From kkoh at ou.edu Sat Oct 1 13:49:54 2016 From: kkoh at ou.edu (Koh, Kyungwon) Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 17:49:54 +0000 Subject: [Siguse-l] 2016 Joint SIG-USE/SIG-SI Symposium program available now!! Message-ID: Dear all, This year?s SIG USE symposium focuses on information issues at work. It acknowledges social, individual and technological perspectives on the roles and flows that information takes as part of physical and digital work. The broad approach relates to the conference theme with a focus on information behavior (IB) or on information practices (IP) in connection to workplaces. The program is available now. For more information, visit the SIG USE website at http://tinyurl.com/siguse16sym Program Schedule Getting-Started featuring the SIGUSE posters: 12.45-13.45 ? 13.45-14.45 USE ? opening keynote ? Hazel Hall, University of Napier, UK ? Watching the workers: researching information behaviours in, and for, workplace environments ? 14.45-15.45 Short Paper Session ? Diane Pennington, University of Strathclyde, UK ? Supporting Workplace Information Needs of People with Dementia ? Morten Hertzum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark ? Information Behavior and Workplace Procedures: the case of emergency-department Triage Helena Vallo Hult, University West, Sweden ? The Emergence of Sharing and Gaining Knowledge: Towards Digital Collaboration in Everyday Work ? 15.45-16.00 Break ? 16.00-17.30 Roundtable discussions based on papers & posters, including summary in plenum: ? 17.30-17.45 SIG USE Awards session ? 2014 Award Winner Diane Sonnenwald, University College Dublin, Ireland ? Visioning a New Future for Rare Historic Books and Manuscripts ? 2015 Award Winner Debbie Rabina, Pratt University, USA ? Information needs of people in prisons and jails: A discourse analytic approach ? Presentation of 2016 Award Winners ? 17.45-18.00 USE ? closing remarks SIG USE posters: ? David Allen, A. Norman, Carly Lightowlers, Fiona McLaughlin & Nicolas Malleson, Leeds University, UK ? Collaboration, Information Behaviour, Information Systems and Activity Theory: Building a Data Clearing House ? Katriina Bystr?m, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway ? Work in progress: The notion of peopleless offices or digital work ? Emma Forsgren, Leeds University, UK ? Finding a Place for Social Media at Work ? Isto Huvila, Uppsala University, Sweden ? Informational Metagames and their Implications in Workplace ? Anna Sigridur Islind, Livia Norstr?m & Helena Vallo Hult, University West, Sweden ? From Digital Fight to Digital Pride in Public Sector ? Aleksandra Irnazarow, Leeds University, UK ? Application of Activity Theory to study information behaviour and decision making in development of complex engineering systems ? Wade Kelly, Charles Sturt University, Australia ? Information Behaviour of Community-Engaged Scholars in Academia ? Anita Nordsteien, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway ? Workplace learning: transition of nursing practices ? Natalie Pang* & Stan Karanasios**, Nanyang Technological University*, Singapore; RMIT University**, Australia ? Helping the left behind: Understanding information practices and ICT use of the elderly from the eyes of first responders during crises ? Sarah Polkinghorne & Thane Chambers, Charles Sturt University, Australia ? Embodied information in workplace contexts ? Diane H Sonnenwald, University College Dublin, Ireland ? A darker side of human information behavior in the workplace: a call for research on workplace bullying information behavior ? Ella Schwab, Ben Heuwing, Christa Womser-Hacker & Thomas Mandl, University of Hildesheim, Germany ? Challenges of Digital Workplaces in practice: A Focus Group with middle mangers ? Eric Thivant, University of Lyon, France: Diversity of Information Workplace: the cross-cultural question in Information Behaviour The case study of French ITES rural firms ? ?se Kristine Tveit, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway ? The impact of digital information and online discussion fora on translators? work ? Gunilla Wid?n*, Jannica Heinstr?m*, Thomas Mandl** & Christa Womser-Hacker**, ?bo Akademi University*, Finland; University of Hildesheim**, Germany ? Exploring intergenerational information practices and knowledge sharing ? Barbara Wildemuth, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA ? Social Dimensions of Information Practices in an Academic Workplace SIG-USE symposium chairs ? David Allen, Leeds University, UK ? Katriina Bystr?m, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway ? Nicole A. Cooke, The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA ? Luanne Freund, University of British Columbia, Canada FEES ? Members ? SIG-SI session: $100 ? $120 after Sept. 2, 2016 ? Members ? SIG-USE session: $100 ? $120 after Sept. 2, 2016 ? Members ? attending both SIG-SI and SIG-SI sessions: $180 ? $200 after Sept. 2, 2016 ? Non-members ? SIG-SI Session: $120 ? $140, after Sept. 2, 2016 ? Non-members ? SIG-USE Session: $120 ? $140, after Sept. 2, 2016 ? Non-members ? attending both SIG-SI and SIG-SI sessions: $230 ? $250 after Sept. 2, 2016 Kyungwon Koh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Studies The University of Oklahoma http://slis.ou.edu/kyungwonkoh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kkoh at ou.edu Sat Oct 1 13:58:41 2016 From: kkoh at ou.edu (Koh, Kyungwon) Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 17:58:41 +0000 Subject: [Siguse-l] The 2016 recipient of the ASIS&T SIG USE Outstanding Contribution Award Message-ID: <41AD4E36-9700-45D9-A865-BEC894D859F5@ou.edu> We are pleased to announce that Dr. Karen Fisher is the 2016 recipient of the ASIS&T SIG USE Outstanding Contribution Award. Dr. Fisher is a well-known contributor in the field of Information Behavior, as well as other interdisciplinary areas. She is a strong advocate for humanitarian rights and causes, as shown through her work with young people in a range of contexts. Her forthcoming MIT Press chapter on the Information Worlds of refugees adds to the international ICT literature on fieldwork in conflict zones and how displaced people experience information and technology. In addition to information seeking behavior among older adults, professionals, teens, and migrant farmers, she has long researched information and technological use of young people, and co-led the InfoMe project, exploring how young people serve as ICT wayfarers or intermediaries on behalf of others. Her current research focuses on the UNHCR Za?atari Refugee Camp in Jordan, where she employs multiple methods to enrich our understanding of displaced people in the EU as well as how people, particularly youth, use information and technology. She has developed new theories focused on how professionals seek information, information flow in communities, and mis- and dis-information. Her Information Grounds framework illuminates how people experience information in informal social settings, and stands as one of the few place-based frameworks created in our field. In 2010, Dr. Fisher co-led the U.S. Impact Study on the benefits of public access technology in libraries. Her research in Information Behavior offers an example for aspiring researchers in the field. As a past Chair, Dr. Fisher has long supported SIG USE. She co-edited the SIG USE / ASIS&T publication Theories of Information Behavior, which continues to be the organization?s top selling book, featuring in teaching and research internationally. Dr. Fisher is a professor at the University of Washington?s iSchool in Seattle, and a visiting professor at Newcastle University Open Lab in the United Kingdom and the Abo Academie University in Finland. She serves as a consultant for UNHCR Jordan. Kyungwon Koh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Studies The University of Oklahoma http://slis.ou.edu/kyungwonkoh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kkoh at ou.edu Tue Oct 4 19:58:55 2016 From: kkoh at ou.edu (Koh, Kyungwon) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 23:58:55 +0000 Subject: [Siguse-l] SIG USE 2017 Symposium Planning: Call for Participation and Themes Message-ID: <507DFCAD-2D36-49B8-BD5C-6D69AE36E15A@ou.edu> * Please excuse any duplicate postings * In order to get a little head-start on the planning process for the 2017 SIG USE Symposium, which will be held at the end of October 2017 as part of the ASIS&T Annual Conference in Crystal City, Virginia, we are issuing the following call: SIG USE is looking for volunteers who are interested in working as part of the Symposium Planning Committee for the 2017 SIG USE Symposium. The SIG?s annual Symposium is an important part of our year, an always lively and stimulating half-day held each year just before the ASIS&T Annual Conference. Participants would be involved in setting the agenda for the 2017 Symposium, soliciting contributions, choosing a keynote speaker, and managing the session itself. If you are a regular participant in the SIG USE Symposiums, you already know the value of these sessions; if you are looking to become involved, participating in the planning and organization of the Symposium is a great way to begin networking with other SIG members and becoming a contributing member of ASIS&T?s largest SIG. SIG USE is also looking for input and ideas for the theme for our 2017 Symposium within the broad domain of cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approaches to information behavior. If you have an idea you?d like to propose, please write an extremely brief (150-300 words, maximum) summary of your idea. We will compile a list of the ideas and discuss them at the SIG?s business meeting at the upcoming ASIS&T Conference in Copenhagen and/or via email with SIG members in order to make a decision. To volunteer and/or to propose an idea, please send email by the end of the day on Friday, October 14 to either Gary Burnett (current SIG chair, gburnett at fsu.edu) or Heather O?Brien (incoming SIG chair, h.obrien at ubc.ca). Thank you for your ongoing interest in and support of SIG USE. We look forward to hearing from you! Kyungwon Koh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Studies The University of Oklahoma http://slis.ou.edu/kyungwonkoh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Thu Oct 6 16:08:57 2016 From: rhill at asis.org (=?utf-8?Q?Richard=20B.=20Hill?=) Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 20:08:57 +0000 Subject: [Siguse-l] =?utf-8?q?All_the_Facts=3A_A_History_of_Information_in?= =?utf-8?q?_the_United_States_Since_1870=C2=A0?= Message-ID: MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES All the Facts: A History of Information in the United States Since 1870 Join us for a discussion on Oct 10, 2016 at 12:00 PM EDT. 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URL: From asis at gwizdka.com Mon Oct 17 06:09:07 2016 From: asis at gwizdka.com (Jacek Gwizdka) Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:09:07 +0200 Subject: [Siguse-l] [Extended deadline] 3rd CfP: Special Issue on Search As Learning Message-ID: 3rd Call: Special Issue of Springer's Information Retrieval Journal: Search As Learning. http://www.springer.com/10791 Guest editors: * Carsten Eickhoff, ETH Zurich * Jacek Gwizdka, University of Texas Austin * Claudia Hauff, Delft University of Technology * Jiyin He, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) *Extended Submission deadline: October 30, 2016* ======================================== 1. Call for Papers Search systems today are mostly viewed as tools to satisfy immediate information needs instead of complex information environments in which humans learn while interacting with information content. Research on the design, development and evaluation of search systems that foster learning and enhance the learning experience is scarce. Equally scarce is our current understanding of search as a human learning process. Opportunities exist today to not only observe and interpret users' behavior through the lens of search logs but also to enrich this information with detailed multimodal data streams gathered by tracking devices and sensors. 2. Topics of Interest * Log/lab-based studies on when and how learning occurs in the search process; * The relationship between the learning process and searchers' work task contexts; * Search system features that foster learning (both searching to learn and learning to search); * Search interface designs in support of learning; * The implications of search for learning for different populations (children, low-literacy searchers, etc.); * The roles of affect and engagement on learning whilst searching; * Methods and measures to assess searchers' learning; * Measuring learning outcomes to assess IR system performance; * Learning analytics for search contexts; * Collaborative aspects of search as learning; * Interaction monitoring, modeling and optimization for learning outcomes. 3. Submission guidelines Papers submitted to this special issue for possible publication must be original and must not be under consideration for publication in any other journal or conference. Previously published or accepted conference papers must contain at least 30% new material to be considered for the special issue. All papers are to be submitted by referring to http://www.springer.com/10791 . At the beginning of the submission processin Editorial Manager, under 'Article Type', please select the appropriate special issue. All manuscripts must be prepared according to the journal publication guidelines which can also be found on the website provided above. Papers will be evaluated following the journal's standard review process 4. Important dates * Initial submission due (extended): October 30, 2016 * Initial reviewer feedback: November 21, 2016 * Revised submission due: December 21, 2016 * Final decision: February 15, 2017 Jacek Gwizdka, PhD (Toronto) http://gwizdka.com/research 'Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate' - William of Ockham (1285-1349) Research Talk on NeuroIR Assistant Professor at School of Information, University of Texas at Austin 1616 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701, USA | Office 5.532 (5th floor) Information eXperience (IX) lab Co-Director | ACM Senior Member Distinguished Fellow of the Kosciuszko Foundation Collegium of Eminent Scientists -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asis at gwizdka.com Tue Oct 18 15:39:46 2016 From: asis at gwizdka.com (Jacek Gwizdka) Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 21:39:46 +0200 Subject: [Siguse-l] Faculty Openings at UT Austin's School of Information (iSchool) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The University of Texas at Austin's School of Information (iSchool) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position, anticipated to start in Fall 2017. While we are most likely to hire at the Assistant Professor level, we will consider exceptional candidates for Associate, Full, or Endowed Professor positions. Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. *Faculty Opening Announcement*:https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/facultysearch *We will begin to review applications on November 1, 2016*. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. *Questions?* Email facultysearch at ischool.utexas.edu. *Learn More About * * UT Austin's iSchool: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/about/about_us * Research in UT Austin's iSchool: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/research ** *UT Austin*: *https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/about/about_ut_austin ** *Local Life in Austin: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/about/about_austin =============== *Call for New Faculty* We only seek candidates with excellent research and teaching abilities and a commitment to shaping the future of the school and the discipline of information studies. We are especially interested in candidates who can augment our design or technical capabilities in ways that complement our existing strengths in Human-Computer Interaction, but we welcome applications from candidates who can enhance our current offerings in any area or extend our coverage into new areas of information studies. Our school is a unique mix of interdisciplinary expertise, offering cutting-edge research and education in the human, social, cultural, and technical aspects of information, broadly conceived. Our program is consistently ranked among the top programs in information nationally. We offer masters and doctoral degree programs, dual masters degree programs with various disciplines, an integrated bachelors in computer science/masters in information studies, and an undergraduate minor. Our Master of Science degree in Identity Management and Security is offered jointly with the UT Center for Identity. On our degree offerings, see https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs. *Qualifications* Candidates must hold a doctorate degree in a field that is relevant to their area of research and be able to articulate clearly in their application materials a research agenda that fits with the School?s core areas of focus. These areas are listed at https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/research. For the fullest consideration, please address this fit explicitly in your application. *Application Instructions* Interested candidates may apply via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/37535. If you do not have a Dossier account with Interfolio, you will be prompted to create a free account prior to applying for the position. The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. *Questions?* Email facultysearch @ischool.utexas.edu ------------ Jacek Gwizdka, PhD http://www.gwizdka.com Assistant Professor at School of Information, University of Texas at Austin Information eXperience (IX) lab Co-Director -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ischoolumd at gmail.com Mon Oct 24 10:24:31 2016 From: ischoolumd at gmail.com (iSchool UMD) Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:24:31 -0400 Subject: [Siguse-l] Diversity in Children's Literature Short Course Coming in January - Register Today! Message-ID: *Diversity in Children?s Literature?An Online Short Course Offered by Maryland?s iSchool* Register now for *Diversity in Children?s Literature*?a fully online, 6-week short course designed for children?s and school librarians and K-12 teachers offered through the Professional Education program at the University of Maryland?s iSchool. Participants will explore diversity issues in literature written for children from birth through age 14. The course will focus on the definition, identification, characteristics, and evaluation of diverse books, and strategies for building and promoting diverse collections. At the completion of the short course, participants will receive a certificate of completion and earn eighteen (18) contact hours of continuing education units (CEUs), which fulfill professional development requirements for educators in the Maryland-DC-Virginia area. Instructor Edie Ching is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland?s iSchool with a wealth of knowledge and experience in literature and materials for children. She has worked as a K-12 educator, as a training specialist for the IRS, and as a school librarian. She is an active member of The Children?s Book Guild in Washington, DC, and is an author escort for authors visiting the Washington metropolitan area. *Short Course Details* ? Dates: January 9, 2017?February 5, 2017 ? Location: Online asynchronous course ? Price and Refunds o $349.00 (payable by debit or credit only) o Refunds will only be given under extreme circumstances at the discretion of the Professional Education Committee. *Registration Details* To register for this short course, visit http://go.umd.edu/ diversity-child-lit17. For more information, visit http://ischool.umd.edu/continuing-education. If you have any questions, please contact Tricia Donovan (donovant at umd.edu), Coordinator of Professional Education at Maryland?s iSchool. *The Professional Education program at Maryland?s iSchool is committed to providing quality professional and continuing education opportunities to library and information professionals. These opportunities include short courses, webcasts, workshops, and other experiences, both in-person and virtually. For more information, visit http://ischool.umd.edu/continuing-education .* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Wiegand discovers people love their public libraries for three main reasons: access to practical information; the library as a place; and the transformative potential commonplace stories have for library readers. Because conventional LIS research and education mostly focus on the first, and largely overlook and undervalue the last two, he argues that by not having core courses in "reading and libraries" and "library as place" in American Library Association-accredited programs, and by not conducting much more research on the effects of both, LIS research and education fall short of the profession's needs. Come and join ASIS&T and Dr. Wiegand for what will be a riveting discussion. As a primer, this fascinating article will get you thinking about the salient attributes public libraries provide, not only for information studies, but sociologically and politically as well [more (http://asist.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de58424ef2e609298efbb4a00&id=076f3dfb39&e=7f14a4fd6b) ]. 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