From yzhang4 at kent.edu Sat Mar 1 20:11:38 2014 From: yzhang4 at kent.edu (ZHANG, YIN) Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 01:11:38 +0000 Subject: [Sigiii-l] LIBRI Student Paper Award 2014 In-Reply-To: <510A263725F71048BDEDF1E3655B566F2FC74282@CAE145EMBP01.ds.sc.edu> References: <510A263725F71048BDEDF1E3655B566F2FC74282@CAE145EMBP01.ds.sc.edu> Message-ID: <47279be3489340c2887dfe2b1e55af51@BLUPR08MB149.namprd08.prod.outlook.com> From: ALBRIGHT, KENDRA [mailto:KENDRAA at mailbox.sc.edu] Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 7:44 AM To: sigiii-l at asis.org Subject: LIBRI Student Paper Award 2014 Apologies for cross-posting. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ De Gruyter Saur announces the 2014 annual award for best Libri Student Paper. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Since 1950, through 63 volumes, "Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Services" has been a leader among scholarly journals in the international library world. As part of its strategy to remain one of the premier library journals, Libri is issuing a call for "Best Student Paper of 2014." This competition supports Libri's goal of publishing the best articles from the next generation of library and information science professionals. We are proud once again to recognize the very best article with this special award. Students at all levels* are invited to submit articles with clarity and authority. There is no stated theme. Research papers should address one of the significant issues facing today's librarians and information professionals. Case studies, best practices, and pure research papers are all welcome. Length: approx. 5000 words Language: English Deadline: June 30, 2014 The best paper will be selected by an independent panel consisting of selected members of the Editorial Board, the Advisory Board and other international experts. Submissions will be judged on the basis of - originality of thought and observation - depth of research and scholarship - topicality of problems addressed - the international readership of the journal The article will be published in the 2014:4 issue. The author of the winning article will be honoured with an award of EUR500 and with a complementary subscription to Libri for 2015. If the quality of competition warrants, some papers may be designated as honourable mention and the authors will receive complementary subscriptions to Libri for 2015. The normal provision to the author of e-prints applies to all winners. Manuscripts should be submitted to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/libri. When submitting a paper for the Best Student Paper Award, please choose "Library Student Award" at the drop down menu "Manuscript Type". Author instructions and further indications of the scope of papers suitable for publication in Libri are available at the Libri site at http://www.librijournal.org/authorinst.html. All submissions should include a cover sheet confirming: . the name of the institution where the student is or was enrolled; . the dates when the student is or was enrolled; . the date when the paper was written and the course for which it was prepared if no longer a student. * Exception: Senior information scholars returning to school for additional degrees outside the field of library and information science are not eligible for this award. To read about previous winners and for further information see: http://www.librijournal.org/award.html Alice Keller ++++++++++++++++++++ Dr Alice Keller Senior Editorial Director Library and Information Science & Reference DE GRUYTER SAUR D-81671 M?nchen Phone +49(0)89-76902-0 Fax +49(0)89-76902-150 If you have questions, contact Email: libri at statsbiblioteket.dk +++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Tue Mar 4 12:05:31 2014 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:05:31 +0100 Subject: [Sigiii-l] Fwd: February 2014 Issue of the IFIP WG9.4 Newsletter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <531607DB.6020903@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: February 2014 Issue of the IFIP WG9.4 Newsletter Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 12:57:56 +0530 From: IFIP Newsletter Dear Subscriber, Warm Greetings! The February 2014 issue of '/Information Technology in Developing Countries/' is now available at: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/egov/ifip/current.htm The current issue of Information Technology in Developing Countries carries four articles and thr conference announcements. The first article on 'what comes first e-governance or good governance?' by Vikas Nath discusses how the Government of India has been a late bloomer in terms of the allocation of technology for promoting better governance. The article discusses topics on the importance of e-governance to its citizens and the performance of e-governance in India. It also argues that good governance and not necessarily its electronic delivery version is more important. The second article throws light on a novel electronic dashboard developed by the Department of Electronics and Technology, Government of India to measure the e-service count nationwide, which recently recorded 2+ billion transactions. We have analyzed the top four widely used e-services in order to understand what it unearths about the progress of e-governance in India. This is followed by an article on 'eUttar Pradesh 2013 : An Opportunity to