From Joy.Davidson at glasgow.ac.uk Wed Oct 2 06:51:34 2013 From: Joy.Davidson at glasgow.ac.uk (Joy Davidson) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 11:51:34 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] University of Glasgow: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Information Studies post Message-ID: <0515B6DC47214248AF63862E2FB1CCB3A69A92555C@CMS01.campus.gla.ac.uk> Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Information Studies University of Glasgow The Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute at the University of Glasgow is building on its innovative research and teaching program in information management and data curation. We seek a creative, forward-thinking leader to join our team and work collectively to catalyze this growth. The individual 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. Recently designated one of only four iSchools in the UK, the post holder will work to establish links with other iSchools in the UK and internationally. Scholars from all areas of library and information science, information management, digital humanities and related fields are welcomed. Specializations of particular interest include the following with an emphasis on curation, management and reuse of data in the context of institutional settings such as cultural heritage organizations, museums, libraries and archives: The details of the post and how to apply can be found here: http://www22.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_glasgow01.asp?s=4A515F4E5A565B1A&jobid=69746,5648985812&key=120137686&c=89564665659847&pagestamp=seskcjixyufyytpgwt The closing date for applications is 20 October 2013. Joy Davidson Associate Director Digital Curation Centre (DCC) HATII, University of Glasgow 11 University Gardens Glasgow G12 8QJ Tel: 0141 330 8592 Email: joy.davidson at glasgow.ac.uk http://www.dcc.ac.uk http://www.gla.ac.uk/hatii From ml at ischool.utexas.edu Tue Oct 1 15:49:44 2013 From: ml at ischool.utexas.edu (Matt Lease) Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:49:44 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Faculty openings at the UT Austin School of Information In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <524B2758.9060809@ischool.utexas.edu> https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/faculty-opening The School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position, anticipated to start in Fall 2014. We are considering applicants at both the junior and senior levels. Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Exceptional candidates may be considered for an endowed professorship. We only seek candidates with excellent research and teaching abilities and a commitment to shaping the future of the school and the discipline of information studies. We welcome applications from candidates who can enhance our offerings in any area of information studies, but we particularly welcome applications in the areas of: * data analytics * human-computer interaction * archival studies Technically oriented applicants with strong project evaluation skills and deep knowledge of relevant psychological, social, and cultural theories are of particular interest. Archival studies scholars with interdisciplinary interests in both digital and paper materials, and who possess the ability to offer new perspectives on archival study, are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates must hold a doctorate degree in a field that is relevant to their area of research and be able to articulate clearly in their application materials a research agenda that fits within the School's core areas of focus. Our school is a unique mix of interdisciplinary expertise and our program is continually ranked among the top ten nationally in information studies. Admission to our graduate-only degree programs is highly competitive. Our students are high academic achievers, many of them with undergraduate majors in the humanities or social sciences. With over 20 faculty members and lecturers, the School is home to approximately 300 graduate students. We offer a Masters and Ph.D. degree in Information Studies, multiple joint-degrees with academic programs on campus, and will be launching new joint degree programs with Computer Science and with English in the near future. The School moved into new facilities in 2009 with extended labs and class space, and offers cutting-edge research and education on the human, social, and cultural aspects of information, broadly construed. You can find out more about our school at www.ischool.utexas.edu. Application Deadline Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but we will begin to evaluate applications and invite candidates on November 1, 2013. Send inquiries and applications, including curriculum vitae, a statement outlining how you see a fit with our program, and the names of and contact information for three references by email to: facultysearch at ischool.utexas.edu -- Matt Lease Assistant Professor School of Information University of Texas at Austin Voice: (512) 471-9350 ? Fax: (512) 471-3971 ? Office: UTA 5.442 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~ml From tbh29 at drexel.edu Wed Oct 2 14:00:55 2013 From: tbh29 at drexel.edu (Hahn,Trudi) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 18:00:55 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] ASIST/PVC presents timely program on cybersecurity Message-ID: Association for Information Science and Technology? Potomac Valley Chapter? presents Shattered Boundaries: Whither the Cyber Future Harvey Rishikof, Drexel University The talk and discussion following will address the vulnerabilities of cyberspace, difficulties in characterizing cyber-events and the variant motivations of hackers, followed by a review of various solutions and approaches for addressing major hurdles in cyber-security. Come learn how cyberspace presents entirely new technological challenges to the legal framework of boundaries applied to commerce, communications, law enforcement, and armed conflict, as well as new approaches to tackling these challenges. [For fuller description see the registration page] Presenter Harvey Rishikof specializes in national security law, civil and military courts, terrorism, international law, civil liberties, civilian/military relations, governmental process, and the U.S. Constitution. He currently holds a joint appointment at Drexel University in the law school and the College of Computing and Informatics. His last position was senior policy advisor to the director of national counterintelligence at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Before joining the government he was at the National Defense University, National War College in Washington, DC where he served as professor and also chaired the Dept. of National Security Strategy. When: Thursday, October 17, 2013 from 6:30-8:30pm Where: Drexel University - Washington, DC Office College of Computing and Informatics 801 17th Street NW, Suite 420 Washington, DC 20006 Cost: $5 Students, $15 ASIS&T Members, $20 Non-members Includes dinner of sandwiches, seasonal hors d'oeuvres, and beverages at 6:30 pm Register by: Monday, October 14, 2013 https://www.asis.org/Chapters/asispvc/pvcregform_10172013.html Transportation & Parking: Drexel is a short walk from the Farragut North (Red Line) and Farragut West (Blue/Orange Lines) Metro stations. Walk south on the left-hand side of 17th Street to the entrance at 801 17th Street. Questions? Contact Trudi Bellardo Hahn, tbh29 at drexel.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcmason at umd.edu Thu Oct 3 17:57:45 2013 From: mcmason at umd.edu (Mary E. Carroll-Mason) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 21:57:45 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Learn About the Master of Information Management Degree from Maryland's iSchool on Oct. 8 Message-ID: Learn About the Master of Information Management Degree from Maryland's iSchool on Oct. 8 Join the University of Maryland's College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool,?for a virtual information session for its Master of Information Management (MIM) degree program on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, from 6-7 pm EDT. The MIM degree brings together technology, design, and management to advance your career as high-impact information professional. Pre-registration is not required, but is encouraged. Please register online: ter.ps/1gn The virtual information session will be conducted through Adobe Connect, using the following URL: https://webmeeting.umd.edu/miminfo/ Drawing from management, computer science, information systems, and information science, the MIM program provides students with the skills and knowledge to successfully meet users' information needs, lead efforts to develop organization information management capabilities, develop and deploy emerging technologies, and manage high-value information resources. MIM students have the opportunity to apply classroom instruction to real-life technological problems through internship and project experiences. The program is available in two locations as well as online. To learn more about the MIM program at Maryland's iSchool, visit: http://ischool.umd.edu/mim If you have never used Adobe Connect before, please make sure to run the system test to ensure compatibility at: https://umdischool.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm Tutorials are available at: https://na7cps.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/startmain.htm From juneahn at umd.edu Thu Oct 3 17:35:25 2013 From: juneahn at umd.edu (June Ahn) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 17:35:25 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] The University of Maryland iSchool Welcomes PhD Applications in New Media, Learning Technologies, and Education Message-ID: <524DE31D.5010003@umd.edu> University of Maryland, College Park College of Information Studies: Maryland's iSchool This year funding (in the forms of fellowship, scholarship, and assistantship) is available to support students interested in: . New Media, Learning Technologies, and Education . Designing and researching technologies or platforms to enhance learning in: o K-12 classrooms o Informal learning contexts (e.g. interest-driven communities, afterschool spaces etc.) o Open education communities (including open, online, peer-to-peer education communities such as the Peer 2 Peer University) . New developments in learning such as Open Badges, Games, Learning Analytics etc. . Applying learning analytics and data science methodologies to education research Ideal candidates will have a deep interest in understanding how technology can help improve learning and education systems; have the interest and ability to develop both qualitative and quantitative research approaches; have some experience or comfort in design methods or application/interface design (some programming experience is a plus); have some experience or comfort working with databases and other forms of digital information sources. Please join us on Saturday October 5, at 11am (EDT) for a virtual information session [details at: http://ischool.umd.edu/content/information-sessions]. Interested students can also contact Dr. June Ahn [http://ahnjune.com/] at juneahn at umd.edu for more information. The iSchool at the University of Maryland invites creative and forward-thinking individuals to apply for the Ph.D. in Information Studies program. Located near Washington DC, Maryland's iSchool offers unparalleled opportunities for students to pursue research oriented employment careers. Students learn to conduct original research through one-on-one mentoring relationships with faculty members in diverse disciplines as Information Science, Learning Sciences, Education, Computer Science, and Human-Computer Interaction. Learn more about Maryland's iSchool [http://ischool.umd.edu] and the PhD in Information Studies program [http://ischool.umd.edu/phd]. Apply online [http://ischool.umd.edu/content/phd-admissions] by December 1 (November 1 for international applicants). -- 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Sharon.Foley at earley.com Thu Oct 3 12:04:27 2013 From: Sharon.Foley at earley.com (Sharon L. Foley) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 16:04:27 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] October 23 Webinar: Driving Knowledge-Worker Performance with Component Content Solutions Message-ID: <657d34aa8d9d4910b9b9a51dbd253bf0@BY2PR06MB026.namprd06.prod.outlook.com> Hi All, Just a quick share about a free webinar event that may be of interest to you and/or your colleagues. See details below. Driving Knowledge-Worker Performance with Component Content Solutions Date/Time: October 23, 2013 @ 1:00PM EDT Abstract: Bring employee productivity and quality to a new level with pragmatic component content solutions. Customer service, field agents, technical resources, analysts and many others continue to struggle with finding the knowledge they need to accomplish their jobs and delight customers. They all struggle with large and growing document sets. General purpose search engines return too many results; and field personnel, customer service agents, customers, channel partners, and knowledge workers all struggle with findability AND usability. This impacts on-boarding, productivity, and quality. In this session you'll learn how best practice companies leverage pragmatic component content solutions to find and deliver precise content at the point of need. Intended for a non-technical audience, this webinar will focus on how to identify and prioritize where these solutions can deliver value. Register here: http://bit.ly/19Xhpv2 Best wishes, Sharon Sharon Foley _____________________________ EARLEY & ASSOCIATES, Inc. Cell: 423-797-1575 Email: sharon.foley at earley.com Web: www.earley.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Richard.Chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr Sat Oct 5 15:50:28 2013 From: Richard.Chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr (Richard Chbeir) Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 21:50:28 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Asis-l] ACM MEDES'13: Call for participation - Luxembourg (28-31 oct. 2013) In-Reply-To: <24347655.3837604.1379471683098.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> References: <1619833220.1063422.1378673582388.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> <24347655.3837604.1379471683098.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> Message-ID: <1833664661.8120815.1381002628214.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> ** Apologies for cross-postings. ** ** Kindly forward to interested colleagues and doctoral students.** =========================================================================== CALL FOR PARTICIPATION =========================================================================== The International ACM Conference on Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems (MEDES 2013) Technically Sponsored by: ACM SIGAPP ACM SIGAPP.fr Chapter with the cooperation of IFIP WG 2.6 http://sigappfr.acm.org/medes/13/ October 28-31, 2013 Abbey of Neumunster, Luxembourg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For registration and hotel reservations, please visit the conference web site. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The International Conference on Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems (MEDES) aims to develop and bring together a diverse community from academia, research laboratories and industry interested in exploring the manifold challenges and issues related to resource management of Digital Ecosystems and how current approaches and technologies can be evolved and adapted to this end. The MEDES addresses a large number of themes and issues including the following regular session topics: - Digital Ecosystem Infrastructure - Big Data - Services - Cloud Computing - Emergent Intelligence - Trust, Security & Privacy - Data & Knowledge Management - Web and Standards - Networks and Protocols -------- PROGRAM: -------- For full program details, please visit the conference web site at: http://sigappfr.acm.org/medes/13/. Some of the highlights of the program include: (1) A half-day tutorial: From data to services: the creation of services from Open Data and Semantic data sets By Dr. Muriel Foulonneau, Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg Dr. Geraldine Vidou, Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg (2) Keynote presentations from field leaders including; Explaining Recommendations in time-aware Location-based Social Networks Dr. Yannis Manolopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Ecosystem of CNRTA in Brazil Dr. Silvio A. Spinella, Information Technology Center Renato Archer, Brazil ------------------------------------- PROCEEDINGS AND JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS: ------------------------------------- All accepted papers will be published by the ACM Digital Library. Extended versions of the selected papers will be published in affiliated journals and special issues. Special tracks affiliated with MEDES 2013 include: * Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) * EU-Brazil innovation and Best Practice in IT Ecosystems * DEEP: experiences and perspectives of Digital Ecosystems European Projects ------------------- PROGRAM COMMITTEE : ------------------- General Chair ------------- Latif Ladid, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Peter A. Bruck, Research Studios Austria Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Austria Antonio Montes, Centro de Tecnologia da Informacao Renato Archer, Brazil Program Chairs -------------- Fernando Ferri, IRPPS-CNR, Italy Richard Chbeir, University of Pau and Adour Countries, France Local Organizing Chairs ------------------------------- Frederic Andres, National Institute of Informatics, Japan Ingrid Zantis, Zantis-Consulting, Luxembourg Jean-Paul Hengen, ICT Sector Development, Luxembourg International Program Committee: (see the web site for the full list) From bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu Mon Oct 7 16:58:19 2013 From: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu (Beata Panagopoulos) Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 20:58:19 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] NEASIST: CALL FOR LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS Message-ID: NEASIST: CALL FOR LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS Think back to all of the great programs you have attended that were sponsored by the New England Chapter of ASIST! Now you can be a part of it all. We need YOU to help us continue to thrive and grow. In return, NEASIST will offer you enriching leadership experiences in a collaborative environment, with awesome networking opportunities. Being actively involved with the NEASIST Board provides a chance to build relationships while broadening your technical and interpersonal skills. *Recent programs include: *Content Management Systems for Dummies (or busy smarties looking for fast, simple solutions) *The Library Is Dead. Long Live The Library! The rebirth of libraries in the 21st century *Mobile Mania: Developing information services for portable devices *From Guerilla Innovation to Institutional Transformation: Information Professionals as Change Agents *Regular Meet-Ups *TED Talk Viewings & Discussions *Award Banquets We have vacancies in various leadership positions. We would love to work with YOU to create new programming for the local community of information professionals. Contact us TODAY to find out how you can participate. Our email address is: neasist-board at googlegroups.com From jilloneill at nfais.org Tue Oct 8 10:22:58 2013 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 10:22:58 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Asis-l] NFAIS Webinar, ORCID, October 23 Message-ID: <1381242178.562110513@webmail.nfais.org> ?An Overview of ORCID: The Unique Identifier of Researchers Worldwide Publishers, funding organizations, and even researchers themselves have faced an ongoing challenge to attribute research to the proper scientist or scholar simply on the basis of a personal name. Names change, authors often write their names differently (e.g. with/without initials), there are cultural differences in name order, and trying to differentiate between authors with very similar names can be next to impossible. That challenge may now have been met. On October 16, 2012, ORCID (originally the ?Open Researcher Contributor Identification Initiative?) began issuing persistent, unique user identifiers that marked the launch of an open and independent registry intended to be the de facto standard for author identification in science and related academic publishing. On October 23, 2013 NFAIS will hold a 90-minute webinar (11:00am - 12:30pm EDST) that will provide an overview and update on ORCID to see what it has accomplished during its inaugural year. Our featured speaker will be Laurel L. Haak, ORCID Executive Director. She will discuss the following: ? The mission and objectives of ORCID ? Its benefits to the research and publishing communities ? Current acceptance ? who is actually registering ? Current usage ? if and how they are being embedded in research and scholarly workflows ? Upcoming features ? Collaborations with other persistent identifier/research data exchange initiatives such as the Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI), the International Standard Name Identified (ISNI) and the ORCID and DataCite Interoperability Network (ODIN) ? Future directions If you or your staff want to learn more about this initiative and how it can benefit your organization, register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $125, Sister Society members pay $150 and non-members pay $195. Three or more staff from NFAIS member organizations can participate for a group fee of $295. The group fee for three or more staff from any Sister Society is $350, and from a non-member organization is $450. The registration form can be accessed at: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=529 For more information contact Jill O?Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community ? From chodgson at niso.org Mon Oct 7 14:02:56 2013 From: chodgson at niso.org (Cynthia Hodgson) Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 14:02:56 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Free Livestream Available for NISO Altmetrics Project Meeting on October 9 Message-ID: <00c001cec387$745d5cc0$5d181640$@org> As previously announced , NISO is undertaking-with a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-a two-phase initiative to explore, identify, and advance standards and/or best practices related to a new suite of assessment metrics for the scholarly community. The first phase of the project is intended to expose areas for potential standardization and collectively prioritize those potential projects. The first in-person meeting in support of this work will take place on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 in San Francisco. The objectives of this one-day meeting will include a short opening keynote on topic of assessment, lightning talks on related projects, brainstorming for identification of topics for discussion, and prioritizing proposed work items. The event will be livestreamed for those who are interested but can't attend in person. An agenda is available from the project webpage (http://www.niso.org/topics/tl/altmetrics_initiative/) and a link to the live stream will be placed on the agenda page on the day of the event. Project press release: http://www.niso.org/news/pr/view?item_key=72efc1097d4caf7b7b5bdf9c54a1658183 99ec86 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 rieh at umich.edu Sun Oct 6 02:00:02 2013 From: rieh at umich.edu (Soo Young Rieh) Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 02:00:02 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Tenure-track faculty opening at the University of Michigan School of Information Message-ID: https://www.si.umich.edu/information-analysis-and-retrieval-assistant-professor The School of Information at the University of Michigan (UMSI) seeks a tenure-track professor at the assistant professor level in the areas of *information analysis, information retrieval, or ?big data?*. While we encourage applications from all areas of information analysis and retrieval, we are particularly interested in candidates with strong interest and expertise in creating novel techniques for mining large-scale text, behaviors, and scientific data and in developing visualizations or other interactive tools for data analysis. Particular applications of interest include but are not limited to scientific and health data analysis, text analysis, social media analysis, digital humanities, and information interfaces. For all UMSI positions, we favor candidates whose research interests complement our existing expertise in such areas as computer-supported cooperative work; digital archives and preservation; human-computer interaction; incentive-centered design and information economics; information seeking, sharing and use; Internet-scale data, network and text analysis; social computing and informatics; and health informatics. The mission of the School of Information is to create and share knowledge to help people use information -- with technology -- to build a better world. A successful candidate will be committed to, and will directly contribute to our goal of being the best research and teaching institution for the understanding and design of information and its technologies in service of people and society. The School is home to vibrant research and teaching programs, with 36 FTE professors, and over 400 students. We offer a Ph.D., a Master of Science in Information, a Master of Health Informatics (joint with the School of Public Health), a jointly-offered undergraduate informatics major, and as of fall 2014 we will offer our own Bachelor of Science in Information. Founded in 1817, the University of Michigan has a long and distinguished history as one of the first public universities in the nation. It is one of only two public institutions consistently ranked among the nation's top ten universities. The University has one of the largest health care complexes in the world and one of the best library systems in the United States. With more than $1 billion in research expenditures annually, the University has the second largest research expenditure among all universities in the nation. The University has an annual general fund budget of more than $1.7 billion and an endowment valued at more than $7.6 billion. Qualifications: ? Ph.D. in an area such as computer science, information science, statistics, informatics, computational linguistics, or related fields concerned with information analysis and retrieval ? Demonstrated potential for successful teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level ? Demonstrated potential for high scholarly impact ? A strong commitment to teaching, interdisciplinary research, and cultural diversity Review of applications will begin *November 1, 2013* and continue until the positions are filled. Beside this position, the UMSI is also looking for applications to the area of human-computer interaction and the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Community Information. For more information or to apply, please visit https://www.si.umich.edu/umsi-faculty-positions-2013-2014. For questions about potential fit and your application please contact Dr. Qiaozhu Mei at qmei at umich.edu. The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action educator and employer. ----------------------------------- Soo Young Rieh, Associate Professor School of Information, University of Michigan rieh at umich.edu Phone: 734-647-8040 Website: http://rieh.people.si.umich.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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One example is the Healthcare Predictive Analytics Service, a research and operational group dedicated to transforming healthcare systems using a combination of data analytic, managed care, and process redesign approaches. DMICE provides leadership, discovery, and dissemination of knowledge in clinical informatics, clinical epidemiology, and bioinformatics and computational biology through programs of research, education, collaboration, and service. To learn more about this position and apply, please visit the OHSU Job Search page and enter position IRC40642. Please direct questions to IDLfaculty at ohsu.edu. The position is also posted in the AMIA Career Center at http://www.amia.org/career-center/find-job/faculty-position-biomedical-informatics-0. William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology Oregon Health & Science University http://www.ohsu.edu/informatics -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drabina at pratt.edu Sun Oct 6 01:02:49 2013 From: drabina at pratt.edu (Debbie Rabina) Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 01:02:49 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Pratt Institute, NYC, Assistant Profess in Computing and Emerging Information Technologies Message-ID: Assistant Professor: Computing and Emerging Information Technologies, Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, has an opening for full time tenure-track position at the level of assistant professor in the area of Computing and Emerging Information Technologies Full time, tenure-track, beginning Fall 2014 http://www.pratt.edu/pratt_blog/view/assistant_professor_computing_and_emerging_information_technologies/ Position summary: We seek a creative and innovative faculty member with research and teaching agendas in some of the following areas related to computing and emerging technologies: Application and web development, Computer programming, Content management systems, Open source programming, and API and system applications. Areas of specialization: Within the context of the School?s emphasis on cultural and social informatics across libraries, archives, museums and IT sector, the faculty in this position will be leader of the core course LIS 654 Information Technologies. Further, he/she will be the lead faculty of computing and emerging information technologies, which supports knowledge and skills for certificate programs (archives and museum libraries), concentrations (Information Policy and Society, Digital Humanities and User Experience (UX)) and dual degrees (Digital Arts and History of Art). Minimum education qualifications: PhD in Information Science, Library Science or a related field such as education, computer science and digital media studies Preferred education qualification: Candidates should demonstrate ability and strength in research and teaching in one or more of the areas of specialization through their work, scholarly publications, conference presentations and courses taught. Minimum teaching/professional experience: Candidates should demonstrate ability and strength in research and teaching in one or more of the areas of specialization through their doctoral work, scholarly publication, conference presentations and courses taught. Preferred teaching/professional experience: Preference will be given to applicants with professional experience in fields related to this position as well as experience teaching at a university in LIS or related field. To apply: Applicants are invited to submit a single PDF file that includes the following documents: Cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement on research and teaching interests, and names of four references. Please e-mail materials to: Debbie Rabina: drabina at pratt.edu To learn more about Pratt SILS full-time faculty visit http://research.prattsils.org/ Sincerely, Debbie Rabina on behalf of the Pratt SILS search committee 2014 -- Debbie Rabina, Ph.D. Associate Professor Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science 144 West 14th Street, 6th fl. New York, NY 10011-7301 drabina at pratt.edu http://mysite.pratt.edu/~drabina/index.htm Un mod?r? par habitude, un lib?ral par instinct. ? Henri Bergson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tbh29 at drexel.edu Wed Oct 9 13:33:46 2013 From: tbh29 at drexel.edu (Hahn,Trudi) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 17:33:46 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] ASIST/PVC presents timely program on cybersecurity--deadline soon In-Reply-To: Message-ID: [Apologies for cross-posting] Deadline for registration is MONDAY, OCTOBER 14! Even if you are on furlough and uncertain about when you'll be back on the job, please come and we will commiserate with you! Association for Information Science and Technology Potomac Valley Chapter presents Shattered Boundaries: Whither the Cyber Future Harvey Rishikof, Drexel University The talk and discussion following will address the vulnerabilities of cyberspace, difficulties in characterizing cyber-events and the variant motivations of hackers, followed by a review of various solutions and approaches for addressing major hurdles in cyber-security. Come learn how cyberspace presents entirely new technological challenges to the legal framework of boundaries applied to commerce, communications, law enforcement, and armed conflict, as well as new approaches to tackling these challenges. [For fuller description see the registration page] Presenter Harvey Rishikof specializes in national security law, civil and military courts, terrorism, international law, civil liberties, civilian/military relations, governmental process, and the U.S. Constitution. He currently holds a joint appointment at Drexel University in the law school and the College of Computing and Informatics. His last position was senior policy advisor to the director of national counterintelligence at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Before joining the government he was at the National Defense University, National War College in Washington, DC where he served as professor and also chaired the Dept. of National Security Strategy. When: Thursday, October 17, 2013 from 6:30-8:30pm Where: Drexel University - Washington, DC Office College of Computing and Informatics 801 17th Street NW, Suite 420 Washington, DC 20006 Cost: $5 Students, $15 ASIS&T Members, $20 Non-members Includes dinner of sandwiches, seasonal hors d'oeuvres, and beverages at 6:30 pm Register by: Monday, October 14, 2013 https://www.asis.org/Chapters/asispvc/pvcregform_10172013.html Transportation & Parking: Drexel is a short walk from the Farragut North (Red Line) and Farragut West (Blue/Orange Lines) Metro stations. Walk south on the left-hand side of 17th Street to the entrance at 801 17th Street. Questions? Contact Trudi Bellardo Hahn, tbh29 at drexel.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions in the application of technology to the delivery of health sciences information, to the science of information, or to the facilitation of the delivery of health sciences information. The award is sponsored by Thomson Reuters. The recipient receives a certificate and a cash award of $500. Deadline for applications is November 1. Complete information and nomination forms can be found at?http://www.mlanet.org/awards/honors/ If you have questions, please contact Terrie Wheeler, Jury Chair, at?terrie.wheeler at nih.gov?or terriewheeler58 at yahoo.com? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Mon Oct 14 09:30:41 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:30:41 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: [Air-L] Save the date - first CFP: CATaC 2014, Oslo, June 15-18, 2014 Message-ID: <525BF201.1040802@orange.fr> > Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2013 10:38:23 +0200 > From: Charles Ess > To: Air list > Subject: [Air-L] Save the date - first CFP: > Culture, Technology, Communication - > Oslo, June 15-18, 2014 > > Dear AoIR-ists, > > On behalf of the Conference Co-Organizers, I'm very pleased to draw your > attention to CaTaC?14: Culture, Technology, Communication: Celebration, > Transformation, New Directions. Please distribute and cross-post as > appropriate. > > Venue: Department of Informatics, Ole-Johan Dahls hus, University of Oslo > Dates: June 15-18, 2014 > Predoctoral PhD workshop: Monday morning, June 16, 2014. > > Conference website: > > NB!? June is a busy month for conferences and tourism in Oslo.? We strongly > urge potentially interested participants to explore the resource lists on > the conference website of recommended accommodations and book as early as > possible.? Notifications of acceptance will be issued sufficiently early > (March 14, 2014) so as to allow cost-free reservation cancellation if > need be. > > Important Dates: > Submission of papers (short or full), panel proposals: 14 February 2014 > ? ??Notification of acceptance: 14 March 2014 > ??? Final formatted papers (for conference proceedings): 18 April 2014 > > Background. > Our 1998 conference on ?Culture, Technology, and Communication? (CATaC) was > among the first devoted to the roles of culturally-variable norms, > practices, and communicative preferences in the designs, implementations, > and responses to (networked) information and communication technologies. > While certainly successful in academic terms (including publications and > conference ranking by the Australian Research Council as among the top 20% > of conferences in these domains), what became a biennial series has also > been marked as a critical but collegial conference culture that > provides a unique oasis for participants who share often radically > interdisciplinary interests. (AoIR-ists will feel right at home!) > Much has changed, of course, since 1998 - including the "mainstreaming" > of > our signature focus on culture as inextricably interwoven with ICTs. > Accordingly, CaTaC'14 will be a transformational conference - one that will > explore new, robustly interdisciplinary ways of attending to the > intersections of culture, technology, and communication in critical but > cordial fashion. We aim to both celebrate the people and accomplishments of > the past conference series, and to transform the conference series through > development of new research, directions and approaches. > > We invite both participation in the opening Doctoral Colloquium and paper > and panel submissions that address the intersections between culture, > technology, and communication with a focus on either Design/Production or > Practice (see descriptions below). > > Doctoral Colloquium: PhD students will present and collaboratively discuss > their current work, and enjoy advice and mentoring from senior faculty > across the disciplines represented at CaTaC?14 ? including informatics and > design, communication and media studies, among others (Monday morning, June > 16, 8.30-12.00). > > Conference tracks. We invite research, reflection, and scholarship > that specifically address one or more of our defining elements of culture, > technology, and communication ? while simultaneously exploring the > interrelationship(s) between these.? ?More particularly, we invite > submissions that do so through focusing on either Design/Production or > Practice. (For a much more extensive description of the tracks and their > threads, please see the conference website.) > > Design/Production > For this track, we invite individual papers and panels that look at how > technical, cultural and communication affordances and constraints intersect > in the production of technology, messages and theory construction. This > track includes: > > * Designs for Good Lives in a Mediated Age, > Invited panel, ?Cross-cultural understandings and designs of social robots > as co-agents of good lives? (Satomi Sugiyama, chair). > * Trans-mediated and intelligent workplaces: implications for work analysis > and interaction design > * Technology Design: Politics and ethics > * Legal and ethical issues > * Research Design and Theory Development > > Practice > We invite individual submissions and panels that have the use of information > and communication technologies in specific cultural contexts as their main > focus. Examples include: > * Cultural diversity and global ICTs, e.g. ,global health information > systems, Wikipedia, social media; > * Global and local cultures of computing; > * The construction of identity using online social media, gaming, and > blogging platforms > * Political activism through social media > * Privacy issues in media environments that encourage public identities. > * Analysis of Cultural Discourses about technology that shape understanding > and use, > > Both short (3-5 pages) and long (10-15 pages) original papers are sought for > presentation.? Panel proposals addressing a specific theme or topic are also > encouraged. > Papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings (electronic only).? > Authors retain copyright, etc. > ??? > Registration fees: to be determined.? (We anticipate that registration fees > will be somewhat ? perhaps significantly ? less than in previous years.) > > We look forward to welcoming you to Oslo next June! > > Conference Co-organizers: > Charles Ess (Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo) > Maja van der Velden (Department of Informatics, University of Oslo) > Organizing Committee > Jos? Abdelnour-Nocera (School of Computing and Technology, University of > West London) > Herbert Hrachovec (Philosophy Department, University of Vienna) > Leah Macfadyen (Evaluation and Learning Analytics, University of British > Columbia) > Patrizia Schettino (Communication Studies, Universit? della Svizzera > italiana) > Ylva H?rd af Segerstad (Department of Applied Information Technology at the > University of Gothenburg/Chalmers) > Andra Siibak (Media Studies, University of Tartu) > Michele M. Strano, Program Chair (Communication Studies, Bridgewater > College) > Satomi Sugiyama (Communication and Media Studies, Franklin College > Switzerland) > > > > From cwbailey at digital-scholarship.com Mon Oct 14 12:24:23 2013 From: cwbailey at digital-scholarship.com (Charles W. Bailey, Jr.) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:24:23 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Altmetrics Bibliography Message-ID: <525C1AB7.9000500@digital-scholarship.com> Digital Scholarship has released the Altmetrics Bibliography, which includes over 50 selected English-language articles and technical reports that are useful in understanding altmetrics. http://digital-scholarship.org/alt/altmetrics.htm The "altmetrics" concept is still evolving. In "The Altmetrics Collection," Jason Priem, Paul Groth, and Dario Taraborelli define altmetrics as follows: "Altmetrics is the study and use of scholarly impact measures based on activity in online tools and environments. The term has also been used to describe the metrics themselves?one could propose in plural a "set of new altmetrics." Altmetrics is in most cases a subset of both scientometrics and webometrics; it is a subset of the latter in that it focuses more narrowly on scholarly influence as measured in online tools and environments, rather than on the Web more generally." Sources have been published from January 2001 through September 2013. The bibliography includes links to freely available versions of included works. If such versions are unavailable, italicized links to the publishers' descriptions are provided. It is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Translate (oversatta, oversette, prelozit, traducir, traduire, tradurre, traduzir, or ubersetzen) this message: http://digital-scholarship.org/announce/altbib.htm -- Best Regards, Charles Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Publisher, Digital Scholarship http://digital-scholarship.org/cwbprofile.htm http://digital-scholarship.org/about/overview.htm From sara.amato at gmail.com Mon Oct 14 19:56:45 2013 From: sara.amato at gmail.com (sara amato) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:56:45 -0700 Subject: [Asis-l] Code4Lib Issue 22 Published [apologies for cross posting] Message-ID: The Code4Lib Journal editors are pleased to bring you this latest issue. You can find it at http://journal.code4lib.org/issues/issues/issue22; titles and abstracts below. ============================================================ Editorial Introduction: Join Us at the Table by Sara Amato URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/9052 The Call for Editors closes this Friday! See: http://serials.infomotions.com/code4lib/archive/2013/201309/3567.html ============================================================ VIAFbot and the Integration of Library Data on Wikipedia by Maximilian Klein and Alex Kyrios URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/8964 This article presents a case study of a project, led by Wikipedians in Residence at OCLC and the British Library, to integrate authority data from the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) with biographical Wikipedia articles. This linking of data represents an opportunity for libraries to present their traditionally siloed data, such as catalog and authority records, in more openly accessible web platforms. The project successfully added authority data to hundreds of thousands of articles on the English Wikipedia, and is poised to do so on the hundreds of other Wikipedias in other languages. Furthermore, the advent of Wikidata has created opportunities for further analysis and comparison of data from libraries and Wikipedia alike. This project, for example, has already led to insights into gender imbalance both on Wikipedia and in library authority work. We explore the possibility of similar efforts to link other library data, such as classification schemes, in Wikipedia. ============================================================ From Finding Aids to Wiki Pages: Remixing Archival Metadata with RAMP by Timothy A. Thompson, James Little, David Gonz?lez, Andrew Darby, and Matt Carruthers URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/8962 The Remixing Archival Metadata Project (RAMP) is a lightweight web-based editing tool that is intended to let users do two things: (1) generate enhanced authority records for creators of archival collections and (2) publish the content of those records as Wikipedia pages. The RAMP editor can extract biographical and historical data from EAD finding aids to create new authority records for persons, corporate bodies, and families associated with archival and special collections (using the EAC-CPF format). It can then let users enhance those records with additional data from sources like VIAF and WorldCat Identities. Finally, it can transform those records into wiki markup so that users can edit them directly, merge them with any existing Wikipedia pages, and publish them to Wikipedia through