From mashaheen at gmail.com Tue Sep 3 04:17:42 2013 From: mashaheen at gmail.com (Shaheen Maqsood) Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 13:17:42 +0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Winners of the 2013 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest Message-ID: Excuse me for cross-posting. WINNERS OF THE 2013 ASIS&T SIG III INTERNATIONAL PAPER CONTEST The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG III) is pleased to announce the following winners of its 13th International Paper Contest: First Place Winner: Melody M. Madriad. A Study of Digital Curator Competencies: A survey of experts. (Philippines) Second Place Winner: Maryam Mousavizadeh, et al. Visualizing of the Structure of Subject Trends in Persian Articles Published During 2008-2012 in Information Organization Domain. (Iran) Third Place Winner: Ana Mae Kristine U. Hubilla. Information Seeking Behavior (ISB) of Technical Secondary Students: A Basis for a Model on Information Search Process. (Philippines) The jurors for the 2013 competition included Maqsood Shaheen (Chair), Fatih Oguz (Member), and Alma Rivera (Member). The principal authors of each of the three winning papers will be awarded a two-year individual membership to ASIS&T. In addition, the first place winner will be awarded a minimum of $1,000 to attend the ASIS&T Annual Conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 1-5, 2013. The winning papers will be considered for publication by Elsevier?s International Information and Library Review (IILR). We thank the jury members for their hard work and our donors for their compassion which makes it possible to develop and sustain this international network of scholars in developing countries. Maqsood Ahmad Shaheen Chair, 2013 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest ShaheenMA at gmail.com ____ 2013 Annual Meeting Beyond the Cloud: Rethinking Information Boundaries November 1-5, 2013, Montreal, Quebec, Canada ________________________________________ Website: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII Blog: http://sigiii.wordpress.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/asist.sig.iii/ From asis at gwizdka.com Tue Sep 3 00:53:14 2013 From: asis at gwizdka.com (Jacek Gwizdka) Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 23:53:14 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] ASIST'2013 Tutorial: CFP - Eye-tracking for Information Science Researchers and Practitioners Message-ID: *Call for participants: * *Tutorial / Seminar - Saturday, Nov 2, 2013. 1:30pm-5:30pm* *Eye-tracking for Information Science Researchers and Practitioners * This tutorial aimed at researchers and practitioners will provide an overview and practical guidelines on how eye tracking is used and can be used as a research method in information science. *OBJECTIVES* The objective of the tutorial is to give an overview and to provide background and practical guidelines on how eye tracking is used and can be used as a method in information science research and practice. In this tutorial participants will: - develop an understanding of eye-tracking from the perspective of information science and interactive information retrieval; - learn about the past eye-tracking use in information science research; - learn how to design and conduct a basic eye-tracking study; - understand limitations of eye-tracking; - be prepared for further training in this area. *CONTENT* - Introduction - Introductions and ice-breaker. - Fundamentals of human vision and eye movements - What is eye tracking? - What can eye tracking add to information science research? - Eye-tracking research method - Experimental designs (variables, tasks, protocols) - Recording eye-tracking data - Data analysis (data quality, modeling, software tools) - Limitations of the eye-tracking method - Eye movement measures and representations for information science research - Case studies and exercise - Conclusions and wrap-up. *AUDIENCE* This tutorial is addressed to information science researchers, practitioners and students. Participants should be familiar with behavioral research methodology and with simple statistical analyses, but no prior knowledge of eye movements or eye-tracking is assumed. *PRESENTER: Jacek Gwizdka* Dr. Gwizdka is with the School of Information at University of Texas, Austin. His academic background includes human-computer interaction, cognitive psychology and information systems. His research interests include cognitive psychology of information search and design of search interfaces. His recent research projects include implicit assessment of mental states using psycho-physiological and neuro-cognitive methods, such as eye-tracking EEG and fMRI. He was a Co-PI or a PI on several major interactive information retrieval projects, where eye-tracking was a major research tool. The past projects include IMLS-funded Personalization of the Digital Library Experience (PoODLE) and Google-Faculty-Award-funded ?Implicit Detection of Relevance Decisions and Affect in Web Search". His current IMLS-funded project entitled ?Continuous Assessment of Cognitive Load in Information Seeking? involves using eye-tracking and EEG. Dr. Gwizdka has hands-on experience with eye-trackers from several major manufacturers. Dr. Gwizdka has taught at three major iSchools in the USA and Canada for over 8 years. He has co-taught professional tutorials offered at ACM SIGIR and CHI conferences. Jacek Gwizdka, PhD http://jsg.tel School of Information University of Texas at Austin *Make it simple, if not simpler* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susheel at lbsim.ac.in Sun Sep 1 11:47:49 2013 From: susheel at lbsim.ac.in (Dr Susheel Chhabra) Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2013 21:17:49 +0530 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP-International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change, IGI Global, USA Message-ID: <000001cea72a$9ebeea20$dc3cbe60$@lbsim.ac.in> International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-civic-engagement-soc ial/75851 DOI: 10.4018/IJCESC, ISSN: 2328-5494, EISSN: 2328-5508 Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Susheel Chhabra Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form) DESCRIPTION OF IJCESC: Governments, corporations, individuals, and civic society play essential roles for worldwide growth and development. Management of resources for socioeconomic development of society requires design, development, and implementation of value driven civic engagement processes, practices, and frameworks. These initiatives create an environment of public accountability to distribute benefits of development for the overall benefit of society. The International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change (IJCESC) compiles theoretical and empirical works that significantly contribute to the unexplored field of how bringing social change through civic engagement can widened the ambience of public welfare activities. MISSION OF IJCESC: Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for possible publication in the International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change. The primary objective of IJCESC is to suggest value driven civic engagement practices, processes and frameworks to bring social change for effectively managing socioeconomic resources for individuals and society. IJCESC seeks to achieve its mission through research, exemplary cases, smart processes and competencies, development of frameworks, collaborations, suggesting standards and benchmarks worldwide. RECOMMENDED TOPICS: Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following: * Civic engagement and political reforms for development * Civic engagement for development and social change * Civic engagement for organization development * Civic engagement and urban development * Civic engagement reforms and capacity building * ICTs Engagement and Social Change * Leadership cases for civic engagement * Preservation of natural resources * Public policy and social change * Role of administrative competencies for civic engagement * Smart governance practices * Smart regulatory frameworks for civic engagement * Social accountability for individuals, government, and corporate sectors * Social networks and collaborations for bringing social change * Standards and benchmarks for civic engagement * Value-driven civic engagement * Women and child development * Civic Engagement and Rural Development SUBMITTING TO IJCESC: Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished articles will be considered. INTERESTED AUTHORS MUST CONSULT THE JOURNAL?S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. All article submissions will be forwarded to at least 3 members of the Editorial Review Board of the journal for double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All manuscript submissions to IJCESC should be sent through the online submission system:http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/titlesubmission/newproject.a spx PUBLISHER: The International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Changeis published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the ?Information Science Reference? (formerly Idea Group Reference), ?Medical Information Science Reference?, ?Business Science Reference?, and ?Engineering Science Reference? imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. All inquiries should be should be directed to the attention of: Dr. Susheel Chhabra Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change E-mail: susheel at lbsim.ac.in http://www.igi-global.com/IJCESC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcmason at umd.edu Tue Sep 3 18:43:31 2013 From: mcmason at umd.edu (Mary E. Carroll-Mason) Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 22:43:31 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Learn About the Ph.D. in Information Studies from Maryland's iSchool Message-ID: Learn About the Ph.D. in Information Studies from Maryland's iSchool The University of Maryland's College of Information Studies, Maryland' s iSchool, is currently accepting applications from prospective students interested in pursuing doctoral-level research in the field of information studies. This year, funding in the form of fellowships, scholarships and assistantships is available to support students interested in the following research areas: . Big Data . Health Informatics . Human-Computer Interaction . Information Policy . Information Retrieval . Information Technology Innovation . Natural Language Processing . Public Libraries . School Libraries . Social Computing . Social Media Located near Washington, DC, Maryland's iSchool offers unparalleled opportunities for students to pursue research-oriented careers. Students learn to conduct original research through one-on-one mentoring relationships with faculty members in diverse disciplines such as computer science, human-computer interaction, information policy, information science and information systems. Completed applications are due by December 1 for domestic applicants and November 1 for international applicants. You may learn more online at: http://ischool.umd.edu/phd Prospective students may learn more about the program during two information sessions this month. Virtual information session: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 5-6 pm EDT The virtual information session will be conducted through Adobe Connect, using the following URL:? http://ter.ps/PhD12Sept. If you have never used Adobe Connect, please make sure to run the system test to ensure compatibility at: https://umdischool.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm prior to the information session. Tutorials are available online at: https://na7cps.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/startmain.htm. Campus information session: Wednesday, September 18, 4:30-6:30 pm, 2116 Hornbake Building, South Wing, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. For directions, parking information and campus maps, please visit: http://ischool.umd.edu/content/contact. Pre-registration is not required, but is encouraged. Please register online: http://ter.ps/33h From bstjean at umd.edu Thu Sep 5 09:28:45 2013 From: bstjean at umd.edu (Beth L St Jean) Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 13:28:45 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] 2013 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium: Call for Participants [Proposals due next Friday, 9/13] Message-ID: <6AFF12DFB5B9F14FA4256C759C75456968D13929@OITMX1001.AD.UMD.EDU> 2013 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium: Call for Participants Theme: Information Behavior on the Move: Information Needs, Seeking, and Use in the Era of Mobile Technologies Date: November 2, 2013 (Saturday) Time: 1:30 to 6:30 pm Location: Centre Sheraton, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Keynote Speaker: Dr. Caroline Haythornthwaite, Director and Professor of the School of Library, Archival & Information Studies, University of British Columbia ABOUT THE 2013 SIG-USE SYMPOSIUM: We live in a time when mobile technologies are becoming more ubiquitous within people?s everyday lives, facilitating new forms of information seeking, sharing, creation, and re-use of information and data. Personal computer ownership has been far surpassed by mobile phone ownership and nearly equaled by smartphone ownership. In many developing countries, mobile computing has leapfrogged over personal computing in order to provide online access where none existed. Such prevalent use of cellphone and mobile technologies to access information has a significant impact on the study of information needs, seeking and use. These dramatic changes in technology preferences and use can be seen as altering the very ecology for the study of information behavior, and indeed, blur the contexts of systems and users. It can be argued that even those interactions that do not involve mobile technologies are influenced by the increasing mobility of information use. The 13th Annual SIG-USE Research Symposium at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) will explore the ways in which information ?on the move? is transforming or changing the nature of people?s information behaviors and the ways in which people?s information behaviors are, in turn, shaping technologies, services, work and leisure. We will also consider the impact of this transformation on the general assumptions and premises informing the research domain of information behavior. In this Symposium, we will explore the above themes through a keynote speech, short presentations, and small and large-group discussions. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: 1:30-1:45 Welcome and introduction 1:45-2:30 Keynote presentation 2:30-2:45 Break 2:45-3:20 Small group discussions 3:20-4:10 First round of Ignite talks 4:10-4:20 Break 4:20-5:10 Second round of Ignite talks 5:10-5:45 Small group discussions 5:45-6:15 Chatman Award research presentations by 2013 winner(s) (5 minutes), and 2012 winners, Joung Hwa ?Joy? Koo, Yong Wan Cho, and Melissa Gross of Florida State University (20 minutes). Joy and her colleagues will present their research regarding the information seeking practices of North Korean refugees in South Korea, with a focus on the relationship between the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms of this population and their information needs and information-seeking behaviors. Their award-winning research project is entitled ?Is Ignorance Really Bliss?: Understanding the Role of Information-Seeking in Coping with Severe Traumatic Stress among Refugees.? This portion of the Symposium will conclude with a presentation of this year?s SIG USE awards (5 minutes). 6:15-6:30 Wrap-up: Large group discussion and evaluations CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: For the short presentations, we invite researchers, graduate students, and practitioners to submit a ONE page proposal (no more than 500 words) in which they outline the topic and themes they would like to address during their Ignite talk. Each presenter will have 5 minutes to deliver his/her Ignite talk - 15 seconds to address each of the 20 slides they will have prepared for their talk, and will have an additional 3 minutes to take any questions that SIG-USE attendees may have. For an example of an Ignite talk, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRa1IPkBFbg Proposed themes for submissions include: * Theoretical perspectives/frameworks that constitute the social, cultural and technological underpinnings of information behavior ?on the move?; * The extent to which new information and communication technologies (e.g., social media, mobile technologies) are revolutionary vs. evolutionary within various information behavior contexts; * How environments in which information is literally ?on the move? are providing a technological platform that facilitates the kinds of informal, social information sharing practices desired by users; * How a better understanding of people?s changing information behaviors might be used to inform the future development of information and communication technologies, services, practices, management and education; * What innovative strategies of inquiry and methods of data collection might be used to systematically investigate and fully capture and map ?information behavior on the move??; * Any other themes that relate to the Symposium topic of ?information behavior on the move? Submission guidelines for Ignite talk proposals: - Include your name, title, and institutional affiliation at the top of your proposal - Proposal text must not exceed 1 page (max. 500 words) - Submit proposal in pdf format - Name your file according to the following convention: ?2013_SIGUSESymposium_Lastname.pdf? - E-mail your proposal to Beth St. Jean (bstjean at umd.edu) by midnight EST on September 13, 2013. Please use ?SIGUSE Ignite Talk Proposal? as the subject line of your e-mail. - When you e-mail your submission, please be sure to indicate in the text of your e-mail whether or not we may post your proposal to the public SIG-USE website both before and after the Symposium is conducted. IMPORTANT DATES: September 13, 2013: Ignite talk proposals are due October 4, 2013: Notification of acceptance of Ignite talk proposals October 25, 2013: E-mail your slides for your Ignite talk for uploading REGISTRATION FEES (Early bird/Regular): * SIG-USE Members: $110/$125 * ASIS&T (but not SIG-USE) Members: $120/$135 * Non-Members: $135/$150 The registration fee will cover workshop costs, wireless Internet access, and coffee breaks. Please forward any questions that you have to Mega Subramaniam (mmsubram at umd.edu) or Beth St. Jean (bstjean at umd.edu). WORKSHOP PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Mega Subramaniam (Co-Chair), University of Maryland; Beth St. Jean (Co-Chair), University of Maryland; Isto Huvila, ?bo Akademi University, Finland; Eric Meyers, University of British Columbia, Canada; Pei Lei, Nanjing University, China; Michael Olsson, University of Technology Sydney; Maria Souden, University College Dublin, Ireland; Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan, University at Albany, State University of New York. To register for the 2013 ASIS&T Annual Meeting: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/register.html (early bird registration deadline: September 20, 2013) For more information about SIG-USE: http://siguse.wordpress.com/ Hope to see you there! Mega Subramaniam & Beth St. Jean 2013 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium Co-chairs Beth St. Jean, Assistant Professor College of Information Studies - "Maryland's iSchool" Room 4117K Hornbake Bldg., South Wing University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 (301) 405-6573 From dwolfram at uwm.edu Thu Sep 5 21:35:21 2013 From: dwolfram at uwm.edu (Dietmar Wolfram) Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 20:35:21 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Asis-l] Howe Endowed Chair for Healthcare Transformation, UW-Milwaukee In-Reply-To: <201498115.2274704.1378430569494.JavaMail.root@uwm.edu> Message-ID: <1492638532.2275861.1378431321325.JavaMail.root@uwm.edu> The following may be of interest to some members of the ASIST community. Howe Endowed Chair for Healthcare Transformation ================================================ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee seeks applications for the Howe Chair for Healthcare Transformation. This chair has been endowed for the purpose of developing specialized expertise in the field of healthcare transformation at UWM in close collaboration with Aurora Health Care. The Howe Chair will provide scientific leadership to take full advantage of the innovative culture, facilities, information infrastructure, and diverse populations of the Aurora Health Care system and will focus on developing a world-class healthcare transformation research program. Research focus areas may include, but are not limited to, health informatics, innovations that provide cost savings (health promotion, wellness, fitness), efficiency and effectiveness of health service delivery, and system redesign. The Howe Chair is a unique position based at both Aurora Health Care (http://www.aurorahealthcare.org/) and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (http://www4.uwm.edu/). The Howe Chair is a faculty member at UWM and has staff privileges and the use of the research resources of the Aurora Health Care system. Aurora is a fully integrated health care system with fifteen hospitals, more than 185 clinics, 70 pharmacies, as well as lab services, rehabilitation centers and home care, and an integrated, system-wide electronic medical records database for use by researchers. Given this time of historic change in healthcare delivery and systems, driven by the Affordable Care Act, the Howe Chair will be in a unique position within an extensive community health system to implement and study systemic improvements in health care. Required Qualifications: ? A terminal degree in one or more fields related to the diffusion of health care innovations into medical practice settings, such as medicine, nursing, health services/health administration, public health, medical sociology, communications, engineering, psychology, economics, business, industrial organization, or information sciences; and ? Eligibility for a tenured faculty appointment in an appropriate college and department, as evidenced by a history of scholarly publications and research. Preferred Qualifications:The ideal candidate will also bring: ? A proven record of successful leadership in his or her field, with clear linkages to healthcare transformation; ? Interdisciplinary breadth in his or her research interests and demonstrated success in leading interdisciplinary teams; ? Experience and success in bridging academia and the private sector; ? Outstanding communication and management