Reinforce ICT in UP' by Somesh Kumar throws light on the impact Information technology has made in the private and public sectors in Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. Various developments that have been made in the e-Governance in Uttar Pradesh have been discussed. The next article on 'The Innovation of Multiview 3' by Simon Bell and Trevor Wood Harper concerns the underreported innovation of the Multiview3 methodology for Information systems analysis, design and development. The innovation of the approach emerged from the identification of a methodological 'gap' with regards to support for non-specialists in developing countries struggling with Information Systems problem structuring challenges. Conference announcements include the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2014 in Egypt, 2014 Tech4Dev International Conference in Switzerland and the 14th European Conference on eGovernment -- ECEG 2014 in Romania. We hope you will find this issue interesting and we look forward to receiving your feedback on the same. We welcome your contributions for the forthcoming issue of the IFIP WG 9.4 Newsletter. Interested contributors are requested to refer to the guidelines for authors available at: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/egov/ifip/guidelines.htm or may mail us at: ifipnewsletter at iimahd.ernet.in The February 2014 issue can be directly accessed at: _http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/egov/ifip/feb2014.htm ._ A downloadable PDF version of this issue is also available on our website (URL: _http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/egov/ifip/february2014.pdf_) to ease access and facilitate printing. With Best Regards, Editorial Team, IFIP WG 9.4 Newsletter. 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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 jlorince at indiana.edu Fri Mar 14 00:09:56 2014 From: jlorince at indiana.edu (Jared Lorince) Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 00:09:56 -0400 Subject: [Sigiii-l] 2014 ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci'14) - Still accepting poster and data challenge submissions! Message-ID: ***Apologies for duplicate postings*** The paper deadline for the 2014 ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci'14) has passed. We are thrilled to announce that we received 160 paper submissions! Paper notifications are scheduled for 13 April. We are, however, still accepting late-breaking extended abstract submissions (2 pages) for posters and "lightning talk" presentations, until 23 March. For details, see http://www.websci14.org/#call-for-papers-and-posters Also, the Data Visualization Challenge is accepting submissions through 15 April, and is offering $1000 in prizes! For details, see: http://websci14.org/#call-for-data-visualization-challenge. ACM Web Science 2014 will be held 23-26 June 2014 at Indiana University, Bloomington. Further information available at http://www.websci14.org/. For questions, contact webscience-14-organizers at googlegroups.com. -- Jared Lorince PhD student, ABC West Lab Cognitive Science // Psychological & Brain Sciences Indiana University, Bloomington https://mypage.iu.edu/~jlorince Co-Founder, motivateplay.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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To see abstracts, click on a title at: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/libr.2014.64.issue-1/issue-files/libr.2014.64.issue-1.xml ________________________________________ A History of Collaboration, a Future in Crowdsourcing: Positive Impacts of Cooperation on British Librarianship Ellis, Sally Page 1 ________________________________________ Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Themed Materials in the Public Libraries in Turkey Y?lmaz, Murat Page 11 ________________________________________ Where We Stand: Evaluation of Public Libraries in Fars Province of Iran Jowkar, Tahere / Vara, Narjes / Zeraatka, Neda Page 28 ________________________________________ Student Volunteers as Academic Saviours and Social Connectors among the Visually Impaired in an Academic Library Bayat Bodaghi, Nahid / Binti Awang-Ngah, Zainab / Abdullah, Noorhidawati Page 40 ________________________________________ Quality of CIIT Library Services and Users' Satisfaction: A Survey of Students, Faculty and Staff Members Sheikh, Arslan Page 49 ________________________________________ Information Literacy at the Workplace: A Suggested Model for a Developing Country Jinadu, Iliasu / Kaur, Kiran Page 61 ________________________________________ Documenting and Disseminating Agricultural Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Food Security: The Efforts of Agricultural Research Libraries in Nigeria Abioye, Abiola A. / Zaid, Yetunde A. / Egberongbe, Halima S. Page 75 ________________________________________ An Overview of the Information Needs of Agricultural Researchers and Extension Workers in Zimbabwe Mugwisi, Tinashe / Ocholla, Dennis N. / Mostert, B. Janneke Page 85 Professor Ian Johnson, Joint Editor, Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Services, Aberdeen, Great Britain Phone: +44 1224 740785 Mobile: +44 7719 859239 Skype: ian.m.johnson45 Libri: Read at http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/libr Submit manuscripts at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/libri Robert Gordon University is the best modern university in the UK (The Times Good University Guide 2011) Robert Gordon University, a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC 013781. This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. 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From arorissa at albany.edu Wed Mar 26 11:36:18 2014 From: arorissa at albany.edu (Rorissa, Abebe) Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:36:18 +0000 Subject: [Sigiii-l] A newsletter article by SIG III's International Paper Contest winner - 2013 Message-ID: [cid:image005.png at 01CF48E7.97105930] [cid:image006.png at 01CF48E7.97105930] ____________________________________________ Abebe Rorissa, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Information Studies College of Computing and Information University at Albany, State University of New York Draper Hall, Room 116 135 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12222 E-mail: arorissa at albany.edu Tel.: (518) 442-5123 Fax: (518) 442-5367 ________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: image006.png Type: image/png Size: 366563 bytes Desc: image006.png URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Thu Mar 27 05:46:46 2014 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:46:46 +0100 Subject: [Sigiii-l] Fwd.: [Air-L] OTI Launches New "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age" Project Message-ID: <5333F386.7000800@orange.fr> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:27:32 -0400 From: Joly MacFie To: aoir list Subject: [Air-L] OTI Launches New "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age" Project ---------- Forwarded message ---------- For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 26, 2014 PRESS RELEASE Open Technology Institute Launches New "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age" Project with Berlin-based Global Public Policy Institute WASHINGTON, DC --Together with the Global Public Policy Institute< http://www.gppi.net/news/news_item/article/gppi-launches-joint-project-on-freedom-and-security-in-the-digital-age/> in Germany, New America's Open Technology Institute has launched a new project called "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age." Over the next two years, the project will bring together experts from the United States and Europe to debate and research the balance between security and freedom. "At a time of significant Transatlantic tension on this topic, it is especially important that we build pathways for reasoned, research-driven international dialogue on controversial issues such as Internet governance, fragmentation, and cybersecurity," said Tim Maurer, research fellow at New America's Open Technology Institute. "We hope that our work in partnership with the Global Public Policy Institute can help provide fresh answers to tough questions about the future, at this critical juncture in the development of the global and open Internet." The project, which will take place over the course of 2014 and 2015, will produce two policy papers, a conference in Washington DC, and regular policy breakfasts and is a unique opportunity to address some difficult challenges at a very critical time in Transatlantic relations. Experts from the Open Technology Institute and GPPi will write the two papers. In the first, the authors will examine proposals by governments on how to re-engineer the Internet to ensure "technological sovereignty" in response to concerns over US surveillance in the context of the Internet's continued expansion. In the second paper, the authors will craft policy recommendations to ensure a free and open Internet in the event of a major cyber incident. In addition, regular articles, op-eds and blog posts will make the key project-findings accessible to a broader audience. "GPPi is very happy to partner with New America's OTI," said Thorsten Benner, co-founder and director of GPPi. "We look forward to informing the policy debates on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond during this critical stage in the development of global internet politics." The project relies on the knowledge of professionals working in various sectors (government, business, civil society and academia) as well as disciplines (politics, law and computer science). A high-level steering committee made up of senior policymakers, academics and private sector representatives from the US and Europe advises the project team. The project is supported by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. Learn more about the themes and people involved here< http://www.digitaldebates.org/home/>. ### For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Jenny Mallamo, Media Relations Associate, at mallamo at newamerica.org or (202) 596-3368. About New America New America is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute that invests in new thinkers and new ideas to address the next generation of challenges facing the United States. To learn more, please visit us online at www.newamerica.org or follow us on Twitter @NewAmerica. About the Open Technology Institute The Open Technology Institute (OTI) is a global pioneer in developing innovative communications technologies and policies to enable communities to fully participate in the global economy, and freely shape their democracies. To learn more, please visit us online at http://oti.newamerica.org and on Twitter @OTI. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -