[Asis-l] 3rd SIG USE Research Symposium - deadline Aug 1

[Erdelez, Sanda]

3RD ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM OF THE
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON INFORMATION NEEDS, SEEKING, AND USE (SIG USE) OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (ASIST)
 
Saturday, October 18, 2003, 1-6 pm Westin Hotel, Long Beach, CA
 
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS OF INFORMATION BEHAVIOR:
RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS
 
Call for Participation
 
Researchers of information behavior (IB) are among the heaviest users of theory within information science (Pettigrew & McKechnie, 2001, JASIS&T, 52.1:62-73; McKechnie, et. al., 2000, New Review of Information Behaviour Research, 2: 47-63). The 2003 SIG USE Research Symposium will examine theoretical frameworks used for studying information behavior, in particular, the conceptual constructs, measures, and methods implied by particular theories. The symposium will begin with an introductory presentation by Marcia Bates, Professor, UCLA.
 
Under the leadership of experienced researchers, who used a particular theory in their research, participants will work in small groups to discuss selected theories and identify their strengths and limitations for studying information behavior.  Through this process, participants will gain deeper understandings of different theories and be able to apply them in more valid and fruitful ways in their own research. Ultimately, the symposium may produce a collection of guidelines that researchers might use for theory-based investigations of information behavior.
 
Those wishing to participate in the symposium should submit a 1 page synopsis (about 300 words) of their current work or interests in theory-driven information behavior research.  Experienced researchers should summarize their use of a particular theory(s) in the study of information behavior.  Those new to the field should describe their research interests in information behavior and reflect upon the type of theory that they would like to use in their work.  Formal papers are not expected; the symposium will follow a seminar format focusing on participant discussion.  Synopses will be posted online prior to the meeting and will be used to organize small-group discussions and identify the discussion leaders.
 
The synopsis should be emailed to the symposium organizers by August 1, 2003.  Participants will be notified by August 15.  Participation is limited to 40 people, and participants must register for the symposium
 
Early registration fees: $40 SIG USE members/$50 ASIST members/$65 non-members
 
Symposium organizers: Sanda Erdelez (ErdelezS at missouri.edu, School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri-Columbia and Karen E. Fisher (fisher at u.washington.edu) The Information School, University of Washington.
 
http://www.ischool.washington.edu/fisher/SIG_USE/symposium.htm