-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] Call for Participation: 2018 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2018 15:58:27 +0000 From: Potnis, Devendra Dilip dpotnis@utk.edu To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org aisworld@lists.aisnet.org CC: AISWorld aisworld-bounces@lists.aisnet.org

***Please forward to anyone who might be interested*** 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.edumailto:atchen@uw.edu Melissa Ocepek, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: mgocepek@illinois.edumailto:mgocepek@illinois.edu Devendra Potnis, University of Tennessee at Knoxville: dpotnis@utk.edumailto:dpotnis@utk.edu Yiwei Wang, Rutgers University: yw498@scarletmail.rutgers.edumailto:yw498@scarletmail.rutgers.edu

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