SIG III Newsletter
1. ASIST PVC Teams up with SIG III to Help Travel Grant Winners. 1
2. CALL FOR PAPERS: SIG III 2003 International Paper Contest 1
3. CALL FOR PAPERS: JCDL 20032
4. Call for Participation: Global Information Village Plaza II 3
5. SIG III sent books donated by Information Today to the
Vilnius Library School in Lithuania6
6. Success Story of SIG III International Paper Contest Winner 6
7. A Message to Potential SIG III Members7
8. Frequently Asked Questions about sigiii-l Subscriptions and SIG III
Web Site7
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The ASIST PVC Chapter is teaming up with SIG III to raise money to help pay hotel/food expenses for six ASIST international travel grant winners to go to the Long Beach conference in October 2003. A list of winners and their photos are available at:
http://www.asis.org/Chapters/asispvc/may_15_2003/scholars.html
Members and friends are invited to the "International Bazaar and Merrymaking Evening" in an absolutely beautiful setting on a patio overlooking the Potomac River! There will be an exciting international silent auction at the event. The goal of this event is to raise $2,000 to pay for hotel rooms, meals and some extra airfare (some prices have gone up since we awarded the amounts last year) for the 6 travel grant winners who could not get visas last year.
Registration is still open. More detail and registration form are available at:
http://www.asis.org/Chapters/asispvc/may_15_2003/index.html
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International
Digital Libraries and Information Science & Technology Advances
in
Developing Countries
The
American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST),
International Information Issues Special Interest Group, is pleased to announce
its fourth competition for papers to be submitted for the 2003 Annual Meeting, Oct.
20-23, 2003, Long Beach, CA.
The
theme of the paper is:
“Humanizing Information
Technology - From Ideas to Bits and Back: the developing world perspective.”
The paper topic could be at the
country or regional level. Papers could discuss issues, policies
and case studies on specific aspects of this theme, such as, but not limited
to, the following: information management, organization and access;
information seeking and use; information retrieval; interactivity; ethical,
social, political, legal and economic issues related to the role of information
in society, such as privacy, copyright, information policy, as well as the
social role of information technologies such as the Internet and the World Wide
Web; information production, transfer, and delivery; technologies for computing
and networking…
There
will be six
winners. Winners will be
selected by a panel of judges, which
will include Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto; Nathalie Leroy, United
Nations; Michel Menou, City University of London; Margarita Studemeister,
United States Institute of Peace, and Hong Xu, University of Pittsburgh. The prize for each
winner is a two-year individual membership in ASIST. In the case of multiple authors, the principal author will be
awarded the ASIST membership. The first place winner will be awarded
a $1,000 travel grant, and Conference registration fee to the
ASIST Annual Conference in Long Beach California, October 19-22, 2003.
Depending on the availability of additional resources, the SIG/III
International Paper Competition Committee will provide some travel funds for a
second winner who has not previously been in the United States.
Publishing
opportunities
Submitted
papers will be considered for posting on the SIG III web site as
pre-publications. In addition they will
also be considered for inclusion in the ASIST Bulletin, based on the decision of
Editor-in-Chief, Irene Travis, Ph.D. Papers will also be reviewed for inclusion
in a special issue of the International Information and Library Review, subject
to the usual peer refereeing process.
Information
for authors
Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen
of, and resides in a developing country are eligible. Winners in
the 2000, 2001 or 2002 contests are not eligible. The papers should be original, unpublished,
preferably in English, but submissions in French or Spanish will be accepted. We
encourage submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and
educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange,
discovery, delivery, and use of digital information.
ASIST
Copyright Policy
ASIST will have the non-exclusive
right to publish any of the papers submitted on its web site or in print, with
ownership and all other rights remaining with the author.
Deadline for
submission of full papers
Authors are invited to
submit manuscripts, not to exceed 6000 words, by June 30, 2003.
Authors are encouraged to submit
papers electronically. For more information or to submit manuscripts, please
contact Yunfei Du by e-mail at the following address: ydu@lis.admin.unt.edu
Please check SIG III website (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) for a list of previous winners, sample papers, and success stories of some previous winners!
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Joint
Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2003
May 27-31, 2003
Rice University, Houston (TX)
Workshop
Theme:
Cross-Cultural
Usability for Digital Libraries
(http://www.fis.utoronto.ca/faculty/caidi/JCDL03.html)
OVERVIEW
AND OBJECTIVES
The scope and reach of
digital libraries (DL) is truly global, spanning geographical and cultural
boundaries, yet few scholars have investigated the influence of culture as it
pertains to the design and use of digital libraries. This workshop will examine
cross-cultural issues around the use and development of DLs, especially as they
relate to supporting cross-cultural usability of DLs. This workshop brings
together researchers from a variety of disciplines to present current projects
and contribute to a collaborative research agenda. The goals of the workshop
are:
1) to increase
awareness about the area of cross-cultural usability in the digital library
community
2) to identify new
tools, techniques and methodologies for cross-cultural study of user behavior
in DLs and international user interface design
3) to provide a forum
for generating new research directions and cross- disciplinary collaboration.
