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ASIS Mid Year '99 Call: Evaluat. & Using Net Information
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Wed Jul 1 20:06:58 1998
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 13:59:24 -0500
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From: Richard Hill <rhill@asis.org>
Subject: ASIS Mid Year '99 Call: Evaluat. & Using Net Information
[Cross-posted. Please excuse duplication]
Call for Participation
EVALUATING AND USING NETWORKED INFORMATION
RESOURCES AND SERVICES
ASIS 1999 Mid-Year Conference
May 24 -26, 1999, Pasadena, California
[Please see the complete Call for Participation at
<http://www.asis.org/Conferences/my99call.html>=20
or contact asis@asis.org.]
Program Chairs: Charles McClure, Syracuse University.
cmcclure@mailbox.syr.edu
John Carlo Bertot, State University of New York.
at Albany.
jcbertot@cnsunix.albany.edu
Access to and use of networked information resources and
services over the Internet continues to explode with new and innovati=
ve
applications as well as in new and unforeseen applications. The
development and provision of these innovative services is hindered by=
our
limited knowledge of users and uses of networks, as well as by the la=
ck of
ongoing evaluation and assessment of networked resources. To a large
degree, there is limited knowledge about users and uses of the networ=
k,
nor is there much ongoing evaluation and assessment of networked
information services and resources. Thus, the primary goals of the
conference are to:
* Identify what we know and don't know about use and
evaluation of networked resources and services.
* Propose strategies to improve our knowledge about use and
evaluation of networked resources and services.
* Provide a forum for attendees to share their knowledge, offer
viewpoints, and debate different opinions regarding the use and evalu=
ation
of networked resources and services.
Together, the increased use and provision of networks and
networked information services, creates the need for understanding th=
e
dimensions of electronic networks and the information services provid=
ed
over such networks. This conference concentrates on exploring the
various aspects of electronic network and networked information servi=
ces
to begin to develop the means through which to measure, assess, and
classify electronic networking activities.
We invite papers on a variety of topics broadly related to
Evaluating and Using Networked Information Resources and Services,
including (but not limited to) the following general topics:
* Use * Evaluation
* Measurement * Theory
* Technology * Social Implications and Impacts
* Education * Policy
We encourage submissions across the commercial, public, academic, =
and
governmental sectors. Further, we encourage submissions
rom National, organizational, and individual perspectives. While =
the
program committee encourages submissions of empirical studies, we als=
o
encourage "opinion pieces," policy analyses, "best practice" reports,=
and
conceptual papers. Persons considering submissions in areas related =
to,
but not specifically mentioned in, the above topics should discuss th=
em
with the conference Chairpersons for additional guidance.
To offer the most current information to conference attendees,
initial submissions will first be comprised of abstracts of no more t=
han
250 words and are due November 1, 1998.
Practitioners are especially encouraged to submit abstracts and
proposals for papers and sessions related to "best practices," case s=
tudies,
and current activities related to use and evaluation of networked
information services and resources. All conference attendees are ask=
ed to
bring examples of user/use studies, and evaluation efforts that have =
been
conducted in your organization. Other "handouts" that describe effort=
s to
conduct use and user studies and evaluation efforts, data collection
techniques and instruments, and other related items are also importan=
t
information for attendees. Display tables will be made available for
conference attendees to provide copies of such information.
TYPES OF SUBMISSION:
Contributed papers, technical session panels, and other
presentations can be developed by individuals , by ASIS Special Inter=
est
Group (SIG), by collaboration among two or more SIGs, and/or other
organizations and individuals within or outside the ASIS community. T=
o
submit a proposal, send the title and a 250 word description, and the=
other
required information (see forms at
http://www.asis.org/Conferences/sig-form.html#panels or
http://www.asis.org/Conferences/papers.html#infoform) to my99@www.asi=
s.org
or to the address below.
Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged and should be
submitted to my99@www.asis.org. If electronic submission is not
possible, two paper copies should be sent as follows:
Richard Hill
ASIS Mid Year =9199
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 501
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Program Chairs:
Charles McClure, Syracuse University. cmcclure@mailbox.syr.edu
John Carlo Bertot, University at Albany, State University of New York=
.
Jcbertot@cnsunix.albany.edu
Program Committee:
Michael Crandall, Boeing Company; Paul Kantor, Rutgers University;
Carol A. Hert, Indiana University; and Geoffrey Ford, University of
Bristol
Richard Hill
Executive Director
American Society for Information Science
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 501
Silver Spring, MD 20910
http://www.asis.org
rhill@asis.org
