From rhill at asis.org Thu Aug 1 12:08:05 2013 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 12:08:05 -0400 Subject: [Sigtis-l] ASIS&T Makes Key Editorial Appointment Message-ID: <3815-220138411685196@LEN-dick-2011> ASIS&T Makes Key Editorial Appointment August 1, 2013. The Association of Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) in cooperation with Information Today, Inc. (ITI) has announced the appointment of Dr. Gerald Beno?t as Editor of the ASIS&T Monograph Series. In this role, Beno?t will acquire and develop print and digital monographs covering a range of practical and theoretical topics in information science and technology and allied disciplines. The ASIS&T Monograph Series is a leading series of books and ebooks for students, scholars, and practitioners in the field of information science and technology. The series has been published by ITI on behalf of ASIS&T since 1991. In making the announcement, ASIS&T president Andrew Dillon said, ?We are pleased to have someone with a strong international orientation accept this position. With his language skills and broad teaching experience across the technical and cultural aspects of the field as well as his business experience as a consultant on information systems, Gerry is well-positioned to advance the monograph series for ASIS&T.? Gerald ?Gerry? Beno?t is an associate professor at the Simmons College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School of Library and Information Science, teaching undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses. He holds a PhD from UCLA, an MS from Columbia, and degrees in French and Russian from the University of California, and also completed studies in mathematics and graphic design. Before entering academics he worked as a programmer/analyst for the College of Chemistry at UCLA?s UC Davis School of Medicine and as art director and partner at Imada Wong Park + Beno?t. He is a frequent reviewer for JASIST, the iSchool conferences, and ACM SIGIR. Thomas H. Hogan, Sr., ITI president and CEO and a past president of ASIS&T, said, ?We are very pleased to have found in Gerald Beno?t an editor with the skills and vision needed to bring this small but highly regarded series to the next level. As the information age accelerates, we look forward to working with Gerry and ASIS&T to provide authoritative, in-depth coverage of topics that matter to readers in the field.? Examples of current print and ebook titles in the ASIS&T Monograph Series may be found at books.infotoday.com/asist and books.infotoday.com/ebooks. For further information contact John B. Bryans, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Information Today, Inc. by email to jbryans at infotoday.com or call 609/654-6266, ext. 134. 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 fichman at indiana.edu Wed Aug 7 12:03:56 2013 From: fichman at indiana.edu (Pnina Fichman) Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 12:03:56 -0400 Subject: [Sigtis-l] Final CFP> The 9th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium: The Social Informatics of Information Boundaries Message-ID: Final Call for Papers and Participation: The 9th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium: The Social Informatics of Information Boundaries Sponsored by: ASIS&T SIG Social Informatics and Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics, Indiana University Saturday, November 2, 2013, 8:30-12:30 PM Centre Sheraton, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Organizers: Howard Rosenbaum and Pnina Fichman, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University The purpose of this ASIST pre-conference research symposium is to disseminate current research and research in progress that investigates the social aspects of information and communication technologies (ICT) across all areas of ASIS&T. Building on the success of past years, the symposium includes members of many SIGs and defines ?social? broadly to include critical and historical approaches as well as contemporary social analysis. It also defines ?technology? broadly to include traditional technologies (i.e., paper), state-of-the-art computer systems, and mobile and pervasive devices. Submissions may include empirical, critical and theoretical work, as well as richly described practice cases and demonstrations. This year, as we observe the 10th year since the passing of Rob Kling, we are particularly interested in papers that advance social informatics further in theoretical conceptualization or empirical grounding. We are interested in work that assumes a critical stance towards the Symposium?s theme but are also soliciting research on other related social informatics topics. We encourage all scholars interested in social aspects of ICT (broadly defined) to share their research and research in progress by submitting an extended abstract of their work and attending the symposium. This year?s conference theme is ?Beyond the Cloud: Rethinking Information Boundaries.? In keeping with this theme, the symposium theme is ?the social informatics of information boundaries.? We are soliciting work that focuses on the critical analysis of the concept of information boundaries and boundary work from a Social Informatics perspective. Questions motivating the research could include (but are not limited to): - What can a social informatics approach tell us about the nature of information boundaries, boundary crossing, and boundary work? - What are the social and technological forces that enable and constrain information boundaries and boundary work? - How do the social, technological, and informational boundaries evolve and shape each other? - How and to what extent can we enhance our understanding of information boundaries by drawing on sociological, organizational, and other social science theories? The schedule for the workshop will involve the presentations of papers and the best social informatics paper awards for 2012 (call to follow). We expect an engaging discussion with lively interactions with the audience. Deadlines: August 9, 2013: Submit a short paper (2000 words), a poster (500 words), or a panel (1000 words) by email to Howard Rosenbaum (hrosenba at indiana.edu) and Pnina Fichman (fichman at indiana.edu). September 2, 2013: Author notifications (in time for conference early registration (NOTE: this timeline may be adjusted when the registration dates are announced). Fees: Members $90 - early registration ($110 after early registration ends) Non-members $110 - early registration ($130 after early registration ends) ------------------------ Pnina Fichman, Ph.D. Director, Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics Associate Professor, School of Informatics and Computing Affiliated Associate Professor, School of Global and International Studies 901 E. 10th St. Informatics West #301 Indiana University, Bloomington IN 47408 Office: (812) 856-1587 Cell: (812) 322-0219 Web: http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~fichman/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eschenfelder at wisc.edu Wed Aug 7 12:14:55 2013 From: eschenfelder at wisc.edu (Kristin Eschenfelder) Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 11:14:55 -0500 Subject: [Sigtis-l] Urgent Deadline Alert: iConference 2014 Message-ID: <5202727F.5010407@wisc.edu> iConference 2014: Breaking Down Walls: Culture-Context-Computing Berlin, Germany, 4-7 March, 2014 Conference Site:http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ Conference Submission System:https://www.conftool.com/iConference2014/ ALERT: Submission deadlines for iConference 2014 are approaching fast. Papers submissions, due Aug. 15, 2013 Doctoral Colloquium applications, due Aug. 26 Workshop proposals, due Sept. 4 Sessions for Interaction and Engagement proposals, due Sept. 4 Notes submissions, due Sept. 18 Poster abstract submissions, due Sept. 18 -- Kristin Eschenfelder Professor and Director School of Library and Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison eschenfelder at wisc.edu http://kreschen.wordpress.com 1-608-263-2105 From fichman at indiana.edu Wed Aug 21 08:26:45 2013 From: fichman at indiana.edu (Fichman, Pnina) Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:26:45 +0000 Subject: [Sigtis-l] Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics> Fall 2013 Speaker Series Message-ID: Dear all-- The Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics is pleased to announce the lineup for its fall speaker series. If you would like to get announcements about these talks throughout the semester, please join: [RKCSI-L at INDIANA.EDU]. More information about the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics is available at http://rkcsi.indiana.edu Fall 2013 Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics Speakers Series Please note that all talks are held on Friday (2:00pm - 3:30pm) at Wells Library Room 030 September 6, 2013 Susan C. Herring Indiana University, School of Informatics and Computing http://ils.indiana.edu/faculty/herring/ Title: Telepresence Robots and Robot-Mediated Communication September 20, 2013 Howard Rosenbaum Indiana University, School of Informatics and Computing http://ils.indiana.edu/faculty/hrosenba/www/Home/home.html Title: Social Informatics as a Scientific and Intellectual Movement October 11, 2013 Caroline Haythornthwaite The iSchool at UBC http://haythorn.wordpress.com/ Title: TBA November 8, 2013 Sheizaf Rafaeli Haifa University, Graduate School of Management http://gsb.haifa.ac.il/~sheizaf/ Title: TBA December 6, 2013 Ryan Calo University of Washington School of Law http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/about/people/ryan-calo Title: TBA ------------------------ Pnina Fichman, Ph.D. Director, Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics Associate Professor, School of Informatics and Computing Affiliated Associate Professor, School of Global and International Studies 901 E. 10th St. Informatics West #301 Indiana University, Bloomington IN 47408 Office: (812) 856-1587 Cell: (812) 322-0219 Web: http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~fichman/ ------------------------ Pnina Fichman, Ph.D. Director, Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics Associate Professor, School of Informatics and Computing Affiliated Associate Professor, School of Global and International Studies 901 E. 10th St. Informatics West #301 Indiana University, Bloomington IN 47408 Office: (812) 856-1587 Cell: (812) 322-0219 Web: http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~fichman/ ------------------------ Pnina Fichman, Ph.D. Director, Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics Associate Professor, School of Informatics and Computing Affiliated Associate Professor, School of Global and International Studies 901 E. 10th St. Informatics West #301 Indiana University, Bloomington IN 47408 Office: (812) 856-1587 Cell: (812) 322-0219 Web: http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~fichman/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From apw06 at my.fsu.edu Wed Aug 28 09:58:27 2013 From: apw06 at my.fsu.edu (Adam Worrall) Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 09:58:27 -0400 Subject: [Sigtis-l] Fwd: [Air-L] Mapping the Arab Spring: Call for Chapters In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: For your potential interest (and please forgive any duplication). The full call has also been posted on the SIG SI Web site at http://asistsigsi.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/call-for-chapters-mapping-the-arab-spring/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Aziz Douai Date: Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 12:46 PM Subject: [Air-L] Mapping the Arab Spring: Call for Chapters To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org Colleagues, Please circulate widely, and apologies for cross-postings. *Mapping the ?Arab Spring?: Social and Political Influence of New Media in the Arab World* *Call for Chapters* * * Editor: Aziz Douai Editor: Mohamed Ben Moussa Faculty of Social Science and Humanities Art School and Humanities University of Ontario Institute of Technology Canadian University of Dubai Email: aziz.douai at uoit.ca Email: m.benmoussa at cud.ac.ae * * *Abstract Submission Deadline:* October 15, 2013 *Notification to Authors:* October 30, 2013 *Final Paper Submission deadline:* February 30, 2014 * * *Introduction* The popular uprisings in in Arab countries took the world by surprise. Described as the beginning of ?the Arab democratic spring?, and likened to the fall of the Arab ?Berlin? wall, the wave of protests has galvanized the attention of the world not only because of its transformative political implications for the region, but also because of the alleged central role of the Internet, specifically social media platforms in bringing about the first ?Facebook? and ?Twitter? revolutions (Wan, 2011), and in empowering ?generation 2.0? (Hererra, 2011) to rise against tyranny and defy fear and repression. However, after more than two years since the beginning of the uprisings, and the deposition of several dictators, democratic transition in the region is facing formidable challenges, chief among them political and economic instability, deep polarizations between Islamist and secular/liberal movements, multiple forms of sectarian, ethnic and religious cleavages, in addition to endemic corruption and inefficient governance. These challenges have already shifted into full-blown civil war in Syria and are threatening other countries, such as Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia. Against this background, one key question that needs to be addressed is whether ICTs in general can play a role in promoting civil society, civic culture and trust, bridging political elites to disenchanted young people and the general population, and enhancing governance. In conjunction with this question, there is an urgent need to examine how identity politics is informing and shaping how the notions of civil society, citizenship, and pluralism are imagined and enacted online and the implications thereof for democratic transition in the region. While the outcome of these regional upheavals is still difficult to predict, we believe the time is ripe for a rigorous debate and research into the intersections of the cultural, political and technological issues that led to the ?Arab Spring.? *Objectives of the Book* Editors seek innovative contributions that analyze the role of ICTs, particularly the Internet and other new media, in the ongoing upheavals in Arab societies. We are interested in chapters that interrogate the implications of these technologies for cultural expression, and identity building at the individual and collective levels in these societies. Given how new cultural forms of self-expression from rap music to blogging have become intertwined in the Tunisian and the Egyptian revolutions, for instance, we seek contributions on the various linkages between self-expression, self-reflexivity, political dissent and new media discourses in the region. Underscoring the linkages between identity politics, collective action repertoire, political culture, and new communication technologies, this book seeks to examine the Arab new media environment leading to the Arab Spring and its aftermath. *Sample Topics* We encourage multidisciplinary approaches that employ social movement theory, cultural studies, radical democracy theory, or network theory, among others, to study and interpret dissent, resistance, collective action, and democratic transition in Arab societies. Other theoretical, empirical and methodology approaches are also welcome. Themes and questions to be considered could include but are not limited to 1) Research that theorizes/applies social movement theory to analyze the ?Arab Spring;? 2) Cases studies addressing new cultural forms and Arab/Muslim identities (e.g. hip hop music, digital art, and photography); 3) Critical assessment of youth movement, youth culture, and political consciousness; 4) Case studies addressing ICTs, new media audiences, ethnic minorities and identities; 5) New empirical analyses of ICTs and political Islam/other social movements in the Arab world; 6) Theoretical and empirical assessments of the intersection between new media and gender in the region (e.g. feminist movements, women identities and self-expression); 7) Comparative analyses of new journalism forms in the Arab world (e.g. citizen journalism); 8) Conceptually- and theoretically-informed evaluation of the intersections between new media and democracy in the region; 9) Other approaches that fit with the above themes and contribute to theory building are welcome. *Submission Requirements* Interested authors should send an *abstract* of no more than 600 words and *a short bio *to the Editors? email addresses by*October 15, 2013*. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by *October 30, 2013* and asked to submit a *full chapter* of no more than 8,000 words by *February 30, 2014*. Chapter proposals must be original work that has not been published. Authors should follow the American Psychological Association (APA) style manual and submit abstracts and chapters in MS Word. All submissions should be sent as email attachments to *BOTH* editors at aziz.douai at uoit.ca and m.benmoussa at cud.ac.ae. All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by an international editorial board. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aziz Douai, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Faculty of Social Science and Humanities University of Ontario Institute of Technology 55 Bond Street East Oshawa, ON L1G 0A5, Canada Tel: 905.721.8668, ext. 3790 Fax: 905.721.3372 E-mail: aziz.douai at uoit.ca Web: http://socialscienceandhumanities.uoit.ca/research/researcher-profiles/dr.-aziz-douai.php -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both." 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