its API. ============================================================ Thresholds for Discovery: EAD Tag Analysis in ArchiveGrid, Implications for Discovery Systems By M. Bron, M. Proffitt and B. Washburn URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/article/8956 The ArchiveGrid discovery system is made up in part of an aggregation of EAD (Encoded Archival Description) encoded finding aids from hundreds of contributing institutions. In creating the ArchiveGrid discovery interface, the OCLC Research project team has long wrestled with what we can reasonably do with the large (120,000+) corpus of EAD documents. This paper presents an analysis of the EAD documents (the largest analysis of EAD documents to date). The analysis is paired with an evaluation of how well the documents support various aspects of online discovery. The paper also establishes a framework for thresholds of completeness and consistency to evaluate the results. We find that, while the EAD standard and encoding practices have not offered support for all aspects of online discovery, especially in a large and heterogeneous aggregation of EAD documents, current trends suggest that the evolution of the EAD standard and the shift from retrospective conversion to new shared tools for improved encoding hold real promise for the future. ============================================================ Fedora Commons With Apache Hadoop: A Research Study By Mohamed Mohideen Abdul Rasheed URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/article/8988 The Digital Collections digital repository at the University of Maryland Libraries is growing and in need of a new backend storage system to replace the current filesystem storage. Though not a traditional storage management system, we chose to evaluate Apache Hadoop because of its large and growing community and software ecosystem. Additionally, Hadoop?s capabilities for distributed computation could prove useful in providing new kinds of digital object services and maintenance for ever increasing amounts of data. We tested storage of Fedora Commons data in the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) using an early development version of Akubra-HDFS interface created by Frank Asseg. This article examines the findings of our research study, which evaluated Fedora-Hadoop integration in the areas of performance, ease of access, security, disaster recovery, and costs. ============================================================ Harnessing Apache Mahout to Link Content by LIM Chee Kiam, Balakumar CHINNASAMY URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/8912 The National Library Board of Singapore has successfully used Apache Mahout to link contents in several collections such as its Infopedia collection of articles (http://infopedia.nl.sg). This article introduces Apache Mahout (http://mahout.apache.org) and focuses on its ability to link content through text analytic techniques. The article will run through the what, why, and the how. If there is a big collection of content that needs to be linked, Apache Mahout may just be the answer. ============================================================ For Video Streaming/Delivery: Is HTML5 the Real Fix? by El?as Tzoc and John Millard URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/9059 The general use for streaming or playing videos on the web has grown exponentially in the last decade. The combination of new streaming technologies and faster Internet connections continue to provide enhanced and robust user experience for video content. For many organizations, adding videos on their websites has transitioned from a ?cool? feature to a mission critical service. Some of the benefits in putting videos online include: to engage and convert visitors, to raise awareness or drive interest, to share inspirational stories or recent unique events, etc. Along with the growth in the use and need for video content on the web; delivering videos online also remains a messy activity for developers and web teams. Examples of existing challenges include creating more accessible videos with captions and delivering content (using adaptive streaming) for the diverse range of mobile and tablet devices. In this article, we report on the decision-making and early results in using the Kaltura video platform in two popular library platforms: CONTENTdm and DSpace. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dentographs can visualize aspects of just one collection or can be used to compare two or more collections. This article describes how to build them, with examples and code using Ruby and R, and discusses some problems and future directions. Source and Full Text Available Via [ http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/2013/10/code4lib-journal-on-dentographs-new.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Sat Oct 12 09:15:53 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 15:15:53 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: [ciresearchers] Prato 2013 Conference Program is now online In-Reply-To: <1381392668.15223.32273349.5F8AAF2C@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <1381392668.15223.32273349.5F8AAF2C@webmail.messagingengine.com> Message-ID: <52594B89.3040003@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ciresearchers] Prato 2013 Conference Program is now online Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:11:08 +0200 From: Larry Stillman Reply-To: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net, Larry Stillman To: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net, communityinformatics at vancouvercommunity.net Hello there, The Prato CIRN Conference Oct 28-30 2013, Monash Centre, Prato Italy:Nexus, Confluence, and Difference: Community Archives meets Community Informatics is now online at https://www.conftool.net/prato2013/sessions.php . This is a chance to hear the clang and clash and convergence of community informatics and community archives with speakers from all around the globe. Keynotes from Anne Gilliland and Andrew Flinn from the world of archives, and Steve Thompson from Community Informatics. While all the presentation slots are now filled, we of course encourage your participation at the event and particularly, the great social atmosphere! You can register at conftool.net/prato2013. More information about the conference is at http://cirn.wikispaces.com/Conference+Call+2013 . -- ********************** Larry Stillman, PhD Senior Research Fellow Centre for Community Networking Research & Oxfam Australia-Monash Collaboration Monash University http://ccnr.infotech.monash.edu www.webstylus.net 61 3 9903 1801 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susheel at lbsim.ac.in Sun Oct 13 07:37:25 2013 From: susheel at lbsim.ac.in (Dr Susheel Chhabra) Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2013 17:07:25 +0530 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP - International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change, IGI Global, USA Message-ID: <004b01cec808$985f7790$c91e66b0$@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.aspx 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 marialemos72 at gmail.com Sun Oct 13 09:14:32 2013 From: marialemos72 at gmail.com (Maria Lemos) Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:14:32 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] [CISTI'2014]: Call for Workshops Message-ID: <201310131314.r9DDErTF005576@mail.asis.org> ******************************* CALL for WORKSHOPS ********************************** CISTI'2014 - 9th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies June 18-21, 2014, Barcelona, Spain http://www.aisti.eu/cisti2014/index.php/en ************************************************************************************* WORKSHOP FORMAT The Iberian Information Systems and Technologies research and industrial community is invited to submit proposals of Workshops for CISTI 2014 ? 9th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies to be held at Barcelona, Spain, June 18?21, 2014. Two types of Workshops may be proposed: Regular Workshops and Project Workshops. Regular Workshops should focus on a specific scientific subject on the scope of CISTI 2014 but not directly included on the main conference areas. Each regular workshop will be coordinated by an Organizing Committee composed of, at least, two researchers in the field, preferably from different institutions and different countries. The organizers should create an international Program Committee for the Workshop, with recognized researchers within the specific Workshop scientific area. Each workshop should have at least 10 submissions and 5 accepted papers in order to be conducted at CISTI. Project Workshops are intended to promote the dissemination and facilitate the future exploitation of EU Latin-American and national project results such as EU/FP7, CSIC, FCT, QREN, Fund.Gulbenkian, CYTED, CAPES, CNPq, FINEP and other Projects/funding sources. The results to be disseminated may be preliminary project results (for unfinished projects) or the project final results (for already finished projects). Each project workshop should be directly related to a Project funded in a competitive manner by a National/International Science Organization. The Workshop should be coordinated by an Organizing Committee composed by at least two researchers including the Principal Investigator of the project. Each project Workshop will be entitled to at least a paper on the Conference main proceedings (specific details and distinct configurations for the project workshop should be discussed with the conference Workshop chair). The selection of Workshops will be performed by CISTI 2014 Conference Chairs. Workshops full papers will be published in the conference main proceedings in specific Workshop chapters. Proceedings will be submitted for indexation by ISI Thomson, SCOPUS, INSPEC and EBSCO. Detailed and up-to-date information may be found at CISTI 2014 website http://www.aisti.eu/cisti2014. WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION The Organizing Committee of each Workshop will be responsible for: ? Producing and distributing the Workshop Call for Papers (CFP); ? Coordinating the review and selection process for the papers submitted to the Workshop, as Workshop chairs (on the paper submission system installed for all the Workshops); ? Delivering the final versions of the papers accepted for the Workshop in accordance with the guidelines and deadlines defined by CISTI 2014 organizers; ? Coordinating and chairing the Workshop sessions at the conference. CISTI 2014 organizers reserve the right to cancel any Workshop if deadlines are missed or if the number of registered attendees is too low to support the costs associated with the Workshop. PROPOSAL CONTENT Regular Workshop proposals should contain the following information: ? Workshop title; ? Brief description of the specific scientific scope of the Workshop; ? List of topics of interest (max 15 topics); ? Reasons the Workshop should be held within CISTI?2014; ? Name, postal address, phone and email of all the members of the Workshop Organizing Committee; ? Proposal for the Workshop Program Committee (Names and affiliations). Project Workshop proposals should contain the following information: ? Workshop title; ? Project Title, Reference, Principal Investigator, Funding Organization, Total Funding, Consortium, Abstract and Objectives; ? Reasons the Workshop should be held within CISTI?2014; ? Name, postal address, phone and email of all the members of the Workshop Organizing Committee. Proposals should be submitted electronically by email to cistimail at gmail.com (cc: lpreis at dsi.uminho.pt), in PDF, (in English, Portuguese and Spanish), by November 2, 2013. IMPORTANT DATES ? Deadline for Workshop proposals: November 2, 2013 ? Notification of Workshop acceptance: November 9, 2013 ? Deadline for paper submission: February 22, 2014 ? Notification of paper acceptance: March 29, 2014 ? Deadline for final versions and conference registration: April 12, 2014 ? Deadline for Workshop final papers delivery to CISTI organizers: April 19, 2014 ? Conference dates: June 18-21, 2014 CHAIR Luis Paulo Reis, University of Minho Regards, CISTI'2014 Team http://www.aisti.eu/cisti2014/index.php/en From tbh29 at drexel.edu Mon Oct 14 12:25:03 2013 From: tbh29 at drexel.edu (Hahn,Trudi) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:25:03 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] ASIST/PVC presents program on cybersecurity--deadline Tuesday Oct 15 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Last call! Because of the holiday today, the deadline for registration has been extended to tomorrow, October 15. Don't miss out! Association for Information Science and Technology Potomac Valley Chapter presents Shattered Boundaries: Whither the Cyber Future Harvey Rishikof, Drexel University The talk and discussion following will address the vulnerabilities of cyberspace, difficulties in characterizing cyber-events and the variant motivations of hackers, followed by a review of various solutions and approaches for addressing major hurdles in cyber-security. Come learn how cyberspace presents entirely new technological challenges to the legal framework of boundaries applied to commerce, communications, law enforcement, and armed conflict, as well as new approaches to tackling these challenges. [For fuller description see the registration page] Presenter Harvey Rishikof specializes in national security law, civil and military courts, terrorism, international law, civil liberties, civilian/military relations, governmental process, and the U.S. Constitution. He currently holds a joint appointment at Drexel University in the law school and the College of Computing and Informatics. His last position was senior policy advisor to the director of national counterintelligence at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Before joining the government he was at the National Defense University, National War College in Washington, DC where he served as professor and also chaired the Dept. of National Security Strategy. When: Thursday, October 17, 2013 from 6:30-8:30pm Where: Drexel University - Washington, DC Office College of Computing and Informatics 801 17th Street NW, Suite 420 Washington, DC 20006 Cost: $5 Students, $15 ASIS&T Members, $20 Non-members Includes dinner of sandwiches, seasonal hors d'oeuvres, and beverages at 6:30 pm Register by: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 https://www.asis.org/Chapters/asispvc/pvcregform_10172013.html Transportation & Parking: Drexel is a short walk from the Farragut North (Red Line) and Farragut West (Blue/Orange Lines) Metro stations. Walk south on the left-hand side of 17th Street to the entrance at 801 17th Street. Questions? Contact Trudi Bellardo Hahn, tbh29 at drexel.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benoit at simmons.edu Tue Oct 15 19:27:07 2013 From: benoit at simmons.edu (G Benoit) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 19:27:07 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Simmons College, in Boston, Mass., is looking for 2 open-rank positions in several areas, including technology. Message-ID: <7DC4E141-367C-491A-A86E-997525A03CCE@simmons.edu> Hello, members: Simmons College, in Boston, Mass., USA, is looking for 2 open-rank positions in several areas, including technology. Simmons GSLIS has two open rank positions in several areas. Description and application at https://jobs.simmons.edu (specify faculty and GSLIS in the search options). In the immediate future, we will be interviewing appropriate candidates at ASIST14 in Montreal. Sent on behalf of the Search Committee. See in you Montr?al. ----------------------- G. Benoit, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Computer Science & GSLIS Simmons College, Boston, MA 02115 USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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"Joyce's name came up several times in discussions with faculty and professionals who have been watching her career grow over the years," said William Cross (MSLS '11), SILSAA president and director of the Copyright & Digital Scholarship Center in the North Carolina State University Libraries. "She is clearly a leader in the library and information science world who has demonstrated continuing excellence and devotion to her profession, and we are very excited to have her back home in the UNC system. The SILSAA Board and the School are pleased to acknowledge her many accomplishments by awarding her with this well-deserved recognition." Established in 1981, the Distinguished Alumni Award is presented by SILS Alumni Association to recognize alumni who have demonstrated outstanding professional library or information science achievements at national, state or local levels or who have provided outstanding service to SILS or its Alumni Association. "I was totally stunned to hear the news, but am thrilled to be receiving this honor," said Ogburn. "I must say that the investment that UNC made in me 30 years ago has paid off with a very rewarding career. The foundation I received from giants like Lester Asheim, Ed Holley and Fred Roper has served me extremely well over the years and I couldn't be more proud of my association with SILS and its continued leadership in education for librarianship. Many thanks to the School and to SILSAA for recognizing me in this special way." Ogburn is the former J. Willard Marriott Library Dean and University Librarian at the University of Utah where she served for eight years. Prior to her appointment there, she was the associate director of the Libraries' Resources and Collection Management Services at the University of Washington; assistant university librarian for Information Resources and Systems at Old Dominion University; and chief acquisitions librarian and head of the Acquisitions Department at Yale University. Ogburn served as president of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) from 2011-2012, a 12,000 member professional organization that "works on behalf of 2,500 academic libraries across the country." While serving as president, ACRL the organization began implementing a new strategic plan, revised the organization's structure, issued new Standards for Libraries in Higher Education and launched an initiative to integrate information literacy and scholarly communication. Ogburn's professional service also includes serving on numerous national boards and committees for such organizations as the Association of Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, the Greater Western Library Alliance and SPARC. Along with the many awards she has received over the years, in 2012 Ogburn was selected as one of 30 women to watch by Utah Business Magazine. "The annual 30 Women to Watch program shines the spotlight on women who are exceptional leaders, entrepreneurs, change-makers, mentors-and shining examples to the men and women who work in their industries." Additionally, in 2013, Ogburn co-founded Pecten Technologies, LLC. Some of her published works include: "Closing the Gap between Information Literacy and Scholarly Communication," in Common Ground at the Nexus of Information Literacy and Scholarly Communication, edited by Stephanie Davis-Kahl and Merinda Hensley (ACRL, 2013); "The Movement to Change Scholarly Communication Has Come a Long Way - How Far Might It Go?" Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 2012; "Lifelong Learning Requires Lifelong Access: Reflections on the ACRL Plan for Excellence," C&RL News, 2011; "The Imperative for Data Curation," Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2010; and "Defining and Achieving Success in the Movement to Change Scholarly Communication," Library Resources and Technical Services, 2008. Ogburn earned her Bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master of Science in Library Science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a Master of Arts in Anthropology from Indiana University. The commencement ceremony will be held on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room of the Wilson Library. ******************************* 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 srichards at lac-group.com Wed Oct 16 13:38:43 2013 From: srichards at lac-group.com (Suzanne Richards) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:38:43 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / Librarian (Reference/Web) / Beltsville, MD Message-ID: Apologies for the cross posting . . . . . LAC Group is seeking a Librarian (Reference/Web) for a full-time (40 hours per week; Monday - Friday) position on a one year contract for our client, a government agency library located in Beltsville, MD. This position is usually the first point of contact for customers with questions regarding the agency's library collections, services, and databases and manages a range of Web sites, services, and most recently scientific databases with associated datasets. Please apply immediately to be considered. Responsibilities: ? Interact with customers to answer questions, provide information about collections, content, programs, services, and databases; where appropriate the contractor will refer customers to the appropriate program specialists for in-depth responses; ? Provide specific support for a variety of portal systems; routine responses will be prepared for frequently asked questions and reviewed by program specialists; ? Build a knowledge base of answers to questions. Regularly consult the knowledge base to ensure a consistency and standards in customer responses, and work efficiency; ? Assist program specialists with maintaining specialized portals and Web interfaces for databases; ? This includes reviewing, refreshing, and repairing links to external resources. Adding content, including user guides and aids; ? Draft user guides and aids; these tools will be reviewed by program specialists; ? Staff the Service Desk or the Reference Center based on an assigned schedule; ? Assist with system tests of prototype data portals; and other applications; provide feedback on usability for user interfaces; and other services as needed. Qualifications: ? The candidate must have a Masters of Library Science degree with training in the environmental, ecological, or agricultural sciences; ? The candidate will be familiar with the issues and resources related to natural resources and the environment; ? The candidate must have the skills and ability to research and respond to a wide range of requests for information for diverse and wide-ranging projects; ? The candidate should be familiar with library databases such as AGRICOLA and the technical language of the environmental, ecological, and agricultural sciences. For immediate consideration, please apply at: http://goo.gl/6oDVUw 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 Sophia.Harrison at nccu.edu Wed Oct 16 08:37:14 2013 From: Sophia.Harrison at nccu.edu (Harrison, Sophia E) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:37:14 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] North Carolina Central University - School of Library and Information Sciences Message-ID: <7262D22BCB35234EB20915E1881DA9CE55C9192D@MAILBOX-02.AD.NCCU.EDU> Hello ASIS-L listserv members, I hope that you are doing well. I'm Sophia Harrison, Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Library and Information Sciences, at North