From rhill at asis.org Thu Aug 1 12:08:49 2013 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 12:08:49 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] ASIS&T Makes Key Editorial Appointment Message-ID: <385-2201384116849759@LEN-dick-2011> ASIS&T Makes Key Editorial Appointment August 1, 2013. The Association of Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) in cooperation with Information Today, Inc. (ITI) has announced the appointment of Dr. Gerald Beno?t as Editor of the ASIS&T Monograph Series. In this role, Beno?t will acquire and develop print and digital monographs covering a range of practical and theoretical topics in information science and technology and allied disciplines. The ASIS&T Monograph Series is a leading series of books and ebooks for students, scholars, and practitioners in the field of information science and technology. The series has been published by ITI on behalf of ASIS&T since 1991. In making the announcement, ASIS&T president Andrew Dillon said, ?We are pleased to have someone with a strong international orientation accept this position. With his language skills and broad teaching experience across the technical and cultural aspects of the field as well as his business experience as a consultant on information systems, Gerry is well-positioned to advance the monograph series for ASIS&T.? Gerald ?Gerry? Beno?t is an associate professor at the Simmons College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School of Library and Information Science, teaching undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses. He holds a PhD from UCLA, an MS from Columbia, and degrees in French and Russian from the University of California, and also completed studies in mathematics and graphic design. Before entering academics he worked as a programmer/analyst for the College of Chemistry at UCLA?s UC Davis School of Medicine and as art director and partner at Imada Wong Park + Beno?t. He is a frequent reviewer for JASIST, the iSchool conferences, and ACM SIGIR. Thomas H. Hogan, Sr., ITI president and CEO and a past president of ASIS&T, said, ?We are very pleased to have found in Gerald Beno?t an editor with the skills and vision needed to bring this small but highly regarded series to the next level. As the information age accelerates, we look forward to working with Gerry and ASIS&T to provide authoritative, in-depth coverage of topics that matter to readers in the field.? Examples of current print and ebook titles in the ASIS&T Monograph Series may be found at books.infotoday.com/asist and books.infotoday.com/ebooks. For further information contact John B. Bryans, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Information Today, Inc. by email to jbryans at infotoday.com or call 609/654-6266, ext. 134. Richard Hill Executive Director Association for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From Andrew.M.Johnson at colorado.edu Thu Aug 1 14:32:19 2013 From: Andrew.M.Johnson at colorado.edu (Andrew Johnson) Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 12:32:19 -0600 Subject: [Asis-l] RDAP14 - San Diego, March 25-27, 2014 - SAVE THE DATE Message-ID: <52753C28B6A57A4A8E08C9FFEC98A0163AB5643EFD@EXC3.ad.colorado.edu> Save the date for RDAP14! (with apologies for cross-posting) The 2014 Research Data Access and Preservation Summit will be held March 25-27 in San Diego, CA. This year's summit will feature two and a half days of programming with an emphasis on practical approaches to research data management, access, and preservation, including success stories (and lessons learned), innovative research, and resources and tools developed by and for the community. The program will include invited panels and presentations, an interactive poster session, lightning talks, and a hands-on workshop. Please mark your calendars and keep an eye out for more information over the coming months. For the latest RDAP news: Visit our website - http://www.asis.org/rdap/ Join our listserv - http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/RDAPsummit Check out our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/RDAPSummit And, send any questions to RDAPinfo at asis.org. Hope to see you in San Diego! Andrew Johnson RDAP14 Program Chair ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Johnson Assistant Professor; Research Data & Metadata Librarian University of Colorado Boulder Libraries 303-492-6102 http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/scholarlycommunications/ https://data.colorado.edu/ [cid:image001.jpg at 01CE8D27.D68C1A30] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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VIGNESWARA ILAVARASAN, PhD Dept. of Management Studies Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 India M:+91 9910230407; O: +91 11 2659 1174; H: +91 11 2659 1936. E: vignesh at iitd.ac.in W:http://web.iitd.ac.in/~vignesh/ On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:01 AM, wrote: > Send Asis-l mailing list submissions to > asis-l at asis.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > asis-l-request at asis.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > asis-l-owner at asis.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Asis-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Job Posting / Information Services Librarian / Los Angeles, > San Francisco or New York locations (Suzanne Richards) > 2. Listen to Wikipedia (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:34:24 +0000 > From: Suzanne Richards > To: Suzanne Richards > Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / Information Services Librarian / Los > Angeles, San Francisco or New York locations > Message-ID: > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > LAC Group is seeking a dynamic Information Services Librarian for our client, a prestigious international law firm. The Information Services Librarian optimizes and maintains integrated library systems and related resources for the firm and will work out of the Los Angeles, CA (downtown), San Francisco or New York. > > Responsibilities: > > * Integrate and optimize resource management systems and related tools in collaboration with IT and Library Research/Information Resource teams; > * Maintain and update library web content and services; > * Provide information and resources to support online research for librarians and attorneys; > * Enhance and promote the use of electronic subscriptions through web technologies; Generate related reports and statistics; > * Develop and maintain best practices, procedures, and support documentation related to the management of electronic resources, web services, and other library technologies; > Qualifications: > > * Advanced degree (MLS, MLIS) in library science, library information science or related field (preferred); > * Must have Knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft SharePoint; > * Previous experience working in a law firm or corporate library setting is highly desired; > * Proficient in electronic resource management platforms (Onelog, Research Monitor) > * Knowledge of integrated library management systems; > * Knowledge of online research and legal databases (Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw); > * Advanced proficiency in administering Inter/Intra/Extranet and other web technologies, particularly for legal-specific uses (Portal); > * Experience in project management; > * Knowledge of legal print and electronic information sources including knowledge of content licensing, subscription and disseminations rights and practices; > * Knowledge of information architecture and web development technologies (HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Web 2.0 technologies, LibGuides), database structure and theory; > * Experience in training and knowledge of marketing principles, procedures, concepts and practical applications is preferred; > For immediate considerations, please apply at : http://goo.gl/3HGxa1 > Don't forget to follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LAC_Jobs > LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer who values diversity in the workplace > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:56:25 +0000 > From: "McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]" > To: "sts-l at ala.org" , "eldnet-l at u.washington.edu" > , "asis-l at asis.org" > Cc: "McKiernan, Gerard \[LIB\]" > Subject: [Asis-l] Listen to Wikipedia > Message-ID: > <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C61AEE0 at ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Colleagues/ > > > WOW !!! > > > /Gerry > > > Listen to Wikipedia is a visual and audio illustration of live editing activity on Wikipedia. Tune your headphones or speakers accordingly and enjoy the sound of people writing the free online encyclopedia. > > > Listen to Wikipedia creates sounds and circles based on a real-time feed of contributions to Wikipedia articles. The pitch of the note corresponds to the size of the edit ? a bigger change makes a deeper note and a larger circle. A bell indicates when content is added to the encyclopedia and a string sound indicates when content is removed. Edits by unregistered contributors are marked with green circles and edits by automated bots are marked with purple circles. Occasionally, you may hear a chord welcoming the newest user who registers and joins the project. > > > Go ahead, make some noise by editing Wikipedia! > > > This project is a follow up to the Recent Changes Map visualization, which displays edits by unregistered users around the world. Both the Recent Changes Map and Listen to Wikipedia are based on Wikipedia?s live public data feed. Source code and additional information about this project are available on github. Listen to Wikipedia was inspired by and partially based on Listen to Bitcoin by Maximillian Laumeister [snip] > > > Source and Link Available Via > > http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/2013/07/listen-to-wikipedia.html > > > BTW: Please also visit my web page from 1998 > > > _The Next WAVe(sm): Auditory Browsing in Web and non-Web Databases_ > > > http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/Wave.htm > > > Do click on the hotlink for "I Wish They All Could be California Girls" > > > and also visit > > > _Points of View: Conventional and ?Neo-Conventional? Access and Navigation in Digital Collections_ > > > http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/PointsOfView.pdf > > > and > > > _As the World (Wide Web) Turns: Resources at Iowa State_ > > > http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july98/07clips.html#GERRY > > > Regards, > > > Gerry McKiernan > > Associate Professor > > and > > Science and Technology Librarian > > Iowa State University > > 152 Parks Library > > Ames IA 50011 > > > http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Asis-l mailing list > Asis-l at asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Asis-l Digest, Vol 107, Issue 3 > ************************************** From andrew at cs.otago.ac.nz Sun Aug 4 15:13:57 2013 From: andrew at cs.otago.ac.nz (Andrew Trotman) Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 12:13:57 -0700 Subject: [Asis-l] AWC2014 Extended Deadline: AUSTRALASIAN WEB CONFERENCE Message-ID: AWC2014 Extended Deadline: AUSTRALASIAN WEB CONFERENCE http://www.cs.otago.ac.nz/awc2014/ CALL FOR PAPERS AWC 2014 aims to bring together researchers in an effort to highlight the state-of-the-art and discuss the issues and opportunities to explore new research directions and develop new ideas. AWC 2014 calls for submissions in all areas of Web research, including but not limited to the following: *Cloud computing *Data mining *Deep Web *Emerging Web techniques *Information retrieval *Interfaces and Accessibility *Interoperability and heterogeneous systems *Mobile Web *Performance and scalability and availability *Personalization and recommender systems *Security and Privacy *Semantic Web *Social networks and communities *Web of Things *Web search *Web services and SOC *XML and semi-structured data management All submissions will be reviewed by the program committee for inclusion in the AWC 2014 proceedings. Each paper will be judged on its originality, significance, technical quality, relevance to AWC 2014, and presentation. Papers should be no more than 10 pages in length conforming to the formatting instructions for the Australian Computer Society (ACS) - Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology (CRPIT) Australian Computer Science Communications series. ORGANIZERS General Chair Andrew Trotman (University of Otago) PC Chairs Stephen Cranefield (University of Otago) Jian Yang (Macquarie University) IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: 26th August 2013 (extended) Author Notification: 8th October 2013 Final Manuscript Due: 4th November 2013 (extended) Author Registration Due: 4th November 2013 Early Bird Registration Due: 2nd December 2013 MORE INFORMATION http://www.cs.otago.ac.nz/awc2014/ From fcunning at kent.edu Mon Aug 5 08:53:52 2013 From: fcunning at kent.edu (Cunningham, Flo) Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 12:53:52 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] UXconnect at noon today -- Adam Polansky! Message-ID: <91622401DA33BF47A943E7C7A779201A1BBEE717@BL2PRD0810MB373.namprd08.prod.outlook.com> Our UXconnect webinar series continues today with Adam Polansky. Tune in at noon (EDT) to hear @AdamtheIA talk about Re-learning UX: Going Mobile From Web. http://t.co/hZcyjqcBdo Re-learning UX: Going Mobile From Web by Adam Polansky August 5, 2013 at noon EDT Every day we hear that any company that isn?t on the train to Mobiletown will suffer the fate of the dinosaurs. If you are a UX pro and you aren?t working on mobile apps or optimized web sites, you will be asked sooner or later. If you cut your teeth on the Web, you probably hope that most of the same rules and conventions will also apply to mobile. Sure, some adjustments may be obvious: touch-screen, device differences, smaller screen space, etc., but there?s definitely more too it than that. Adam Polansky has some good news and bad news. * The bad news: You will have to abandon many of your long-cherished conventions for Web design. * The good news: You won?t have to abandon everything you know. * MORE good news: The way people feel about ?their? apps makes UX and usability is more indispensable than ever. After a decade and a half in a Web-centric career, Adam recently joined Bottle Rocket, a strategy, design and development agency devoted entirely to native mobile apps. He?ll share some things he had to un-learn, learn and is still learning about philosophy, process and expectations along with a few useful resources. For more than 30 years, Adam Polansky has been closing the gap between ideas and reality. In a career that began in advertising design with a few sharp turns along the way, his efforts contributed to successful projects across several industries for companies like Travelocity, Dr Pepper, Radio City Entertainment, Texas Instruments, and American Express. He?s an established leader in the UX community through organizations like the UXPA, the Information Architecture Institute, the IA Summit and Big (D)esign Events. A decided and dedicated storyteller, lecturer and author, he speaks regularly at conferences, schools and workshops. His published work includes articles for the Journal of the American Society of Information Science & Technology, Boxes and Arrows, the Society of Technical Communication and the book User Experience Success Stories ? How Organizations Improve by Making Easier-To-Use Software and Websites (Gower Publishing 2006). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From evignesh at gmail.com Tue Aug 6 02:03:54 2013 From: evignesh at gmail.com (P. VIGNESWARA ILAVARASAN ) Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 11:33:54 +0530 Subject: [Asis-l] Course on Social Media for MBA students Message-ID: Dear All: Greetings of the day! I am in the process of designing a course on social media for MBA students. Any recommendations for books, articles, chapters and videos are deeply appreciated. I would like to have more non-marketing aspects covered in the course. Some of the books in the market are too journalistic / rhetorical. I need balanced material with bit of theory (so that course will not be outdated early), more applied and exciting for MBA students! Thanking you, Regards, Vignesh. http://web.iitd.ac.in/~vignesh/ _______________________________________ P. VIGNESWARA ILAVARASAN, PhD Dept. of Management Studies Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 India M:+91 9910230407; O: +91 11 2659 1174; H: +91 11 2659 1936. E: vignesh at iitd.ac.in W:http://web.iitd.ac.in/~vignesh/ From mfsense2 at illinois.edu Tue Aug 6 14:46:45 2013 From: mfsense2 at illinois.edu (Senseney, Megan Finn) Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 18:46:45 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Reminder: Digital Humanities Data Curation Institute Applications Due TOMORROW (8/7) In-Reply-To: <6FEEBCEA03E6E146A613342936F4403F79B11897@CHIMBX1.ad.uillinois.edu> Message-ID: <6FEEBCEA03E6E146A613342936F4403F7FDE7F29@CHIMBX1.ad.uillinois.edu> DEADLINE TOMORROW! Digital Humanities Data Curation Workshop #2 Apply by August 7, 2013 How to apply Applications are now being accepted for the workshop to be held October 16-18, 2013, at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD. Please visit the institute website (http://www.dhcuration.org/institute/apply/) to complete an application. The application deadline is August 7, 2013. Workshops are limited to 20 participants. Organized by the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), the Women Writers Project (WWP), and the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS) at GSLIS, this workshop series is generously funded by an Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Support available Thanks to the support from the NEH, limited funding will be available to offset the cost of attending the institute workshops and will be awarded based on need. Subvention of travel and lodging costs will be handled via reimbursement. Participant costs include transportation, lodging, and food. There is no tuition fee to attend. Up to three people from a single institution may apply. More information Questions should be directed to Institute Coordinator Megan Senseney at mfsense2 [at] illinois.edu or (217) 244-5574. -- Megan Finn Senseney Project Coordinator, Research Services Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel Street Champaign, Illinois 61820 Phone: (217) 244-5574 Email: mfsense2 at illinois.edu http://www.lis.illinois.edu/research/services/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From srichards at lac-group.com Fri Aug 2 15:18:30 2013 From: srichards at lac-group.com (Suzanne Richards) Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 19:18:30 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / Web Design Administrator / Atlanta, GA Message-ID: LAC Group is seeking a Web Design Administrator, for an existing government contract working with a prestigious federal agency located in Atlanta, GA. Responsibilities: * Coordinates development of content structure and website appearance with teams; * Develops and updates websites' technical plan; * Sets up, maintains, and programs the web services; * Monitors website activity and analyzes user statistics Qualifications: * BS in Computer Science; * A minimum of five years of experience working directly with Internet sites, either in development or support; * Excellent familiarity with HTML, Perl, JavaScript, Scripting/CGI, APIs, and/or PHP; * Experience with UNIX and other operating systems. Apply at: http://goo.gl/C5VkcV LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and values diversity in the workforce. LAC Group is a premier provider of recruiting and consultancy services for information professionals at U.S. and global organizations including Fortune 100 companies, law firms, pharmaceutical companies, large academic institutions and prominent government agencies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From srichards at lac-group.com Fri Aug 2 16:06:08 2013 From: srichards at lac-group.com (Suzanne Richards) Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 20:06:08 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / Systems Librarian / Atlanta, GA Message-ID: LAC Group is seeking a Systems Librarian to work on a contract with a prestigious government institution located in Atlanta, GA. General Description and Requirements: The Library and Information Center provides access to online resources and services for government staff located throughout the world. The library collections include physical and digital formats. Print collections include books, journals, microfiche, microfilm, manuscripts, technical reports, pamphlets, brochures, indexes, and other materials on subjects supporting the scientific and research needs of the organization. Digital resources include online journals, databases, indexes, eBooks, vendor-hosted portals with access to datasets, open access content, grey literature, subject portals, training materials, and other digital content. Online library services include document delivery, training, reference and information, mediated literature search request fulfillment, and expert research services. The intranet provides a web portal for library users to discover and access library collections, resources, and services, as well as, information about library services, resources, and information for non-staff users. The intranet provides several entry-points to print and digital content, including a discovery tool (Ex Libris Primo), library catalog (Ex Libris Voyager), e-journals A-Z list (Ex Libris SFX), databases A-Z list (Ex Libris Metalib), and subject guides and bibliographies (LibGuides). In addition to these systems, the work performed at the nine library locations is supported by an integrated library system (Ex Libris Voyager) with cataloging, circulation, bibliographic management and control, online public access catalog, and acquisitions modules. ILLiad is the system supporting the library DocExpress system that manages document services. Responsibilities: * Host, manage, administer, integrate, and analyze multiple systems supporting library functions, including the integrated library system, document delivery system, openURL resolver system, inventory control and security system, federated and cross-platform search system, resource management and integration system, discovery tool system; * Create and ensure access to e-resources using tools including or similar to ExLibris SFX, MetaLib, and Primo Central Index; * Support and maintain integration of ILLiad document delivery system with external systems to support related activities, including the National Library of Medicine, National Network of Libraries of Medicine DOCLINE system and OCLC system; * Troubleshoot and resolve issues to ensure access, functionality, integration; and access; * Integrate systems and ensure compliance with organizational network and security requirements; * Maintain awareness of systems enhancements and developments that could impact workflow; * Develop training and documentation to share with library staff and library users; * Collaborate with colleagues to investigate, evaluate, recommend and implement technologies to improve services and optimize information technology resource discovery, access, and use; * Establish, maintain, and continuously enhance, develop, and update the Library Website; * Proactively consider the functional, operational, and service needs to develop gateways between the Library's online resources and alternative solutions to optimize performance and access; * Design, develop, test, implement, troubleshoot and maintain web-based software applications that enhance, integrate and automate library processes and activities using programming languages, apps, standards, editors, and content development systems such as Java, PHP, Perl, Python; Ajax, XML, PHP, SQL, API, Drupal, SharePoint, Dreamweaver; * Perform routine backups of the development, test and production servers; * Follow established and emerging institutional guidelines, protocols, and best practices related to web hosting, networking, and security requirements; * Develop and maintain knowledge of metadata schemes appropriate for digital information; * Provide technical support for library employees in developing web pages; * Develop and integrate graphics, multimedia, and online learning modules into Library Website; * Assist with the maintenance of vendor hosted and locally hosted library systems web interfaces; * Provide leadership in the research, design and implementation of new Web technologies; * Contribute to a user-centered service model; * Liaise with library staff, vendors, and organizational technology agents regarding systems deployment, hardware, and client software upgrades, enhancements, and implementations; * Create reports as requested by management; assist colleagues in designing and running reports for their own needs; maintain knowledge using management information components of library systems and analytic tools in order to generate metrics reports when needed; * Design, develop, and implement online instructional tutorials and learning modules to support information literacy needs; * Provide and sustain ubiquitous access to intranet and internet web / portal content. Outages will be resolved promptly; issues will be documented to support development and maintenance; edits and updates to content will be made promptly; * Troubleshooting and problem resolution involving policies and / or those impacting workflow or user experience will be reported immediately to leads for the library teams and management; * Ensure network security requirements are met; document steps completed to ensure network security requirements are met. Respond to requests to support and address related issues in a prompt manner. Qualifications: * A Master's Degree in Library or Information Science (MLS/MLIS) from an ALA accredited University is required; * Knowledge of standard library practices, precedents and techniques; * Knowledge of integrated library system (ILS), especially Ex Libris/Voyager; ability to manage, troubleshoot, install patches and updates and interface with vendors; * Ability to manage web sites and portal sites; * Understanding of the role of the Library and the needs of its customers; * Understanding of the role of technology in library functions and services; ability to apply technology in functional area; * Strong public/customer service orientation; * Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate with a diverse community; * Ability to work independently and as part of a team. LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and values diversity in the workforce. 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Participants in this study are invited to use the LODLAM Proto-Patterns wiki (http://lodlampatterns.org/protopattern) as platform for identifying potential problems, solutions, and contexts. In the wiki these patterns can be edited, refined, classified, and further developed over time. The results of this study will be used to understand what patterns exist in our current environment and what patterns are desirable as we move towards Linked Data approaches. In other disciplines, design patterns have proven to be useful for broadening the debate about technical standards and as instructional tools. Your participation in this study will guide the development of a representation pattern library (http://lodlampatterns.org) that can be useful to Linked Data users, developers, students, and metadata creation professionals. Richard J. 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Building on the success of past years, the symposium includes members of many SIGs and defines ?social? broadly to include critical and historical approaches as well as contemporary social analysis. It also defines ?technology? broadly to include traditional technologies (i.e., paper), state-of-the-art computer systems, and mobile and pervasive devices. Submissions may include empirical, critical and theoretical work, as well as richly described practice cases and demonstrations. This year, as we observe the 10th year since the passing of Rob Kling, we are particularly interested in papers that advance social informatics further in theoretical conceptualization or empirical grounding. We are interested in work that assumes a critical stance towards the Symposium?s theme but are also soliciting research on other related social informatics topics. We encourage all scholars interested in social aspects of ICT (broadly defined) to share their research and research in progress by submitting an extended abstract of their work and attending the symposium. This year?s conference theme is ?Beyond the Cloud: Rethinking Information Boundaries.? In keeping with this theme, the symposium theme is ?the social informatics of information boundaries.? We are soliciting work that focuses on the critical analysis of the concept of information boundaries and boundary work from a Social Informatics perspective. Questions motivating the research could include (but are not limited to): - What can a social informatics approach tell us about the nature of information boundaries, boundary crossing, and boundary work? - What are the social and technological forces that enable and constrain information boundaries and boundary work? - How do the social, technological, and informational boundaries evolve and shape each other? - How and to what extent can we enhance our understanding of information boundaries by drawing on sociological, organizational, and other social science theories? The schedule for the workshop will involve the presentations of papers and the best social informatics paper awards for 2012 (call to follow). We expect an engaging discussion with lively interactions with the audience. Deadlines: August 9, 2013: Submit a short paper (2000 words), a poster (500 words), or a panel (1000 words) by email to Howard Rosenbaum (hrosenba at indiana.edu) and Pnina Fichman (fichman at indiana.edu). September 2, 2013: Author notifications (in time for conference early registration (NOTE: this timeline may be adjusted when the registration dates are announced). Fees: Members $90 - early registration ($110 after early registration ends) Non-members $110 - early registration ($130 after early registration ends) ------------------------ Pnina Fichman, Ph.D. Director, Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics Associate Professor, School of Informatics and Computing Affiliated Associate Professor, School of Global and International Studies 901 E. 10th St. Informatics West #301 Indiana University, Bloomington IN 47408 Office: (812) 856-1587 Cell: (812) 322-0219 Web: http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~fichman/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In particular, technological advances have nurtured a new paradigm of data-intensive research. However, far too much of this activity still takes place in silos, to the detriment of open scholarly inquiry, integrity, and advancement. To counteract this tendency, the University of California Curation Center (UC3) has been developing and deploying a comprehensive suite of curation services that facilitate widespread data management, preservation, publication, sharing, and reuse. Through these services UC3 is engaging with new communities of use: in addition to its traditional stakeholders in cultural heritage memory organizations, e.g., libraries, museums, and archives, the UC3 service suite is now attracting significant adoption by research projects, laboratories, and individual faculty researchers. This webinar will present an introduction to five specific services - DMPTool, DataUp, EZID, Merritt, Web Archiving Service (WAS) - applicable to data curation throughout the scholarly lifecycle, two recent initiatives in collaboration with UC campuses, UC Berkeley Research Hub and UC San Francisco DataShare, and the ways in which they encourage and promote new communities of practice and greater transparency in scholarly research. Biography: Stephen Abrams is the associate director of the University of California Curation Center (UC3) at the California Digital Library (CDL), with responsibility for strategic planning, innovation, and technical oversight of UC3's services, systems, projects, and collections. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: ATT00705.txt URL: From patricia.herterich at cern.ch Thu Aug 8 10:18:17 2013 From: patricia.herterich at cern.ch (Patricia Sigrid Herterich) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 14:18:17 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] ODIN Conference - 15-17 October - Geneva (Switzerland) Message-ID: --- apologies for cross-posting, but we hope you find this interesting--- Only two months left until the 1st year ODIN conference! We are pleased to invite you to the first year conference and codesprint that will mark our half-way through the two-year project. The event will take place 15-17 October at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland. http://indico.cern.ch/event/odin-1st-year About ODIN ODIN (ORCID and DataCite Interoperability Network) is a two-year project that makes the next step towards increasing the interoperability of persistent author and object identifiers; this is being done with an interdisciplinary and global consortium. The project partners are Australian National Data Services (ANDS), the British Library, CERN, the Cornell University Library (arXiv), the International Data Citing Initiative (DataCite), Duke University (Dryad Digital Repository), and the Open Researcher and Contributor ID Initiative (ORCID). The codesprint The codesprint is an almost two-day long hands-on technical workshop. Participants from ODIN partner organizations and external experts will join resources and efforts on coding projects to demonstrate the potential of the identifier ?awareness layer? which is at the heart of ODIN?s mission. http://odin-project.eu/mission/ Check this page for a list of the first submitted codesprint projects. Please let us know yours and submit yours alongside with your registration! http://indico.cern.ch/internalPage.py?pageId=0&confId=238868 The conference The final day of the event is a conference open to all, where ODIN partners will share the results from the first half of the 2-year project and receive feedback from the community. In addition to ODIN partners themselves, representatives from numerous stakeholder organizations will attend and present, including ORCID and Datacite, CERIF/EuroCRIS, UK DataService, PLoS and others from a various set of disciplines. The conference will have its opening words by the Director General of CERN Rolf Heuer and Thierry Van Der Pyl, Director of Excellence in Science at the European Commission. The program of the conference is available here: http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceTimeTable.py?confId=238868#20131017 The venue As CERN is the home of the Large Hadron Collider, first-time visitors might find a particular part of the program very interesting ? the participants will have the chance to get a guided tour around [one of] the world?s largest laboratories. http://home.web.cern.ch/about/accelerators/large-hadron-collider How to participate Feel free to register, to leave suggestions about other codesprint projects and contact us in case you have any questions or problems. http://indico.cern.ch/confRegistrationFormDisplay.py/display?confId=238868 Check the event page for the latest information, including the program, accommodation (on CERN site) and more: http://odin-project.eu/events/1st-year-big-bang-and-codesprint/ We are looking forward to welcoming you in Geneva in October! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Placing Students at the center of the educational experience, CI provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service leaning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives. Are you looking to deliver visionary leadership in an area of library services (i.e. outreach, technical services, reference, etc.)? Are you looking to expand forward-looking attitudes of service and teaching? Do you have a track record of leading projects that bridge traditional library services? Are you seeking opportunities for growth and collaboration? John Spoor Broome Library is looking for a good Tenure Track Librarian to show us how you can help us grow and serve our young and growing campus. This is an open rank position. See http://csucifacultyjobs.com/ for further details. This position is contingent upon enrollment growth and availability of funds. 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Our Guest Editors are Johannes Britz and Michael Zimmer (both University of Wisonsin-Milwaukee) http://www.i-r-i-e.net/call_for_papers.htm Please, spread the news. Best regards, Rafael -- Prof.em. Dr. Rafael Capurro Hochschule der Medien (HdM), Stuttgart, Germany Capurro Fiek Foundation for Information Ethics (http://www.capurro-fiek-foundation.org) Distinguished Researcher at the African Centre of Excellence for Information Ethics (ACEIE), Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Distinguished Researcher in Information Ethics, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA President, International Center for Information Ethics (ICIE) (http://icie.zkm.de) Director, Steinbeis-Transfer-Institute Information Ethics (STI-IE) Editor in Chief, International Review of Information Ethics (IRIE) (http://www.i-r-i-e.net) Postal Address: Redtenbacherstr. 9, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany E-Mail: rafael at capurro.de Voice: + 49 - 721 - 98 22 9 - 22 (Fax: -21) Homepage: www.capurro.de ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3209/6551 - Release Date: 08/04/13 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mwalls at syr.edu Fri Aug 9 08:44:19 2013 From: mwalls at syr.edu (Martin A Walls) Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:44:19 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Earn CEUs Online: INSCT/Syracuse University Offers Cybersecurity Law & Policy Online, Sept. 23 to Nov. 10, 2013 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: "What will be the enduring image of the cyber era? A darkened city whose electric grid has failed? Or cyber criminals led off to jail? Only time will tell. We are, however, convinced we stand at the crossroads?the decisions we make today will determine the defining images of tomorrow."?American Bar Association This fall, the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism at Syracuse University is offering Cybersecurity Law and Policy Online, a six-week course for mid-career professionals concerned with information assurance, safe harbor, IT risk, and other cybersecurity topics. This course is a chance for infosec professionals to join a critical national dialog as it unfolds in real time, to learn about tools at the disposal of those protecting US cyberspace, and to earn a valuable professional credential from one of the nation's top national security institutes. The course runs from Sept. 23 to Nov. 10, 2013. The application deadline is Sept. 16. For more information, and to apply, visit http://insct.syr.edu/academicprograms/cybersecurityonlinecourse/ Cybersecurity professionals who take this affordable, fully online course will earn a Certificate of Completion and (if applicable) continuing education credits. The schedule and requirements are designed to fit busy schedules and include: * Live discussion and asynchronous instruction. * An online discussion board to share ideas and network with fellow participants. * A learning environment fully supported by professional tech staff. * One-on-one interaction with the professor. * Access to an extensive resource database. * Ongoing participant evaluations ensure the course is both challenging and accessible. Topics include Terminology and the Nature of Cyberspace and Threats; Roles of International Law, the State, and the Private Sector in Cyberspace; Authentication and Identity Management; Speech, Privacy, and Anonymity in Cyberspace; and Current and Proposed US Cyber Strategies. Cybersecurity Law & Policy is taught by William C. Snyder, SU Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, an expert in federal criminal law, computer crimes, terrorism and the law, prosecuting terrorists, and federal courts. ABOUT THE INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM Created in 2003 by the Syracuse University College of Law (and later joined by The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs), the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) is a multidisciplinary, university-based community of scholars and practitioners dynamically exploring and engaging national and international security and counterterrorism challenges. Leveraging the vast public and private sector experience of its faculty, staff, and associates, INSCT provides interdisciplinary research, graduate-level education, and public service and policy analysis. http://insct.syr.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wmonroe at email.unc.edu Thu Aug 8 20:41:06 2013 From: wmonroe at email.unc.edu (Monroe, Wanda G.) Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 00:41:06 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Blaze a Trail! Take Leadership in Defining Data Curation Policies and Services by Joining the Post Master's in Data Curation Message-ID: Those who work with digital materials and understand the associated policies and technologies of data curation are in demand and assuming leadership positions in libraries, archives and corporations. The need for talented leaders in data curation is well recognized by business, government institutions and academia. To answer the need of educating leaders in this area, top-ranked School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has created a Post Master's program in Data Curation. Designed for those who have been in the field for a few years and who are finding themselves more and more responsible for digital collections and large-scale data management, the program offers students leadership skills they can use for real world problems in their workplaces. Taught by world class faculty who are pioneers in data curation, the program is the most extensive and intensive available, with coursework that will prepare students for nearly any challenge that lies ahead. Following two weeks of on-campus classes that offer an opportunity to meet faculty and colleagues and jumpstart course work, students will enjoy a flexible online course of study designed to fit into busy schedules. Participants will engage in work-related projects that will serve their institutions/corporations and embed their learning in real work production services. Imagine an interactive, online education without the necessity of fighting traffic, paying for parking or dressing in business attire - all on your own time, at your own pace in the comfort of your own home. Lead the way. Apply today for the Post Master's in Data Curation. For more information about the Post Master's in Data Curation, please contact Lara Bailey at 919.962.7601, ljbailey at email.unc.edu or go to: sils.unc.edu ******************************* Wanda Monroe Director of Communications School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 04 Manning Hall, CB#3360 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 919.843.8337 sils.unc.edu Follow us on Twitter at UNCSILS Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/uncsils -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dr. Rafael Capurro Hochschule der Medien (HdM), Stuttgart, Germany Capurro Fiek Foundation for Information Ethics (http://www.capurro-fiek-foundation.org) Distinguished Researcher at the African Centre of Excellence for Information Ethics (ACEIE), Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Distinguished Researcher in Information Ethics, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA President, International Center for Information Ethics (ICIE) (http://icie.zkm.de) Director, Steinbeis-Transfer-Institute Information Ethics (STI-IE) Editor in Chief, International Review of Information Ethics (IRIE) (http://www.i-r-i-e.net) Postal Address: Redtenbacherstr. 9, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany E-Mail: rafael at capurro.de Voice: + 49 - 721 - 98 22 9 - 22 (Fax: -21) Homepage: www.capurro.de ----- No virus found in this message. 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URL: From bsh146 at iva.ku.dk Fri Aug 9 10:09:53 2013 From: bsh146 at iva.ku.dk (Jens-Erik Mai) Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 14:09:53 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Assistant professor at the iSchool in Denmark Message-ID: Assistant professor, Information science University of Copenhagen Royal School of Library and Information Science Applicants must document a good research and teaching record within some and preferably more than one of the following areas of information science: - Interactive information retrieval - Search Engines - Bibliometrics, informetrics and webometrics - Information seeking - Information architecture - Content Management Systems Developing Information Science in new ways that integrate the study of information with cultural and humanistic studies in accordance with the objective stated above can be achieved in several ways. It can be achieved for instance by involving philosophy of information and language, semiotics, digitization of cultural heritage, social and cultural theory, rhetoric and communication theory, and ethical issues in information science and information technology. Please view the full ad here: http://www.offentlige-stillinger.dk/sites/cfml/kbhuni/kbhuniVis.cfm?plugin=1&englishJobs=NO&nJobNo=214914&nLangNo=1 or at this short URL: http://bit.ly/1980Ajf The closing date for applications is 10 September 2013. More info about RSLIS: in Danish: http://iva.ku.dk/forside/ in English: http://iva.ku.dk/english/home/ For information about the position, please contact Director Per Hasle on email: vdt530 at iva.ku.dk ------------------------------------- Jens-Erik Mai Professor University of Copenhagen Royal School of Library and Information Science jem at jenserikmai.info http://jenserikmai.info -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susheel at lbsim.ac.in Sat Aug 10 14:33:57 2013 From: susheel at lbsim.ac.in (Dr Susheel Chhabra) Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 00:03:57 +0530 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP-International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change, IGI Global, USA Message-ID: <000101ce95f8$2e453a80$8acfaf80$@lbsim.ac.in> International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-civic-engagement-soc ial/75851 DOI: 10.4018/IJCESC, ISSN: 2328-5494, EISSN: 2328-5508 Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Susheel Chhabra Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form) DESCRIPTION OF IJCESC: Governments, corporations, individuals, and civic society play essential roles for worldwide growth and development. Management of resources for socioeconomic development of society requires design, development, and implementation of value driven civic engagement processes, practices, and frameworks. These initiatives create an environment of public accountability to distribute benefits of development for the overall benefit of society. The International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change (IJCESC) compiles theoretical and empirical works that significantly contribute to the unexplored field of how bringing social change through civic engagement can widened the ambience of public welfare activities. MISSION OF IJCESC: Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for possible publication in the International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change. The primary objective of IJCESC is to suggest value driven civic engagement practices, processes and frameworks to bring social change for effectively managing socioeconomic resources for individuals and society. IJCESC seeks to achieve its mission through research, exemplary cases, smart processes and competencies, development of frameworks, collaborations, suggesting standards and benchmarks worldwide. RECOMMENDED TOPICS: Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following: * Civic engagement and political reforms for development * Civic engagement for development and social change * Civic engagement for organization development * Civic engagement and urban development * Civic engagement reforms and capacity building * ICTs Engagement and Social Change * Leadership cases for civic engagement * Preservation of natural resources * Public policy and social change * Role of administrative competencies for civic engagement * Smart governance practices * Smart regulatory frameworks for civic engagement * Social accountability for individuals, government, and corporate sectors * Social networks and collaborations for bringing social change * Standards and benchmarks for civic engagement * Value-driven civic engagement * Women and child development * Civic Engagement and Rural Development SUBMITTING TO IJCESC: Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished articles will be considered. INTERESTED AUTHORS MUST CONSULT THE JOURNAL?S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. All article submissions will be forwarded to at least 3 members of the Editorial Review Board of the journal for double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All manuscript submissions to IJCESC should be sent through the online submission system:http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/titlesubmission/newproject.a spx PUBLISHER: The International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Changeis published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the ?Information Science Reference? (formerly Idea Group Reference), ?Medical Information Science Reference?, ?Business Science Reference?, and ?Engineering Science Reference? imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. All inquiries should be should be directed to the attention of: Dr. Susheel Chhabra Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change E-mail: susheel at lbsim.ac.in http://www.igi-global.com/IJCESC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cassidysugimoto at gmail.com Sat Aug 10 18:51:19 2013 From: cassidysugimoto at gmail.com (Cassidy Sugimoto) Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 18:51:19 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP>METRICS 2013 Message-ID: Submissions for the third annual SIG/MET Workshop on Informetric and Scientometric Research are due by August 15! This successful workshop will have a new element this year: Elsevier has agreed to provide workshop attendees with a specific dataset covering Elsevier humanities journals. Elsevier representatives will introduce the dataset at the workshop and attendees will be encouraged to conduct research on this shared dataset. More information on this will be distributed in the call for participation. For submission information, see below or the SIG/MET website: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGMET/metrics2013 ****** *Workshop on Informetric and Scientometric Research Montreal, Canada November 1, 2013: 9a.m.-5p.m.* Call for Abstracts The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for Metrics (SIG/MET) will host a workshop on Friday, November 1, 2013 (9am ? 5pm) preceding the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada. This workshop will provide an opportunity for presentations and in-depth conversations on metric-related issues, including the latest theories, approaches, applications, innovations, and tools. Submissions in any area of metrics research will be accepted for review. The workshop is envisioned as a combination of short presentations and open discussion. New to this workshop will be the introduction of a shared dataset from Elsevier as part of the Elsevier Bibliometrics Research Program. Following the presentation, registered participants will be invited to participate in analyzing the shared dataset. SIG/MET is the Special Interest Group for the measurement of information production and use. It encourages the development and networking of all those interested in the measurement of information. It encompasses not only bibliometrics, scientometrics, webometrics and informetrics, but also measurement of the Web and the Internet, applications running on these platforms, and metrics related to network analysis, visualization, scholarly communication. Submissions Submissions should be in the form of a two-page structured abstract. Conceptual, empirical, and works-in-progress will be accepted for submission. Where appropriate, up to three figures/tables can be provided. Two types of submissions will be accepted: posters and presentations. Please indicate the type of submission in bold at the beginning of your submission. The requirements for both formats are the same. Submit in .pdf or .doc to http://www.softconf.com/asis/SIG-Metrics/ Peer-Review Process Each submission will be reviewed and brief feedback will be given in narrative format. Important Dates Submissions due: August 15, 2013 Notifications: September 1, 2013 Workshop: November 1, 2013 Registration fees The registration fee is $150 for ASIST members and will include wifi and two meals. Support from Elsevier may be given to support student registration, depending on the number and quality of student submissions. With questions, please contact Cassidy R. Sugimoto Chair, SIG/MET sugimoto [at] indiana [dot] edu -- Cassidy R. Sugimoto, PhD Assistant Professor School of Informatics and Computing Indiana University Bloomington http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto -- Cassidy R. Sugimoto, PhD Assistant Professor School of Informatics and Computing Indiana University Bloomington http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Weller at uni-duesseldorf.de Tue Aug 13 07:16:17 2013 From: Weller at uni-duesseldorf.de (Katrin Weller) Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:16:17 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Reminder: Call for Papers "Twitter Data Analysis" - Special Issue, deadline Sept. 15 Message-ID: <7630b75b1efbd.520a31a1@uni-duesseldorf.de> Apologies for cross-posting! Please consider submitting your work for this call for papers: Special issue call for papers from Aslib Proceedings: TWITTER DATA ANALYTICS This special 2014?Aslib Proceedings issue is guest edited by Professor?Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology and Dr Katrin Weller, GESIS ? Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF THIS SPECIAL ISSUE? This special issue explores the possibilities and limitations of? Twitter data analytics. We are particularly interested in papers that place carefully conducted studies into the wider framework of current Twitter research. Research into Twitter and its uses has been gaining momentum over the last few years, with an increasing number of studies of Twitter communities and Twitter data. Twitter?s role within contemporary internet dynamics and its impact on different areas of private and? public life have attracted attention. Researchers in many disciplines have been making progress in the establishment of both theories and methods for Twitter research. However, there still is a lack of comparison across individual studies and a need for commonly accepted standards in analysis and data interpretation. Twitter research is often based on rich data sets, so called big data, that can be retrieved via the Twitter API and subsequently be mined with specialised tools. This poses several challenges in theory and methods, which have been the subject of much recent discussion; the current hype around ?big data? has now also resulted in a critical response which seeks to determine the limitations of working with such only apparently comprehensive data sets and highlights the persisting value of research which draws only on ?small data?. For this special issue, we invite articles which address the? opportunities and challenges of Twitter data analytics from theoretical and practical, conceptual and empirical perspectives. Topics of interest include but are not restricted to: ??? * Qualitative and quantitative methods to analyse Twitter content ??? * Evaluation of metrics and approaches for Twitter analysis ??? * Representativeness of Twitter data ??? * Comparison of data collection approaches ??? * Legal and ethical issues of Twitter research ??? * Information visualisation ??? * Twitter data retrieval and ranking ??? * Information dissemination on Twitter ??? * User behaviour and the evolution of norms and conventions ??? * Information behaviour and information literacy ??? * Linguistic analysis of Twitter content ??? * "Embedded" content on Twitter (photos, URLs) and Twitter?s relations to other social networks ??? * Network analysis ??? * User surveys ??? * Usage scenarios and case studies ??? * Twitter?s role for information management SUBMISSIONS ??? * Papers should clearly connect their studies to the wider body of Twitter scholarship, and spell out the implications of their findings for future research. In general, only research-based submissions will be considered. Viewpoints, literature reviews or general reviews are generally not acceptable ??? * Papers should be 4,000 to 6,000 words in length (including references). Please see the author guidelines for citations and references style ??? * For all additional information prior to submission, please contact?Professor?Axel Bruns?or Dr Katrin Weller (katrin.weller at gesis.org) ??? * Please make submissions to Aslib Proceedings using ScholarOne Manuscripts, our online submission and peer review system quoting this reference number APCALL6? SCHEDULE DATES AND SUBMISSION DEADLINES ??? * Paper submission: 15 September 2013 ??? * Notice of review results: 15 November 2013 ??? * Revisions due: 31 December 2013 ??? * Publication: Aslib Proceedings, issue 3, 2014 Feel free to distribute this information! The call for papers is available online at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=4778 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hiris at uwm.edu Wed Aug 14 10:29:40 2013 From: hiris at uwm.edu (Iris Xie) Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 09:29:40 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Asis-l] Please register (free): ASIS&T Leadership Development Program: Social Media for Leaders by Dr. Diane Rasmussen In-Reply-To: <1659430182.210577.1346592959907.JavaMail.root@mail12.pantherlink.uwm.edu> Message-ID: <1869200385.2140342.1376490580065.JavaMail.root@uwm.edu> ASIS&T Leadership Development Program: Social Media for Leaders by Dr. Diane M. Rasmussen ASIS&T Annual Meeting November 3, 2013, 5:30?7:00 pm Montreal, QC The ASIST Leadership Committee is pleased to offer Diane M. Rasmussen?s Social Media for Leaders workshop as part of the ASIST Leadership Development Program at the Annual Meeting. ?Social media? is a set of technological tools that ultimately serves to connect people. Social media has permeated many areas of societal function over the last few years, and the activities of leadership are no exception. For example, managers can utilize social media to flatten organizational hierarchies, make their activities transparent, and incorporate stakeholders? input into their decision-making processes. Academics can establish or maintain their positions as leaders in their disciplines by sharing their research and ideas via social media channels, and by networking with existing and new colleagues. Despite these and other advantages, many scholars, students and information professionals know little about how to use social media effectively for fostering leadership activities within their individual and organizational domains. To this end, the workshop will consist of the following: ? Introduction of ASIS&T Leadership Development Program by Iris Xie (5 minutes) ? An overview of current social media technologies as well as best practices for using them in ways that are conducive to leadership development (30 minutes) ? A small group hands-on session (30 minutes) ? Discussion and review (25 minutes) This workshop is free to ASIST attendees. Registration is required to ensure that we have sufficient materials for the hands-on exercise. Please register for the program on the conference registration form. Short Biography Diane Rasmussen (formerly Diane Neal) is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at The University of Western Ontario, and holds the permanent title of Visiting Scholar at The University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia. She has been a system librarian and a corporate information technology professional, experiences which consistently inform her teaching, research, and consulting. Diane has trained students, academics, and other professionals in the effective use of social media since 2007, and she is the editor of the book Social media for academics: A practical guide (Chandos Publishing, 2012). Diane is the 2013-2014 President of the Canadian Association for Information Science as well as a Director-at-Large of ASIS&T. She has won the ASIS&T SIG Publication of the Year and the ASIS&T SIG Member of the Year awards, and she chaired the 2011 ASIS&T Annual Meeting's Knowledge Organization track. Iris Xie Chair, ASIST Leadership Committee ************************************** Iris Xie, Ph.D. Director of Ph.D. Program & Professor School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Phone:(414)229-6835 Fax:(414)229-6699 ************************************** From Hsiehyee at cua.edu Tue Aug 13 16:29:50 2013 From: Hsiehyee at cua.edu (Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid P) Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:29:50 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Save the date: Sept 4: Innovation Talk by Stephen Wolfram Message-ID: Dear ASIST Members, I am posting this message on behalf of Jamie Stevenson of LC. Please save the date if interested. Ingrid Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Ph.D. Professor Dept. of Library and Information Science Catholic University of America Washington, DC 20064 202-319-5085 202-319-5574 (fax) e-mail: hsiehyee at cua.edu Stephen Wolfram Gives First Innovation Talks Lecture at the Library of Congress Dr. Stephen Wolfram has been invited by the Library of Congress|FEDLINK, to give the first lecture in the Innovation Talks Speakers Series. Wolfram is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, the creator of Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha. He is also the author of A New Kind of Science. He is considered to be one of the great minds in Technology. Innovation Talks showcase an exciting cross section of innovative research. Outstanding scholars, researchers, policy makers, and authors are invited to share their enthusiasm and knowledge on amazing array of topics. These free public lectures provide the opportunity to hear from a diverse selection of change leaders about issues affecting our world. Join us for the first Innovation Talks Lecture on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 11am in the Coolidge Auditorium in the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress. Each hour long lecture is followed by a question and answer period. This lecture is free and open to the general public. However registration is required. Please click here to register. If you would like to nominate a speaker for future Innovation Talks, please send your suggestion to FedlinkResearch at loc.gov Jamie Stevenson, MPH Head, FEDLINK Research Library of Congress ph: 202-707-8314 email: jstev at loc.gov From juneahn at umd.edu Tue Aug 13 17:41:52 2013 From: juneahn at umd.edu (June Ahn) Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:41:52 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP, The Information Society Special Issue - Connecting Fields: Information, Learning Sciences and Education Message-ID: <520AA820.9070604@umd.edu> Call for Papers The Information Society Connecting Fields: Information, Learning Sciences and Education http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/connecting_fields.pdf - Deadline for extended abstracts: December 15, 2013 - Selection notification: January 15, 2013 - Full paper submissions: May 1, 2014 The ways in which people interact with information is evolving rapidly. For example, modern questions about life, love, and where to eat for dinner are negotiated over platforms such as Yelp or Instagram, and well established information environments such as Wikipedia, Twitter, and Reddit are being reconsidered as sites for situated learning. We are fast moving away from clearly demarcated technologies and arenas for information sharing or learning, and instead, evolving toward blended realms of public, peer-oriented interaction made possible by new social norms and technological affordances. This blurring of boundaries affords an opportune moment to consider the connections between information and education, or the information sciences and learning sciences. We need to build bridges between fields, institutions, communities and practices. This blending and merging represents an analytical opportunity to decipher trends, institutionalized assumptions and norms, and conspicuous omissions. We are soliciting abstracts that exemplify this bi-directional perspective, and bring together scholars from multiple fields interested in aspects of information, learning, and education. We welcome both empirical or conceptual works that: (1) critically integrate a lens from information science if the research is grounded in the learning sciences or education, or (2) rigorously incorporate a learning or educational lens if grounded in information science or related fields. We hope that this special issue will be a foundational touchstone through which scholars across information science, learning sciences, and other cognate fields can build a new discourse. We encourage contributions that come from a wide range of perspectives, including (but not limited to): - The role of *information behavior* in learning processes with digital and participatory media - The role of *information or education institutions, organizations, and networks* in facilitating new forms of learning and credentialing - Applications of *information science, computation, and learning analytics* to create new models for continuous feedback, information driven instructional practice, and personalized learning - Applications of *human-centered design* to support and develop new modalities for learning such as games for learning, simulations, mobile and embodied/tangible computing - Crowds and online communities (e.g., citizen science, Twittersphere) as *Communities of Practice* - The role of *hacker/maker spaces and libraries* within the evolving learning ecosystem - The role of *technology in enabling new institutional logics within education* (i.e., massively open online courses (MOOCs), Institute of Play?s Quest Schools in New York and Chicago, and Peer2Peer University) - The relationship between *information and education policy* - Any other topics that can be a touchstone for scholars at the intersection of information, learning, and education Guest Editors: June Ahn, PhD Assistant Professor College of Information Studies College of Education University of Maryland, College Park juneahn at umd.edu Ingrid Erickson, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science School of Communication & Information Rutgers University ingrid.erickson at rutgers.edu Submission Details: Interested authors should submit a 300-400 word abstract with 3-6 keywords by December 15, 2013. Abstracts must address how the paper will highlight the bi-directional nature of the special issue theme. All submissions will be reviewed by the guest editors, and authors will be notified of their selection by January 15, 2014. Selected authors will be invited to submit a full paper for the special issue and will receive feedback to help craft final submissions, which will be due May 1, 2014. Thereafter, all papers will undergo TIS? standard peer review process. Journal publication, expected in late 2014, will be determined in concert with TIS editors. Please send all submissions, questions, and correspondence to Dr. June Ahn at juneahn at umd.edu. Include ?TIS Special Issue? in the subject title of your email. -- June Ahn, Ph.D Assistant Professor University of Maryland, College Park College of Information Studies & College of Education juneahn at umd.edu 301-405-2037 From mfsense2 at illinois.edu Tue Aug 13 18:38:19 2013 From: mfsense2 at illinois.edu (Senseney, Megan Finn) Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 22:38:19 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Register Now for HTRC UnCamp and Tell Us What You'd Like to See! Message-ID: <6FEEBCEA03E6E146A613342936F4403F7FE32433@CHIMBX1.ad.uillinois.edu> *** Register now and help shape the agenda for HTRC UnCamp*** HTRC UnCamp The second annual HTRC UnCamp will be held in September 8-9, 2013 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The UnCamp is different: it is part hands-on coding and demonstration, part inspirational use-cases, part community building, and a part informational, all structured in the dynamic setting of an un-conference programming format. Keynote Speakers -- Matt Wilkens, University of Notre Dame -- Christopher Warren, Carnegie Mellon University What's new from last year? -- Expanded data API -- Improved user interface -- Personal account access -- Increased workset size -- New algorithms -- HTRC-enriched metadata -- 3.2 million volumes in HTRC Production -- Developmental access to HTRC Sandbox with a quarter million public domain volumes -- Research consulting through Scholarly Commons Office Hours pilot What's planned for the coming year? --Mellon funding for competitive mini-grants for prototyping projects Registration To make UnCamp as affordable as possible for you to attend, we have set registration at $100.00. Please visit https://www.eventville.com/catalog/eventregistration1.asp?eventid=1010536 to register. Registration is due by August 31, 2013. Agenda HTRC is seeking participant feedback! A rough agenda has been posted to http://www.hathitrust.org/htrc_uncamp2013 to give attendees a sense of what we've got planned, but we've kept several spaces open for attendee-driven session, birds-of-a-feather meetings, and breakout sessions. This is your event, so please help us finalize the agenda by sending your suggestions to htrc-uncamp-l at list.indiana.edu. HTRC The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) is a unique collaborative research center launched jointly by Indiana University and the University of Illinois, along with the HathiTrust Digital Library, to help meet the technical challenges of dealing with massive amounts of digital text that researchers face by developing cutting-edge software tools and cyberinfrastructure to enable advanced computational access to the growing digital record of human knowledge. For travel information, agenda updates, and a complete lists of confirmed attendees, please visit: http://www.hathitrust.org/htrc_uncamp2013 If you have questions regarding the HTRC UnCamp please contact Megan Senseney, HTRC Project Coordinator: mfsense2 at illinois.edu or 217-244-5574. Looking forward to seeing you in Champaign! -- Megan Finn Senseney Project Coordinator, Research Services Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel Street Champaign, Illinois 61820 Phone: (217) 244-5574 Email: mfsense2 at illinois.edu http://www.lis.illinois.edu/research/services/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From srichards at lac-group.com Mon Aug 12 16:04:55 2013 From: srichards at lac-group.com (Suzanne Richards) Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 20:04:55 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / Librarians / Los Angeles, CA Message-ID: LAC Group is seeking Librarians at public libraries in the City of Downey and City Terrace, CA. These are temporary full-time (40 hours per week) positions to begin immediately and last up to approximately 4 months. Responsibilities: * Staff and assist at the reference desk * Assist patrons with computers * Provide customer service to patrons * Other duties as assigned Qualifications * MLS from an ALA accredited University; * MLS degree required (transcripts must be provided) * Previous experience working in a public library environment a plus; * Previous reference experience in a customer service environment is a plus; * Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work with varied public. Please visit our website at http://www.lac-group.com/ to apply. Note: Employee must pass a fingerprint background clearance prior to beginning employment with library department. LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer who values diversity in the workplace. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tom.Mackey at esc.edu Wed Aug 14 22:38:32 2013 From: Tom.Mackey at esc.edu (Tom.Mackey at esc.edu) Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 22:38:32 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Metaliteracy MOOC Message-ID: Metaliteracy MOOC offered by SUNY Empire State College and UAlbany Libraries? Registration is now open for a new Metaliteracy MOOC (http://metaliteracy.cdlprojects.com) offered by SUNY Empire State College and the University Libraries at the University at Albany. The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is entirely free and open and will launch in fall 2013. ? The MOOC is based on the metaliteracy framework developed by Dean Tom Mackey from the Center for Distance Learning (CDL) at Empire State College and Distinguished Librarian Trudi E. Jacobson from the University Libraries at UAlbany.? Mackey and Jacobson introduced the metaliteracy model, a reinvention of information literacy for open learning and social media environments in their article “Reframing Information Literacy as a Metaliteracy” published in College & Research Libraries.? They are currently finishing a book on the topic entitled Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacies to Empower Learners for ALA Books. The Metaliteracy MOOC will be co facilitated by Mackey and Jacobson, as well as Jenna Hecker and Tor Loney from UAlbany, and Nicola Marae Allain and Carol Yeager from Empire State College Live webinars presented by scholars from around the world will be featured in Metaliteracy “MOOC Talks” that promote interaction and dialogue about related topics such as metacognition, open learning, visual literacy, media and news literacy, scientific literacy, transliteracy, global information literacies, digital storytelling, and STEMx. ? Presenters include: Char Booth, Instruction Services Manager & E-Learning Librarian at the Claremont Colleges Library, David Wiley, Shuttleworth Fellow and co-founder of Lumen Learning, R. Brian Stone, Associate Professor at The Ohio State University, Alton Grizzle, Programme Officer in Communication and Information at UNESCO, Paul Prinsloo, Education Consultant and Editor of Progressio: South African Journal for Open and Distance Learning Practice at University of South Africa, Rex Smith, Editor of the Albany Times Union, Bryan Alexander, researcher and publisher of Future Trends in Technology and Education at BryanAlexander.org and Senior Fellow at the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE), Sue Thomas, author of Technobiophilia: Nature and Cyberspace, and HP Catalyst Fellows Anthony Maddox, Holly Ludgate, and Samantha Adams Becker. ? Several sessions will be co-presented by SUNY colleagues including: John Delano, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University at Albany, Mark McBride, Director of Library Services, Monroe Community College, Nicola Marae Allain, Faculty Mentor and Academic Area Coordinator for Humanities/Digital Media at CDL, Michele Forte, Faculty Mentor in Community and Human Services at CDL, and Betty Hurley-Dasgupta, Mentor and Academic Area Coordinator in Science Math and Technology at CDL and HP Catalyst Fellow. In addition to being an entirely free format that is open to participants worldwide, Metaliteracy MOOC will connect courses for credit at the University at Albany with undergraduate and graduate independent studies at Empire State College.? At UAlbany, Trudi Jacobson, Tor Loney, and Jenna Hecker will teach with the MOOC as part of UUNL300x (2 credit) and UUNL205x (1 credit).? At Empire State College, Tom Mackey and Carol Yeager will co-facilitate undergraduate guided independent studies based on the MOOC.? CDL Faculty Mentor and Academic Area Coordinator Nicola Marae Allain will offer a research-based guided independent study entitled “MOOC Metacognitive Analysis” (3 credit) for graduate students in the Master of Arts in Learning and Emerging Technologies (MALET) in the School for Graduate Studies. ? Metaliteracy MOOC is designed and co-facilitated by Carol Yeager, who developed the first two MOOCs for Empire State College and the SUNY system with Betty Hurley-Dasgupta, Creativity and Multicultural Communication and VizMath.? ? The new Metaliteracy MOOC was built on the same gRSShopper programming developed by Stephen Downes, one of the originators of the MOOC movement and previous keynote speaker at the CDL Conference.? Technical support for the MOOC is provided by Retsam Zhang, Guangdong Province, China. ? Thomas P. 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Please disseminate by friends, colleagues, researchers, students, etc. Thanks a lot! ********************************************************************************** WorldCIST'14 The 2014 World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies April 15 - 18, Madeira Island, Portugal http://www.aisti.eu/worldcist14/ ********************************************************************************** The 2014 World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST'14: http://www.aisti.eu/worldcist14) is a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, results, experiences and concerns in the several perspectives of Information Systems and Technologies. We are pleased to invite you to submit your papers to WorldCISTI'14. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity. THEMES Submitted papers should be related with one or more of the main themes proposed for the Conference: A) Information and Knowledge Management (IKM); B) Organizational Models and Information Systems (OMIS); C) Intelligent and Decision Support Systems (IDSS); D) Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools (SSAAT); E) Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems (CNMPS); F) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); G) Health Informatics (HIS); H) Information Technologies in Education (ITE). TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS AND DECISIONS Four types of papers can be submitted: Full paper: Finished or consolidated R&D works, to be included in one of the Conference themes. These papers are assigned a 10-page limit. Short paper: Ongoing works with relevant preliminary results, open to discussion. These papers are assigned a 7-page limit. Poster paper: Initial work with relevant ideas, open to discussion. These papers are assigned to a 4-page limit. Company paper: Companies' papers that show practical experience, R & D, tools, etc., focused on some topics of the conference. These papers are assigned to a 4-page limit. Submitted papers must comply with the format of Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Series (see Instructions for Authors at Springer Website or download a DOC example) be written in English, must not have been published before, not be under review for any other conference or publication and not include any information leading to the authors? identification. Therefore, the authors? names, affiliations and bibliographic references should not be included in the version for evaluation by the Program Committee. This information should only be included in the camera-ready version, saved in Word or Latex format and also in PDF format. These files must be accompanied by the Consent to Publication form filled out, in a ZIP file, and uploaded at the conference management system. All papers will be subjected to a ?double-blind review? by at least two members of the Program Committee. Based on Program Committee evaluation, a paper can be rejected or accepted by the Conference Chairs. In the later case, it can be accepted as the type originally submitted or as another type. Thus, full papers can be accepted as short papers or poster papers only. Similarly, short papers can be accepted as poster papers only. In these cases, the authors will be allowed to maintain the original number of pages in the camera-ready version. The authors of accepted poster papers must also build and print a poster to be exhibited during the Conference. This poster must follow an A1 or A2 vertical format. The Conference includes Work Sessions where these posters are presented and orally discussed, with a 5 minute limit per poster. The authors of accepted full papers will have 15 minutes to present their work in a Conference Work Session; approximately 5 minutes of discussion will follow each presentation. The authors of accepted short papers and company papers will have 11 minutes to present their work in a Conference Work Session; approximately 4 minutes of discussion will follow each presentation. PUBLICATION AND INDEXING To ensure that a full paper, short paper, poster paper or company paper is published in the Proceedings, at least one of the authors must be fully registered by the 24th of January 2014, and the paper must comply with the suggested layout and page-limit. Additionally, all recommended changes must be addressed by the authors before they submit the camera-ready version. No more than one paper per registration will be published in the Conference Proceedings. An extra fee must be paid for publication of additional papers, with a maximum of one additional paper per registration. Full and short papers will be published in Proceedings by Springer, in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Series. Poster and company papers will be published in Proceedings by AISTI. Published full and short papers will be submitted for indexation by ISI, EI-Compendex, SCOPUS and DBLP, among others, and will be available in the SpringerLink Digital Library. Published poster and company papers will be submitted for indexation by EI-Compendex and EBSCO. The authors of the best selected papers will be invited to extend them for publication in international journals indexed by ISI, SCOPUS and DBLP, among others, such as: Journal of Information Technology (JIT) Social Science Computer Review (SSC) Information Technology & People (ITP) Computer Science and Information Systems (ComSIS) Information Development (IDV) Journal of Information Science and Engineering (JISE) IEEE IT Professional (ITPro) Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering - Imaging & Visualization (CMBBE-IV) Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) International Journal of Health Information Systems & Informatics (IJHISI) International Journal of Web Based Communities (IJWBC) International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence (IJIMAI) INPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: November 15, 2013 Notification of Acceptance: January 10, 2014 Camera-ready Submission: January 19, 2014 Payment of Registration, to ensure the inclusion of an accepted paper in the conference proceedings: January 24, 2014. - Regards, WorldCIST Team http://www.aisti.eu/worldcist14 From jtennis at uw.edu Thu Aug 15 16:37:18 2013 From: jtennis at uw.edu (Joseph T. Tennis) Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:37:18 -0700 Subject: [Asis-l] Data Curation Position at UW iSchool Message-ID: The University of Washington Information School is hiring in Data Curation. Please forward the announcement below as you see fit. Please contact me if you have any questions. Joseph T. Tennis Position Announcement - AA3523 Position Overview Organization: The Information School Title: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor Search #: AA3523 Position Details The University of Washington Information School is building an innovative program in data sciences and data curation. We seek a creative, forward-thinking individual to catalyze this growth. The individual we hire will have a strong commitment to excellence in both research and teaching and be excited by and able to thrive in a diverse, intellectually stimulating, multi-disciplinary environment. Scholars from all areas of library and information science, information management, and related fields are welcomed. Specializations of particular interest include any of the following with an emphasis on curation and management of data in the context of institutional settings such as cultural heritage organizations, libraries and business: ? Data/digital curation ? Digital libraries and repositories ? Data/digital archives ? Data management and intellectual property issues related to large data stores and data warehouses ? Digital preservation systems and technologies ? Multicultural perspectives on data curation and management ? Long term data access ? Data lifecycle ? Data sciences Our new colleague will join a broad-based, inclusive information school. Faculty members teach across programs. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to bridging research and practice through technological implementation and innovation. This is a full-time 9 month appointment anticipated at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent degree by date of appointment. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Preference will be given to applications submitted by September 1, 2013. Selected candidates will be invited for campus visits. The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans. Applicants may find further information about the Information School at ischool.uw.edu. Application packages should include: CV, a letter of intent including a statement of research and teaching as well as a diversity statement (see below), names and contact information for three referees, and one sample of the applicant?s publications in PDF. These should be sent via email, with ?Data Curation? in the subject line, to: Dr. Joseph Tennis (iApply at uw.edu) Chair, Data Curation Search Committee UW, Information School Box 352840 Seattle, WA 98195-2840 206-543-3396 Diversity Statement The UW iSchool seeks top scholars in its faculty searches. Diversity is a core value and foundational concept in the Information School, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse faculty, staff, and student community. Please describe your experiences with diversity in your research, teaching and service, and/or your potential to bring diversity to the iSchool and the information field. Discuss your potential to mentor and educate students who will serve diverse populations. 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The study will examine how to automatically determine what a person engaging in information seeking on the Web intends to accomplish at any one time during his or her information seeking episode based on his or her behavior. Belkin and his colleagues will look at the relationship between low-level behaviors such as eye fixations, mouse movements and scrolling, and high-level intentions, such as trying to learn about a topic, determining whether a document or webpage is going to be use, or trying to understand how to best use the search engine. They will begin their work in September and expect to complete the study by May 2014. Marie L. Radford, Chair, Department of Library and Information Science School of Communication & Information Rutgers University From chodgson at niso.org Mon Aug 19 14:08:56 2013 From: chodgson at niso.org (Cynthia Hodgson) Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:08:56 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] NISO Two-Part September Webinar: Research Data Curation Message-ID: <009b01ce9d07$2ce7e550$86b7aff0$@org> NISO Two-Part September Webinar: Research Data Curation Part 1: E-Science Librarianship Date: September 11, 2013 Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern time Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/webinars/escience Part 2: Libraries and Big Data Date: September 18, 2013 Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern time Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/webinars/data_curation ====================================================================== NISO will be holding a two-part webinar on September 11 and 18 to discuss Research Data Curation. Part 1 will discuss the new role of E-Science Librarian. In Part 2, speakers will explore Libraries and Big Data and their role in data curation. You can register for either or both parts. There is a 25% discount to registrants of both parts. Part 1: E-Science Librarianship - Presenters will discuss the role of the library in the academic research enterprise and provide an overview of new librarian strategies, tools, and technologies developed to support the lifecycle of scholarly production and data curation. Specific challenges that face research libraries will be described and potential responses will be explored, along with a discussion of the types of skills and services that will be required for librarians to effectively curate research output. Topics and speakers are: * The Evolution of E-Science Librarianship in the New England Region and Beyond - Elaine Martin, Editor, Journal of eScience Librarianship, University of Massachusetts Medical School * The Digital Research Enterprise: Identifying New Roles for Libraries - Chris Shaffer, University Librarian and Associate Professor, Oregon Health & Science University Library * Seeking Our Niche: Understanding the Needs of Research Personnel to Develop E-Science Services - Megan Sapp Nelson, Associate Professor of Library Sciences, Purdue University Part 2: Libraries and Big Data - Faculty in all disciplines are increasingly creating and/or incorporating big data into their research and institutions are creating repositories and other tools to manage it all. There are many challenges to effectively manage and curate this data-challenges that are both similar and different to managing document archives. Libraries can and are assuming a key role in making this information more useful, visible, and accessible, such as creating taxonomies, designing metadata schemes, and systematizing retrieval methods. Our panelists will talk about their experience with big data curation, best practices for research data management, and the tools used by libraries as they take on this evolving role. Topics and speakers are: * Academic Libraries Get Ready: Big data is here and it needs a (caring) home - Lisa Johnston, Research Services Librarian, Co-Director of the University Digital Conservancy, University of Minnesota Libraries * The Library's Role in Enabling Data Interaction for Researchers - Sayeed Choudhury, Associate Dean for Research Data Management, Sheridan Libraries of Johns Hopkins University * Building Communities and Services to Support Data-Intensive Research - Carly Strasser, Data Curation Project Manager, UC Curation Center (UC3), California Digital Library Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on September 11 for Part 1 and September 18 for Part 2 (the days of the webinars). Discounts are available for NISO and NASIG members and students. NISO Library Standards Alliance (LSA) members (http://www.niso.org/about/roster/#library_standards_alliance ) receive one free connection as part of membership and do not need to register. You can register for either or both parts. There is a 25% discount if registering for both. Visit the event webpages to register and for more information: Part 1 webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/webinars/escience Part 2 webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/webinars/data_curation Cynthia Hodgson Technical Editor / Consultant National Information Standards Organization chodgson at niso.org 301-654-2512 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From slc at publicus.net Tue Aug 20 10:42:34 2013 From: slc at publicus.net (Steven Clift) Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:42:34 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Visualizing the democratic divide online? Message-ID: (Please cc: clift at e-democracy.org with any replies) I've been working to present data from PewInternet.org's Civic Engagement in the Digital Age report in ways that help people see the relative importance of raising new voices. Here is a draft infographic concept: http://bit.ly/ecivicgapinfographic I run E-Democracy (world's first election info project from 1994) and our BeNeighbors.org effort. It is working to create the world's most representative local online civic engagement network. We actually go door to door in lower income, highly diverse, high immigrant neighborhoods to sign people for neighborhood-based online participation. We see our work more and more strongly in an R+D with a purpose role. Go deeper and deeper and share knowledge wider and wider. FYI - This is my "inclusion" summary from the Pew report: http://bit.ly/pewcivic and round table discussions we've been having http://bit.ly/digicivic Two questions: * How would you improve the first chart? (Besides displaying online-only and off-line only civic communicators within the chart) * What other recent surveys provide additional insights into gaps in civic engagement online and offline? Our view is the the civic tech/open government movement must do more to raise new voices and work to make engagement more representative in order for it to have a positive social/civic benefit. It must close the gaps left by .org e-advocacy, media, and .com social networking and neighbor connecting models. If it further or disproportionately empowers those who already so up, what good is it? By visualizing the gaps as well as hopeful slices, we can better prioritize our use of scarce resources of online civic engagement. Thanks. Steven Clift Executive Director E-Democracy.