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Abstract Announcement for International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM) 8(4)The contents of the latest issue of: *International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM)* *An Official Publication of the ISCRAM Association http://www.iscram.org/category-membership/* Volume 8, Issue 4, October - December 2016 Indexed by: INSPEC Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically ISSN: 1937-9390; EISSN: 1937-9420; