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Call for Participation:
2018 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium:
Moving Toward the Future of Information Behavior Research and
Practice
To be held in Vancouver, Canada, November 10, 2018 (Saturday),
1:00 - 5:00 PM
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the 18th Annual
SIG-USE Research Symposium. The upcoming half-day SIG-USE
Symposium will focus on the future of information behavior
research. It will be comprised of Short Paper and Poster
presentations, break-out group discussion sessions, and Awards
presentations. It is intended for students, faculty, researchers,
and information professionals who are interested in information
behavior and practices research and in the translation of findings
from this research area into professional practice. It is open to
both members and non-members of SIG-USE.
We live in an era of change in terms of the technologies,
platforms, and tools at our disposal. With these changes, we are
also witnessing changes in communication practices, in the meaning
and form of information, and in information behaviors. There has
been a significant global shift in the ways that information and
knowledge is produced, shared, and used. We have witnessed
developments such as the crowdsourcing of knowledge work, the use
of new communication channels in information diffusion activities,
and the emergence of online environments serving as "third places"
and "information grounds". As we consider the future, there are
many ways that we might consider information behavior research
including users, application, contexts, and methods to study
information behavior and practice.
We welcome poster (500 words or less) and short paper (2000 words
or less) contributions that describe completed research and
research-in-progress, and that showcase empirical, conceptual,
theoretical, and methodological findings or rich practice cases
and demonstrations, from researchers, graduate students, and
practitioners. Our major goals include facilitating information
exchange between and among scholars and information professionals,
serving as a forum for scholars and professionals new to this area
to engage critically with the theme, and for scholars and
practitioners alike to receive feedback on preliminary work and
works-in-progress.
Specific issues to be addressed depend on the interest of the
participants and the issues they bring into the workshop. Topics
of interest include, but are not limited to:
-Actors/users: How has the concept of the user/actor in
information behavior research changed over time? What effect has
this had on the ways that we study users' information behaviors,
and on our efforts to facilitate users' abilities to access and
make use of information? How can we facilitate equitable access
and use of information across diverse populations?
-Applications: New technologies offer opportunities for identity
construction and empowerment, or do they? How can information
behavior research address local and global issues relating to
health, environment, economics, and human rights, among others,
creating value for all?
-Contexts: Information behaviors occur in many contexts, including
within work and recreational settings, and as a part of everyday
life. They also arise out of needs in particular situations, such
as in response to health conditions, and may be triggered due to
factors such as serendipitous encounters. How do characteristics
of organizations and information society (e.g., cultural norms,
legal frameworks, communication structures, political hierarchies,
etc.) influence the access to and use of information and
technologies?
-Methods: Users, applications, and the contexts in which
information behaviors occur are continually evolving. What does
this mean for the methods that we use to study information
behavior, and moreover, for practice?
-With all of these developments, we also encounter questions
concerning research ethics. Though the future brings new
opportunities and possibilities, concerns persist and questions
arise as society evolves. How have the roles of researchers and
participants changed in this evolving digital landscape?
Submission Categories:
Short Papers (2000 words or less):
- Will be followed by small group discussions, so submissions that
generate stimulating dialogue and exchange are ideal
- Tend to have richer discussion of the methods and results
- Provide more contextualization of the work within the background
literature
Posters (500 words or less):
- Provide an opportunity for more one-on-one feedback on early
work and work-in-progress
- Preliminary work is not required
Submissions should adhere to the following guidelines:
- Please access the submission website to upload your submission:
https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3lTWAmYnImINTo1
- Please submit an anonymized Word or PDF file.
- The deadline for submission is August 15, 2018
- We will send out notifications of acceptance by September 26,
2018.
All submissions will be peer-reviewed. Accepted documents will be
circulated prior to and following the Symposium, when possible.
Presenters who have their short paper accepted should plan on
presentations of up to 8 minutes in total. Short-paper presenters
should also expect to e-mail their slides in advance of the
Symposium. Poster presenters will stand next to their posters and
present a short 30-second introduction to their research. Details
of these requirements will be provided after notifications of
acceptance.
IMPORTANT DATES:
August 15, 2018, 11:59 pm (Anywhere on Earth): Submissions due
September 26, 2018: Notices of acceptance issued
REGISTRATION FEES [Early bird (through 10/1) / Advance (10/2 -
11/2) / On site]:
ASIS&T Members: $130 / $155 / $180
Non-Members: $160 / $185 / $210
ASIS&T Student Members: $100 / $125 / $150
Student Non-Members: $130 / $155 / $180
The registration fee is $30 off for students (use discount code
USE30 at registration), so if you are a student member and
register no later than Monday, 1 October, 2018, it will be $100!
The registration fee will cover Symposium costs and an afternoon
break with snacks.
To register for the 2018 ASIS&T Annual Meeting and the SIG-USE
Symposium, please visit:
https://www.asist.org/am18/registration/
For more information about the 2018 SIG-USE Symposium, please
visit our website:
https://siguse.wordpress.com/2018/05/29/2018-asist-sig-use-symposium-cfp/
For more information about SIG-USE, please see:
https://siguse.wordpress.com/
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions you may
have. We hope to see you there!
Annie Chen, University of Washington:
atchen@uw.edu<mailto:atchen@uw.edu>
Melissa Ocepek, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign:
mgocepek@illinois.edu<mailto:mgocepek@illinois.edu>
Devendra Potnis, University of Tennessee at Knoxville:
dpotnis@utk.edu<mailto:dpotnis@utk.edu>
Yiwei Wang, Rutgers University:
yw498@scarletmail.rutgers.edu<mailto:yw498@scarletmail.rutgers.edu>
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Devendra Potnis, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Information Sciences
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Office: +1-865-974-2148
https://www.sis.utk.edu/users/devendra-potnis
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