[Asis-l] [Extended deadline] 3rd CfP: Special Issue on Search As Learning

[Jacek Gwizdka]

3rd Call: Special Issue of Springer's Information Retrieval Journal:
Search As Learning.

http://www.springer.com/10791

Guest editors:
* Carsten Eickhoff, ETH Zurich
* Jacek Gwizdka, University of Texas Austin
* Claudia Hauff, Delft University of Technology
* Jiyin He, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)

*Extended Submission deadline: October 30, 2016*
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1. Call for Papers
Search systems today are mostly viewed as tools to satisfy immediate
information needs instead of complex information environments in which
humans learn while interacting with information content.
Research on the design, development and evaluation of search systems
that foster learning and enhance the learning experience is scarce.
Equally scarce is our current understanding of search as a human
learning process. Opportunities exist today to not only observe and
interpret users' behavior through the lens of search logs but also to
enrich this information with detailed multimodal data streams gathered
by tracking devices and sensors.


2. Topics of Interest
* Log/lab-based studies on when and how learning occurs in the search
process;
* The relationship between the learning process and searchers' work
task contexts;
* Search system features that foster learning (both searching to learn
and learning to search);
* Search interface designs in support of learning;
* The implications of search for learning for different populations
(children, low-literacy searchers, etc.);
* The roles of affect and engagement on learning whilst searching;
* Methods and measures to assess searchers' learning;
* Measuring learning outcomes to assess IR system performance;
* Learning analytics for search contexts;
* Collaborative aspects of search as learning;
* Interaction monitoring, modeling and optimization for learning outcomes.


3. Submission guidelines
Papers submitted to this special issue for possible publication must
be original and must not be under consideration for publication in any
other journal or conference. Previously published or accepted
conference papers must contain at least 30% new material to be
considered for the special issue.
All papers are to be submitted by referring to http://www.springer.com/10791
.
At the beginning of the submission processin Editorial Manager, under
'Article Type', please select the appropriate special issue.
All manuscripts must be prepared according to the journal publication
guidelines which can also be found on the website provided above.
Papers will be evaluated following the journal's standard review
process


4. Important dates
* Initial submission due (extended): October 30, 2016
* Initial reviewer feedback: November 21, 2016
* Revised submission due: December 21, 2016
* Final decision: February 15, 2017




Jacek Gwizdka, PhD (Toronto)  http://gwizdka.com/research
'Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate' - William
of Ockham (1285-1349)
Research Talk <http://bit.ly/Jacek_RU_talk_2015> on NeuroIR
Assistant Professor at School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
1616 Guadalupe St,  Austin, TX 78701, USA |  Office 5.532 (5th floor)
Information eXperience (IX) lab Co-Director   |  ACM Senior Member
Distinguished Fellow of the Kosciuszko Foundation Collegium of Eminent
Scientists
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