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From slc at publicus.net Tue Aug 20 11:42:54 2013 From: slc at publicus.net (Steven Clift) Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:42:54 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Visualizing the democratic divide online? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: One correction - I missed the word website in ... I run E-Democracy (world's first election info WEBSITE from 1994) ... On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Steven Clift wrote: > (Please cc: clift at e-democracy.org with any replies) > > I've been working to present data from PewInternet.org's Civic Engagement > in the Digital Age report in ways that help people see the relative > importance of raising new voices. > > Here is a draft infographic concept: > > http://bit.ly/ecivicgapinfographic > > I run E-Democracy (world's first election info project from 1994) and our > BeNeighbors.org effort. It is working to create the world's most > representative local online civic engagement network. We actually go door > to door in lower income, highly diverse, high immigrant neighborhoods to > sign people for neighborhood-based online participation. > > We see our work more and more strongly in an R+D with a purpose role. Go > deeper and deeper and share knowledge wider and wider. > > FYI - This is my "inclusion" summary from the Pew report: > http://bit.ly/pewcivic and round table discussions we've been having > http://bit.ly/digicivic > > Two questions: > > * How would you improve the first chart? > > (Besides displaying online-only and off-line only civic communicators > within the chart) > > * What other recent surveys provide additional insights into gaps in civic > engagement online and offline? > > Our view is the the civic tech/open government movement must do more to > raise new voices and work to make engagement more representative in order > for it to have a positive social/civic benefit. It must close the gaps left > by .org e-advocacy, media, and .com social networking and neighbor > connecting models. If it further or disproportionately empowers those who > already so up, what good is it? By visualizing the gaps as well as hopeful > slices, we can better prioritize our use of scarce resources of online > civic engagement. > > Thanks. > Steven Clift > Executive Director > E-Democracy.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrew at cs.otago.ac.nz Thu Aug 22 18:46:56 2013 From: andrew at cs.otago.ac.nz (Andrew Trotman) Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:46:56 +1200 Subject: [Asis-l] Final CFP: Australasian Web Conference (AWC 2014) Message-ID: CFP: AUSTRALASIAN WEB CONFERENCE (AWC 2014) http://www.cs.otago.ac.nz/awc2014/ CALL FOR PAPERS AWC 2014 aims to bring together researchers in an effort to highlight the state-of-the-art and discuss the issues and opportunities to explore new research directions and develop new ideas. AWC 2014 calls for submissions in all areas of Web research, including but not limited to the following: *Cloud computing *Data mining *Deep Web *Emerging Web techniques *Information retrieval *Interfaces and Accessibility *Interoperability and heterogeneous systems *Mobile Web *Performance and scalability and availability *Personalization and recommender systems *Security and Privacy *Semantic Web *Social networks and communities *Web of Things *Web search *Web services and SOC *XML and semi-structured data management All submissions will be reviewed by the program committee for inclusion in the AWC 2014 proceedings. Each paper will be judged on its originality, significance, technical quality, relevance to AWC 2014, and presentation. Papers should be no more than 10 pages in length conforming to the formatting instructions for the Australian Computer Society (ACS) - Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology (CRPIT) Australian Computer Science Communications series. ORGANIZERS General Chair Andrew Trotman (University of Otago) PC Chairs Stephen Cranefield (University of Otago) Jian Yang (Macquarie University) IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: 26th August 2013 Author Notification: 8th October 2013 Final Manuscript Due: 4th November 2013 Author Registration Due: 4th November 2013 Early Bird Registration Due: 2nd December 2013 MORE INFORMATION http://www.cs.otago.ac.nz/awc2014/ From fcunning at kent.edu Fri Aug 23 14:33:55 2013 From: fcunning at kent.edu (Cunningham, Flo) Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:33:55 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Kent State Conference Tackles Knowledge Economy Issues Message-ID: <91622401DA33BF47A943E7C7A779201A1BC3B98D@BL2PRD0810MB373.namprd08.prod.outlook.com> Kent State Conference Tackles Knowledge Economy Issues Kent State University will host more than 200 delegates representing the business community, technology sector, academia, nonprofit, civic and government organizations, and the broader workforce to consider how the university's newly-created Knowledge Sciences Center can help organizations meet the challenges of the 21st-century knowledge economy. The Knowledge Sciences Symposium will take place Sept. 4 and 5 at the University Center, Kent State University at Stark in Canton, Ohio, and on Sept. 10 and 11 at the National Transportation Library at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Participants can attend either session, in person or remotely. The free symposium is coordinated by Kent State's Information Architecture and Knowledge Management program in the College of Communication and Information and is open to anyone interested in learning more about how to leverage knowledge management and engage with the university to transition to the knowledge economy. Organizations of all types and sizes are encouraged to add their voices to the discussion. Advance registration is required due to the large numbers expected to attend. Visit www.kent.edu/knowledgesciences for details. To facilitate the discussion and prepare delegates for the symposium, Kent State offered weekly webinars, which have been archived at www.kent.edu/knowledgesciences. Top sponsors include The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the Department of Transportation. Pawan Handa, Ph.D., Director of Strategic Integration at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and Mills Davis, CEO, Project10X, a Washington, D.C.-based research consultancy that specializes in smart technologies, semantic solutions and Web 3.0 business models, will deliver the keynote addresses on the opening day of each session.?? "Goodyear's longstanding relationship with Kent State University's knowledge management program continues to be beneficial for both entities. This symposium is an example of this continual collaboration," Handa said. "At Goodyear, we find that open exchange of knowledge is key to building a learning organization." Breakout sessions will feature a panel of experts representing different stakeholder groups, speaking to knowledge economy transition issues that affect their communities. On the second day of the symposium, working groups will help design a blueprint for Kent State's new Knowledge Sciences Center. At the Ohio event, Canton mayor William J. Healy II and Stanley T. Wearden, Ph.D., Dean of Kent State's College of Communication and Information, will deliver opening remarks. In Washington, D.C., opening speakers are Amanda J. Wilson, director, and Mary Moulton, digital librarian, National Transportation Library. Grounded on vision developed through the webinars and at the two symposium events, the Knowledge Sciences Center will provide learning and training opportunities, serve as a networking hub, support collaborative engagement opportunities, advocate for knowledge sciences issues, support and promote research and development, and provide opportunities to assist communities, cities and states transitioning to the knowledge economy. "We expect the Knowledge Sciences Center to play a role similar to that of an agricultural extension service as the country built its robust agricultural economy in the 19th century," said Denise Bedford, Ph.D., Goodyear Professor of Knowledge Management at Kent State. "We will accept challenges and problems as well as convene teams of experts to develop affordable and effective solutions for all kinds and sizes of organizations and communities." The center will have a physical presence on Kent State University's Kent Campus as well as a virtual presence on the Internet. Kent State University's Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program is part of the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) in the College of Communication and Information. One of the nation's top 20 programs (according to U.S. News & World Report), the school offers master's degrees and certificates in library and information science and IAKM, along with a new, interdisciplinary Ph.D. For more information visit www.kent.edu/slis. From michel.menou at orange.fr Sat Aug 24 08:42:05 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 14:42:05 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] RIP Nasser Sharify Message-ID: <5218AA1D.20205@orange.fr> I learn of the passing of Nasser Sharify, yesterday evening. Nasser was Dean emeritus of SLIS, Pratt Institute. He was a most remarkable and charming person and a committed pioneer in internationalizing perspectives in our field. Among many accomplishments, he was instrumental in the building of the Moroccan School of information science (ESI). More bio information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasser_Sharify Useless to say talking of an Iranian scholar, he was also a poet: > Sing, sing, sing, I can't. > I was a singer, happy and proud, > rejoicing, singing, rejoicing, singing. > Sky was filled with my songs. > Now I am silent. > Died in my throat > the music of life. (The Poet. N. Sharify. A Homeful Sound,Denver, CO, Brown & Sons Publishing, 2013) From Richard.Chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr Mon Aug 26 08:34:44 2013 From: Richard.Chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr (Richard Chbeir) Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:34:44 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Asis-l] IEEE SITIS'13: Call for papers In-Reply-To: <902865149.11653683.1377520278592.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> Message-ID: <2013923665.11654211.1377520484870.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> Apologies for multiple diffusion CALL FOR PAPERS ====================================================================== The 9th International Conference on SIGNAL IMAGE TECHNOLOGY & INTERNET-BASED SYSTEMS (SITIS?13) December 2 - 5, 2013 In cooperation with ACM SIGAPP French Chapter and IEEE Technical Committee on Multimedia Computing Kyoto Terrsa, Japan http://www.sitis-conf.org/ ====================================================================== The SITIS conference is dedicated to research on the technologies used to represent, share and process information in various forms, ranging from signal, image, and multimedia data to traditional structured data and semi-structured data found in the web. SITIS spans two inter-related research domains that increasingly play a key role in connecting systems across network centric environments to allow distributed computing and information sharing. SITIS 2013 aims to provide a forum for high quality presentations on research activities centered on three main tracks: - The first track titled "Web Computing and Applications (WeCA)" focuses on emerging and novel concepts, architectures, technologies, and methodologies for information management related to the Web and cloud computing. In essence, the Web, with its different versions, has created an interconnected world in which information can be exchanged easily, tasks can be processed collaboratively, communities of users with similarly interests can be formed to achieve efficiency and improve performance, etc. Taking full advantage of these interconnected environments to meet the ever increasing needs of emerging applications requires solutions that address new issues and challenges. The track calls for research papers and reports directed at several areas including: Data Semantics, Web-Centric Systems, Big Data, Information System Interoperability, Cloud, Cooperative information and Distributed Systems, and Information security - The second track titled "Signal & Image Technologies (SIT)" focuses on recent developments in digital signal processing and pays particular attention to evolutions in audiovisual signal processing, analysis, coding and authentication, and retrieval techniques. The track calls for research papers and reports directed at several areas including:Image Processing and Analysis, Signal processing, Image/Video Coding and Authentication, and Applications - The third track titled "Multimedia Information Retrieval and Application (MIRA)" focuses on emerging modeling, representation and retrieval techniques that take into account the amount, type and diversity of multimedia information accessible in distributed computing environment. The internet, social networking, multimedia databases and management of multimedia cultural collections have created the need for cross-fields models, paradigms and techniques for efficient modeling, management and consumption of multimedia contents. The track calls for research papers and reports directed at several areas including Multimedia Query and Retrieval; Mobile and Location-Based Media, Social media and Social networking, Multimedia Security, and Multimedia Arts, Entertainment and Digital Culture. Submission and publication -------------------------- The conference will include keynote addresses, tutorials, and regular and workshop sessions. SITIS 2013 invites submission of high quality and original papers on the topics of the major tracks described below. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers for technical merit, originality, significance and relevance to track topics. Papers must be up to 8 pages and follow IEEE double columns publication format. Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings and published by IEEE Computer Society and referenced in IEEE explore and major indexes. Important dates ---------------- * Paper Submission: September 08th, 2013 * Acceptance/Reject notification: October 06th, 2013 * Camera ready: October 13th, 2013 * Author registration: October 20, 2013 Committees ----------- General Chairs: Setsuo Tsuruta, Tokyo Denki University, Japan Ernesto Damiani, Universit? degli Studi di Milano, Italy WeCa Track Chairs: Kokou Yetongnon, University of Bourgogne, France Richard Chbeir, University of Pau, France MIRA Track Chairs: Shin'ichi Satoh, National Institute of Informatics, Japan Yuichi Nakamura, Kyoto University, Japan SIT Track Chairs: Andrea Kutics, International Christian University, Japan Albert Dipanda, University of Bourgogne, France More details about each track and detailed topics can be found on the conference website: http://www.sitis-conf.org/ From Richard.Chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr Mon Aug 26 10:46:01 2013 From: Richard.Chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr (Richard Chbeir) Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:46:01 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Asis-l] CFP IEEE SITIS 2013: 9th International Conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet Based Systems (December 2-5, 2013 - Kyoto, Japan) In-Reply-To: <2069597235.209384.1346688407830.JavaMail.root@zstore02.rp.u-bourgogne.fr> References: <2069597235.209384.1346688407830.JavaMail.root@zstore02.rp.u-bourgogne.fr> Message-ID: <384058603.11691610.1377528361402.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> Apologies for multiple diffusion CALL FOR PAPERS ====================================================================== The 9th International Conference on SIGNAL IMAGE TECHNOLOGY & INTERNET-BASED SYSTEMS (SITIS?13) December 2 - 5, 2013 In cooperation with ACM SIGAPP French Chapter and IEEE Technical Committee on Multimedia Computing Kyoto Terrsa, Japan http://www.sitis-conf.org/ ====================================================================== The SITIS conference is dedicated to research on the technologies used to represent, share and process information in various forms, ranging from signal, image, and multimedia data to traditional structured data and semi-structured data found in the web. SITIS spans two inter-related research domains that increasingly play a key role in connecting systems across network centric environments to allow distributed computing and information sharing. SITIS 2013 aims to provide a forum for high quality presentations on research activities centered on three main tracks: - The first track titled "Web Computing and Applications (WeCA)" focuses on emerging and novel concepts, architectures, technologies, and methodologies for information management related to the Web and cloud computing. In essence, the Web, with its different versions, has created an interconnected world in which information can be exchanged easily, tasks can be processed collaboratively, communities of users with similarly interests can be formed to achieve efficiency and improve performance, etc. Taking full advantage of these interconnected environments to meet the ever increasing needs of emerging applications requires solutions that address new issues and challenges. The track calls for research papers and reports directed at several areas including: Data Semantics, Web-Centric Systems, Big Data, Information System Interoperability, Cloud, Cooperative information and Distributed Systems, and Information security - The second track titled "Signal & Image Technologies (SIT)" focuses on recent developments in digital signal processing and pays particular attention to evolutions in audiovisual signal processing, analysis, coding and authentication, and retrieval techniques. The track calls for research papers and reports directed at several areas including:Image Processing and Analysis, Signal processing, Image/Video Coding and Authentication, and Applications - The third track titled "Multimedia Information Retrieval and Application (MIRA)" focuses on emerging modeling, representation and retrieval techniques that take into account the amount, type and diversity of multimedia information accessible in distributed computing environment. The internet, social networking, multimedia databases and management of multimedia cultural collections have created the need for cross-fields models, paradigms and techniques for efficient modeling, management and consumption of multimedia contents. The track calls for research papers and reports directed at several areas including Multimedia Query and Retrieval; Mobile and Location-Based Media, Social media and Social networking, Multimedia Security, and Multimedia Arts, Entertainment and Digital Culture. Submission and publication -------------------------- The conference will include keynote addresses, tutorials, and regular and workshop sessions. SITIS 2013 invites submission of high quality and original papers on the topics of the major tracks described below. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers for technical merit, originality, significance and relevance to track topics. Papers must be up to 8 pages and follow IEEE double columns publication format. Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings and published by IEEE Computer Society and referenced in IEEE explore and major indexes. Important dates ---------------- * Paper Submission: September 08th, 2013 * Acceptance/Reject notification: October 06th, 2013 * Camera ready: October 13th, 2013 * Author registration: October 20, 2013 Committees ----------- General Chairs: Setsuo Tsuruta, Tokyo Denki University, Japan Ernesto Damiani, Universit? degli Studi di Milano, Italy WeCa Track Chairs: Kokou Yetongnon, University of Bourgogne, France Richard Chbeir, University of Pau, France MIRA Track Chairs: Shin'ichi Satoh, National Institute of Informatics, Japan Yuichi Nakamura, Kyoto University, Japan SIT Track Chairs: Andrea Kutics, International Christian University, Japan Albert Dipanda, University of Bourgogne, France More details about each track and detailed topics can be found on the conference website: http://www.sitis-conf.org/ From isidro.aguillo at cchs.csic.es Tue Aug 27 06:02:42 2013 From: isidro.aguillo at cchs.csic.es (Isidro F. Aguillo) Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:02:42 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Scimago Institutions Rankings (SIR) introduces world updated editions with a new friendly interface Message-ID: <521C7942.4000205@cchs.csic.es> Scimago Group has just published the 2013 edition of its World Ranking that consists of research indicators for 4327 universities and research organizations. Data provided has been extracted and elaborated from Scopus bibliographic database between the years 2007 and 2011, using as inclusion criteria to publish at least 100 papers during 2007. http://www.scimagoir.com/ SIR is provided not as a standard league table but as a tool useful for developing customized rankings. No individual or composite index is proposed for ranking purposes and the list of institutions is arranged by raw number of publications (output). End users can choose among the rich list of careful built indicators those more pertinent to their aims. Bibliometric variables are strongly correlated among them but even so it is possible to apply different weighting models to the freely available SIR results. As a whole it is one of the most comprehensive summaries of the world scientific production including results for emerging and developing countries that are not well covered in similar rankings. In fact, there is a Iberoamerican counterpart easily accessible from the same interface, that covers in depth Latin America, Spain & Portugal organizations. The revamped interface is offering now all the lists from one unique screen. The current year edition is joined by the corrected and updated historical ones that are available since 2009. The system allows the customization of the request, including selecting ranking criteria or filtering universities only. This feature is especially useful for comparison purposes with other university-only rankings. A bilingual report is attached with a detailed description of the methodology, a synopsis of the results and a full bibliography supporting major technical and scientific decisions. Major innovation is the inclusion of a new variable, leadership with excellence that only combines two key criteria. The list of indicators includes also the total number of publications (Output); International Collaboration; Normalized Impact, that uses Karolinska Intitutet methodology for combining normalized citations from different fields (where the world mean is equal to 1); High quality publications, a ratio of publications delivered in the first quartile journals (SCImago Journal Rank, SJR); Specialization Index (0-1, generalist vs. specialized) based on the Gini coefficient; Excellence Rate, the amount of papers into the 10% most cited papers in different scientific fields; and the Scientific Leadership, that counts papers where the corresponding author belongs to the institution. The SIR and the SJR and future products on ?innovative knowledge? are offered as a contribution of the Scimago Group to Open Access and Open Data initiatives. -- ****************************** Isidro F. Aguillo, HonDr. The Cybermetrics Lab, IPP-CSIC Grupo Scimago Madrid. SPAIN isidro.aguillo at csic.es ORCID: 0000-0001-8927-4873 ResearcherID: A-7280-2008 Scholar Citations: SaCSbeoAAAAJ Twitter: @isidroaguillo ****************************** From Amanda.Glimstedt at hb.se Wed Aug 28 08:53:35 2013 From: Amanda.Glimstedt at hb.se (Amanda Glimstedt) Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:53:35 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] BOBCATSSS 2014 3rd call Message-ID: <521E0EEF.B911.00B7.1@hb.se> January 29-31, 2014 Library (r)evolution: Promoting sustainable information practices (3rd call for papers) The 22nd BOBCATSSS Symposium, will take place in Barcelona, Spain, between 29th-31st January, 2014. BOBCATSSS, the annual conference, is known for being organized by students from European universities. The organizers for this symposium are the University of Barcelona and the University of Bor?s (Sweden). Over the last few decades there has been a growing awareness of environmental issues. Ensuring long-term sustainability is an increasingly urgent issue in our societies and the need for sustainable development initiatives and knowledge is now greater than ever. The concept of sustainable development encompasses attention to environmental challenges as well as global social inequalities, while maintaining a sound global economy. This understanding also gives rise to numerous related challenges but also possibilities for current information practices. The idea behind the theme: Library (r)evolution: Promoting sustainable information practices, is to place focus on the identification of sustainable information practices and to invite discussions that explore the relationships between concepts and practices in both the library and information science field and the sustainable development area. Subthemes of the conference include: 1. Users, customers and prosumers The information needs and practices of users are continually changing. How can we understand these changes and promote them toward more sustainable information practices; in information creation, usage, sharing and preservation? 2. Skills and literacies Our professions are rapidly changing and new career opportunities are constantly arising resulting in demands for new skills and literacies. How can these changes be understood? How can we introduce and embrace sustainability in our daily professional practices? 3. Spaces, cultures and freedom of information Digital rights, free access to information, culture and knowledge as well as physical and network spaces are central in our efforts to support democratic practices and institutions. But how should these be understood and promoted from a sustainable orientated perspective? 4. Social media, cloud computing and mobile services Digital information technologies and services have great potentials for the greening of society. How can sustainability be embedded in the future of ICT, considering its current rapid development? 5. Towards a better future? How can we successfully bring together library principles and information practices with sustainable development concerns? What concepts, theories and models need to be developed within LIS to enable our research area to support sustainable information practices of the future? 6. Other We also welcome other contributions that do not fall into one of the sub-themes. Submission of Papers Aside from papers we also welcome workshops, posters and pecha-kucha from both students and professionals. To prepare your contributions and proposals please use the format guide below and send them by using the Conference Management Software (Conftool) https://www.conftool.pro/bobcatsss2014/. Requirements for Abstracts An extended abstract is required and must be submitted latest 23rd of September. The extended abstract has to be in Word format (i.e. doc, docx) or OpenOffice format (i.e. odt). There should be an author description (first name, surname, department, degree, university, city, country, e-mail), a title, three to six keywords. It should only contain plain text (no figures and no tables), and the extended abstract should be between 500-700 words in Times New Roman, font size 10. Extended abstracts should also include a short summary (100-250 words) for conference abstract book. Also, please include your references and your citations using APA style. 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Personal computer ownership has been far surpassed by mobile phone ownership and nearly equaled by smartphone ownership. In many developing countries, mobile computing has leapfrogged over personal computing in order to provide online access where none existed. Such prevalent use of cellphone and mobile technologies to access information has a significant impact on the study of information needs, seeking and use. These dramatic changes in technology preferences and use can be seen as altering the very ecology for the study of information behavior, and indeed, blur the contexts of systems and users. It can be argued that even those interactions that do not involve mobile technologies are influenced by the increasing mobility of information use. The 13th Annual SIG-USE Research Symposium at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) will explore the ways in which information ?on the move? is transforming or changing the nature of people?s information behaviors and the ways in which people?s information behaviors are, in turn, shaping technologies, services, work and leisure. We will also consider the impact of this transformation on the general assumptions and premises informing the research domain of information behavior. In this Symposium, we will explore the above themes through a keynote speech, short presentations, and small and large-group discussions. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: 1:30-1:45 Welcome and introduction 1:45-2:30 Keynote presentation 2:30-2:45 Break 2:45-3:20 Small group discussions 3:20-4:10 First round of Ignite talks 4:10-4:20 Break 4:20-5:10 Second round of Ignite talks 5:10-5:45 Small group discussions 5:45-6:15 Chatman Award research presentations by 2013 winner(s) (5 minutes), and 2012 winners, Joung Hwa ?Joy? Koo, Yong Wan Cho, and Melissa Gross of Florida State University (20 minutes). Joy and her colleagues will present their research regarding the information seeking practices of North Korean refugees in South Korea, with a focus on the relationship between the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms of this population and their information needs and information-seeking behaviors. Their award-winning research project is entitled ?Is Ignorance Really Bliss?: Understanding the Role of Information-Seeking in Coping with Severe Traumatic Stress among Refugees.? This portion of the Symposium will conclude with a presentation of this year?s SIG USE awards (5 minutes). 6:15-6:30 Wrap-up: Large group discussion and evaluations CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: For the short presentations, we invite researchers, graduate students, and practitioners to submit a ONE page proposal (no more than 500 words) in which they outline the topic and themes they would like to address during their Ignite talk. Each presenter will have 5 minutes to deliver his/her Ignite talk - 15 seconds to address each of the 20 slides they will have prepared for their talk, and will have an additional 3 minutes to take any questions that SIG-USE attendees may have. For an example of an Ignite talk, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRa1IPkBFbg Proposed themes for submissions include: * Theoretical perspectives/frameworks that constitute the social, cultural and technological underpinnings of information behavior ?on the move?; * The extent to which new information and communication technologies (e.g., social media, mobile technologies) are revolutionary vs. evolutionary within various information behavior contexts; * How environments in which information is literally ?on the move? are providing a technological platform that facilitates the kinds of informal, social information sharing practices desired by users; * How a better understanding of people?s changing information behaviors might be used to inform the future development of information and communication technologies, services, practices, management and education; * What innovative strategies of inquiry and methods of data collection might be used to systematically investigate and fully capture and map ?information behavior on the move??; * Any other themes that relate to the Symposium topic of ?information behavior on the move? Submission guidelines for Ignite talk proposals: - Include your name, title, and institutional affiliation at the top of your proposal - Proposal text must not exceed 1 page (max. 500 words) - Submit proposal in pdf format - Name your file according to the following convention: ?2013_SIGUSESymposium_Lastname.pdf? - E-mail your proposal to Beth St. Jean (bstjean at umd.edu) by midnight EST on September 13, 2013. Please use ?SIGUSE Ignite Talk Proposal? as the subject line of your e-mail. - When you e-mail your submission, please be sure to indicate in the text of your e-mail whether or not we may post your proposal to the public SIG-USE website both before and after the Symposium is conducted. IMPORTANT DATES: September 13, 2013: Ignite talk proposals are due October 4, 2013: Notification of acceptance of Ignite talk proposals October 25, 2013: E-mail your slides for your Ignite talk for uploading REGISTRATION FEES (Early bird/Regular): * SIG-USE Members: $110/$125 * ASIS&T (but not SIG-USE) Members: $120/$135 * Non-Members: $135/$150 The registration fee will cover workshop costs, wireless Internet access, and coffee breaks. Please forward any questions that you have to Mega Subramaniam (mmsubram at umd.edu) or Beth St. Jean (bstjean at umd.edu). WORKSHOP PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Mega Subramaniam (Co-Chair), University of Maryland; Beth St. Jean (Co-Chair), University of Maryland; Isto Huvila, ?bo Akademi University, Finland; Eric Meyers, University of British Columbia, Canada; Pei Lei, Nanjing University, China; Michael Olsson, University of Technology Sydney; Maria Souden, University College Dublin, Ireland; Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan, University at Albany, State University of New York. To register for the 2013 ASIS&T Annual Meeting: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/register.html (early bird registration deadline: September 20, 2013) For more information about SIG-USE: http://siguse.wordpress.com/ Hope to see you there! Mega Subramaniam & Beth St. Jean 2013 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium Co-chairs Beth St. Jean, Assistant Professor College of Information Studies - "Maryland's iSchool" Room 4117K Hornbake Bldg., South Wing University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 (301) 405-6573 From mwalls at syr.edu Wed Aug 28 10:49:48 2013 From: mwalls at syr.edu (Martin A Walls) Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:49:48 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] DEADLINE APPROACHING: Earn CEUs Online in INSCT/Syracuse University's Cybersecurity Law & Policy Online, Sept. 23 to Nov. 10, 2013 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: NOTE: APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THIS ONLINE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSE IS SEPT. 10, 2013 This fall, the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism at Syracuse University is offering Cybersecurity Law and Policy Online, a six-week course for mid-career professionals concerned with information assurance, safe harbor, IT risk, and other cybersecurity topics. This course is a chance for infosec professionals to join a critical national dialog as it unfolds in real time, to learn about tools at the disposal of those protecting US cyberspace, and to earn a valuable professional credential from one of the nation's top national security institutes. CYBERSECURITY LAW & POLICY ONLINE runs from Sept. 23 to Nov. 10, 2013. The application deadline is Sept. 16. For more information, and to apply, visit http://insct.syr.edu/academicprograms/cybersecurityonlinecourse/ Cybersecurity professionals who take this affordable, fully online course will earn a Certificate of Completion and (if applicable) continuing education credits. The schedule and requirements are designed to fit busy schedules and include: * Live discussion and asynchronous instruction. * An online discussion board to share ideas and network with fellow participants. * A learning environment fully supported by professional tech staff. * One-on-one interaction with the professor. * Access to an extensive resource database. * Ongoing participant evaluations ensure the course is both challenging and accessible. Topics include Terminology and the Nature of Cyberspace and Threats; Roles of International Law, the State, and the Private Sector in Cyberspace; Authentication and Identity Management; Speech, Privacy, and Anonymity in Cyberspace; and Current and Proposed US Cyber Strategies. Cybersecurity Law & Policy is taught by William C. Snyder, SU Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, an expert in federal criminal law, computer crimes, terrorism and the law, prosecuting terrorists, and federal courts. ABOUT THE INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM Created in 2003 by the Syracuse University College of Law (and later joined by The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs), the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) is a multidisciplinary, university-based community of scholars and practitioners dynamically exploring and engaging national and international security and counterterrorism challenges. Leveraging the vast public and private sector experience of its faculty, staff, and associates, INSCT provides interdisciplinary research, graduate-level education, and public service and policy analysis. http://insct.syr.