Carolina Central University. I'm reaching out to you as a member of the Education and Library community in throughout the United States. We are gearing up for the Spring 2014 semester. The deadline for submitting applications for Spring 2014 in our program is December 6, 2013. I wanted to provide a point of contact if any of your colleagues, students, family or members of your community were interested in pursuing their MLS or their MIS degrees. You may visit our website at http://www.nccuslis.org for more information about our program. Most of our programs can be completed totally online. There are scholarships available through ALA for Library Science graduate students and also for Information Science graduate students through organizations such as NSF. For those who may be interested in relocating to North Carolina for our program, we do offer some graduate assistantships that cover tuition (excludes fees) and provides a stipend. In order to qualify, you must first be accepted and admitted into the program. If there is anyone you know who may be interested in our MLS or MIS program, you may pass along my contact information, listed below. Thank you so much for your time. Best, Sophia E. Harrison Director of Graduate Studies School of Library and Information Sciences North Carolina Central University PO Box 19586 Durham, NC 27707 Phone: 919.530.7320 Fax: 919.530.6402 Email: sophia.harrison at nccu.edu Website: http://www.nccuslis.org ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bstjean at umd.edu Wed Oct 16 22:35:55 2013 From: bstjean at umd.edu (Beth L St Jean) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 02:35:55 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] 2013 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium: Keynote Speaker Abstract & Bio and Announcement of Ignite Talks Message-ID: <6AFF12DFB5B9F14FA4256C759C75456968D473BF@OITMX1001.AD.UMD.EDU> There is still time to register for the 2013 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium. To register for the conference and the Symposium, please go to: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/register.html. The theme of the Symposium is Information Behavior on the Move: Information Needs, Seeking, and Use in the Era of Mobile Technologies. The Symposium will take place just before the ASIS&T Annual Meeting -- on Saturday, November 2nd, from 1:30 to 6:30 PM. Our Keynote speaker will be Dr. Caroline Haythornthwaite, Director and Professor of the School of Library, Archival & Information Studies, University of British Columbia. An abstract of Dr. Haythornthwaite's talk, as well as her bio, are provided below: ABSTRACT Expertise on the Move In an age of open source, open access, crowdsourcing, blogging, e-learning, and massive open online courses our notions of expertise are on the move. Changes in the norms and sites of information sharing, knowledge building and learning are challenging traditional structures of authority. Online journals and news sites, open access, and creative commons licenses have transformed where, how, and from whom we gain our information; online learning and now MOOCs challenge the traditional classroom setting for learning; and crowdsourcing, peer production and a move to a participatory culture transform ideas of who contributes and who retrieves. In keeping with the theme of '"Information Behavior on the Move", this talk will explore the transformations in authority arising from these many initiatives, as well as consider the impact of mobility on expertise and information behavior - mobility in location, setting, devices, as well as in medium, role, and discipline - ending with some suggestions on designing for movement and mobility in expertise and learning. BIO Caroline Haythornthwaite is Director and Professor, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (The iSchool at UBC) at The University of British Columbia. She joined UBC in 2010 after 14 years in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2009-10, she was Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education, University of London presenting and writing on learning networks; and in 2009 was a visiting researcher at the Brazilian Institute for Information in Science and Technology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has an international reputation in research on information and knowledge sharing through social networks, and the impact of computer media and the Internet on work, learning and social interaction. She is a founding member of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR), an organization focused on bringing big data applications to learning and academic achievement. Major publications include The SAGE Handbook of E-learning Research (2007, with Richard Andrews); E-learning Theory and Practice (2011, with Richard Andrews). The following Ignite talks will be presented at the Symposium (Title/Author(s)/School): 1. Information Behavior as Shared Experience in Mobile Interactions Rafa Absar, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Heather O'Brien, Assistant Professor iSchool, University of British Columbia 2. Digital Inclusion Survey Renee Bennett-Kapusniak, PhD student Hye Jung Han, PhD student Dr. Wooseob Jeong, Interim Dean-Associate Professor School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee 3. "The file is dead!": How Mobile Devices and Cloud Computing are Changing PIM Robert Capra, Assistant Professor School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4. Credibility Assessment of Online Resources and Perceived Quality of Mobile Applications Wonchan Choi, PhD Student School of Library and Information Studies, Florida State University 5. Mapping Multidimensional Literacies in Informal Learning Environments Katie DeVries Hassman, PhD Student Syracuse University School of Information Studies 6. Playing the Neighborhood: Learning, Game Design and Mediated Storytelling While on the Move Ingrid Erickson, Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science, Rutgers University 7. Information Behaviour Captured by Study Participants' Mobile Phones Safirotu Khoir, PhD Candidate Jia Tina Du, Lecturer Andy Koronios, Head of School School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of South Australia 8. Methods for Movement: Capturing Compelling Mobile Data with Voicemail Diaries Rachel M. Magee, Doctoral Candidate College of Computing and Informatics, Drexel University 9. Libraries on the Move: the Public Library in Social Space Lorri Mon, Associate Professor School of Communication & Information, Florida State University 10. HackHealth: Engaging Youth in Health-Related Information Seeking, Sharing, and Use Beth St. Jean, Assistant Professor Mega Subramaniam, Assistant Professor Rebecca Follman, Doctoral Student Natalie Greene Taylor, Doctoral Student Gary Goldberg, Master's Student College of Information Studies, University of Maryland, College Park Dana Casciotti, Program Analyst, Office of Health Information Programs Development, National Library of Medicine (NLM) 11. Information Behavior Beyond the Office Doorway and Back Leslie Thomson, PhD Student School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 12. A Boundary-Centric Approach to Studying Mobile Information Sharing Adam Worrall, Doctoral Candidate College of Communication and Information, Florida State University We hope to see you there! 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Wilhelm worked as a children's librarian from 1939-1944 at the Endicott, N.Y. Public Library, the Philadelphia Public Library and the New York Public Library. She later worked for the military as a post librarian at the Battery General Hospital in Rome, Ga., the U.S. Navy Material Technical Library Catalog Office in New York City and the military base in Cape Lookout, N.C. where her monthly book allowance was said to be $500. Of the gift, $1 million will be designated for the iSchool?s Tech Endowment which provides new and upgraded technology for classrooms and labs. How the remainder of the gift will be allocated is yet to be determined. The first $2.5 million is expected before the end of the year with the remainder to come in several disbursements in the coming year. The estate gift was made in memory of Wilhelm?s mother, Katherine Katchmar, and is the largest single gift in the history of the iSchool. In 2006, Wilhelm made a $1 million gift to the iSchool that named the Katherine Katchmar Learning Center in Hinds Hall. ?We are most appreciative of this generous gift from our loyal alum, Mrs. Estelle Wilhelm, a graduate of our Masters in Library Science Program and a dedicated and happy librarian for many years,?says Dean of the iSchool and Trustee Professor Elizabeth D. Liddy. ?As we plan how to best put her gracious gift to good use for the betterment of our school and the support of our students, we will frequently think back at how much she valued her education with us, her many years in a career she loved, and the great smile on her face when she visited us in 2006 to celebrate her previous gift to the school.? View online: http://ischool.syr.edu/newsroom/news.aspx?recid=1525 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hrosenba at indiana.edu Wed Oct 16 23:19:19 2013 From: hrosenba at indiana.edu (Howard Rosenbaum) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 23:19:19 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] ASIST '13> SIG-SI Symposium Final Schedule Message-ID: <20164B26-BE76-425C-91BE-2D93D86206C0@indiana.edu> Please join us in Montreal! The 9th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium: The Social Informatics of Information Boundaries Sponsored by SIG-SI, the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics and SIG-HFIS Saturday, November 2, 2013, 8:00-12:30 PM Organizers: Howard Rosenbaum & Pnina Fichman (Indiana University) Schedule 8:00-8:10 Introduction Pnina Fichman - The (Information) Boundaries of Social Informatics 8:10-9:00 Keynote address: Dr. William Jones "Towards Places of Our Own for Digital Information: Constructing Roads and Walls on the Web" [[See below for abstract and information about Dr. Jones]] (University of Washington) 9:00-9:10 Break and Poster Session 9:10-10:30 Papers 9:10-9:30 Eric Meyer, Ralph Schroeder and Linnet Taylor - The boundaries of Big Data (Oxford Internet Institute) 9:30-9:50 Colin Rhinesmith - From Paper to the Cloud: The Social Informatics of Information Boundaries in Human Services (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) 9:50-10:10 Adam Worrall (Florida State University) ?Back Onto The Tracks?: Convergent Community Boundaries in LibraryThing and Goodreads 10:10-10:30 Mohhamad Jarrahi - Social informatics and directions for future research on implication of ICTs in organizations (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) 10:30-10:50 Break and Poster Session 10:50-11:50 Papers 10:50-11:10 Madelyn Sanfillipo - Government Information Access by Native Spanish Speakers: Social and Technical Barriers (Indiana University) 11:10-11:30 Matrix, Sydneyeve - Beyond Maps, News and Weather: Everyday Geomobile Media Use and the Changing Perceptions of Location Based Services (Queen?s University) 11:30-11:50 Natalia Grincheva - A Failure of Digital Diplomacy: Social, Cultural, and Information Boundaries in Online Cross-cultural Communication (Concordia University) 11:50-12:00 Networking break 12:00-12:30 Best paper awards and presentations with discussant 2012 Social Informatics Paper ($1,000): ? Toward an Integrated Model of Group Development: Disruption of Routines by Technology-Induced Change? by Monica Garfield and Alan Dennis 2012 Best Social Informatics Student Paper ($500): ?Knock knock, Whose?s there: The imagined audience? by Eden Litt Discussant: Noriko Hara, Indiana University Posters Shuheng Wu and Besiki Stvilia - Work Organization of a Sociotechnical System: The Case of Gene Ontology (Florida State University) Ingrid Erikson - The Borders and Boundaries of Coworking (Rutgers University) Fees: Members $95 - early registration ($110 after early registration ends) Non-members $105 - early registration ($120 after early registration ends) For more about the workshop, see http://www.asist.org/asist2013/seminars_workshops_SIG_SI.html. To register for the workshop (and the conference), see http://www.asist.org/asist2013/register.html For more about RKCSI, see http://rkcsi.indiana.edu About the keynote address "Towards Places of Our Own for Digital Information: Constructing Roads and Walls on the Web": Information can be personal in any of several senses: it might be "owned" by us, about us, directed towards us, shared by us with others, experienced by us or simply (potentially) relevant to us. As personal information moves onto the Web, old boundaries are removed even as new boundaries (and barriers) emerge. We can access information from anywhere at any time so that traditional boundaries between activities @home, @school and @work are blurred. Even within an area, activities blur as when people check email during a company meeting. Moreover, information about us that was once effectively hidden from the prying eyes of others, either because access was too difficult or because access attempts would reveal the identity of the "snooping" party, is now often easily "Googled" on the Web. On the other hand, new boundaries and barriers are emerging in the form of, for example, application "sandboxes." These "silos" provide a measure of security because information is meant to be accessed only via the owning application. However, this occurs at the cost of fragmenting information, already a serious problem of personal information management (PIM) on the desktop, that becomes much worse as this information moves onto the Web and into a myriad of devices. This talk will provide practical guidelines and considerations for the construction the useful boundaries ("walls") we need for our safety and sanity. Conversely, the talk will consider ways we might traverse (through "road" construction) other boundaries in order to realize a more effective cross-application, cross-device use of our information. About the speaker: Dr. William Jones is a Research Associate Professor in the Information School at the University of Washington where he works on the challenges of "Keeping Found Things Found" (kftf.ischool.washington.edu). He has published in the areas of PIM, HCI, information retrieval and human cognition. He wrote the book "Keeping Found Things Found: The Study and Practice of Personal Information Management" and, more recently, "The Future of Personal Information, Part 1: Our Information, Always & Forever" and "Part 2: Transforming Technologies to Manage Our Information." "Part 3: Building a Better World With Our Information" is scheduled for publication in late spring of 2014. 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Interest in the topic of data curation has increased greatly as many governments and funding organizations have mandated that publicly funded research must be made more openly available-including not only the results published in journal articles, but also the underlying data. As a result, much discussion and work is under way around the process and tools needed to ensure that data can be made accessible for reuse and preserved for the long-term. "If I were to sum up the topic that comes up time and time again, not only in the articles in this issue, it is the necessity for standards to enable digital curation," states Sarah Callaghan, Research Scientist and Project Manager, British Atmospheric Data Centre, and guest content editor for the issue. "It doesn't matter what type of data is curated; anything from metadata about research projects, publications and grey literature, the methodologies and results of laboratory work, or the measurements from long-term observational missions. One thing is certain, the rate at which data is created is increasing so dramatically that the only way to manage curation is to automate it, and the only way to do that is to have standardized structures and ontologies." The feature article by Colin L. Bird, Cerys Willoughby, Simon J. Coles, and Jeremy G. Frey discusses Data Curation Issues in the Chemical Sciences, specifically the extent to which chemists respect the importance of curation in their day-to-day activities in the laboratory and at their computers. The authors emphasize that an essential ingredient in the curation process is metadata, particularly at the time data and information are created, which they describe as "curation at source." Three "in practice" articles provide case studies for how data is curated in the European scholarly community in general and specifically in the fields of archeology and earth sciences. Jochen Schirrwagen and co-authors describe Data Curation in the OpenAIRE Scholarly Communication Infrastructure, the European Union initiative for an open access infrastructure for access to the research output of European funded projects and open access content from a network of institutional and disciplinary repositories. Ray Moore and Tim Evans discuss Preserving the Grey Literature Explosion: PDF/A and the Digital Archive in the Archaeology Data Service (ADS), with particular emphasis on the pros and cons of using the PDF Archival format as a standard for preservation. Esther Conway and her co-authors examine the challenges in Ensuring the Long Term Impact of Earth Science Data through Data Curation and Preservation, since much of earth sciences data occurs from natural phenomena and is not reproducible. They point out the societal benefits in preserving such data for use in areas such as disaster management, human health, sustainable energy resources, climate change, water quality and availability, ecosystem protection, and agriculture management. "NISO is becoming increasingly involved in discussions and work surrounding data curation," states Todd Carpenter, NISO Executive Director. "As the articles in this issue show, standards originally developed for managing electronic journals, such as the Digital Object Identifier and PDF/A, are now being applied to data as well. The articles also point out many areas where standards work is still needed, such as data citation, metadata, preservation formats, and metrics, to mention a few." Information Standards Quarterly is available in open access in electronic format on the NISO website. Both the entire Fall 2013 Data Curation issue of ISQ and the individual articles may be freely downloaded. Print copies are available by subscription and as print on demand. To access the free electronic version, visit: www.niso.org/publications/isq/2013/v25no3/. Cynthia Hodgson ISQ Managing Editor National Information Standards Organization 301-654-2512 chodgson at niso.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rubenstein.ellen at gmail.com Thu Oct 17 18:35:38 2013 From: rubenstein.ellen at gmail.com (Ellen Rubenstein) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:35:38 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Assistant Professor: Social and Community Informatics Message-ID: The University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies invites applicants for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin Fall 2014. We are seeking applicants whose research, teaching, and creative activities will contribute to OU SLIS?s long-standing tradition of ensuring equity of information access for all while forwarding a cutting edge program of social and community informatics, including research and teaching emphasis in the area of information and communication technology (ICT) in relation to public information environments and their respective community?s social, cultural, economic, or other dimensions. Interests in the digital divide, information policy, and ethics will be given additional consideration. Experience or demonstrated ability in the design and delivery of courses in a variety of formats, including distance-learning modes is preferred. A complete announcement of the job posting with application instructions is available on the OU SLIS website: slis.ou.edu Search committee members will be attending the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Montreal (November 1st-5th) and will be happy to meet with interested individuals. If you would like to set up a time to meet with us to learn more about OU SLIS and this position please contact Jenifer Fryar ( jfryar at ou.edu). If you will not be attending ASIS&T and are interested in the position, we will also be meeting with prospective candidates at the ALISE Annual Meeting in Philadelphia (January 21st-24th). The University of Oklahoma is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and encourages diversity in the workplace. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. -- Ellen L. 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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Please excuse the cross postings . . . . . . . LAC Group seeks a dynamic and experienced Library Team Lead to join a contract supporting USAID's Knowledge Services Center (KSC) located in Washington, D.C.? The KSC, managed under USAID's KM Branch in the CIO's Office, supports the full spectrum of the Agency's knowledge needs with a library, self-directed learning center, the collection of Agency program, technical reports, and evaluations, research staff and knowledge management services. This position will supervise contract personnel in the library, lead the KSC toward a virtual environment, provide outreach to all bureaus within the Agency, and provide reference services.? These services are integral to providing agency staff, contractors, other agencies, and the public with access to information.? This individual will work onsite, be responsible for scheduling, ensuring overall quality control of work, and delivering timely services performed by library employees.? This is a full-time, 40 hour per week, fully benefited position and is an excellent opportunity for an information professional with library management experience.? You MUST be a US Citizen in order to be considered for this opportunity. Responsibilities: ?? Provide ready reference, research and information discovery services for Agency staff and partners, manage collection development and maintenance, and maintain electronic resources and Library supported web sites. ?? Respond to reference questions about KSC services, the Agency, and international development topics through regular duty at the reference desk and by responding to virtual information requests using a wide variety of databases including Nexis, EBSCO, Business Monitor Online, World Bank e-Library and others. ?? Oversee all aspects of the library, including maintenance of the integrated library system (ILS), cataloging and processing materials, interlibrary loan operations, collection development, and weeding the collection. ?? Manage acquisitions and at the direction of the government, place orders for selected library resources from specified vendors. Oversee organization of library resources, including print materials, subscriptions to e-journals, commercial databases and library software; approve invoices for these purchases, as well as interlibrary loans. Evaluate new e-resources and negotiate contracts with external vendors. ?? Hire, train and manage Library and Learning Resources Center staff; conduct annual performance reviews in a timely manner.? Provide administrative direction for all LAC employees on the contract and approve time sheets. ?? Plan and manage projects, including software implementation, needs assessments, database launches, strategic planning exercises, and special events. ?? Support USAID's KM division and KSC Project strategic planning for the library and Self-Directed Learning Center.? Plan and oversee the implementation of all changes. ?? Plan and manage projects, including special events, software implementation, customer surveys, and e-resource launches and report weekly on progress. ?? Continually monitor and report on performance and progress using metrics for usage, demand, quality, and impact of library services. ?? Lead outreach initiatives to promote the use of library services, such as new employee orientations, office presentations, and personalized consultations. Update library promotional materials and request forms. ?? Stay abreast of the information needs and trends within the areas of foreign assistance and economic development, as well as trends in library and information science and related technology. Qualifications: ?? Master's degree in Library/Information Science from an institution accredited by the American Library Association; ?? 