[Asis-l] Save the date: SIGUSE Annual Symposium, Oct. 28 in Crystal City

[O'Brien, Heather]

Please join us for Framing Inclusion and Exclusion in Information Behavior Research and Practice, sponsored by SIGUSE,  ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Crystal City, Virginia

Date: October 28, 2017 (1:30-5:30 pm)

Abstract: The 17th Annual SIG-USE Research Symposium focuses on the theme of inclusion and exclusion. This theme acknowledges that advances in information and communication technology—such as the Internet, social media, and mobile devices—have afforded individuals and communities new ways of connecting with one another and of accessing vast quantities of information, but that many individuals and groups still remain at the periphery of the information society. These groups include, but are not limited to: older persons, geographically or socially isolated persons, migrant persons, disabled persons, economically disadvantaged and displaced persons, global youth, and others who are often considered at-risk and vulnerable. While some scholars have considered these populations and their information behavior and practices (e.g. Fisher et al., 2017; Jaeger et al., 2015; Pang et al., 2016), the aims of this Symposium are to strengthen and build the community of scholars and information professionals who critically consider issues related to inclusion and exclusion in their work. It also aims to provide an opportunity for scholars and professionals to reflect and gain feedback on their ongoing studies, to take in new perspectives, and to engage in theoretical debates.

Keynote speaker: Professor Paul T. Jaeger, of the College of Information Studies and the Information Policy and Access Center (iPAC) at the University of Maryland (http://ischool.umd.edu/faculty-staff/paul-t-jaeger), will present “Leveraging Information Behavior Theory and Research to Promote Inclusive Information Practice.”  Dr. Jaeger is the author of more than 160 articles and book chapters, as well as more than a dozen books. He is Editor of Library Quarterly, Editor of Advances in Librarianship, and Associate Editor of International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion. Dr. Jaeger is founder and chair of the Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Library and Information Science (CIDLIS), and co-founder and co-chair of the UMD Disability Summit. In 2014, he received the Library Journal/ALISE Excellence in Education Award, the international educator of the year award for the field of library and information science.

Organizers: Stan Karanasios (stan.karanasios at rmit.edu.au); Leslie Thomson (lethomso at ad.unc.edu) and Chi Young Oh (jcoh at umd.edu)

Stay tuned for a full call for participation (short papers, posters).


Dr. Heather O'Brien
Associate Professor
The iSchool, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
h.obrien at ubc.ca; http://heatherobrien.arts.ubc.ca
Member-at-Large, Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T): https://www.asist.org

Why Engagement Matters: Cross Disciplinary Perspectives on User Engagement, edited with Paul Cairns is now available: http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319274447