**WITH APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS** FIRST CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Proposal Submission Deadline: November 15, 2008 Collaborative Information Behavior: User Engagement and Communication Sharing A book edited by Dr. Jonathan Foster University of Sheffield, UK http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=514 Introduction Collaborative information behavior can be broadly defined as the study of the behaviors, practices, and systems that enable people to collaborate during the seeking, searching, retrieval and use of information. In recent years, it has become commonplace for users and organizations alike to engage in such collaborative information behavior. Collaboration may be quite direct when users’ seek, retrieve, and use information as part of a shared work activity (e.g. research and development project) or learning activity e.g. (collaborative group work); or more indirect as users draw for example on the automated recommendations generated by collaborative filtering and reputation systems. In the fields of information studies, information science, information systems, human-computer interaction, and computer-supported cooperative work, there is a need for an edited collection of articles in this area. Objective of the Book This book will aim to coordinate and integrate current research and practices in the area of collaborative information behavior. It will aim to provide information on empirical research findings, theoretical frameworks, and models relevant to understanding the following aspects: the range of contexts in which collaborative information behavior occurs; the range of approaches, qualitative and quantitative, currently being used to study collaborative information behavior; and the range of systems and practices that enable and constrain its occurrence. Target Audience The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals, educators, and researchers working in the fields of information studies, information science, information management, information retrieval, and knowledge management, human-computer interaction and computer-supported cooperative work. Practitioners who have role in organizational information, communication, and knowledge sharing will also find the publication of value in understanding and assessing the collaborative information behaviors that occur within their organizations. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Collaborative information behavior - conceptual frameworks Collaborative information behavior - methodologies and methods Collaborative information behavior - qualitative and quantitative approaches Collaborative information behavior - frameworks and models Collaborative information behavior in business settings Collaborative information behavior in educational settings Collaborative information behavior in legal settings Collaborative information behavior in medical settings Collaborative information behavior in government Collaborative information behavior in other professional contexts Collaborative information behavior in everyday life Collaborative information needs, seeking, and use Collaborative filtering systems Collaborative querying systems Recommender systems Social bookmarking systems Social navigation systems Social tagging systems Designs for systems to support collaborative information behavior Evaluations of systems to support collaborative information behavior Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before November 15, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by November 30, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by March 15, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the Information Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference) and Medical Information Science Reference imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: Dr. Jonathan Foster Department of Information Studies Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street, Sheffield S1 4DP UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD Tel.: +44 (0)114 222 2665 Fax: +44 (0)114 278 0300 E-mail: j.j.foster@sheffield.ac.uk -- Dr. Jonathan Foster Department of Information Studies University of Sheffield Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street Sheffield S1 4DP Tel: +44 114 222 2665 Fax: +44 114 278 0300 E-mail: j.j.foster@sheffield.ac.uk