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wmonroe at email.unc.edu Tue Aug 27 18:13:11 2013 From: wmonroe at email.unc.edu (Monroe, Wanda G.) Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:13:11 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] UNC at Chapel Hill Position Opening for Dryad Librarian Message-ID: Position title: Dryad Librarian Hiring Range: $45, 000 - $50,000 Work hour: Full-time, with benefits Start date: November 1, 2013 Position Summary: Dryad (http: datadryad.org ) is a curated general-purpose repository that makes the data underlying scientific publications discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. The Dryad team is working with stakeholders from journals and scientific societies to develop data sharing policies and ensure the long-term sustainability of the repository. The Dryad project is seeking a detail oriented person with good analytical and communication skills. The position includes a variety of curatorial and metadata-specific tasks, and collaborating with Dryad development team members to improve curatorial procedures, and adding in the future design and testing of repository system functionalities. Qualifications and Experience: Experience with library cataloging and metadata standards, such as the Dublin Core (DC), Darwin Core (DwC), Ecological Metadata Language (EML), and the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2). An understanding of cataloging principles and basic policies and authority control practices. Experience with controlled vocabularies or classification systems. Exposure to scientific data and data repositories. Desired Qualifications Background in biology. Knowledge of encoding standard, such as eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and MAchine Readable Cataloging (MARC). Knowledge of the Semantic Web, linked data, knowledge organization systems. Exposure to metadata models, such as the Resource Description Framework (RDF), Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), and Open Archives Initiative Protocol - Object Exchange and Reuse (OAI-ORE) Exposure to digital curation practices and life-cycle management issues relating to digital resources. Education: M.L.S. from an ALA accredited program Candidate Instructions Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until September 30, 2013. Applicants must submit a letter of application and CV/Resume at http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/31498. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity employer Minorities and women are encouraged to apply ******************************* Wanda Monroe Director of Communications School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 04 Manning Hall, CB#3360 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 919.843.8337 sils.unc.edu Follow us on Twitter at UNCSILS Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/uncsils -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Fri Aug 30 04:23:46 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:23:46 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: F. W. Lancaster, GSLIS professor emeritus, passes away Message-ID: <52205692.1030609@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: F. W. Lancaster, GSLIS professor emeritus, passes away Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:25:06 +0000 From: Schmidt, Kimberly Rae F. W. ?Wilf? Lancaster, professor emeritus at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, passed away on Sunday, August 25, at his home in Urbana, Illinois. He was 79 years old. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Cesaria; and his children, Miriam, Owen, Jude, Aaron, Lakshmi, and Raji; and his 13 grandchildren. A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 30, at St. Patrick?s Catholic Church in Urbana with a funeral Mass to follow at 11:00 a.m. Interment will occur immediately thereafter at Clements Cemetery on High Cross Road in Urbana. A funeral lunch will follow at St. Patrick?s. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Save the Children or the World Wildlife Fund. Lancaster graduated as an associate of the British Library Association from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, England, in 1955. After gaining experience as a senior assistant at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Public Libraries, Lancaster immigrated to the United States in 1959. He became known for his revolutionary work in the evaluation and management of MEDLARS, the National Library of Medicine?s computerized bibliographic retrieval system for articles in academic journals in medicine and allied health professions. Though one of the earliest evaluations of a computer-based retrieval system, it continues to have a lasting impact on information systems today. Lancaster joined GSLIS in 1970 as an associate professor and director of the biomedical librarianship program (1970-73); in 1972, he became a full professor; and in 1992, following his retirement, he was honored with the title of professor emeritus. During his distinguished career, he taught courses in information retrieval, bibliometrics, bibliographic organization, and the evaluation of library and information services. He served as the editor of /Library Trends/, a quarterly journal examining critical trends in professional librarianship, from 1986 to 2006. For the period from 1989 to 1992, he was named University Scholar, a prestigious program recognizing the University?s most talented teachers, scholars, and researchers. Nationally and internationally, Lancaster was recognized as a leader in the field of library and information science through his work as a teacher, writer, and scholar. He was honored three times with Fulbright fellowships for research and teaching abroad, named a fellow of the Library Association of Great Britain, and recognized by the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) with both the Award of Merit and the Outstanding Information Science Teacher award. He was the author of 15 books, several of which have received national awards and been translated into languages such as Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Lancaster also engaged in a wide range of consulting activities for organizations around the world, including UNESCO and the United Nations. In 2008, /Library Trends/ published the Festschrift, ?Essays Honoring the Legacy of F. W. Lancaster ? (Volume 56, Issue 4), edited by Lorraine J. Haricombe and Keith Russell, both of whom studied under Lancaster. It includes contributions from his friends, family, students, colleagues, and scholars, celebrating his achievements and paying homage to his life?s work. ?I met Professor Lancaster when I was a new library school student, and he was a new library school faculty member. He was such a natural that I thought he had been researching, writing, and teaching for many years. But most noteworthy was the interest he took in his students, their ideas, their development, and their careers. He became a lifelong friend for so many of us,? said Russell (MS ?72), life sciences librarian at the University of Kansas. The /Library Trends/ issue includes articles that highlight Lancaster's legacy in the area of underlying structure for online retrieval systems; his significant work in subject analysis, thesaurus construction, and system evaluation; his impact on measurement and evaluation in libraries; his accurate prediction of a ?paperless society?; and his specialization in bibliometrics. It concludes with an interview by Leigh Estabrook, GSLIS dean emerita, who worked with Lancaster during a significant part of his career. ?Wilf was a wonderful scholar, teacher, and colleague. His influence on our field is both deep and wide and continues to be regenerated by his many former students. I will miss his intelligence, his provocative questions and his wit. He was a model of a whole human being in his love for his work and his love for his family," said Estabrook. A detailed obituary is available online. -- Kim Schmidt Director of Publications and Media Relations Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel Street Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 265-6391 www.lis.illinois.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mashaheen at gmail.com Sat Aug 31 15:38:50 2013 From: mashaheen at gmail.com (Shaheen Maqsood) Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2013 00:38:50 +0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Winners of the 2013 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest Message-ID: Excuse me for cross-posting. *WINNERS OF THE 2013 ASIS&T SIG III INTERNATIONAL PAPER CONTEST* The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG III) is pleased to announce the following winners of its 13th International Paper Contest: *First Place Winner:* Melody M. Madriad. A Study of Digital Curator Competencies: A survey of experts. (Philippines) *Second Place Winner:* Maryam Mousavizadeh, et al. Visualizing of the Structure of Subject Trends in Persian Articles Published During 2008-2012 in Information Organization Domain. (Iran) *Third Place Winner:* Ana Mae Kristine U. Hubilla. Information Seeking Behavior (ISB) of Technical Secondary Students: A Basis for a Model on Information Search Process. (Philippines) The jurors for the 2013 competition included Maqsood Shaheen (Chair), Fatih Oguz (Member), and Alma Rivera (Member). The principal authors of each of the three winning papers will be awarded a two-year individual membership to ASIS&T. In addition, the first place winner will be awarded a minimum of $1,000 to attend the ASIS&T Annual Conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 1-5, 2013. The winning papers will be considered for publication by Elsevier?s International Information and Library Review (IILR). We thank the jury members for their hard work and our donors for their compassion which makes it possible to develop and sustain this international network of scholars in developing countries. Maqsood Ahmad Shaheen Chair, 2013 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest ShaheenMA at gmail.com ____ 2013 Annual Meeting Beyond the Cloud: Rethinking Information Boundaries November 1-5, 2013, Montreal, Quebec, Canada ________________________________________ Website: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII Blog: http://sigiii.wordpress.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/asist.sig.iii/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From srichards at lac-group.com Fri Aug 30 16:35:19 2013 From: srichards at lac-group.com (Suzanne Richards) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 20:35:19 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / Member Services Consultant / Houston, TX Message-ID: Apologies for cross postings . . . . . . . . . LAC Group seeks creative and enthusiastic Member Services Consultant on behalf of our client, a prestigious worldwide computer and research services organization. The regionally-based Member Services Consultant will conduct member site visits, participate in regional and local conferences, develop programming, lead and manage local and national events for member libraries, groups and associations to ensure member satisfaction, engagement, growth and retention goals. Exceptional career opportunity for a MLIS who loves to build and develop relationships, plan programs and is committed to providing excellent customer service. Geographic region is Texas. Responsibilities include: * In partnership with executive leadership, develops and manages plans for optimal member engagement within a defined region of the U.S. Executes plan by conducting required number of on-site visits to member libraries, groups and other key accounts; engages with members at the local and regional levels through events, conference programs and other activities that deepen the understanding of the value of membership, increase member engagement and participation; * Leads the planning, development and implementation of member events and programming in the region utilizing personal expertise, guest speakers, partners, and OCLC staff speaking on diverse topics related to OCLC and/or library practices. Develops program proposals for state, regional, national conferences to highlight and showcase member contributions, activities or OCLC service offerings; * Work directly with member library staff and Client staff to ensure member satisfaction and retention, and managing follow-up activities in response to member needs, questions or requests; * Collaborates with and contributes to other OCLC member-facing teams including sales, product management, research, support, marketing, etc., to facilitate member engagement and increase internal knowledge by communicating results and findings from member interactions and activities through established reporting mechanisms. Qualifications: * MLS from an ALA accredited institution; * Five years of experience in professional library position or industry-related position of equal responsibility; * Strong knowledge of library marketplace, industry or library operations; * Excellent and demonstrable public speaking, writing, interpersonal and relationship-building skills; * Extensive travel required. Apply at: http://goo.gl/6FvoQi LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and values diversity in the workforce. LAC Group is a premier provider of recruiting and consultancy services for information professionals at U.S. and global organizations including Fortune 100 companies, law firms, pharmaceutical companies, large academic institutions, National Libraries and prominent government agencies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Thu Aug 29 08:57:12 2013 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:57:12 -0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Multiple ASIST award winner Wilf Lancaster passes away Message-ID: <9CF0D000758C4F21937BDE395D081A65@asist.local> F. W. "Wilf" Lancaster, GSLIS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, professor emeritus, passed away on Sunday, August 25, at his home in Urbana, Illinois. He was 79 years old. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Cesaria; and his children, Miriam, Owen, Jude, Aaron, Lakshmi, and Raji; and his 13 grandchildren. Among the ASIST awards he earned are: Award of Merit, 1988: Best Information Science Book of the Year, 1992 for "Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice." Best JASIST Paper, 1969, for "MEDLARS: Report on Evaluation of its Operating Efficiency" Complete notice from UIUC at http://www.lis.illinois.edu/articles/2013/08/professor-emeritus-f-w-lancaste r-passes-away __________ Richard Hill ASIS&T Executive Director 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 Voice: (301) 495-0900 rhill at asis.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at iastate.edu Wed Aug 28 11:46:14 2013 From: gerrymck at iastate.edu (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:46:14 -0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Regarding: The-3-Click-Dilemma In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C62CAA2@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> References: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C62CA29@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu>, <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C62CA5B@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu>, <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C62CA6B@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu>, <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C62CA7B@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu>, <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C62CA8E@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu>, <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C62CAA2@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C62CF67@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ An e-mail sent to Brian Williams regarding his recent column in _The Chronicle of Higher Education_. Your Thoughts ? http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/2013/08/regarding-3-click-dilemma.html /Gerry Brian/ I much appreciate your latest Chronicle posting: The-3-Click-Dilemma: are library databases nearing the tipping point of obsolescence? [snip] I am pleased that you (and others) are realizing the limitations of Linear Searching (as opposed to what I would characterize as True Navigation [:-)]). As you may be aware, I've long been interested Sensory Information Navigation(SINs); See my Morning Becomes Electric:Post-Modern Scholarly Information Access, Organization, and Navigation [snip] and As the World (Wide Web) Turns: Resources at Iowa State [snip] I've been particularly interested in Information Visualization, among other SINs. See my The Big Picture(sm):Visual Browsing in Web and non-Web Databases [snip[ Several years ago I wrote a review article on IV and e-Journals titled: "New Age Navigation:Innovative Information Interfaces for Electronic Journals" [snip] IMHO > Certainly with increased bandwidth and processing speeds, are we not now on the verge of navigating Databases via Sensory Information Navigation as well ? Note: I am aware of one effort (EBSCOHost ) Your Thoughts ? Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Ames IA 50011 http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/2013/08/regarding-3-click-dilemma.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at iastate.edu Fri Aug 30 16:17:00 2013 From: gerrymck at iastate.edu (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 20:17:00 -0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Citation Rates in Information / Library Science ? In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C62E2CA@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> References: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C62E2CA@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C62E2DF@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> *** Spoiler Alert *** Colleagues/ In 1997, Charles A. Schwarz published an article titled "The Rise and Fall of Uncitedness." College & Research Libraries 58, no. 1 (January 1997): 19-29 [http://crl.acrl.org/content/58/1/19.full.pdf]. I am interested in any/all more recent reports about uncitedness in information / library sciences. While I am conducting my own search, I would appreciate learning of any publication(s) of which you are aware. BTW: I am also interested in studies of altmetrics for information / library science publications. Altmetrics > [http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Apr-13/AprMay13_Piwowar.html] Thanks ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: