From michel.menou at orange.fr Thu Dec 5 04:49:26 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 10:49:26 +0100 Subject: [Sigiii-l] Fwd: [Asis-l] (New Book) Multiculturalism and Information and Communication Technology, by Pnina Fichman and Madelyn R. Sanfilippo In-Reply-To: <02a201ceefac$c517fca0$4f47f5e0$@com> References: <02a201ceefac$c517fca0$4f47f5e0$@com> Message-ID: <52A04C26.2030203@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Asis-l] (New Book) Multiculturalism and Information and Communication Technology, by Pnina Fichman and Madelyn R. Sanfilippo Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 14:20:55 -0800 From: David Schlangen To: I am pleased to announce the latest title in Morgan & Claypool's series on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services: ** Multiculturalism and Information and Communication Technology* *Pnina Fichman and Madelyn R. Sanfilippo /Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, Bloomington/ Paperback: 9781608457748 / $35.00 / ?22.50 eBook ISBN: 9781608457755 November 2013, 101 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.2200/S00543ED1V01Y201310ICR030 Research on multiculturalism and information and communication technology (ICT) has been important to understanding recent history, planning for future large-scale initiatives, and understanding unrealized expectations for social and technological change. This interdisciplinary area of research has examined interactions between ICT and culture at the group and society levels. However, there is debate within the literature as to the nature of the relationship between culture and technology. In this synthesis, we suggest that the tensions result from the competing ideologies that drive researchers, allowing us to conceptualize the relationship between culture and ICT under three primary models, each with its own assumptions: 1) Social informatics, 2) Social determinism, and 3) Technological determinism. Social informatics views the relationship to be one of sociotechnical interaction, in which culture and ICTs affect each other mutually and iteratively, rather than linearly; the vast majority of the literature approach the relationships between ICT and culture under the assumptions of social informatics. From a socially deterministic perspective, ICTs are viewed as the dependent variable in the equation, whereas, from a technologically deterministic perspective, ICTs are an independent variable. The issues of multiculturalism and ICTs attracted much scholarly attention and have been explored under a myriad of contexts, with substantial literature on global development, social and political issues, business and public administration as well as education and scholarly collaboration. We synthesize here research in the areas of global development, social and political issues, and business collaboration. Finally we conclude by proposing under-explored areas for future research directions. Read More Series: Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services Series Editor: Gary Marchionini, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill http://www.morganclaypool.com/toc/icr/1/1 Use of this book as a course text is encouraged, and the text may be downloaded without restriction by members of institutions that have licensed accessed to the Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science or after a one-time fee of $20.00 by members of non-licensed schools. To find out whether your institution is licensed, visit or follow the links above and attempt to download the PDF. Additional information about Synthesis can be found through the following links or by contacting me directly. You can purchase an individual subscription to Synthesis for just $99.00 per year. This subscription will provide you with unrestricted access to all Synthesis titles: http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/subscribe Available titles and subject areas: http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/browseLbS.jsp Information for librarians, including pricing and license: http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/librarian_info This book can also be purchased in print from Amazon and other booksellers worldwide. 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The newsletter carries articles on topics such as current developments taking place in the field of ICT and e-Governance in the context of developing countries, ICT applications that have been able to create a socio-economic impact, paradigms to understand the impact of IT on development and its social implications, etc. Our readers primarily include academicians, development practitioners, administrators concerned with IT policy, and IT professionals. The current issue of the newsletter can be accessed at: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/egov/ifip/nov2013.htm A downloadable PDF version of this issue is also available on our website at: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/egov/ifip/nov2013.pdf We request you to send in articles and case studies, written or compiled by you, that may be relevant to the newsletter?s theme. Your contribution could relate to any developing country in the world wherein e- governance/ICT applications have created a significant impact on the lives of citizens. It could even be a conceptual note on issues such as: reasons for the failure of a particular project and guidelines for implementation, projects being undertaken for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and their progress so far, new and innovative developments taking place in the areas of e-learning, e-health, telecenters, community radio, mobile enabled services etc. The article contributed by you should may be modified by the editorial team as per the format and requirements of the newsletter. However this shall be done only with prior approval from you. Please note that the article/case study contributed should be an original one and should not have been published in an identical form elsewhere (online). The contribution should reach us by the last week of January 2014, as this will provide us with sufficient time to review and/or modify it (if needed). However, the deadline for submission can be extended based on your convenience. Throughout the 18 years of its publication, the newsletter has received an overwhelming response from its readers as well as contributors who have made this achievement possible with their highly interesting and thought-provoking articles. We hope to receive the same kind of enthusiasm and participation in our endeavor in the coming years. We look forward to your support in making the newsletter a far more valuable product for our readers. The newsletter can be subscribed to, free of cost, at: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/egov/ifip/subscrib.htm Thank you so much Best Wishes, IFIP Editorial Team -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dpotnis at utk.edu Thu Dec 5 14:08:15 2013 From: dpotnis at utk.edu (Potnis, Devendra Dilip) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 19:08:15 +0000 Subject: [Sigiii-l] CfP for AMCIS 2014 Minitrack titled "ICTs for Financial Inclusion of the Unbanked Poor in Developing Economies" Message-ID: ***Apologies for Cross-posting*** Track: ICTs for Global Development Minitrack: ICTs for Financial Inclusion of the Unbanked Poor in Developing Economies We invite articles to be submitted to this mini-track at the 20th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2014) to be held on August 7-10, 2014 in Savannah, Georgia. AMCIS 2014 brings together academics and industry professionals around the world to exchange knowledge related to the AMCIS 2014 theme, Smart Sustainability, the Information Systems Opportunity. For more information visit: http://amcis2014.aisnet.org Minitrack Description Financial inclusion is critical for global development since it provides financial services at an affordable cost to the poor, who are left out of the formal financial sector. A 2009 study by the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), a donor consortium affiliated to the World Bank, found that the number of branches per 100,000 adults was only eight in developing countries compared to 24 in developed countries (CGAP, 2009). The CGAP study also established a relationship between lack of access to basic financial services and low incomes. Of the 2.9 billion "unbanked" adults, 2.7 billion were concentrated in developing economies. Traditional financial institutions do not serve the poor, especially in remote locations in rural areas, because it is risky and expensive. The poor are often illiterate and find it difficult to complete the paperwork required for financial services. They cannot also furnish collateral for any loans. Neither do they have any credit histories. The tiny profits from a small loan, or a savings account with a small balance, make it unprofitable for banks to serve the poor (Khavul, 2010). A more pertinent question is whether financial inclusion helps in lifting the poor out of poverty. An empirical study based on data from 160 countries found that access to finance had a positive impact on economic development (Honohan, 2006). The stark impact of financial exclusion can be seen in one statistic: 42% of India's population, or 490 million people, live under the poverty benchmark of USD1.25 per day at purchasing power parity according to a study published by the United Nations Development Program in 2009. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are creating new channels to reach the poor through branchless banking. Last-mile technologies such as ATMs (Prodem in Bolivia), mobile phones (Safaricom's M-Pesa in Kenya, GCash and Smart Money in Philippines), RFID, smart cards (Wizzit in South Africa), biometric identification (FINO in India) and Near Field Communication technologies (ALW's "bank in a box" in India) are used by microfinance institutions (MFIs), banks, and mobile network operators (Mas, 2009). Information systems also play a role in expanding the number of customers reached. SKS Microfinance and Equitas, two MFIs in India, implemented innovative systems to manage portfolio risk and monitor the performance of field agents, who contact borrowers (Mohan et al., In Press). ICTs have also played a transformational role in creating a new business model to serve the unbanked poor - online microlending. In this model, individual donors give loans to the poor for establishing or expanding their businesses rather than giving charitable handouts to them. Kiva.org was the first to launch a person-to-person website in 2005. As of October 2013, Kiva had reached over 1.5 million borrowers in over 73 countries, disbursing more than USD480 million from over 1 million lenders. Several implementation challenges hinder the objective of using ICTs for promoting financial inclusion in developing economies. An important issue is the use of ICT solutions applied to a poor business process. It is imperative that the business process for effecting financial transactions is streamlined before applying technology solutions. For instance, SKS Microfinance recognized the importance of reengineering the business process first (Mohan and Potnis, 2010). The financial illiteracy of the customer, lack of basic infrastructure in developing economies, and government policies are other barriers to be overcome. Untapped business opportunities at the bottom of the pyramid offer an exciting and lucrative proposition for IT professionals and businesses to develop innovative customer-centric technical solutions, financial products and services to serve the unbanked poor. Such innovations can be instrumental for global development by putting "the tools for a digital economy into the hands of the world's poor" (Heeks, 2009). Suggested Topics We invite papers from the following areas, although contributions are not limited to the topics listed below. 1. Frameworks for financial inclusion in developing economies 2. Adoption and continued usage of last-mile technologies for mobile banking 3. Case examples of applications of new technologies and information systems to serve the unbanked poor 4. Case examples of failed initiatives for financial inclusion in developing economies 5. Potential of value-added financial services (e.g., mobile applications) for the bottom of the pyramid 6. Innovative delivery models for financial services and products in the digital economy 7. Business process management issues for serving the unbanked poor 8. Government policies regulating the interplay between actors such as banks, mobile network operators, microfinance institutions, and the poor customers 9. Training for financial literacy of the poor in developing economies 10. Challenges, opportunities, and barriers to the adoption of ICTs by the poor 11. Human-computer interaction issues related to ICTs used for financial inclusion Minitrack Chairs Lakshmi Mohan School of Business, University at Albany, State University of New York l.mohan at albany.edu Devendra Potnis School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee at Knoxville dpotnis at utk.edu Instructions for Authors and Submission Manuscript submissions for AMCIS 2014 will open in early January 2014. Exact dates and instructions to authors to follow as soon as these are made available. References Consultative Group to Assist the Poor. (2009). Financial Access 2009: Measuring Access to Financial Inclusion Around the World. Retrieved from http://www.cgap.org/gm/document-1.9.38735/FA2009.pdf Heeks, R. (2009). Emerging Markets: IT and the World's Bottom Billion. Communications of the ACM, April 22-24. Honohan, P. (2006). Household Financial Assets in the Process of Development (Vol. Policy Research Working Paper 3965). Washington, D.C.: World Bank. Khavul, S. (2010). Microfinance: Creating Opportunities for the Poor? Academy of Management Perspectives, 24(3), 57-71. Mas, I. (2009). The Economics of Branchless Banking. Innovations, 4(2), 57-75. Mohan, L., & Potnis, D. (2010). Catalytic Innovation in Microfinance for Inclusive Growth: Insights from SKS Microfinance. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, 11(Special Issue on Value Creation, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Global Economies), 218-239. Mohan, L., Potnis, D., & Alter, S. (In Press). Using Information Systems to Support "Door-step Banking": Enabling Scalability of Microfinance to Serve More of the Poor at the Bottom of the Pyramid. Communications of the AIS, 32(Special Issue on Information Systems in Emerging Economies). Mohan, L., Potnis, D., & Mattoo, N. (2013). A Pan-India Footprint of Microfinance Borrowers from an Exploratory Survey: Impact of Over-Indebtedness on Financial Inclusion of the Poor. Enterprise Development and Microfinance, 24(1), 55-71. Morawczynski, O., & Pickens, M. (2009). Poor People Using Mobile Financial Services: Observations on Customer Usage and Impact from M-PESA. World Bank. Washington, D.C. _____________________________________ Devendra Potnis, PhD Assistant Professor School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee 1345 Circle Park Dr., Suite 451 Knoxville, TN 37996 +1-865-974-2148; Twitter: DPotnis https://www.sis.utk.edu/users/devendra-potnis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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[mailto:xpren at libnet.sh.cn] Sent: 10 December 2013 02:06 To: ifla-l at infoserv.inist.fr Subject: [IFLA-L] Call for Papers: The 7th Shanghai Internation Library Forum (SILF2014) The 7th SILF Call for Papers?First Announcement ?Libraries in the Transition Era: New Space ? New Services ? New Experience? The 7th Shanghai International Library Forum (SILF 2014) will be held on July 9-11, 2014 at the Shanghai Library. The conference is organized by the Shanghai Library & Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of Shanghai, and co-organized by the Shanghai Society for Library Science and Shanghai Society for Scientific and Technical Information. The theme of this forum is ?Libraries in the Transition Era: New Space ? New Services ? New Experience?. The forum will allow people to share opinions and exchange ideas on hot issues, latest research findings, fresh concepts, advanced techniques and emerging trends related to the main theme, and will also invite famous experts and scholars to give keynote speeches and special reports. Library professionals, managers of library and information institutions and scholars in all fields are invited to submit papers to the forum. I. The forum encourages dialogues on the following topics 1. The role of and challenges to libraries in the context of digital humanities 2. Library services and management in the Big Data era 3. The orientation and development of physical libraries in the network society 4. Diversified library services and core competitiveness 5. Skill requirements and career vision of librarians in the Omni-media age 6. Reading for All (digital reading promotion) and libraries II. Paper Submission Guidelines 1. Papers to be submitted must be the original work of the author(s), of scholarly value and are not published on any journals at home or abroad, or given as a speech at any conference or included in any proceedings. 2. Authors agree that the SILF Organizing Committee can revise or edit their papers and publish the papers on the SILF website, unless the Organizing Committee is otherwise notified. 3. Papers in both Chinese and English are accepted. The paper should be in Word format, and please consult the SILF website for further detail. III. Publication of the Proceedings All papers will be peer-reviewed by the Academic Committee of this SILF. Accepted papers will be formally published in the proceedings. IV. Important Dates 1. Deadline for the submission of abstracts: February 15th, 2014 2. Deadline for the submission of full papers: April 20th, 2014 3. Publication of the proceedings: Early July, 2014 V. Paper Submission and Contacts: 1. 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URL: From dpotnis at utk.edu Tue Dec 17 20:49:53 2013 From: dpotnis at utk.edu (Potnis, Devendra Dilip) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 01:49:53 +0000 Subject: [Sigiii-l] Seeking Nominations for ASIS&T SIG-III InfoShare Membership Award (Deadline: Feb. 16, 2014) Message-ID: *** Please excuse cross posting *** Dear Colleagues, The ASIS&T International Information Issues Special Interest Group (SIG-III) is pleased to announce that for 2014 we will be able to sponsor another group of deserving information professionals from developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships (the financial burden of which would otherwise be prohibitive). We are soliciting nominations of candidates for the InfoShare Membership Award. The award will be given to students (master and/or PhD) and professionals. Please include a one-page curriculum vitae and a one-page description of why this person is deserving of membership, including their willingness to promote ASIS&T within their networks and build relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations. Awardees will be decided by a vote of the SIG-III officers. All curricula vitae will be kept private, accessible only to SIG-III officers. Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIS&T in their home country during the course of the year. Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year's Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to: a. sharing ASIS&T publications that they receive (the Bulletin of ASIS&T and JASIS&T) with other colleagues b. promoting the SIG-III paper contest among their colleagues c. serving as a contact/coordinator for ASIS&T members traveling to their area who may be able to speak about ASIS&T and information science d. having the ability to strengthen the relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations, and e. sponsoring lectures on information science topics in their area on behalf of ASIS&T Nominators can mentor the award recipients for the above activities. We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, especially from countries that have never been ASIS&T members or have limited ASIS&T membership. Women, minority, and candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Please feel free to circulate the Call in your professional networks (e.g., your alma mater listservs, professional contacts at IFLA, OCLC, international organizations, practitioner groups, academic institutions, etc.). Please send your nominations of deserving candidates to Devendra Potnis (dpotnis at utk.edu) or Selenay Aytac (selenay.aytac at liu.edu). The deadline for submitting nominations is February 16, 2014. Thank you! Devendra Potnis Selenay Aytac InfoShare Program, SIG-III, ASIS&T (Visit us at: https://www.asis.org/SIG/iii.html) Devendra Potnis, PhD School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee at Knoxville Email: dpotnis at utk.edu Phone: 865-974-2148 Follow me on Twitter @ DPotnis https://www.sis.utk.edu/users/devendra-potnis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Mon Dec 23 09:04:58 2013 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:04:58 -0500 Subject: [Sigiii-l] CFP ASIS&T 2014 Message-ID: <388-220131212314458243@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/ 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