Dear colleagues, We are constructing a web-based resource for ethnographic approaches to studying Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The website will be based at the London School of Economics, Department of Sociology, and aims to network the growing ranks of ICT ethnographers, increasing communication and awareness of our work. The website will include: A searchable database of researchers and research projects A searchable bibliography Facilities for announcements Links to web resources In order to develop this network, we are using broad and inclusive definitions of both ethnography ('classic' ethnographies; in-depth, multi-method qualitative approaches; 'online' as well as 'offline' studies with some element of participant observation) and ICTs (internet, mobile communications, computing, radio&TV). And of course all disciplines and multi-disciplinary researchers are welcome. We are trying to identify all researchers and research projects in this domain for inclusion in our online database. If you consider yourself to be an ICT ethnographer according to the specifications described above, please fill out the form below with a little information about your current research activities and e-mail it to J.R.Burrell@lse.ac.uk . Let us know if you have any suggestions for other researchers (including postgraduates) who could be included in the database: building this network depends on networking with you! We will not include anyone without first contacting them directly and getting their permission. Your Name: Institution: Position: Project Names: URL: Keywords: Online or Print Publications: Short Description of Research Interests and Projects: Other researchers we should contact (including email address and institution, if possible): If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to contact Don Slater (d.slater@lse.ac.uk) or Jenna Burrell (j.r.burrell@lse.ac.uk). Thanks for your help. Don Slater Jenna Burrell ---------------------------------------------------------------- Don Slater Reader in Sociology, London School of Economics Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE Tel: +44 (020) 7849 4653 Fax: +44 (020) 7955 7405 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Jenna Burrell J.R.Burrell@lse.ac.uk MPhil/Phd Student Department of Sociology, London School of Economics ----------------------------------------------------------------