From michel.menou at orange.fr Fri Nov 1 05:40:11 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 10:40:11 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [SIGMETRICS] "Web Science and the Mind" UQAM, Montreal, 7-18 July 2014 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <527376FB.20000@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [SIGMETRICS] "Web Science and the Mind" UQAM, Montreal, 7-18 July 2014 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:38:26 -0400 From: Stevan Harnad Reply-To: ASIS&T Special Interest Group on Metrics To: Adminstrative info for SIGMETRICS (for example unsubscribe): http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html *Theme of the Summer Institute:* Web Science and the mind http://www.summer14.isc.uqam.ca/page/renseignement.php?lang_id=2 *Dates: *7 to 18 July 2014 *Language: *Owing to its international character, the Summer Institute will be held entirely in English. *The Institute is intended for:* * graduate and post-graduate students from the participating disciplines: cognitive science, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, computer science, psychology, philosophy * scientometrics, informatics, library science, network science -- faculty members, scholars, engineers, and professionals *Academic activities: *Contents will be presented through lectures, group discussions, and poster sessions. *Academic credit*: For students who wish to take part in the Summer Institute for credit,click here . *Partial list of speakers:* * Katy Borner (graphic webs of science) * Simon Dedeo (Wikipedia collective dynamics) * Sergey Dorogovtsev (network evolution) * Peter Gloor (collaborative networks * Jennfer Golbeck (social web) * Deborah Gordon (collective behaviour) * Wendy Hall (web science) * Jim Hendler (data web) * Tony Hey (science web) * Francis Heylighen (global brain) * Kaivan Kousha (webmetrics) * Richard Menary (extended mind) * Alexandre Monnin (web philosophy * Neylon Cameron (open science data-minin * Takashi Nishikawa (community structur) * Filippo Radicchi (network communities) * Rob Rupert (extended mind ) * Judith Simon (socio-technical epistemology) * Mark Steyvers (wisdom of crowds) * Jeff Stibel (web & brain) * Phil Tetlow (web life) No virus found in this message. 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Applications are due March 1, 2014. http://soic.iupui.edu/graduate/hci/phd/ THE PROGRAM: The Ph.D. program in HCI resides in the Department of Human-Centered Computing, a new and growing department in SoIC that includes HCI, Media Arts and Science, and Informatics. HCC and specifically our program in human-computer interaction strongly promote interdisciplinary research at the cutting edge of computing, encouraging collaborations with colleagues in the health and life sciences and the other disciplines housed within the School, as well as with faculty from other units across the IUPUI campus and from the broader Indianapolis business community. THE SCHOOL: The IU School of Informatics and Computing has been a pioneer, establishing the first program in Informatics in the nation and the first to house a HCI program. SoIC offers three Ph.D. programs (Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, and Human-Computer Interaction), four Master?s programs (Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, Human-Computer Interaction, and Media Arts & Science), and three Baccalaureate programs (Informatics, Health Information Administration, and Media Arts & Science). Nearly 1,000 students are enrolled in the school's programs, with faculty and students enjoying state-of-the art facilities and access to Indiana University?s extensive investments in scholarly cyberinfrastructure. THE UNIVERSITY: SoIC is situated on the IUPUI campus, also known as the Indiana University Medical Center Campus. The campus is home to the IU School of Medicine, the second largest medical school in the US, as well as four hospitals. During FY 2011-12, the IUPUI campus was awarded over $400M in 2010 for funded research, much of it in the health and life sciences. The campus is located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, a thriving, mid-sized Midwestern city with abundant cultural, sports, and historical attractions and home to a number of high-tech companies with relationships to the School, including Eli Lilly & Company, ExactTarget. IU Health. The research areas currently pursued by our HCI faculty include: ? Ubiquitous computing and pervasive sensing for healthcare ? Medical and clinical system design ? Philanthropic informatics ? Search user interfaces and information-seeking behavior ? User experience modeling and design for web, mobile, and wall-sized computing ? Team cognition and technology-enabled decision science ? Android science and developmental robotics ? Accessibility for the blind and visually impaired FUNDING opportunities for students are available. Our faculty?s research is supported by the NSF, NIH, Google, the MacArthur Foundation, and other sources. For more details on the program, our faculty, and our admission requirements, please visit our website, http://soic.iupui.edu/graduate/hci/phd/, or contact the Program Director directly by email: Anthony Faiola, Ph.D., MFA ? faiola at iupui.edu. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From naresh.agarwal at simmons.edu Sat Nov 2 20:16:58 2013 From: naresh.agarwal at simmons.edu (Naresh Agarwal) Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 20:16:58 -0400 Subject: [Students-l] ASIS&T AM: Chapter Assembly Meeting Message-ID: Hi everyone, If you're in Montreal for the Annual Meeting, looking forward to seeing you at the Chapter Assembly in the morning (Sunday) at 8:30am. Warm regards, Will and Naresh On Monday, July 1, 2013, Naresh Agarwal wrote: > Hi everyone, > > CHAPTER AWARDS > --------------- > Please note that the deadline for a number of Chapter Awards is August 15. > These include: > > 1) Chapter of the Year > 2) Chapter Member of the Year > 3) Chapter Event of the Year > 4) Chapter Publication of the Year > 5) Chapter Innovation > > The deadline for the Student Chapter of the Year Award is July 1, as > Chirag had notified earlier. > > You'll find details about the chapter awards and nomination process at > http://www.asis.org/awards.html > > CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT FUND > ------------------------ > We'd encourage you to apply for the chapter development fund to assist in > the development of your chapter. A regional chapter may request up to > $1,000 from the Chapter Development Fund annually. A student chapter may > request up to $200 from the Chapter Development Fund annually. Joint > projects, including any combination of regional and student chapters, may > request up to $1500. annually. Here are the details and the online > application form http://www.asis.org/Chapters/chapterdevfundform.html > > CHANGES VOTED DURING THE LAST CHAPTER ASSEMBLY IN OCTOBER 2012 > -------------------------------------------------------------- > In order to enhance greater collaboration and knowledge sharing within and > among chapters, SIGs and other bodies, the Chapter Assembly approved the > following three changes at the 2012 Annual Meeting (something that officers > of Student and Regional Chapters need to note): > > 1) Judging criteria for student and regional Chapter-of-the-Year awards > will be modified to have 5 points allocated for collaboration with any SIG, > chapter or a body within or outside ASIS&T. For the student chapter award, > these points would be taken from the 40 points allocated for Chapter > Activities. [Jury will take a lenient view of this criteria this year] > > 2) We will create an opt-out (instead of opt-in) to the various lists for > leaders. If you are a chapter leader, you are automatically added to the > key lists such as the list for all chapters and any other list. > > 3) From this point forward, all student and regional chapter annual > reports will be made public (instead of them being viewed only by the > jury), but only after the jury has decided on the award. A chapter > submitting a report will have an opt-out option in the submission form if > it doesn?t want the report to be made public. [or you could contact us by > email should you wish to opt out] > > YOUR SUGGESTIONS > ---------------- > We have implemented certain changes. These include monthly Skype meetings > of the Chapter Assembly Advisory Committee, and beginning to revisit some > of the documents - bylaws / chapter officer manuals, etc. Do please let us > know your feedback, concerns and suggestions, as well as any update about > your chapter. These will be helpful to discuss during the upcoming ASIS&T > Board Meeting 3 weeks from now, and also for the Chapter Assembly to take > up. > > Warm regards, > > Will (Director) and Naresh (Deputy Director) > ASIS&T Chapter Assembly > > > > -- > > Naresh Agarwal, PhD, *Assistant Professor* > Graduate School of Library and Information Science > Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 > office 617.521.2836 | fax 617.521.3192 > agarwal at simmons.edu > www.nareshagarwal.co.nr > > -- Naresh Agarwal, PhD, *Assistant Professor* Graduate School of Library and Information Science Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 office 617.521.2836 | fax 617.521.3192 agarwal at simmons.edu www.nareshagarwal.co.nr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Adjournment Regards, Naresh On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 8:16 PM, Naresh Agarwal wrote: > Hi everyone, > > If you're in Montreal for the Annual Meeting, looking forward to seeing > you at the Chapter Assembly in the morning (Sunday) at 8:30am. > > Warm regards, > Will and Naresh > > On Monday, July 1, 2013, Naresh Agarwal wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> CHAPTER AWARDS >> --------------- >> Please note that the deadline for a number of Chapter Awards is August >> 15. These include: >> >> 1) Chapter of the Year >> 2) Chapter Member of the Year >> 3) Chapter Event of the Year >> 4) Chapter Publication of the Year >> 5) Chapter Innovation >> >> The deadline for the Student Chapter of the Year Award is July 1, as >> Chirag had notified earlier. >> >> You'll find details about the chapter awards and nomination process at >> http://www.asis.org/awards.html >> >> CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT FUND >> ------------------------ >> We'd encourage you to apply for the chapter development fund to assist in >> the development of your chapter. A regional chapter may request up to >> $1,000 from the Chapter Development Fund annually. A student chapter may >> request up to $200 from the Chapter Development Fund annually. Joint >> projects, including any combination of regional and student chapters, may >> request up to $1500. annually. Here are the details and the online >> application form http://www.asis.org/Chapters/chapterdevfundform.html >> >> CHANGES VOTED DURING THE LAST CHAPTER ASSEMBLY IN OCTOBER 2012 >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> In order to enhance greater collaboration and knowledge sharing within >> and among chapters, SIGs and other bodies, the Chapter Assembly approved >> the following three changes at the 2012 Annual Meeting (something that >> officers of Student and Regional Chapters need to note): >> >> 1) Judging criteria for student and regional Chapter-of-the-Year awards >> will be modified to have 5 points allocated for collaboration with any SIG, >> chapter or a body within or outside ASIS&T. For the student chapter award, >> these points would be taken from the 40 points allocated for Chapter >> Activities. [Jury will take a lenient view of this criteria this year] >> >> 2) We will create an opt-out (instead of opt-in) to the various lists for >> leaders. If you are a chapter leader, you are automatically added to the >> key lists such as the list for all chapters and any other list. >> >> 3) From this point forward, all student and regional chapter annual >> reports will be made public (instead of them being viewed only by the >> jury), but only after the jury has decided on the award. A chapter >> submitting a report will have an opt-out option in the submission form if >> it doesn?t want the report to be made public. [or you could contact us by >> email should you wish to opt out] >> >> YOUR SUGGESTIONS >> ---------------- >> We have implemented certain changes. These include monthly Skype meetings >> of the Chapter Assembly Advisory Committee, and beginning to revisit some >> of the documents - bylaws / chapter officer manuals, etc. Do please let us >> know your feedback, concerns and suggestions, as well as any update about >> your chapter. These will be helpful to discuss during the upcoming ASIS&T >> Board Meeting 3 weeks from now, and also for the Chapter Assembly to take >> up. >> >> Warm regards, >> >> Will (Director) and Naresh (Deputy Director) >> ASIS&T Chapter Assembly >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Naresh Agarwal, PhD, *Assistant Professor* >> Graduate School of Library and Information Science >> Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 >> office 617.521.2836 | fax 617.521.3192 >> agarwal at simmons.edu >> www.nareshagarwal.co.nr >> >> > > -- > > Naresh Agarwal, PhD, *Assistant Professor* > Graduate School of Library and Information Science > Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 > office 617.521.2836 | fax 617.521.3192 > agarwal at simmons.edu > www.nareshagarwal.co.nr > > > -- Naresh Agarwal, PhD, *Assistant Professor* Graduate School of Library and Information Science Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 office 617.521.2836 | fax 617.521.3192 agarwal at simmons.edu www.nareshagarwal.co.nr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Looking forward to > seeing you all soon! > > > Best, > Chirag Shah, PhD > Assistant Professor > School of Communication & Information (SC&I) > Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey > 4 Huntington St, New Brunswick NJ 08901 > p. (848) 932-8807 f. (732) 932-6916 > http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~chirags > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Tue Nov 5 10:37:52 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 16:37:52 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Doctoral Forum at iiix conference Regensburg, Germany, Aug 2014 Message-ID: <527910D0.4060604@orange.fr> See call http://iiix2014.ur.de/doctoral_consortium.html From isto.huvila at abo.fi Fri Nov 15 06:12:16 2013 From: isto.huvila at abo.fi (Isto Huvila) Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:12:16 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] =?iso-8859-1?q?Fwd=3A_The_doctoral_network_at_the_Sc?= =?iso-8859-1?q?hool_of_Business_and_Economics=2C_=C5AU?