From chirags at rutgers.edu Thu Oct 1 08:14:18 2015 From: chirags at rutgers.edu (Chirag Shah) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 08:14:18 -0400 Subject: [Students-l] A new book on Collaborative Information Seeking Message-ID: We are happy to announce the availability of a new book that might be of interest to this community: Collaborative Information Seeking Best Practices, New Domains and New Thoughts Editors: Peter Hansen, Chirag Shah, Claus-Peter Klas [Published under Springer CSCW Series] http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319185415 Provides a fresh look on collaborative information seeking and retrieval research and practices Combines aspects of theories and systems relating to collaborative search Discusses best practices and applications of collaborative work in information-intensive domains Provides a selection of in-depth chapter to be used in curriculum in different disciplines Compiled by world-class leaders in the field of collaborative information retrieval and search (CIS), this book centres on the notion that information seeking is not always a solitary activity and working in collaboration to perform information-seeking tasks should be studied and supported. Covering aspects of theories, models, and applications the book is divided in three parts: Best Practices and Studies: providing an overview of current knowledge and state-of-the-art in the field. New Domains: covers some of the new and exciting opportunities of applying CIS New Thoughts: focuses on new research directions by scholars from academia and industry from around the world. Collaborative Information Seeking provides a valuable reference for student, teachers, and researchers interested in the area of collaborative work, information seeking/retrieval, and human-computer interaction. ============ Table of contents Collaborative Information Seeking: From ?What?? and ?Why?? to ?How?? and ?So What?? Chirag Shah Pages 3-16 Studying Collaborative Information Seeking: Experiences with Three Methods Jette Hyldeg?rd, Morten Hertzum, and Preben Hansen Pages 17-35 Situating CIS: The Importance of Context in Collaborative Information Seeking Kristine Newman, Simon Knight, Preben Hansen, and Stefanie Elbeshausen Pages 37-54 Procedures and Collaborative Information Seeking: A Study of Emergency Departments Morten Hertzum and Madhu Reddy Pages 55-71 Collaborative Information Seeking in the Context of Leisure and Work Task Situations: A Comparison of Three Empirical Studies Stefanie Elbeshausen, Thomas Mandl, and Christa Womser-Hacker Pages 73-98 Learning Through Collaborative Information Seeking Simon Knight and Karen Littleton Pages 101-116 A Proposed CIS Interface Based on the Analysis of Problem-Solving in Online Technical Support Ali A. Albar Pages 117-137 Collaboration, Information Seeking, and Technology Use: A Critical Examination of Humanities Scholars? Research Practices Lisa M. Given and Rebekah Willson Pages 139-164 A Probability Ranking Principle for Collaborative Search Thilo B?hm, Claus-Peter Klas, and Matthias Hemmje Pages 167-191 Affective Dimension in Collaborative Information Seeking Roberto Gonz?lez-Ib??ez Pages 193-208 Collaborative Information Seeking Around Big Data Mark S. Pfaff Pages 209-226 ============ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From saning206 at gmail.com Thu Oct 1 16:07:09 2015 From: saning206 at gmail.com (Ning Sa) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 16:07:09 -0400 Subject: [Students-l] volunteer needed Message-ID: Dear all, My name is Ning Sa and I'm a PhD student of Informatics Department at University at Albany, SUNY. My doctoral dissertation is about voice search. I'm now running an online survey as preliminary work of my dissertation. It will be very appreciated if you can spend about 10 minutes to do the survey. The study is IRB approved. The survey url can be found from the recruitment letter below. Thank you very much! Best Regards Ning Sa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Mr./Ms., I?m writing this letter to invite you to participate in *our study of ?the usage of voice search?*. The purpose of this study is to understand the usage of current online voice search systems. We are recruiting participants to fill out an online survey which takes about 10 minutes to complete. *Participants should be familiar with online search, age of 18 and above.* Your participation will be voluntary. What we learn from the study will be used for better system design. There are no known risks if you decide to participate in this research study. This survey is anonymous. If you are interested in participating, please follow the link below *http://goo.gl/forms/6ZVR78wp8a * If you have any question, please contact *Ning Sa via e-mail at * *nsa at albany.edu* Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. Sincerely, Xiaojun Yuan Assistant Professor Department of Informatics, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences University at Albany, State University of New York Ning Sa PhD Candidate Department of Informatics, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences University at Albany, State University of New York -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Sun Oct 4 11:45:46 2015 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2015 17:45:46 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: Air-L Digest, Vol 134, Issue 30 UW Doctoral Research Fellowship?: STS meets Design? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <561149AA.8050900@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Message: 3 Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 23:36:11 -0700 From: Daniela Rosner To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org, Air-Grad at listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] UW Doctoral Research Fellowship?: STS meets Design? Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Dear AoIRists, Please ?circulate the following announcement ? ? for a ?UW ? PhD fellowship ? ? to potentially interested ? ? candidates. Many thanks! ?Best, Daniela? *Doctoral Research ??Opportunity?: STS meets Design?* Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington Tactile and Tactical Design Lab, Professor Daniela Rosner The Tactile and Tactical Design Lab (TAT Lab) at the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) at the University of Washington, Seattle, is seeking a PhD student to begin fall 2016. ?Under an NSF-funded research fellowship, t he PhD student will explore questions of craft and materiality emerging around the integration of computing technology in traditional ?handwork ? practices , from ship building to weaving? . ?Possible p rojects include: - Investigating ?the communicative dimensions of emerging tools for digital fabrication - ?Tracing the historical development of craft and DIY practices in modern maker cultures - ? ?Understanding the shifting dynamics between creativity, care, and repair in the adoption of computational technologies - Examining questions of gender and technical labor across sites and infrastructures of craftwork. Ideal applicants have a strong background in media studies and/or science and technology studies (STS). Experience with ethnographic methods ?? is required. Strong candidates will have demonstrated success working collaboratively, will have a promising publication record, and will have ? an ? interest ? (or experience)? in ?art/design practice and ? interventionist ? ?approaches . Doctoral applications are due *December 15, 2015. * To learn more about HCDE, please look here: http://www.hcde.washington.edu/phd. For specific questions about the projects described above ?? , ?? email CV and materials to daniela.rosner at gmail.com. For general information about the HCDE PhD program and application process, please contact Pat Reilly, Academic Services Manager at preilly at uw.edu -- ~-:~-:~-:~-:~-:~-:~-:~ Daniela K. Rosner danielarosner.com From chirags at rutgers.edu Tue Oct 6 21:56:45 2015 From: chirags at rutgers.edu (Chirag Shah) Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 21:56:45 -0400 Subject: [Students-l] Faculty Position, Open Rank Department of Library & Information Science, SC&I, Rutgers University Message-ID: <4DA164BA-2F77-4730-83F0-FACA808940B0@rutgers.edu> THE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, welcomes applications at the Full, Associate or Assistant Professor level to join our faculty. We seek faculty candidates who can lead research and teaching in our undergraduate, master?s and Ph.D. programs, from across a broad range of research interests related to understanding the evolving connections among people, information and technology. Areas of particular interest for these positions include (but are not limited to): ? Health, social, and community informatics ? Data science ? Informatics and design ? Information management In addition to these areas, the Department holds long-standing strengths in human information behavior; information retrieval, language and communication; knowledge management; learning, youth, information and technology; and, information contexts including libraries, information agencies and archives. We especially invite candidates who will take leadership roles in our redesigned Master of Information (MI), our rapidly expanding Information Technology and Informatics undergraduate program, and our highly regarded inter-disciplinary Ph.D. program. Our MI program has created new concentrations in the following areas: Data Science, Informatics and Design, Technology and Information Management in addition to the Library and Information Science concentration. Positioned within the canopy of Rutgers University's School of Communication and Information (SC&I), a charter member of the iSchool caucus, the Department is in an exciting period of transformation and growth, and we seek to expand our community of scholars, inviting applications from candidates who can thrive in this innovative setting, and contribute to our vision. SC&I houses a dynamic interdisciplinary community studying real world problems related to knowledge, interaction, technology, media and their relations. Future solutions are stimulated by four overarching challenges: health and wellness; global media and democracy; organizations, policy and leadership; social media and collaboration. Located close to the world?s largest media and information centers and within Rutgers? vibrant scholarly community, we embrace the University goals of promoting diversity