[Asis-l] Call for Book Chapters: Children's Information Behaviour

Tue Feb 14 10:33:10 EST 2012

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Call for Book Chapters

New Directions in Children¹s Information Behaviour Research.
By Dania Bilal and Amanda Spink, Editors.

Publisher: Emerald Library and Information Science Book
Serieshttp://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/books/series.htm?PHPSESSID=10
jgamnfqm6soumj7c6rcgpei7&id=1876-0562

This volume is part of the New Directions series of edited books within
the Emerald Library and Information Science Book Series

Book Editors:
Professor Dania Bilal
University of Tennessee
Email:dania at utk.edu

Professor Amanda Spink
Queensland University of Technology, University of South Australia and
University of Malaya
Email: ah.spink at qut.edu.au

Chapter Proposals Submission: ASAP
Accepted Full Chapters Due: November 1, 2012

Information behaviour is conceptualized as complex human information
related processes that are embedded within an individual¹s everyday social
life. Beginning with a cognitive psychology and social science frameworks,
the book will build understanding of the changing nature of children¹s
information behaviours in the digital age. It will provide arguments about
the concept of ³digital natives² in the realm of children¹s interaction
with technologies, including but not limited to web search engines, mobile
devices, virtual worlds, gaming, digital libraries, and social media.
Drawing upon social science, educational psychology, sociology, and
cognitive psychology theories, the book will also present an integrated
and holistic approach in understanding the ³diverse² nature of children¹s
information behaviour. The book will focus on youngsters ages 5-14 who are
savvy, novices, privileged, homeless, multicultural, multilingual, and
with special needs, among other things.

Authors are invited to submit chapters based on original research not
published elsewhere. Chapters should augment our understanding of the new
directions, leading edge theories, and models in children¹s information
behaviour, as well as challenge the established views and paradigms of
information behaviour studies. In addition, chapters should fall within
one or more of the themes described below. Please indicate the theme(s)
into which the submitted chapter(s) may fall.

Submitted chapters will be reviewed by Dania Bilal and Amanda Spink, in
addition to one or two external reviewers.  Please submit chapters to both
editors at the email addresses shown below.

Themes pertaining to youngsters¹ Information Behaviour:
I.             Cognitive/affective information behaviour
II.            Information Retrieval; Interface design
III.           Diversity in information behaviour
a.            Homeless/privileged/poor/minority
b.            Multiculturalism/multilingualism
c.             Cognitive and other disabilities
d.            Digital natives; digital divide
IV.          Serendipitous/opportunistic information encountering
V.            Digital information literacy
VI.          Collaborative information seeking
VII.         Other themes that are within the scope of the book will also
be considered.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Potential contributors are invited to submit an abstract or a 1-2 page
chapter proposal to the Editors ASAP, detailing the background,
motivations and structure of the proposed chapter. Authors will be
notified in short order as to the status of their proposal and sent
organizational guidelines. Full chapters should be at least 8,000-9,000
words in length and are due by November 1, 2012. Final revised manuscripts
are due on February 1, 2013.

INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSIONS
Please contact:
Professor Dania Bilal
Email:dania at utk.edu

Professor Amanda Spink
Email: ah.spink at qut.edu.au

Dania Bilal, Ph.D & Professor
School of Information Sciences
College of Communication and Information
University of Tennessee
1345 Circle Park, COM 451
Knoxville, TN 37996
(865) 974-3689
Htpp://web.utk.edu/~dania

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Suzie Allard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Associate Director
School of Information Sciences
College of Communication & Information
The University of Tennessee
453 Communication Building
Knoxville,  TN  37996-0341 USA
phone: 865.974.1369
fax: 865.974.4967
email: sallard at utk.edu

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