From nicole.purviance at sjsu.edu Fri Jan 3 14:33:57 2014 From: nicole.purviance at sjsu.edu (Nicole Purviance) Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 11:33:57 -0800 Subject: [Sigia-l] SJSU SLIS Student Research Journal Publishes Volume 3, Issue 2 Message-ID: <085901cf08ba$c01f9bf0$405ed3d0$@sjsu.edu> SJSU SLIS Graduate Students' Articles Explore the Changing Role of Librarians The Student Research Journal's (SRJ) latest issue features two articles written by graduate students Julia Wells and Tony Brooke, who are enrolled in the exclusively online library and information science master's program at the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science (SJSU SLIS), along with an introductory essay written by the SRJ editor-in-chief and SJSU SLIS graduate student Adrienne Mathewson. Wells' article " The Female Librarian in Film: Has the Image Changed in 60 Years?" examines the image of the female librarian within the social context of film. Wells studies various movie scenes in which people visit libraries seeking information, studying, and conducting other library activities to determine how librarians are portrayed by the media. Brooke's article " Open Source Integrated Library Systems in Public Libraries" examines how the electronic age affects the way information is delivered in both presentation and content. He discusses the advantages of free and open source software (FOSS) within the library system stating that collaboration between librarians and open source developers is a natural fit, as both have the common trait of being "obsessive about sharing information." In her introductory essay, Mathewson points out that although both students' articles explore diverse topics, a theme emerges: "Despite the rapidly changing role of the librarian from the stereotypical stern female librarian to the technologically hip librarian of today, librarians still protect the right to free and accessible information to the public." This is the sixth issue of the journal, which was launched in 2010. Each issue is developed by current SJSU SLIS graduate students selected by a competitive process to serve one-year terms on the editorial team. Working with SJSU SLIS faculty advisor and associate professor Dr. Anthony Bernier, the student editors review, select, and edit manuscripts submitted by students at the SJSU information school and other graduate programs worldwide. The SRJ (pronounced surge) offers a great opportunity for graduate students to showcase their original work in a peer-reviewed publication and contribute to the body of knowledge in the information professions. The SRJ has a global readership, with the most downloads from the United States, India, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom. The SRJ is an open-source journal, and all the articles are available in PDF format online at http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol3/iss2/ Call for Submissions The SRJ invites original research or critical review essay manuscripts from graduate students at any university on topics in the fields of information science theory, policy, application or practice. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. See call for submissions. About the Student Research Journal The SRJ promotes graduate scholarship and intellectual inquiry in library and information science, archives and records management, and museum studies by publishing two issues annually. It is San Jose State University's first student-governed research journal. For more information about the SRJ, please visit http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/ From mephitis.skunk at gmail.com Mon Jan 6 12:06:17 2014 From: mephitis.skunk at gmail.com (Michael Albers) Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:06:17 -0500 Subject: [Sigia-l] SCCI registration is open Message-ID: <52CAE289.50906@gmail.com> There are just under two months to register for the Symposium on Communicating Complex Information (SCCI). February 24-25, 2014 East Carolina University Greenville NC http://workshop.design4complexity.com/home.php Plan to attend and learn from a strong program about different strategies for communicating complex information and how to improve the user experience. For more information, contact Michael Albers albersm at ecu.edu From nicole.purviance at sjsu.edu Tue Jan 14 13:00:02 2014 From: nicole.purviance at sjsu.edu (Nicole Purviance) Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:00:02 -0800 Subject: [Sigia-l] SJSU SLIS Hosts PhD Online Information Session Feb. 5 Message-ID: <00d201cf1152$7386fa90$5a94efb0$@SJSU.Edu> San