From rong.tang at simmons.edu Fri Feb 7 01:47:23 2014 From: rong.tang at simmons.edu (Rong Tang) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:47:23 +0800 Subject: [Siguse-l] Reminder of SIG USE Sponsored Webinar: iSquares: A New Approach to Information Research and Education Message-ID: Dear SIG USE members, Please be reminded of the following SIG USE sponsored webinar to take place on 2/7/2014 11am-12pm EST. We hope you can participate in the Webinar! Best, Rong Chair, SIG USE (2013-2014) *iSquares: A New Approach to Information Research and Education* *Join us for a Webinar on Friday, February 7* *FREE for ASIS&T members, $10 for non-members* *Space is limited.* Reserve your Webinar seat now at: http://www.asis.org/Conferences/webinars/Webinar-2-7-2014-register.html This webinar introduces an arts-informed, visual approach to engage the concept of information afresh: the draw-and-write technique. Human subjects are asked to answer the question "What is information?" in the form of a drawing, generating a compact piece of visual data coined an "iSquare" ( http://www.jennahartel.com/isquares.html). The webinar instructor, Dr. Jenna Hartel of the University of Toronto, has used the method to explore how people envision information (Hartel, in press, 2013a, 2013b). She also applies the approach in classrooms to help students, especially newcomers, theorize information (Hartel, 2014). Whether employed as a research method or pedagogical strategy, iSquares bring information science into the visual Information Age and create a richer multimedia genealogy for our central concept. The goal of the webinar is to help other information scholars and professionals experiment with arts-informed, visual methods and iSquares, specifically. First, the webcast outlines the theoretical framework, research design, and data-gathering specifications to produce iSquares for the purposes of information research. Then the session provides classroom activities and assignments to utilize iSquares for information education. The webinar also marks the launch of a website that displays the corpus of images gathered thus far (n=400 and growing). References: http://www.asis.org/Conferences/webinars/Webinar-2-7-2014-t5H7.pdf *This webinar is being sponsored by SIG-HFIS & SIG-USE*. *Title:* *iSquares: A New Approach to Information Research and Education* *Date:* Friday, February 7, 2014 *Time:* 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST After registering you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the Webinar. *System Requirements* PC-based attendees Required: Windows(R) 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Mac(R)-based attendees Required: Mac OS(R) X 10.6 or newer Mobile attendees Required: iPhone(R), iPad(R), Android(tm) phone or Android tablet If you do not wish to receive any further electronic marketing communications from ASIS&T you can opt-out completely, please note you will no longer receive Association updates or any conference information you may have subscribed to. 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URL: From sfaletar at ffos.hr Mon Feb 10 05:01:55 2014 From: sfaletar at ffos.hr (Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:01:55 +0100 Subject: [Siguse-l] 2nd Call CfP LIDA 2014: Posters and PhD Forum Message-ID: LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2014 Zadar, Croatia, 16?20 June 2014 University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia (http://www.unizd.hr/hr-hr/english/aboutus.aspx) Full information at: http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/ Email: lida at unizd.hr Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) is a biennial international conference that focuses on the transformation of libraries and information services in the digital environment. In recognition of evolving online and social technological influences that present both challenges and opportunities, ?ASSESSMENT? is the theme for LIDA 2014. The conference theme is divided into two parts. The first part addresses advances in qualitative assessment methods and practices and the second part covers assessment methods involving alternative metrics based on social media and a wider array of communicative activities, commonly referred to as ?altmetrics.? LIDA 2014 brings together researchers, educators, and practitioners from all over the world in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning, made memorable by being held in an enchanting and spectacularly beautiful city on the shore of the Adriatic Sea. DEADLINES: Posters: an extended abstract by 15 February 2014. Acceptance decision: announced by 1 March 2014. Revised poster summaries for Proceedings: by 1 May 2014. PhD Forum: dissertation proposal or research description by 1 March 2014. Acceptance decision for PhD Forum: 20 March 2014 Final submission for Proceedings: 15 May 2014 All submissions should be made via Easy Chair conference system available at https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?key=7983499.UcW6CzFMXkr5mLvW Best, Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic LIDA 2014 Communication Chair ? Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic, PhD Associate Professor Department of Information Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences L. Jaegera 9, 31000 Osijek, Croatia E-mail: sfaletar at ffos.hr