skills; and ? A demonstrated track record of substantial extramural funding in pursuit of scholarly activities. Application Procedure: Screening will begin October 21, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. Applications received after October 20, 2013 may not receive consideration. Salary is competitive and dependent on qualifications. A competitive start-up package will be provided. Interested candidates should submit a letter of application that addresses educational and professional level work experience as it relates to all required and preferred qualifications, and indicates their preferred tenure home(s); curriculum vitae; and the names and contact information for five (5) references. Applicants must apply online at http://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/15735. UWM is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer ******************************************************************************** Dietmar Wolfram, Professor Research Group for Information Retrieval (RGIR) School of Information Studies, U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201 U.S.A Phone: 414 229-6836 Fax: 414 229-6699 Web: http://people.uwm.edu/dwolfram From kamps at uva.nl Fri Sep 6 06:46:21 2013 From: kamps at uva.nl (Jaap Kamps) Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:46:21 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] PhD position in Search and Exploration of Political Data (Amsterdam, 4 years) Message-ID: <5229B27D.7090901@uva.nl> The University of Amsterdam is looking for a versatile, highly motivated PhD candidate to work on search and exploration of political data as part of the Exploratory Political Search (ExPoSe) project funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. * Job Description Our parliamentary proceedings reflect our history from centuries ago up to today, in a common format that survived the test of time, and reflecting any event of significance (times of war and peace, of economic crisis and prosperity, etc). With carefully curated proceedings becoming available in digital form in many countries, new research opportunities arise at an unprecedented longitudinal scale, and across different nations, cultures, and political representation systems. The ExPoSe project focuses on search and exploration of the parliamentary proceedings and related linked data, with three interrelated sub-projects. The chosen candidate for this position will study exploratory search tools that support researchers and their emerging digital research methods, in collaboration with researchers in parliamentary history and digital humanities. The two other sub-projects are: exploratory linked data (in collaboration with data journalists and media studies) and a living lab for exploratory political (re)search. Details about the project are on . * Requirements Applicants must have completed a research oriented master's degree in a relevant field by the appointment date, and must have strong and demonstrable skills in: - information retrieval, in particular statistical language modeling and semantic search; - exploratory search, information seeking behavior, interaction, and UI/UX design; and - solid programming skills are a requirement. Research experience, or a track record of project based work, and demonstrable interest in the domain of application are a clear plus. * Application Applications should include: i) a letter of motivation, ii) a detailed curriculum vitae, iii) a research proposal (max 1 page), and iv) two letters of reference. Please submit your application before October 1st, 2013 to . Details are on . From Dick at asis.org Fri Sep 6 10:51:18 2013 From: Dick at asis.org (Dick at asis.org) Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 10:51:18 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] 2013 Election Results Message-ID: <2365c267f858463a886f68a115729060.squirrel@asis.org> Elected were: President-Elect, Sandra Hirsh Treasurer, Vicki Gregory Directors-at-Large, June Abbas and Lauren Harrison The bylaws amendment changing the response window form 70 days to 35 days passed. Congratulations to Sandy, Vicki, Lauren and June, and ASIST expresses grateful tanks to Pru Dalrymple, Lisl Zach, Isto and Mei-Mei Wu for being willing to serve. Dick From wmonroe at email.unc.edu Tue Sep 3 17:47:12 2013 From: wmonroe at email.unc.edu (Monroe, Wanda G.) Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:47:12 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Tiffany Allen, SILS Alumna, Co-Authors Book on Managing a Successful Career Message-ID: A Librarian's Real-Life, Practical Guide to Managing a Successful Career written by Tiffany Eatman Allen (MSLS '00), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science alumna and director of Library Human Resources at University Libraries on the UNC at Chapel Hill campus, and Susanne Markgren, digital services librarian, Purchase College, SUNY is now available for pre-release through Information Today, Inc. for publication in Fall 2013. The authors collaborated on the book that presents a compilation of advice points and tips provided to those who interacted with them via their popular advice column, "Career Q&A With the Library Career People," which they've operated for more than ten years. "The book came about for a number of reasons," said Allen. "First, we thought it was something that needed to be written-a book that covers different stages of a librarian's career, not just focused on getting into the profession, or just being middle management, etc. It's intended to cover the lifetime of a career in libraries. Second, we were just coming up to the 10th year of writing the Career Column together where, over the years, we've been asked lots of questions and given out lots of information. We thought the book would be a nice way to celebrate that milestone as well as bring together a lot of the information we've shared over the last decade." One of the features of the book is the "Voice of Experience" areas where people share their specific experiences about managing a career. Several from the SILS community, including students and alumni, have contributed their experiences in the "Voice of Experience" sections. Contributions from SILS alumni Rich Murray (MSLS '99), Billy Cook (MSLS '12), Pam Sessoms (MSLS '94) and Sarah Falls (MSLS '05) are included in the book. Others with a North Carolina connection include Jennifer Ward, formerly of the UNC at Chapel Hill University Libraries; Carol Hunter, deputy university librarian and associate university librarian for Collections and Services; Laura Blessing, director of Human Resources, North Carolina State University Libraries. http://books.infotoday.com/books/Career-Q-and-A.shtml The foreword author is Dr. Loriene Roy, with quotes from: Kim Dority, Maureen Sullivan, Lauren Pressley, Janine Golden and Jason Kucsma on the back of the book. "From searching for that first library job to getting ready for retirement, Career Q&A addresses the key LIS career issues you're likely to face, and does so in Markgren and Allen's signature style: realistic, honest, funny and smart. I can't wait to recommend this book to my students." -Kim Dority, Rethinking Information Work and LIS Career Sourcebook "Librarianship is an exciting and rewarding career choice that offers variety, diversity, flexibility and room to grow. In Career Q&A, Susanne Markgren and Tiffany Eatman Allen examine events, transitions, struggles and advances that encompass and define a librarian's career, answering a range of important questions library professionals face as they move through the various stages of their working lives." For more information, visit the Web site: http://books.infotoday.com/books/Career-Q-and-A.shtml#ixzz2bJLy3nEj ******************************* 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 fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan at univ-lyon3.fr Sat Sep 7 09:58:43 2013 From: fidelia.ibekwe-sanjuan at univ-lyon3.fr (Fidelia Ibekwe) Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 15:58:43 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Publication: Theories of Information, Communication and Knowledge. A Multidisciplinary Approach. Message-ID: <522B3113.6030401@univ-lyon3.fr> Folks, Some of you may be interested in this publication Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan & Thomas Dousa (eds.), Theories of Information, Communication and Knowledge. A Multidisciplinary approach, Springer, Netherlands, Series Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, vol. 34, 2014, 331 pages. ISBN: 978-94-007-6972-4 http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-007-6973-1/page/1 ABSTRACT ------------------- This book addresses some of the key questions that scientists have been asking themselves for centuries: what is knowledge? What is information? How do we know that we know something? How do we construct meaning from the perceptions of things? And how do we communicate this meaning to others---that is to say, inform them? Although no consensus exists on a common definition of the concepts of information and communication, few can reject the hypothesis that information -- whether perceived as an ? object ? or as a ? process ? - is a precondition for knowledge. Epistemology can be defined as the study of how we know things in general---this is its primary signification in the anglophone world---or, more specifically, as the study of how scientific knowledge is attained and validated---this is how it is conceived in the francophone world. To adopt an epistemological stance is to commit oneself to render an account of what constitutes knowledge or, in procedural terms, to render an account of when one can claim to know something. An epistemological theory imposes constraints on the interpretation of human cognitive interaction with the world. It goes without saying that different epistemological theories will have more or less restrictive criteria for distinguishing what constitutes knowledge from what is not. If information is a precondition for knowledge acquisition, giving an account of how knowledge is acquired should affect our understanding of information and communication as concepts. While much has been written on the definition of these concepts, relatively few researchers have sought to establish explicit links between differing theoretical conceptions of them and the underlying epistemological stances. This is what this volume attempts to do. It is a multidisciplinary exploration of how information and communication are perceived in different disciplines and how this affects theories of knowledge. TOC ------------------ Chapter 1: Introduction by Thomas M. Dousa, Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan Chapter 2: The Transdisciplinary view of Information Theory from a cybersemiotic perspective by S?ren Brier Chapter 3: Epistemology and the study of social information within the perspective of a Unified Theory of Information by Wolfgang Hofkirchner Chapter 4: Perception and Testimony as Data Providers by Luciano Floridi Chapter 5: Human Communication from the Semiotic Perspective by Winfried N?th Chapter 6: Mind the Gap: Transitions between Concepts of Information in varied domains by Lyn Robinson and David Bawden Chapter 7: Information without Information Studies by Jonathan Furner Chapter 8: Epistemological challenges for Information Science: Constructing information by Ian Cornelius Chapter 9: Information Science and its core concepts: Levels of disagreements by Birger Hj?rland Chapter 10. Visual Information Construing: Bistability as a revealer of Mediating Patterns by Sylvie Leleu-Merviel Chapter 11: Understanding Users' informational Constructs via a Triadic Method Approach: A case study by Michel Labour Chapter 12: Documentary Languages and the Demarcation of Information Units in Textual Information: The case of Julius Otto Kaiser's Systematic Indexing by Thomas Dousa best, -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan Ph.D. (MCF-HDR) Associate Professor - Dept. of Information & Communication University of Lyon 3 - France. Homepage: http://fidelia1.free.fr/ EPICIC colloquium : http://www.epicic.org/ EPICIC videos: http://suel.univ-lyon3.fr/eltv/viewcategory/109/colloque-epicic-2011' -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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SITIS spans two inter-related research domains that increasingly play a key role in connecting systems across network centric environments to allow distributed computing and information sharing. SITIS 2013 aims to provide a forum for high quality presentations on research activities centered on three main tracks: - The first track titled "Web Computing and Applications (WeCA)" focuses on emerging and novel concepts, architectures, technologies, and methodologies for information management related to the Web and cloud computing. In essence, the Web, with its different versions, has created an interconnected world in which information can be exchanged easily, tasks can be processed collaboratively, communities of users with similarly interests can be formed to achieve efficiency and improve performance, etc. Taking full advantage of these interconnected environments to meet the ever increasing needs of emerging applications requires solutions that address new issues and challenges. The track calls for research papers and reports directed at several areas including: Data Semantics, Web-Centric Systems, Big Data, Information System Interoperability, Cloud, Cooperative information and Distributed Systems, and Information security - The second track titled "Signal & Image Technologies (SIT)" focuses on recent developments in digital signal processing and pays particular attention to evolutions in audiovisual signal processing, analysis, coding and authentication, and retrieval techniques. The track calls for research papers and reports directed at several areas including:Image Processing and Analysis, Signal processing, Image/Video Coding and Authentication, and Applications - The third track titled "Multimedia Information Retrieval and Application (MIRA)" focuses on emerging modeling, representation and retrieval techniques that take into account the amount, type and diversity of multimedia information accessible in distributed computing environment. The internet, social networking, multimedia databases and management of multimedia cultural collections have created the need for cross-fields models, paradigms and techniques for efficient modeling, management and consumption of multimedia contents. The track calls for research papers and reports directed at several areas including Multimedia Query and Retrieval; Mobile and Location-Based Media, Social media and Social networking, Multimedia Security, and Multimedia Arts, Entertainment and Digital Culture. Submission and publication -------------------------- The conference will include keynote addresses, tutorials, and regular and workshop sessions. SITIS 2013 invites submission of high quality and original papers on the topics of the major tracks described below. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers for technical merit, originality, significance and relevance to track topics. Papers must be up to 8 pages and follow IEEE double columns publication format. Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings and published by IEEE Computer Society and referenced in IEEE explore and major indexes. Special issues and Journal Publication --------------------------------------- Extended versions of the selected papers will be published in one of the following reviewed journals. - World Wide Web Journal (WWW) - Multimedia Tools and Applications journal (MTAP) - Journal of Complex Networks (JCN) Important dates ---------------- * Paper Submission (extended): September 23rd, 2013 * Acceptance/Reject notification: October 06th, 2013 * Camera ready: October 13th, 2013 * Author registration: October 20, 2013 Committees ----------- General Chairs: Setsuo Tsuruta, Tokyo Denki University, Japan Ernesto Damiani, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy WeCa Track Chairs: Kokou Yetongnon, University of Bourgogne, France Richard Chbeir, University of Pau and Adour Countries, France MIRA Track Chairs: Shin'ichi Satoh, National Institute of Informatics, Japan Yuichi Nakamura, Kyoto University, Japan SIT Track Chairs: Andrea Kutics, International Christian University, Japan Albert Dipanda, University of Bourgogne, France More details about each track and detailed topics can be found on the conference website: http://www.sitis-conf.org/ From rossjd at syr.edu Fri Sep 6 14:50:36 2013 From: rossjd at syr.edu (John David Ross) Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 18:50:36 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Syracuse iSchool Receives $15, 000 from JPMC to Advance Women in the STEM Fields Message-ID: JPMorgan Chase Contributes $15,000 to Support It Girls Program JP Morgan Chase & Co. has provided a $15,000 sponsorship for this year?s It Girls Overnight Retreat, an event created by the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University to engage, inspire, and celebrate high school women and their potential in technology. This fall marks the third annual It Girls Overnight Retreat, which has attracted 150 junior and senior high school girls from 32 high schools and seven states to the iSchool for a two-day event akin to a ?slumber party meets hack-a-thon? weekend. According to Joan McGovern, of JPMorgan Chase & Co.?s Community Engagement initiative in the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the company was motivated to sponsor The It Girls Overnight Retreat because the program aligns with the firm?s community engagement objective to recruit, retain, and advance women in the STEM fields. JPMC?s Technology-University Collaborations Community Engagement program was started in 2012 to encourage underrepresented/female students to pursue STEM curriculum, McGovern said. ?After having conversations with the Syracuse University School of Information Studies, with whom JPMC has a collaborative agreement, The It Girls Overnight Retreat was identified as an initiative that would provide deep community impact,? she added. ?The sustainability and growth of the initiative is also an attractive feature, as we consider these students a talent source for our technology positions,? according to McGovern. Julie Walas Hyunh, undergraduate programs manager for the iSchool, and co-creator of the event with Dori Farah, recruiting specialist at the iSchool, said the program was developed to ?create an experience that we hope will inspire young women to consider an education and career in technology. Our country is experiencing a deficit of female talent and interest in the STEM disciplines and the It Girls Overnight Retreat is proving to be a positive response to that problem.? Of the 150 program participants thus far, 114 have graduated high school and have had a chance to apply to college, according to Farah. She said that of those 114 women, 80% chose to apply to Syracuse University, and almost half of that number applied to pursue a degree program in the iSchool. Altogether, the iSchool has welcomed 26 ?It Girls? as matriculated students to date, she added. As an innovative women-in-tech initiative, the It Girls program is in good company. JPMorgan Chase also has sponsored two other Syracuse University programs: ?Women Lead? and ?Aspirations in Computing,? both designed to attract high school women into tech curriculums, as well as similar events at two other colleges. [Read online] \\\ J.D. Ross ? 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We welcome applicants from a broad range of disciplines and approaches that inform CSCW, including anthropology, sociology, computer science, cognitive science, organizational studies, and related fields. We are particularly interested in applications from institutions and groups that have not traditionally been well-represented at past CSCW conferences. Applicants should be Ph.D. students with an already well-established direction of research relevant to CSCW, but whose research would benefit from guidance provided by peers and senior colleagues at the Doctoral Colloquium. Preference will be given to students who have a defined topic and program of work e.g., who have proposed their topics and are within 2 years of graduation within a 5 year program or are half way through a 3 (or 4) year program. The Colloquium committee will select approximately 15 participants who will be expected to give short, informal presentations of their work during the Colloquium, to be followed by extensive group discussion. Participants will also present their research in an interactive poster session during the main technical program of the conference. Applicants should submit the following items by email to dc2014 at cscw.acm.org?with the subject line "CSCW2014 Colloquium Submission." All items below should be collated into one PDF file named YOURNAME_CSCWDC2014.pdf (substitute your full name where it reads YOURNAME): * A FOUR-page overview of your doctoral research that describes your research question, work in progress, and expected contributions. This overview should also include (1) a paragraph that articulates what you hope to gain from attending the CSCW Doctoral Colloquium, and (2) an abstract of no more than 100 words. Your overview will be published in the ACM Digital Library and distributed to all attendees as part of the Conference Extended Abstracts. Please submit your overview in the Extended Abstracts Format. * A short (2-3 paragraph) biographical sketch on another page. * An up-to-date curriculum vitae. * Optionally, one publication that you feel best illustrates your progress in your research. * An email letter from your supervisor sent to?dc2014 at cscw.acm.org indicating that they support your application to the colloquium and that they agree that your research is at an appropriate stage for participation. These letters should also make reference to how you might benefit from the Doctoral Colloquium and how they expect that you might benefit the other students in this group experience. The email should have "CSCW Doctoral Colloquium: " + YOUR NAME in the subject header. 