= References: Message-ID: <538AE9DF-CD31-4E66-AFBB-633FB2A2E777@abo.fi> Begin forwarded message: > From: Gunilla Widen > Date: 15 november 2013 12:57:18 EET > > Three doctoral positions are announced within the doctoral network at the > School of Business and Economics at ?bo Akademi University. Application > deadline is 16.12.2013. > > This announcement is open to those who have a Master's degree in one of > the subjects at the School of Business and Economics AND a potential > supervisor (who has agreed in advance to supervise the applicant) at the > University. > > For more information please see > http://www.abo.fi/forskning/doctoralnetwork See also a New Master's Programme in Information and Knowledge Management http://www.abo.fi/ikm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From isto.huvila at abo.fi Wed Nov 20 05:07:11 2013 From: isto.huvila at abo.fi (Isto Huvila) Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:07:11 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] =?windows-1252?q?New_Master=27s_in_INFORMATION_AND_K?= =?windows-1252?q?NOWLEDGE_MANAGEMENT_at_=C5bo_Akademi_University?= Message-ID: <51516DC8-7D5F-4556-A7B1-55EDFE663B07@abo.fi> New Master's programme in INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT at School of Business and Economics ?bo Akademi University in Finland Read more at http://blogs.abo.fi/ikm The two-year English-language programme prepares its graduates for challenging careers in the field of information and knowledge management. Deadline for admissions is on February 14, 2014 at 4 pm (CET+1). The programme combines latest knowledge from the fields of information studies, organisation and management science and marketing in a unique way that gives its graduates a comprehensive cross-disciplinary competence that covers the management and use of information and knowledge in internal and external organisatory processes with a broad range of stakeholder groups. The graduates of the programme acquire competence in the management of information and knowledge in organisations, information architecture and knowledge organisation, social media, competitive intelligence, information and knowledge strategies, management and leadership, and marketing management. The programme is organised by the School of Business and Economics , which has been awarded the status of a Pedagogical Unit of Excellence within the ?bo Akademi University. The different modules combine a broad range of relevant pedagogical methods including problem based learning, teamwork, workshops, individual and group excercises, seminars, and project work, together with lectures by the faculty, industry representants and international guests. The use of different working methods prepare the graduates to meet the challenges of contemporary and future worklife characterised by flexibility, virtual work, cooperation, teamwork and demand of analytical expertise and research skills. The modules are taught by faculty members and guests with both theoretical and practical expertise in their respective fields ranging from information studies, information and knowledge management and organisations studies to management science and marketing. A successful completion of this full-time programme results in the award of a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration degree (Ekonomie magister). Graduates acquire both theoretical knowledge based on state-of-the-art research and practical hands-on experience in managing information and knowledge in organisations. Study Environment The information and knowledge management programme is located in the main academic campus of ?bo Akademi University in the heart of the city of ?bo where students have excellent opportunities to meet other students and interact with researchers and faculty members from the School of Business and Economics and other schools and departments. Admissions Instructions for applying to the Master?s Programme in Information and Knowledge Management can be found on the ?bo Akademi University admissions site for International Master?s Programmes http://www.abo.fi/master The application deadline for 2014 is 14 February 2014 at 16.00 (CET+1). The application period will start January 2, 2014. More information Programme website at http://www.abo.fi/ikm IKM blog at http://blogs.abo.fi/ikm From michel.menou at orange.fr Sat Nov 23 08:56:29 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 14:56:29 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [Asis-l] The iSchool at Illinois is recruiting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5290B40D.4050705@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Asis-l] The iSchool at Illinois is recruiting Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 23:08:42 +0000 From: Schmidt, Kimberly Rae To: asis-l at asis.org The University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), the iSchool at Illinois, is actively recruiting high quality doctoral students who want to design, develop, and evaluate informatics solutions to the grand challenges of the twenty-first century. Admitted candidates typically receive up to 4 years of funding in the form of research, teaching and service assistantships, including tuition waivers and stipends. Massive changes in how large collections of data are created, disseminated, analyzed, and used have increased the role that information plays in industry, science, scholarship, government, and our every-day lives. The flexible program ensures that each student receives the intellectual guidance and experiences necessary to prepare them for vibrant research careers in a wide range of academic, business, and government settings. Students receive one-on-one mentorship from faculty with a global reputation for excellence in scholarship and high impact science. Faculty work on data from many domains including science (MEDLINE, EPA, STAR METRICS), business (health, energy, media), humanities (HathiTrust, Google Books), and everyday life (social media) and develop new methods in: ?Text and Data Mining ?Informetrics and Data Analytics ?Information Retrieval ?Social Computing ?Digital Humanities ?Social Network Analysis ?Digital Libraries ?Computer Supported Cooperative Work ?Data Curation and Linked Data ?Information Trust and Privacy ?Digital Youth GSLIS supports a broad range of interdisciplinary research in areas such as youth services, user services and outreach, information history and policy, social and community informatics, data curation and information organization. Additional information about research at GSLIS is available at http://www.lis.illinois.edu/research/projects.For specific information about the PhD program, please visit http://www.lis.illinois.edu/academics/programs/phd or contact lis-apply at illinois.edu .Students from historically underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply. Deadline for PhD applications is December 15, 2013. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Wed Nov 27 05:05:10 2013 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:05:10 +0100 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [JESSE] Research Assistantships Available for Prospective Doctoral Students Message-ID: <5295C3D6.5030903@orange.fr> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Research Assistantships Available for Prospective Doctoral Students Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:04:11 -0600 From: Rebecca Hall ***Please share with interested individuals *** Please excuse cross-postings*** UW-MILWAUKE, SCHOOL OF INFORMATION STUDIES PhD in INFORMATION STUDIES Research Assistantships Available *APPLICATION DEADLINE JANUARY 15, 2014 * /(subject to availability of funds) / https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/groups/sois/webdocs/Research-Assistantships-14.pdf The School of Information Studies (SOIS) is offering several Research Assistantships (RAships) available to all newly admitted students to the PhD program. These RAships are intended to provide research assistance opportunities for full-time students. Standard SOIS RAships will consist of a 33% appointment. The RAship covers tuition and benefits, and provides a stipend in return for approximately 13 hours of service per week. Appointments will be increased to 50% after the first academic year in the program. Teaching Assistantships (TAships) are available to more senior students in the program. RA/TAships can be renewed for four years pending successful completion of RA/TA assignments and maintaining good academic performance. /All incoming students admitted to the PhD program are considered. Recipients must be admitted to the program and have full-time doctoral student status. Standard residency requirements apply. / ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *PhD in Information Studies * http://www4.uwm.edu/sois/programs/phd/ ? Doctor of Philosophy in Information Studies prepares graduates for academic and professional careers where an in-depth knowledge of research processes and evaluation is needed ? SOIS Ranked among the top five Library and Information Science schools nationally in terms of total research publications ? Faculty members bring a broad range of research expertise and are nationally and internationally recognized for their contributions ? Program offers a variety of research areas in Information Studies ? Doctoral students are offered research assistantships and teaching assistantships as well as excellent travel and research grant support ? The size of the PhD program allows for much more personal interaction with faculty both during and outside of class. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, School of Information Studies PhD in Information Studies http://www4.uwm.edu/sois/programs/phd/ Dr. Iris Xie Director, PhD Program UW-Milwaukee, School of Information Studies PO Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201 Ph: 414.229.6835 | F: 414.229.6699 | E: hiris at uwm.edu http://www.uwm.edu/sois ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: