[Asis-l] 2nd CFP: Special Issue on Search As Learning - Information Retrieval Journal

[Jacek Gwizdka]

2nd 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)


Submission deadline: October 15, 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.

In this special issue, we aim to provide a forum for researchers who
explore the role of search in the learning process to examine challenging
research questions, showcase the state-of-the-art and share breakthroughs.



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(submit
online). At the beginning of the submission processing 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.


For inquiries on the above please contact Claudia Hauff, c.hauff at tudelft.nl.


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



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Jacek Gwizdka, PhD   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 5.442 (5th floor)
Information eXperience (IX) lab Co-Director   |  ACM Senior Member
Distinguished Fellow of the Kosciuszko Foundation Collegium of Eminent
Scientists