10 years of library management experience, including supervisory experience; project management experience; fully conversant with all aspects of library functions. ?? Demonstrate a broad cross-section of library science expertise and have a proven record of success in applying skills and expertise in a major library setting, particularly within the federal government; ?? Knowledge of international development and foreign assistance programs and familiarity with print materials, e-resources and websites in the international development field. ?? Ability to recommend items for withdrawal, or new library resources to update the collection or fill knowledge gaps within the collection as needed; ?? Experience in the use of library related information technology; ILS, Google and MS Office applications; web-based content management systems; mobile and e-Reader technologies ?? Ability to work in a team environment with federal staff, contractors as well as independently; ?? Demonstrated skills in the following areas: database searching, ILS administration, e-resource evaluation and training. ?? Strong organizational, planning and communication skills. ?? U.S. citizenship required; Secret clearance desirable. For immediate consideration, please apply at: http://goo.gl/yvdSxt 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: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 21:50:28 +0200 (CEST) From: Richard Chbeir To: sigtis-l at asis.org, pvc at asis.org, asist-pnw at asis.org, ??? sigmed-l at asis.org,??? mnasis-l at asis.org, asis-l at asis.org, ??? sigkm-l at asis.org, sigcr-l at asis.org, ??? sigpub-l at asis.org, ??? sigvis-l at asis.org, siguse-l at asis.org,??? sighfis-l at asis.org, ??? sighci-l at asis.org,??? chapter mi-l , ??? siglan-l at asis.org,??? eurchap at asis.org, sigdl-l at asis.org Subject: [Asis-l] ACM MEDES'13: Call for participation - Luxembourg ??? (28-31??? oct. 2013) Message-ID: ??? <1833664661.8120815.1381002628214.JavaMail.root at u-bourgogne.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ** Apologies for cross-postings. ** ** Kindly forward to interested colleagues and doctoral students.** =========================================================================== ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? CALL FOR PARTICIPATION =========================================================================== ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The International ACM Conference on ? ? ? ? ? ? Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (MEDES 2013) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Technically Sponsored by: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ACM SIGAPP? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ACM SIGAPP.fr Chapter ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? with the cooperation of IFIP WG 2.6? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? http://sigappfr.acm.org/medes/13/ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? October 28-31, 2013 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Abbey of Neumunster, Luxembourg ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For registration and hotel reservations, please visit the conference web site. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The International Conference on Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems (MEDES) aims to develop and bring together a diverse community from academia, research laboratories and industry interested in exploring the manifold challenges and issues related to resource management of Digital Ecosystems and how current approaches and technologies can be evolved and adapted to this end. The MEDES addresses a large number of themes and issues including the following regular session topics: - Digital Ecosystem Infrastructure - Big Data - Services - Cloud Computing - Emergent Intelligence - Trust, Security & Privacy - Data & Knowledge Management - Web and Standards - Networks and Protocols -------- PROGRAM: -------- For full program details, please visit the conference web site at: http://sigappfr.acm.org/medes/13/. Some of the highlights of the program include: (1) A half-day tutorial: ? ? ? From data to services: the creation of services from Open Data and Semantic data sets ? ? ? ? ? By Dr. Muriel Foulonneau, Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg ? ? ? ? ? ? Dr. Geraldine Vidou, Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg (2) Keynote presentations from field leaders including; ? ? Explaining Recommendations in time-aware Location-based Social Networks ? ? ? ? Dr. Yannis Manolopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece ? ? Ecosystem of CNRTA in Brazil ? ? ? ? Dr. Silvio A. Spinella, Information Technology Center Renato Archer, Brazil ------------------------------------- PROCEEDINGS AND JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS: ------------------------------------- All accepted papers will be published by the ACM Digital Library. Extended versions of the selected papers will be published in affiliated journals and special issues. Special tracks affiliated with MEDES 2013 include: * Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) * EU-Brazil innovation and Best Practice in IT Ecosystems * DEEP: experiences and perspectives of Digital Ecosystems European Projects ------------------- PROGRAM COMMITTEE : ------------------- General Chair ------------- Latif Ladid, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Peter A. Bruck, Research Studios Austria Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Austria Antonio Montes, Centro de Tecnologia da Informacao Renato Archer, Brazil Program Chairs -------------- Fernando Ferri, IRPPS-CNR, Italy Richard Chbeir, University of Pau and Adour Countries, France Local Organizing Chairs ------------------------------- Frederic Andres, National Institute of Informatics, Japan Ingrid Zantis, Zantis-Consulting, Luxembourg Jean-Paul Hengen, ICT Sector Development, Luxembourg International Program Committee: (see the web site for the full list) ------------------------------ 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 109, Issue 4 ************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bstjean at umd.edu Sat Oct 19 01:55:17 2013 From: bstjean at umd.edu (Beth L St Jean) Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:55:17 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium Final Schedule - Nov 2 2013 Message-ID: <6AFF12DFB5B9F14FA4256C759C75456968D4849F@OITMX1001.AD.UMD.EDU> Please join us in Montreal, Canada for the ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium! To register, please visit http://www.asist.org/asist2013/register.html. Date: November 2, 2013 (Saturday) Time: 1:30 to 6:30 PM Symposium Co-Chairs: Mega Subramaniam & Beth St. Jean, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland Theme: Information Behavior on the Move: Information Needs, Seeking, and Use in the Era of Mobile Technologies. Schedule: 1:30-1:45: Welcome and introduction by Denise Agosto (Drexel University), Beth St. Jean (University of Maryland) and Mega Subramaniam (University of Maryland) 1:45-2:30: "Expertise on the Move": Keynote presentation by Dr. Caroline Haythornthwaite, Director and Professor of the School of Library, Archival & Information Studies, University of British Columbia (Dr. Haythornthwaite's bio and an abstract of her presentation is available at: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/seminars_workshops_SIG_USE.html) 2:30-2:45: Break 2:45-3:20: Small group discussions 3:20-4:10: First round of Ignite talks Information Behavior as Shared Experience in Mobile Interactions Rafa Absar, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Heather O'Brien, Assistant Professor iSchool, University of British Columbia Digital Inclusion Survey Renee Bennett-Kapusniak, PhD student Hye Jung Han, PhD student Dr. Wooseob Jeong, Interim Dean-Associate Professor School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee "The file is dead!": How Mobile Devices and Cloud Computing are Changing PIM Robert Capra, Assistant Professor School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Credibility Assessment of Online Resources and Perceived Quality of Mobile Applications Wonchan Choi, PhD Student College of Communication and Information, Florida State University Libraries on the Move: the Public Library in Social Space Lorri Mon, Associate Professor College of Communication & Information, Florida State University A Boundary-Centric Approach to Studying Mobile Information Sharing Adam Worrall, Doctoral Candidate College of Communication and Information, Florida State University 4:10-4:20: Break 4:20-5:10: Second round of Ignite talks Playing the Neighborhood: Learning, Game Design and Mediated Storytelling While on the Move Ingrid Erickson, Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science, Rutgers University Mapping Multidimensional Literacies in Informal Learning Environments Katie DeVries Hassman, PhD Student Syracuse University School of Information Studies Information Behaviour Captured by Study Participants' Mobile Phones Safirotu Khoir, PhD Candidate Jia Tina Du, Lecturer Andy Koronios, Head of School School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of South Australia Methods for Movement: Capturing Compelling Mobile Data with Voicemail Diaries Rachel M. Magee, Doctoral Candidate College of Computing and Informatics, Drexel University HackHealth: Engaging Youth in Health-Related Information Seeking, Sharing, and Use Beth St. Jean, Assistant Professor Mega Subramaniam, Assistant Professor Rebecca Follman, Doctoral Student Natalie Greene Taylor, Doctoral Student Gary Goldberg, Master's Student College of Information Studies, University of Maryland Dana Casciotti, Program Analyst, Office of Health Information Programs Development, National Library of Medicine (NLM) Information Behavior Beyond the Office Doorway and Back Leslie Thomson, PhD Student School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 5:10-5:45: Small group discussion 5:45-6:15: Presentations and awards * Presentation of the 2013 Elfreda A. Chatman Research Award * Research presentation by the 2012 winners of the Elfreda A. Chatman Research Award: Joung Hwa "Joy" Koo, Yong Wan Cho, & Melissa Gross, College of Communication and Information, Florida State University - Is Ignorance Really Bliss?: Understanding the Role of Information-Seeking in Coping with Severe Traumatic Stress among Refugees * Presentation of 2013 SIG-USE awards 6:15-6:30: Wrap-up: Large group discussion and evaluations of the Symposium - Rong Tang (Simmons College) Fees: SIG-USE Members $125; ASIS&T Members $135; Non-members $150. To register for the Symposium, please visit http://www.asist.org/asist2013/register.html We hope to see you there! Best wishes, Mega Subramaniam & Beth St. Jean 2013 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium Co-Chairs Beth St. Jean Assistant Professor College of Information Studies University of Maryland, College Park (301) 405-6573 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu Fri Oct 18 16:35:20 2013 From: Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu (Alemneh, Daniel) Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 20:35:20 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Available for Review - Guidance Documents for Lifecycle Management of ETDs Message-ID: The ETD Lifecycle Management project (http://metaarchive.org/imls) is seeking additional reviewers for the draft Guidance Documents for Lifecycle Management of Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETDs), particularly from small programs and programs that have just started. Funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and led by the University of North Texas, in partnership with the NDLTD and Educopia Institute, the ETD Lifecycle Management project is promoting best practices and improving the capacity of academic libraries to preserve ETDs for future researchers. About the ETD Guidance Documents Written by ETD program experts from several established and well-respected academic institutions (see below), the Guidance Documents are geared towards the full range of stakeholders in ETD programs from administrators to graduate schools to librarians to vendors. As indicated by the Table of Contents below, the Guidance Documents cover a range of curation topics that span the lifecycle for ETDs. http://publishing.educopia.org/etd-lifecycle-guidance-documents/ Table of Contents 1. Guidance Documents for the Lifecycle Management of ETDs 2. Guidelines for Implementing ETD Programs - Roles & Responsibilities 3. Guide to Access Levels & Embargoes of ETDs 4. Briefing on Copyright & Fair Use Issues in ETDs 5. Guidelines for Collecting Usage Metrics & Demonstrations of Value for ETD Programs 6. Managing the Lifecycle of ETDs: Curatorial Decisions & Practices 7. Metadata for ETD Lifecycle Management 8. Guide to ETD Program Planning & Cost Estimation 9. Guide to Options for ETD Programs Review the Guidance Documents Interested ETD stakeholders can register to receive a copy of the Guidance Documents at the following website, http://publishing.educopia.org/etd-lifecycle-guidance-documents/. By requesting the documents, reviewers agree to a 1 month review to provide feedback to help improve the documents. Reviewers may choose to review all of the documents or just the document(s) that prove most relevant to their areas of interest. Our project staff will follow up with reviewers individually 1 month from the date they receive the documents, and will incorporate their suggestions into the final draft. The registration site will close on December 31, 2013. About the Document Authors & Editors The Guidance Document for Lifecycle Management of ETDs have been authored by ETD program experts from the University of North Texas, Virginia Tech, Rice University, Boston College, Indiana State University, Pennsylvania State University, and University of Arizona. The documents were edited by representatives from the Educopia Institute, the MetaArchive Cooperative, and the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. Special thanks to Joan Lippencott from the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) for early reviews of the draft documents. Thanks, Daniel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From srichards at lac-group.com Fri Oct 18 15:11:47 2013 From: srichards at lac-group.com (Suzanne Richards) Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:11:47 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / Systems Librarian / Atlanta, GA Message-ID: Apologies for the cross postings . . . . 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. Apply at: http://goo.gl/TDrFjE LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and values diversity in the workforce. 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Message-ID: <52753C28B6A57A4A8E08C9FFEC98A01652BD50E698@EXC3.ad.colorado.edu> Speak, Show, and Share at RDAP14: Call for Proposals and Registration Now Open Research Data Access and Preservation Summit 2014 March 26-28, 2014 Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA RDAP14, the fifth annual Research Data Access and Preservation Summit, is accepting proposals (max. 300 words) for two panels, interactive posters, and lightning talks. Themes for RDAP14 were selected by this year's planning committee with input from previous years' attendees and RDAP community members. Important Dates November 25, 2013 Panel Presentations Submissions Due December 16, 2013 Interactive Posters and Lightning Talks Submissions Due February 14, 2014 Early Bird Registration Ends March 26-28, 2014 RDAP14 Conference and Workshops Panel Presentations We are seeking panelists for the following topics (other panels are being curated by members of the program committee): * Developing and implementing institutional policies for research data: ownership, preservation, and compliance. This panel will discuss approaches institutions have taken to develop and implement policies for a variety of issues related to research data, including ownership, copyright, commercialization, privacy, embargoes, access controls, sharing, reuse, and preservation. * Building data curation/management services on a shoestring budget. This panel will discuss how to quickly start up data curation/management services with limited resources from the perspective of institutions that have recently done so in response to funding agency policies and/or other external factors. Interactive Posters and Lightning Talks We are soliciting posters and lightning talks on any of the following themes: * Institutional policies for research data * Building/expanding research data services * Collaboration or tension between units involved with research data * Institutional responses to government policies/guidelines concerning research data * Systems/strategies for full-lifecycle research data curation * Tools developed and/or used for data curation/management * Digital preservation * Data citation and reuse * Data repositories (institutional/disciplinary/other) * Education and training for research data management/curation Submit your 300 word (maximum) summary or abstract, along with any supplementary documentation, for Panel Presentations by November 25, 2013. Submissions for Interactive Posters and (Seven Minute) Lightning Talks are due December 16, 2013. Submit your proposals for RDAP14 here: http://www.softconf.com/asis/rdap-14/cgi-bin/scmd.cgi?scmd=basicSubmit View previous RDAP presentations and posters on our Slideshare site. Links to previous Summits' programs, videos and articles in the ASIS&T Bulletin are available on our RDAP Past Events page. Keep up with RDAP news by joining our Listserv, following us on Twitter or visiting our Facebook page. For questions, contact rdapinfo at asis.org. We look forward to hearing from you! ---------------------------------- Andrew Johnson RDAP14 Program Chair -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Tue Oct 22 09:32:46 2013 From: rhill at asis.org (rhill at asis.org) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:32:46 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Reminder: PASIG Webinar: Implementing Sustainable Digital Preservation - Tuesday, October 22 Message-ID: <517B389F975A4B9D852425C10E9AEB47@asist.local> The next PASIG monthly webinar will be Tuesday, October 22 at 11:30am EST. Neil Grindley of Jisc in the UK (www.jisc.ac.uk/? ) is a noted global expert on digital preservation. Neil is also one of the program leads on the upcoming Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation (ANADP) conference, November 18-20 in Barcelona, and can discuss the goals and agenda for this event with webinar participants. This webinar is free to ASIS&T members, $20 for non-members. It will be archived. The registration website is: http://www.asis.org/Conferences/webinars/Webinar-PASIG-10-22-2013-register.h tml PASIG Webinar: Implementing Sustainable Digital Preservation Webinar Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 11:30am-12:30pm (EDT) There has been a lot of investment and activity in digital preservation over the last decade and a lot of it has been supported by grant funded activity and research projects. The ?learn by doing? approach and the prodigious number of beta systems and project reports have all played their part in helping to mature the digital preservation field - and judging by the changing tone of conferences over the years, the community has come a long way. So far - in fact - that a lot of organisations are now at the stage when theory is less important than action. They need to work out the best implementation paths and make procurement choices. So the economic landscape for digital preservation has shifted and the onus is now on many organisations to look closely at their needs and their objectives and to make investment choices that are sustainable as part of the business needs of their organisation rather than as an adjunct activity that is supported by ?soft? research money. Work being taken forward by the 4C Project is looking at providing resources to support organisations to make sustainable digital preservation investment choices and this webinar will describe some of that work. But budgets are hard to secure and digital preservation remains a difficult case to argue so collaboration with like-minded organisations and the establishment of shared services should support the arguments and drive down the cost. This is one of the core messages that underpins the Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation (ANADP) initiative and this will also be described and explained during the webinar. Biography: Neil Grindley Neil is the Digital Preservation Programme Manager at Jisc, an organization that funds and supports technology-related projects and services for the UK Higher and Further Education sector. Jisc is influential within the UK as an innovative agent of change and maintains an international reputation for the quality and range of its funded programmes. He is currently also a board member of the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), the Alliance for Permanent Access (APA) and the Open Planets Foundation (OPF). Previously, Neil was a Senior Project Officer for the Methods Network which supported UK researchers in using advanced ICT methods. Prior to that he was the IT Manager (and member of the Governing Board) at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Neil has an MA in Computer Applications and the History of Art from Birkbeck College, London, and is also the Chair of the Computers and History of Art Group (CHArt). -- Art Pasquinelli Digital Libraries, Repositories, and Preservation Oracle Phone +1 650 607 0035 | Mobile: +1 650 430 2441 art.pasquinelli at oracle.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: ATT00536.txt URL: From bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu Tue Oct 22 12:35:52 2013 From: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu (Beata Panagopoulos) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:35:52 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Call for NEASIST Officer Nominations: Secretary and Treasurer Positions Open Message-ID: NEASIST: CALL FOR LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS Think back to all of the great programs you have attended that were sponsored by the New England Chapter of ASIST! Now you can be a part of it all. We need YOU to help us continue to thrive and grow. In return, NEASIST will offer you enriching leadership experiences in a collaborative environment, with awesome networking opportunities. Being actively involved with the NEASIST Board provides a chance to build relationships while broadening your technical and interpersonal skills. We are seeking nominations for the following chapter officer positions: TREASURER: The Treasurer manages chapter finances. S/he also contributes to the chapter programming by helping plan and put on our events. The time commitment is approximately 2 hours a month. SECRETARY: The Secretary records and distributes the minutes of the Board and Program Committee meetings. S/he also contributes to the chapter programming by helping plan and put on our events. The time commitment is approximately 2 hours a month. We would love to work with YOU to create new programming for the local community of information professionals. Contact us TODAY to find out how you can participate, or nominate yourself (or someone you know) for NEASIST Secretary and/or Treasurer. Our email address is: neasist-board at googlegroups.com From rhill at asis.org Wed Oct 23 13:43:30 2013 From: rhill at asis.org (rhill at asis.org) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:43:30 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Tony Debons, RIP Message-ID: <3CA7BDDDEBC347AF82172C147AAC3B71@asist.local> Dr Anthony Debons, one of pioneers in Information Science, Professor Emeritus at University of Pittsburgh, died Oct 19, 2013. Tony won the ASIST Best Book Award twice: 1989 Anthony Debons, Ester Horne, and Scott Cronenweth Information Science: An Integrated View 1981 Anthony Debons, Donald King, Una Mansfield, and Donald L. Shirey The Information Profession: Survey of an Emerging Field Dick Hill From jilloneill at nfais.org Thu Oct 24 12:18:53 2013 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:18:53 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Asis-l] =?utf-8?q?Open_Access_to_Published_Research_=28An_NFAIS_?= =?utf-8?q?Workshop=29?= Message-ID: <1382631533.835113981@webmail.nfais.org> ?NFAIS Workshop: Open Access to Published Research: Current Status and Future Directions (Onsite and Virtual registrations available) On November 22, 2013 NFAIS will hold a one-day workshop that will take a look at the current state of open access to published research and the significant social, financial, technical and legislative forces that are driving it. This workshop, Open Access to Published Research: Current Status and Future Directions, will be held from 9:00am ? 5:00pmpm EST in Philadelphia, PA and virtual attendance is an option. Discounts are available until November 8th. Why attend? The workshop will attempt to answer the following questions: ? What is the current status of Open Access to published research in the U.S.? ? Why do researchers care about Open Access and what tools do they use? ? What policies have been established by the U.S. Government to meet researchers? needs and how will those policies impact government agencies and publishers? ? Where do new initiatives such as CHORUS and SHARE fit in? ? What is the perspective of traditional publishers with regard to the open access movement and recent government mandates? ? Why was the Public Library of Science established, how has it expanded, and what is its perspective on the future of open access to published research? ? What role does copyright play in an open access environment? ? What is the future of open access to published research, how it is being adopted around the world, and what are the challenges still to be faced in order to meet the needs of both researchers and publishers? Click here to see the full agenda and confirmed speakers: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=534. Both onsite and virtual registrations are available for individuals and for groups of three or more from the same organization. Group registrations can be a mix of onsite and virtual attendees, with a small food charge added for those attending onsite. Members of Sister Societies (CENDI, ISCTI, AAUP, NISO, ASIS&T, SSP, AAP/PSP, and LYRASIS) are eligible for discounts (see registration form at http://nfais.org/event?eventID=534). For more information contact: Jill O?Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community ? From chodgson at niso.org Thu Oct 24 15:01:11 2013 From: chodgson at niso.org (Cynthia Hodgson) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:01:11 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] NISO Webinar: New Perspectives on Assessment How Altmetrics Measure Scholarly Impact Message-ID: <006001ced0eb$6a33ba70$3e9b2f50$@org> Webinar: New Perspectives on Assessment How Altmetrics Measure Scholarly Impact Date: November 13, 2013 Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/webinars/altmetrics ===================================================================== ABOUT THE WEBINAR As scholars increase their usage of Web 2.0 tools like CiteULike, Mendeley, Twitter, and blogs, there is an opportunity to create new filters. These metrics show web-based traces of research communication like citations from social networking links, press coverage, comments, etc. These metrics are complementary to COUNTER, impact factor and eigenfactor reports. Realizing this, many authors have begun to call for investigation of these metrics under the banner of "altmetrics." Specifically, altmetrics is the creation and study of new metrics based on the Social Web for analyzing and informing scholarship. Join NISO for the November 13 webinar where speakers explore the topic of altmetrics and how they can be used. TOPICS & SPEAKERS . Beyond Traditional Impact: What Can Altmetrics Do for You? - Euan Adie, Founder, Altmetric.com . Exploring and Adjusting for Disciplinary Differences in the Use of Social Media In Scholarly Communication - Stefanie Haustein, Research Analyst at Science-Metrix . Examining the Related Areas of Altmetrics, Contributorship and the Culture of Reference - Mike Taylor, Research Specialist, Elsevier Labs REGISTRATION Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on, 2013 (the day of the webinar). Discounts are available for NISO and NASIG members and students. NISO Library Standards Alliance (LSA) members receive one free connection as part of membership and do not need to register. (The LSA member webinar contact will automatically receive the login information. Members are listed here: http://www.niso.org/about/roster/#library_standards_alliance ). All webinar registrants and LSA webinar contacts receive access to the recorded version for one year. Visit the event webpage to register and for more information: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/webinars/altmetrics NISO's Summer 2013 issue of Information Standards Quarterly has a special theme of Altmetrics. The full issue and individual articles are available for free download at: http://www.niso.org/publications/isq/2013/v25no3/ Cynthia Hodgson Technical Editor / Consultant National Information Standards Organization hodgsonca at verizon.net 301-654-2512 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kimsch at illinois.edu Fri Oct 25 14:29:03 2013 From: kimsch at illinois.edu (Schmidt, Kimberly Rae) Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:29:03 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] GSLIS faculty member Lori Kendall named president of AoIR Message-ID: GSLIS Associate Professor Lori Kendall has been named the president of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR). She takes office during the AoIR annual conference (IR 14) held October 23-26, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. AoIR is an international academic association that brings together scholars from multiple disciplines?including communication, the social sciences, library and information science, the humanities, computer science, and engineering?to engage in critical and scholarly research about the Internet. Kendall will serve as president for two years. Kendall attended the first AoIR conference held in 2000. ?At the time, Internet studies was a relatively new but growing field. AoIR provided a place for people from different disciplines to meet each other and exchange ideas. Back then, in any given department, there were unlikely to be two scholars interested in the Internet, and in fact, it was often difficult to find people at one?s main disciplinary conference. I was at that first AoIR conference in Lawrence, Kansas, and it was very exciting to meet people whose work I had been reading and referencing,? she said. Internet studies has since become a thriving field?nearly 5,000 scholars subscribe to the organization?s email list?and collaborations between scholars at AoIR have resulted in the creation of Internet studies programs, edited book series, and new journals. AoIR?s ethics committee created research ethics guidelines that have had a major impact on IRBs in the U.S. and elsewhere, and serve as a key resource for scholars doing research in digital media and the Internet. ?From the beginning, I have appreciated both the high overall quality of presentations and the level of collegiality at the AoIR conference. We have always been a group in which all levels of scholars?from major stars to first-year graduate students?welcome each other and mix freely,? said Kendall. During her tenure as president, Kendall intends to build upon the work of previous presidents to increase the interdisciplinarity of the organization as well as expand the organization?s international footprint. Next year?s conference, IR 15, will be held in Bangkok, Thailand. -- 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 marialemos72 at gmail.com Thu Oct 24 07:33:40 2013 From: marialemos72 at gmail.com (Maria Lemos) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:33:40 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] [WorldCIST'14]: World Conference on IST; Proceedings by Springer Message-ID: <201310241133.r9OBXgDd021334@mail.asis.org> Apologies if you are receiving this mail more than once... ********************************************************************************** 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 (SSCR) Information Processing & Management (IPM) Information Technology & People (ITP) Computer Science and Information Systems (ComSIS) Information Development (IDV) IEEE IT Professional (ITPro) Methods of Information in Medicine (MIM) Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering - Imaging & Visualization (CMBBE-IV) Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence (IJIMAI) International Journal of Health Information Systems & Informatics (IJHISI) International Journal of Web Based Communities (IJWBC) EAI Transactions on e-Education and e-Learning (EAI-TEL) 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'14 Team http://www.aisti.eu/worldcist14/ From bsbutler at umd.edu Thu Oct 24 13:04:27 2013 From: bsbutler at umd.edu (Brian Butler) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:04:27 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Tenure-Track Faculty Position @ UMD iSchool Message-ID: <851C284F-7C49-46F5-B07A-D130CAFAE5AF@umd.edu> University of Maryland, College Park College of Information Studies: Maryland's iSchool Assistant Professor The iSchool at the University of Maryland seeks creative and forward-thinking individuals for a tenure-track faculty position in a multicultural and interdisciplinary environment where research and teaching share the highest priority and colleagues collaborate in all aspects of their academic work. We seek a colleague whose research and teaching interests focus on how information can be employed to meet the needs of entrepreneurial startups, non-profits, government and non-governmental organizations, and communities. This may include (but is not limited to): - Social media and social network analysis in teams and organizations - Design and evaluation of data management policies, procedures, and infrastructures - Sociotechnical, cultural, and organizational aspects of information and knowledge management - Innovation and research networks - Management and evaluation of information systems, services and innovation We are a faculty that engages in a broad range of research with the shared theme of information, technology and people. This is a 9-month tenure-track appointment, with opportunities for grant-funded summer research. Salary and benefits are competitive based upon qualifications and experience. The ideal candidate will: - Conduct cutting edge, high impact research that shapes the information field; - Craft exceptional educational experiences for students; - Aspire to leadership roles in relevant professional service; and - Thrive in an diverse, interdisciplinary environment. The iSchool enrolls nearly 500 students in four degree programs: Ph.D. in Information Studies, Master of Information Management, Master of Library Science, and Master of Science in Human Computer Interaction; faculty teach across programs. We are known internationally for our vibrant program of interdisciplinary research in group and organizational dynamics, cloud computing, computational linguistics, digital humanities, health information, knowledge management, information policy, information retrieval, interface design, online communities, learning environments, and social media. Several members of our faculty hold joint appointments in Business, Education, English, and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. More information is available at http://ischool.umd.edu. Qualifications. Ph.D. or equivalent in a related area at time of appointment; demonstrated research excellence; a research agenda with the potential to attract external support; interest in developing effective and innovative teaching. Application Submission. For best consideration, apply by November 30, 2013. Provide a CV, letter of interest that clearly describes your primary area(s) of expertise and the specific contributions that you would make to the iSchool, and separate statements outlining research and teaching interests. Applications for the position of Assistant Professor, Information Management (Position #119623) must be submitted through the University of Maryland's online system at https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/22393. The University of Maryland is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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All materials must be submitted through ApplyTexas: http://www.applytexas.org/More information about the doctoral program is available here: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/phd We will be holding both on-campus and online Open Houses to provide more information about the doctoral program and answer questions from prospective applicants. The online Open House will be held on Monday, October 28 from 4-5 pm CDT. A link to the online Open House will be available here immediately prior to the event: Join the Online Open House The on-campus Open House will be held on Tuesday, October 29 from 4:30-5:30 pm CDT in UTA 5.522. Directions to the School of Information are available here:https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/about/location If you have any questions about the doctoral program, the Open Houses, or the admissions process and deadline, please contact Associate Professor Ken Fleischmann, Director of Doctoral Studies in the School of Information:kfleisch at ischool.utexas.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We seek candidates who can contribute to university-wide objectives in Energy, Health Sciences and Systems, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Information & Society and align with strategic plans for the College and University (http://www.drexel.edu/strategicPlan/). Areas of interest this year include (1) Security & Privacy (e.g., cryptography, cyber-policy and ethics, systems); (2) Software & Systems Engineering (e.g., cloud and mobile computing, software quality, software process, architecture, and system administration); (3) Intelligent Systems (e.g., computer vision, machine learning, gaming, GIS); (4) Human-Centered Computing (e.g., HCI, socio-technical studies, eLearning, decision support, neuro/cognitive modeling); (5) Informatics and Data Science (e.g., eScience, databases, data mining, analytics and visualization); (6) Library and Information Science (e.g., archives, library systems, digital libraries, information policy, information behavior, and retrieval). Exceptional candidates in other areas will be considered. Drexel is a private university committed to research with real-world applications. The university has over 25,000 students in 14 colleges and schools and offers about 200 degree programs. The College of Computing and Informatics has about 75 faculty and 2,300 students. Drexel has one of the largest and best known cooperative education programs with over 1,200 co-op employers. Drexel is located on Philadelphia's "Avenue of Technology" in the University City District and at the hub of the academic, cultural, and historical resources of the nation's sixth largest metropolitan region. Review of applications begins immediately. To assure consideration, materials from applicants should be received by February 28, 2014. Successful applicants must demonstrate potential for research and teaching excellence in the environment of a major research university. To be considered, apply at https://www.drexeljobs.com Requisition #5673. Your application should consist of a cover letter, CV, and brief statements describing your research program and teaching interests. Letters of reference will be requested from the candidates who are invited for a campus interview. Electronic submissions in PDF format are required. Drexel University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The College of Computing & Informatics is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. Background investigations are required for all new hires as a condition of employment, after the job offer is made. Employment will be contingent upon the University's acceptance of the results of the background investigation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A survey link is enclosed with this email. Your responses will contribute to the understanding of how scientists currently create, preserve, manage, and share their data as well as how they are involved in education concerning these topics. Once you have completed the survey, I ask that you forward the survey link to other faculty, researchers, lecturers, post-doctoral associates, and graduate students in sciences, technology/engineering, health sciences, and social sciences. Please contact Carol Tenopir (ctenopir at utk.edu) with any questions. Click the link below to open the survey or cut and paste it into your browser. https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_aWxuyT94cZBsBb7 Thank you. Warm regards, Cheryl Levey Cheryl Williams Levey Senior Program Associate National Academy of Sciences BRDI, Keck 511 (c/o Paul Uhlir) 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 U.S.A. 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The mission: To develop and present plans for a creative and innovative system in response to a design challenge. The reward: Each member of the winning design team will receive complimentary registration to the 2014 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. In addition, you will meet other students, and present your ideas to a jury of industry and academic leaders in information science. The kick-off meeting will be held on Sunday, November 3, from 8-9pm, in Salon 6 & 7 in the Sheraton. We will form design teams, review the procedures, and present the challenge. You and your team will generate a system proposal, and present it to the jury and an audience of conference attendees on Tuesday November 5, from 10:30-11:30am. At the end of the presentation session, the jury will announce a winning team, who will win free registration for next year, and will also be written up in the Bulletin of ASIST. Everyone will be able to network with members of the jury and receive additional feedback. After that you can relax and go to SIG/CON on Tuesday night. Spread the word! Design Competetion Committee; Candy Schwartz (candy.schwartz at simmons.edu), Rong Tang, and Michelle Kazmer 2) The Annual Students-Only Party A clandestine student party will be held on Sunday night, November 3, Suite 716, in the Sheraton. It is for students only (yes, you are special!). The party will start at 9pm, right after the student design competition meeting. Oh, and you'll need this password to enter: "cogito ergo sum"! It will be a fun social gathering with your peers at ASIST. Some of our ASIST leaders will also be invited to join. Feel free to spread the word "secretly" to other student members of ASIST that you know! Shhhh...!!! Cheers! Chirag Shah (Rutgers University) - Student Chapter Representative (chirags at rutgers.edu) Daniel Alemneh (University of North Texas) - Student Chapter Alternative Representative (Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu) ******* Chirag Shah, PhD Assistant Professor School of Communication & Information (SC&I) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 4 Huntington St, New Brunswick NJ 08901 p. (848) 932-8807 f. (732) 932-6916 http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~chirags -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rubenstein.ellen at gmail.com Sun Oct 27 22:11:18 2013 From: rubenstein.ellen at gmail.com (Ellen Rubenstein) Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:11:18 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Assistant Professor: Social and Community Informatics Message-ID: The University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies invites applicants for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin Fall 2014. We are seeking applicants whose research, teaching, and creative activities will contribute to OU SLIS?s long-standing tradition of ensuring equity of information access for all while forwarding a cutting edge program of social and community informatics, including research and teaching emphasis in the area of information and communication technology (ICT) in relation to public information environments and their respective community?s social, cultural, economic, or other dimensions. Interests in the digital divide, information policy, and ethics will be given additional consideration. Experience or demonstrated ability in the design and delivery of courses in a variety of formats, including distance-learning modes is preferred. A complete announcement of the job posting with application instructions is available on the OU SLIS website: slis.ou.edu Search committee members will be attending the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Montreal (November 1st-5th) and will be happy to meet with interested individuals. If you would like to set up a time to meet with us to learn more about OU SLIS and this position please contact Jenifer Fryar ( jfryar at ou.edu). If you will not be attending ASIS&T and are interested in the position, we will also be meeting with prospective candidates at the ALISE Annual Meeting in Philadelphia (January 21st-24th). The University of Oklahoma is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and encourages diversity in the workplace. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. -- Ellen L. 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Speakers include individuals from Rutgers (Dan O'Connor,Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science), Drexel (Michelle Rogers**is assistant professor in the College of Computing and Information and Penn State Hershey (Elaine H. Dean, Reference and Instruction Librarian at the Penn State Hershey George T. Harrell Health Sciences Library). A facilitated discussion will follow the panel presentations. In addition to hearing about the practical application of analytics, this joint meeting is an opportunity to mix and mingle with your colleagues and make new friends! *When:* Thursday, November 14, 2013 5:00 - 6:00 PM - Arrival and Check-in; Networking 6:00 - 7:00 PM - Buffet of sandwiches, soft drinks, cookies and coffee/tea 7:00 - 9:00 PM - Program 9:00 PM - Event ends *Where:* Bucks County Community College Tyler Hall, Room 128 275 Swamp Road Newtown, PA *REGISTER HERE: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MLDJJHC* *REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday, November 7 at 5 PM* *SPONSOR:* We appreciate the generous sponsorship of IEEE at the Bronze level which makes this joint event possible at a reasonable cost to SLA members. *Registration fees:* $15 - SLA Members (subsidized) $15 - Bring-A-Friend Potential Member (subsidized) $10 - Retired and in-transition SLA members (subsidized) $10 - Students - SLA Student Members or Library/Info Science students (subsidized) $20 - Member of another library association (subsidized) $25 - Non-member (Full Cost) ** Please join us for this informative evening and the opportunity to network with members of another area chapter. -- Patricia H. 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Drop me a note: clift at e-democracy.org - In subject write "New Voices Research" - Steven Clift, E-Democracy.org Why We Engage How Theories of Human Behavior Contribute to Our Understanding of Civic Engagement in a Digital Era Eric Gordon Jesse Baldwin-Philippi Martina Balestra A Berkman Center for Internet & Society working paper: http://bit.ly/digiciviclitreview >From Eric Gordon's blog post linked above: "What happens when democratic processes are augmented by digital communication? What are the political, civic and social conditions that necessitate new tools and new approaches? How is trust generated and distributed differently across digital networks than across physical ones? These questions fundamentally cut across disciplines. So we set out to review the literature on human behavior and civic engagement across multiple fields in the social sciences, including communications, social psychology, behavioral economics and sociology, with the goal of establishing a groundwork on which the field of civic media can be built. Despite our grand aspirations, however, the document we produced did not end up defining a field; but it does, I hope, bring together some foundational research and terms that can spark debate in what is clearly an emerging field. This literature review is meant to clarify common questions and concerns, and provide some background into the rich literature that preceded our current moment of crisis where we are collectively confronted with the need to understand how digital media is transforming democracy and civic life." From kimsch at illinois.edu Tue Oct 29 11:08:18 2013 From: kimsch at illinois.edu (Schmidt, Kimberly Rae) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:08:18 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] GSLIS to make a strong showing at ASI&T 2013 Message-ID: Faculty, students, and staff from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Illinois will participate in the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) 76th Annual Meeting, which will be held November 1-5 in Montreal. The ASIS&T Annual Meeting brings together research on advances in the information sciences and related applications of information technology, serving as a venue for dissemination. This year?s theme, "Beyond the Cloud: Rethinking Information Boundaries," encourages reflection on changes in the use of information and means of accessibility that impact human information interaction and the potential implications of these changes for information science and technology. At this year's meeting, GSLIS Professor and Director of CIRSS Carole Palmer (PhD '96) will be honored with the 2013 Thomson Reuters Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. Palmer will receive the award at the Annual Luncheon on November 5. Presentations and Posters November 2 Doctoral candidate Colin Rhinesmith will present a paper titled, "From Paper to the Cloud: The Social Informatics of Information Boundaries in Human Services," at the 9th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium, a workshop held during the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. November 4 Assistant Professor Nicole A. Cooke will participate in a panel discussion on the topic, "Preparing for the Academic Job Market: An interactive Panel for Doctoral Students." Associate Professor Kathryn La Barre will participate in a panel discussion on the topic, "Preserving and Accessing the History of ASIS&T and Information Science." Doctoral candidate Christine D'Arpa will present a poster titled, "Agricultural Information and Empire Building in the Long 19th Century: National Information Policy, the People, and the USDA." A poster titled, "Building a Framework for Site-Based Data Curation," will be presented by doctoral student Karen Baker, Carole Palmer, doctoral student Andrea Thomer, and postdoctoral fellow Karen Wickett (MS '07, PhD '12), among others. Doctoral student Aiko Takazawa will present a poster titled, "Compassion at a Distance: How Ordinary People are Enabling Their Compassion to Self-Organize Disaster Relief Efforts Remotely and Collaboratively." Doctoral student Katrina Fenlon will present a poster titled, "Exploring Evaluative Methods for Large-Scale Local History." A poster titled, "Specialization in Data Curation: Preliminary Results from an Alumni Survey, 2008-2012," will be presented by doctoral student Cheryl Thompson, Karen Baker, Carole Palmer, and Megan Senseney (MS '08), project coordinator for research services, and among others. Master's student Jennifer Clark will present the poster, "Unlocking GATE: Gaining Access to Analog Data in a Digital World." November 5 Master?s student Lori Hurley, alumna Andrea Ogier (MS '12), and Assistant Professor Vetle Torvik will present a paper titled, "Deconstructing the Collaborative Impact: Article and Author Characteristics That Influence Citation Count." Associate Professor Miles Efron and doctoral student Craig Willis will present a paper titled, "Finding Information in Books: Characteristics of Full-Text Searches in a Collection of 10 Million Books." -- 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 jdownie at illinois.edu Tue Oct 29 11:42:04 2013 From: jdownie at illinois.edu (Downie, J Stephen) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:42:04 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Digital Humanities Open Rank Faculty Position: iSchool @ University of Illinois Message-ID: <612008895BFFF74BB7C7A74B2681CE615CB90D86@CHIMBX1.ad.uillinois.edu> Dear Colleagues: Please share with all that might be interested. ************************ GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (GSLIS) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign OPEN RANK FACULTY POSITION GSLIS seeks to hire an outstanding full-time faculty member to join our iSchool. We are particularly interested in candidates specializing in the digital humanities, but strong candidates in any related area involving the organization, management, preservation, retrieval, and analysis of information are encouraged to apply. In particular, we seek candidates who can contribute to our active programs in digital libraries, data curation, and data analytics. Applications from members of under-represented groups working in these or other areas of information science are particularly welcome. GSLIS is a highly interdisciplinary unit and the successful candidate could hold a degree in information science; a field in the arts, humanities or the social sciences; computer science; or other relevant disciplines. Applicants' specific backgrounds could include digital humanities, computational linguistics, semantic web technologies, cultural informatics, and digital archives. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the world's leading research universities. GSLIS, the top-ranked school of library and information science, is an established national leader in both information science research and the preparation of information professionals. GSLIS offers MS and PhD degrees, a Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS), and participates in the University's undergraduate informatics minor, informatics PhD, and MS in Bioinformatics. For MS and CAS students, GSLIS also offers an award-winning online option (LEEP). GSLIS faculty and students are involved in many initiatives across campus, including collaborations with world-renowned units such as the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts, and Social Science (I-CHASS). Our close relationship with scientific and cultural institutions ensures that our research shapes practice and engages critical contemporary problems. GSLIS is the institutional home of the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS), a leader in research and education on the use of data and technology in scholarship. CIRSS supports an active portfolio of research projects with a wide variety of institutional partners, collaborating with national data centers, other iSchools, leading research libraries, and cyberinfrastructure initiatives. CIRSS sponsors specializations for both MS and PhD students in data curation and in socio-technical data analytics. In addition to CIRSS, GSLIS houses the Center for Children's Books, the Center for Digital Inclusion, and the HathiTrust Research Center. The breadth of interest evinced by these initiatives speaks to the collegial and collaborative environment that new GSLIS faculty members will experience. Appointment will begin August 16, 2014 or as negotiated. Rank is open, and salary will be commensurate with qualifications. A Ph.D. degree or equivalent is required although candidates near completion will be considered. To apply, create a candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, short research statement, and a list of three references including contact information. To ensure full consideration applicants must apply by November 15, 2013. More information about GSLIS programs and faculty can be found at http://www.lis.illinois.edu. For further information regarding application procedures, contact Candy Edwards (cledward at illinois.edu, 217 244-3809). Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu). ********************************************************** "Research funding makes the world a better place" ********************************************************** J. Stephen Downie, PhD Associate Dean for Research Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [Vox/Voicemail] (217) 649-3839 From saemmerson at yahoo.com Wed Oct 30 00:44:57 2013 From: saemmerson at yahoo.com (Sarah Emmerson) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:44:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Asis-l] SIG-III Newsletter, Volume 13, Issue 2 Message-ID: <1383108297.8455.YahooMailNeo@web164604.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SIG-III Newsletter, Volume 13, Issue 2 The SIG-III Officers are pleased to announce the publication of the October 2013 edition of the SIG-III Newsletter. The Newsletter serves as the formal record of the SIG's activities, and this new edition represents the latest chapter in the chronicle of the SIG?s history. We are excited to share our experiences and planning efforts with the ASIS&T community, so take a moment to relax and unwind with a cup of coffee and the SIG-III Newsletter. There's something for everyone!? October 2013 SIG-III Newsletter link:? http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/sites/default/files/2013/%3F10/sigiii_newsletter_v13n2.pdf Best regards, Sarah Emmerson Newsletter Editor, ASIS&T SIG-III ? ? --- Sarah Emmerson Newsletter Editor & Mentorship Coordinator, ASIS&T SIG-III SIG-III Representative,?ASIS&T International Relations Committee MLIS,?San Jose State University LinkedIn:?www.linkedin.com/in/sarahemmerson?? Facebook:?www.facebook.com/sarah.emmerson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dirk.lewandowski at haw-hamburg.de Mon Oct 28 16:01:03 2013 From: dirk.lewandowski at haw-hamburg.de (Dirk Lewandowski) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 21:01:03 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] CfP: Aslib Proceedings special issue on Semantic Search Message-ID: <531A53CA-802F-47E0-A208-B858831406BF@haw-hamburg.de> Journal call for papers from Aslib Proceedings This special issue aims to explore the possibilities and limitations of Semantic Search. This issue will be jointly guest edited by Professor Dr. Ulrike Spree, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany and Fran Alexander, BCA Research, Inc, Montreal, Canada. We are looking for articles on: The opportunities and challenges of Semantic Search from theoretical and practical, conceptual and empirical perspectives. We are particularly interested in papers that place carefully conducted studies into the wider framework of current Semantic Search research in the broader context of Linked Open Data. Topics of interest include but are not restricted to: ? The history of semantic search - the latest techniques and technology developments in the last 1000 years ? Technical approaches to semantic search : linguistic/NLP, probabilistic, artificial intelligence, conceptual/ontological ? Current trends in Semantic Search, including best practice, early adopters, and cultural heritage ? Usability and user experience; Visualisation; and techniques and technologies in the practice for Semantic Search ? Quality criteria and Impact of norms and standardisation similar to ISO 25964 ?Thesauri for information retrieval? ? Cross-industry collaboration and standardisation ? Practical problems in brokering consensus and agreement - defining concepts, terms and classes, etc ? Curation and management of ontologies ? Differences between web-scale, enterprise scale, and collection-specific scale techniques ? Evaluation of Semantic Search solutions, including comparison of data collection approaches ? User behaviour including evolution of norms and conventions; Information behaviour; and Information literacy ? User surveys; usage scenarios and case studies Papers should clearly connect their studies to the wider body of Semantic Search scholarship, and spell out the implications of their findings for future research. In general, only research-based submissions including case studies and best practice will be considered. Viewpoints, literature reviews or general reviews are generally not acceptable. Schedule and submissions Paper submission: 15 December 2013 Notice of review results: 15 February 2014 Revisions due: 31 March 2014 Publication: Aslib Proceedings, issue 5, 2014. ? Please contact the guest editors Dr. Ulrike Spree or Fran Alexander if you need more guidance before submitting your paper ? All papers should follow the publisher's style and format , go here for information on using Scholar One to submit your paper When submitting please ensure to complete the box "How did you hear about this journal?" and quote reference: APJCALL10 More about the special issue topic Research into Semantic Search and its applications has gained momentum over the last few years, with an increasing number of studies on general principles, proof of concept and prototypical applications. The market for Semantic Search applications and its role within the general development of (internet) technologies and its impact on different areas of private and public life have attracted attention. Simultaneously, many publicly funded projects in the field of cultural heritage were initialised. Researchers in many disciplines have been making progress in the establishment of both theories and methods for Semantic Search. However, there still is a lack of comparison across individual studies as well as a need for standardisation regarding the dissociation of Semantic Search of other search solutions, agreed upon definitions as well as technologies and interfaces. Semantic Search research is often based on large and rich data sets and a combination of techniques ranging from statistical bag of words approaches and natural-language-processing enriched via a subtle utilisation of metadata over classificatory approaches right up to ontological reasoning. Over the last 10 years a lot of initial technical and conceptual obstacles in the field of Semantic Search have been overcome. After the initial euphoria for Semantic Search that resulted in a technically driven supply of search solutions, appraisal of successful and less successful approaches is needed. Amongst other things the limitations of working with open world solutions on ? only apparently comprehensive ? linked open data sets compared to small domain specific solutions need to be determined. One ongoing challenge for semantic search solutions is their usability and user acceptance, as only highly usable walk-up-and-use-approaches stand a chance in the field of general search. Link to the full CfP: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=4945 -- Prof. Dr. Dirk Lewandowski Hochschule f?r Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences) Fakult?t Design Medien Information Department Information Finkenau 35 D - 22081 Hamburg Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 40-42875 3621 Fax: + 49 (0) 3222-1445 301 Skype: dirk.lewandowski Twitter: @Dirk_Lew http://www.bui.haw-hamburg.de/lewandowski.html ********* Editor, ASLIB Proceedings http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0001-253X ********* Neu: Handbuch Internet-Suchmaschinen 3: Suchmaschinen zwischen Technik und Gesellschaft http://www.aka-verlag.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=634&virtuemart_category_id=121&Itemid=499&lang=de From fcunning at kent.edu Tue Oct 29 13:33:13 2013 From: fcunning at kent.edu (Cunningham, Flo) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:33:13 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP: Conference on Information & Religion -- Information Management in Religious Organizations Message-ID: <91622401DA33BF47A943E7C7A779201A1BD77DDB@BL2PRD0810MB373.namprd08.prod.outlook.com> Please excuse multiple postings. Call for Papers and Posters Fourth Annual International Conference on Information & Religion -- Information Management in Religious Organizations June 5 & 6, 2014, at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Featuring a keynote address by Kenneth Inskeep, Ph.D., Director, Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and co-author of Chasing Down a Rumor: The Death of Mainline Denominations The Center for the Study of Information and Religion (CSIR) will host its Fourth Annual International Conference on Information and Religion in spring/summer of 2014. This call for papers and posters seeks original contributions in a variety of areas in which scholars are exploring the intersections of religion and information. Topics related to information management in religious organizations might include (but are not limited to) research in the following areas: * The use of information for strategic planning, policy development, congregational support, to add value to membership, etc., in religious organizations; * The application of information science/management principles for efficient, timely, and accurate research; * Uses of information technology for management of information in religious organizations and/or within the religious service; * Information management, database management and/or content management in church libraries; * The use of social media in youth ministry; * Privacy and security issues in information management for religious organizations; * Uses of information by congregation members; * Dissemination of information by religious organizations; * Defining and interpreting data and information in communicating about the organization; * Autoethnography as a research method in religious organizations; * The use of investigative or observational research and its impact on the religious service; Prospective participants are encouraged to submit abstracts that report on recent research and scholarship. Contributions to this call for papers should not have been previously published. Poster presentations are also welcome. There are no restrictions on research methodology. Abstracts will be considered for acceptance only when they are submitted on the PROPOSAL FORM before the deadline. Forms should be completed per instructions and emailed to csir at kent.edu. * Nov. 30, 2013: Deadline to submit proposals * Jan. 15, 2014: Notification of acceptance * May 1, 2014: Deadline to submit final, completed papers in order for them to be considered for publication in ASIR: Advances in the Study of Information and Religion. Papers must be in proper APA style. Additional details regarding submission of full papers will be sent to those whose abstracts are accepted for conference presentation. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. Once selected, presenters are responsible for their own expenses related to the conference, including but not limited to registration fees, lodging, transportation and meals. For more information, visit http://www.kent.edu/slis/research/csir/annual-conference-on-information-and-religion.cfm. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fcunning at kent.edu Tue Oct 29 16:12:16 2013 From: fcunning at kent.edu (Cunningham, Flo) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 20:12:16 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Kent State SLIS at ASIS&T Message-ID: <91622401DA33BF47A943E7C7A779201A1BD7856D@BL2PRD0810MB373.namprd08.prod.outlook.com> Please excuse duplicate postings. Kent State University School of Library and Information Science will be well represented at the 2013 ASIST Conference: Assistant Professor Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., "The Concept Formerly Known as Information" (with Dr. Jenna Hartel, Karen Pollock, and Rebecca Noone, University of Toronto; Dr. Jens-Erik Mai, University of Copenhagen; Dr. Marcia Bates, University of California, Los Angeles) Professor Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., "Maximizing the Usage of Value Vocabularies in the Linked Data Ecosystem" (with Edward T. O'Neill and SLIS alumnus Jeff Mixter, OCLC Research; Maja ?umer, University of Ljubljana; Xia Lin, Drexel University) Goodyear Professor of Knowledge Management Denise A.D. Bedford, Ph.D., "The Ten Commandments for Knowledge Behavior" (with Heather D. Pfeiffer, Akamai Physics, Inc.) Professor Yin Zhang, Ph.D., presenting three posters, "Ebooks vs. Print Books: Readers' Choices and Preferences across Contexts" (with CCI doctoral student Sonali Kudva); "Library Catalog as a Tool for E-Book Discovery and Access in Patron-Driven Acquisition (PDA): A Case Study" (with Crist?bal Urbano, Universitat de Barcelona, visiting scholar from Spain; and Kay Downey and Tom Klingler from KSU Libraries); "Social Q&A vs. Library Virtual Reference: User Choices and Comparisons" (with Shengli Deng, Wuhan University, visiting scholar from China). Also, be sure to visit us at the alumni reunion on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 p.m. See you there! 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Projects may be at any stage of development, so come with your ideas and questions! To schedule a time to meet, please email Joshua (jsternfeld at neh.gov) the top two or three 15- or 20-minute blocks of time that are most preferable from the following windows: Sunday, November 3: 5-6pm (5:00, 5:20, 5:40) Monday, November 4: 4-5:30pm (4:00, 4:20, 4:40, 5:00, 5:15) Tuesday, November 5: 1:30-3pm (1:30, 1:50, 2:10, 2:30, 2:45) Joshua Sternfeld Senior Program Officer Division of Preservation and Access National Endowment for the Humanities 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8570 (fax) 202-606-8639 Visit the NEH Website at www.neh.gov Follow the Division on Twitter: @NEH_PresAccess [Color Horizontal GIF version] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, now in its third decade, has a successful history of bridging traditional and innovative information science specialties. We have 33 Ph.D. students currently, working with more than 30 Informatics and affiliated faculty from across the University. Specializations in the doctoral program include Knowledge Organization and Management, Information in Organizational Environments, Information in Government and Democratic Society, Geographic Information Science, Decision and Policy Sciences, Information Assurance, and Information Technology and Learning. Informatics faculty actively collaborate with researchers across the College, the University, local industry, and beyond. Our graduates are now faculty at some of the leading information science programs around the United States.? The successful candidate will have an established record of interdisciplinary scholarship with demonstrated potential to develop programs that cross over multiple units in a comprehensive research university. Candidates are especially sought who have a background in one of the core specializations of the present program as well as helping us develop our capacity for Big Data, analytics, and HCI.? The candidate is expected to foster linkages with scholars across the campus, as well as with the Informatics undergraduate program. In addition, candidates must have a strong interest in teaching Informatics/Information Science courses at all levels. The undergraduate Informatics program supports 260 students working towards a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Faculty-Initiated Interdisciplinary Major in Information Science), and is currently expanding to include concentrations in Interactive User Experience, Computer Networking, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Social Media, and Software Development. For additional information about the department, please visit http://www.albany.edu/informatics/.? Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Informatics, Information Science or a closely-related discipline from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education or an internationally recognized accrediting organization. Candidates who expect to receive their Ph.D. by August 2014 may also apply. Candidates for appointment as Associate or Full Professor must also have a strong record of funded research. Applicants must submit a complete CV, including a list of publications, a research statement, and a teaching statement, along with the names and contact information for at least 3 references.? The University at Albany supports a student ASIST chapter and a student ACM chapter. The College of Computing and Information is also a member of the National Center for Women and Information Technology's Academic Alliance and is building an ACM-W chapter.? Questions regarding the position may be addressed to phdsearch2014 at albany.edu.? Dr. Jennifer Goodall will be at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Montreal on Monday, November 4. To set up a meeting to discuss this position, email her at jgoodall at albany.edu. Position pending budget approval. ? Catherine Dumas PhD Student - Informatics? College of Computing & Information University at Albany, State University of New York Co-Chair Advisory Board ASIS&T, UAlbany Student Chapter http://www.facebook.com/groups/ualbanyasist/ Cell: 518-935-8064 CCI Women in Technology on FB:?http://www.facebook.com/groups/cciwit/ Cyber Behaviors in Information Seeking -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Applicants are encouraged to apply online once the posting is available. We are looking for faculty with research expertise that includes, but is not limited to, large-scale data analytics or cyber-security, areas that the University has identified as priorities for development. In data analytics, we seek candidates whose research involves the design and implementation of data analytics techniques or systems that can be used in other areas (e.g., security, computer forensics, software engineering, natural language processing, social network analysis, physical sciences, social sciences, health sciences, and business). In cyber-security, we seek candidates whose research involves any number of areas across the broad range of technical, organizational, and societal aspects of information assurance. Efforts are underway to create a center for data analytics to foster strong interdisciplinary collaboration. The university also has the Center for Information Forensics and Assurance as a nexus for cyber-security research. The successful candidates are encouraged to be active members of one or both of these centers and participate in interdisciplinary research. In addition, candidates must have a strong interest in teaching Computer Science and/or Informatics courses at all levels. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or Information Science or a closely related discipline from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education or an internationally recognized accrediting organization. Candidates who expect to receive their Ph.D. by August 2014 may also apply. Candidates applying for the data analytics open rank position at the level of Associate or Full Professor position must also have a strong record of funded research. Applicants must submit a complete CV, including a list of publications, a research statement and a teaching statement, along with the names and contact information for at least 3 references. Questions regarding the position may be addressed to omnibussearch2014 at albany.edu. The Computer Science Department at UAlbany offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science. We have currently around 250 students in our undergraduate programs, 70 students in the Master's program and 25 students in the Ph.D. program. Current research areas include natural language processing; information retrieval, computational social science, software engineering, database systems, distributed systems, high performance computing, image forensics, machine learning, machine vision, computational logic, automated reasoning, algorithms, discrete mathematics, data analytics, artificial intelligence, robotics, image processing, cryptographic protocol analysis, graph theory, cyber-security, mathematical logic, and theory of computation. Computer Science faculty actively collaborate with researchers from the departments across the College, the University, local industry, and beyond. For additional information about the department, please visit http://www.cs.albany.edu. The Informatics Department at the University at Albany offers a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Faculty-Initiated Interdisciplinary Major in Information Science) and an interdisciplinary Doctoral program in Information Science. We have currently around 260 students in our undergraduate program and 33 students in the Ph.D. program. Current research areas include technology-mediated teaching and learning, women in information technology, electronic information access technologies and their users, inductive inference and inquiry, source separation of mixed signals, information processing in the brain, identification of relevant causal interactions, astrobiology, intelligent instruments and robotics, analysis and reform of economics and social policy, games for learning, community in asynchronous learning networks, and cyber-security. Undergraduate program concentrations will include interactive user experience, computer networking, cyber-security, information technology, data analytics, social media, and software development. Specializations in the interdisciplinary doctoral program include knowledge organization management, information in organizational environments, information in government and democratic society, geographic information science, decision and policy sciences, information assurance, and information in technology and learning. Informatics faculty actively collaborate with researchers from the departments across the College, the University, local industry, and beyond. For additional information about the department, please visit http://www.albany.edu/informatics/. The University at Albany supports a student ACM chapter and a student ASIST chapter. The College of Computing and Information is also a member of the National Center for Women and Information Technology's Academic Alliance and is building an ACM-W chapter. Dr. Jennifer Goodall will be at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Montreal on November 4 to talk more about the position. Email her at jgoodall at albany.edu to set up an appointment. Positions pending budget approval. ? Catherine Dumas PhD Student - Informatics? College of Computing & Information University at Albany, State University of New York Co-Chair Advisory Board ASIS&T, UAlbany Student Chapter http://www.facebook.com/groups/ualbanyasist/ Cell: 518-935-8064 CCI Women in Technology on FB:?http://www.facebook.com/groups/cciwit/ Cyber Behaviors in Information Seeking -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cattd614 at yahoo.com Wed Oct 30 18:15:17 2013 From: cattd614 at yahoo.com (Catherine Dumas) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:15:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Asis-l] The Informatics Department at the University at Albany, SUNY, is seeking three full-time lecturers for its new BS in Informatics and its online components, to begin Fall 2014 (3 positions). Message-ID: <1383171317.61102.YahooMailNeo@web163001.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> The Informatics Department at the University at Albany, SUNY, is seeking three full-time lecturers for its new BS in Informatics and its online components, to begin Fall 2014 (3 positions). Positions are on three-year, renewable, 10 month appointments. These positions will be posted shortly on our faculty vacancy website: http://www.albany.edu/hr/vacancy.php. Applicants are encouraged to apply online once the posting is available. The Informatics Department is a multidisciplinary community of scholars committed to technological and educational innovation in serving the learning needs of undergraduate students. Lecturers are an integral part of the Department?s teaching mission and are expected to commit to excellence in teaching, constant review and improvement of the pedagogy they use in both face-to-face teaching and online environments, all in a way that engages and supports student learning. Successful applicants will teach in the program core as well as to be able to develop and teach a variety of courses in several of the following concentration areas of the new degree program: computer networking, cyber-security, data analytics, information technology, interactive user experience, social media, and software development. A Master?s of Science (MS) degree in Information Science, Computer Science, or a related discipline from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education or an internationally recognized accrediting organization is required. Responsibilities include a three-four teaching load, university and department-level service, and participation in the development and evaluation of the newly established INF BS degree. Many of the courses taught will be in an online delivery format. Instructors will also be responsible for the creation and development of online and face-to-face courses to be taught by graduate students and other instructors. Applicants MUST submit the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, cover letter, sample of online course development components, a statement of teaching philosophy, three letters of recommendation, and optionally, sample syllabus, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. References may submit letters of recommendation by e-mail (evergreen2013 at albany.edu) or mail to Nan Carroll, College of Computing and Information, Draper 113, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222. For additional information about the department, please visit http://www.albany.edu/informatics/. Dr. Jennifer Goodall will be available on November 4 at the conference to discuss the positions. Positions pending budget approval. ? Catherine Dumas PhD Student - Informatics? College of Computing & Information University at Albany, State University of New York Co-Chair Advisory Board ASIS&T, UAlbany Student Chapter http://www.facebook.com/groups/ualbanyasist/ Cell: 518-935-8064 CCI Women in Technology on FB:?http://www.facebook.com/groups/cciwit/ Cyber Behaviors in Information Seeking -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wmonroe at email.unc.edu Wed Oct 30 19:32:53 2013 From: wmonroe at email.unc.edu (Monroe, Wanda G.) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:32:53 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] UNC at Chapel Hill SILS Represents at ASIS&T Annual Meeting Message-ID: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science will be well represented at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Association of Information Science & Technology, "Beyond the Cloud - Rethinking Information Boundaries." Faculty, students and alumni are presenting at various sessions, discussing their research during a poster session and receiving awards. Panels and Paper Presentations Dr. Rob Capra, assistant professor, co-organized the workshop, "PIM 2013: Breaking Out to More Practical Progress in Personal Information Management," scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 1st. Dr. Jane Greenberg, professor and director of the Metadata Research Center, as well as some of SILS alums, will participate on a panel "Spanning Boundaries and Disciplines: Linked, open and Cloud-based Community Metadata (SIG/CR)" at 3:30 p.m. on November 3rd. Leslie Thomson, doctoral student, will participate on a panel titled, "Questioning the Visual: Research Methods and the Problem of Perception (SIG/VIS)" at 8 a.m. on November 4th. Dr. Barbara M. Wildemuth, associate dean for academic affairs, will be one of the panelists for the discussion, "What Difference Does a Theoretical Lens Make in Conducting a Study of Human Information Interactions?" The panel will be held on November 4th at 3:30 p.m. Dr. Rob Capra, assistant professor, will present the paper, "Searcher Actions and Strategies in Asynchronous Collaborative Search," with colleagues Annie Chen, Evonne McArthur, Natalie Davis, at 10:30a.m. on November 5th. Dr. Javed Mostafa, professor, will participate on the panel "Applications of Neuroimaging in Information Science: Challenges and Opportunities," at 10:30 a.m. on November 5th. Dr. Barbara M. Wildemuth, associate dean for academic affairs, will be a panelist on the topic, "Research Roadshow: Research Design Beyond the Ordinary panel" on November 5th at 10:30 a.m. "Net Gain via Knowledge Organization: Classification and Productivity" is the topic that Dr. Jane Greenberg, professor, and Timur Han Uckun will discuss with others who are part of a panel at 3:30 p.m. on November 5th. Dr. Barbara Wildemuth, associate dean for academic affairs, co-organized the Doctoral Seminar that will take place at 3:30 p.m. on November 5th. Student Award Winning Papers Presented at 1:30 p.m. on November 5th. * Doctoral student, Kaitlin Costello's proposal titled, "Investigating information seeking and disclosure in online support groups for chronic kidney disease" was selected for the 2013 Thomson Reuters Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award. * Hilary Zelko, (MSLS '13) is the recipient of the 2013 Pratt-Severn Best Student Research Paper Award. Her paper is titled, "Reasoning about Relevance." Posters presented by SILS faculty and students include: * "Ethical Implications of Searching for a Kidney Donor Online," Kaitlin Costello, doctoral student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill * "When I've Packed It In and They Send Me Something...": Information Boundaries in Professional Home Offices," Leslie Thomson, doctoral student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill * "Time Pressure, User Satisfaction and Task Difficulty," Anita Crescenzi, doctoral student; Robert Capra, assistant professor; and Jaime Arguello, assistant professor; all University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill * "Taking Entity Reconciliation Offline," Ryan Shaw, assistant professor and Patrick Golden, both University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ******************************* 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 xiniu at iupui.edu Thu Oct 31 22:21:59 2013 From: xiniu at iupui.edu (Niu, Xi) Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 02:21:59 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] sCall to Qualified HCI PhD Applicants Message-ID: CHI Announcement: Call to Qualified HCI PhD Applicants The PhD Program in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing (SoIC), Indianapolis (IUPUI) is seeking outstanding applicants to join our program in Fall 2014. Applications are due March 1, 2014. http://soic.iupui.edu/graduate/hci/phd/ THE PROGRAM: The Ph.D. program in HCI resides in the Department of Human-Centered Computing, a new and growing department in SoIC that includes HCI, Media Arts and Science, and Informatics. HCC and specifically our program in human-computer interaction strongly promote interdisciplinary research at the cutting edge of computing, encouraging collaborations with colleagues in the health and life sciences and the other disciplines housed within the School, as well as with faculty from other units across the IUPUI campus and from the broader Indianapolis business community. THE SCHOOL: The IU School of Informatics and Computing has been a pioneer, establishing the first program in Informatics in the nation and the first to house a HCI program. SoIC offers three Ph.D. programs (Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, and Human-Computer Interaction), four Master?s programs (Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, Human-Computer Interaction, and Media Arts & Science), and three Baccalaureate programs (Informatics, Health Information Administration, and Media Arts & Science). Nearly 1,000 students are enrolled in the school's programs, with faculty and students enjoying state-of-the art facilities and access to Indiana University?s extensive investments in scholarly cyberinfrastructure. THE UNIVERSITY: SoIC is situated on the IUPUI campus, also known as the Indiana University Medical Center Campus. The campus is home to the IU School of Medicine, the second largest medical school in the US, as well as four hospitals. During FY 2011-12, the IUPUI campus was awarded over $400M in 2010 for funded research, much of it in the health and life sciences. The campus is located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, a thriving, mid-sized Midwestern city with abundant cultural, sports, and historical attractions and home to a number of high-tech companies with relationships to the School, including Eli Lilly & Company, ExactTarget. IU Health. The research areas currently pursued by our HCI faculty include: ? Ubiquitous computing and pervasive sensing for healthcare ? Medical and clinical system design ? Philanthropic informatics ? Search user interfaces and information-seeking behavior ? User experience modeling and design for web, mobile, and wall-sized computing ? Team cognition and technology-enabled decision science ? Android science and developmental robotics ? Accessibility for the blind and visually impaired FUNDING opportunities for students are available. Our faculty?s research is supported by the NSF, NIH, Google, the MacArthur Foundation, and other sources. For more details on the program, our faculty, and our admission requirements, please visit our website, http://soic.iupui.edu/graduate/hci/phd/, or contact the Program Director directly by email: Anthony Faiola, Ph.D., MFA ? faiola at iupui.edu. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tibbo at ils.unc.edu Thu Oct 31 13:43:45 2013 From: tibbo at ils.unc.edu (Tibbo, Helen R) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:43:45 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] CurateGear 2014: Save the Date - Wednesday, January 8, 2014 Message-ID: <16C92BA681D083499626AF35C5A6451637E422E3@ITS-MSXMBS2M.ad.unc.edu> Save the Date for "CurateGear 2014: Enabling the Curation of Digital Collections" Following the success of CurateGear 2012 and 2013, please join us for CurateGear 2014, a day-long event focused on digital curation tools and methods. See demonstrations, hear about the latest developments, and discuss applications in professional contexts. CurateGear will be an interactive event focused on digital curation tools and methods. The symposium will take place on January 8, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Registration information coming soon. Speakers will include: Jonathan Crabtree, Odum Institute * Lori Donovan, Internet Archive * Kelly Eubank, State Archives of North Carolina * Dan Gillean, Artefactual Systems * Andrea Goethals, Harvard Library * Carolyn Hank, University of Tennessee * Greg Jansen, UNC Libraries * Leslie Johnston, Library of Congress * Howard Lander, Renaissance Computing Institute * Cal Lee, University of North Carolina * Nancy McGovern, MIT Libraries * Don Mennerich, New York Public Library * Reagan Moore, University of North Carolina * Daniel Pitti, University of Virginia * Ryan Scherle, Duke University * Katherine Skinner, Educopia Institute * Carissa Smith, DuraSpace * Mike Thuman, Tessella * Helen Tibbo, University of North Carolina * Dirk von Suchodoletz, University of Freiburg * Michelle Underhill, State Library of North Carolina * Brad Westbrook, ArchivesSpace * Doug White, National Institute for Standards and Technology * Kam Woods, University of North Carolina Dr. Helen R. Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor President, 2010-2011 & Fellow, Society of American Archivists School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 Tel: 919-962-8063 Fax: 919-962-8071 tibbo at ils.unc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: