From heidijul at buffalo.edu Sun Nov 3 07:36:45 2013 From: heidijul at buffalo.edu (Julien, Heidi) Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 07:36:45 -0500 Subject: [Siguse-l] Canadian Association for Information Science - Call for Papers Message-ID: 42nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Information Science & Inaugural Librarians? Research Institute Symposium Connecting Across Borders: Globalization and Information Science Research Brock University St. Catharines, Ontario May 28- 30th 2014 The conference theme Connecting Across Borders: Globalization and Information Science Research reflects both the international make-up of our conference program committee (chaired by three Canadian ex-pats) and the global reach of information science as a discipline. New technologies, an increasing focus on international and interdisciplinary research collaborations, and a complex, internationalized policy and practice landscape affect the research questions we ask and the research activities we pursue. As researchers, we place our work within a framework of international scholarship and scholarly communication; as practitioners, we explore the nature of services, programs, and organizational vision within contexts of increasing complexity across disciplines and cultural spaces. The research landscape in information science explores a diverse range of populations, settings and contexts; we are a global discipline, connected by shared interests and concerns, and drawn together by the latest technologies. The conference theme points to the increasing need to recognize, explore, and question the social and cultural assumptions of information science as a discipline, and of our chosen research problems and methodologies, in this global context. We seek papers and presentations that address this broad theme, but may also explore strategies for: ? Conducting information science research with global partners and collaborators; ? Setting research priorities in a global, knowledge-based society; ? Building a global evidence base to guide information science practice; ? Addressing the challenges of digital and virtual research and practice environments; ? Exploring diversity, marginalization and information inequality across borders. We welcome studies that explore any of these issues, or analyses that more broadly address the theme of connecting across borders in information science research. In 2014 CAIS is partnering with the CARL (Canadian Association of Research Libraries) Librarians? Research Institute (LRI) to present the Inaugural Librarians' Research Institute Symposium alongside the CAIS conference. We are pleased to be hosting these events together at Congress for the first time. Call for proposals. Proposals may be submitted in English or French. The conference committee strongly encourages submissions from professional and academic researchers. Types of submissions include: CAIS Papers: 20-minute oral presentations of completed or well-developed projects on topics suitable for publication in scholarly journals. Proposals that report on completed or ongoing research will be given preference. Diverse perspectives (theoretical and applied) and methodologies are welcomed. Proposals should be in the form of an extended abstract (approximately 1000-1500 words excluding references), reporting on research projects, theoretical developments or innovative practical applications. CARL LRI Papers: Participants of the Librarians? Research Institute are invited to identify their LRI affiliation when submitting papers, to be considered for two dedicated program sessions highlighting LRI research projects. These papers will be reviewed by members of the LRI conference panel. CAIS Posters: Visual presentations of completed or well-developed projects on topics suitable for publication in scholarly journals. Proposals that report on completed or ongoing research will be given preference. Diverse perspectives (theoretical and applied) and methodologies are welcomed. Proposals should be in the form of a short abstract (with a limit of 750 words excluding references), reporting on research projects, theoretical developments or innovative practical applications. CARL LRI Posters: Participants of the Librarians? Research Institute are invited to identify their LRI affiliation when submitting posters, to be considered for a dedicated poster session highlighting the work of LRI researchers. These posters will be reviewed by members of the LRI conference panel. Student- and Practitioner-to-CAIS/ACSI Awards Submissions by graduate students and by practitioners for CAIS Papers (only) will be considered for these awards. The awards include a monetary prize as well as publication of the full manuscript in the Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science / La Revue Canadienne des Sciences de L?information et de Biblioth?conomie. Students and practitioners should submit full papers by April 14th to be considered for this award. Details of the award, including previous winners, can be found at the CAIS/ACSI website at www.cais-acsi.ca. Submission Deadline for all proposals is January 13, 2014. CAIS and LRI submissions will be reviewed using the online EasyChair system. Further instructions and guidelines will be available on the conference website at www.cais-acsi.ca and on the CARL website at http://www.carl-abrc.ca/en/research-libraries/librarians-research-institute.html. Conference proposals will be refereed by the CAIS or LRI Program Committees. Authors will be notified of the decision no later than February 24th, 2014. All presenters must register for the conference. Abstracts will be published on the CAIS/ACSI Website once registration has taken place. Final versions must be submitted no later than April 24th, 2014. Participants are also encouraged to submit full papers to the Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science / La revue canadienne des sciences de l?information et de biblioth?conomie. Registration The conference will take place as part of the 2014 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. Registration will be available online through the Congress website (http://congress2014.ca/register). For further information, please contact the CAIS/ACSI & LRI 2014 Conference Co-chairs. Matthew Griffis Conference Co-Chair Assistant Professor SLIS, U of Southern Mississippi USA E: matthew.griffis at usm.edu Heidi Julien Conference Co-Chair Chair, Department of LIS, Graduate School of Ed, University at Buffalo, USA E: heidijul at buffalo.edu Lisa Given Conference Co-Chair Professor, School of Information Studies Charles Sturt University Australia E: lgiven at csu.edu.au Heidi Jacobs Librarians? Research Institute Information Literacy Librarian University of Windsor, Canada E: hjacobs at uwindsor.ca Selinda Berg Librarians? Research Institute Librarian University of Windsor, Canada E: sberg at uwindsor.ca Karen Bordonaro Local Arrangements Chair Liaison Librarian/Teaching and Learning Librarian Brock University, Canada E: kbordonaro at brocku.ca 42e congr?s annuel de l?Association canadienne des sciences de l?information et premier symposium annuel de l?Institut de recherche des biblioth?caires Dialogues sans fronti?res : La mondialisation et la recherche en sciences de l?information Brock University St. Catharines (Ontario) 28 au 30 mai 2014 Le th?me de notre congr?s, Dialogues sans fronti?res : La mondialisation et la recherche en sciences de l?information, est ? l?image de son comit? organisateur (form? de trois Canadiens en exil!) et de la port?e mondiale de la discipline des sciences de l?information. Les nouvelles technologies, l?importance grandissante des collaborations interdisciplinaires et internationales ainsi qu?un contexte mondial de plus en plus complexe en mati?re de politiques et de pratiques influencent autant nos questions de recherche que nos activit?s. En tant que chercheurs, nous situons nos publications et nos communications scientifiques dans un cadre mondial; en tant que professionnels, nous explorons ou proposons des services, des programmes et des visions institutionnelles ancr?s dans des contextes de plus en plus complexes, toutes disciplines et tous espaces culturels confondus. Les recherches en sciences de l?information portent sur une vari?t? de communaut?s, de milieux et de contextes. Notre discipline nourrit des dialogues portant sur de nombreux champs d?int?r?t, ainsi que sur les questions que ces derniers suscitent et les nouvelles technologies qui en sous-tendent les diff?rentes dynamiques. Le th?me du congr?s souligne le besoin grandissant de reconna?tre, d?explorer et de remettre en question, dans ce contexte mondial, les perceptions sociales et culturelles portant sur les sciences de l?information en tant que discipline ainsi que sur nos sujets de recherche et sur nos m?thodologies. Nous invitons la communaut? des sciences de l?information ? soumettre des propositions de communications portant sur ce th?me ou sur : ? la recherche en sciences de l?information en collaboration avec des partenaires internationaux; ? les domaines prioritaires en mati?re de recherche dans une soci?t? mondiale et ax?e sur la connaissance; ? le partage de donn?es empiriques pouvant guider les pratiques en sciences de l?information; ? les d?fis de la recherche et de la pratique dans des environnements num?riques et virtuels; ? la diversit?, la marginalisation et l?absence d??quit? en mati?re d?information ? l??chelle internationale. Tous les chercheurs dont les projets de recherche explorent ces th?mes ou portent, plus largement, sur la notion de dialogues et de partenariats internationaux en sciences de l?information sont invit?s ? soumettre une proposition. L?ACSI est heureuse de s?associer ? l?Institut de recherche des biblioth?caires (IRB) de l?Association des biblioth?ques de recherche du Canada (ABRC) pour pr?senter, dans le cadre du Congr?s 2014 des sciences humaines, le premier symposium annuel de l?Institut de recherche des biblioth?caires, en parall?le du congr?s de l?ACSI. Appel de propositions Les propositions peuvent ?tre soumises en fran?ais ou en anglais. Le comit? organisateur encourage ? la fois les professionnels et les chercheurs ? soumettre des propositions. Nous acceptons les types de propositions suivants : Communications (ACSI) : Des communications de 20 minutes pr?sentant des travaux de recherche pouvant ?tre publi?s dans des revues savantes. Les propositions portant sur des projets termin?s ou en cours de r?alisation recevront une attention particuli?re. Nous acceptons les propositions pr?sentant divers points de vue (th?oriques et appliqu?s) et diverses approches m?thodologiques. Les propositions de communications doivent ?tre pr?sent?es sous forme d?un r?sum? long (entre 1000 et 1500 mots, excluant les r?f?rences) d?crivant un projet de recherche, des d?veloppements th?oriques ou des pratiques novatrices. Communications (ABRC) : Nous invitons les participants de l?Institut de recherche des biblioth?caires ? signaler leur affiliation ? l?IRB au moment de soumettre leur proposition, car leurs propositions seront ?valu?es par des pairs membres de l?IRB. Les communications s?lectionn?es seront pr?sent?es dans le cadre de deux s?ances d?di?es aux projets des chercheurs de l?IRB. Affiches (ACSI) : Des pr?sentations visuelles portant sur des travaux de recherche pouvant ?tre publi?s dans des revues savantes. Les propositions portant sur des projets termin?s ou en cours de r?alisation recevront une attention particuli?re. Nous acceptons les propositions pr?sentant divers points de vue (th?oriques et appliqu?s) et diverses approches m?thodologiques. Les propositions doivent ?tre pr?sent?es sous forme d?un r?sum? (maximum de 750 mots, excluant les r?f?rences) d?crivant un projet de recherche, des d?veloppements th?oriques ou des pratiques novatrices. Affiches (ABRC) : Nous invitons les participants de l?Institut de recherche des biblioth?caires ? signaler leur affiliation ? l?IRB au moment de soumettre leur proposition, car leurs propositions seront ?valu?es par des pairs membres de l?IRB. Les affiches s?lectionn?es seront pr?sent?es lors d?une s?ance d?di?e aux projets des chercheurs de l?IRB. Prix ?tudiant ? l?ACSI/CAIS et Professionnel ? l?ACSI/CAIS Les propositions de communication des ?tudiants aux cycles sup?rieurs et des professionnels seront ?valu?es en vue de la remise des prix ?tudiant ? l?ACSI/CAIS et Professionnel ? l?ACSI/CAIS. Ces prix comportent une somme en argent ainsi que la publication du texte int?gral de la communication dans la Revue canadienne des sciences de l?information et de biblioth?conomie / Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science. Les versions d?finitives des articles devront ?tre soumises au plus tard le 14 avril 2014. Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements sur les prix et consulter la liste des laur?ats, visitez le site Web de l?ACSI/CAIS. Date limite pour la soumission des propositions : le 13 janvier 2014 Les soumissions pour l?ACSI et l?IRB seront ?valu?es au moyen de la plateforme EasyChair. Les modalit?s de soumission seront publi?es sur les sites Web de la conf?rence, au http://www.cais-acsi.ca/index_fr.htm, et du symposium, au http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/bibliotheques-de-recherche/institut-de-recherche-des-bibliothecaires.html. Les propositions seront ?valu?es par les comit?s scientifiques de l?ACSI et de l?IRB, respectivement. Les auteurs seront avis?s de la d?cision du comit? au plus tard le 24 f?vrier 2014. Tous les participants doivent s?inscrire au Congr?s des sciences humaines. Les r?sum?s des communications seront publi?s sur le site Web de l?ACSI/CAIS apr?s la p?riode d?inscription. La version d?finitive des r?sum?s doit ?tre soumise au plus tard le 24 avril 2014. Nous encourageons les participants ? soumettre le texte complet de leur communication ? la Revue canadienne des sciences de l?information et de biblioth?conomie / Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science. Inscription Le congr?s annuel de l?ACSI/CAIS s?inscrit dans le Congr?s 2014 des sciences humaines qui aura lieu ? St. Catharines (Ontario). Pour vous inscrire, nous vous invitons ? visiter le site Web du congr?s (http://congres2014.ca/inscriptions). Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec le comit? organisateur du congr?s de l?ACSI 2014 et du symposium de l?IRB. Matthew Griffis Copr?sident Professeur adjoint SLIS University of Southern Mississippi (?tats-Unis) matthew.griffis at usm.edu Heidi Julien Copr?sidente Directrice Department of LIS Graduate School of Education University at Buffalo (?tats-Unis) heidijul at buffalo.edu Lisa Given Copr?sidente Professeure School of Information Studies Charles Sturt University (Australie) lgiven at csu.edu.au Heidi Jacobs Institut de recherche des biblioth?caires Biblioth?caire Universit? de Windsor (Canada) hjacobs at uwindsor.ca Selinda Berg Institut de recherche des biblioth?caires Biblioth?caire Universit? de Windsor (Canada) sberg at uwindsor.ca Karen Bordonaro Coordonnatrice Biblioth?caire, sciences humaines, et coordonnatrice des services en comp?tences informationnelles Brock University (Canada) kbordonaro at brocku.ca ****************************************************** Heidi Julien, Ph.D. Professor & Chair, Department of Library and Information Studies Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo 534 Baldy Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260-1020 USA Ph: 716.645.2412 Email: heidijul at buffalo.edu ****************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dea22 at drexel.edu Mon Nov 11 14:33:02 2013 From: dea22 at drexel.edu (Agosto,Denise) Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:33:02 +0000 Subject: [Siguse-l] SIG USE: Congratulations to Nick Belkin, Message-ID: <6452B58DFAFA304899A7252B00C3054E04A878E0@MB3.drexel.edu> Dear SIG USE members: As outgoing SIG USE chair, I am pleased to announce that Nick Belkin is the winner of the 2013 Outstanding Contributions to Information Behavior Award. The purpose of this award is to promote scholars who have, over a period of time, contributed in an outstanding way to the development of the information behavior research field. SIG USE members who receive the Outstanding Contribution to Information Behavior Research Award also join the SIG USE Academy of Fellows. The award is accompanied by a check for $500. In giving him this award, SIG USE recognizes that Nick Belkin is a pioneering researcher who has introduced the concept of "information seeking behavior" to the of field information retrieval and has informed researchers outside the field of information behavior about our field and how information behavior research can have important implications for designing and developing information retrieval systems. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Belkin on his many years of important contributions to the study of human information behavior and on receiving the 2013 Outstanding Contributions to Information Behavior Award. --------------------------- Denise E. Agosto, Ph.D. Associate Professor The College of Computing & Informatics Drexel University 3141 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19104 From emeyers at mail.ubc.ca Mon Nov 25 19:27:24 2013 From: emeyers at mail.ubc.ca (Eric Meyers) Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:27:24 -0800 Subject: [Siguse-l] iConference 2013 in Berlin - program and early bird registration Message-ID: <3C89F99A-F1A7-40E0-87EF-7721D35AC405@mail.ubc.ca> Apologies for cross-posting. ************************************************************* iConference 2014: Early-bird registration available through Dec. 15, 2013 4-7 March, 2014, Berlin, Germany Conference Home: http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ Conference Schedule: https://www.conftool.com/iConference2014/sessions.php ************************************************************* Registration is now open for iConference 2014, with discounted early rates available through December 15; standard rates apply thereafter. Register now for the lowest available rate! iConference 2014 will bring together scholars and researchers from around the world who share a common concern about critical information issues in contemporary society. This is our ninth annual conference and the first to be held in Europe. Organized under the banner ?Breaking Down Walls | Culture, Context, Computing?, iConference 2014 will provide an inspiring sense of community, high quality research presentations, and myriad opportunities for engagement. All information field practitioners are welcome; affiliation with a member-iSchool is not required. The complete conference schedule is available on our website. Highlights include: A compelling program of peer-reviewed Papers, Notes, and Posters. Thought-provoking Workshops and Sessions for Interaction and Engagement. Keynote addresses from Tony Hey of Microsoft Research and Melissa Terras of the Department of Information Studies, University College London. Myriad opportunities for socializing and networking with premier thinkers in the information field. Social events include our Opening Reception at Humboldt Universit?t zu Berlin, private gala dinner at the world-renowned Naturkunde Museum Berlin, two networking-oriented Poster Sessions, a Farewell Reception, and multiple shared meals and social breaks throughout. Unique opportunities for career mentoring and growth, including a Doctoral Colloquium (invitation only), an Early Career Colloquium (open to all) and a Professional Development Seminar (also open to all). A Social Media Expo featuring presentations by iSchool student teams, sponsored by Microsoft Research. The opportunity to personally experience Berlin, one of the most historic and compelling cities in Europe. iConference 2014 is presented by the iSchools organization and hosted by The Berlin School of Library and Information Science at Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin; the program is administered by the Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen. The presenting sponsor is Microsoft Research, with additional funding from Emerald Publishing, De Gruyter, Springer, Purdue University Press, and Morgan & Claypool Publishers. The conference takes place 4-7 March, 2014. More at http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ Eric M. Meyers Ph.D. Assistant Professor | School of Library, Archival & Information Studies | The iSchool at UBC The University of British Columbia | Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 470 ? 1961 East Mall, Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z1 eric.meyers at ubc.ca | 604.827.3945 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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