Jose Gateway PhD Online Open House Did you resolve to get serious about earning your PhD? Do you know someone who's been considering a PhD? We're just a few weeks into the New Year, and now is the time to get on the path to make it happen. The San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science (SJSU SLIS) is hosting an online information session for the San Jose Gateway PhD program, an international doctoral program offered in a partnership between SJSU SLIS and Queensland University of Technology (QUT), one of Australia's top 10 research institutions. The online open house is a great way to learn more about the San Jose Gateway PhD program. Faculty, alumni, and current students will host the virtual open house. As a participant, you'll learn more about: * How we support our doctoral students in an online environment * The unique advantages of our partnership with QUT * Our specialized research areas and faculty expertise * What you can do with a PhD in Library and Information Science * And more! Please join us on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm Pacific Time. Space is limited, so we have plenty of time to answer your questions. Reserve your spot! Once you sign up, we'll email you the link to join the live information session. RSVP YES The information session will be held online via Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing. Don't worry if you don't have any experience using Blackboard - we'll walk you through how to use it. You can also reference our Open House Tech Prep Guide. In the meantime, we encourage you to download the San Jose Gateway PhD brochure and visit our website to learn more about this unique doctoral program. We launched the San Jose Gateway PhD program in 2008, and we're proud to announce that a total of five students have now earned their doctorates, and 13 students are currently engaged in research that will benefit our profession and discipline. We invite you to read their research profiles and dissertations. We are currently accepting applications for admission. The first application deadline is March 21, 2014. For your convenience, we have provided an application overview on our website that begins with identifying your research interests and filling out the information request form. If you have any questions about the San Jose Gateway PhD program, please email Dr. Cheryl Stenstrom, assistant coordinator for the San Jose Gateway PhD program. Mark Your Calendar: . Online Information Session: February 5, 2014 . Application Deadlines: March 21, 2014 and April 4, 2014 See us at these Upcoming Events: . SJSU SLIS Reception at ALA Midwinter Meeting . SJSU SLIS Reception at OLA Super Conference About SJSU SLIS The San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science (SJSU SLIS) is a recognized leader in online learning and is a member of the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) and Quality Matters. In 2013, the SJSU information school received the Sloan-C Effective Practice Award in recognition of its effective use of the Sloan-C Quality Scorecard for the Administration of Online Education Programs. In addition to the San Jose Gateway PhD program, SJSU SLIS offers the following online educational programs: . Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) . Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) . Post-Master's Certificate in Library and Information Science . Teacher Librarian Program From mads at interaction-design.org Wed Jan 15 14:03:50 2014 From: mads at interaction-design.org (Mads Soegaard - Interaction-Design.org) Date: 15 Jan 2014 19:03:50 -0000 Subject: [Sigia-l] Curated list of UX/HCI/Design/Usability/etc conferences for 2014 Message-ID: <20140115190350.3753.qmail@qs3530.pair.com> Dear all, It has only been three weeks since I sent my curated list of conferences for 2014. However, lots of conference organizers have recently added their conferences so I am sending an updated list. If you're organizing a conference not already on the list, please add it at: http://www.interaction-design.org/calendar/ There's also a printerfriendly version (for hanging on your wall) at http://www.interaction-design.org/calendar/printerfriendly.html *************** The conference calendar ************ All dates can be edited at http://www.interaction-design.org/calendar/ --------------------------------------------------- Interaction14 - IxDA's Annual Interaction Design Conference Amsterdam, The Netherlands >From Feb 05 to Feb 08 2014 Deadline(s): 1 September 2013: Submission Deadline More info on http://www.ixda.org/conference --------------------------------------------------- ConveyUX 2014 Seattle, WA >From Feb 05 to Feb 07 2014 Deadline(s): 31 July 2013: Call for Proposals 31 August 2013: Special advance fee of $795 through August 31. More info on http://conveyux.com/ --------------------------------------------------- 2014 Interaction Awards Amsterdam, Netherlands >From Feb 08 to Feb 08 2014 Deadline(s): 15 September 2013: 2014 Interaction Awards Submission Deadline More info on http://awards.ixda.org --------------------------------------------------- CSCW 2014 - Computer Supported Collaborative Work Baltimore, MD, USA >From Feb 15 to Feb 19 2014 Deadline(s): 31 May 2013: Paper submission deadline 28 June 2013: Workshops 7 October 2013: Posters, demos, panels, videos, doctoral consortium More info on http://cscw.acm.org/ --------------------------------------------------- TEI 2014 - International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction Munich, Germany >From Feb 16 to Feb 19 2014 Deadline(s): More info on http://www.tei-conf.org/14/ --------------------------------------------------- IFIP TC13 Open Symposium on HCI Hamilton,New Zealand >From Feb 18 to Feb 18 2014 Deadline(s): 14 February 2014: Registration deadline More info on http://www.irit.fr/~Marco.Winckler/events/IFIPTC13meeting-NZ-2014/index.html --------------------------------------------------- SCCI 2014 - Symposium on Communicating Complex Information Greenville, NC USA >From Feb 24 to Feb 25 2014 Deadline(s): 15 September 2013: 2 page paper proposal due More info on http://workshop.design4complexity.com/home.php --------------------------------------------------- IUI - ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces Haifa, Israel >From Feb 24 to Feb 27 2014 Deadline(s): 4 October 2013: Abstract Deadline 9 October 2013: Submission Deadline 4 December 2013: Notification Deadline More info on http://www.iuiconf.org/ --------------------------------------------------- ML 2014 - 10th International Conference on Mobile Learning 2014 Madrid, Spain >From Feb 28 to Mar 02 2014 Deadline(s): 30 December 2013: Submission Deadline More info on http://www.mlearning-conf.org/ --------------------------------------------------- IHE 2014 - First International Conference on the use of iPads in Higher Education Paphos, Cyprus >From Mar 20 to Mar 22 2014 Deadline(s): 8 July 2013: Submission Deadline More info on http://ipadsinhe.org/ --------------------------------------------------- Guerrilla UCD Live: Agile User Experience London, UK >From Mar 24 to Mar 24 2014 Deadline(s): More info on http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/gucd-live.shtml --------------------------------------------------- Guerrilla UCD Live: Persona-Driven Design London, UK >From Mar 25 to Mar 26 2014 Deadline(s): More info on http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/gucd-live.shtml --------------------------------------------------- IA Summit 2014 San Diego, CA, USA >From Mar 25 to Mar 30 2014 Deadline(s): More info on http://2014.iasummit.org/ --------------------------------------------------- 3DUI 2014 - IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces Minneapolis, Minnesota, US >From Mar 29 to Mar 30 2014 Deadline(s): 11 November 2013: Papers and Technotes Abstract Submission 15 November 2013: Papers and Technotes Submission 2 December 2013: Poster Submission 13 December 2013: 3DUI Contest Registration More info on http://3dui.org/ --------------------------------------------------- International Conference on Timing and Time Perception Corfu, Greece >From Mar 31 to Apr 03 2014 Deadline(s): More info on http://www.finalconference.timely-cost.eu/ --------------------------------------------------- AISB AI and Games 2014 Symposium London >From Apr 01 to Apr 01 2014 Deadline(s): 12 January 2014: Call for paper Extended 1 March 2014: Later Registration after More info on http://staffwww.dcs.shef.ac.uk/people/D.Romano/AISB14/index.html --------------------------------------------------- 3rd International Conference on Smart Grids and Green IT Systems - SMARTGREENS 2014 Barcelona, Spain >From Apr 04 to Apr 05 2014 Deadline(s): 3 October 2013: Regular Paper Submission 17 January 2014: Regular Paper Authors Notification 31 January 2014: Regular Paper Camera Ready and Registration More info on http://www.smartgreens.org --------------------------------------------------- SIDER'14 - the 10th Student Interaction Design Research conference Stockholm, Sweden >From Apr 10 to Apr 11 2014 Deadline(s): 16 February 2014: Submission Deadline More info on http://sider2014.csc.kth.se/ --------------------------------------------------- Graphics Interface 2014 Montreal, Canada >From May 07 to May 09 2014 Deadline(s): 18 December 2014: Submission Deadline More info on http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~kry/gi2014/ --------------------------------------------------- ICWSM 2014 Ann Arbor, Michigan, US >From Jun 01 to Jun 04 2014 Deadline(s): 15 January 2014: Abstract Submission 22 January 2014: Paper Submission More info on http://www.icwsm.org/2014/index.php --------------------------------------------------- PerDis 2014: The 3rd International Symposium on Pervasive Displays Copenhagen, Denmark >From Jun 05 to Jun 06 2014 Deadline(s): 13 February 2014: Paper Submission Deadline More info on http://www.pervasivedisplays.org --------------------------------------------------- UD2014 - International Conference on Universal Design Lund, Sweden >From Jun 16 to Jun 18 2014 Deadline(s): 15 January 2014: Submission Deadline More info on http://www.ud2014.se/ --------------------------------------------------- IDC 2014 -Interaction Design and Children Aarhus, Denmark >From Jun 17 to Jun 20 2014 Deadline(s): 13 January 2014: Full paper submission deadline 17 March 2014: Short paper submission deadline More info on http://idc2014.org --------------------------------------------------- EICS 2014 - Engineering Interactive Computing Systems Rome, Italy >From Jun 17 to Jun 20 2014 Deadline(s): 31 January 2014: Workshop proposal submission deadline 28 March 2014: Late Breaking Results, Demonstrations, Doctoral Consortium and Tutorials submission deadline More info on http://eics2014.org --------------------------------------------------- DIS 2014 - Designing Interactive Systems Vancouver, BC, Canada >From Jun 21 to Jun 25 2014 Deadline(s): 12 January 2014: Doctoral Consortium and Workshops 19 January 2014: Full and short papers 20 March 2014: Provocative New Ideas/WIPs, Design Pictorials, Demos More info on http://www.dis2014.org --------------------------------------------------- HCII 2014 - HCI International 2014 Heraklion, Crete, Greece >From Jun 22 to Jun 27 2014 Deadline(s): 15 October 2013: Papers (Abstract 800 words) 15 October 2013: Tutorials (Abstract 300 words) 7 February 2014: Posters (Abstract 300 words) More info on http://www.hcii2014.org/ --------------------------------------------------- DCC14 Sixth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition London, UK >From Jun 23 to Jun 25 2014 Deadline(s): 16 December 2013: Paper Submission Deadline 31 January 2014: Poster Submission Deadline 31 January 2015: Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline More info on http://mason.gmu.edu/~jgero/conferences/dcc14/ --------------------------------------------------- ACM Web Science 2014 Bloomington, Indiana, USA >From Jun 23 to Jun 26 2014 Deadline(s): 17 January 2014: Workshop deadline 23 February 2014: Paper deadline More info on http://www.websci14.org/ --------------------------------------------------- IEEE 2014 Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century Boston, MA, United States >From Jun 24 to Jun 26 2014 Deadline(s): 30 November 2013: Call for Papers Submission Deadline More info on http://21stcenturywiener.org/ --------------------------------------------------- PPIG 2014 - 25th Anniversary Event Brighton, UK >From Jun 25 to Jun 27 2014 Deadline(s): 25 March 2014: Submission Deadline 11 May 2014: Doctoral Consortium Submissions More info on http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Users/bend/ppig2014/ --------------------------------------------------- 2nd International Workshop on Interactive Content Consumption at TVX 2014 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK >From Jun 25 to Jun 25 2014 Deadline(s): 17 March 2014: Submission deadline 20 April 2014: Notification of acceptance More info on http://wsicc.net/ --------------------------------------------------- UMAP 2014 - International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization Haifa, Israel >From Jul 07 to Jul 11 2014 Deadline(s): 27 January 2014: Abstract deadline 3 February 2014: Paper deadline More info on http://www.um.org/umap2014/ --------------------------------------------------- UMAP2014 - 22nd Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization Aalborg, Denmark >From Jul 07 to Jul 11 2014 Deadline(s): 3 February 2014: Paper Submission Deadline 7 March 2014: Doctoral Consortium Submission Deadline 7 April 2014: Posters and Demonstrations Submission Deadline More info on http://www.um.org/umap2014/ --------------------------------------------------- 2nd International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation Krakow, Poland >From Jul 19 to Jul 23 2014 Deadline(s): [Date unavailable]: N/A [Date unavailable]: N/A More info on http://www.ahfe2014.org/conferenceHFT.html --------------------------------------------------- 22nd IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE'14) Karlskrona, Sweden >From Aug 25 to Aug 29 2014 Deadline(s): 27 January 2014: Workshop Proposals 3 March 2014: Tutorial Proposals 3 March 2014: Abstracts for Research and Industry Papers 10 March 2014: Full Research and Industry Papers 14 April 2014: Panel and Interactive Proposals, Doctoral Symposium Submissions, Posters and Tool Demos More info on http://www.re14.org --------------------------------------------------- Science and Information (SAI) Conference 2014 London, UK >From Aug 27 to Aug 29 2014 Deadline(s): 1 March 2014: Paper Submission More info on http://thesai.org/SAIConference2014 --------------------------------------------------- ECCE 2014 European Conference on Coginitive Ergonomics Vienna, Austria >From Sep 01 to Sep 03 2014 Deadline(s): 15 February 2014: Submission deadline More info on http://ecce14.ce.jku.at/ --------------------------------------------------- ECCE 2014 - European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics Vienna, Austria >From Sep 01 to Sep 03 2014 Deadline(s): 15 February 2014: Submission Deadline 15 June 2014: Camera-ready version of accepted contributions More info on http://ecce2014.eace.net/ --------------------------------------------------- Hypertext 2014 - 25th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media Santiago, Chile >From Sep 01 to Sep 04 2014 Deadline(s): 21 March 2014: Main Proceedings 23 May 2014: Extended Proceedings More info on http://ht.acm.org/ht2014/ --------------------------------------------------- HCI2014 - 28th British HCI Conference Southport, England, UK >From Sep 09 to Sep 12 2014 Deadline(s): 14 March 2014: Full and Short Research Papers Submission 23 May 2014: WIPS, Demos, Student Posters, DC, ALT Papers Submission 1 August 2014: Late Breaking Posters Submission More info on http://hci2014.bcs.org/index.html --------------------------------------------------- ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2014) Seattle, USA >From Sep 13 to Sep 17 2014 Deadline(s): 12 March 2014: Paper abstracts due 19 March 2014: Papers deadline 8 May 2014: Author notifications 4 June 2014: Revised papers due 16 June 2014: Final author notifications 24 June 2014: Camera-ready versions due More info on http://ubicomp.org/ubicomp2014/ --------------------------------------------------- fluxible 2013, A User Experience Event Kitchener, Ontario, Canada >From Sep 14 to Sep 15 2014 Deadline(s): More info on http://www.fluxible.ca/ --------------------------------------------------- HCSE 2014 - 5th International Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering Paderborn, Germany >From Sep 16 to Sep 18 2014 Deadline(s): 7 April 2014: Abstract submission 16 April 2014: Submission deadline (for all tracks) 4 July 2014: Final paper submission More info on http://www.hcse-conference.org --------------------------------------------------- AUTO UI 2014: The 6th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications Seattle, USA >From Sep 17 to Sep 19 2014 Deadline(s): 25 April 2014: Full and short paper submission deadline 5 June 2014: Workshop and tutorial proposal deadline 8 August 2014: Work-in-progress, demos, industrial showcase deadline More info on http://www.auto-ui.org/14 --------------------------------------------------- EuroIA 2014 Brussels, Belgium >From Sep 25 to Sep 27 2014 Deadline(s): 2 February 2014: Submission deadline for case studies and presentations More info on http://www.euroia.org/ --------------------------------------------------- DandE2014 - International Design and Emotion Conference Bogota, Colombia >From Oct 06 to Oct 10 2014 Deadline(s): 1 February 2014: Submission deadline 1 May 2014: Camera-ready manuscript submission More info on http://de2014.uniandes.edu.co/ --------------------------------------------------- Participatory Design Conference - PDC 2014 Windhoeck, Namibia >From Oct 06 to Oct 10 2014 Deadline(s): 15 January 2014: Full Papers 30 January 2014: Short Papers More info on http://www.pdc2014.org/ --------------------------------------------------- NordiCHI 2014 - The 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction Helsinki, Finland >From Oct 26 to Oct 30 2014 Deadline(s): 24 April 2014: Full and Short Papers 8 May 2014: Workshop and Tutorial Proposals 14 August 2014: Workshop papers, Posters, demos, and videos, Panels, Doctoral consortium, Industrial experiences, Design cases, Student design competition More info on http://nordichi2014.org/ --------------------------------------------------- IHC 2014 - Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computer Systems Foz do Iguacu, Brazil >From Oct 27 to Oct 31 2014 Deadline(s): 26 May 2014: Submission Deadline (Full and Short Papers) 1 June 2014: Submission Deadline (Workshop and Tutorial Proposals) More info on http://www.inf.unioeste.br/ihc14 --------------------------------------------------- Fifth International Joint Conference on Ambient Intelligence Eindhoven, The Netherlands >From Nov 11 to Nov 13 2014 Deadline(s): More info on http://www.ami-conferences.org/2014/ ***************** If you feel something is missing, or if you find errors, please go to http://www.interaction-design.org/calendar/ and make additions or corrections. -- Very best regards, Mads Soegaard Founder and Editor-in-Chief http://www.interaction-design.org/about ------------------------------------------- From egomathematique at gmail.com Thu Jan 16 10:15:52 2014 From: egomathematique at gmail.com (Serena Manzoli) Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:15:52 +0100 Subject: [Sigia-l] Legal Design Jam - Milan February 11th - Registration now open Message-ID: After Stanford, Berkeley and Helsinki, we invite everyone to join us in Milan on February 11 for another Legal Design Jam which will take place at Talent Garden, via Merano 16. Registration is now open on Eventbrite We look for motivated Information Architects, Information Designers, UX people. A Legal Design Jam brings together a group of motivated individuals from different fields (e.g. designers, lawyers, policy-makers, coders, innovators, business people?) and, together, give an extreme user-centric makeover to a legal document. The idea is borrowed from hackathons and service jams, and seeks to engage people to rethink and innovate the very concept of what a legal document should be, look and feel. During an intensive, hands-on day, the participants will ideate and prototype a new version of the document, creating visualizations and good layouts, rethinking the structure of the document in terms of good storytelling and, where possible,simplifying its language. Please notice: The language of the event is Italian. The event is organized by Stefania Passera researcher at University of Aalto and Giorgio Trono, lawyer and startup founder. For info please contact *legaldesignjam(at)gmail.com *or ping* @StewieKee on Twitter* thank you Serena Manzoli From mikecran at uw.edu Thu Jan 16 16:32:11 2014 From: mikecran at uw.edu (Mike Crandall) Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:32:11 +0000 Subject: [Sigia-l] Call for speakers (deadline March 20): Taxonomy Boot Camp 2014, Washington DC, November 4-5 Message-ID: <1EB402E9E28A7B459B3B75220C670E691AA04483@UWIT-MBX08.exchange.washington.edu> The 10th annual Taxonomy Boot Camp will be held again in Washington DC from November 4-5 as part of KMWorld. The call for speakers is now open, deadline for proposals is March 20. Proposals for individual sessions, panels and workshops are all welcome, covering any aspect of taxonomy/ontology/vocabulary design, management, integration and use. See full details at http://www.taxonomybootcamp.com/2014/, or submit your proposal online at http://www.taxonomybootcamp.com/2014/CallForSpeakers.aspx. Taxonomy Boot Camp brings together practitioners and experts in taxonomy, vendors who have created tools to help manage your taxonomies, and novices who are starting out in the world of information management. Two parallel tracks on the first day provide those new to the field with the nuts and bolts they need to get up to speed, and expert practitioners with insights into how other professionals have made their organizations more successful through better use of taxonomies. On the second day of the Boot Camp, everyone shares in case studies, practical sessions on taxonomy tools and their use, and cutting edge developments in the field. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn about tools and techniques you can use to bring your information clouds together, and meet the people who can help you be successful in your efforts. - Michael Crandall Senior Lecturer and Director, iAffiliates Program The Information School Box 352840 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98105-2840 (206) 897-1798 mikecran at uw.edu http://ischool.uw.edu/people/faculty/mikecran http://ischool.uw.edu/iaffiliates From realestgirl at hotmail.com Fri Jan 17 05:02:22 2014 From: realestgirl at hotmail.com (Piret p) Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:02:22 +0000 Subject: [Sigia-l] displaying weather data Message-ID: Hello! I was wondering if there is any real user research done, that is public information :),about displaying weather data on a web page - in what circumstances and parameters users like graphs and when pure data in numbers (tables), etc? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Piret From L.Will at willpowerinfo.co.uk Tue Jan 21 12:28:24 2014 From: L.Will at willpowerinfo.co.uk (Leonard Will) Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:28:24 +0000 Subject: [Sigia-l] ISKO UK meeting. Taming the news beast: finding context and value in text and data. Wednesday 1st April 2014 (14.00-17.45) Message-ID: <52DEAE38.6050706@willpowerinfo.co.uk> ISKO UK Taming the news beast: finding context and value in text and data Wednesday 1st April 2014 (14.00-17.45) Chemistry Lecture Theatre, University College London WC1H 0AJ Don???t miss the first ISKO UK afternoon meeting of 2014 in London on Tuesday 1st April 2014 on the topic "Taming the news beast - Finding context and value in text and data", organized by member Helen Lippell. The meeting is preceded by our AGM at 1pm, to which interested non-members are most welcome as observers As content volumes and sources have exploded, for news producers and consumers alike it has become harder to extract context and value. The rise of digital publishing has eroded print revenues, and companies have to be innovative in packaging their offerings for a competitive marketplace. Consumers too are faced with an unprecedented information overload and need ways to ensure they see only the services they truly value. As knowledge organizers, how do we address the challenges? You will find the programme and other details of the event, and can register until March 28thvia the ISKO UK site athttp://www.iskouk.org/events/news_beast_April_2014.htmThe event is freeto ISKO members and to full-time students. The fee for non-members is just ??40. All fees must be paid in advance - there is no provision for payment on arrival. Registration opens at 13.30and we shall start promptly at 2 p.m.Please pass this invitation on to any colleagues who may be interested. We hope to see you there.Twitter #ISKOUKNEWBE Two speakers from the BBC will start us off, showing how the development and adoption of ontologies has enabled a revolution in the processes behind news broadcasting. It will be interesting to compare this with the story from ABC News in the USA, where our generous sponsor LAC Group was brought in to revolutionise the production process. Cost-effective options for smaller players will be addressed too, in a talk about AnnoMarket, a pan-European research project to launch a cloud-based marketplace for text analytics. And finally we shall hear from the Press Association about semantic data management, tagging interfaces and triple store management. ISKO is a not-for-profit scientific/professional association with the objective of promoting research and communication in the domain of knowledge organization, within the broad field of information science and related disciplines. Founded in 2007, our UK Chapter has been attracting lively and steadily growing audiences to its afternoon meeting series (see slides and recordings athttp://www.iskouk.org/events.htm) as well as its very successful third biennial conference (http://www.iskouk.org/conf2013/index.htm ) last year. -- Willpower Information (Partners: Dr Leonard D Will, Sheena E Will) Information Management Consultants Tel: +44 (0)20 8372 0092 27 Calshot WayL.Will at Willpowerinfo.co.uk ENFIELDSheena.Will at Willpowerinfo.co.uk EN2 7BQ, UKhttp://www.willpowerinfo.co.uk/ From opensourcestaffing at gmail.com Wed Jan 22 17:26:58 2014 From: opensourcestaffing at gmail.com (Beau) Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 17:26:58 -0500 Subject: [Sigia-l] [JOB] UX Designer - Newark, NJ Message-ID: <01e501cf17c1$10b75110$3225f330$@com> This is a 100% on-site, contract/hourly-paid UX Designer job located in Newark, NJ paying $55 to $85 per hour depending on experience for 6-12 months. Conversion to full time possible. No telecommuting allowed. US Citizens or Green Card-holding local candidates only please. Thank you. Responsibilities: * Create holistic design solutions that drive business goals, brand vision, and customer satisfaction * Augment and enhance existing flows and UI components within company products * Effectively communicate conceptual ideas, design rationale and the specifics of user centered design process * Validate design assumptions through qualitative user testing * Work with web developers and engineers to deliver the final product Basic Qualifications: * Minimum of 3 years experience as a key member of a design team participating in the product development lifecycle for web and/or mobile applications * 5+ years total industry experience (corporate, software, web, agency experience) * Experience working with cross-functional teams (including user research, product management, marketing, and engineering) * Solid understanding of user-centered design principles, careful attention to detail, as well as ability to grasp multiple product requirements * Ability to create lo and hi-fidelity wire frames, prototypes, and screen flows using common tools (Adobe Creative Suite, hand-coded HTML, OmniGraffle, etc.) to gather customer insight and validation * Experience presenting cohesive design approaches to a non-design audience (including business, product and technology teams) * Ability to prioritize and manage work to adhere to critical project timelines in a fast- paced environment * A degree in Computer Science, Visual Communications, Human-Computer Interaction or related field, or equivalent work experience Preferred Qualifications: * Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript. 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Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com From rhill at asis.org Thu Jan 30 15:16:36 2014 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:16:36 -0500 Subject: [Sigia-l] CFP ASIS&T 2014 Message-ID: <386-220141430201636647@LEN-dick-2011> Connecting Collections, Cultures, and Communities 77th ASIST Annual Meeting October 31 - November 4, 2014 Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA http://www.asis.org/asist2014/ SUBMISDSION URL: https://www.conftool.pro/asist2014/index.php?page=login The Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology is the premier international conference dedicated to the study of information, people, and technology in contemporary society. The ASIST AM gathers leading scholars and practitioners from around the globe to share innovations, ideas, research, and insights into the state and future of information and communication in play, work, governance, and society. ASIST AM has an established record for pushing the boundaries of information studies, exploring core concepts and ideas, and creating new technological and conceptual configurations -- all situated in interdisciplinary discourses. The conference welcomes contributions from all areas of information science and technology. The conference celebrates plurality in methods, theories and conceptual frameworks and has historically presented research and development from a broad spectrum of domains, as encapsulated in ASIST?s many special interest groups: 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. Important Dates Papers, Panels, and Workshops: Submissions: April 30th Notifications: June 11th Final copies: July 15th Posters: Submissions: July 1th Notifications: July 30th Final copies: August 20th (All deadlines: midnight, Hawaii Standard Time) . Richard Hill Executive Director Association for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From mephitis.skunk at gmail.com Mon Jan 27 10:18:32 2014 From: mephitis.skunk at gmail.com (Michael Albers) Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:18:32 -0500 Subject: [Sigia-l] Registration is open for Symposium on Communicating Complex Information (SCCI) Message-ID: <52E678C8.4040203@gmail.com> Registration is now open and we invite everyone to join us on February 24-25 for the Symposium on Communicating Complex Information (SCCI). February 24-25, 2014 East Carolina University Greenville NC http://workshop.design4complexity.com/home.php The future will see the design of information and communication technologies that serve ever more complex purposes and problems. For these technologies, creating user centered design is particularly challenging when users are engaged in sophisticated knowledge work and collaborations and do not want to become power users to conduct this work electronically. Goals of this workshop are to clarify what we already know about communicating complex information, how to apply that understanding in to the work environment, and to clarify our understanding of what issues urgently need further research. We hope to reach new insights about Current major research issues that need to be addressed Ways to transform research into practical applications For more information contact Michael J. Albers albersm at ecu.edu