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Here is what we plan to accomplish as a first item of business: Call for nominations to serve as Treasurer/Secretary (an elected officer after our election next year) and Communications Officer. If you are an active member receiving this email and know you can offer your time, please contact us. The ASIST Annual Meeting in Montreal is in November, and you can find other upcoming event on the ASIS&T Website: http://www.asis.org/conferences.html. We look forward to seeing you at chapter events, conferences, and please take a few moments to join our LinkedIn group and ensure that you are receiving the chapter list emails via chapter_mi-l at asis.org. The Michigan Chapter of ASIS&T remains open to members living outside Michigan or the US. At this time, we would like to take this opportunity to thank Dick Hill, Jan Hatzakos, Vanessa Foss, Steven Hardin, and the Chapter Assembly Advisory Committee for all their time and assistance in getting us to this point. Sincerely, Michigan ASIS&T Interim Board: Arjun Sabharwal, Interim Chair Keith Instone, Interim Chair-Elect Judith O'Dell, Interim Program Chair Diane Rasmussen Pennington, Member-at-large Soo Young Rieh, Member-at-large From bean.lists at gmail.com Mon Sep 9 14:50:31 2013 From: bean.lists at gmail.com (Carol Bean) Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 20:50:31 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Code4Lib Journal - Call for Papers - Issue #23 Message-ID: Call for Papers (and apologies for cross-posting): The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 23rd issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 23rd issue, which is scheduled for publication in mid-January 2014, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to journal at code4lib.org by Friday, October 11, 2013. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message. C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical) * Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and challenges faced * Case studies * Best practices * Reviews * Comparisons of third party software or libraries * Analyses of library metadata for use with technology * Project management and communication within the library environment * Assessment and user studies C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 21 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org. Remember, for consideration for the 23rd issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to journal at code4lib.org no later than Friday, October 11, 2013. Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing. Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee ============================ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gburnett at fsu.edu Mon Sep 9 11:18:43 2013 From: gburnett at fsu.edu (Gary Burnett) Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 11:18:43 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] ALISE Research Grant: Call for Submissions Message-ID: <33C4832E-983F-47D1-9C5B-9D27D1C07071@fsu.edu> Dear Colleagues: ALISE is now accepting proposals for its 2014 Research Grant award, with a deadline of October 1, 2013. Details about the Grant program can be found at http://www.alise.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=491. Proposals, as attachments in Word format, should be emailed to Gary Burnett, chair of the Research Grant Committee. We look forward to reviewing your work; if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the address below. Gary Burnett Professor School of Library and Information Studies Florida's iSchool Florida State University gburnett at fsu.edu From kb633 at drexel.edu Mon Sep 9 16:57:00 2013 From: kb633 at drexel.edu (Boland,Kerry) Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 20:57:00 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Drexel Announces New College of Computing and Informatics Message-ID: <8A3EE63B361E364EA41B10DE3FBE64FD2E1429@MB3.drexel.edu> PHILADELPHIA (September 9, 2013) - Drexel University President John A. Fry announced today that the University will create a new College of Computing and Informatics. The College will combine the strengths and assets of Drexel's many existing undergraduate, graduate and professional computing and informatics programs. It will begin enrolling new students in the Fall of 2014. "The creation of this new college builds on Drexel's technological strengths, and ensures the University will continue to lead in a fast-evolving suite of fields," Fry said. "The College of Computing and Informatics will be an important locus for innovation-from big data to software development to cybersecurity and much more-that allows Drexel's talented community of researchers and scholars to address global challenges through their research, learning and socio-technical innovations." The College will serve as a central hub for multi-disciplinary computing and informatics activities by uniting the faculty, staff and students from the iSchool, College of Information Science and Technology; the Department of Computer Science formerly housed within the College of Engineering; and the Department of Computing and Security Technology formerly housed in the Goodwin College of Professional Studies. Dr. David E. Fenske, Isaac L. Auerbach Professor of Information Science and dean of the iSchool, will continue his service at Drexel as the founding dean of the new college. "The creation of the College of Computing and Informatics not only positions Drexel as an academic leader in computing, but also enhances interdisciplinary learning for students in the vastly growing fields of computing and informatics," Fenske said. "I am honored to be named the dean of the new College, and I look forward to working with my colleagues in the new College and across the University in the development of this diverse, multidisciplinary learning community." The move also addresses a national demand for graduates in computing and data science. The College will enroll more than 2,200 students in its inaugural year. More than half of the students will be undergraduates, with the number of undergraduates projected to grow by 15 percent annually to help meet the persistent gap between computing degrees granted and the number of jobs in the field. "The exponential growth of information, the ubiquitous use of computing devices and the massive amounts of data being generated in our society requires a different approach to education and research," said Drexel Provost Dr. Mark L. Greenberg. "The College of Computing and Informatics will achieve this goal." In addition to its undergraduate programs, the College of Computing and Informatics will continue to offer a Master of Science degree in library and information science, as well as master's degree programs in computing, software engineering, health care informatics and related areas. It will also provide a number of professional development opportunities in diverse areas such as archival studies, competitive intelligence and knowledge management, digital libraries, youth services, cyber law and policy, cybersecurity and homeland security management. The college will also offer a Doctor of Philosophy degree in computer science and one in information studies. "This new college recognizes the pervasiveness of computing and its applications in society and its need for professionals and for research," Greenberg said. "It combines an outstanding computer science program, a highly regarded iSchool-with a nationally ranked library and information program-and a computer and security technology program with strong industry ties. It is the first college in the Northeastern United States to use this approach." ### News media contact: Britt Faulstick, news officer, Office of University Communications, 215-895-2617 (office), 215-796-5161 (cell), britt.faulstick at drexel.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The symposium is being supported by the University of British Columbia iSchool. HCIR 2013 is a two-day event consisting of a single-track of user-centered IR research presentations, a poster session, and ample opportunity for informal discussions and social interaction that includes a reception on the Thursday evening. Areas of interest for HCIR include, but are not limited to: * Novel interaction techniques for information retrieval. * Modeling and evaluation of interactive information retrieval. * Exploratory search and information discovery. * Information visualization and visual analytics. * Applications of HCI techniques to information retrieval needs in specific domains. * Ethnography and user studies relevant to information retrieval and access. * Scale and efficiency considerations for interactive information retrieval systems. * Relevance feedback and active learning approaches for information retrieval. The symposium offers full and short paper presentations, posters and two exciting keynote talks: * * Dr. Ed Chi, Google * * * Dr. Cristina Conati, University of British Columbia * The following full papers have been accepted for presentation: *Slow Search: Information Retrieval without Time Constraints* Jaime Teevan, Kevyn Collins-Thompson, Ryen W. White, Susan Dumais, and Yubin Kim *Are Some Tweets More Interesting Than Others? #HardQuestion* Omar Alonso, Catherine Marshall and Marc Najork *Adaptation of a Search User Interface towards User Needs -- A Prototype Study with Children & Adults* Tatiana Gossen, Marcus Nitsche, Jana Vos and Andreas Nuernberger *Sewing the Seams of Sensemaking: A Practical Interface for Tagging and Organizing Saved Search Results* Marti Hearst and Duane Degler *Why Do Users Perceive Search Tasks As Difficult? Exploring Difficulty in Different Task Types* Jingjing Liu and Chang Suk Kim Please check the website for the schedule and full list of papers: http://hcir.info/hcir-2013 HCIR would not be possible without the generous support of its sponsors: * The Graphics, Animation and New Media Network of Centres of Excellence, Canada * ACM SIGIR -- Special Interest Group for Information Retrieval * Microsoft Research * The iSchool At UBC * SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS Robert Capra, UNC Chapel Hill Luanne Freund, University of British Columbia Gene Golovchinsky, FX Palo Alto Laboratory Catherine Smith, Kent State University Mark Smucker, University of Waterloo Ryen White, Microsoft Research -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Mon Sep 9 11:30:53 2013 From: rhill at asis.org (rhill at asis.org) Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 11:30:53 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] First Monday September 2013 Message-ID: [Forwarded. Dick Hill] Readers: First Monday has just published the September 2013 (volume 18, number 9) issue at http://firstmonday.org/issue/current. The following papers are included in this month's issue: First Monday Volume 18, number 9 - 2 September 2013 Effects of gender and tie strength on Twitter interactions by Funda Kivran-Swaine, Samuel Brody, and Mor Naaman Studying fan activities on Twitter: Reflections on methodological issues emerging from a case study on The West Wing fandom by Inger-Lise Kalviknes Bore and Jonathan Hickman Natural disasters and Twitter: Thinking from both sides of the tweet by Julia Skinner The benefits and burdens of network diversity: Political engagement on social networking sites by Weiai Xu, Michael Stefanone, and Jian Rui Rational reflections: An illustrative examination of news Web sites in two countries as workers reach towards digitally mediated changes by Phil M. MacGregor Exploring gender differences in Malaysian urban adolescent Internet usage by Patrick C-H Soh, Boon Heng Teh, Yong Hoe Hong, Tze San Ong, and John P. Charlton ------- With the contents of the September 2013 issue, First Monday has published, since May 1996, 1,300 papers in 208 issues, written by 1,759 different authors. Thanks for your continuing interest in our work. Edward J Valauskas Chief Editor and Founder, First Monday From chirags at rutgers.edu Wed Sep 11 08:36:30 2013 From: chirags at rutgers.edu (Chirag Shah) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:36:30 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP - IEEE Computer Special Issue on Collaborative Information Seeking (CIS) Message-ID: <206050C6-7A83-4836-9F3E-586D099FA606@rutgers.edu> [Apologies for multiple postings. Please forward this message to others interested in the topic.] Call for Papers: IEEE Computer Special Issue on Collaborative Information Seeking (CIS) *Submissions due: October 15, 2013* IEEE Computer seeks submissions for a March 2014 special issue on collaborative information seeking (CIS). For many years, information retrieval has focused on individual users searching for information. Algorithms have assumed that one person is reviewing the results, and user interfaces have supported the needs of individual searchers. CIS?also referred to as collaborative information retrieval and collaborative search?focuses on the notion that information seeking is not always a solitary activity, and that people working in collaboration to perform information-seeking tasks should be studied and supported. CIS occurs in many contexts, including healthcare, business intelligence, technical fields, strategic research, information analysis, planning tasks, and everyday activities such as shopping and travel. Submissions should be original manuscripts that describe research, experiences, and software tools/algorithms/archit mediation ectures focused on support for collaborative information seeking. Specific topics include CIS theories and models; design guidelines and experiences; CIS applications in different domains, such as e-learning environments, healthcare, subiness, office work, and intelligence analysis; approaches for incorporating CIS with social search; issues related to collaborators' awareness of actions, time/space, and participants' roles; algorithmic and user of the search process; methodologies for studying CIS;, and software tools and algorithms to support collaborative search. All submissions are subject to peer review based on both technical merit and relevance to Computer's readership, which includes a large base of developers interested in information they can apply practically in their work. Accepted papers will be professionally edited for content and style. Direct inquiries to the guest editors: Chirag Shah, Rutgers University; Rob Capra, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and Preben Hansen, Stockholm University. Paper submissions are due 15 October 2013. For author guidelines and information on how to submit a manuscript electronically, visit http://www.computer.org/portal/web/peerreviewmagazines/computer. 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 bstjean at umd.edu Wed Sep 11 10:40:37 2013 From: bstjean at umd.edu (Beth L St Jean) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:40:37 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] 2013 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium: Call for Participants [Just two more days left to submit your proposals!] Message-ID: <6AFF12DFB5B9F14FA4256C759C75456968D1662E@OITMX1001.AD.UMD.EDU> 2013 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium: Call for Participants Theme: Information Behavior on the Move: Information Needs, Seeking, and Use in the Era of Mobile Technologies Date: November 2, 2013 (Saturday) Time: 1:30 to 6:30 pm Location: Centre Sheraton, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Keynote Speaker: Dr. Caroline Haythornthwaite, Director and Professor of the School of Library, Archival & Information Studies, University of British Columbia ABOUT THE 2013 SIG-USE SYMPOSIUM: We live in a time when mobile technologies are becoming more ubiquitous within people?s everyday lives, facilitating new forms of information seeking, sharing, creation, and re-use of information and data. Personal computer ownership has been far surpassed by mobile phone ownership and nearly equaled by smartphone ownership. In many developing countries, mobile computing has leapfrogged over personal computing in order to provide online access where none existed. Such prevalent use of cellphone and mobile technologies to access information has a significant impact on the study of information needs, seeking and use. These dramatic changes in technology preferences and use can be seen as altering the very ecology for the study of information behavior, and indeed, blur the contexts of systems and users. It can be argued that even those interactions that do not involve mobile technologies are influenced by the increasing mobility of information use. The 13th Annual SIG-USE Research Symposium at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) will explore the ways in which information ?on the move? is transforming or changing the nature of people?s information behaviors and the ways in which people?s information behaviors are, in turn, shaping technologies, services, work and leisure. We will also consider the impact of this transformation on the general assumptions and premises informing the research domain of information behavior. In this Symposium, we will explore the above themes through a keynote speech, short presentations, and small and large-group discussions. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: 1:30-1:45 Welcome and introduction 1:45-2:30 Keynote presentation 2:30-2:45 Break 2:45-3:20 Small group discussions 3:20-4:10 First round of Ignite talks 4:10-4:20 Break 4:20-5:10 Second round of Ignite talks 5:10-5:45 Small group discussions 5:45-6:15 Chatman Award research presentations by 2013 winner(s) (5 minutes), and 2012 winners, Joung Hwa ?Joy? Koo, Yong Wan Cho, and Melissa Gross of Florida State University (20 minutes). Joy and her colleagues will present their research regarding the information seeking practices of North Korean refugees in South Korea, with a focus on the relationship between the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms of this population and their information needs and information-seeking behaviors. Their award-winning research project is entitled ?Is Ignorance Really Bliss?: Understanding the Role of Information-Seeking in Coping with Severe Traumatic Stress among Refugees.? This portion of the Symposium will conclude with a presentation of this year?s SIG USE awards (5 minutes). 6:15-6:30 Wrap-up: Large group discussion and evaluations CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: For the short presentations, we invite researchers, graduate students, and practitioners to submit a ONE page proposal (no more than 500 words) in which they outline the topic and themes they would like to address during their Ignite talk. Each presenter will have 5 minutes to deliver his/her Ignite talk - 15 seconds to address each of the 20 slides they will have prepared for their talk, and will have an additional 3 minutes to take any questions that SIG-USE attendees may have. For an example of an Ignite talk, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRa1IPkBFbg Proposed themes for submissions include: * Theoretical perspectives/frameworks that constitute the social, cultural and technological underpinnings of information behavior ?on the move?; * The extent to which new information and communication technologies (e.g., social media, mobile technologies) are revolutionary vs. evolutionary within various information behavior contexts; * How environments in which information is literally ?on the move? are providing a technological platform that facilitates the kinds of informal, social information sharing practices desired by users; * How a better understanding of people?s changing information behaviors might be used to inform the future development of information and communication technologies, services, practices, management and education; * What innovative strategies of inquiry and methods of data collection might be used to systematically investigate and fully capture and map ?information behavior on the move??; * Any other themes that relate to the Symposium topic of ?information behavior on the move? Submission guidelines for Ignite talk proposals: - Include your name, title, and institutional affiliation at the top of your proposal - Proposal text must not exceed 1 page (max. 500 words) - Submit proposal in pdf format - Name your file according to the following convention: ?2013_SIGUSESymposium_Lastname.pdf? - E-mail your proposal to Beth St. Jean (bstjean at umd.edu) by midnight EST on September 13, 2013. Please use ?SIGUSE Ignite Talk Proposal? as the subject line of your e-mail. - When you e-mail your submission, please be sure to indicate in the text of your e-mail whether or not we may post your proposal to the public SIG-USE website both before and after the Symposium is conducted. IMPORTANT DATES: September 13, 2013: Ignite talk proposals are due October 4, 2013: Notification of acceptance of Ignite talk proposals October 25, 2013: E-mail your slides for your Ignite talk for uploading REGISTRATION FEES (Early bird/Regular): * SIG-USE Members: $110/$125 * ASIS&T (but not SIG-USE) Members: $120/$135 * Non-Members: $135/$150 The registration fee will cover workshop costs, wireless Internet access, and coffee breaks. Please forward any questions that you have to Mega Subramaniam (mmsubram at umd.edu) or Beth St. Jean (bstjean at umd.edu). WORKSHOP PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Mega Subramaniam (Co-Chair), University of Maryland; Beth St. Jean (Co-Chair), University of Maryland; Isto Huvila, ?bo Akademi University, Finland; Eric Meyers, University of British Columbia, Canada; Pei Lei, Nanjing University, China; Michael Olsson, University of Technology Sydney; Maria Souden, University College Dublin, Ireland; Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan, University at Albany, State University of New York. To register for the 2013 ASIS&T Annual Meeting: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/register.html (early bird registration deadline: September 20, 2013) For more information about SIG-USE: http://siguse.wordpress.com/ Hope to see you there! Mega Subramaniam & Beth St. Jean 2013 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium Co-chairs Beth St. Jean, Assistant Professor College of Information Studies - "Maryland's iSchool" Room 4117K Hornbake Bldg., South Wing University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 (301) 405-6573 From srichards at lac-group.com Mon Sep 9 14:21:06 2013 From: srichards at lac-group.com (Suzanne Richards) Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 18:21:06 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / Web Information Legal Services / New York City, NY Message-ID: Apologies for the cross posting . . . . . LAC Group is seeking a dynamic Web Information Legal Services for our client, a prestigious international law firm. The web Information Legal Services will optimizes and maintains an integrated library systems and related resources for the firm. This position is based out of the firms New York City Office. Responsibilities: * Integrate and optimize resource management systems and related tools in collaboration with IT and Library Research/Information Resource teams; * Maintain and update library web content and services; * Provide information and resources to support online research for librarians and attorneys; * Enhance and promote the use of electronic subscriptions through web technologies; Generate related reports and statistics; * Develop and maintain best practices, procedures, and support documentation related to the management of electronic resources, web services, and other library technologies; Qualifications: * Master's degree, library information science or related field (preferred); * Experienced in Web Portal development, design and management * Must have Knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft SharePoint; * Previous experience working in a law firm or corporate library (Preferred); * Proficient in electronic resource management platforms (Onelog, Research Monitor) * Knowledge of integrated library management systems (preferred); * Knowledge of online research and legal databases (Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw); * Advanced proficiency in administering Inter/Intra/Extranet and other web technologies, particularly for legal-specific uses (Portal); * Experience in project management; * Knowledge of legal print and electronic information sources including knowledge of content licensing, subscription and disseminations rights and practices; * Knowledge of information architecture and web development technologies (HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Web 2.0 technologies, LibGuides), database structure and theory; * Experience in training and knowledge of marketing principles, procedures, concepts and practical applications is preferred; Please apply directly at: http://goo.gl/DIJHEl LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer who values diversity in the workplace -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hrosenba at indiana.edu Thu Sep 12 14:24:21 2013 From: hrosenba at indiana.edu (Howard Rosenbaum) Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:24:21 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] ASIST SIG-SI> Winners of the 2012 Social Informatics Best Paper Award Message-ID: <640932E6-2625-4BB5-96C1-16CDD7876864@indiana.edu> The Association for Information Science and Technology Special Interest Group for Social Informatics (ASIS&T SIG SI) and the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics (RKCSI) are pleased to announce the winning papers of the 2012 Social Informatics Best Paper Awards: 2012 Best Social Informatics Paper ($1,000): ?Toward an Integrated Model of Group Development: Disruption of Routines by Technology-Induced Change? by Monica Garfield, Bentley University, and Alan Dennis, Indiana University 2012 Best Social Informatics Student Paper ($500): ?Knock knock, Whose?s there: The imagined audience? by Eden Litt, Northwestern University The authors will present their papers and receive their awards at the 9th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium: ?The Social informatics of Information Boundaries? co-sponsored by ASIS&T SIG-SI and RKCSI, on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology in Montreal. Information about the workshop The 9th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium: The Social Informatics of Information Boundaries Sponsored by: ASIS&T SIG Social Informatics and Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics, Indiana University Saturday, November 2, 2013, 8:30-12:30 PM Centre Sheraton, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Organizers: Howard Rosenbaum and Pnina Fichman, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University Fees: Members $90 - early registration ($110 after early registration ends) Non-members $110 - early registration ($130 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 Full citations Garfield, M.J. and Dennis, A. (2012). Toward an Integrated Model of Group Development: Disruption of Routines by Technology-Induced Change. Journal of Management Information Systems 29(3), 43?86. Litt, E. (2012). Knock, Knock. Who?s There? The Imagined Audience. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 56(3), 330?345 From agreenwood at utpress.utoronto.ca Mon Sep 16 10:45:30 2013 From: agreenwood at utpress.utoronto.ca (Greenwood, Audrey) Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:45:30 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Now available on Project MUSE - CJILS, Volume 37, Number 3, September / septembre 2013 Message-ID: Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science Volume 37, Number 3, September / septembre 2013 This issue contains: Visual Subject Analysis for Dublin Core Research / L'analyse visuelle de sujet aux fins de la recherche Dublin Core Jin Zhang, Xi Meng Abstract: The primary purpose of this article is to conduct a subject analysis on Dublin Core research, investigate subject topics related to Dublin Core research, and reveal their dynamics over time. Documents related to Dublin Core research were identified in authoritative and comprehensive databases of Web of Science, and subject terms were extracted from the relevant documents. These raw terms were regularized, and the multidimensional scaling (MDS) visualization analysis method was applied to reveal semantic relationships among subject terms. The temporal analysis on the related subject terms added a unique dimension to the study. Three periods (from 1997 to 2001; from 2002 to 2006; and from 2007 to 2011), in addition to the entire period (from 1997 to 2011), were analysed and compared in the visual contexts. Obsolete topics, newly emerging topics, and basic topics on Dublin Core research were identified and analysed in temporal subject analysis. Topic changes in the three periods are shown. The findings of this study reveal the hidden patterns of subject associations, illustrate themes of Dublin Core research and their dynamics over time, and shed light on the understanding of Dublin Core research. R?sum?: L'objectif principal de cette ?tude est de proc?der ? des analyses de sujet dans des recherches Dublin Core, d'enqu?ter sur des th?matiques de sujets li?es ? la recherche Dublin Core et de mettre en lumi?re leur dynamique dans le temps. Les documents relatifs ? la recherche Dublin Core ont ?t? identifi?s dans des bases de donn?es compl?tes et faisant autorit? du Web of Science, les termes de sujets ont ?t? extraits des documents pertinents, les termes bruts ont ?t? r?gularis?s, et la m?thode d'analyse visuelle d'?chelonnage multidimensionnel (MDS) a ?t? appliqu?e afin de faire appara?tre les relations s?mantiques entre les termes de sujets. L'analyse temporelle sur les termes de sujets connexes a ajout? une dimension unique ? l'?tude. Trois p?riodes (1997-2001, 2002-2006, et 2007-2011), en plus de la p?riode enti?re (1997-2011), ont ?t? l'objet d'analyses comparatives dans les contextes visuels. Des sujets d?suets, des sujets ?mergents, et des sujets de base de la recherche Dublin Core ont ?t? identifi?s et analys?s dans l'analyse temporelle d'objet. Les changements de sujet dans les trois p?riodes ont ?t? pr?sent?s. Les r?sultats de cette ?tude r?v?lent qu'il existe des sch?mas cach?s dans les associations de sujet; ces m?mes r?sultats illustrent les th?mes de la recherche Dublin Core et leur dynamique au fil du temps, et ils permettent de mieux comprendre la recherche Dublin Core. "I Could Be on Facebook by Now": Insights from Canadian Youth on Online Mental Health Information Resources / ? Je pourrais d?j? ?tre sur Facebook ?: points de vue de la jeunesse canadienne sur les sources d'information en ligne concernant la sant? mentale Diane M. Rasmussen-Pennington, Gemma Richardson, Christine Garinger, Maria Luisa Contursi Abstract: The goal of this research was to learn from Canadian youth how they look for online information about mental health and to explore how they would prefer to receive information. Saturation was reached within four focus groups with a total of 21 youth participants, including 5 male and 16 female participants from various regions in Canada. Focus group participants were heavy users of social media but acknowledged the problematic aspects of using these sites to discuss or access mental health information. There was in general a lack of knowledge about mental illnesses and a high level of concern over stigma associated with seeking or providing mental health information online. Youth expressed a desire for interactive elements and youth-related material on mental health sites in order to engage and inform them. R?sum?: L'objectif de cette recherche ?tait d'apprendre des jeunes Canadiens comment ils cherchent des informations en ligne sur la sant? mentale et d'explorer sous quelles formes ils pr?f?reraient recevoir ces informations. Nous avons atteint la saturation dans les quatre groupes de discussion avec un total de vingt-et-un jeunes participants, dont cinq hommes et seize femmes provenant de diverses r?gions du Canada. Les participants aux groupes de discussion ?taient de grands utilisateurs des m?dias sociaux, mais ils ont reconnu les aspects probl?matiques de l'utilisation de ces sites quand il s'agit de discuter ou d'acc?der ? des informations sur la sant? mentale. D'une mani?re g?n?rale, les jeunes manquaient de connaissances sur les maladies mentales et montraient un niveau ?lev? d'inqui?tude concernant la stigmatisation associ?e au fait de demander ou de fournir en ligne des informations sur la sant? mentale. Les jeunes ont exprim? le d?sir de trouver sur les sites de sant? mentale des ?l?ments interactifs et du mat?riel concernant la jeunesse susceptible d'?veil-ler leur int?r?t et de les informer. Modelling Continuous Percentile Rank Scores and Integrated Impact Indicators (I3) / Une mod?lisation des notations continues de classement par pourcentage et des indicateurs int?gr?s d'impact (I3) Fred Y. Ye, Ronald Rousseau Abstract: Based on the well-known discrete definitions we introduce a continuous framework for percentile rank scores and integrated impact indicators (I3). This is done by taking the integral of a scoring function multiplied by a distribution function. Examples are provided by considering several distribution functions and two scoring functions, where the distribution function can take any form and the scoring function is non-decreasing. R?sum?: Sur la base des d?finitions distinctes bien connues, nous introduisons un cadre continu pour les notations de classement par pourcentage et les indicateurs int?gr?s d'impact (I3). Ceci est fait en pregnant l'int?grale d'une fonction de notation multipli?e par une fonction de distribution. Des exemples sont fournis en tenant compte de plusieurs fonctions de distribution et de deux fonctions de notation, o? la fonction de distribution peut prendre n'importe quelle forme et la fonction de notation est non d?croissante. La tarification des ebooks se structure-t-elle en miroir des prix des livres papier ? Les cas de la France et des ?tats-Unis en 2011 / Is eBook Pricing Structured to Mirror Paper Book Prices? The cases of France and the U.S.A. in 2011 Olivia Guillon, Cl?mence Thierry R?sum?: Nous cherchons ? ?valuer la mesure dans laquelle le march? du livre num?rique se structure de mani?re autonome par rapport ? l'?dition papier en comparant la tarification des versions papier et num?rique de 559 best-sellers fran?ais et am?ricains durant l'ann?e 2011. Deux modes de tarification peuvent ?tre appr?hend?s : une ? tarification homoth?tique ? lorsque le prix num?rique est le reflet de la tarification papier et une ? tarification h?t?roth?tique ? lorsque le prix num?rique est fix? selon de nouvelles r?gles. Les march?s fran?ais et am?ricain n'ont pas la m?me propension ? s'affranchir des pratiques tarifaires en vigueur sur le march? du livre papier : alors que le march? fran?ais de l'ebook se structure en ? miroir ? de la fili?re papier, les acteurs am?ricains s'en ?mancipent davantage. Cela peut notamment s'expliquer par les importantes diff?rences structurelles, l?gales et institutionnelles qui existent entre les fili?res ?ditoriales des deux pays. Par ailleurs, certains facteurs favorisent la tarification h?t?roth?tique : le nombre de pages et le type de livre jouent sur le degr? de diff?renciation entre les prix papier et num?rique d'un m?me titre. Abstract: This study seeks to assess the extent to which the digital book market is structuring independently from the print edition market by comparing the pricing of 559 digital and print French and American bestsellers during 2011. Two pricing methods are distinguished: "homothetic pricing," where the digital pricing is a reflection of the print pricing, and "heterothetic pricing," where the digital price is set according to new rules. The French and American markets do not have the same propensity to overcome the pricing practices in the print book market: While the French market's e-book structure is mirroring that of the print book industry, the American market tends to be more independent. This can be explained by the significant structural, legal, and institutional differences between the publishing industries of both countries. In addition, some factors favor the "heterothetic" pricing method: the number of pages and the type of book influence the degree of differentiation between print and digital prices of the same title. Reviews The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher by Randolph Hock (review) Jackie MacDonald The New Digital Scholar: Exploring and Enriching the Research and Writing Practices of NextGen Students ed. by Randall McClure and James P. Purdy (review) Paul F. 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URL: From lee.komito at ucd.ie Mon Sep 16 08:57:37 2013 From: lee.komito at ucd.ie (Lee Komito) Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:57:37 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] Assistant Professor/College Lecturer Positions: University College Dublin School of Information & Library Studies In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <52370041.2070401@ucd.ie> The School of Information and Library Studies at University College Dublin invites applications for two five-year posts. The successful candidate(s) will contribute significantly to the quality expansion of research in one or more of the following areas: digital curation, human computer interaction (HCI), user experience (UX) design, visualization / information design, computer supported cooperative work (CSCW), informatisation of social/ organisational processes, management in information organizations, information architecture, information systems design, quantitative approaches and methods in information studies, related topics regarding the interplay of people, information, technology and social structures; and to participate effectively in the School's educational programmes. Ideally, applicants will have completed a PhD in Information and Library Science or related discipline. Candidates who do not yet have a PhD in information and library science or related discipline but who expect to have completed this degree by the date of appointment (or within 5 months of the date of appointment) may be considered, as well as candidates with equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline. Closing date for applications is Monday 18th November 2013 (GMT), with interviews expected to take place in mid-January. Start date is negotiable. Further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies. For more detail on the School of Information and Library Studies, and its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, see http://www.ucd.ie/sils. Informal inquiries to Dr. Lee Komito (lee.komito at ucd.ie), Head of School/Head of Subject. ----- Lee Komito (e) lee.komito at ucd.ie School of Information & Library Studies (p) +353.1.7167594 University College Dublin (f) +353.1.7161161 Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland (w) www.ucd.ie/lkomito From susheel at lbsim.ac.in Sun Sep 15 11:24:19 2013 From: susheel at lbsim.ac.in (Dr Susheel Chhabra) Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 20:54:19 +0530 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP-International Journal of Civic Enagagement and Social Change, IGI Global, USA Message-ID: <000601ceb227$a72e2150$f58a63f0$@lbsim.ac.in> International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association DOI: 10.4018/IJCESC, ISSN: 2328-5494, EISSN: 2328-5508 Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Susheel Chhabra Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form) DESCRIPTION OF IJCESC: Governments, corporations, individuals, and civic society play essential roles for worldwide growth and development. Management of resources for socioeconomic development of society requires design, development, and implementation of value driven civic engagement processes, practices, and frameworks. These initiatives create an environment of public accountability to distribute benefits of development for the overall benefit of society. The International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change (IJCESC) compiles theoretical and empirical works that significantly contribute to the unexplored field of how bringing social change through civic engagement can widened the ambience of public welfare activities. MISSION OF IJCESC: Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for possible publication in the International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change. The primary objective of IJCESC is to suggest value driven civic engagement practices, processes and frameworks to bring social change for effectively managing socioeconomic resources for individuals and society. IJCESC seeks to achieve its mission through research, exemplary cases, smart processes and competencies, development of frameworks, collaborations, suggesting standards and benchmarks worldwide. RECOMMENDED TOPICS: Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following: * Civic engagement and political reforms for development * Civic engagement for development and social change * Civic engagement for organization development * Civic engagement and urban development * Civic engagement reforms and capacity building * ICTs Engagement and Social Change * Leadership cases for civic engagement * Preservation of natural resources * Public policy and social change * Role of administrative competencies for civic engagement * Smart governance practices * Smart regulatory frameworks for civic engagement * Social accountability for individuals, government, and corporate sectors * Social networks and collaborations for bringing social change * Standards and benchmarks for civic engagement * Value-driven civic engagement * Women and child development * Civic Engagement and Rural Development SUBMITTING TO IJCESC: Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished articles will be considered. INTERESTED AUTHORS MUST CONSULT THE JOURNAL?S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. All article submissions will be forwarded to at least 3 members of the Editorial Review Board of the journal for double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All manuscript submissions to IJCESC should be sent through the online submission system:http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/titlesubmission/newproject.a spx PUBLISHER: The International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Changeis published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the ?Information Science Reference? (formerly Idea Group Reference), ?Medical Information Science Reference?, ?Business Science Reference?, and ?Engineering Science Reference? imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. All inquiries should be should be directed to the attention of: Dr. Susheel Chhabra Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change E-mail: susheel at lbsim.ac.in http://www.igi-global.com/IJCESC From fcunning at kent.edu Fri Sep 13 08:32:04 2013 From: fcunning at kent.edu (Cunningham, Flo) Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:32:04 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Kent State to host information professions careers expo - Oct. 1 and 3 Message-ID: <91622401DA33BF47A943E7C7A779201A1BC8D902@BL2PRD0810MB373.namprd08.prod.outlook.com> Please excuse multiple postings Kent State University's School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) will host its annual careers night in Kent on Tuesday, Oct. 1, and in Columbus on Thursday, Oct. 3. "Career Exploration: Information and Library Professions" in Kent will take place in the Kent Student Center Ballroom from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 1. The Columbus event will be held at the SLIS location in the State Library of Ohio from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 3. Registration is requested, as light refreshments will be served; register at http://bit.ly/CareerExploration2013. The program is free and open to anyone interested in a career in libraries or other information agencies, including museums and other cultural institutions, government offices, corporations and numerous other organizations. Students interested in the fields of user experience design, health informatics and knowledge management also are encouraged to attend. >From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., participants can attend one of two panel presentations - one panel features current students and alumni of the school's two degree programs, the Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) and Master of Science (M.S.) in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM); the other panel features information professionals who will offer advice and tips on how to get into the field and find a job. >From 6:30 to 8 p.m. participants can enjoy light refreshments as they browse the exhibits to explore the job market, internships and practicum opportunities, and professional organizations. More than 45 institutions and companies have committed to the event in Kent, and nearly 20 will be available in Columbus. Current students in the M.L.I.S. or M.S. programs can also take advantage of this opportunity to meet face-to-face with faculty and advisors. * Participating organizations 2013 For more information, contact Rhonda Filipan at rfilipan at kent.edu. All the best, Flo <~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~> Flo Cunningham Marketing Communications and Public Relations Specialist School of Library and Information Science Kent State University 330-672-0003 fcunning at kent.edu www.kent.edu/slis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ksuslis Twitter: @KentStateSLIS I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. -- Jorge Luis Borges -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In addition, she was a twice-elected officer on the board of directors for the Information Architecture Institute, served as program chair for the 2005 IA Summit, was Deputy Project Manager on an applied anthropological research project in Cameroon and co-founded the Rosebud film and video festival. She also organized a neighborhood circus. Instructions to join the live talk. A Day in the Life ... What would it be like to work as an information architect in Tokyo? Or be one of just a handful of IAs in the country of South Africa? Can you imagine yourself heading up your own boutique consultancy in a metropolitan city - and if so what would be your value proposition? What are your prospects as a freelancer in the rural south of the United States? Or as a newly graduated IA interviewing with a large commercial firm? The employment outlook for IA is healthy overall. Knowing this is encouraging - so now what? To help craft your personal career storyline, join this web conference to engage in some creative, divergent thinking about what's possible. This presentation reviews the employment and career landscape for IA. It draws from salary surveys, career workshops, interviews with IAs across the world, and several decades of experience hiring and getting hired in consulting and UX domains. We will consider the life of an IA from several slices, with each affording different ways of looking for opportunities. These include geographic (metro/rural, UX density), field of work (retail, consulting, government), focus (innie/outie), tactical-strategic position (hands-on vs vision, design for discrete platforms vs design for systems), and market situation (new IA, experienced IA, manager, owner). The talk takes its form from the outline of a publication project, "Information Architect: A Day in the Life." 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SIG-III will provide a box by the registration table in which ASIS&T members may drop off silent auction donation items prior to the International Reception. Contact: Kendra Albright, SIG-III Co-Chair, albright at sc.edu Abebe Rorissa, SIG-III Chair, arorissa at albany.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 18204 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From marialemos72 at gmail.com Fri Sep 6 09:03:19 2013 From: marialemos72 at gmail.com (Maria Lemos) Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 14:03:19 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP: WorldCIST'14 - World Conference on IST; Best papers published in ISI Journals Message-ID: <201309061303.r86D3N4P011118@mail.asis.org> Apologies if you are receiving this mail more than once... Please disseminate by friends, colleagues, researchers, students, etc. Thanks a lot! ********************************************************************************** WorldCIST'14 The 2014 World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies April 15 - 18, Madeira Island, Portugal http://www.aisti.eu/worldcist14/ ********************************************************************************** The 2014 World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST'14: http://www.aisti.eu/worldcist14) is a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, results, experiences and concerns in the several perspectives of Information Systems and Technologies. We are pleased to invite you to submit your papers to WorldCISTI'14. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity. THEMES Submitted papers should be related with one or more of the main themes proposed for the Conference: A) Information and Knowledge Management (IKM); B) Organizational Models and Information Systems (OMIS); C) Intelligent and Decision Support Systems (IDSS); D) Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools (SSAAT); E) Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems (CNMPS); F) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); G) Health Informatics (HIS); H) Information Technologies in Education (ITE). TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS AND DECISIONS Four types of papers can be submitted: Full paper: Finished or consolidated R&D works, to be included in one of the Conference themes. These papers are assigned a 10-page limit. Short paper: Ongoing works with relevant preliminary results, open to discussion. These papers are assigned a 7-page limit. Poster paper: Initial work with relevant ideas, open to discussion. These papers are assigned to a 4-page limit. Company paper: Companies' papers that show practical experience, R & D, tools, etc., focused on some topics of the conference. These papers are assigned to a 4-page limit. Submitted papers must comply with the format of Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Series (see Instructions for Authors at Springer Website or download a DOC example) be written in English, must not have been published before, not be under review for any other conference or publication and not include any information leading to the authors? identification. Therefore, the authors? names, affiliations and bibliographic references should not be included in the version for evaluation by the Program Committee. This information should only be included in the camera-ready version, saved in Word or Latex format and also in PDF format. These files must be accompanied by the Consent to Publication form filled out, in a ZIP file, and uploaded at the conference management system. All papers will be subjected to a ?double-blind review? by at least two members of the Program Committee. Based on Program Committee evaluation, a paper can be rejected or accepted by the Conference Chairs. In the later case, it can be accepted as the type originally submitted or as another type. Thus, full papers can be accepted as short papers or poster papers only. Similarly, short papers can be accepted as poster papers only. In these cases, the authors will be allowed to maintain the original number of pages in the camera-ready version. The authors of accepted poster papers must also build and print a poster to be exhibited during the Conference. This poster must follow an A1 or A2 vertical format. The Conference includes Work Sessions where these posters are presented and orally discussed, with a 5 minute limit per poster. The authors of accepted full papers will have 15 minutes to present their work in a Conference Work Session; approximately 5 minutes of discussion will follow each presentation. The authors of accepted short papers and company papers will have 11 minutes to present their work in a Conference Work Session; approximately 4 minutes of discussion will follow each presentation. PUBLICATION AND INDEXING To ensure that a full paper, short paper, poster paper or company paper is published in the Proceedings, at least one of the authors must be fully registered by the 24th of January 2014, and the paper must comply with the suggested layout and page-limit. Additionally, all recommended changes must be addressed by the authors before they submit the camera-ready version. No more than one paper per registration will be published in the Conference Proceedings. An extra fee must be paid for publication of additional papers, with a maximum of one additional paper per registration. Full and short papers will be published in Proceedings by Springer, in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Series. Poster and company papers will be published in Proceedings by AISTI. Published full and short papers will be submitted for indexation by ISI, EI-Compendex, SCOPUS and DBLP, among others, and will be available in the SpringerLink Digital Library. Published poster and company papers will be submitted for indexation by EI-Compendex and EBSCO. The authors of the best selected papers will be invited to extend them for publication in international journals indexed by ISI, SCOPUS and DBLP, among others, such as: Journal of Information Technology (JIT) Social Science Computer Review (SSCR) Information Processing & Management (IPM) Information Technology & People (ITP) Computer Science and Information Systems (ComSIS) Information Development (IDV) IEEE IT Professional (ITPro) Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering - Imaging & Visualization (CMBBE-IV) Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) International Journal of Health Information Systems & Informatics (IJHISI) International Journal of Web Based Communities (IJWBC) International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence (IJIMAI) INPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: November 15, 2013 Notification of Acceptance: January 10, 2014 Camera-ready Submission: January 19, 2014 Payment of Registration, to ensure the inclusion of an accepted paper in the conference proceedings: January 24, 2014. - Regards, WorldCIST Team http://www.aisti.eu/worldcist14 From gerrymck at iastate.edu Fri Sep 6 21:38:50 2013 From: gerrymck at iastate.edu (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 01:38:50 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Artemis > New Age Navigation Is Here and Now ! In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C632632@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> References: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C632632@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C632646@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ IMHO > A Most Innovative IV Interface [ http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/2013/08/regarding-3-click-dilemma.html ] Note: Formal Screen Shots and Video are currently not available. [?] If you are interested in An Experience, I suggest that you contact your Gale rep for a trial . *** This is not an formal or official endorsement ; It is or information purposes only *** /Gerry Gale Artemis is a groundbreaking research environment that integrates formerly disparate digital collections to enable innovative research. Gale Artemis provides an unprecedented, seamless research experience that helps students find a starting point, search across a wide array of materials and points in time, and discover new ways to analyze information. Gale Artemis not only integrates full-text content with metadata and subject indexing, it also provides workflow tools to analyze information. Here are just a few of the revolutionary ways Gale Artemis will change the way users research: Subject Indexing. The addition of detailed subject indexing aids content discovery across collections, drawing connections that simple search and retrieve cannot achieve?revealing related concepts and terms to expand thinking and exploration. Term Clusters. Users can see topics that commonly occur in relation to their search term, which helps uncover hidden connections, or can be a helpful starting point in the early stages of research. Term Frequency. This allows users to see the frequency of their search term(s) in the content over time, which can suggest the importance of particular concepts during given periods. Now, users can ask new questions of historical data e.g. Is there a connection between ?bread? and ?revolution?? Source and Links (Except Screen Shots) Available At [ http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/2013/09/artemis-new-age-navigation-is-here-and.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 5011 http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jilloneill at nfais.org Tue Sep 17 10:53:34 2013 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 10:53:34 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Asis-l] NFAIS Webinar: The State of Open Access Message-ID: <1379429614.33023610@webmail.nfais.org> The State of Open Access in the U.S. Federal Government: What Content Providers and Librarians Need to Know. On February 22, 2013 the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) took a bold step toward making more government information available to the public for free (see the full text of the memo at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/ostp_public_access_memo_2013.pdf). The memorandum introduced a new policy framework that will make the results of research that is supported by federal government investments, both the publications and the data itself, freely-available after a defined embargo period. The policy affects federal agencies and departments that spend $100 million or more annually on the ?conduct of research? and Agencies had to submit their initial plans for review in August 2013. The big question is how this policy and the Agency responses will impact publishing and information discovery moving forward. On October 9, 2013 NFAIS will hold a 90-minute webinar (11:00am - 12:30pm EDST) to look at how members of the Information Community can work together to meet the OSTP requirements. Database producers, journal publishers, librarians, and government agency staff have always worked side by side, albeit from different perspectives but with the same objective - to ensure the flow of scientific and scholarly communication. Now we all need to understand the ways in which the policies will impact us, not only as individual groups, but also in how we work together towards our common goal. This webinar will provide a broad overview of the current state of Open Access in the federal government and will touch upon some of the specific strategies that are already being developed by the publishing and academic library communities to influence the Agency policies. The objective is to bring everyone up-to-date on where the response to the OSTP memorandum stands today and what opportunities are offered for involvement as the policies are implemented. Our featured speaker will be Richard Huffine. Richard spent 15 years as a librarian in the federal government, working for federal science agencies. He recently left government service to join ProQuest as their new Senior Director for the federal government market. Richard has participated in coordination efforts such as those lead by CENDI as well as in policy efforts like the E-Government Act. He was working to support a public access framework prior to leaving the federal government. If you or your staff want to get to get up to speed on the state of Open Access in the Federal Government and how this will impact 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=528. 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 rhill at asis.org Tue Sep 17 12:15:45 2013 From: rhill at asis.org (rhill at asis.org) Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:15:45 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] [Dlib-subscribers] The September/October 2013 issue of D-Lib Magazine is now available Message-ID: <5DC1ABC98F22442E8CF6D13D1A506741@asist.local> [Forwarded. Dick Hill] Greetings: The September/October 2013 issue of D-Lib Magazine (http://www.dlib.org/) is now available. This issue is a special issue featuring selected papers from the 2nd International Workshop on Mining Scientific Publications, with guest editors Petr Knoth and Zdenek Zdrahal, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University; and Nuno Freire and Markus Muhr, The European Library, Europeana. The issue also contains a report on the 2013 Open Repositories Conference. The 'In Brief' column presents four short pieces and excerpts from recent press releases. In addition you will find news of upcoming conferences and other items of interest in the 'Clips and Pointers' column. This month, D-Lib features the Digital Public Library of America. The articles include: A Real-time Heuristic-based Unsupervised Method for Name Disambiguation in Digital Libraries By Muhammad Imran, Qatar Computing Research Institute, Doha, Qatar; Syed Zeeshan Haider Gillani and Maurizio Marchese, University of Trento, Trento, Italy Extraction of References Using Layout and Formatting Information from Scientific Articles By Roman Kern, Knowledge Technologies Institute, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria and Stefan Klampfl, Know-Center, Graz, Austria Bringing Order to Digital Libraries: From Keyphrase Extraction to Index Term Assignment By Nicolai Erbs, Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing Lab, Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Iryna Gurevych, Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing Lab, Technische Universitat Darmstadt and German Institute for Educational Research and Educational Information, and Marc Rittberger, German Institute for Educational Research and Educational Information Exploring Research Trends with Rexplore By Francesco Osborne and Enrico Motta, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University Multi-year Content Analysis of User Facility Related Publications By Robert M. Patton, Christopher G. Stahl, Jayson B. Hines, Thomas E. Potok, Jack C. Wells, Oak Ridge National Laboratory D-Lib Magazine has mirror sites at the following locations: The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia http://dlib.anu.edu.au/ State Library of Lower Saxony and the University Library of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/edoc/aw/d-lib/ Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan http://dlib.ejournal.ascc.net/ BN - National Library of Portugal, Portugal http://purl.pt/302/1 (If the mirror site closest to you is not displaying the September/October 2013 issue of D-Lib Magazine at this time, please check back later. Each mirror site has its own schedule for replicating D-Lib Magazine and, while most sites are quite responsive, on occasion there could be a delay of as much as 24 hours between the time the magazine is released in the United States and the time when the mirroring process has been completed.) Bonnie Wilson D-Lib Magazine _______________________________________________ DLib-Subscribers mailing list DLib-Subscribers at dlib.org http://www.dlib.org/mailman/listinfo/dlib-subscribers From wilsontd at gmail.com Tue Sep 17 06:34:03 2013 From: wilsontd at gmail.com (Prof. T.D. Wilson) Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:34:03 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] New issue of Information Research Message-ID: Volume 18 No. 3 was published on the 15th September. You can read the Editorial at: http://informationr.net/ir/18-3/editor183.html -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Professor T.D. Wilson, PhD, Hed.Dr, PhD (h.c.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher and Editor in Chief: Information Research: an international electronic journal Website - http://InformationR.net/ir/ Blog - http://info-research.blogspot.com/ Photoblog - http://tomwilson.shutterchance.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-mail: wilsontd at gmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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You can refine your results based on the factors that matter to you, like publication frequency, Impact Factor or publishing model, including open access. Who developed Journal Selector? Journal Selector is developed by Edanz. They are recognized as the author-centric English editing company. They focus on providing a variety of services, free and paid for, to authors for whom English is not their first language. They aim to help these authors achieve their publication goals by giving them tools, helpful materials and training seminars to overcome barriers to publication. Journal SelectorOne of the resource that they provided online is the Journal Selector, and other like materials (visit the Springer Author Academy developed by Edanz), and training seminars and workshops to authors who might not otherwise have access to the resources that are available in countries where English is the native language. Their main success as an English editing service, and the level of success of their author outreach program, is measured by the extent of every author?s publication success Source and Links Available At Via [ http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/edanz-journal-advisor-journal-selector.html ] Thanks to Hazman Aziz for the HeadsUp ! /Gerry 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... 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Opportunities to work in a practical innovative funded research project at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). If you are interested, please send your resume to andrew_yoong at sutd.edu.sg Start working date can be in late October/early November 2013 (negotiable). Best regards, Andrew Yoong This email may contain confidential and/or proprietary information that is exempt from disclosure under applicable law and is intended for receipt and use solely by the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email, or any attachment, is strictly prohibited. Please delete the email immediately and inform the sender. Thank You -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C636BBC@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> References: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C636B50@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu>, <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C636B61@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu>, <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C636B7A@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu>, <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C636B89@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu>, <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C636B99@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu>, <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C636BAB@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu>, <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C636BBC@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C6390B2@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ Video Tutorials and Review Available IMHO > A Most Innovative IV Interface [ http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/2013/08/regarding-3-click-dilemma.html ] Note: Formal Screen Shots and Video are currently not available. [?] If you are interested in An Experience, I suggest that you contact your Gale rep for a trial . *** This is not an formal or official endorsement ; It is or information purposes only *** /Gerry Gale Artemis is a groundbreaking research environment that integrates formerly disparate digital collections to enable innovative research. Gale Artemis provides an unprecedented, seamless research experience that helps students find a starting point, search across a wide array of materials and points in time, and discover new ways to analyze information. Gale Artemis not only integrates full-text content with metadata and subject indexing, it also provides workflow tools to analyze information. Here are just a few of the revolutionary ways Gale Artemis will change the way users research: Subject Indexing. The addition of detailed subject indexing aids content discovery across collections, drawing connections that simple search and retrieve cannot achieve?revealing related concepts and terms to expand thinking and exploration. Term Clusters. Users can see topics that commonly occur in relation to their search term, which helps uncover hidden connections, or can be a helpful starting point in the early stages of research. Term Frequency. This allows users to see the frequency of their search term(s) in the content over time, which can suggest the importance of particular concepts during given periods. Now, users can ask new questions of historical data e.g. Is there a connection between ?bread? and ?revolution?? Source, Links (Except Screen Shots), Video Tutorials, and Review Available At: [ http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/2013/09/artemis-new-age-navigation-is-here-and.