FORMAT
OF WORKSHOP
The format will be
highly interactive. In addition to reviews of actual projects being undertaken,
attendees will be asked to contribute real examples of successful (and/or poor)
interfaces and website designs. The outcome of the workshop will be the
establishment of a road map for this type of research, which includes the
identification of key issues/questions around cross-cultural usability (e.g.,
international user interface design guidelines, methodological considerations,
etc.).
SUBMISSION
AND DEADLINE
You are invited to
submit a position paper by May 10, 2003. Papers should be 2-4 pages long. All
submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by the review committee below. Please
use the ACM SIG Proceedings Templates for formatting submissions:
http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html
Send submissions in MS
Word or PDF format to: Nadia Caidi
(caidi@fis.utoronto.ca) and Anita Komlodi (komlodi@umbc.edu).
PROGRAM
COMMITTEE:
Nadia Caidi,
University of Toronto, Canada
Anita Komlodi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
REVIEW
COMMITEE:
Christine L. Borgman,
UCLA, USA
Andrew Dillon, University of Texas, Austin, USA
Elke Duncker, Middlesex University, UK
Preben Hansen, Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista, Sweden
Noriko Kando, National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan
Elaine Toms, University of Toronto (Canada)
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
2nd Global Information Village Plaza: Connecting Multi-Cultural, Multi-Lingual and Multi-Media Universes
-What is the Global Information Village
Plaza?
The Global Information Village Plaza was born out of the idea of going beyond the hype,
rhetoric and ‘expert’ analysis by the happy few involved in the preparation of policies and
programs supposed to support the transition into the “information society" or "digital
economy.” Instead, it sought to give ASIS&T members -and information professionals at
large- an opportunity to informally and vigorously express their views about the challenges
and opportunities that the so called "information society" represents in their personal and
professional lives.
-Outcomes of the of 1st Global Information
Village Plaza:
Between July and December 2002, individuals were invited to post short position statements
and engage in discussion about these issues on the SIG-III listserv. The archive of the event
can be seen at http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/plaza.htm. The position statements and major
discussion threads (originating from the USA, Canada, Europe, Africa and Latin America)
revolved around a number of recurring themes:
* Multiculturalism and multilingualism
* Lifelong learning for information professionals
* Public sphere and its information spaces
* Strategies for coping with information overload and pollution
* Switching focus from information systems toward interactive learning systems
* User-friendliness and reliability of ICT applications
* New patterns of work and social life
* ICT and information as instruments of domination and/or liberation on the
international scene
* The state of information post 9/11
-Global Information Village Plaza 2: What is
next?
The goal of this second edition of the Global Information Village Plaza is to deepen the
definition of the issues and propose research and action agendas. In addition to collecting
statements about the considered issues, new features are added: multimedia presentations and
a graphic arts contest.
1- OPINION STATEMENTS
All ASIS&T members and information professionals at large are invited to express and share
their personal views on the list of themes identified at the previous Plaza (see above). The
statements should articulate what is really new and challenging aboutin the issue; what
should be investigated and how; what individuals, information services and professional
societies should do in order for all to better deal with the issue.
Additions to the list of topics are of course welcome.
2- MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS
Since most colleagues around the world have no chance to attend an ASIS&T Annual
Meeting, we invite digital video testimonies to be recorded and provided for display at the
Plaza. They should address the selected issues or any relevant one, and provide, as far as
possible, appropriate background and illustration for people not familiar with the particular
context to understand the points made. It his hoped that these videos could offer a virtual trip
to remote corners of the global information village. The videos could be either MPEG films
or Slideshow compatible with standard software; they may be edited by the moderators for
content and length.
3- GRAPHIC ART
Do you express yourself better through graphic arts? Then, consider entering the contest for
the best cartoon, poster, drawing, or graphic art pieces of any kind that illustrates the issues
under discussion at the Plaza. The award for the best poster, cartoon, drawing, etc. will be
presented during the session.
-The Plaza Spirit: How to participate?
In keeping up with the spirit of the Plaza –i.e., the 'public place' or shared community space
reminiscent of the public sphere- the social interaction between the various participants and
contributors is an important part of the 2nd Global Plaza. Participate in three easy steps:
STEP #1:
Send a short position statement (300 words maximum) to the SIG/III
discussion list (sigiii-l@asis.org) on the following questions:
1° Which of the issues listed do you consider most important for your personal or professional life? Why? What is challenging about this issue? How should this issue be investigated and dealt with? What should the information science & technology community do to help you and itself cope with the issue(s)?
2° Are there other issues that are equally or more important in your opinion, and which result
from the globalization of the information society? What should be done in order to cope with
these? What can the information science & technology community do to address these issues?
All messages should clearly indicate "Plaza" in the subject line.
Anyone can post messages to the sigiii-l list but if you wish to see what others have posted
and participate in further discussion, we recommend that you subscribe to the list (see
http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigiii-l for details on how to subscribe). Note that the list
will be moderated to avoid spamming and unrelated announcements.
Note: In the case of video shows and graphic art presentations, please send a message to the
list with a short description of the format, duration (for videos) and content (e.g., relationship
to the topics under consideration). A copy of all multimedia products should be sent to the
moderators for display at the ASIS&T meeting. Contact the moderators for more information.
STEP #2:
Send your comments about the statements posted on the list.
STEP #3:
Attend the "Global Information Plaza" session at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Long
Beach, CA (http://www.asis.org/Conferences/) and participate in the debates.
-What will happen at the ASIS&T Annual
meeting?
A special session on the Global Information Village Plaza 2 will be held at the annual ASIST
conference in Long Beach. The moderators, Nadia Caidi and Michel Menou will summarize
the contributions:
a) The posters will be placed on the walls around the room showing teaxt and graphic
contributions; a few laptops will be used to present the video shows. Participants will be
able to move around the room and contribute to the topics by adding their comments on
stickers that will be made available at the various panels and booths. They will also be able to
discuss with other participants.
b) After 30 to 40 minutes, individual discussions will stop. The moderators will summarize
the position statements, as well as the main concept(s) and proposals that emerged from the
contributions.
c) A presentation of the position statements by the moderators standing on a platform in the
middle of the room issues and contributions will ensue, followed by a general discussion that
will be recorded.
A summary of the session will be subsequently posted on the Sigiii-l discussion list along
with edited position statement(s). It is our hope to revise and expand these contributions and
discussion threads for publication in a professional journal, along with reflections on the
process and outcomes of the experience.
Don't miss the opportunity to say your word (politically correct language NOT required). It
might not change the course of history but it may make you feel better.
THE MODERATORS:
Nadia Caidi, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto (caidi@fis.utoronto.ca)
and
Michel J. Menou, Department of Information Science, City University London
(menou@soi.ctiy.ac.uk)
Check the Global Plaza Archive on the SIG-III website (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) and stay tuned!
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SIG III has sent books donated by Information Today Publishers to the University Vilnius Library School. This activity was based on the suggestion of Ms Andzela Armoniene, who won a Eugene Garfield Travel Grant to attend the conference in Philadelphia, PA, USA in October 2002. ASIST office helped with the mailing. The titles of these books include: Web of Knowledge; Statistical Methods for the information professional; Knowledge management; and Information management for the Intelligent Organization, 3rd Ed. In addition ASIST has included a book, "Scientometrics" from Kluwer Academic Publishers. One of the authors is Eugene Garfield.
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Duncan Omole Wambogo, who was originally from Kenya and won the sixth place in the first International Paper contest in 2000, the only winner from Africa that year. Duncan was awarded an IFLA Fellowship in April 2001. He now works at the World Bank in Washington D.C. where he started in January 2003. Duncan remains a member of ASIST. Here is a note from him about his current job at World Bank:
As Information Analyst at the Bank, I am responsible for Global outreach programmes and research. Under
global outreach, I work closely with all country offices in designing model country
office public information centres and libraries, training of country office
staff on library and information management and advising on electronic
information resources available to country office staff. Under research, I
offer reference services on sectoral areas such as health, nutrition,
population, education, finance etc to both Bank and Fund staff.
Please check SIG III website / “Paper Contest” / “Successful stories from previous winners” for other success stories.
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EVER WONDERED WHAT MAKES SIG/III THE HOTTEST SIG AROUND?
Welcome to SIG/III, the special interest group on International Information Issues of ASIS&T. Since its inception, SIG/III has won the SIG-of-the-Year Award eight times. Last year, SIG/III was once again the co-winner of the award at the 2002 Annual Meeting, and has made history by winning this award three times in a row!
What
makes SIG/III so successful?
1) its members: SIG/III has about 200 members, including most non-U.S. ASIST members as well as a true cross-section of U.S. ASIST members.
2) its officers: the SIG/III officers have affiliations both with the academic and professional worlds, and are actively involved in international research and work. They are also members of various other SIGs and professional associations, thus enabling cross-fertilization, multidisciplinary perspectives and collaboration.
3) its mission statement: the purposes of SIG/III are a) to promote better awareness among ASIST members and information professionals of the importance of international cooperation; b) to facilitate and enhance better
communication and interaction among ASIST members and their foreign colleagues on information issues; and c) to provide a forum for exploring and discussing international information issues and problems.
Beyond the benefits that one gets as an ASIST member (e.g., subscriptions to the Bulletin, the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) and JobLine, ASIST's regular listing of career opportunities in the information professions), SIG-III members have access to a large network of international colleagues and experts, along with the opportunity to raise their concerns, and have a voice about information issues in an increasingly globalized world. And... they are also more likely to meet someone who speaks their language, knows about and enjoys their music and food at the International Reception.
So join the SIG/III family: become a member if you are not one already; tell your friends, colleagues and students about SIG/III; and more importantly get involved!
For more information, check our webpage at: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/
This item is contributed by Nadia Caidi, SIG III Outreach and Membership Officer
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