From fcunning at kent.edu Tue Apr 1 09:32:34 2014 From: fcunning at kent.edu (Cunningham, Flo) Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 13:32:34 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Kent State SLIS seeks part-time instructors Message-ID: <7ded9f85de9542669d5031143f59da7d@BLUPR08MB391.namprd08.prod.outlook.com> Kent State University School of Library and Information Science seeks qualified instructors for part-time, temporary positions for our online degree programs -- Master of Library and Information Science and Master of Science (with concentrations in health informatics, user experience design and knowledge management). See www.kent.edu/slis for more information about the school and these programs. Our immediate need for Fall 2014 is for instructors to teach the M.L.I.S. core course in Information Technology for Library and Information Professionals (LIS 60003). About the class (LIS 60003): * Provides basic information technology concepts and skills necessary for library and information professionals * The course is taught 100% online using Blackboard; 3 credit hours, taught usually over 10 or 15 weeks * Topics include: computer hardware and software basics; operating systems; file management; software installation and configuration; basic PC applications; information systems development and evaluation; relational database structure; search skills; Internet and the Web concepts, tools and applications; online collaborative projects; and emerging technologies. Responsibilities of part-time instructors for LIS 60003: * Work with a team of full-time faculty to develop, produce and maintain course content over the summer term * Teach an online class of up to 30 students * Interact with students through discussions, answering questions, and grading using Blackboard Instructors are also needed for LIS 60002, Organization of Information: Introduction to the theory and practice of organizing information in various information environments. Familiarity with principles, standards, tools and current systems related to organization of information. Selection is based on the applicant's subject expertise and professional experience in the relevant area, as well as teaching experience, with an emphasis on online teaching. (All teaching will be done online.) Adjunct faculty members may be eligible for a tuition fee waiver and may earn sick leave, depending on number of weeks/hours taught per semester; see http://www.kent.edu/slis/people/faculty/part-time-teaching-positions-in-slis.cfm for more information. To apply, please submit a letter of application indicating the course(s) you are eligible to teach, curriculum vitae or resume with at least three references related to teaching experience, and a sample syllabus to Athena Salaba, Ph.D., SLIS Associate Professor/Associate Director, at asalaba at kent.edu. Thanks. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.webber at sheffield.ac.uk Tue Apr 1 05:32:39 2014 From: s.webber at sheffield.ac.uk (Sheila A Webber) Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 10:32:39 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] CfP: iFutures postgraduate conference "Research into Practice" Message-ID: iFutures, a one-day conference organised by doctoral students, for doctoral students in the Information Science community, returns (after last year's inaugural conference) on Tuesday, July 22 2014, at the Information School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. The theme of the 2014 conference is "Research into Practice." To make the conference accessible to doctoral students, registration costs only ?20 and is waived for authors of accepted full papers. Deadline for submissions is 7 May. Our keynote speakers are: Dr. David Bawden Professor of Information Science, City University, London, Dr. Mounia Lalmas Principal Research Scientist, Yahoo! Labs The event will include the presentation of student research papers, workshops on issues relating to research dissemination and impact, and student poster and Pecha Kucha sessions. More details, including a tentative programme for the day, can be found on the conference website: http://ifutures.group.shef.ac.uk/. We are inviting the following types of submissions: a) Papers: Intended as a means of introducing your current research in a 15 minute presentation followed by 5 minutes for questions and answers. Abstracts should be no more than 500 words; final papers should be no more than 1500 words. b) Posters: Display your research for discussion with fellow PhD students. Abstracts should be no more than 300 words; final papers are optional (no more than 1000 words). [on what, or does it matter] c) Pecha Kucha Presentations: How do you envision your research, or IS research in general, impacting or influencing society? You have 20 slides lasting 20 seconds each to address this question. For more information about the Pecha Kucha format, see http://www.pechakucha.org/. Abstracts should be no more than 300 words; final papers are optional (no more than 1000 words). Authors are requested to submit abstracts by Wednesday, May 7th. Abstracts are being reviewed by a panel of PhD students, and accepted submissions will be notified by Monday 26th May. Successful authors of papers will be invited to submit a short paper of up to 1500 words, for publication in our open access conference proceedings. Poster and Pecha Kucha presenters will also have the option of submitting a paper for publication. To begin the submissions process, go to: https://conferencepapers.shef.ac.uk/index.php/iFutures/if2014/about/submissions N.B. When creating a profile please be sure to tick "Author" at the bottom of the registration page. Once you have created a profile, clicking on the User Home tab will allow you to begin a New Submission. We hope that the conference will offer you a valuable opportunity to gain conference presenting experience, network with your peers from other institutions, and get feedback on your work in an encouraging environment. Registration for the conference will open soon, with details available from the conference website. For more information please contact the iFutures team ( ifutures at sheffield.ac.uk). Registration is now open http://ifutures.group.shef.ac.uk/ -------------- Sheila Webber, Senior Lecturer & Director of the Centre for Information Literacy Research, Information School, The University of Sheffield, 211 Portobello Street, Sheffield, S1 4DP. UK s.webber at sheffield.ac.uk Phone: +44 114 222 2641 Second Life & Twitter: Sheila Yoshikawa The Information Literacy Weblog http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From srichards at lac-group.com Tue Apr 1 13:42:15 2014 From: srichards at lac-group.com (Suzanne Richards) Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 17:42:15 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / Legal Research Specialist / Washington, DC Message-ID: Apologies for the cross postings . . . . LAC Group is seeking a Legal Research Specialist to provide expert research and reference assistance for our client, a well-respected international law firm. This position is located in Washington, DC and assists with research, outreach, training, support, and informational updates in the areas of print and electronic research. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Provide expert research and reference assistance to attorneys in all practice areas in a timely and effective manner using various print and electronic resources. Where applicable, provides in-depth analysis and summarization of results; * Provide expert reference assistance to support the functions of the various administrative departments of the firm including, but not limited to, Business Development and New Business/Conflicts; * Assist in the development of new research and reference offerings and outreach, including but not limited to, bulletins, department and practice group presentations, and direct client services; * Mentor and train staff on research and reference support and duties; * Maintain expert working knowledge of the library collections, online database resources, interlibrary loan availability, document delivery, and other resources as appropriate; * Participate in resource evaluation projects including pilots of new services, comparisons of resources, and preparation of related evaluative memos; * Assist in the preparation of and/or delivery of relevant orientation and training programs. Assist in the gathering of materials and drafting or editing of handouts to support the program; * Support the development and maintenance of intranet reference collections. Assist with link checking, collection development, and integration of subject-specific resources into larger firm portal; * Display professionalism, quality service and a "can do" attitude to internal members/departments of the firm as well as external clients and vendors via electronic and print correspondence, over the telephone and in-person. QUALIFICATIONS: * Masters of Library Information Science (MLS/MLIS) or JD is required; * 5 years of reference/research experience in a legal or corporate environment; * Previous experience working in a large law firm is a plus; * Expert knowledge of print and digital legal and business resources and research techniques; * Advanced knowledge of legal and business electronic resources and databases, and in research and retrieval strategies; * Expertise in legislative, statutory and regulatory research, particularly in preparation of legislative and regulatory histories is highly desirable; * Ability to work quickly, and with great attention to detail; * Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate clearly and effectively; * Excellent organizational skills. Apply at: http://goo.gl/GcBIEE LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and values diversity in the workforce -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcunha at ipca.pt Thu Apr 3 08:21:05 2014 From: mcunha at ipca.pt (Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 13:21:05 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] International Workshop on Big Data Management and Applications Message-ID: <201404031221.s33CL0vv001232@mail.asis.org> ============================================================================= International Workshop on Big Data Management & Applications To be held in CENTERIS /ProjMAN/ HCist 2014 Troia, Portugal, 15-17 October 2014 http://centeris.scika.org | http://projman.scika.org | http:// hcist.scika.org AIS Affiliated Conferences ============================================================================= WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE Big Data Management & Applications 2014 addresses the emerging need of organizations to manage massive data. This large amount of data has the potential to transform science, society and the way businesses are carried out. Such massive data defines the concept of Big Data and the emerging discipline of Data Science. This workshop focuses on new management models, applications and architectures involving Big Data on Enterprises. Authors are expected to present contributions of Big Data Management & Applications in Science, Engineering, Medicine, Healthcare, Finance, Business, Law, Education, Transportation, Retailing, Telecommunications, Government, Public Sector and Society in General. WORKSHOP TOPICS AND AREAS OF INTEREST (not limited to) - Big Data Foundations - Big Data Analytics - Big Data Visualization - Big Data Open Platforms - Big Data Software Systems - Enterprise and Application Architectures - Big Data Infrastructure Management - Big Data as a Service - Industry Standards - Project Management and Deployment - Knowledge management SUBMISSIONS We welcome full research papers, short papers, posters and practitioner papers on the workshop theme. Submitted manuscripts must be written in English. Each manuscript should not exceed the maximum number of pages predefined for each submission type, considering the format available for download at the conference webpage. Manuscript should be submitted electronically at the CENTERIS webpage until April 30, 2014. Submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis, and authors will be notified of the review process results by May 26, 2014. Authors of accepted papers can receive recommendations to revise their manuscript according to the reviewers? comments and should submit the revised version until June 10, 2014. IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for paper submission: April 30, 2014 Notification of acceptance/rejection: May 26, 2014 Revised version: June 10,2014 Conference Date: October 15-17, 2014 PUBLICATION Accepted full and short papers will be published in the conference proceedings (with ISSN). Poster and practitioner papers will be published in the conference book of abstracts, industry and poster papers (with ISBN). Authors of a selection of papers will be invited to enhance their manuscripts for inclusion in a book of chapters or in a journal. WORKSHOP SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Paulo Belfo, Instituto Polit?cnico de Coimbra, Portugal Iryna Yevseyeva, University of Newcastle, UK Jos? M?ndez Reboredo, University of Vigo, Spain Michael Emmerich, University of Leiden, The Netherlands Rafael Zancan Frantz, Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Raquel P?rez Est?banez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain WORKSHOP CHAIRS Ant?nio Trigo (aribeiro at iscac.pt) Instituto Polit?cnico de Coimbra, Portugal V?tor Basto Fernandes (vitor.fernandes at ipleiria.pt) Instituto Polit?cnico de Leiria, Portugal From wmonroe at email.unc.edu Thu Apr 3 12:39:50 2014 From: wmonroe at email.unc.edu (Monroe, Wanda G.) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 16:39:50 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] A Few Seats Still Available for DigCCurr Professional Institute 2014-2015 Message-ID: DigCCurr Professional Institute: Curation Practices for the Digital Object Lifecycle May 11-16, 2014 & January 5-6, 2015 (One price for two sessions) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Visit http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr/institute2014.html for more information. REGISTRATION LINK: http://tinyurl.com/ncgy367 The Institute consists of one five-day session in May 2014 and a two-day follow-up session in January 2015. Each day of the summer session will include lectures, discussion and hands-on "lab" components. A course pack and a private, online discussion space will be provided to supplement learning and application of the material. An opening reception dinner on Sunday, Continental breakfast, break time snacks and coffee, and a dinner on Tuesday will also be included. This institute is designed to foster skills, knowledge and community-building among professionals responsible for the curation of digital materials. Registration: * Regular registration : $1,150 * Late registration (after April 1, 2014): $1,300 If you are a grant recipient working on a digital project, we recommend that you check with your program officer to request approval to use available grant funds to attend the institute. Institute Instructors Include: * Dr. Cal Lee, Dr. Helen Tibbo, and Dr. Kam Woods, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill * Dr. Nancy McGovern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Dr. Carolyn Hank, University of Tennessee, Knoxville * Dr. Lorraine Richards, Drexel University May 2014 Institute Components include (order and session titles may vary somewhat from those listed): *Overview of digital curation definition, scope and main functions *Where you see yourself in the digital curation landscape *Digital curation program development *Digital curation stakeholders and digital curation landscape *Case Study on developing a digital repository *Procedural accountability - policies, submission agreements, rules *LAB -Transforming policy statements into rules *Overview of digital preservation challenges and opportunities *Roles and responsibilities for curation *LAB - Matching skills and roles *Characterization of digital objects *Overview and Characterization of Existing Tools: Placing the Tools in a Larger Industry Context *File formats *LAB - File format robustness *Managing in response to technological change *Digital forensics *Ethical issues *LAB - Media and content *Workflows, humans, and tools *Lab - Workflows *Evaluating curation programs requirements and assessment *LAB - Evaluating curation programs: TRAC/ISO 16363 Review * Characterizing, analyzing and evaluating the producer information environment *Economics of digital curation - costs and resource commitments *LAB - Economics of digital curation *Cloud computing *Web archiving * Formulating your six-month action plan - task for each individual, with instructors available to provide guidance * Summary of action plans * Clarifying roles and expectations for the next six months January 5-6, 2015 Participants in the May event will return to Chapel Hill in Jan. 2015 to discuss their experiences in implementing what they have learned in their own work environments. Participants will compare experiences, lessons learned and strategies for continuing progress. Accommodations for January will be the responsibility of the attendee. For more information, contact Dr. Helen Tibbo (tibbo at email.unc.edu_) for Institute questions or Tiffany Harritjharris at email.unc.edu_ ) for payment or registration questions. The Digital Professional Institute was initiated as part of the DigCCurr II project, supported by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (Grant Award #RE-05-08-0060-08) and is partially supported by the School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. LODGING: Participants are responsible for their own lodging. A DigCCurr 2014-15 room block has been reserved at the Hampton Inn and Suites for $129/night. Please indicate "DigCCurr" and group code "CUR" when making reservations. Reservations must be received by 04/01/2014. After this date reservations will be accepted on a space a rate available basis only. You may reserve your hotel room by calling the hotel at 919-969-6989 or by clicking on this link: http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/groups/personalized/R/RDUCOHX-DGG-20140511/index.jhtml We look forward to seeing you there! -Helen Dr. Helen R. Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor President, 2010-2011 & Fellow, Society of American Archivists School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 Tel: 919-962-8063 Fax: 919-962-8071 tibbo at ils.unc.edu ******************************* 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 From rhill at asis.org Thu Apr 3 10:51:39 2014 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 10:51:39 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] RFP - ASIS&T Website Redesign Message-ID: <012DE89516EE4D6F8D76D20C0B0AB95F@asist.local> The Association for Information Science and Technology, ASIS&T, is seeking proposals to design and create a web presence and associated infrastructure that will provide an informative, interactive, engaging, and maintainable web presence for ASIS&T members and prospective members. Complete document describing ASIS&T desires is at http://asis.org/proposal-infrastructure-April-1.pdf __________ NEW ADDRESS AS OF Feb. 16, 2014 Richard Hill ASIS&T Executive Director 8555 16th Street, Suite 850 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3560 FAX: (301) 495-0810 Voice: (301) 495-0900 rhill at asis.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Selenay.Aytac at liu.edu Thu Apr 3 14:52:59 2014 From: Selenay.Aytac at liu.edu (Selenay Aytac) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 18:52:59 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Winners of the SIG-III InfoShare Awards Message-ID: <4E341855441A604ABC4A3B69110F00736D658FB9@U-EXH-MBX3.liunet.edu> Dear Colleagues, On behalf of all our fellow officers of the Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), we are pleased to announce the winners of the InfoShare awards for 2014. Information professionals from developing countries, where the cost of ASIS&T membership would be a burden, are eligible to receive one year of membership. SIG-III officers vote on a roster of candidates nominated by ASIS&T colleagues or others. These memberships are funded by monies raised at the International Reception during the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. 2013 was a very successful year for the reception in Montreal and we are thrilled to be able to offer memberships to 4 outstanding professional candidates and 3 student candidates: Professional members Abdullahi Bege, Nigeria Emilian Bribena, Nigeria Irakli Garibashvili, Georgia Projes Roy, India Student members Guleda Dogan, Turkey Purity Mwagha, Kenya Zehra Taskin, Turkey You can learn more about the program at the InfoShare page of the SIG-III web site: (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) Please welcome these new members into the ASIS&T community! 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URL: From youakim.badr at insa-lyon.fr Mon Apr 7 09:09:29 2014 From: youakim.badr at insa-lyon.fr (Youakim Badr) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 15:09:29 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Asis-l] CFP: The 6th International ACM Conference on Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems In-Reply-To: <1943844428.11244823.1396875741638.JavaMail.root@insa-lyon.fr> Message-ID: <1605356022.11246523.1396876169800.JavaMail.root@insa-lyon.fr> * Please distribute widely and accept our apologies for cross-posting * *************** CALL FOR PAPERS *************** The 6th International ACM Conference on Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems (MEDES 2014) In-Cooperation with ACM, ACM SIGAPP and IFIP WG 2.6 http://sigappfr.acm.org/MEDES/14/ September 15-17, 2014 Buraidah-Al Qassim, Saudi Arabi Description and Objectives --------------------------- In the world of the Internet, the rapid growth and exponential use of digital medias leads to the emergence of virtual environments namely digital ecosystems composed of multiple and independent entities such as individuals, organizations, services, software and applications sharing one or several missions and focusing on the interactions and inter-relationships among them. The digital ecosystem exhibits self-organizing environments, thanks to the re-combination and evolution of its "digital components", in which resources provided by each entity are properly conserved, managed and used. The underlying resources mainly comprehend data management, innovative services, computational intelligence and self-organizing platforms. Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of digital ecosystems and their characteristics, they are highly complex to study and design. This also leads to a poor understanding as to how managing resources will empower digital ecosystems to be innovative and value-creating. The application of Information Technologies has the potential to enable the understanding of how entities request resources and ultimately interact to create benefits and added-values, impacting business practices and knowledge. These technologies can be improved through novel techniques, models and methodologies for fields such as data management, web technologies, networking, security, human-computer interactions, artificial intelligence, e-services and self-organizing systems to support the establishment of digital ecosystems and manage their resources. The International ACM Conference on Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems (MEDES) aims to develop and bring together a diverse community from academia, research laboratories and industry interested in exploring the manifold challenges and issues related to resource management of Digital Ecosystems and how current approaches and technologies can be evolved and adapted to this end. The conference seeks related original research papers, industrial papers and proposals for demonstrations. Topics ------- MEDES 2014 seeks contributions in the following 10 areas: 1. Digital Ecosystem Infrastructure 2. Cloud computing 3. Emergent Intelligence 4. Service systems and Engineering 5. Trust, Security & Privacy 6. Data & Knowledge Management 7. Intelligent Web 8. Human-Computer Interaction 9. Networks and Protocols 10. Open Source Paper Submission ---------------- Submissions must be in an electronic form as PDF format and should be uploaded using the conference website. The submitted paper should be at most 8 ACM single-space printed pages. Papers that fail to comply with length limit will be rejected. Submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least 3 peer reviewers. After the preliminary notification date, authors rebut by evidence and arguments all reviewer inquiries and their comments. Based on the rebuttal feedback, reviewers notify authors with the final decision. Selection criteria will include: relevance, significance, impact, originality, technical soundness, and quality of presentation. Preference will be given to submissions that take strong or challenging positions on important emergent topics related to Digital Ecosystems. At least one author should attend the conference to present the paper. The conference Proceedings will be published by ACM and indexed by the ACM Digital Library and DBLP. Important Dates ---------------- Submission Deadline: 12 May 2014 Notification of Acceptance: 25 June 2014 Camera Ready: 20 July 2014 Conference Dates: 15-17 September 2014 Special Tracks: ---------------- Big Data Processing and Management Computational Intelligence Special issues and Journal Publication --------------------------------------- Extended versions of selected papers will be published in several peer reviewed journals. The list of journals will be announced later. General Chair -------------- Obaid Al Motairy, Qassim University, KSA Richard Chbeir, UPPA University, France Mohammed Alodib, Qassim University, KSA Lamri Laouamer, Qassim University, KSA Program Chair -------------- Morad Benyoucef, University of Ottawa, Canada Saad Harous, United Arab Emirates University, UAE International Advisory Board Members ------------------------------------ Asanee Kawtrakul, NECTEC, Thailand Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Philippe De Wilde, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland Yasuo Matsuyama, Waseda University, Japan Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia Steering Committee Members -------------------------- Youakim Badr, INSA de Lyon, France Fernando Ferri, IRPPS-CNR, Italy Frederic Andres, National Institute of Informatics, Japan Richard Chbeir, University of Bourgogne, France Hiroshi Ishikawa, Shizuoka University, Japan Asanee Kawtrakul, NECTEC, Thailand Dominique Laurent, University of Cergy-Pontoise, France Epaminondas Kapetanios, University of Westminster, UK Keynote Speakers ---------------- Fabien Gandon, INRIA, France Ton Kalker, DTS Incorporation, USA Kwei-Jay Lin, University of California, Irvine, USA Azer Bestavros, Boston University, USA Roger Lee, Central Michigan University, USA International Program Committee: -------------------------------- (Please check the web site for the full list) From fcunning at kent.edu Mon Apr 7 10:29:41 2014 From: fcunning at kent.edu (Cunningham, Flo) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 14:29:41 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] REGISTER NOW: Conference on Information and Religion, June 5 & 6 Message-ID: Registration is now open for the 2014 Conference on Information and Religion, hosted by the Center for the Study of Information and Religion in the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University. This year's theme is Information Management in Religious Organizations, and our keynote speaker is Dr. Kenneth Inskeep, Director, Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and co-author of Chasing Down a Rumor: The Death of Mainline Denominations. The conference is scheduled for June 5 & 6, 2014, at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. For details, including a list of presentations and a link to registration, visit http://www.kent.edu/slis/research/csir/annual-conference-on-information-and-religion.cfm. 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... URL: From wmonroe at email.unc.edu Wed Apr 2 14:49:58 2014 From: wmonroe at email.unc.edu (Monroe, Wanda G.) Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 18:49:58 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Thinking about a Summer School Class? Five Scholarships Now Available for the UNC/ Charles University Summer Seminar in Prague In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Still looking for a Summer Class? How about a summer class ABROAD? For the first time ever, with the help of a generous benefactor we are able to provide $500 scholarships to the first 5 LIS students from any LIS school who enroll for the 2014 Prague Summer Seminar. Students will have the opportunity to travel to Prague for the outstanding summer seminar and earn summer school credit! And in addition, if you register in time, you will qualify for a $500 scholarship for the program. If you've dreamed of traveling to this beautiful and historic, now is the time to take advantage of this opportunity. It's an incredible chance to see another part of the world, learn about its libraries, archives, and museums, visit historical landmarks and get 3 hours of graduate credit at a very reasonable cost. If you want to be one of the five students to qualify for a scholarship, please sign up as possible. For more details or to register, please visit http://sils.unc.edu/programs/international/prague. When registering, please choose the LIS Scholarship to Prague registration option to receive the $ 500 scholarship. Once the first five students have signed up, we will be closing registration for the scholarships. Registration for the program will end on April 15th but the scholarships will be given out to the first students to register. If you have any questions about the seminar, please contact us via e-mail at: silsabroad at unc.edu Paul Jones, faculty member at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will lead the exciting summer seminars to Prague, Czech Republic this summer. The Prague seminar presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit some of the most remarkable libraries and museums in the world. Set for May 18 to May 31, 2014, the two week seminar offer an opportunity to gain an in-depth view of libraries and librarianship in the world's most historic places. Registration is open to everyone. However, students enrolled in a library science program can receive three (3) hours of graduate credit for the seminar. THE PRAGUE SUMMER SEMINAR Prague, the magical city of cathedrals, gold-tipped towers, and church domes, is one of the most popular destinations in East Central Europe. This summer seminar allows library professionals to explore the past, present and future of libraries and librarianship in the heart of one of the world's most remarkable, yet largely undiscovered, countries. During this two-week, residential summer program participants will enjoy lectures and tours related to librarianship in this culturally and academically rich country. In addition to visiting libraries and museums in Prague, the group will also make trips to visit two UNESCO World Heritage sites, Krom???? (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/860) and ?esk? Krumlov (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/617) with their historic libraries, castles and gardens. Accommodation in the center of Prague allows participants to explore this historic and absorbing capital city during the week, and the surrounding countryside during their free time on the weekends. More information about Prague can be found in the Lonely Planet Guide at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/617. This seminar has been offered each summer by UNC and Charles University in Prague since 2002. The Prague Summer Seminar will be led by SILS clinical professor Paul Jones. Paul has been the lead faculty from UNC on our London program (2012) and has traveled in the Balkans, Greece, Turkey and Italy. With the support of SILS and the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication, he has directed ibiblio.org since its beginning in 1992 as sunsite.unc.edu. Having earned his MFA (in Writing) from Warren Wilson College, Jones is particularly looking forward to visiting the city of V?clav Havel, Milan Kundera and Franz Kafka. While Jones is very involved in digital preservation and digital distribution, his experiences in Europe and Asia inform his passion for libraries and museums as both a local and global practice. "The seminar in Prague was a spectacular addition to my graduate studies. With the group I was able to see libraries and books unavailable to any tourist, or through any other program. The guides were attentive and put together creative and interesting programs and tours for us. We were treated like visiting scholars and colleagues. The Czech Republic itself is a quintessentially beautiful European country and we got to see quite a lot of it. I recommend this program to anyone!" ~ Prague summer seminar participant To register, or to learn more about the summer seminar in Prague, visit: http://sils.unc.edu/programs/international/prague ******************************* 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 c.haythorn at ubc.ca Wed Apr 2 19:53:44 2014 From: c.haythorn at ubc.ca (Caroline Haythornthwaite) Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 16:53:44 -0700 Subject: [Asis-l] Social Media and Learning - survey Message-ID: <3CA2068B-B482-4A24-A230-4E0064DFF8EE@ubc.ca> ASIST instructors, teachers, faculty ... If you use social media for one or more of your classes, we would like to invite you to participate in an online survey. The survey should take you no longer than 35 minutes to complete. This survey is being conducted as part of a study on Social Media and Learning, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada. As a way to thank you for your participation in the survey, after completion, you will be given the option to enter your name and email address to enrol you in a random drawing to win one of three Apple iPad minis! The random drawing will take place on October 1, 2014 and the winner will be notified on the same day via email. Any optional contact information provided cannot be connected to your survey responses. If you would like to participate, please go to http://tinyurl.com/SMlearningsurvey If you have any questions about the survey and this research please contact: Caroline Haythornthwaite c.haythorn at ubc.ca University of British Columbia Social Media and Learning SSHRC support project. This survey has passed ethical review by both the Dalhousie University and the University of British Columbia PIs: Anatoliy Gruzd, Dalhousie University and Caroline Haythornthwaite From I.Peters at zbw.eu Thu Apr 3 07:36:06 2014 From: I.Peters at zbw.eu (Peters Isabella) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 11:36:06 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Deadline Reminder - CfP: altmetrics14: expanding impacts and metrics - ACM Web Science Conference 2014 Workshop Message-ID: <047272D289C1D14C9D54551BFDF8DE3867E95F@cirdan.zbw-nett.zbw-kiel.de> Apologies for cross posting! ****** Dear colleagues, We invite you to submit your extended abstracts to the altmetrics14 workshop at the ACM Web Science Conference 2014 until April 20, 2014: http://altmetrics.org/altmetrics14/ altmetrics14: expanding impacts and metrics ACM Web Science Conference 2014 Workshop Bloomington, Indiana June 23, 2014: 10am-5:45pm About the Workshop Altmetrics intend to measure scholarly impact that is not necessarily captured by traditional, citation based metrics and have already started to become a part of today's scholarly communication and the measurement of its impact. However, the particular meaning, usefulness and validity of the different metrics is still not fully understood. Against this background, we invite contributors and workshop participants to discuss the validity and meaning of social media metrics in scholarly context. Following the successful altmetrics11 and altmetrics12 workshops, the goal of this year's workshop is to provide a platform to present scholarly research related to altmetrics. The main goal is to improve the understanding of altmetrics and their underlying social media platforms, technological challenges, various biases involved in data, as well as pitfalls and possibilities of these new metrics. The workshop will be held as a full event preceding the ACM Web Science Conference 2014 (http://www.websci14.org/#workshops) and will provide room for oral and poster presentations, discussions and the following keynotes: * Jason Priem - co-founder ImpactStory.org * Euan Adie - founder Altmetric.com * Henk Moed - senior scientific advisor Elsevier, former Professor of Research Assessment Methodologies, Leiden University Submissions The workshop invites contributions on altmetrics research with particular focus on the following topics: ? conceptualization and theoretical framework(s) for altmetrics; ? critical reflection of altmetrics; ? altmetrics data: sources, quality and problems; ? techniques for collecting, monitoring, retrieving and visualizing altmetric data and measures; ? relation between altmetrics and big data; ? meaning, possibilities and limitations of altmetrics in research evaluation contexts; ? relationship and complementarity of altmetrics with other measures of research impact (e.g. bibliometrics and peer review); and ? disciplinary, temporal, institutional and individual case studies involving altmetric indicators. Prospective authors should submit 2-page extended, structured abstracts (max. 1000 words, not including references) presenting new results and original work that has not been previously published via EasyChair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=altmetrics14. Peer Review The organizing committee will select the most relevant, original, and significant abstracts for presentation. Empirical results will be given preference, followed by technical reports on working altmetrics tools and position papers. All selected submissions will be published online for open peer review and discussion. Authors are encouraged to participate in the discussions of their work before the workshop. Based on the presentations and online discussion, selected authors may be asked to submit full papers for the PLoS ONE Altmetrics collection or peer-reviewed proceedings. Accepted submissions should be uploaded to figshare, to be linked to the workshop website. Important Dates ? 2-page abstracts due: April 20, 2014 ? Notification of acceptance: May 20, 2014 ? Publication of abstracts: May 31, 2014 ? Open pre-workshop discussion: June 1 - June 21, 2014 ? Workshop at WebSci 2014: June 23, 2014 ? Discussion closed: June 30, 2014 Organizing committee Judit Bar-Ilan, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Rodrigo Costas, Leiden University, Netherlands Paul Groth, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands Stefanie Haustein, Universit? de Montr?al, Canada Vincent Larivi?re, Universit? de Montr?al, Canada Isabella Peters, ZBW Leibniz Information Center for Economics and Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Germany Mike Taylor, Elsevier Labs, United Kingdom Registration fees The workshop is free for registered participants of WebSci14: http://www.websci14.org/#registration ......................................................................................................................................... PROF. DR. ISABELLA PETERS Professor for Web Science, CAU Kiel ZBW - German National Library of Economics Leibniz Information Centre for Economics D?sternbrooker Weg 120 24105 Kiel Germany T: +49-431-8814-623 M: +49-172-6747771 F: +49-431-8814-520 E: i.peters at zbw.eu www.zbw.eu ......................................................................................................................................... Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DieZBW. ......................................................................................................................................... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Andrew.M.Johnson at colorado.edu Fri Apr 4 09:24:32 2014 From: Andrew.M.Johnson at colorado.edu (Andrew Johnson) Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 07:24:32 -0600 Subject: [Asis-l] RDAP14 follow-up: Slides, feedback form, and call for vounteers for RDAP15! Message-ID: <52753C28B6A57A4A8E08C9FFEC98A0165564DBC4C2@EXC3.ad.colorado.edu> Thanks to everyone who attended RDAP14 (http://www.asis.org/rdap/program/) last week and helped to make the summit a big success! We had a great time in San Diego talking about all things research data. All of the presentations, panels, lightning talks, posters, and workshops were outstanding. Slides from many of the RDAP14 sessions are now available on our SlideShare page: http://www.slideshare.net/asist_org/tag/rdap14 If you attended RDAP14 and have a few minutes to spare, we would greatly appreciate it if you would fill out this feedback form: http://bit.ly/RDAP14Feedback Also, since there has been quite a bit of interest in next year's summit already, the feedback form includes a way for anyone to volunteer to help with the planning for RDAP15 (regardless of whether or not you attended RDAP this year). If you didn't attend RDAP14, you can skip to the end of the form to volunteer. Thanks again to the RDAP14 Planning Committee (http://www.asis.org/rdap/participants/), ASIS&T, our sponsors (SIG DL, SIG MET, Cray, Inc.), and all of the presenters and attendees for a great summit! As always, keep an eye on our website for the latest RDAP information: http://www.asis.org/rdap/ Best, Andrew --- Andrew Johnson RDAP14 Program Chair Research Data Librarian University of Colorado Boulder -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rong.tang at simmons.edu Mon Apr 7 11:51:23 2014 From: rong.tang at simmons.edu (Rong Tang) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 11:51:23 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] April 16 SIG USE Webinar -- Contextual Inquiry: A Must-Have Method for Your User Research Toolbox Message-ID: Dear all, ASIS&T SIG USE is sponsoring a Webinar on 4/16/2014 at 2:00pm EST on the topic of contextual inquiry, an important user research method. The Webinar is free for ASIS&T Members and $45 for non-ASIS&T members. Here is the basic information about the Webinar: *Title:* Contextual Inquiry: A Must-Have Method for Your User Research Toolbox *Short description:* This session will feature two user researchers from a Boston-area company who used Contextual Inquiry to unlock the secrets of physician workflows, starting with just a single question. They'll talk about how to prepare for a project using Contextual Inquiry, how to engage users and how to distill high-quality qualitative data into meaningful takeaways. *Webinar Instructors: *Kate Lawrence and Deirdre Costello *Bios:* *Kate Lawrence* is an experienced user researcher focused on the intersection of people and technology. She is passionate about all aspects of user research - from interviewing users to analyzing usage data to understanding how wider trends about technology impact the search experience. Kate is an active presenter and the local and national user experience community and was most recently published in UX Matters. *Deirdre Costello* is a user experience professional passionate about discovering how technologies fit into users' lives and their pursuit of information. She has 5 years of experience in the library industry and a background in research, analysis and writing. *Date/Time:* 4/16/2014, 2pm-3:15pm EST To register, go to: http://www.asis.org/Conferences/webinars/USEWebinar-4-16-2014-register.html We hope to see you there! Best Regards, Rong Tang, ASIS&T SIG USE Chair, 2013-2014 -- Rong Tang, PhD. Visiting Scientist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (February 2014-June 2014) Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science Director, Simmons Usability Lab Simmons College rong.tang at simmons.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Responsibilities * Answer a range of business and / or legal research requests - for example: quick requests for cases, legislation or basic company information. * Organize, summarize, and compile reports to support client's research requests * Ensure that research results are presented in a professional manner. * Coordinate the creation and delivery of current awareness news alerts * Obtain copyright permissions/licenses and perform other rights management tasks * Provide advice on self-service solutions for simpler enquiries, calling on the resources available via the LAC Knowledge Services Center (KSC) portal. * Support KSC content management for client portals. * Provide remote training using web and video conferencing on topics such as library and research induction, research training for trainees and research techniques. * Coordinate vendor delivered training for the client. * Capture knowledge from requests for future use. * Track and collate key metrics on KPIs such as turnaround time, quality, efficiency, volumes, utilization, etc. * Ensure subscription database usage is tracked and reviewed * Put forward regular recommendations for improvements and service developments. * Other research-related duties as needed Personal success characteristics * Remote working - ability to work effectively and efficiently in a remote/virtual situation * Communication - excellent verbal and written and listening skills and the ability to articulate positions/opinions clearly, effectively and objectively. * Problem solving - anticipate and resolve client research problems before they arise. * Interpersonal skills - ability to develop and maintain effective professional relationships internally and externally. * Flexibility - ability to adapt to changed responsibilities and new situations. * Client focus - dedication to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external clients. * Creativity - demonstrate creative and unique solutions to problems and encourage the creative initiative of others. Previous Experience * A minimum of 2-3 years' experience in Information Services or a related discipline is essential, preferably in a legal or business environment. * Knowledge of key business research databases and an excellent ability to search across publicly available sources. * The ability to use and review core internal data sources. * Experience with Manzama or other current awareness systems preferred * Experience of various legal and business data sources is preferable. Professional/ Educational Qualification * A undergraduate degree in Information Management, Information Science or a related subject is essential. * Excellent IT skills with the ability to fully exploit existing resources. * Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook. Location * This role will be based remotely from your home * You will require access to a computer during working hours and will require a reliable broadband connection. * You will be required to submit a weekly timesheet for payroll. For immediate consideration, please apply at: http://goo.gl/dVYJ6T LAC Group is Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in the workforce. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zimmerm at uwm.edu Mon Apr 7 15:28:29 2014 From: zimmerm at uwm.edu (Michael Zimmer) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 14:28:29 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] New book in Information Society series: "Pirate Politics" by Patrick Burkart References: <22F51033-0E77-4A2D-9E0E-2800DB79454F@uwm.edu> Message-ID: <4B595895-4C21-47E8-9F3B-918ABACD1873@uwm.edu> Colleagues: (apologies for cross-posts) I?m very pleased to announce that the sixth book in the MIT Press collection ?Information Society Series? I am co-editing with Laura DeNardis has been released: Pirate Politics: The New Information Policy Contests by Patrick Burkart http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/pirate-politics The Swedish Pirate Party emerged as a political force in 2006 when a group of software programmers and file-sharing geeks protested the police takedown of The Pirate Bay, a Swedish file-sharing search engine. The Swedish Pirate Party, and later the German Pirate Party, came to be identified with a ?free culture? message that came into conflict with the European Union?s legal system. In this book, Patrick Burkart examines the emergence of Pirate politics as an umbrella cyberlibertarian movement that views file sharing as a form of free expression and advocates for the preservation of the Internet as a commons. He links the Pirate movement to the Green movement, arguing that they share a moral consciousness and an explicit ecological agenda based on the notion of a commons, or public domain. The Pirate parties, like the Green Party, must weigh ideological purity against pragmatism as they move into practical national and regional politics. Burkart uses second-generation critical theory and new social movement theory as theoretical perspectives for his analysis of the democratic potential of Pirate politics. After setting the Pirate parties in conceptual and political contexts, Burkart examines European antipiracy initiatives, the influence of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the pressure exerted on European governance by American software and digital exporters. He argues that pirate politics can be seen as ?cultural environmentalism,? a defense of Internet culture against both corporate and state colonization. About the Author Patrick Burkart is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University and the author of Music and Cyberliberties and Digital Music Wars: Ownership and Control of the Celestial Jukebox (with Tom McCourt). About the Series Information Society Series: An Interdisciplinary Series on Technology, Law, and Society Series Editors, Laura DeNardis and Michael Zimmer MIT Press http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/series/information-society-series The Information Society Series addresses the social, legal, and policy implications of the Internet and new information technologies and will especially feature works from the growing global ranks of interdisciplinary scholars in information schools; communications departments; science, technology, and society programs; and programs in law, technology, and culture. We are accepting book proposals for the series. Preference will be given to monographs rather than edited volumes and books that are interdisciplinary, normative, and global in scope. Book proposals should include: ? a prospectus (brief description, outstanding features and uniqueness of work, audience and market considerations, status of book, and recommended reviewers); ? a detailed table of contents; ? sample chapters; and ? the authors curriculum vitae. Please submit completed proposals to denardis at american.edu and zimmerm at uwm.edu -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm at uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org From chirags at rutgers.edu Wed Apr 9 10:26:25 2014 From: chirags at rutgers.edu (Chirag Shah) Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 10:26:25 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] ASIST student chapters competition - win prizes to attend the Annual Meeting in Seattle! Message-ID: <3ADEEDBE-7282-42A1-94ED-15DFCB4496E6@rutgers.edu> Dear ASIST students and officers, We are pleased to announce the first ASIST Student Chapters Competition! The competition is simple - get as many new members to your chapter as you can! Here are the details: - Every ASIST student chapter that started before June 2013 is qualified. - No need for any submission. We will use your annual chapter report (due July 1st) to extract the membership information. - The criteria will be based on % increase (only positive growth) on membership, and not the absolute values. This way each chapter can have a fair chance irrespective of their size or geo-location. - The % will be calculated considering the chapter's membership count at the beginning of the year (as of July 1, 2013) and at the end of the year (as of June 30, 2014). - The prizes will be free registrations to the ASIST Annual Meeting (AM) - this year to be held in Seattle. Three prizes will be given: - First prize: three AM registrations - Second prize: two AM registrations - Third prize: one AM registration Given that we're running this competition for the first time, there may be some changes made as we move forward and they will be announced on this list. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us. Remember, your chapter report is due on July 1st as always. This report will be used to judge the Student Chapter of the Year Award, and also for identifying the three prizes described above. Sincerely, Chirag Shah (Rutgers University) - Student Chapter Representative (chirags at rutgers.edu) Daniel Alemneh (University of North Texas) - Student Chapter Alternative Representative (Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu) ****** Chirag Shah, PhD Assistant Professor of Information and Computer Science Rutgers University 4 Huntington St, New Brunswick NJ 08901 p. (848) 932-8807 f. 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Responsibilities: * Gather and analyze industry and related global news from a variety of media formats and distribute electronically * Edit and prepare multiple news summaries and maintain news distribution lists * Maintain lists of monitoring topics, trends, issues and report findings that effect the oil and gas industry * Assist with research projects, as required * Interface with vendor's project managers and content editors * Serve as back-up news editing/research support for corporate and business segment matters Qualifications: * 3-5 years if experience as a media researcher, librarian or editorial assistant; Energy industry experience is highly desirable * Bachelor's degree in library/information studies, journalism, communications or related field * Strong critical thinking skills and analytical ability to spot business/market trends and connections * Excellent computer skills, including proven experience searching databases and the Internet using Boolean logic or other search methods * Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint * Ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline driven work environment * Excellent administrative and time management skills * Client-centered focus with strong interpersonal skills to interact with employees at all levels within the organization * Detail oriented and highly organized; Able to prioritize a heavy work load * Stable work history with reliable work ethic For immediate consideration, please apply at: http://goo.gl/fEqBvm LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and values diversity in the workforce. 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An Address by Dr. Jos?-Marie Griffiths, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bryant University and past ASIST President WHEN: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm WHERE: MIT Pappalardo Room (Bldg 4-349) http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=4 Cambridge, MA RSVP: on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-networking-dinner-the-spider-and-the-web-tickets-11227065455 DESCRIPTION Join your colleagues for an evening of conversation as we explore the future of the Information Age with Dr. Jos?-Marie Griffiths (http://www.bryant.edu/news/university-news/story.htm?id=3706 )and celebrate the awardees of the 2014 NEASIST Awards. Dr. Griffiths will discuss: The Spider and the Web: Can the Information Age Survive Another 25 years? The World Wide Web, arguably the platform that fully launched our Information Age, is 25 years old this year. There are now more than 600 million websites worldwide, and the Web has changed life forever across the globe, allowing people to access and share information in a way not possible even 30 years ago. But as the Web expands in size and complexity, there is increasing concern about its potential fragility and vulnerability. Dr. Griffiths will explore some of the trends that are straining the interwoven strands of our information universe, from net governance and neutrality to data policy and stewardship to individual privacy (or the lack thereof). Society, especially knowledge stewards, face a plethora of choices in these areas. How we choose to address these challenges correlates in many ways with how a spider constructs, monitors and repairs its web. Can the Information Age survive another 25 years? Understanding the interrelationships of the spider and the web, and the different roles and principles that undergird them, are critical to all of us in both the near and distant future. Dr. Griffiths will lay out the issues and some of the choices we face, and the potential impacts of those choices to the survival of our present and future knowledge ecosystem. PROGRAM 6:00pm Registration & Networking 6:30pm Buffet dinner served 7:00pm Award presentations 7:15pm NEASIST welcomes Dr. Jos?-Marie Griffiths--Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bryant University and past ASIST President For more information visit http://neasist.org/2014/04/09/2014-annual-neasist-networking-dinner/ From ppichappan at gmail.com Thu Apr 10 11:05:13 2014 From: ppichappan at gmail.com (ppichappan) Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 20:35:13 +0530 Subject: [Asis-l] INTECH 2014 Message-ID: Fourth International Conference on Innovative Computing Technology University of Bedfordshire Luton (near London), UK Augsut 13-15, 2014 (Technically co-sponsored by UK & RI IEEE) (Proceedings will be indexed in IEEE Xplore) www.socio.org.uk/intech The First international conference on Innovative Computing Technology (INTECH 2011) was held at Sao Carlos in Brazil followed by the Second International Conference on Innovative Computing Technology (INTECH 2012) at Casablanca in Morocco. The INTECH 2014 offers the opportunity for institutes, research centers, engineers, scientists and industrial companies to share their latest investigations, researches, developments and ideas in area of Innovative Computing Technology, which covers huge topics. The INTECH intends to address various innovative computing techniques involving various applications. This forum will address a large number of themes and issues. The conference will feature original research and industrial papers on the theory, design and implementation of computing technologies, as well as demonstrations, tutorials, workshops and industrial presentations. This conference (INTECH 2014) will include presentations of contributed papers by invited keynote speakers. Conference papers will include innovative computing paradigms in the following topics: Network and Information Security Innovative Computing Systems and Applications in S & T domains such as - Algorithms Applied Information Systems Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems Broadcasting Technology Cloud Computing Computational Intelligence Data and Network mining Data Stream Processing in Mobile/Sensor Networks Database Systems Digital Image/Video Processing E-Learning, e-Commerce, e-Business and e-Government Electronics Environmental modeling and precision agriculture Fault Classification and Pattern Recognition Green Computing Grid computing Human-Computer Interaction Intelligent Condition Monitoring Mobile network and systems Multimedia and Interactive Multimedia Payment Systems Peer-to-peer social networks Precision Farming Web Farming Signal Processing Soft Computing: Fuzzy and Neural Network Systems, optimization algorithms Software Engineering Intelligent Farming: Web farming, Web irrigation Ubiquitous Computing User Interfaces, Visualization and Modeling Virtual Reality Visualization Web services WWW Applications and Technologies XML and other Extensible Languages The INTECH proceedings will also be indexed by dblp. All the papers will be reviewed and the accepted papers in the conference will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for indexing and will be indexed in many global databases.In addition, all the accepted papers (for Journals) will be published in the following special issues journals after substantial revision and modification. In addition, selected papers after complete modification and revision will be published in the following special issues of journals. Journal of Digital Information Management (JDIM) (Scopus and EI Indexed) International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (Scopus and EI Indexed) International Journal of Grid and High Performance Computing (IJGHPC) (Scopus and EI Indexed) International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering (Scopus and EI Indexed) International Journal of Big Data Intelligence International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences (Scopus/EI) International Journal of Management and Decision Making (Scopus/EI) International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (Scopus/EI) IMPORTANT DATES submission of papers: June 1, 2014 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: July 1, 2014 Camera Ready: August 1, 2014 Registration: August 1, 2014 Conference: August 13-15, 2014 contact: intech at dirf.org OR intech at socio.org.uk --------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Moreover, this burden is exponentially growing. In order to efficiently handle the enterprise content, a systematic approach is required, which embraces object-based models and software engineering tools. The paper outlines the approach, and gives the primary attention to the formal models for content management. The formal models are fully supported by problem-oriented languages and CASE level tools. The proposed approach has been extended for application in project integration management. The paper also suggests the method of dynamic modeling of planning and change management processes taking into account particular project constraints, priorities, environment etc. This method is based on ER-model of project structures (WBS, OBS, TRM, network etc.) and the Selective-function Linear resolution for Definite Clause. The resolution procedure defines the sequence of the project structures determination i.e. the management process including inputs and outputs on the basis of specified initial conditions. This method was applied in a consulting project in public management domain. It could be implemented as a web-service for another web-based Enterprise Project Management Systems or as a stand-alone solution with GUI. The approach has been approved by a number of successful enterprise-scale implementations in oil-and-gas industry, public management, trading and banking enterprises, nuclear power plant construction and other areas. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. www.igi-global.com/article/using-web-portals-to-model-and-manage-enterprise-projects/103979 To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below. www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=103979 ARTICLE 2 Project Management Simulation Portal: Proposal, Features and Construction Process Jo?o Nascimento (School of Management and Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Santar?m, Santar?m, Portugal), Paulo Resende da Silva (School of Social Sciences, University of ?vora, ?vora, Portugal), Jo?o Samartinho (School of Management and Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Santar?m, Santar?m, Portugal) Simulation, in the context of Project Management teaching / learning process, has been described as an effective way to achieve better outcomes. There are already some tools developed to simulate the management of technical work. Still, project management is much more than dealing with technical tasks. The system developed aims to sustain the process of teaching / learning the subject of project management in a broad range. When compared with other work in the field, there are two aspects that stand out from the product described in this paper: (1) the use of the Web to enhance the interaction between the agents involved in the teaching / learning process, and (2) the variety of skills considered in the system. More than focusing on a small set of processes dealing with technical work management, the solution presented here involves nearly the full project management life cycle. This paper proposes a simulation system for Project Management, based on the Web environment (Project Management Virtual Environment). It also presents the process of the system's construction and describes its features. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. www.igi-global.com/article/project-management-simulation-portal/103980 To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below. www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=103980 ARTICLE 3 Using Mobile Devices with BYOD Georg Disterer (University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hannover, Germany), Carsten Kleiner (University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hannover, Germany) Using mobile devices like smartphones and tablets offers many advantages and has become very popular in private life. Using them in the workplace is also popular, but nobody wants to carry around and handle two devices: one for personal use, and one for work-related tasks. Therefore ?Bring Your Own Device? (BYOD) may be appropriate: users make their personal devices available for company use. Apart from improved convenience this also incurs additional opportunities and risks for companies at the same time. We describe and discuss organizational issues, technical approaches, and solutions. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. www.igi-global.com/article/using-mobile-devices-with-byod/103981 To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below. www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=103981 ARTICLE 4 The Quality of Portuguese Obesity Websites Diana Clarisse Pires Martins (Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Braganza, Portugal), Sandra Emanuela da Silva Soares (Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Braganza, Portugal), Marta Maria Monteiro de Jesus (Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Health School, Braganza, Portugal), Joana Isabel Almendra Gomes (Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Health School, Braganza, Portugal), T?nia Gisela Miranda Dias (Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Health School, Braganza, Portugal), Ant?nio Jos? Gon?alves Fernandes (Agriculture School, Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Braganza, Portugal & Centre of Transdisciplinary Development Studies, University of Tr?s-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal), Vera Ferro-Lebres (Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, Braganza, Portugal) The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of Portuguese obesity websites. A cross-sectional, quantitative and observational study was designed. The evaluation of 127 sites found using the Google in ?Advanced Search? option ?pages in Portuguese?, country ?Portugal? was performed. The quality criteria used in this study resulted from the merger/adaptation from several authors previously published. The information on obesity was evaluated according to the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network: Management of Obesity, a National Clinical Guideline, 2010. The quality criteria most mentioned in the websites, were the purpose (80.3%) and authority (73.2%). On the other hand, the editorial review (7.9%) and references (15.7%) were mentioned in the narrowest websites. The websites analyzed had a mean quality score of 5.2 points (? 2.1) out of 11. A significant correlation was found between the score of information on obesity and quality score for adults group (0.282) and both ages group (0.437). In Portugal, the websites that provide information on obesity had, generally, a low quality score. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. www.igi-global.com/article/the-quality-of-portuguese-obesity-websites/103982 To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below. www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=103982 ARTICLE 5 Facet of Modeling Web Information Systems from a Document-Centric View B?lint Moln?r (Information Systems Department, E?tv?s University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary), Andr?s Bencz?r (Information Systems Department, E?tv?s University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary) The modeling of Information Systems in general, and Web Information Systems (WIS) especially, is a permanent issue so that there have been already several attempts and proposals for representing various facets of WIS. In our proposed approach, we focus on the organizational and business activity modeling and we concentrate on documents that represent the information of enterprises in the form of unstructured and semi-structured documents. The compilation of documents mirrors implicitly or explicitly the structure of enterprises, the interrelationship of business processes, and activities and tasks within processes. The documents represent, at the same time, the system roles along with tasks and activities. Our modeling approach concentrates on the co-existence and co-operation of documents and activities of business. The Story Algebra, or more generally the process algebra approach provides a formal framework that promises a formal describing method for modeling precisely the event triggered processes coupled with data in document format within an Enterprise Architecture Framework. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. www.igi-global.com/article/facet-of-modeling-web-information-systems-from-a-document-centric-view/103983 To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below. www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=103983 For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the International Journal of Web Portals (IJWP) in your institution's library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated "InfoSci-Journals" database: www.igi-global.com/isj. CALL FOR PAPERS Mission of IJWP: The mission of the International Journal of Web Portals (IJWP) is to be a primary forum for researchers and practitioners to disseminate the evolving theory and practice related to Web portals, providing comprehensive coverage and understanding in its technological, business, organizational, and social dimensions. IJWP expands knowledge on all types of portals, from personal and corporate to domain specific, including government, news, cultural, collaborative, and business oriented portals. The journal publishes original contributions concerned with all aspects of planning, development, implementation, management, and exploitation, including literature reviews and case studies. Coverage of IJWP: Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following: Business process integration and management Cloud and grid solutions Content Management Systems Customization e-Commerce and e-Business applications Evolution of portals Frameworks for portal design and development Infrastructures Mobile technologies and applications Project management Resource management, performance issues, and administration issues Security issues Semantic Web services and federated architectures in Web portals Tools and development environments User interface issues Web services Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers/international-journal-web-portals-ijwp/1113 From mcunha at ipca.pt Fri Apr 11 08:10:15 2014 From: mcunha at ipca.pt (Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha) Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 13:10:15 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP | CENTERIS, ProjMAN and HCist 2014 | Troia, Portugal, October 15-17 | new submission deadline April 25 Message-ID: <201404111210.s3BCAFN2029730@mail.asis.org> ---------- CENTERIS 2014 Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems (an AIS affiliated conference) http://centeris.scika.org ---------- HCIST 2014 International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies (an AIS affiliated conference) http://hcist.scika.org ---------- ProjMAN 2014 International Conference on Project MANagement (an AIS affiliated conference, supported by APOGEP/IPMA and PMI/PC) http://projman.scika.org ---------- Troia, Portugal, October 15-17, 2014 ---------- New paper submission deadline: April 25, 2014 (Due to several requests, the conference organizers decided to extend the submission deadline for two weeks) ---------- ---------- ---------- Submission types and guidelines Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit their manuscript electronically at the Conference webpage (http://centeris.scika.org | http://hcist.scika.org | http://projman.scika.org) until April 25, 2014. Submissions can be made as full papers, short papers, poster papers and industry papers, and must strictly follow the submission guidelines available at the webpage. Only original contributions will be accepted and submissions will be double-blind reviewed. ---------- ---------- Proceedings and publications All accepted short and full papers will be published in the conference proceedings to be published by Elsevier as a Procedia Technology series and will be available on Sciverse ScienceDirect. Industry and Poster papers will be published in a book with ISBN. ---------- ---------- For more information please visit the conferences webpages http://centeris.scika.org | http://hcist.scika.org | http://projman.scika.org ---------- We look forward to welcoming you in our beautiful Troia, Portugal, next October. From mcunha at ipca.pt Fri Apr 11 20:27:25 2014 From: mcunha at ipca.pt (Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha) Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:27:25 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] HCist 2014 - Int. Conf. on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies | Troia, Portugal, October 15-17 | New submission deadline: April 25 Message-ID: <201404120027.s3C0RZdg024753@mail.asis.org> ---------- HCIST 2014 International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies an AIS affiliated conference ---------- Troia, Portugal, October 15-17, 2014 http://hcist.scika.org ---------- New paper submission deadline: April 25, 2014 ---------- ---------- ---------- Submission types and guidelines Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit their manuscript electronically at the Conference webpage (http://hcist.scika.org) until April 25, 2014. Submissions can be made as full papers, short papers, poster papers and industry papers, and must strictly follow the submission guidelines available at the webpage. Only original contributions will be accepted and submissions will be double-blind reviewed. ---------- ---------- Proceedings and publications All accepted short and full papers will be published in the conference proceedings to be published by Elsevier as a Procedia Technology series and will be available on Sciverse ScienceDirect. Industry and Poster papers will be published in a book with ISBN. ---------- ---------- Committees and Keynote speaker General conference chairs: - Ricardo Martinho, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal - Rui Rijo, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal Program Chair: - Duminda Wijesekera, George Mason University, USA Keynote speaker: - Petra Schubert, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Organization Chair: - Ricardo Correia, University of Porto, Portugal ---------- We look forward to welcoming you in our beautiful Troia, Portugal, next October. From mcunha at ipca.pt Fri Apr 11 20:28:29 2014 From: mcunha at ipca.pt (Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha) Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:28:29 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] CENTERIS 2014 - Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems | Troia, Portugal, October 15-17 | new submission deadline: April 25 Message-ID: <201404120028.s3C0SWco024857@mail.asis.org> ---------- CENTERIS 2014 Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems an AIS affiliated conference ---------- Troia, Portugal, October 15-17, 2014 http://centeris.scika.org ---------- New paper submission deadline: April 25, 2014 ---------- ---------- ---------- Submission types and guidelines Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit their manuscript electronically at the Conference webpage (http://centeris.scika.org) until April 25, 2014. Submissions can be made as full papers, short papers, poster papers and industry papers, and must strictly follow the submission guidelines available at the webpage. Only original contributions will be accepted and submissions will be double-blind reviewed. ---------- ---------- Proceedings and publications All accepted short and full papers will be published in the conference proceedings to be published by Elsevier as a Procedia Technology series and will be available on Sciverse ScienceDirect. Industry and Poster papers will be published in a book with ISBN. ---------- ---------- Committees and Keynote speaker General conference chairs: - Jo?o Eduardo Quintela Varaj?o, University of Minho, Portugal - Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Polytechnic Institute of C?vado and Ave, Portugal Program Chair: - Niels Bj?rn-Andersen, Copenhagen Business School, Danmark Keynote speaker: - Petra Schubert, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Organization Chair: - Emanuel Peres, University of Tr?s-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal ---------- We look forward to welcoming you in our beautiful Troia, Portugal, next October. From mcunha at ipca.pt Fri Apr 11 20:29:10 2014 From: mcunha at ipca.pt (Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha) Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:29:10 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] ProjMAN 2014 - International Conference on Project MANagement | Troia, Portugal, October 15-17 | new submission deadline April 25 Message-ID: <201404120029.s3C0TExi024934@mail.asis.org> ---------- ProjMAN 2014 International Conference on Project MANagement (an AIS affiliated conference, supported by APOGEP/IPMA and PMI/PC) ---------- Troia, Portugal, October 15-17, 2014 http://projman.scika.org ---------- New paper submission deadline: April 25, 2014 (Due to several requests, the conference organizers decided to extend the submission deadline for two weeks) ---------- ---------- ---------- Submission types and guidelines Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit their manuscript electronically at the Conference webpage (http://projman.scika.org) until April 25, 2014. Submissions can be made as full papers, short papers, poster papers and industry papers, and must strictly follow the submission guidelines available at the webpage. Only original contributions will be accepted and submissions will be double-blind reviewed. ---------- ---------- Proceedings and publications All accepted short and full papers will be published in the conference proceedings to be published by Elsevier as a Procedia Technology series and will be available on Sciverse ScienceDirect. Industry and Poster papers will be published in a book with ISBN. ---------- ---------- Committees and Keynote speaker General conference chairs: - Jo?o Eduardo Quintela Varaj?o, University of Minho, Portugal - Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Polytechnic Institute of C?vado and Ave, Portugal Program chair: - Rodney Turner, SKEMA Business School, Universit? Lille Nord de France, France Organization chair: - Ant?nio Trigo, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal Keynote speaker: - Petra Schubert, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany ---------- From agruzd at gmail.com Mon Apr 14 11:57:53 2014 From: agruzd at gmail.com (Anatoliy Gruzd) Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 12:57:53 -0300 Subject: [Asis-l] Conference venues for Social Media Researchers [Deadlines are fast approaching!] Message-ID: <534C0581.20004@gmail.com> Calling all Social Media and Online Communities Researchers! Please consider submitting your research to the following conferences. Deadlines are fast approaching. (1) #SMSociety14: CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY Location: Toronto, ON, Canada When: September 27-28, 2014 Paper & Panel Abstracts Due: April 18, 2014 (!!!in 4 days!!!) Poster Abstracts Due: May 23, 2014 More info: http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/?page_id=549 Conference organizers: Anatoliy Gruzd, Dalhousie University Barry Wellman, University of Toronto Philip Mai, Dalhousie University Jenna Jacobson, University of Toronto (2) Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) Minitrack: SOCIAL NETWORKING & COMMUNITIES Location: Kauai, Hawaii, USA When: January 5-8, 2015 Papers Due: June 15, 2014 More info: http://socialmedialab.ca/?page_id=9308 Minitrack co-chairs: Anatoliy Gruzd, Dalhousie University Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia Karine Nahone, University of Washington Please contact Anatoliy Gruzd if you have any questions about these calls. From hrosenba at indiana.edu Mon Apr 14 23:08:54 2014 From: hrosenba at indiana.edu (Howard Rosenbaum) Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 23:08:54 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] PUBLICATION> Social Informatics: Past, Present, Future Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting We are very happy to announce the publications of the book "Social Informatics: Past, Present and Future," edited by Pnina Fichman and Howard Rosenbaum, both in the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing and the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics. The book is a collection of twelve papers that provides a state-of-the-art review of 21st century social informatics. Two papers review the history of social informatics, and show that its intellectual roots can be found in the late 1970s and early '80s and that it emerged in several different locations around the world before it coalesced in the US in the mid-1990s. The evolution of social informatics is described under four periods: foundational work, development and expansion, a robust period of coherence, and a period of diversification that continues today. Five papers provide a view of the breadth and depth of contemporary social informatics, demonstrating the diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches that can be used. Five papers explore the future of social informatics and offer provocative and disparate visions of its trajectory, ranging from arguments for a new philosophical grounding for the social informatics, to calls for a social informatics based on practice thinking and materiality. This book presents a view of SI that emphasizes the core relationship among people, ICT and organizational and social life from a perspective that integrate aspects of social theory and demonstrates clearly social informatics has never been a more necessary research endeavor than it is now. It will be especially useful for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students interested in learning about social informatics research. To learn more about the book (including a Table of Contents), see http://ils.indiana.edu/faculty/hrosenba/www/si-book14/si-book.html To order the book from the publisher, see http://www.cambridgescholars.com/social-informatics-6 To order the book from Amazon, see http://www.amazon.com/Social-Informatics-Past-Present-Future/dp/1443855766/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397099699&sr=1-1&keywords=social+informatics+past From rong.tang at simmons.edu Mon Apr 14 09:52:17 2014 From: rong.tang at simmons.edu (Rong Tang) Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 09:52:17 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Reminder: Register for April 16 ASIS&T SIG USE Webinar -- Contextual Inquiry Message-ID: Dear all, Just a friendly reminder that the ASIS&T SIG USE Webinar will take place this Wednesday, 4/16/2014, 2:00-3:15pm EST. Please register by clicking on the link below: http://www.asis.org/Conferences/webinars/USEWebinar-4-16-2014-register.html Hope you can join us! Rong Chair, ASIS&T SIG USE 2013-2014 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rong Tang Date: Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 11:51 AM Subject: April 16 SIG USE Webinar -- Contextual Inquiry: A Must-Have Method for Your User Research Toolbox To: asis-l at asis.org, siguse-l at asis.org, sigiii-l at asis.org Dear all, ASIS&T SIG USE is sponsoring a Webinar on 4/16/2014 at 2:00pm EST on the topic of contextual inquiry, an important user research method. The Webinar is free for ASIS&T Members and $45 for non-ASIS&T members. Here is the basic information about the Webinar: *Title:* Contextual Inquiry: A Must-Have Method for Your User Research Toolbox *Short description:* This session will feature two user researchers from a Boston-area company who used Contextual Inquiry to unlock the secrets of physician workflows, starting with just a single question. They?ll talk about how to prepare for a project using Contextual Inquiry, how to engage users and how to distill high-quality qualitative data into meaningful takeaways. *Webinar Instructors: *Kate Lawrence and Deirdre Costello *Bios:* *Kate Lawrence* is an experienced user researcher focused on the intersection of people and technology. She is passionate about all aspects of user research - from interviewing users to analyzing usage data to understanding how wider trends about technology impact the search experience. Kate is an active presenter and the local and national user experience community and was most recently published in UX Matters. *Deirdre Costello* is a user experience professional passionate about discovering how technologies fit into users? lives and their pursuit of information. She has 5 years of experience in the library industry and a background in research, analysis and writing. *Date/Time:* 4/16/2014, 2pm-3:15pm EST To register, go to: http://www.asis.org/Conferences/webinars/USEWebinar-4-16-2014-register.html We hope to see you there! Best Regards, Rong Tang, ASIS&T SIG USE Chair, 2013-2014 -- Rong Tang, PhD. Visiting Scientist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (February 2014-June 2014) Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science Director, Simmons Usability Lab Simmons College rong.tang at simmons.edu -- Rong Tang, PhD. Visiting Scientist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (February 2014-June 2014) Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science Director, Simmons Usability Lab Simmons College rong.tang at simmons.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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She served ASIST in a variety of ways, including as Deputy Director of the SIG Cabinet and on the Board of Directors. Gretchen also established and managed the e-mail list for Metrics. Below is information from the University of Tennessee. KNOXVILLE - - In Memoriam: Gretchen Whitney, UT Knoxville School of Information Sciences retired associate professor, passed away in early April. She graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with both a bachelor's and master's degree. She completed her doctorate at the University of Michigan in 1988. Both Whitney's master's and doctoral degrees were in library science. Whitney is best known for creating the jESSE listserv in 1994 which was the leading discussion group for library and information sciences educators until the StanleyK discussion group was established in 2007. Whitney came to UT in 1994 and taught courses in information environment, web design and content representation until her retirement in Oct. 2009. Prior to coming to UT, she was on the faculty at the University of Arizona. Whitney also worked in special libraries and the information industry. Whitney is survived by her sister Kay Whitney Fagundus of Winterville, NC. Gifts in memory of Dr. Gretchen Whitney can be made to the UT School of Information Sciences Enrichment Fund by selecting the "other fund not listed" option at https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1341/utk/index.aspx?sid=1341 &gid=2&pgid=3204&cid=4841 We want to stay connected with you! CCI alumni can connect at http://www.cci.utk.edu/webform/keep-touch. Donna Silvey Communication Specialist The University of Tennessee College of Communication & Information School of Information Sciences 1345 Circle Park Dr. Suite 451 Knoxville, TN 37996-0341 865.974.6727 Contribute_email sigRGB -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Find out full details of this award and the application process here (and below): https://www.asis.org/awards/asistnewleadersaward.html If you have any questions please contact the Chair of the New Leader Committee, Kathryn La Barre klabarre at illinois.edu ASIS&T New Leaders Award Guidelines Objective To recruit, engage, and retain new members and to identify potential for new leadership in the Association. Eligibility Only members in their first three years of membership are eligible to apply (student or regular). Deadline The application is due no later than May 15, 2014. Award amount If selected, you will receive: 1. Up to $1000 in travel expense reimbursement to defray the cost of attending the Annual Meetings. This must be split over two consecutive Annual Meetings, with the reimbursement cost of a single meeting not to exceed $700. 2. Free conference registration for these two years (excluding seminars, workshops and other special events, although these can be reimbursed from the travel expenses provided). Application ASIS &T New Leaders Award Application 1. Each applicant must submit a statement (no more than 500 words) detailing: a. Why you would like to attend the ASIS&T 2014 Annual Meeting b. What benefits you would derive c. Your previous involvement in ASIS&T (if any) d. Your plans for future involvement in ASIS&T 2. Along with your application, applicants must select the regional or student chapter to which they feel most connected (if applicable), a SIG (or multiple) and/or ASIS&T committee (such as Membership) in which they would like to be involved. Applicants are asked to select no more than 3 in each category (across chapters, SIGS, and committees) and to present these on their application in rank order. The rank order indicates the Chapter, SIG, or Committee in which the applicant would most like to become involved. If the applicant is already heavily involved in one of these units, it is suggested that they choose a new unit with which they have less familiarity. 3. The selection committee will check all potential awardees to ensure that the applicant is a current member of ASIS&T. 4. The application should be submitted online by May 15, 2014. A current CV/resume of the applicant should be uploaded with the application no later than May 15th, 2014. Selection 1. The applications will be reviewed by the selection committee, comprised of members from Chapter Assembly, SIG Cabinet and the ASIS&T Board. At least four members will comprise this committee. 2. The selection committee will make selections based on the potential of the applicant to contribute to the Society. In addition, an effort will be made to distribute applicants across multiple SIGs, Chapters, and Committees. 3. 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We are particularly interested in students who will deepen the diversity of the 2014/15 cohort, such as those changing careers, those who see the potential that big data may play in their current career, or those from historically and statistically underrepresented groups. Two Socio-technical Data Analytics (SODA) Research Assistants will be selected from the 2014/15 MS applicant pool who will each receive tuition waivers and fees, and a stipend as they work towards the SODA specialization (see soda.lis.illinois.edu). These students will work closely with Dr. Blake's research group (see below) to develop new methods in text mining and summarization to support discovery and information synthesis in medicine and toxicology. All SODA students are members of the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (cirss.lis.illinois.edu) and will have the opportunity to take courses from top researchers in the field including: * Catherine Blake (text mining, discovery and health informatics, summarization), * Jana Diesner (natural language processing, machine learning, network analysis, covert information), * Miles Efron (information retrieval, language technologies, temporal information), * Vetle Torvik (informetrics, data mining, literature-based discovery, name disambiguation). Courses in digital humanities, social informatics, data curation, information organization, youth and user services, and history of information are also available. The MS program has been consistently ranked #1 by US News and World Report. You can pursue your graduate degree at the Urbana-Champaign campus or via LEEP, an innovative hybrid online program that has successfully graduated more than 1500 students since 1996. Applications received by May 1 (to start in either summer or fall 2014) will receive full consideration for funding. For more information go to soda.lis.illinois.edu/apply. Admissions questions can be directed to lis-apply at illinois.edu and questions about SODA can be directed to sodaInfo at illinois.edu. Kind Regards, Dr. Catherine Blake =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= Associate Professor - iSchool at Illinois, and Medical Information Science Associate Director - Center for Informatics in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS) Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 E. Daniel Street Champaign, IL 61820-6212 Telephone:(217) 333 0115 Facsimile: (217) 244 3302 =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecorrado at ecorrado.us Wed Apr 16 16:57:07 2014 From: ecorrado at ecorrado.us (Edward M. Corrado) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:57:07 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] SECOND CALL FOR JURIED PROPOSALS: Library Research Seminar VI Message-ID: CALL FOR JURIED PROPOSALS: Library Research Seminar VI "The Engaged Librarian: Libraries Partnering with Campus and Community" WHEN: October 7-9, 2014 WHERE: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign iHotel and Conference Center. WHO: Hosted jointly by the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the University Library, and the Library Research Roundtable of the American Library Association. WHY: 21st century librarianship has witnessed new forms of cooperation between librarians and the communities they serve. Academic libraries have adopted new roles that span the scholarly communication lifecycle and advance digital humanities, data stewardship, and eScience initiatives. Public libraries have become community focal points for programming that meets the learning needs of children and their families, encourages the creative use of new technologies, and reaches out to include new and diverse communities. Creative school librarians also work with others to examine issues related to the common core standards, the development of programs that promote and complement curricula, and the exploration of new learning and teaching models. WHAT: This conference will bring together academics and practitioners, including faculty and graduate students from library schools and iSchools, and academic, public and school librarians. The conference will focus on how collaboration and cross-disciplinary research can create new knowledge and chart a course for partnerships with deep and lasting impact. The LRS VI Program Planning Committee invites proposals for papers, panels, posters and workshops. We welcome creative contributions from individuals and groups in the following theme areas. HOW: A lively discussion of paper, panel, poster, and workshop presentations and activities. Example topics include, but are not limited to: *Cutting-edge research that crosses boundaries within and beyond the field of library and information science *The process and products of collaboration: lessons learned and best practices that establish librarians as full research, teaching, and learning partners in academic or community settings *Librarian-faculty partnerships, their impact on research, and the influence of their findings on the collaborative approach *Identification of knowledge gaps and research agendas *Intra-institutional, inter-institutional and trans-national collaborations *Community engagement and community informatics projects--stories of success and possible scenarios for the future *Examples of recruiting, training, and mentoring the next generation of librarians to be research, teaching, and learning partners in their campus and communities Proposal Submission Guidelines & Formats The deadline for submission of proposals is May 15, 2014. In addition to an abstract, each author or panelist must provide a separate biographical statement (maximum of 50 words). Papers *Paper proposals must include a title, author(s), format, and abstract (maximum of 500 words). *Paper proposals should be submitted individually, and they will be grouped with others on a common theme, typically for a 90-minute session comprised of three paper presentations. The abstract submitted should state the focus of the paper and the way(s) in which it contributes to the body of knowledge in the field. Presentation time for papers should be no more than 20 minutes. Posters *Poster proposals must include a title, author(s), format, and abstract (maximum of 500 words). *This formal graphic presentation of the topic, offers an excellent opportunity for reporting on evaluation results and gathering detailed feedback on one?s work. Posters should be no larger than 40" high and 44" wide. Graduate student submissions are encouraged. Panels *Panel proposals must include title, author(s), format, and abstract (maximum of 750 words). *The abstract should describe how three or more panelists will creatively present a cohesive theme and promote lively discussions between panelists and audience members. Proposals should provide a description of the issues to be discussed, and a list of panelists who have agreed to participate with their qualifications and contributions to the panel. Workshops *Workshop proposals must include title, author(s), format, and abstract (maximum of 750 words). *The abstract should outline how participants will engage an issue, learn a new skill, or develop an action plan or other activity where hands-on learning is integral. Submissions must include an example of an activity you plan to conduct. The learning experience should excite and encourage the participants to take risks, question assumptions, and fully engage in the learning process. Evaluation Procedures: The Conference Planning Committee will evaluate proposals based on: *Relevance to the theme *Significance of its contribution to LIS research or practice *Clarity of expression *Status of research: Are the results in hand? When appropriate, please include the timeline for completion of research. For more information on the Library Research Seminar VI Conference, please visit http://www.library.illinois.edu/lrs6/ or send your comments & questions to LRSVI at library.illinois.edu. From jlorince at indiana.edu Mon Apr 14 13:03:59 2014 From: jlorince at indiana.edu (Jared Lorince) Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:03:59 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] WebSci '14 deadline extensions and paper/poster notification delay Message-ID: The WebSci Data Visualization Challenge deadline has been EXTENDED until April 29. $1000 in prizes! For details, see: http://websci14.org/#call-for-data-visualization-challenge. We also regret to inform you that paper/poster notifications have been delayed, and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. ***We will post the updated notification date on social media tomorrow.*** We anticipate extending the workshop submission deadline, as well, and will announce the updated deadline concurrently. Please stay tuned on Twitter and Facebook for updates, and thank you for your patience. Twitter: @WebSciConf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Web-Science-Trust/169268288947 ACM Web Science 2014 will be held 23-26 June 2014 at Indiana University, Bloomington. Further information available at http://www.websci14.org/. 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Following a very fruitful response to our Call for Training events (we are now evaluating 45 proposals from 19 countries, and we will notify selected applicants before April 30th), FOSTER is calling for training content. Have you, or your organization, created or repackaged/reused quality content (from briefing papers, to presentations, videos, etc) on open access, open data and open science in any language, which can be useful and used in the FOSTER training context? We are now calling for the community?s contributions to the identification and mapping of relevant content which can be used for FOSTER training, to equip researchers, project managers, administrators and future trainers with knowledge of the benefits of Open Science and compliance with the Horizon 2020 Mandate (Article 29.2 of the model Grant Agreement). With your help, we want to showcase engaging and instructive training materials and reach out to diverse disciplinary communities and countries in the European Research Area. We are looking for content that may vary widely both in terms of theme (from general open access advocacy, to discipline specific promotion/training for open science) and format (from individual texts, slides or videos to full packaged training objects or courses). So, if you have produced, used, or are simply aware of, quality content on open access, open data and open science, and want to give that content a wider audience in collaboration with the FOSTER training programme, please describe it using the form available at: http://goo.gl/meV0EK This call for content will remain open during the project?s lifetime, but we are aiming to have an initial relevant sample of content by early May, so we would be very grateful if you could submit your content by April 30th. About FOSTER FOSTER (Facilitate Open Science Training for European Research http://www.fosteropenscience.eu/), an FP7-funded project, aims to support different stakeholders, especially young researchers, in practicing open access, open data sharing and open science. Contact person If you have any questions or need clarifications, please contact Ivo Grigorov, ivgr[@]aqua.dtu.dk -- Joy Davidson Associate Director Digital Curation Centre (DCC) HATII, University of Glasgow 11 University Gardens Glasgow G12 8QJ Tel: 0141 330 8592 Email: joy.davidson at glasgow.ac.uk http://www.dcc.ac.uk http://www.gla.ac.uk/hatii -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mandl68 at gmx.de Wed Apr 16 16:13:16 2014 From: mandl68 at gmx.de (Thomas Mandl) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 22:13:16 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] CfP First International Workshop on Patent Mining and Its Applications - Hildesheim Germany Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcmason at umd.edu Wed Apr 16 12:36:20 2014 From: mcmason at umd.edu (Mary E. Carroll-Mason) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:36:20 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Maryland's iSchool Wins IMLS Grant for Lilead Fellows Project Message-ID: Maryland's iSchool Wins IMLS Grant for Lilead Fellows Project The University of Maryland's College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool received a grant in the amount of $284, 176 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The grant, awarded as part of the 2014 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant program, will support the Lilead Fellows Project. The Lilead Fellows Project will provide intensive professional development to school district library supervisors. This professional development will allow participants to develop leadership skills in integrating information literacy instruction with content area standards, technology use and integration and advocacy for library programs and services.? An initial group of 25 Lilead Fellows from school districts across the country will engage in an 18-month program of learning and sharing through the Lilead Network, an online community for library supervisors. In addition, fellows will take part in a summer institute to be held on the College Park campus in July 2015, and in meetings at American Library Association (ALA) and American Association of School Librarians (AASL) national conferences. The need for professional development provided by the Lilead Fellows Project was identified through the IMLS-funded 2012 Lilead Survey, which was the first national survey of school district library supervisors conducted in more than 40 years.? Ann Carlson Weeks, associate dean for academic programs at the University of Maryland and director of the Lilead Project commented, "One of the most striking findings from the survey was that supervisors had little preparation for their leadership roles at the district level and few opportunities for professional development. While many of the supervisors surveyed had previous experience as school librarians or classroom teachers, very few had any previous administrative experience or training for the supervisory position. Supervisors indicated that professional development for effective leadership was their most essential need. The Lilead Fellows Program is designed to address this need." The application process for the Lilead Fellows program will be announced at the 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Conference in June and the initial class of fellows will be announced at the 2015 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. For more information about the Lilead Project, visit http://lileadproject.org About Maryland's iSchool The College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool, empowers people, organizations and society to use information effectively through its research and undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. Maryland's iSchool enables students and faculty to create new ways for people to connect with information that will transform society and is ideally located in the information capital of the world- the Washington DC metro region. The iSchool is transforming itself as well, from a small college with a strong foundation in library and information studies programs to a fast-growing and groundbreaking center of expertise that will help people manage the information explosion from childhood to adulthood. For more information, visit www.ischool.umd.edu. About the Institute for Museum and Library Services The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums.?Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive.?To learn more, visit www.imls.gov and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Mary Carroll-Mason Communications Coordinator College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool University of Maryland 4105J Hornbake Building College Park, MD 20742 mcmason at umd.edu (301) 405-1260 ischool.umd.edu Twitter: @I_UMD From tibbo at ils.unc.edu Wed Apr 16 16:26:05 2014 From: tibbo at ils.unc.edu (Tibbo, Helen R) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:26:05 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] DigCCurr Professional Institute 2014-2015 - Register Today! Message-ID: <16C92BA681D083499626AF35C5A645163ACA2339@ITS-MSXMBS5M.ad.unc.edu> Please excuse cross postings************************************ DigCCurr Professional Institute: Curation Practices for the Digital Object Lifecycle May 11-16, 2014 & January 5-6, 2015 (One price for two sessions) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Visit http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr/institute2014.html for more information. REGISTRATION LINK: http://tinyurl.com/ncgy367. The Institute consists of one five-day session in May 2014 and a two-day follow-up session in January 2015. Each day of the summer session will include lectures, discussion and hands-on "lab" components. A course pack and a private, online discussion space will be provided to supplement learning and application of the material. An opening reception dinner on Sunday, Continental breakfast, break time snacks and coffee, and a dinner on Tuesday will also be included. This institute is designed to foster skills, knowledge and community-building among professionals responsible for the curation of digital materials. Registration: * Regular registration : $1,150 * Late registration (after April 1, 2014): $1,300 If you are a grant recipient working on a digital project, we recommend that you check with your program officer to request approval to use available grant funds to attend the institute. Institute Instructors Include: * From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Dr. Cal Lee, Dr. Helen Tibbo, and Dr. Kam Woods. * Dr. Nancy McGovern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. * Dr. Carolyn Hank, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. * Dr. Lorraine Richards, Drexel University. May 2014 Institute Components include (order and session titles may vary somewhat from those listed): *Overview of digital curation definition, scope and main functions *Where you see yourself in the digital curation landscape *Digital curation program development *Digital curation stakeholders and digital curation landscape *Case Study on developing a digital repository *Procedural accountability - policies, submission agreements, rules *LAB -Transforming policy statements into rules *Overview of digital preservation challenges and opportunities *Roles and responsibilities for curation *LAB - Matching skills and roles *Characterization of digital objects *Overview and Characterization of Existing Tools: Placing the Tools in a Larger Industry Context *File formats *LAB - File format robustness *Managing in response to technological change *Digital forensics *Ethical issues *LAB - Media and content *Workflows, humans, and tools *Lab - Workflows *Evaluating curation programs requirements and assessment *LAB - Evaluating curation programs: TRAC/ISO 16363 Review * Characterizing, analyzing and evaluating the producer information environment *Economics of digital curation - costs and resource commitments *LAB - Economics of digital curation *Cloud computing *Web archiving * Formulating your six-month action plan - task for each individual, with instructors available to provide guidance * Summary of action plans * Clarifying roles and expectations for the next six months January 5-6, 2015 Participants in the May event will return to Chapel Hill in Jan. 2015 to discuss their experiences in implementing what they have learned in their own work environments. Participants will compare experiences, lessons learned and strategies for continuing progress. Accommodations for January will be the responsibility of the attendee. For more information, contact Dr. Helen Tibbo (tibbo at email.unc.edu) for Institute questions or Tiffany Harris (tjharris at email.unc.edu) for payment or registration questions. The Digital Professional Institute was initiated as part of the DigCCurr II project, supported by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (Grant Award #RE-05-08-0060-08) and is partially supported by the School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. LODGING: Participants are responsible for their own lodging. A DigCCurr 2014-15 room block has been reserved at the Hampton Inn and Suites for $129/night. Please indicate "DigCCurr" and group code "CUR" when making reservations. Reservations must be received by 04/01/2014. After this date reservations will be accepted on a space a rate available basis only. You may reserve your hotel room by calling the hotel at 919-969-6989 or by clicking on this link: http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/groups/personalized/R/RDUCOHX-DGG-20140511/index.jhtml We look forward to seeing you there! -Helen Dr. Helen R. Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor President, 2010-2011 & Fellow, Society of American Archivists School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 Tel: 919-962-8063 Fax: 919-962-8071 tibbo at ils.unc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wmonroe at email.unc.edu Wed Apr 16 16:16:55 2014 From: wmonroe at email.unc.edu (Monroe, Wanda G.) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:16:55 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] In Memory of Dr. Mary Emily Kingsbury Message-ID: CHAPEL HILL, NC - On April 4, 2014, Dr. Mary Emily Kingsbury, former professor at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill died peacefully after a long illness. "I have so many wonderful memories of Mary" said Dr. Barbara B. Moran, Louis Round Wilson Distinguished Professor. "She was the chair of the search committee when I was hired so I soon became familiar with her vibrant and mischievous sense of humor. Mary had a huge influence not only on the students she taught, but on her colleagues. She had many interests-chief among them children's literature-and pursued them all with passion. She was a valued friend and colleague who will be missed greatly by those who knew her." Dr. Mary Kingsbury was born in Sioux City, Iowa in 1932, and earned her doctorate at the University of Oregon, Master's in Education from Oregon State University and Master of Arts in Library Science from Rosary College. Dr. Kingsbury previously taught at the Department of Library Science, University of Portland, OR and prior to that, she was a high school teacher and counselor. She earned a J.D. (law degree) from North Carolina Central University in 1989 and passed the North Carolina Bar Exam. She taught Children's Literature and Storytelling courses at SILS from July 1, 1973 until her retirement on June 30, 1994. Dr. Kingsbury's many contributions to children's literature and services span her teaching, research and publishing career. Over the many years she taught storytelling and the evaluation of children's literature and resources, she brought an unprecedented verve and devotion to the subject. With this enthusiasm she infected her prot?g?s with a love of "kiddie lit" topics. Dr. Kingsbury also brought her enthusiasm to bear on her conversations with colleagues and students. She was curious about and completed biographical research and writing on Sir William Osler. Along with a strong interest in medical history, Dr. Kingsbury was one of the first female members of the American Osler Society. For those who knew Dr. Kingsbury, you will remember her spunky personality, her long blond hair and her beloved schnauzers. She loved visiting London, England; going to the theater; and most of all, reading. Her favorite author was Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice was her favorite book. She was incredibly generous, donating numerous valuable volumes of books to the UNC Libraries in 2006. "Mary Kingsbury was one of the most outrageously honest people I have ever met," said Dr. Helen Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor and Kingsbury's close friend and guardian. "She always told it like she saw it and you could depend on her giving you an honest opinion." There will be no memorial service for Dr. Kingsbury. Her remains have been placed beside Helen Walsh Kingsbury, her mother, in the Riverview Abbey Mausoleum in Portland, OR. ******************************* 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 VChapman at emeraldinsight.com Tue Apr 15 12:07:33 2014 From: VChapman at emeraldinsight.com (Virginia Chapman) Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:07:33 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Call for paers JKM Message-ID: <5FF0B2D02A284043A75D79D131D9AF6B85C39F97@em-appl013.Emerald.Net> Apologies for any cross postings: Special issue call for papers from Journal of Knowledge Management Knowledge Management in Transport Go here for more detail on the Call for papers What is the special issue about? Guest edited by Alexeis Garcia-Perez, Coventry University (UK) and Denise A. D. Bedford , Goodyear Professor; Kent State University (USA), this special issue analyses the different applications of knowledge management strategies and tools in research and practice within the transport sector. Regional, national and international experiences related to all transport modes and their integration are relevant. It will address these fundamental questions: How knowledge management supports the processes of developing sustainable, integrated transport strategies and technologies. How knowledge management increases opportunities for the different stakeholders within the transport industry. How knowledge management improves transport policy dialogue. Specific topics we invite you to provide submissions on: Conceptual, case-based, or empirical papers offering new insights into the international context of: Management of scientific information and knowledge in transport (regional, national and international perspectives). Knowledge Management practices in the Transport sector. Mechanisms of Knowledge Management from the point of view of transport policy-makers. Knowledge transfer from transport researchers to policy-makers. Knowledge Management as a tool to facilitate dialogue with the public sector and with other disciplines and industries (regional, national and international perspectives). Proposed schedule Submission deadline: September 1, 2014 Papers reviewed: December 1, 2014 Revised papers reviewed and accepted: March 1, 2015 Final versions of accepted papers delivered: May 1, 2015 Further guidance on submission Please read the publication style guidelines before submitting your paper. Go here to register/or log on to submit your paper to ScholarOne Papers should be 7,000 to 10,000 words in length and not published previously in any other journal (print or electronic format) If you have any questions about the special issue or your intended submission please contact the guest editors above. 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Not all elements could be shown in plain text mode. - ---------- HCIST 2014 International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies an AIS affiliated conference ---------- Troia, Portugal, October 15-17, 2014 http://hcist.scika.org ---------- New paper submission deadline: April 25, 2014 ---------- ---------- ---------- Submission types and guidelines Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit their manuscript electronically at the Conference webpage (http://hcist.scika.org) until April 25, 2014. Submissions can be made as full papers, short papers, poster papers and industry papers, and must strictly follow the submission guidelines available at the webpage. Only original contributions will be accepted and submissions will be double-blind reviewed. ---------- ---------- Proceedings and publications All accepted short and full papers will be published in the conference proceedings to be published by Elsevier as a Procedia Technology series and will be available on Sciverse ScienceDirect. Industry and Poster papers will be published in a book with ISBN. ---------- ---------- Committees and Keynote speaker General conference chairs: - Ricardo Martinho, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal - Rui Rijo, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal Program Chair: - Duminda Wijesekera, George Mason University, USA Keynote speaker: - Petra Schubert, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Organization Chair: - Ricardo Correia, University of Porto, Portugal ---------- We look forward to welcoming you in our beautiful Troia, Portugal, next October. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jacobson has been published by ALA Books. ?The metaliteracy framework was first introduced by Mackey and Jacobson in the College & Research Libraries (C & RL) article "Reframing Information Literacy as a Metaliteracy" (2011) and has been developed further by the authors in this full manuscript. ?The new book examines the metacognitive dimension of this idea and moves from theory to practice in seven interrelated chapters. ?The authors expand the theory of metaliteracy, include visual models of the framework, explore current trends in social media, and provide expanded learning objectives to develop metaliterate learners. ?The book also examines global perspectives, presents data analysis of an international metaliteracy survey, and offers two case studies. ?Sheila A. Webber wrote the Foreword. ? ALA Books is currently providing a sample of the book:?http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10897 Facet Publishing is distributing the book internationally:?http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=0129&category_code=506 The book is also available via Amazon and other providers. Thomas P. Mackey is Dean at the Center for Distance Learning at SUNY Empire State College. Trudi E. Jacobson is Head of the Information Literacy Department at the University Libraries at the University at Albany and Co-Chair of the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Task Force. Tom Mackey, Ph.D. Dean Center for Distance Learning SUNY Empire State College 113 West Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-587-2100 ext. 2790 fax 518-587-2660 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Requirements & Qualifications: Bachelor Degree is required; MLS/MLIS or other related advanced degree is highly desirable; * Knowledge of online search services is a must, as this position has a heavy emphasis on IP research; * Excellent researching skills using comprehensive legal and corporate databases is required; * 3-5 years' experience working in a legal or corporate library setting, preferably in an IP environment; * Provide back-up coverage for the firm's document delivery services; * Assist with marketing and other strategic plans for the firm's library and knowledge information services groups; * Other duties as assigned or requested. For immediate consideration, please apply at: http://goo.gl/PfGgYx LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer who values diversity in the workplace -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This publication intends to put together, in a comprehensive way, the problems of ageing, health, health care, social care, mobility, ageing well, quality of life of people with special needs, user needs analysis, and the recent approaches provided by ICT, such as e-Health and Telemedicine, new technologies, new applications, emerging trends, the ethical and legal implications (eg. clinical records) and case studies. It is an ambitious project of addressing the social, technological, organizational, ethical and legal aspects of the topic. Objective The mission of the Encyclopedia of e-Health and Telemedicine is to discuss the main issues, challenges, opportunities, and trends related to this new field of knowledge able to transform the way we live and deliver services, from the social, technological and organizational dimensions, in a very comprehensive way, and to disseminate current developments and practical solutions and applications. The overall objectives are: To discuss the importance of e-Health, Telemedicine, ICT-based healthcare and social care delivery, and the emerging technological developments and practical solutions. To introduce the state-of-the-art supporting technology. To introduce and discuss the challenges associated with e-Health developments, from the social, organizational and technological perspectives. To introduce recent technological developments and associated human, ethical and legal implications. Target Audience The encyclopedia intends to be a tool for researchers, academics, professionals of medicine, healthcare and social care, professionals of IT, providing some of the most advanced research, concepts, applications, developments, discussions and case studies on digital crime and digital threats from one side, and security, privacy, information assurance, law and regulation, and human aspects, on the other. Recommended Topics The Encyclopedia intends to collect the most recent contributions on the social and technological dimensions of the largely multidisciplinary field of e-Health and Telemedicine. It is intended to cover the following aspects: The technological dimension that enables and supports teleservices, telemedicine, teleoperation and telemonitoring. The technological dimension includes: Information systems and technologies Communication technologies Monitoring technologies Information and systems integration Electronic medical records Electronic devices The social and human dimensions, which explores motivations, benefits and emergent effects of e-Health project implementations, and which include, for example: Increased quality of life Increased life expectancy Trust and privacy issues Ethical aspects Legal aspects Training Organizational aspects and management of e-health services Business and entrepreneurial perspective focusing on the added value of specific applications Impact, implications and challenges (social and technological) of e-Health On individuals, families and communities On organizations and business On scientific knowledge and on research Ongoing developments, applications and case studies Emerging solutions Relevant R&D projects Integration between applications and solutions Current development trends Integration with other disciplines: Sociology Psychology Gerontology Distributed technologies and systems Knowledge management Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a chapter proposal (an extended abstract of around 300 to 500 words) clearly explaining the mission and concerns of a proposed chapter by May 18, 2014 .. Submissions should be made through the link at the bottom of this page. Please include all information about the author and co-authors, affiliations and email addresses when submitting your chapter proposals. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by May 25, 2014 about the status of their proposals. Full articles (at around 3,000 to 5,000 words) are expected to be submitted by September 30, 2014 .. All submitted articles will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Publisher This book is scheduled to be 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 .. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2015. Important Dates Proposal Submission Deadline: May 18, 2014 Notification of Acceptance: May 25, 2014 Full chapter submission: September 30, 2014 Notification of acceptance: December 30, 2014 Revised version of accepted chapters: January 15, 2015 Submission of Final Chapters: February 15, 2015 Inquiries Isabel Maria Miranda, isabel.m.f.miranda at gmail.com Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, mcruzcunha at gmail.com Propose a chapter for this book http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/submit/1355 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From I.Peters at zbw.eu Sat Apr 19 02:51:09 2014 From: I.Peters at zbw.eu (Peters Isabella) Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 06:51:09 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Altmetrics @WebSci14: Deadline extended till May 2nd Message-ID: <047272D289C1D14C9D54551BFDF8DE3868242A@cirdan.zbw-nett.zbw-kiel.de> Apologies for cross posting! ****** Dear colleagues, The submission deadline to altmetrics14 has been extended!! We invite you to submit your extended abstracts to the altmetrics14 workshop at the ACM Web Science Conference 2014 until May 2, 2014: http://altmetrics.org/altmetrics14/ altmetrics14: expanding impacts and metrics ACM Web Science Conference 2014 Workshop Bloomington, Indiana June 23, 2014 Following the successful altmetrics11 and altmetrics12 workshops, the goal of this year's workshop is to provide a platform to present scholarly research related to altmetrics. The main goal is to improve the understanding of altmetrics and their underlying social media platforms, technological challenges, various biases involved in data, as well as pitfalls and possibilities of these new metrics. The workshop will be held as a full event preceding the ACM Web Science Conference 2014 (http://www.websci14.org). 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Her research interests also include database quality control, multilingual and multicultural information processing, and digital libraries. Since arriving at Kent State in 1992, Zeng has received more than $1 million in external research funding from the National Science Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, OCLC Online Computer Library Center and the Ohio Board of Regents. She has authored more than 80 research papers and five books, as well as about 200 national and international conference presentations, invited lectures and keynote speeches. Zeng collaborates with researchers and teams from major institutions and organizations, including the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, the European Union's Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations Program, Getty Research Institute, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). She was director-at-large of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) and executive board member of the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO). Currently, she serves as the inaugural advisory board chair of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI). Zeng holds a Ph.D. from the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh and an M.A. from Wuhan University in China. (from a press release announcing Zeng as "Scholar of the Month" at Kent State University in February 2014) Read more about the Outstanding Research and Scholarship awards at http://www.kent.edu/news/news-detail.cfm?newsitem=70F55F5D-D1CB-BF34-A168D84FB859ABC4 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... URL: From mandl68 at gmx.de Wed Apr 16 16:07:45 2014 From: mandl68 at gmx.de (Thomas Mandl) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 22:07:45 +0200 Subject: [Asis-l] Workshop IR 2014 in Aachen, Germany - CfP Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Participation in NDSR Boston or New York will offer: *A nine-month paid residency at a Boston or New York City institution working on a specific digital stewardship project with a mentor and with full host institution support. *Participation in advanced training, lectures, and events on digital stewardship conducted by digital preservation professionals and program staff. *Access to mentoring and career development services through the program and through the involvement in NDSR of notable digital preservation professionals. *Access to professional development funding, the opportunity to present at national conferences, and the chance to help contribute to and shape a national model for post-master's residency programs. For more information please visit: NDSR Boston: http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/ndsr_boston NDSR-NY: http://ndsr.nycdigital.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mashaheen at gmail.com Tue Apr 22 06:48:00 2014 From: mashaheen at gmail.com (Shaheen Maqsood) Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:48:00 +0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: 2014 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest for Developing Countries In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Excuse me for cross-posting!! The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce its 14th competition for papers to be submitted for the 2014 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA, October 31- November 4, 2014. (http://www.asis.org/asist2014/) Building from the overall conference theme, the theme for this year's paper contest is: "Connecting Collections, Cultures, and Communities". Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of the theme from a global and/or international perspective. The maximum length for a paper is 10 pages, single-spaced. Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of the theme from a global and/or international perspective. The SIG-III welcomes contributions from all areas of information science and technology. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following core areas: Arts & Humanities; Bioinformatics; Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts; Classification Research; Critical Issues; Digital Libraries; Education for Information Science; Health Informatics; History & Foundations of Information Science; Human Computer Interaction; Information Architecture; Information Needs, Seeking and Use; Information Policy; International Information Issues; Knowledge Management; Library Technologies; Management; Metrics; Scientific & Technical Information; Social Informatics; and Visualization, Images & Sound. Selection Criteria: There will be up to three winners who will be selected by a panel of judges including: Maqsood Shaheen (IRC, US Embassy Islamabad), Alma Rivera (Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de M?xico), and, Fatih Oguz (University of North Carolina at Greensboro). The judging criteria will be based on: Submissions will be judged on such criteria as quality of content, significance for theory, method, design, education or engagement, originality and level of innovation, and quality of presentation. Eligibility & Information for authors: Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of, and resides in a developing country are eligible. The winners in the 2009-2013 contests are not eligible. The papers should be original, unpublished, and submitted in English. We encourage submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange, discovery, delivery, and use of digital information. Award: The award for each winner is a two-year individual membership in ASIS&T. In the case of multiple authors, the principal author will be awarded the ASIS&T membership. In addition, depending on SIG III fundraising for this competition, the first place winner will be rewarded a minimum of $1,000 toward travel, conference registration, and accommodations while attending the ASIS&T Annual Conference which will take place in Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA, October 31- November 4, 2014. (http://www.asis.org/asist2014/). Style: The international paper contest committee requires that submissions follow the International Information and Library Review instructions to authors. Detailed information is available under the heading, Instructions for Authors at: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=ulbr20&page=instructions#.UxLKc_k0WSo Publishing opportunities: Submitted papers will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the Taylor and Francis's International Information and Library Review (IILR), subject to the usual peer refereeing process, for that journal. ASIS&T Copyright Policy: ASIS&T will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers submitted on its web site or in print, with ownership and all other rights remaining with the author. Deadline for submission of full papers: Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 5,000 words, by May 31, 2014, to Maqsood Shaheen at ShaheenMA at gmail.com, preferably as Microsoft Word or PDF attachments. ---------------- Maqsood Shaheen Chair International Paper Contest Committee, SIG III Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Website: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/asist.sig.iii/ From bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu Wed Apr 23 10:38:44 2014 From: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu (Beata Panagopoulos) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:38:44 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] REMINDER: NEASIS&T Student Travel Award - Essay Deadline April 25! Message-ID: REMINDER - DEADLINE APPROACHING! NEASIS&T Student Travel Award STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD AVAILABLE (Deadline: Friday, April 25, 2014) The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIS&T) is pleased to announce the availability of one award of up to $750 to reimburse expenses for attendance at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting (October 31-November 4, Seattle, WA). Applications must be received by Friday, April 25. The winner will be notified by Wednesday, April 30. One award for the best ESSAY will be offered to student members of ASIS&T* in the New England, Upstate New York or Eastern Canada regions. Students must be enrolled in an information science** master's or doctoral program. In order to be reimbursed, the award winner will submit receipts substantiating travel and conference related expenses, such as costs for registration, airfare, food, and lodging. The award winner will also be expected to meet with a NEASIS&T representative at the conference. Submit an essay that addresses the following questions in specific detail: * Why do you wish to attend the ASIS&T Annual Meeting? * How do you believe you will be able to use the conference experience to further your career? * How might NEASIS&T or ASIS&T benefit if you receive the award? Essay criteria: * Essay must be written in English. * Essay may not exceed 500 words or two double spaced pages. * Student must be sole author. The coversheet should include the following information: * Applicant's name * Address * Phone number / E-mail address * School affiliation / information science program / Student ID number * Proof of ASIS&T membership (e.g. ASIS&T member number, copy of email receipt of payment, or photocopy of check canceled by ASIS&T Headquarters) PLEASE NOTE: The ASIS&T Annual meeting is one of the most highly regarded meetings in the information science field. It covers the breadth of activities and endeavors of the information community with technical sessions addressing specialties of the information professional. The 2014 Annual Meeting, " Connecting Collections, Cultures, and Communities" takes place October 31-November 4 in Seattle, Washington. Papers should be submitted as attachments and sent by email to: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu *You may join ASIS&T via the web at http://www.asist.org/membership.html **Terms describing information science programs are varied: they may be called: Library and Information Studies, Information Science and Policy, Information and Library Science, Information Studies, etc. Questions? Contact Beata at (617) 573-8541, e-mail: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu From bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu Fri Apr 25 16:43:14 2014 From: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu (Beata Panagopoulos) Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:43:14 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] NEASIST Spring Networking Dinner - Keynote by Dr. Jose-Marie Griffiths -- May 7 at MIT Message-ID: THE NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR OUR 2014 ANNUAL NETWORKING DINNER: The Spider and the Web: Can the Information Age Survive Another 25 years? An Address by Dr. Jos?-Marie Griffiths, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bryant University and past ASIST President WHEN: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm WHERE: MIT Pappalardo Room (Bldg 4-349) http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=4 Cambridge, MA RSVP: on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-networking-dinner-the-spider-and-the-web-tickets-11227065455 DESCRIPTION Join your colleagues for an evening of conversation as we explore the future of the Information Age with Dr. Jos?-Marie Griffiths (http://www.bryant.edu/news/university-news/story.htm?id=3706 )and celebrate the awardees of the 2014 NEASIST Awards. Dr. Griffiths will discuss: The Spider and the Web: Can the Information Age Survive Another 25 years? The World Wide Web, arguably the platform that fully launched our Information Age, is 25 years old this year. There are now more than 600 million websites worldwide, and the Web has changed life forever across the globe, allowing people to access and share information in a way not possible even 30 years ago. But as the Web expands in size and complexity, there is increasing concern about its potential fragility and vulnerability. Dr. Griffiths will explore some of the trends that are straining the interwoven strands of our information universe, from net governance and neutrality to data policy and stewardship to individual privacy (or the lack thereof). Society, especially knowledge stewards, face a plethora of choices in these areas. How we choose to address these challenges correlates in many ways with how a spider constructs, monitors and repairs its web. Can the Information Age survive another 25 years? Understanding the interrelationships of the spider and the web, and the different roles and principles that undergird them, are critical to all of us in both the near and distant future. Dr. Griffiths will lay out the issues and some of the choices we face, and the potential impacts of those choices to the survival of our present and future knowledge ecosystem. PROGRAM 6:00pm Registration & Networking 6:30pm Buffet dinner served 7:00pm Award presentations 7:15pm NEASIST welcomes Dr. Jos?-Marie Griffiths--Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bryant University and past ASIST President For more information visit http://neasist.org/2014/04/09/2014-annual-neasist-networking-dinner/ From bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu Wed Apr 30 11:16:10 2014 From: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu (Beata Panagopoulos) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:16:10 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] RSVP today! NEASIS&T presents "The Spider and the Web: Can the Information Age Survive Another 25 years"- by Dr. Jose-Marie Griffiths Message-ID: DEADLINE TO RSVP THURSDAY, MAY 1 - You do not want to miss this wonderful evening! THE NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR OUR 2014 ANNUAL NETWORKING DINNER: The Spider and the Web: Can the Information Age Survive Another 25 years? An Address by Dr. Jos?-Marie Griffiths, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bryant University and past ASIST President WHEN: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm WHERE: MIT Pappalardo Room (Bldg 4-349) http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=4 Cambridge, MA RSVP: on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-networking-dinner-the-spider-and-the-web-tickets-11227065455 DESCRIPTION Join your colleagues for an evening of conversation as we explore the future of the Information Age with Dr. Jos?-Marie Griffiths (http://www.bryant.edu/news/university-news/story.htm?id=3706 )and celebrate the awardees of the 2014 NEASIST Awards. Dr. Griffiths will discuss: The Spider and the Web: Can the Information Age Survive Another 25 years? The World Wide Web, arguably the platform that fully launched our Information Age, is 25 years old this year. There are now more than 600 million websites worldwide, and the Web has changed life forever across the globe, allowing people to access and share information in a way not possible even 30 years ago. But as the Web expands in size and complexity, there is increasing concern about its potential fragility and vulnerability. Dr. Griffiths will explore some of the trends that are straining the interwoven strands of our information universe, from net governance and neutrality to data policy and stewardship to individual privacy (or the lack thereof). Society, especially knowledge stewards, face a plethora of choices in these areas. How we choose to address these challenges correlates in many ways with how a spider constructs, monitors and repairs its web. Can the Information Age survive another 25 years? Understanding the interrelationships of the spider and the web, and the different roles and principles that undergird them, are critical to all of us in both the near and distant future. Dr. Griffiths will lay out the issues and some of the choices we face, and the potential impacts of those choices to the survival of our present and future knowledge ecosystem. PROGRAM 6:00pm Registration & Networking 6:30pm Brazilian Buffet dinner served 7:00pm Award presentations 7:15pm NEASIST welcomes Dr. Jos?-Marie Griffiths--Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bryant University and past ASIST President For more information visit http://neasist.org/2014/04/09/2014-annual-neasist-networking-dinner/ From c.haythorn at ubc.ca Fri Apr 11 01:29:27 2014 From: c.haythorn at ubc.ca (Haythornthwaite, Caroline) Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 05:29:27 -0000 Subject: [Asis-l] new Continuing Education Program References: Message-ID: <16A48D3B-3529-405A-9FC4-CB1586D0BEF8@ubc.ca> The iSchool at UBC (SLAIS) is pleased to announce our new Continuing Education program. Courses are now offered to library and archival specialists looking to explore the changes and growing opportunities in information studies. Building on the iSchool?s commitment to support researchers and professionals in an information-intensive industry, our courses aredesigned to help information specialists make better business decisions in a globally driven environment. Courses are starting this spring. For more information or to register please visit our website www.continuinged.slais.ubc.ca ----------- The iSchool at the University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus Phone 604 822 2404 | Fax 604 822 6006 470 ? 1961 East Mall | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z1 www.slais.ubc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Virus Checking - ClamAV 2. File Format Identifciation - Droid, Unix file, FITS, and JHOVE2 3. Preservation Metadata - PREMIS Event Service 4. ETD Submission - ETD Drop The provided manual documents the purpose of each tool, recommends where to deploy them in a workflow, and explains how to use the tools. About the Project Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and led by the University of North Texas, in partnership with the Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations (NDLTD) and Educopia Institute, the ETD Lifecycle Management project is promoting best practices and improving the capacity of academic libraries to preserve ETDs for future researchers. The project has also released the Guidance Documents for Lifecycle Management of ETDs, available from Educopia Publishing (http://www.educopia.org/publishing/gdlmetd) and the NDLTD website (http://www.ndltd.org/resources/manage-etds). -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org @metaarchive matt.schultz at metaarchive.org 616-566-3204 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wildanewman at yahoo.com Tue Apr 22 15:09:36 2014 From: wildanewman at yahoo.com (wilda newman) Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:09:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Asis-l] SPECIAL SATELLITE MEETING of IFLA KM SECTION in LYON, 15 August 2014 Message-ID: <1398193776.12053.YahooMailNeo@web164601.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> ? Please send this message to Library Lists concerning the Satellite Meeting of the Knowledge Management Section of IFLA to be held in Lyon, France on 15 August 2014. The registration for the Satellite meeting is FREE. People just need to register. This is an important meeting about Knowledge Management in Libraries. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION IS FOUND AT: ?http://parisdescartes.libguides.com/IFLA2014/program REGISTRATION (FREE) AT: http://parisdescartes.libguides.com/IFLA2014/registration The topic is: ?KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AS A VITAL TOOL FOR CHANGE MANAGEMENT The keynote speaker is perhaps the world?s top expert on Knowledge Management?OLIVIER SERRAT (Principal Knowledge Management Specialist -?Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank ? Philippines). He will address the following: ?Toward a Library Renaissance: ??????????????? - Key Trends Affecting Libraries ??????????? - Recommendations for Future Libraries ??????????? - A Skills Framework for Librarians ??????????? - Forestalling Change Fatigue: Future Search and the Resilient Organization ?See the program description above for the topics of the other speakers. The program will be interactive with ample time for questions and networking. ?P.S. Note that this meeting will be held at the Lyon Gallo-Roman Museum: Here is photo of the site http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Theatre_antique_Fourviere.jpg ?ALSO, ATTENDING THIS FREE MEETING MAY GET YOU A LESS EXPENSIVE AIRFARE IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON BEING AT IFLA SINCE YOU WILL BE ARRIVING BEFORE AND STAYING OVER A SATURDAY. Wilda Wilda B Newman Information Coordinator IFLA Knowledge Management Standing Committee Wilda B Newman Knowledge Associates Resources, LLC 5964 Rosinante Run Columbia, MD 21045 USA Phone: 1-410-730-7583 Email: wildanewman at yahoo.com Skype: wildanewman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Not all elements could be shown in plain text mode. - Call for Chapter Proposals: Encyclopedia of E-Health and Telemedicine http://bit.ly/1hMjfbr Editors Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha - Polytechnic Institute of C?vado and Ave, Portugal Isabel Miranda - Municipality of Guimar?es, Portugal Call for Chapters Proposals (abstract) Submission Deadline: May 18, 2014 Full Chapters Due: September 30, 2014 Use this link to Propose a chapter for this book http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/submit/1355 Introduction Health and social care, e-Health, Telemedicine, are at the center of the research policies, on the research agenda of the world governments and are facing major developments. This publication intends to put together, in a comprehensive way, the problems of ageing, health, health care, social care, mobility, ageing well, quality of life of people with special needs, user needs analysis, and the recent approaches provided by ICT, such as e-Health and Telemedicine, new technologies, new applications, emerging trends, the ethical and legal implications (eg. clinical records) and case studies. It is an ambitious project of addressing the social, technological, organizational, ethical and legal aspects of the topic. Objective The mission of the Encyclopedia of e-Health and Telemedicine is to discuss the main issues, challenges, opportunities, and trends related to this new field of knowledge able to transform the way we live and deliver services, from the social, technological and organizational dimensions, in a very comprehensive way, and to disseminate current developments and practical solutions and applications. The overall objectives are: To discuss the importance of e-Health, Telemedicine, ICT-based healthcare and social care delivery, and the emerging technological developments and practical solutions. To introduce the state-of-the-art supporting technology. To introduce and discuss the challenges associated with e-Health developments, from the social, organizational and technological perspectives. To introduce recent technological developments and associated human, ethical and legal implications. Target Audience The encyclopedia intends to be a tool for researchers, academics, professionals of medicine, healthcare and social care, professionals of IT, providing some of the most advanced research, concepts, applications, developments, discussions and case studies on digital crime and digital threats from one side, and security, privacy, information assurance, law and regulation, and human aspects, on the other. Recommended Topics The Encyclopedia intends to collect the most recent contributions on the social and technological dimensions of the largely multidisciplinary field of e-Health and Telemedicine. It is intended to cover the following aspects: The technological dimension that enables and supports teleservices, telemedicine, teleoperation and telemonitoring. The technological dimension includes: Information systems and technologies Communication technologies Monitoring technologies Information and systems integration Electronic medical records Electronic devices The social and human dimensions, which explores motivations, benefits and emergent effects of e-Health project implementations, and which include, for example: Increased quality of life Increased life expectancy Trust and privacy issues Ethical aspects Legal aspects Training Organizational aspects and management of e-health services Business and entrepreneurial perspective focusing on the added value of specific applications Impact, implications and challenges (social and technological) of e-Health On individuals, families and communities On organizations and business On scientific knowledge and on research Ongoing developments, applications and case studies Emerging solutions Relevant R&D projects Integration between applications and solutions Current development trends Integration with other disciplines: Sociology Psychology Gerontology Distributed technologies and systems Knowledge management Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a chapter proposal (an extended abstract of around 300 to 500 words) clearly explaining the mission and concerns of a proposed chapter by May 18, 2014 .. Submissions should be made through the link at the bottom of this page. Please include all information about the author and co-authors, affiliations and email addresses when submitting your chapter proposals. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by May 25, 2014 about the status of their proposals. Full articles (at around 3,000 to 5,000 words) are expected to be submitted by September 30, 2014 .. All submitted articles will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Publisher This book is scheduled to be 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 .. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2015. 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URL: From chirags at rutgers.edu Thu Apr 24 11:58:42 2014 From: chirags at rutgers.edu (Chirag Shah) Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:58:42 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Postdoc position starting Sept. 2014 at Rutgers University, USA Message-ID: <663AC090-DD1A-458D-9D1F-970C7341C4D8@rutgers.edu> [Apologies for cross-posting.] POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATE CIS3: Collaborative Information Seeking Support and Services in Libraries Projected funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Department of Library and Information Science in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, seeks applications for a post-doctoral associate position from individuals with expertise in information seeking behavior. This will be an academic year position beginning September 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015. The salary for the academic year will be $43,478. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Chirag Shah on his funded research project "CIS3: Collaborative Information Seeking Support and Services in Libraries" which aims to investigate and support people?s information seeking behaviors in collaboration. Examples include students working on a group project involving literature review, and a patron looking for information on a research topic with the help of a librarian. The post-doc will have the following responsibilities: Assist with executing a lab study to investigate synchronous and asynchronous collaborative information seeking Design and execute a study relating to collaborative activities in one or two libraries Design and execute a study relating to collaborative activities in a classroom setting Supervise one or two undergraduate students implementing the Coagmento system Assist several Ph.D. students with data analyses Write and publish study results This will be a one-year position with no renewals. Compensation includes the academic year salary and full health and other benefits from Rutgers University. For more information about our competitive package of benefits, visit http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits. Qualifications: An earned doctorate in information science or a related field is required. The doctoral degree must have a July 2014 or earlier date. The applicant should have prior experience in conducting lab and/or field studies, collecting and analyzing data with quantitative and qualitative approaches, and writing and publishing in scholarly journals. Application submissions should include a cover letter that addresses these requirements and clearly articulates the candidate?s fit to the project, the department, and the school; a CV; other supporting documents; and names and contact information of three references (no letters at this time, please); and should be emailed to Dr. Chirag Shah at chirags at rutgers.edu. Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and the position will remain open until filled. For further questions please contact Dr. Chirag Shah at chirags 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. 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. ****** Chirag Shah, PhD Assistant Professor of Information and Computer Science Rutgers University 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... 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Medical information is of interest to a wide variety of users, including patients and their families, researchers, general practitioners and clinicians, and practitioners with specific expertise such as radiologists. Despite the popularity of the medical domain for users of search engines, and current interest in this topic within the information retrieval research community, development of search and access technologies remains particularly challenging. One of the central issues in medical information search is diversity of the users of these services. In particular, they will have varying categories of information needs, varying levels of medical knowledge, and varying language skills. In addition, the format, reliability, and quality of biomedical and medical information varies greatly. A single health record can contain clinical notes, technical pathology data, images, and patient-contributed histories, and may be linked by a physician to research papers. The importance of health and medical topics and their impact on people???s everyday lives makes the need for retrieval of accurate and reliable information especially important. Determining the likely reliability of available information is challenging. Finally, as with information retrieval in general, the evaluation of medical search tools is vital and challenging. ? For example, there are no established or standardized baselines or evaluation metrics, and limited availability of test collections. This workshop aims to bring together researchers interested in medical information search with the goal of identifying specific research challenges that need to be addressed to advance the state-of-the-art and to foster interdisciplinary collaborations towards the meeting of these challenges. To enable this, we encourage participation from researchers in all fields related to medical information search including mainstream information retrieval, but also natural language processing, multilingual text processing, and medical image analysis. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * Users and information needs * Semantics and NLP for medical IR * Reliability and trust in medical IR * Personalised search * Evaluation of medical IR * Multilingual issues in medical IR * Multimedia technologies in medical IR * The role of social media in medical IR Paper Submissions The workshop is now accepting paper submissions. Short papers (4 pages) and short position papers (2 pages) describing approaches or ideas / challenges on the topics of the workshop are invited. Submissions should be in ACM SIGS format. LaTeX and Word templates are available athttp://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates (for LaTeX, use the "Option 2" style). Papers should be anonymised for double blind review and submitted in pdf format through the EasyChair system https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=medir2014no later than midnight Pacific Daylight Time on May 05, 2014. Submissions will be reviewed by members of the workshop program committee. Accepted papers will be included in the SIGIR 2014 Medical Information Search Workshop proceedings. Important Dates May 05, 2014: Extended Deadline for paper submission (midnight Pacific Daylight Time) May 12, 2014: Notification to authors May 17, 2014: Camera-ready papers due July 11, 2014: Workshop Further Information Further information is available on the workshop website at http://medir.dcu.ie/ or by emailing the workshop organisers. Workshop Organisers Lorraine Goeuriot, Dublin City University, Ireland Gareth J.F. 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This year we have 20 possible tasks, but if you and your colleagues wish to propose new tasks or new data, please feel free to set up at task page on the wiki. We strive to keep MIREX a community endeavor. In keeping with MIREX tradition, if we have three teams involved in a task, we will run that task. For the second year in a row, we also are looking for volunteer Task Captains to adopt and run tasks. BACKGROUND INFORMATION More information can be found at the MIREX 2014 wiki, including details on submitting: http://www.music-ir.org/mirex/wiki/2014:Main_Page SUBMISSION STARTING POINT http://www.music-ir.org/mirex/wiki/MIREX_2014_Submission_Instructions Please follow the instructions carefully. It is important that you read (and understand) the submission instructions from top to bottom. This Year, MIREX has rolling deadline from July to September, please refer to the list at the bottom of this email for the submission data for your task. CONTACT INFORMATION: The EvalFest mailing list is our primary point of communication. To subscribe, visit https://mail.lis.illinois.edu/mailman/listinfo/evalfest. For personal questions, please contact the MIREX 2014 Team . Remember, MIREX is all about community involvement; so, get involved! Cheers, J. Stephen Downie, on behalf of the MIREX 2014 Team --------------------- DEADLINES # July 16th 2014 - Audio Classification (Train/Test) Tasks - Audio K-POP Genre Classification - Audio K-POP Mood Classification - Audio Tag Classification # August 16th 2014 - Audio Music Similarity and Retrieval - Symbolic Melodic Similarity - Structural Segmentation - Audio Tempo Estimation - Audio Offset Detection # September 16th 2014 - Audio Onset Detection - Audio Beat Tracking - Audio Key Detection - Multiple Fundamental Frequency Estimation & Tracking - Real-time Audio to Score Alignment (a.k.a Score Following) - Audio Cover Song Identification - Discovery of Repeated Themes & Sections - Audio Melody Extraction - Query by Singing/Humming - Query by Tapping - Audio Chord Estimation ********************************************************** "Research funding makes the world a better place" ********************************************************** J. Stephen Downie, PhD Associate Dean for Research Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [Vox/Voicemail] (217) 649-3839 From c.haythorn at ubc.ca Tue Apr 22 13:11:43 2014 From: c.haythorn at ubc.ca (Caroline Haythornthwaite) Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:11:43 -0700 Subject: [Asis-l] iSchool at UBC Continuing Education program Message-ID: re-posting with a corrected URL ... The iSchool at UBC (SLAIS) is pleased to announce our new Continuing Education program. Courses are now offered to library and archival specialists looking to explore the changes and growing opportunities in information studies. Building on the iSchool?s commitment to support researchers and professionals in an information-intensive industry, our courses are designed to help information specialists make better business decisions in a globally driven environment. Courses are starting this spring. For more information or to register please visit our website http://continuinged.slais.ubc.ca Caroline Haythornthwaite Director and Professor SLAIS, The iSchool at UBC c.haythorn at ubc.ca http://haythorn.wordpress.com/ From gslisce2 at simmons.edu Wed Apr 23 13:21:56 2014 From: gslisce2 at simmons.edu (GSLIS Cont Ed) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:21:56 -0400 Subject: [Asis-l] Register Now for May 2014 Workshops Message-ID: (please excuse cross-postings) **Simmons GSLIS Continuing Education ? Exceptional CE Since 1975** *May 2014 Online* *(asynchronous ) Workshops * *May 1 - May 31, 2014* *$250 (GSLIS Alumni Price: $200)* *PDPs: 15* -- Apps4Librarians: Become an Expert in Mobile Apps for iPhones, iPads, and Other iOS Devices $275 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni Price $220) May 15 - June 30, 2014 - PDPs: 25 -- Please note: This is a six-week workshop. *-- En h**ancing Your Search Skills * *-- Investment Research 101 * -- *Sensory Programming, Engaging Spaces, and Serving all Learning Styles * -- *Teen Lit Boot Camp: Graphic Novels & Manga * *-- **Unwrapping Emerging Technology Trends * *May 2014 Onsite **Workshops * *-- **Bookbinding Basics I * (Boston) $220 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni Price $175) May 3, 2014, 9:00am - 5:00pm - PDPs: 7 -- Developing an Effective Strategic Plan for Your Library: Best Practices in Library Management (Boston) $160 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni Price $125) May 3, 2014, 9:00am - 12:30pm - PDPs: 3.5 *************************************** Please check our full schedule for additional workshops! 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URL: From connawal at oclc.org Tue Apr 22 08:02:21 2014 From: connawal at oclc.org (Connaway,Lynn) Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:02:21 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: 2014 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest for Developing Countries In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <20140422120218.5857430.12847.8835@oclc.org> Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist OCLC Research connawal at oclc.org 001-303-246-3623 oclc.org/research/people/connaway.html @LynnConnaway Original Message From: Shaheen Maqsood Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 6:53 AM To: asis-l; ifla-l at infoserv.inist.fr; ifla-soc-lib at infoserv.inist.fr; ifla-it at infoserv.inist.fr; plagpk at yahoogroups.com; rscao-l Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: 2014 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest for Developing Countries Excuse me for cross-posting!! The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce its 14th competition for papers to be submitted for the 2014 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA, October 31- November 4, 2014. (http://www.asis.org/asist2014/) Building from the overall conference theme, the theme for this year's paper contest is: "Connecting Collections, Cultures, and Communities". Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of the theme from a global and/or international perspective. The maximum length for a paper is 10 pages, single-spaced. Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of the theme from a global and/or international perspective. The SIG-III welcomes contributions from all areas of information science and technology. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following core areas: Arts & Humanities; Bioinformatics; Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts; Classification Research; Critical Issues; Digital Libraries; Education for Information Science; Health Informatics; History & Foundations of Information Science; Human Computer Interaction; Information Architecture; Information Needs, Seeking and Use; Information Policy; International Information Issues; Knowledge Management; Library Technologies; Management; Metrics; Scientific & Technical Information; Social Informatics; and Visualization, Images & Sound. Selection Criteria: There will be up to three winners who will be selected by a panel of judges including: Maqsood Shaheen (IRC, US Embassy Islamabad), Alma Rivera (Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de M?xico), and, Fatih Oguz (University of North Carolina at Greensboro). The judging criteria will be based on: Submissions will be judged on such criteria as quality of content, significance for theory, method, design, education or engagement, originality and level of innovation, and quality of presentation. Eligibility & Information for authors: Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of, and resides in a developing country are eligible. The winners in the 2009-2013 contests are not eligible. The papers should be original, unpublished, and submitted in English. We encourage submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange, discovery, delivery, and use of digital information. Award: The award for each winner is a two-year individual membership in ASIS&T. In the case of multiple authors, the principal author will be awarded the ASIS&T membership. In addition, depending on SIG III fundraising for this competition, the first place winner will be rewarded a minimum of $1,000 toward travel, conference registration, and accommodations while attending the ASIS&T Annual Conference which will take place in Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA, October 31- November 4, 2014. (http://www.asis.org/asist2014/). Style: The international paper contest committee requires that submissions follow the International Information and Library Review instructions to authors. Detailed information is available under the heading, Instructions for Authors at: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=ulbr20&page=instructions#.UxLKc_k0WSo Publishing opportunities: Submitted papers will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the Taylor and Francis's International Information and Library Review (IILR), subject to the usual peer refereeing process, for that journal. ASIS&T Copyright Policy: ASIS&T will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers submitted on its web site or in print, with ownership and all other rights remaining with the author. Deadline for submission of full papers: Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 5,000 words, by May 31, 2014, to Maqsood Shaheen at ShaheenMA at gmail.com, preferably as Microsoft Word or PDF attachments. ---------------- Maqsood Shaheen Chair International Paper Contest Committee, SIG III Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Website: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/asist.sig.iii/ ________________________________________ Asis-l mailing list Asis-l at asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l From jilloneill at nfais.org Wed Apr 30 15:04:14 2014 From: jilloneill at nfais.org (jilloneill at nfais.org) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:04:14 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Asis-l] Video, Citation Quality, Academic Social Networks and More Events from NFAIS Message-ID: <1398884654.959422509@webmail.nfais.org> Register Now For These NFAIS May and June Events! The following events are open for registration. You won't want to wait until the last minute to book your participation! May NFAIS Webinar: SocialCite: A New Tool for Understanding Citation Quality Across the Literature Date and Time: May 7, 11:00am - 12:30pm (EDST) Featured Experts: Kent Anderson, CEO/Publisher, STRIATUS/JBJS, Inc. and Michael T. Clarke, President, Clarke & Company Scope and Registration: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=546 NFAIS Virtual Seminar: The Emergence and Rise of Video as a Scholarly Content Format Sponsored by Elsevier Date and Time: May 14, 10:00am - 3:30pm (EDST) Scope with Featured Speakers: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=547 June NFAIS Webinar: Academic Social Networks: The Promise and the Challenge Date and Time: June 13, 11:00am - 12:30pm (EDST) Featured Experts: Alex Gil, Digital Scholarship Coordinator, Columbia University Libraries and Richard Price, Founder, Academia.edu Scope and Registration: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=549 Full One-Day Workshop: The Next Generation of Discovery Services: Where Are They Headed? Date and Time: June 20, 9:00am - 4:45pm Scope with Featured Speakers: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=548 NFAIS Webinar: Infonomics and the Business of Free: Modern Value Creation for Information Services Sponsored By the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Date and Time: June 30, 11:00am - 12:30pm (EDST) Featured Expert: John Regazzi, Professor and Director, Information Innovation Lab, Long Island University, and Author, Infonomics and the Business of Free: Modern Value Creation for Information Services. Scope and Registration: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=544 ? From fichman at indiana.edu Tue Apr 29 08:56:57 2014 From: fichman at indiana.edu (Fichman, Pnina) Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:56:57 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP HICSS minitrack Collective Intelligence and Crowds: Structure, Roles, and Identity Message-ID: [Apologies for cross-posting] CFP HICSS minitrack Collective Intelligence and Crowds: Structure, Roles, and Identity Track: Digital and Social Media Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 48, January 5-8, 2015, Kauai, Hawaii http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/ Papers Due: June 15, 2014 via the HICSS conference system http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm We live surrounded by socially constructed identities. Some examples are organizations, nations, websites, companies, products and even persons. These identities are constituted through a complex interplay of interactions, a kind of distributed cognition. Communication requires not only a representation in an individual?s mind but also the knowledge that there is a similar representation in the minds of others. Platforms built on top of the Internet have changed the way we can create such shared representations. They allow people to aggregate knowledge from socially distant areas. They also allow diverse groups of people ? and maybe machines in the form of artificial intelligences ? to negotiate identities. We can build collective intelligences that themselves will steer the quest for knowledge. The collectives can be self-catalyzing, deciding individually or collaboratively what to do next, out of which novel and practical ideas emerge. While these open design collectives rely on organic growth and slow embedding of members in the network, alternative structures based on crowds can be assembled more rapidly. Between the two extremes are a host of different organizational structures, in which already committed members of a community are deployed to create or improve ideas. And the traces of these new organizations are also varied, ranging from ephemeral short messages to curated collaborative knowledge repositories. The output often takes the form of digital media. We are interested in papers that observe, analyze, or visualize these organization structures and the innovations they produce, papers that simulate this production through software, papers that analyze the phenomena of crowdsourcing, collective intelligence and collaborative mass knowledge production, and design research that creates and evaluates new tools and processes. We are particularly open to papers that explore unusual ways of modelling emergent organizations: models that demonstrate or reflect the influence of social systems on user behaviours, models that consider the multiple connections between people, technology, and institutions, models of technological and social affordances, models that break personal identity into sub-relations, and models that examine the emergence of roles, identity, and institutions. We are interested in applying the ideas of James March, Mark Granovetter, Harrison White, Charles Tilly and related scholars to information systems. We are looking for papers about the mechanisms (in the sense of Bhaskar) that explain the emergence of collective identity. In sum, the content of the track is open to analysis of collective intelligence, new knowledge creation, and crowdsourcing. Included also is the analysis of social interaction as a way of describing underlying social structure, and in particular the social construction of identity and roles.. Thus the track is open to a wide range of content areas that lend themselves to the analysis of relations between people, collectives, and machines, as well as the products produced as a result of these relations. In this minitrack, we are aiming to attract an audience from five groups: first, those interested in collective intelligence and crowdsourcing and who find a home in information systems departments; second, those in information schools who study these topics; third, computer scientists who are interested in the analysis of network and crowd processes, fourth, those who use social networks to describe social structure and fifth, industry practitioners. Minitrack Organizers: Donald Steiny, The Institute for Social Network Analysis of the Economy; steiny at steiny.com Pnina Fichman, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, Bloomington; fichman at indiana.edu Jeffrey V. Nickerson, Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology; jnickerson at stevens.edu About HICSS conferences: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm Now in its 48th year, the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) is one of the longest-standing continuously running scientific conferences. This conference brings together researchers in an aloha-friendly atmosphere conducive to free exchange of scientific ideas. Unique characteristics of the conference include: ? A matrix structure of tracks and themes that enables research on a rich mixture of computer-based applications and technologies. ? Three days of research paper presentations and discussions in a workshop setting that promotes interaction leading to additional research. ? A full day of Symposia, Workshops, and Tutorials. See Program Components for additional detail. ? A truly international experience with participants usually from over 40 countries, (approximately 50% non-US). ? Papers published in the Proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Press and carried in the IEEE digital library Xplore. Access to HICSS papers is in the top 2% of IEEE Conferences. ? Paper presentations and discussions which frequently lead to revised and extended papers that are published in journals, books, and special issues. ? A keynote address and distinguished lecture which explore particularly relevant topics and concepts. ? Best Paper Awards in each track which recognize superior research performance. ? HICSS is the #1 IS conference in terms of citations as recorded by Google Scholar. Recent research that shows HICSS ranked second in citation ranking among 18 Information Systems (IS) conferences, ranked third in value to the MIS field among 13 Management Information Systems (MIS) conferences, and ranked second in conference rating among 11 IS conferences. The Australian Government's Excellence in Research project (ERA) has given HICSS an "A" rating. Important deadlines for authors: ? June 15: Submit full manuscripts for review. Review is double-blind. ? Aug 15: Review System emails Acceptance Notices to authors. ? Oct 1: Early Registration fee deadline. (Fees will increase on Sept 16 and Dec 1.) Early Registration fee: $625 ? Oct 2: General Registration Fee begins: $695 (Registration price remains through December 1, 2014) ? Oct 15: Papers without at least one registered author will be deleted from the Proceedings; authors will be so notified. ? 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The principal aim of this conference is to bring people in academia, research laboratories and industry together, and offer a collaborative platform to address the emerging issues and solutions in digital information science and technology. The ICDIM intends to bridge the gap between different areas of digital information management, science and technology. This forum will address a large number of themes and issues. The conference will feature original research and industrial papers on the theory, design and implementation of digital information systems, as well as demonstrations, tutorials, workshops and industrial presentations. The 9th International Conference on Digital Information Management will be held on September 29- October 01, 2014 at the Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand. The topics in ICDIM 2014 include but are not confined to the following areas. Information Retrieval Data Grids, Data and Information Quality Big Data Management Temporal and Spatial Databases Data Warehouses and Data Mining Web Mining including Web Intelligence and Web 3.0 E-Learning, eCommerce, e-Business and e-Government Natural Language Processing XML and other extensible languages Web Metrics and its applications Enterprise Computing Semantic Web, Ontologies and Rules Human-Computer Interaction Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems Knowledge Management Ubiquitous Systems Peer to Peer Data Management Interoperability Mobile Data Management Data Models for Production Systems and Services Data Exchange issues and Supply Chain Data Life Cycle in Products and Processes Case Studies on Data Management, Monitoring and Analysis Security and Access Control Information Content Security Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Security Distributed information systems Information visualization Web services Quality of Service Issues Multimedia and Interactive Multimedia Image Analysis and Image Processing Video Search and Video Mining Proceedings - All the accepted papers will appear in the proceedings published by IEEE. - All papers will be fully indexed by IEEE Xplore. - All the ICDIM papers are indexed by DBLP. Modified version of the selected papers will appear in the special issues of the following peer reviewed journals. Journal of Digital Information Management (SCOPUs/EI) International Journal of Web Applications (IJWA) International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering (IJITWE) International Journal of Emerging Sciences (IJES) International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (Scopus and EI Indexed) International Journal of Grid and High Performance Computing (IJGHPC) (Scopus and EI Indexed) International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering (Scopus and EI Indexed) International Journal of Big Data Intelligence International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences (Scopus/EI) International Journal of Management and Decision Making (Scopus/EI) International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (Scopus/EI) General Chair Sakorn Soisungwan, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Thailand Organizing Chairs Khongsak Srikaeo, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Thailand Varaporn Suepraditkul, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Thailand Program Chairs Buncha Samruayruen, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Thailand Adrian FLOREA, 'Lucian Blaga' University of Sibiu, Romania Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau Charles P. 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Evaluated by the same rigorous standards as papers submitted for the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), the best student research paper is judged on technical competence, significance of findings, originality, and clarity of expression. The award shall consist of round-trip travel expenses and full registration for the ASIS&T annual meeting, not to exceed $500; a certificate; and possible submission of the paper for publication in JASIST. The nomination deadline is June 15, 2014. For more information on eligibility and nomination requirements, visit http://www.asis.org/awards/bestresearchpaper.html ---------------------------------------- Jeonghyun (Annie) Kim, Ph. D. Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Sciences College of Information University of North Texas Email) Jeonghyun.Kim at unt.edu Phone) 940-369-5408 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From srichards at lac-group.com Wed Apr 30 11:03:35 2014 From: srichards at lac-group.com (Suzanne Richards) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:03:35 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / Reference and Cataloging Librarian /Washington, DC Message-ID: Apologies for the cross postings . . . LAC Group seeks a proactive Reference and Cataloging Librarian to work on three different projects in the Washington, DC metro area. The librarian will be responsible for providing reference services and cataloging, among other assigned duties. This is a part-time position and is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic librarian. Responsibilities: * Answer business reference and economic research questions using materials in the library and electronic resources the library subscribes to; * Catalog new acquisitions; (and special collections/agency archives) * Check in and route serials; * Check in and shelve returned books; * Process Inter-Library Loan requests using OCLC WorldShare (formerly FirstSearch); * Build awareness of the library's services within the agency; Qualifications and Knowledge: * Masters, Library Science of Information Science (MLS/MLIS) is required; * A minimum of five years of library experience; * A minimum of three years of library management experience * Extensive research experience using both online and print resources; * Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines; * Extensive library technical skills and knowledge; * Ability to use SirsiDynix Symphony Workflows; * Outstanding problem solving ability; * Effective interpersonal skills; * Outstanding organizational skills; * Proficient with Microsoft programs including Excel, Outlook, Word and Power Point; For immediate consideration, please apply at: http://goo.gl/jNIHDt LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and values diversity in the workforce. 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The ability to provide in-depth and comprehensive research and database searches is required with a specialization in Intellectual Property (IP) highly desired. This position supports the library, competitive intelligence and knowledge activities for the firm. Requirements & Qualifications: Bachelor Degree is required; MLS/MLIS or other related advanced degree is highly desirable; * Knowledge of online search services is a must, as this position has a heavy emphasis on IP research; * Excellent researching skills using comprehensive legal and corporate databases is required; * 3-5 years' experience working in a legal or corporate library setting, preferably in an IP environment; * Provide back-up coverage for the firm's document delivery services; * Assist with marketing and other strategic plans for the firm's library and knowledge information services groups; * Other duties as assigned or requested. 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URL: From fichman at indiana.edu Sun Apr 27 11:46:06 2014 From: fichman at indiana.edu (Fichman, Pnina) Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:46:06 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP HICSS minitrack Global, International, and Cross-Cultural Issues in IS Message-ID: <7327CE08-EFAA-4A7C-B31F-4F274F01D06F@indiana.edu> [Apologies for cross-posting] CFP HICSS minitrack Global, International, and Cross-Cultural Issues in IS Track: Internet and the Digital Economy Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 48, January 5-8, 2015, Kauai, Hawaii http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/ Papers Due: June 15, 2014 via the HICSS conference system http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm This minitrack focuses on the sociotechnical dynamics and the ways in which the Internet affects people, groups, organizations, and societies. We are in particular interested in the impact of global, international, and cross-cultural issues on ICT development, implementation and use across the globe. Globalization has historically been tied to technological innovation, and the present era of a networked information society is no different. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have provided the infrastructure for multinational businesses, created new cultural connections irrespective of geographic boundaries and distances, and allowed an increasingly mobile global population to be connected to their friends, families, and cultures no matter where they are. The issues surrounding global, international, and cross cultural issues in Information Systems (IS) attracted much scholarly attention and have been explored under myriad contexts. The minitrack welcomes submissions that relate to all aspects of global IS, or IS research situated in a global, international or cross-cultural context. The minitrack is open to all methodological approaches and perspectives. We are interested in empirical and theoretical work that addresses these and related socio-technical issues. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Research that considers the impacts of cultural values (e.g. on adaptive user interfaces) * Research on global Cloud sourcing strategies * Cross-national and cross-cultural comparisons of ICT adoption, use and development (e.g. Internet diffusion and impacts compared between different economies) * Effects of global social computing on organizational work organization and practices (e.g. pricing strategies) * Issues relating to globally distributed teams (e.g. the adoption and use of social media by cross-national virtual teams, worker motivation, and human error diversity) * Issues relating to Internet adoption and the digital society at the national level (e.g. digital infrastructure sophistication across countries) *Issues relating to global knowledge management (e.g. different knowledge-sharing cultures in multi-national corporations) *Issues relating to cross-national legislation and regulation (e.g. implications of different regulations governing Green IT in the EU vs. US or Asian countries) * Issues relating to global ICT governance (e.g. sustainable strategies for standardization and harmonization in evolving business networks) * Single country studies showing implications for other locations or results different from other contexts (e.g. impact of ICT policies on a transition economy) * Multi-country studies of ICT adoption, use, and development (e.g. e-commerce adoption involving multiple countries) * Global impacts of big data on governments, multinational companies, NGOs and other organizations Minitrack Organizers: Pnina Fichman, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, Bloomington; fichman at indiana.edu Edward W.N. Bernroider, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Institute for Information Management and Control, Vienna, Austria; edward.bernroider at wu.ac.at Erran Carmel, Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington D.C.; carmel at american.edu About HICSS conferences: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm Now in its 48th year, the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) is one of the longest-standing continuously running scientific conferences. This conference brings together researchers in an aloha-friendly atmosphere conducive to free exchange of scientific ideas. Unique characteristics of the conference include: * A matrix structure of tracks and themes that enables research on a rich mixture of computer-based applications and technologies. * Three days of research paper presentations and discussions in a workshop setting that promotes interaction leading to additional research. * A full day of Symposia, Workshops, and Tutorials. See Program Components for additional detail. * A truly international experience with participants usually from over 40 countries, (approximately 50% non-US). * Papers published in the Proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Press and carried in the IEEE digital library Xplore. Access to HICSS papers is in the top 2% of IEEE Conferences. * Paper presentations and discussions which frequently lead to revised and extended papers that are published in journals, books, and special issues. * A keynote address and distinguished lecture which explore particularly relevant topics and concepts. * Best Paper Awards in each track which recognize superior research performance. * HICSS is the #1 IS conference in terms of citations as recorded by Google Scholar. Recent research that shows HICSS ranked second in citation ranking among 18 Information Systems (IS) conferences, ranked third in value to the MIS field among 13 Management Information Systems (MIS) conferences, and ranked second in conference rating among 11 IS conferences. The Australian Government's Excellence in Research project (ERA) has given HICSS an "A" rating. Important deadlines for authors: * June 15: Submit full manuscripts for review. Review is double-blind. * Aug 15: Review System emails Acceptance Notices to authors. * Oct 1: Early Registration fee deadline. (Fees will increase on Sept 16 and Dec 1.) Early Registration fee: $625 * Oct 2: General Registration Fee begins: $695 (Registration price remains through December 1, 2014) * Oct 15: Papers without at least one registered author will be deleted from the Proceedings; authors will be so notified. * Dec 2: Late Registration fee beings: $795 (Registration price remains through conference) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chu at csu.edu Wed Apr 30 21:14:29 2014 From: chu at csu.edu (Chengren Hu) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:14:29 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] 2014 CALA Midwest Annual Web-Conference Message-ID: <000b01cf64da$b3aea8d0$1b0bfa70$@edu> 2014 CALA Midwest Annual Web-Conference on Saturday, May 24, 2014 The Annual Program Planning Committee, the CALA Midwest Chapter, invites you to attend our 2014 CALA Midwest Chapter Annual Web-Conference Theme: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities Date and Time: Saturday, May 24, 2014 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) Format of Conference: FREE Web-conference through Web access by using Anymeeting web-conference software ( http://www.anymeeting.com), no limit access. Welcome all colleagues to join us, including librarians, information specialists, students, faculty, researchers, and any friends and people who are interested with library and information science and services, especially all CALA members! Note: The exact URL for accessing this web-conference will be provided in the middle of May 2014. The CALA Midwest Chapter Annual 2014 Conference addresses important issues in today's library services and trending technology. In the conference, the keynote speaker and presenters will share with you their best practices to adapt today's needs at the libraries, their successful stories about the current project(s), and their ideal research achievements. Besides the presentations, the posters with brief explanations, will be uploaded and posted through web. Please see the details from CALA Midwest Chapter Web site: http://midwest.chapters.cala-web.org/ . To attend this web-conference, please submit your registration (FREE for Attending Web-conference) to CALA Midwest Chapter Web Site at: http://midwest.chapters.cala-web.org/2014-cala-midwest-annual-web-conference -on-saturday-may-24-2014/ Please contact Lian Ruan ( lruan at illinois.edu) and/or Wenling Liu, ( wliu at indiana.edu) for questions you might have to attend this web-conference. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From srichards at lac-group.com Wed Apr 30 16:52:42 2014 From: srichards at lac-group.com (Suzanne Richards) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:52:42 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting / Assistant Librarian / Los Angeles, CA Message-ID: Apologies for the cross postings . . . LAC Group seeks a motivated and dependable Assistant Librarian to work in a prestigious law firm located in West Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will have 1-4 years of experience providing reference and general clerical librarian duties in a fast-paced law library environment. Responsibilities: * Under supervision, perform preliminary evaluation of existing library materials for removal; * Assists professional Librarians in gathering materials for reference and biographical use, and in shelf-listing books; * Reference desk research 2-4 hours each week; * Assists library users in the use of library online catalog and indexes, or in locating materials; * Requests the acquisition of library materials; * Catalogs books and other library materials using OCLC, WorldCat, and Liberty; * Perform circulation functions including checkout, check-in, and updating records; * Effectively respond to telephone and in-person inquiries regarding library materials; * Catalog library materials by creating or locating and importing bibliographic records, modifying records to reflect local practices, and assigning barcode labels; * Create and maintain patron database files; * Prepare orders of library materials, and compile and enter data on computerized acquisitions system; * Inspect incoming orders of library materials, verify accuracy of shipments; * Organize, distribute, and arrange library materials; * Reference and research support to the Reference Librarian; * Assisting with other duties as needed or as assigned by the Librarian, such as ILL, circulation, materials ordering, etc. Qualifications: * Knowledge of library methods, materials, and organization; * Knowledge of the methods of classifying, cataloging, and shelf-listing books; * Knowledge of the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress classification systems; * Knowledge of card catalogs, indexes and other reference material used in the library; * Knowledge of research methods used in locating materials; * Team player; * Detail oriented; * Initiative and great communication skills; * MLS degree is strongly preferred; * Recent college graduates are welcome to apply; * Minimum of 1-4 years of legal and non-legal/business reference and research experience; * Strong preference for law library experience; * Ability to work with users on training, troubleshooting, and other issues related to finding and helping others to find needed information; * Demonstrated commitment to providing superior customer service; * Excellent oral and written communications skills; ability to work independently and to handle a diverse and demanding workload. 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