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 5011 http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Richard.Chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr Tue Sep 17 22:34:43 2013 From: Richard.Chbeir at u-bourgogne.fr (Richard Chbeir) Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 04:34:43 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Asis-l] Last CFP IEEE/ACM SITIS 2013: 9th International Conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet Based Systems (December 2-5, 2013 - Kyoto, Japan) In-Reply-To: <1619833220.1063422.1378673582388.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> References: <1619833220.1063422.1378673582388.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> Message-ID: <24347655.3837604.1379471683098.JavaMail.root@u-bourgogne.fr> LAST CALL FOR PAPERS Apologies for multiple diffusion !!!!!! SUBMISSION DEADLINE APPROACHING: September 23, 2013 !!!!!!! ====================================================================== TRACK ON WEB COMPUTING AND APPLICATIONS (WeCA) The 9th International Conference on SIGNAL IMAGE TECHNOLOGY & INTERNET-BASED SYSTEMS (SITIS 13) December 2 - 5, 2013 In cooperation with ACM SIGAPP French Chapter and IEEE Technical Committee on Multimedia Computing Kyoto Terrsa, Japan http://www.sitis-conf.org/ ====================================================================== The focus of the track titled "Web Computing and Applications (WeCA)" is on emerging and novel concepts, architectures, technologies, and methodologies for information management related to the Web and cloud computing. In essence, the Web, with its different versions, has created an interconnected world in which information can be exchanged easily, tasks can be processed collaboratively, communities of users with similarly interests can be formed to achieve efficiency and improve performance, etc. Taking full advantage of these interconnected environments to meet the ever increasing needs of emerging applications requires solutions that address new issues and challenges. The track calls for research papers and reports related, but not limited, to the following topics: ** Data semantics ** Ontologies Conceptual Data Modeling Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Metadata Evolution and Change Semantic Caching Data Warehousing and Semantic Semantics in Data Visualization Semantic Services for Mobile Users Applications of Semantic-Driven Approaches ** Web-Centric Systems ** Semantic Web Social media and networking Web Services and Service Computing Hypermedia and Adaptation E-Commerce, E-government, and E-Learning Web/Data Mining Machine Learning Crowdsourcing ** Big Data ** Foundations and computation Infrastructure and platforms Management Data preservation and provenance Search and Mining Computational Modeling and Data Integration Link and Graph Mining Mobility Multimedia and Multi-structured Data Applications ** Information System Interoperability ** Digital Libraries Semantic Interoperability and Semantic Mediators Ontologies Based Systems Contextual Reasoning in Distributed Ontologies ** Cloud ** Architectures and platforms Mobile Clouds Storage, Data, and Analytics Clouds Migration, Management, and Quality Composition, Federation, and Integration Resource Virtualization and Composition High Performance Cloud Computing Programming Models and Paradigms Green Computing Innovative Applications and Experiences Computing Consulting ** Cooperative information and Distributed Systems ** Information Sharing Grid/cloud Applications Peer To Peer Computing and Applications Knowledge and Semantic Grid Semantics Of Peer Data Management Systems Mobile Information Systems and Computing ** Multimedia and application ** Image and Video Databases Image and Video Indexing and Retrieval Emergent Semantics in Content Retrieval Systems Semantics and Meta Data in Multimedia Systems Content-Based Indexing, Search, and Retrieval of Retrieval Multimedia Data Modeling and Visualization Tools, Benchmarks, Evaluation Protocols and Standards ** Information security ** Security Modeling and Access Control Protocol Intrusion Avoidance, Detection, and Response Web Security and Supporting Systems Security Denial of Service: Attacks and Countermeasures Intellectual Property Protection Fundamental Services on Network and Distributed Systems Security and Privacy for Emerging Technologies Trust based systems Submission and publication --------------------------- The conference will include keynote addresses, tutorials, and regular and workshop sessions. SITIS-13 invites submission of high quality and original papers on the topics listed above. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers for technical merit, originality, significance and relevance to track topics. Papers must be up to 8 pages and follow IEEE double columns publication format. Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings and published by IEEE Computer Society and referenced in IEEE explore and major indexes Special issues and Journal Publication --------------------------------------- Extended versions of the selected papers will be published in one of the following reviewed journals: - World Wide Web Journal (WWW) - Multimedia Tools and Applications journal (MTAP) Important dates ---------------- * Paper Submission (extended): September 23rd, 2013 * Acceptance/Reject notification: October 06th, 2013 * Camera ready: October 13th, 2013 * Author registration: October 20, 2013 Track Chairs ------------ Kokou Yetongnon, University of Bourgogne, France Richard Chbeir, University of Pau, France General Co-Chairs ----------------- Ernesto Damiani, Universit? degli Studi di Milano, Italy Setsuo Tsuruta, Denki University, Japan More details about each track and detailed topics can be found on the conference website: http://www.sitis-conf.org/ From rhill at asis.org Wed Sep 18 12:34:09 2013 From: rhill at asis.org (Dick Hill) Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:34:09 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] September 26 PASIG Webinar: How to Assess your Digital Value at Risk - The DVAR Calculator Message-ID: <98FB18FAF596449CAD1E7D7928CC01FD@asist.local> The next PASIG monthly webinar will be Thursday, September 26 at 11:30am EST. This session hits on a very relevant topic that has consistently been a discussion point in PASIG conferences; assessing your digital assets risk and value. 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-9-26-2013-register.ht ml Title: How to Assess your Digital Value at Risk - An Introduction to the Digital Value at Risk (DVAR) Calculator Abstract: One of the challenges facing archivists who are working with born-digital or digitised content is understanding how to develop a systematic approach for identifying the risks of losing digital assets stored in a variety of media. Understanding how much your various digital assets are at risk, and what the consequences of this loss could be for your institution, can help you to develop an optimised approach for digital preservation. Bench marking your digital assets register against key variables such as provenance, type of file format, preservation strategy, storage media, and other factors can also help you to prioritise your investment case for digital preservation. The Digital Value at Risk (DVAR) Calculator is a new tool that applies a risk/consequence model towards the potential loss of digital assets over time. Mike Quinn will provide an introduction to the risk/consequence model and provide a live demonstration of the DVAR tool, using case examples that will be relevant to memory institutions, academic, public sector and commercial archivists. Following the webinar, the DVAR tool and user guide will be made freely available to PASIG members. Speaker: Mike Quinn is a Director at Tessella, a leader in digital preservation technology, consulting and research. Tessella's archiving solutions are in use by national libraries and archives on four continents, and includes Preservica, a cloud-based digital preservation service launched in 2012. Mike has over 25 years experience in launching award winning B2B electronic commerce and SaaS solution companies in over 30 countries. Mike has a BSc. in Psychology and Zoology from the University of Manchester. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: ATT00007.txt URL: From hrosenba at indiana.edu Wed Sep 18 17:02:47 2013 From: hrosenba at indiana.edu (Howard Rosenbaum) Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:02:47 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] ASIST> SIG-SI Symposium schedule: The Social Informatics of Information Boundaries Message-ID: Please join us in Montreal! The 9th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium: The Social Informatics of Information Boundaries Sponsored by SIG-SI and the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics Saturday, November 2, 2013, 8:00-12:30 PM Note: Early registration deadline for the conference is Friday, 9/20 Organizers: Howard Rosenbaum & Pnina Fichman (Indiana University) Schedule 8:00-8:10 Introduction Pnina Fichman - The (Information) Boundaries of Social Informatics (Indiana University) 8:10-8:50 Panel: Ron Day, Ingrid Erikson and Howard Rosenbaum - Social Informatics of Information Boundaries (Indiana University, Rutgers University, Indiana University) 8:50-9:00 Break and Poster Session 9:00-10:20 Papers 9:00-9:20 Eric Meyer, Ralph Schroeder and Linnet Taylor - The boundaries of Big Data (Oxford Internet Institute) 9:20-9:40 Colin Rhinesmith - From Paper to the Cloud: The Social Informatics of Information Boundaries in Human Services (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) 9:40-10:00 Adam Worrall - ?Back Onto The Tracks?: Convergent Community Boundaries in LibraryThing and Goodreads (Florida State University) 10:00-10:20 Mohhamad Jarrahi - Social informatics and directions for future research on implications of ICTs in organizations (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) 10:20-10:50 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 (Bentley University, Indiana University) 2012 Best Social Informatics Student Paper ($500): ?Knock knock, Who?s there: The imagined audience? by Eden Litt (Northwestern University) 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. 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The School offers two graduate programs and contributes to a collaboratively-delivered undergraduate program. At the graduate level, SIM provides the American Library Association-accredited Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) program, and the mid-career online Master of Information Management (MIM) program. At the undergraduate level, the School provides core and elective courses in the Bachelor of Management program, notably in the Knowledge Management major. The School is part of the interdisciplinary Faculty of Management, with the Schools of Business, Public Administration, and Resource and Environmental Studies. The Faculty of Management has a commitment to values-based management with a focus on sustainability, and getting things done. We seek an additional colleague who will contribute to, and thrive in, this environment. Information about the School may be found at http://sim.management.dal.ca Areas of interest include: enterprise information management; organization of Information (e.g., metadata, taxonomies, ontologies); data management: curation, preservation, and visualization; information risk management; and new and emerging media. More information: https://blogs.dal.ca/academiccareers/files/2013/08/2314-Information-Management.pdf ------- Cheers, Mike ------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Mike Smit Assistant Professor School of Information Management Faculty of Management Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS 902-494-1901 /// Mike.Smit at dal.ca ------------------------------------------------------ From rossjd at syr.edu Thu Sep 19 15:49:25 2013 From: rossjd at syr.edu (John David Ross) Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:49:25 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Syracuse iSchool Inks Cybersecurity Education Agreement with UVA Message-ID: <46F87374-B57F-4341-BD54-55CB5F0241F2@syr.edu> Syracuse iSchool Inks Cybersecurity Education Agreement with UVA The School of Information Studies (iSchool) at Syracuse University, and the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Virginia (UVA) have signed an agreement to offer transfer credit for graduates of UVA?s Certificate in Cybersecurity Management program into the iSchool?s Master of Science in Information Management program. The agreement, signed earlier this week in Virginia, ?will leverage the faculty resources of two highly respected education institutions to prepare professionals to address today?s complex cybersecurity issues,? explained Susan Corieri, Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management and Special Academic Program Initiatives at the iSchool. "These UVA students are often professionals from government agencies or technology companies," said Corieri, who noted that their career experiences coupled with their training in UVA?s program will prepare them well for iSchool graduate degree work. UVA?s Certificate in Cybersecurity Management is an 18-credit graduate level offering. Upon successful completion of the UVA program, graduates can transfer in up to 15 credits towards coursework at the iSchool. The Master of Information Science degree at the iSchool is designed to prepare students to respond to four basic challenges confronting organizations today, including: * Increasing the productivity and creativity of knowledge workers, managers and executives who work with information resources; * Evaluating, planning and deploying the effective use of information and communication technologies within organizations; * Developing corporate and government policies to maximize the benefits resulting from the widespread use of these technologies; and * Improving the strategic use and management of information resources in business, government, and non-profit organizations. The degree is a 42 credit hour program. Applicants with more than six years of relevant experience may qualify for a 30 credit hour executive track. Like all iSchool graduate degrees, it can be taken full-time or part-time, on-campus or online, or any combination thereof. Applicants for the partnership program must meet certain criteria, and follow Syracuse University?s admission policies and procedures. Syracuse will not accept transfer credit of any course earned with a grade below ?B.? For more information about graduate programs, visit: http://ischool.syr.edu/future/grad/ View this story online *** J.D. Ross ? Communications Director School of Information Studies Syracuse University 343-M Hinds Hall Syracuse, NY 13244 (315) 443-3094 rossjd at syr.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wilsontd at gmail.com Thu Sep 19 15:32:16 2013 From: wilsontd at gmail.com (Prof. T.D. Wilson) Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:32:16 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] Theory in Information Behaviour Research Message-ID: Now that the semesters are started or starting it may be useful point out that a new version of T.D. Wilson. (Ed.). *Theory in Information Behaviour Research. *(Sheffield, UK: Eiconics, Ltd. 2013. Price: $9.99), with typos corrected, has been published. Those who bought the first version will be able, I believe, to download the corrected text. The e-book available in the Apple iBook format from the iTunes store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/theory-in-information-behaviour/id662992330?mt=11 and in other formats from Smashwords at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/336724 ?Information behaviour? is the research field that deals with how people interact with information and information sources, how their needs arise, how they are satisfied and how they use the information they find. This collection of chapters deals with key theories employed in information behaviour research. There are eight chapters: Activity theory, by T.D. Wilson; Critical theory, by G. Benoit; Personal construct theory, by R. Reynolds; Personality theory, by J. Heinstr?m; Practice theory, by A. Cox; Social cognitive theory, by A. Palsdottir; and Social phenomenology, by T.D. Wilson and R. Savolainen. The final chapter is on theoretical approaches employed in Russia and Eastern Europe, by E. Maceviciute. All of the authors are known for having used the different theoretical perspectives in their own research. The book is intended for students at Master?s and Doctoral levels, and is priced so as to be affordable to all ? an equivalent printed book would have cost in the region of $50-$60. Doctoral and Master?s programmes may find it useful as a class text for theory courses. A recently published review http://informationr.net/ir/reviews/revs482.htmlnotes: ?This is a beautifully written book--very intense/very in depth--for researchers and graduate students in information science interested in utilizing well established theories from other disciplines to conceptualize aspects of the user-information nexus. This gives the book an empirical and practical basis to the theories described in the reader. Each of the eight chapters is designed to take advantage of this theory-to-research practice premise.? Reviews are also known to be forthcoming in Australian Academic and Research Libraries (http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/uarl20) and Education Libraries (http://units.sla.org/division/ded/education_libraries.html). -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Professor T.D. Wilson, PhD, Hed.Dr, PhD (h.c.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher and Editor in Chief: Information Research: an international electronic journal Website - http://InformationR.net/ir/ Blog - http://info-research.blogspot.com/ Photoblog - http://tomwilson.shutterchance.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-mail: wilsontd at gmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Elsevier has also generously offered to subsidize student participation in the workshop. To this end, all student registrants will receive at least 50% discount on registration and will possibly be reimbursed for the entire amount (depending on the number of student registrants). The registration fee for ASIST and ISSI members is $150 and includes wifi, two meals, and small snacks. Today is the last day to register at the Early Bird ratefor the ASIST Annual Meeting, so we strongly encourage you to register today! Please contact cassidysugimoto at gmail.com with any additional questions. Best, Cassidy R. Sugimoto Chair, SIG/MET -- Cassidy R. Sugimoto, PhD Assistant Professor School of Informatics and Computing Indiana University Bloomington http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~sugimoto -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcmason at umd.edu Fri Sep 20 13:27:15 2013 From: mcmason at umd.edu (Mary E. Carroll-Mason) Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:27:15 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Learn About the Master of Information Management Degree from Maryland's iSchool on Sept. 24 Message-ID: Learn About the Master of Information Management Degree from Maryland's iSchool on Sept. 24 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, September 24, 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: http://ter.ps/MIM24Sept 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 rhill at asis.org Mon Sep 23 10:25:46 2013 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:25:46 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] ASIST Annual Meeitng - Early reg.date extended to Sept 30 Message-ID: <385-220139123142545994@LEN-dick-2011> Early registration deadline extended to Sept. 30, 2013 Beyond the Cloud: Rethinking Information Boundaries ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Nov. 1-6, Montreal, Canada http://asis.org/asist2013/ 83 papers contributed papers 78 posters 28 panels. The program is extremely rich in content and will draw attendance from scholars and practitioners from information related fields all over the world. The conference program focuses on research and technological development on the latest issues affecting information environments, information phenomena, and information users. The program sets to provide a wide range of research topics and related practical issues such as cloud-based metadata, biomedical research, social informatics to collective information seeking, adoption of social media, digital humanities and human information interaction, among others. We hope that the discussions generated by the papers, panels and posters will contribute to expand our understanding of information problems and to help us in better addressing them in our research and professional endeavors. Keynote speaker: Jorge Garcia, a Montreal-based expert in the area of business intelligence and data management. His work involves the assessment and implementation of information technologies. This year, the Annual Meeting follows the 9th International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICKM), another great venue for learning about developments in information and knowledge management. The presence of ICKM attendees at ASIS&T Annual Meeting should provide additional opportunities for great discussions. http://asis.org/asist2013/ . Richard Hill Executive Director Association for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From gerrymck at iastate.edu Sun Sep 22 18:11:04 2013 From: gerrymck at iastate.edu (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 22:11:04 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] NISO to Develop Standards and Recommended Practices for Altmetrics In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C63F2A7@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> References: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C63F291@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu>, <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C63F2A7@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C63F2B8@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ Grant from Sloan Foundation will fund community-informed effort to standardize collection and use of alternative metrics measuring research impact Baltimore, MD - June 20, 2013 - The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announces a new two-phase project to study, propose, and develop community-based standards or recommended practices in the field of alternative metrics. Assessment of scholarship is a critical component of the research process, impacting everything from which projects get funded to who gains promotion and tenure to which publications gain prominence. Since Eugene Garfield's pioneering work in the 1960s, much of the work on research assessment has been based upon citations, a valuable measure but one that has failed to keep pace with online reader behavior, network interactions with content, social media, and online content management. Exemplified by innovative new platforms like ImpactStory, a new movement is growing to develop more robust alternative metrics?called altmetrics?that complement traditional citation metrics. NISO will first hold several in-person and virtual meetings to identify critical areas where altmetrics standards or recommended practices are needed and then convene a working group to develop consensus standards and/or recommended practices. The project is funded through a $207,500 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Citation analysis lacks ways to measure the newer and more prevalent ways that articles generate impact such as through social networking tools like Twitter, Facebook, or blogs," explains Nettie Lagace, NISO's Associate Director for Programs. "Additionally, new forms of scholarly outputs, such as datasets, software tools, algorithms, or molecular structures are now commonplace, but they are not easily?if at all?assessed by traditional citation metrics. These are two among the many concerns the growing movement around altmetrics is trying to address." "For altmetrics to move out of its current pilot and proof-of-concept phase, the community must begin coalescing around a suite of commonly understood definitions, calculations, and data sharing practices," states Todd Carpenter, NISO Executive Director. "Organizations and researchers wanting to apply these metrics need to adequately understand them, ensure their consistent application and meaning across the community, and have methods for auditing their accuracy. We must agree on what gets measured, what the criteria are for assessing the quality of the measures, at what granularity these metrics are compiled and analyzed, how long a period the altmetrics should cover, the role of social media in altmetrics, the technical infrastructure necessary to exchange this data, and which new altmetrics will prove most valuable. The creation of altmetrics standards and best practices will facilitate the community trust in altmetrics, which will be a requirement for any broad-based acceptance, and will ensure that these altmetrics can be accurately compared and exchanged across publishers and platforms." [more] Source and Full Text Available At [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2013/09/niso-to-develop-standards-and.html ] /Gerry 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 garciam at denison.edu Tue Sep 24 13:36:40 2013 From: garciam at denison.edu (Moriana Garcia) Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:36:40 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Help us become memorable: Participate in the logo contest for SIG-STI Message-ID: Dear ASIS&T Members, We announce a competition for the logo design of SIG-STI. The contest will give participants the opportunity to have their design represent the group to the larger information science community, while due credit will be given to the winner creator/designer in the SIG-STI website. In addition, the winner entry will receive an Amazon Gift Card (value: $150 US dollars). By participating in the contest, creators/designers agree to comply with the official rules and guidelines. - The logo should relate to scientific and technical information, reflecting the focus of SIG-STI (additional background on the group in our About page). - The logo should be simple and recognizable, work both in color and black and white, and incorporate the acronym SIG STI in the design. It should be suitable for electronic and print media, and adaptable to different scales. - Entries should be original and should not violate any intellectual property rights. Creators/designers must have the rights for all images and text used in their submission. - By participating in the competition, the winner creator/designer agrees to transfer all intellectual properties applicable to their entry to SIG-STI. Non-winning creators/designers retain all intellectual properties associated with their submissions. - Creators/designers should be of sufficient legal age (21 at the time of the entry). - Entries should be submitted by email to sig.sti.asist at gmail.com. If the file is above the maximum size for an attachment, share the file through Google Drive. *Deadline: *12:00 am on November 1st, 2013. - Submissions should be formatted as .png, .jpg or .psd files on white background, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. The winner creator/designer should be able to provide a high resolution vector graphic of the winner entry. - Submissions should include complete contact information for the creator/designer: name, email, phone, and address. - Submissions will be judged and a winner entry announced during the SIG-STI Annual Planning Meeting on November 4th, during the 2013 ASIS&T Annual Meeting . The winner creator/designer will be notified by email, and the prize sent by certified postal mail. - If no entry is selected, SIG-STI reserves the right to declare no winner and rerun the contest. Click here to download a PDF flier for the contest. Click here to see the contest rules in our website. SIG-STI Board -- Moriana L. M. Garcia, MS, PhD, MLIS Natural Sciences Liaison Librarian Denison University Libraries P.O. Box 805 Granville, OH, 43023 Phone: 740-587-5714 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wmonroe at email.unc.edu Tue Sep 24 18:57:24 2013 From: wmonroe at email.unc.edu (Monroe, Wanda G.) Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:57:24 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Position Available at Interlibrary Loan/Cataloging Librarian at EPA Library at RTP Message-ID: Working Title: Interlibrary Loan/Cataloging Librarian EPA Non-Faculty Work Hours: Full Time Posting Open Date: 09/19/2013 Application Deadline: 10/25/2013 Proposed Start Date: 12/02/2013 Position Summary: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of information and Library Science (SILS) holds the contract to provide library services for the US Environmental Protection Agency Library in Research Triangle Park. The Interlibrary Loan Cataloging Librarian oversees operations for interlibrary loan, document delivery and cataloging. The Interlibrary Loan Cataloging Librarian provides training for library personnel and interns, including maintaining procedures and guidance documents for both departments. The Interlibrary Loan Cataloging Librarian provides routine and in-depth research of traditional reference resources available in order to obtain obscure and difficult to obtain documents and articles. The Interlibrary Loan Cataloging Librarian provides cataloging of items needing original cataloging or that are time-sensitive using RDA and AACR2. Educational Requirements: ALA-accredited Master's degree in Library Science. Qualifications and Experience: The successful candidate will have at least four (4) years directly related experience in interlibrary loan services and cataloging; Thorough knowledge and understanding using information technologies in a research environment, including OCLC, Docline, online library systems, and specialized scientific databases; Thorough knowledge and understanding of national cataloging standards (AACR2, LCSH, LCC, and MARC); Familiarity with RDA (Resource Description and Access ); Clarity in oral and written communications; The ability to be an innovative participant in a team-oriented environment and have a genuine interest in working closely with and mentoring graduate students. The preferred candidate will be familiar with government documents, environmental, biomedical and engineering information; Familiar with EndNote; Familiar with SharePoint Special Instructions: The application deadline for this position is October 25, 2013. 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URL: From kb633 at drexel.edu Wed Sep 25 14:42:47 2013 From: kb633 at drexel.edu (Boland,Kerry) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:42:47 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Drexel's College of Computing & Informatics Welcomes Four New Faculty Members Message-ID: <8A3EE63B361E364EA41B10DE3FBE64FD04769215@MB4.drexel.edu> Drexel University's College of Computing & Informatics warmly welcomes the following new faculty members: Dr. Geoffrey Mainland, Assistant Professor Dr. Mainland's research focuses on high-level programming language and runtime support for non-general purpose computation. His work seeks to make it easier to exploit the power of special-purpose devices, like GPUs, that require specialized programming models for optimal efficiency. After obtaining an A.B. in Physics from Harvard, Dr. Mainland spent three years working in Silicon Valley. He then returned to Harvard, where he completed a Ph.D. in computer science in 2011. He most recently was a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Programming Principles and Tools group at Microsoft Research Cambridge (UK). Dr. Mainland's research interests span both the systems and programming languages communities. He has published papers at conferences such as Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI) and the International Conference on Functional programming (ICFP). Dr. Erin Solovey, Assistant Professor Dr. Solovey's main research area is human-computer interaction, with a focus on emerging interaction modes and techniques, such as brain-computer interfaces and tangible interaction. She is particularly interested in designing, building and evaluating systems to support users dealing with high workload and multitasking, as well as systems that provide novel learning experiences. She also investigates effective human interaction with complex and autonomous systems. She has received several awards throughout her academic career, including the NSF/CRA Computing Innovation Fellowship and a CHI Best Paper Honorable Mention Award. Dr. Solovey's work has been featured in MIT Technology Review, Slashdot, Engadget and others, and she has conducted research at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Microsoft Research. Previously, she was a software engineer at Oracle, and has experience at several startups. She received her bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Harvard University, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Tufts University, where she worked in the Human-Computer Interaction Lab. After her graduate studies, she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Humans and Automation Lab (HAL) at MIT. Dr. Erjia Yan, Assistant Professor Dr. Yan obtained a Master of Information Science and a Ph.D. from the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University, where he also served as an adjunct instructor. His research interests include network science, informetrics, and scholarly communication, with a focus on using scholarly networks to study scholarly communication. Dr. Yan has published and/or coauthored more than 30 papers in publications such as the Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, Journal of Informetrics, Information Processing and Management, Scientometrics, and at several academic conferences. Dr. Yan has also presented talks at STI 2012 (Montreal, Canada), the National Science Library (Beijing, China), CWTS (Leiden University, The Netherlands), ISSI 2011 (Durban, South Africa), ASONAM 2010 (Odense, Denmark), ASIS&T 2010 (Pittsburgh, PA), ISSI 2009 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), among others. Dr. Maxwell Young, Assistant Professor Dr. Young's research addresses the challenges of designing scalable and robust distributed systems where many of the participants are unreliable or even malicious in nature. This work deals with the intersection of security and distributed computing, and often leverages randomized analyses and cryptographic techniques to obtain algorithms with provable guarantees even in the presence of very powerful attacks. After completing his undergraduate studies in mathematics at Queen's University (Canada) and his master's studies in computer science at the University of New Mexico (USA), Dr. Young obtained his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Waterloo (Canada) in late 2011. Following his graduate studies, he spent one year as a Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore, and later was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Young has published papers at prestigious peer-reviewed conferences such as the ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC) and the IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS), and in top focused journals such as Transactions on Networking (ToN) and Algorithmica. To learn more about the College of Computing & Informatics, please visit http://www.drexel.edu/cci. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mradford at rutgers.edu Wed Sep 25 19:27:23 2013 From: mradford at rutgers.edu (Marie Radford) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:27:23 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Rutgers Univ. Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in LIS Message-ID: <023701ceba46$c9ae3f40$5d0abdc0$@rutgers.edu> THE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, welcomes applications for Assistant, Associate or Full Professor hires who seek to join us to make significant contributions to the social development of individuals by understanding the links among people, information and technology. We seek faculty candidates who will help connect people - including children - with knowledge and improve their lives by transforming information technologies and the social and cultural world around us. Rutgers LIS faculty members are defining an evolving field in an interdisciplinary environment, close to the world's largest media and information centers, and within a highly interactive research university. Areas of particular interest to the department include (but are not limited to): ? Health and wellness information for professionals, patients and the general public; ? Big data science, including curation, preservation and analytics; ? Interaction with information at individual, social, and cultural levels; ? Human computer interaction and the use of information in design; ? Social media, crowdsourcing, and collaboration technologies; ? Game technology and instructional applications; ? Libraries in the 21st century, including public, academic, special, school, and digital libraries; ? Information organization and exploration, including databases. The School of Communication and Information values a climate of cross-department collaboration and interdisciplinary commitment to the development of discoveries and new ideas in a world changed by technology and information. The School is committed to four problem-based research foci: health and wellness; global media and democracy; organizations, policy, and leadership; and social media interaction & collaboration. We embrace Rutgers? goals of diversification of its communities and programs and encourage applicants who would address these goals. For more about the Department of Library and Information Science and the Rutgers-School of Communication and Information, including school-wide research interests and active faculty searches in the school?s Communication and Journalism and Media Studies departments, see: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu. Qualifications: All candidates should have completed a Ph.D. in a relevant field no later than May 2014. The ideal applicant?s program of research should complement the research foci of current faculty. Applicants should have a demonstrated record or strong likelihood of top-tier peer-reviewed publication as well as evidence of effective teaching. Senior level applicants should provide evidence of integrative leadership in research, instruction, and external funding. Letter of application should address these points, and clearly articulate the candidate?s fit to specific departmental and school-wide research interests. Responsibilities of the successful applicant(s) include undergraduate and graduate teaching assignments, an active program of research in the candidate?s area of scholarly expertise, and service contributions to the advancement of the academic profession, to the effective operation of the university, and to society at large in accordance with university policy expectations for tenure-track appointments. Submissions: Applications must be received no later than December 1, 2013. Include letter of application, CV, up to three representative publications, and names and contact information of three references (no letters at this time please). Submit to: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/lis-search/faculty. For more information, contact the Chair of the Department, Marie L. Radford (mradford at rutgers.edu). Founded in 1766, Rutgers is the eighth oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the elite AAU research universities in North America and of the CIC (Big Ten). We have 65,000 students and $400M in total Federal research funding. An equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is committed to building a diverse community and encourages the applications of women and minority candidates. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wmonroe at email.unc.edu Mon Sep 23 19:10:29 2013 From: wmonroe at email.unc.edu (Monroe, Wanda G.) Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 23:10:29 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Big Data Paper Wins Best Paper at ASE/IEEE International Conference on Big Data Message-ID: Dr. Arcot Rajasekar, professor at the School of Information and Library Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his colleagues were pleasantly surprised when their paper won best paper award at the Academy of Science and Engineering/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (ASE/IEEE) International Conference on Big Data held in Washington, D.C. Sept. 8 - 14, 2013. The paper was titled "The Data Bridge: Sociometric Methods for Long-Tail Scientific Data." The "2013 ASE/IEEE International Conference on Big Data aim is to bring together academic scientists, researchers and scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results in Advancing Big Data Science & Engineering" according to the conference Web site. The paper, which was chosen through a blind selection process, was a collaboration between Rajasekar, and his UNC at Chapel Hill colleagues who included: Jonathan Crabtree, SILS Ph.D. student and assistant director of Computing and Archiving in the H.W. Odum Institute for Social Science Research; Howard Lander, RENCI Senior Research Software Developer; RENCI Executive Director, Sharlini Sankaran; UNC Political Science Distinguished Professor and Director of the H.W. Odum Institute for Social Science Research, Thomas M. Carsey; Hye-Chung Kum, research associate professor, School of Social Work and Department of Computer Science; and colleagues from Harvard University, North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T and Texas A&M University. "This paper is based on our project called 'Data Bridge' which is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Big Data program," said Rajasekar. "The project tries to use social media-type algorithms to link and aggregate scientific data - in a sense form data communities - based on their characteristic signatures. It is an ambitious project and this paper describes some of the main aspects of this project." After months of work on this paper and the project proposal to the NSF, Rajasekar's hard work has already paid off. "It feels great [to have won this award]," Rajasekar said. "I was not expecting anything like this, and it caught me by surprise-a pleasant surprise." Excerpt from Abstract: "As the push towards electronic storage, publication, curation and discoverability of research data collected in multiple research domains has grown, so too have the massive numbers of small to medium datasets that are highly distributed and not easily discoverable-a region of data that is sometimes referred to as the long tail of science. The rapidly increasing, sheer volume of these long tail data present one aspect of the Big Data problem: how does one more easily access, discover, use, and reuse long tail data to lead to new multidisciplinary collaborative research and scientific advancement? In this paper, we describe DataBridge, a new e-science collaboration environment that will realize the potential of long tail data by implementing algorithms and tools to more easily enable data discoverability and reuse." To view the report, visit http://databridge.web.unc.edu/files/2013/01/Databridge-ConferenceVersion-final.pdf. ******************************* Wanda Monroe Director of Communications School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 04 Manning Hall, CB#3360 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 919.843.8337 sils.unc.edu Follow us on Twitter at UNCSILS Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/uncsils -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A further aim is to propose the roles that Jisc and others might play in this system in future. Scope and focus 1.1.2 The general scope of this work is the creation and exploitation of citation data derived from peer reviewed academic research articles. However, the citation of datasets is specifically excluded. While bibliographic metadata associated with the referencing and referenced outputs is clearly relevant, it is not the focus of the work. Approaches to exploitation of citation data are also not the focus of the review, except in as much that this might increase or change the demand for different types of citation data. [snip] Source and Full Text Available Via [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2013/09/jisc-access-to-citation-data-cost.html ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 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 mreddy at ist.psu.edu Fri Sep 27 06:27:25 2013 From: mreddy at ist.psu.edu (Madhu Reddy) Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:27:25 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Multiple Tenure Track Positions at Penn State Univ Message-ID: The College of Information Sciences and Technology at The Pennsylvania State University is a College that emphasizes a) systems-level thinking to approach global, societal problems, b) multiple methodologies in the pursuit of interdisciplinary research and design, and c) active, collaborative learning to support transformative teaching. To learn more about our vision, mission, goals, structure, faculty and students, please go to http://ist.psu.edu. We are searching to fill multiple positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in our ranks of tenure-track faculty members, who will assist our college in attaining its goals in education, research and service to the community. The College has strengths in six key areas including: 1) Computational Informatics and Science; 2) Organizational Informatics; 3) Social Policy, Economics and Informatics; 4) Human-Computer Interaction; 5) Cognition and Networked Intelligent Systems and 6) Security, Privacy and Informatics. We seek applicants who show clear evidence that they will become or are leading scholars and premier teachers in their fields and are interested in being part of a vibrant, civil and diverse academic community. Although we welcome applications from a broad variety of areas that match the research interests in the college, we are particularly interested in applicants who would like to pursue research and teaching in the following areas: 1) Enterprise Architecture; 2) Biomedical/Health Informatics; 3) Computational Informatics; 4) Security & Risk Analysis. We are interested in applicants who approach these areas from either a social, cognitive, or computational perspective or a combination of these perspectives. Qualified candidates are invited to submit their curriculum vitae, summary of research and teaching plans, as well as the contact information of four persons who will write letters of recommendations at http://recruit.ist.psu.edu . For questions, please contact Dr. Prasenjit Mitra, Faculty Search Committee Chair, 313F IST Building, College of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802-6823 or via email to facsearch at ist.psu.edu . 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In recognition of evolving online and social technological influences that present both challenges and opportunities, "ASSESSMENT" is the theme for LIDA 2014. The conference theme is divided into two parts. The first part addresses advances in qualitative assessment methods and practices and the second part covers assessment methods involving alternative metrics based on social media and a wider array of communicative activities, commonly referred to as "altmetrics." LIDA 2014 brings together researchers, educators, and practitioners from all over the world in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning, made memorable by being held in an enchanting and spectacularly beautiful city on the shore of the Adriatic Sea. ** *LIDA 2014 Theme: ASSESSING LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY USERS AND USE * *_Part I: Qualitative methods in assessing libraries, users, & use: applications, results._* Contributions (types described below) are invited covering the following and related topics: * new methodological developments and practical applications in qualitative assessments of libraries and information systems;// * application of qualitative methods to the study of library users and use; * studies using a variety of qualitative methods, such as observations, surveys, interviews, focus groups, case studies, cultural studies, oral history, grounded theory, document studies, Delphi studies and others; * qualitative study of a variety of library user groups or potential users: by generation, by role or occupation, by level of education and technological literacy, and others * assessment of library services in a variety of e-services, such as information literacy programs, e-learning, distance education, e-scholarship and others; * practical transformations in library services as a result of assessment; * emergence of new library visions and missions related to users and their reflection in new services as a result of assessment; * discussion about general issues resulting from assessments: How are we to understand new or transformed library services in their own right? In relation to traditional library services and values? *_Part II: Altmetrics - new methods in assessing scholarly communication and libraries: issues, applications, results._* Contributions (types described below) are invited covering the following and related topics: * methodological developments and practical applications in altmetric assessments of scholarly communication, including caveats;// * related criteria for altmetrics, such as [articles, concepts, ideas] viewed, downloaded, reused, adapted, shared, bookmarked, commented upon;// * results from altmetric studies related to scholarly communication and evaluation; // * methodologicaland practical applications in the use of altmetrics in libraries and information systems/; /// * effects of social media on libraries and information systems of all kinds; * criteria and metrics for assessing library employment of social media; * results from studies of use of social media in libraries, particularly involving any kind of assessment; * changes in libraries' use of social media; * discussion about general issues: How can and should libraries use social media? How are libraries and information systems to respond to the ever growing importance of social media in society? What are opportunities and challenges? *_Types of contributions_* Invited are the following types of contributions: 1. *Papers:*scholarly studies and reports on research and practice that will be presented at the conference and included in the published proceedings. The proceedings will be published in print and on the LIDA web site. 2. *Posters*: short graphic presentations on research studies, advances, examples, or preliminary work that will be presented in a special poster session. Awards will be given for Best Poster and Best Student Poster. 3. *Demonstrations:*live examples of working projects, services, interfaces, commercial products, or developments-in-progress that will be presented during the conference in specialized facilities or presented in special demonstration sessions. 4. *Workshops:*two to four-hour sessions that will be tutorial and educational in nature. Workshops will be presented before and after the main part of the conference and will require separate fees, to be shared with workshop organizers. 5. *PhD Forum:*short presentations by Ph.D. students, particularly as related to their dissertation, in a session organized by the European Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (EC/ASIST); responses will be provided by a panel of educators at this forum. *Submissions:*Instructions for all submissions and author guidelines are provided at LIDA 2014 site http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/.**All submissions will be refereed.** *_Important dates: _*** *Papers and posters*: an extended abstract by 15 January 2014. *Acceptance decision*: announced by 10 February 2014. *Full papers and poster summaries**for Proceedings*: by 15 April 2014. *Workshops:*a short proposal by 31 January 2014. *Demonstrations:*a proposal by 1 March 2014. *PhD Forum:*dissertation proposal or research description by 1 March 2014. *_Conference contact information_* *Conference co-directors:* TATJANA APARAC-JELUSIC, Ph.D., Department of Information Science, University of Zadar; Zadar, Croatia; taparac at unizd.hr (also for general correspondence) TEFKO SARACEVIC, Ph.D., School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University; New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA tefkos at rutgers.edu *Program chairs:* For part I: DAVID BAWDEN, Ph.D., Centre for Information Science, City University London, London, UK. db at soi.city.ac.uk For part II: BLAISE CRONIN, Ph.D., D.S.Sc., School of Informatics & Computing, Indiana University, Indiana, USA. bcronin at indiana.edu *_Venue_* Zadar is one of the enchanting cities on the Adriatic coast, rich in history. It still preserves a very old network of narrow and charming city streets, as well as a Roman forum dating back to the first century AD. In addition, the Zadar region is one of unparalleled natural beauty that includes two national parks. On the Adriatic Sea is the Kornati National Park , an unusual and colorful group of some 100 small islands. The National Park Paklenica is also close by, for those who enjoy exploring a more mountainous terrain. Croatia is a great tourist destination of unspoiled beauty. -- *********************************************************************** Tefko Saracevic, Ph.D. Professor II Emeritus School of Communication & Information Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 08901 U.S.A. Email: tefkos at rutgers.edu URL: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~tefko/ *********************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you?re looking to improve your web development skills or have an impending website re-design project to prepare for, this is the course for you. What you?ll learn: - HTML Basics including: - Tags, Attributes, and Elements - Parts of an HTML document - Basic HTML Tags like paragraph, breaks, headings, lists - Using an HTML Validation Tool - Using span, div, images, links, iframe, and embed tags correctly - CSS Basics including - Inline v. External stylesheets - Box properties - IDs and classes - Web colors - Sizing multimedia within your site - Using Firebug/Developer Tools - Where to find design inspiration - Designing a responsive website The course will use tools like Mozilla Thimble and Dropbox to share code and submit assignments. You can also use your own web space if you prefer. In this class you will work in a basic text editor to edit HTML & CSS files. Instructor: Amy Deschenes is the Systems & Web Applications Librarian at the Simmons College Library. She has been involved with library technology projects including website redesign, mobile web and app development, and virtual reference. **************************** For our full Fall/Winter schedule, additional information, or to register see http://gslis.simmons.edu/ce or contact gslisce at simmons.edu Kris Liberman LS ?87 Continuing Education/Communications/Community Graduate School of Library and Information Science Simmons College | 300 The Fenway | Boston, MA 02115 office 617.521.2803 | fax 617.521.3192 email g slisce at simmons.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcmason at umd.edu Fri Sep 27 19:07:07 2013 From: mcmason at umd.edu (Mary E. Carroll-Mason) Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 23:07:07 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Learn About the Ph.D. in Information Studies from Maryland's iSchool on Oct. 5 Message-ID: Learn About the Ph.D. in Information Studies from Maryland's iSchool on Oct. 5 The University of Maryland's College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool, is currently accepting applications from prospective students interested in pursuing doctoral-level research in the field of information studies. This year, funding in the form of fellowships, scholarships and assistantships is available to support students interested in the following research areas: . Big Data . Health Informatics . Human-Computer Interaction . Information Policy . Information Retrieval . Information Technology Innovation . Natural Language Processing . Public Libraries . School Libraries . Social Computing . Social Media Located near Washington, DC, Maryland's iSchool offers unparalleled opportunities for students to pursue research-oriented careers. Students learn to conduct original research through one-on-one mentoring relationships with faculty members in diverse disciplines such as computer science, human-computer interaction, information policy, information science and information systems. Completed applications are due by December 1 for domestic applicants and November 1 for international applicants. You may learn more online at: http://ischool.umd.edu/phd Prospective students may learn more about the program during an upcoming virtual information session, Saturday, October 5, 2013, 11 am-noon, EDT The virtual information session will be conducted through Adobe Connect, using the following URL:? http://ter.ps/phd05oct. If you have never used Adobe Connect, please make sure to run the system test to ensure compatibility at: https://umdischool.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm prior to the information session. Tutorials are available online at: https://na7cps.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/startmain.htm. Pre-registration is not required, but is encouraged. Please register online: http://ter.ps/33h From mkhosro at gmail.com Sun Sep 29 04:00:51 2013 From: mkhosro at gmail.com (Mahmood Khosrowjerdi) Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:30:51 +0330 Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: Infopreneurship Journal (IJ), Vol.1, No.1, is accessible now! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *Dear colleagues,* Apologies for cross-posting! -------------------------------------------------- I'm pleased to announce the publication of 1st issue of Infopreneurship Journal (IJ).* * ***Infopreneurship Journal (IJ)* *(ISSN 2345-265X)* is a peer-reviewed, bi-annual journal which focuses on the changing contours of information entrepreneurship, management and business research and training and acquaints the readers with the latest trends and directions of explorations in the theory and practice of these fields . It publishes original papers of high quality, documenting fresh grounds being explored, new methodologies being employed, conceptual discoveries being made, or innovative experiments being attempted with a view to expanding the frontiers of our knowledge and insight. This issue includes 4 articles and 2 book reviews. The table of content of Infopreneurship Journal (IJ). *Infopreneurship Journal, Volume 1, Number 1, 2013:* Why a Journal on Infopreneurship (Editorial) Go Glocal: Intercultural Comparison of Leadership Ethics *Rafael Capurro**, **PhD**, **Professor (em**.), Hochschule **der Medien (HdM), Stuttgart; and Director of** International Center for Information Ethics(**ICIE), GERMANY* Marketing mix for librarians and information professionals * **Mimutie Moikan Mollel**, **Assistant Librarian**, The Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy * Cloud Computing and Risk: A look at the EU and the application of the Data Protection Directive to cloud computing *Victoria Ostrzenski**, **MAS**, **Researcher, Records in the Cloud**, School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies, University of British Columbia* The Death of Review Articles in Humanities: A Case study on World LIS Journals * **Mahmood Khosrowjerdi**, **MLIS**, Young Researchers and Elite Club* OWNING UP: The 14 Questions Every Board Member Needs to Ask - A Book Review * **Arya Vikas Baride,** **Professor**, **Faculty member at ** Vishwakarma Institute of Management* Service Level Agreements for Cloud Computing - A Book Review * **Victoria Ostrzenski**, **Researcher, Records in the Cloud**,**School of Library**, Archival, and Information Studies, University of British Columbia , * All articles of this journal is accessible from the link : http://infopreneurship.net/archive/2013/vol1-no1/ * *Looking forward to hearing from you Cheers! Mahmood Please share this message in your social networks. -- Best Regards *Mahmood Khosrowjerdi* Editor-in-Chief, *Infopreneurship Journal*, www.infopreneurship.net Member, Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), http://asis.org/ Tel. +989308428405 E-mail: mkhosro at gmail.com Website: http://paikal.blog.ir/page/Manager -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SHASTING at mailbox.sc.edu Fri Sep 27 13:46:23 2013 From: SHASTING at mailbox.sc.edu (HASTINGS, SAM) Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:46:23 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Faculty Position USC SLIS Message-ID: The University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science in Columbia invites applications and nominations for a tenure track faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level to begin August 2014. Pursue your interests in a diverse, intellectually stimulating, and multi-disciplinary environment that provides support and encouragement as part of a collaborative work culture. An earned doctorate in library and information science or a related field is preferred, but strong candidates who are ABD with a fixed graduation date will be considered. Position requires a clearly articulated research agenda, and enthusiasm for and excellence in teaching in multiple delivery formats. At the associate level, evidence of scholarly production and leadership is also required. The School is particularly interested in candidates with a specialization in the following areas: data and information management, archives and digital curation, information architecture and social media apps. These areas of expertise are especially important to the school's collaborative partnerships with computer science and health communication programs as well as our research concentrations in cultural heritage and literacy. Selected candidates will be expected to provide leadership and help with our commitment to diversity through our research, teaching, and service missions of the School in their areas of specialization. The School's MLIS degree program is fully accredited by the American Library Association. The school media preparation program is part of the University's Professional Education Unit which is approved by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The School also offers three programs of advanced study beyond the Master's degree (the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Library and Information Science, the Specialist in Library and Information Science, and the Ph.D. in Library and Information Science). In addition, we have a Bachelor of Science in Information Science program and a joint Certificate of Health Communications with Public Health and Communications. Faculty teach across all degree programs. The School has a strong commitment to distance education throughout the state of South Carolina and is one of two Schools in the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies. The second is the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Although the two Schools are structurally separate, they are involved in a number of collaborative activities, intended to share faculty expertise. The School is located on the campus' historic Horseshoe. It has nationally recognized programs in school library media, youth services, and medical librarianship. Since its inception, the School has emphasized the use of information technology as a vital component of library and information services. Founded in 1801, the University of South Carolina-Columbia is the flagship campus of an eight-campus, fully accredited, state-supported system. USC-Columbia has strong undergraduate and graduate programs and other highly regarded professional schools including: medicine, law, education, engineering, social work, pharmacy, public health, arts and sciences, nursing, and business administration. The University is a Carnegie Research I institution. About 31,300 students are enrolled on the Columbia campus and more than 44,000 throughout the system. The City of Columbia is the state capital with a metropolitan area population of almost half a million. It is a state center of financial, transportation, and industrial development, and it has a rich historical and cultural tradition. It is located within easy driving distance of both mountains and coast. Applications and nominations are invited for positions to be available in August 2014. Salary is fully competitive. The Committee will begin full reviews of applications and nominations on January 15, 2014 and continue until the position is filled. SLIS representatives will be available at the ASIS&T and the ALISE conferences. TO APPLY: Applicants should send a letter of application and a complete resume including the names of three references to Ms. Angela Wright, wrightay at mailbox.sc.edu, School of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina, Davis College, 1501 Greene Street, Columbia, SC 29208. For further information or to submit nominations, send an email to slisadmn at mailbox.sc.edu or call (803) 777-3858. School Information is available at http://www.libsci.sc.edu/. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. The University of South Carolina is responsive to the needs of dual career couples. The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. Dr. S. K. 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Algorithms have assumed that one person is reviewing the results, and user interfaces have supported the needs of individual searchers. CIS?also referred to as collaborative information retrieval and collaborative search?focuses on the notion that information seeking is not always a solitary activity, and that people working in collaboration to perform information-seeking tasks should be studied and supported. CIS occurs in many contexts, including healthcare, business intelligence, technical fields, strategic research, information analysis, planning tasks, and everyday activities such as shopping and travel. Submissions should be original manuscripts that describe research, experiences, and software tools/algorithms/archit mediation ectures focused on support for collaborative information seeking. Specific topics include CIS theories and models; design guidelines and experiences; CIS applications in different domains, such as e-learning environments, healthcare, subiness, office work, and intelligence analysis; approaches for incorporating CIS with social search; issues related to collaborators' awareness of actions, time/space, and participants' roles; algorithmic and user of the search process; methodologies for studying CIS;, and software tools and algorithms to support collaborative search. All submissions are subject to peer review based on both technical merit and relevance to Computer's readership, which includes a large base of developers interested in information they can apply practically in their work. Accepted papers will be professionally edited for content and style. Direct inquiries to the guest editors: Chirag Shah, Rutgers University; Rob Capra, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and Preben Hansen, Stockholm University. 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URL: From marialemos72 at gmail.com Mon Sep 30 18:03:39 2013 From: marialemos72 at gmail.com (Maria Lemos) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:03:39 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP: WorldCIST'14 - World Conference on IST, at Madeira Island Message-ID: <201309302203.r8UM3ofm005617@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 Health Information Systems & Informatics (IJHISI) International Journal of Web Based Communities (IJWBC) International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence (IJIMAI) 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 srichards at lac-group.com Fri Sep 27 17:18:31 2013 From: srichards at lac-group.com (Suzanne Richards) Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 21:18:31 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / Library Team Lead / Washington. DC Message-ID: 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. 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