and inclusion throughout our communities and programs. For more about the Department of Library and Information Science and the Rutgers School of Communication and Information, including faculty research interests, see: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu . Qualifications: All candidates should have completed a Ph.D. in a relevant field no later than May 2016. The ideal applicant?s program of research should complement the research foci of current faculty. Applicants should have a demonstrated record or strong likelihood of top-tier peer-reviewed publication as well as evidence of effective teaching. Senior level applicants should provide evidence of integrative leadership in research, instruction, and external funding. Letter of application should address these points, and clearly articulate the candidate?s fit to specific departmental and school-wide research interests. Responsibilities of the successful applicant(s) include undergraduate and graduate teaching assignments, an active program of research in the candidate?s area of scholarly expertise, and service contributions to the advancement of the academic profession, to the effective operation of the university, and to society at large in accordance with university policy expectations for tenure-track appointments. Submissions: Review of applications and invitation of candidates will begin on November 16, 2015. Applications must be received no later than December 11, 2015. Include letter of application, CV, up to three representative publications, and names and contact information of three references (no letters at this time please). Submit to: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/lis-search/faculty . <>For queries regarding the position, please contact Nicholas Belkin, Chair, LIS Department Search Committee, belkin at rutgers.edu . LIS faculty will be available to speak with interested candidates at the Annual Meeting of the ASIS&T in St. Louis; please let us know in advance if you?d like to meet with us. <>Rutgers University was established in 1766 and is celebrating a milestone? 250th anniversary in 2016. The university is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States and is a member of the elite AAU research universities in North America and of the CIC (Big Ten). We have 65,000 students and $400M in total Federal research funding. An equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is committed to building a diverse community and encourages the applications of women and minority candidates. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Tue Oct 13 05:32:00 2015 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 11:32:00 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [Asis-l] Funded PhD Opportunities at Illinois In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <561CCF90.8070009@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Asis-l] Funded PhD Opportunities at Illinois Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 13:05:42 +0000 From: Schmidt, Kimberly Rae To: asis-l at asis.org Dear Colleagues: 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 everyday 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/degrees/phd or contact lis-apply at illinois.edu. *J. Stephen Downie, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, will be available at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting to answer any questions you have about the program. To schedule a time to meet with Professor Downie, please email jdownie at illinois.edu.* Students from historically underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply. Deadline for PhD applications is December 15, 2015. -- Kim Schmidt Director of Publications and Media Relations Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel Street Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 265-6391 www.lis.illinois.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu Tue Oct 13 14:53:06 2015 From: jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu (Jeremy McLaughlin) Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:53:06 -0600 Subject: [Students-l] =?utf-8?q?SIG_AH_call_for_nominations_=E2=80=93_join?= =?utf-8?q?_the_leadership_team_of_the_2015_SIG-of-the-Year!?= Message-ID: Want to be more involved within ASIS&T but aren?t sure where to start? Looking to gain valuable, applicable skills, network with colleagues, and have fun? The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) is excited to announce our 2015-16 call for nominations for SIG Officers. We have another exciting year planned and are looking for take-charge, enthusiastic folks from all across the organization to help build on our momentum from last year. Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for one of the following positions: --Chair-Elect --Communications Director --Webmaster --Newsletter Editor Nominations can be emailed to ASIST.SIGAH at gmail.com and should include your name, affiliation, position of interest, and a brief paragraph about your background and what you would like to accomplish in this position. Nominations will be accepted through October 20, 2015 at which time voting will be opened up to SIG AH members. If you have any questions, please email me directly at Jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu We look forward to working with you! Thanks, Jeremy ****************** Jeremy L. McLaughlin Chair, SIG AH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Thu Oct 15 14:16:18 2015 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:16:18 -0400 Subject: [Students-l] Extended Hotel & Regustration Deadlines for ASIS&T 2015 AM Message-ID: <384-2201510415181618386@LEN-dick-2011> St. Louis Hyatt and ASIS&T are extending the cut off dates for discounts until OCTOBER 23. Rooms were tight and people were having problems. But rooms blocked for the potential World Series games have opened up so we are able to make this effort to help you save. _____ 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology -- Information Science with Impact: Research in and for the Community November 6-10, 2015 - Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch - St. Louis, Missouri Program and Registration at: https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2015/ The 2015 ASIS&T conference theme provides an opportunity for information science researchers ?including academics and practitioner? to discuss the impact of their research on industry, on government, on local/national/global community groups, on individuals, on information systems, on cultural institutions, and on other practice contexts. The theme highlights the introduction of a new conference focus on Applied Research, which recognizes that basic research in information science is also inspired by, and/or connected to, information practice contexts. 8 Preconference Workshops 40 Contributed Papers 18 Panel Discussions Plenary sessions: Aaron Doering -Building Community Online: Connecting People, Places, and Ideas through Innovative Design- Doering is associate professor in the LT Media Lab at the University of Minnesota, currently holds the Bonnie Westby Huebner Endowed Chair in Education and Technology. His research involves the design, development and evaluation of online and mobile teaching environments; technology integration in K-12 settings; and the innovative use of technology to support teaching and learning. Sarah Morton -Creating Impact: Issues, Challenges and Solutions- Morton works at the intersection of social research, policy and practice in a range of leadership roles. She is co-director of the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Also within the University of Edinburgh, Sarah is the knowledge exchange specialist for the Centre for Community and Public Health Sciences and an impact analyst. She is a director of What Works Scotland and she is also an associate of the research unit for research utilization at the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement and was a member of the Scottish Funding Council working group on Knowledge Exchange and Public Policy. Her research has investigated the process assessing the impact of research on policy and practice. She has a specialty in contribution analysis and uses this approach in a variety of projects, often working with non-academic partners, and also to assess the impact of research. 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 jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu Sun Oct 18 14:17:18 2015 From: jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu (Jeremy McLaughlin) Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 12:17:18 -0600 Subject: [Students-l] Reminder: SIG AH call for nominations Message-ID: Want to be more involved within ASIST but aren?t sure where to start? Looking to gain valuable, applicable skills, network with colleagues, and have fun? The ASIST Special Interest Group for Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) is excited to announce our 2015-16 call for nominations for SIG Officers. We have another exciting year planned and are looking for take-charge, enthusiastic folks from all across the organization to build on our momentum from last year. Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for one of the following positions: --Chair-Elect --Communications Director --Webmaster --Newsletter Editor --Other (we are open to ideas for how you can contribute to the SIG) Nominations can be emailed to ASIST.SIGAH at gmail.com and should include your name, affiliation, position of interest, and a brief paragraph about your background and what you would like to accomplish in this position. Nominations will be accepted through October 20, 2015 at which time voting will be opened up to SIG AH members. If you have any questions, please email me directly at Jeremy.mclaughlin at sjsu.edu We look forward to working with you! Thanks, Jeremy ****************** Jeremy L. McLaughlin Chair, SIG AH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Daniel Gelaw Alemneh (University of North Texas) - Student Chapter Representative Karen Miller (University of South Carolina) - Student Chapter Alternative Representative ----------------------------------------------- Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, Ph.D. Digital Curation Coordinator, UNT Digital Libraries Adjunct Professor, College of Information University of North Texas Willis Library # 322, Denton, TX 76203 Daniel.Alemneh at unt.edu 940-891-6703 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: