair of TPRC Board of Directors Email: compaine(a)itc.mit.edu Robert Cannon, Chair of Program Committee Email: cannon(a)cybertelecom.org (Arlington, Virginia) - The 31st annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC) on Communications, Information and Internet Policy will be held September 19 through 21, 2003 in Arlington, Virginia. Hosted by the Center for Technology and Law at George Mason University Law School, TPRC is the premier senior-level academic forum that addresses the economic, social, and technical dimensions of communications policy in the Information Age. �There are few, if any policy conferences where government decision makers go out of their way to be in the audience as opposed to being on the podium,� observes Robert Cannon, Chair of the Program Committee. �TPRC is the annual showcase where decision makers go to be exposed to original thinking and hard data.� This year�s conference features over twenty sessions during which economists, social scientists, technologists and lawyers present original research about a range of timely topics to include broadband deployment, Wi-Fi networks, consolidation and mergers, and digital copyrights. Keynote speakers will be Michael K. Powell (invited), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman, Randolph May of the Progress & Freedom Foundation, and Andrew Schwartzman (invited) of the Media Access Project. Program highlights include panels discussing the FCC�s relaxed media ownership rules, the Congressional challenge to that ruling, and an exploration into the consolidation of and competition in telecommunications industries by senior economists from the Department of Justice, the FCC and the Federal Trade Commission. Devoid of sound bites, pundits and rhetoric, TPRC moves into the oasis of original research and solid data. �Where else can you find the FCC�s Chief for Policy Development, Commissioners and staff, some of the leading thinkers from the academic community, and former FCC economists and technologists?� reflects Ben Compaine, Chair of the Board of Directors, about the upcoming conference. Complete details about the conference and registration materials are available online at www.tprc.org. Attendees save $100 if registration is received by August 22, 2003. _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Introducing My Way - http://www.myway.com

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Rob Kling commemoration Friday October 3
by C. Courtright 28 Jul '03

28 Jul '03

* * PLEASE CIRCULATE * * Please join the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science in commemorating the life and achievements of Professor Rob Kling. Friday, October 3, 2003 1:30-3:00 PM Wendell W. Wright School of Education Auditorium, Room 1120 201 N. Rose Avenue Bloomington, IN Map at: http://www.indiana.edu/~edfolks/stretmap.html Visitor parking in upper level of Jordan Avenue Garage - take a ticket when you enter. Nine of Rob's friends and colleagues will speak briefly about his life and work: Blaise Cronin, Indiana University Kenneth Kraemer, University of California, Irvine Mark Poster, University of California, Irvine Suzanne Iacono, National Science Foundation John King, University of Michigan Fritz Lieber and Dorothy Menosky, Indiana University Alice Robbin and Noriko Hara, Indiana University Immediately following the commemoration please join the Indiana University Student Chapter of ACM in planting a tree in Rob's honor. This will take place in the arboretum outside his SLIS office. For out-of-town guests, a block of rooms has been reserved for the "Rob Kling Memorial" at: The Indiana Memorial Union (until September 18) 800-209-8145 University Plaza (until September 13) 812-339-2033 ________________________________________________________________ Debora Shaw, Professor and Interim Dean shawd(a)indiana.edu | School of Library and Information Science | Indiana University Main Library 011 (812) 855-3261 | 1320 East 10th Street Fax: (812) 855-6166 | Bloomington, IN 47405-3907

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Re: History and architecture of chat rooms/spaces
by E. Sean Rintel 27 Jul '03

27 Jul '03

Dear Amanda, For IRC, the best resource for IRC history and technical information (which you probably already know) is irchelp.org. Until anon, Sean

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