[Sigia-l] Call For Proposals

[Filipp Sapienza]

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS – Submission Deadline August 15, 2008

Information Design in Online Multi-Ethnic Contexts

Edited by Filipp Sapienza (White Mouse Solutions)

Increased use of global communication networks by multi-ethnic users involves perspectives and practices that introduce new questions for information designers, usability practitioners, content managers, developers, information architects, and technical communicators. These questions may include:

How do multi-ethnic users do electronic communication differently from those who see themselves as belonging primarily to one culture? 

What kinds of electronic media forms, information design problems, and usability issues emerge when developing content for multi-ethnic users? 

What does a website, mobile environment, information architecture, or networked application for a multi-ethnic group look like?

Which methods are best suited for analyzing these groups and the media forms?

How does the technological infrastructure of online media guide or constrain multi-ethnic use?
 
How do technology standards, government restrictions, and business practices affect the creation and use of media for these groups? 

How are information architecture, content management, and/or usability practices changed when working with such groups?

How can the teaching and training of information designers (including web designers, usability practitioners, information architects, and/or content managers) be modified to address the increasingly multi-ethnic nature of online interactions? 

The editor of  Information Design in Online Multi-Ethnic Contexts wishes to address these questions, and others, through chapters that explore the different aspects of multi-ethnic online communication. The editor is interested in a range of methodological approaches that may include (but are not limited to): case studies in academia or business; best practices; empirical studies; usability studies; analyses of content management and/or information architecture processes; writing practices online; and pedagogical practices. The editor is especially interested in topics that concern media and/or users who see themselves as members of more than one culture (such as immigrants, trans-nationals, and bi- or tri-cultural people). 

Submission Procedure
Prospective authors are invited to submit chapter proposals of 200-500 words on or before August 15, 2008.  In their proposal, prospective authors should clearly explain the purpose and the contents of their proposed chapter.

Please send inquiries or submit material electronically to Filipp Sapienza (email: fsapienza at whitemousesolutions.com). Authors will be notified of the status of their proposal and sent chapter organization guidelines by September 1, 2008.  Drafts of chapters will be due by December 1, 2008. 

PDF version of this proposal may be downloaded by clicking “Resources” at www.whitemousesolutions.com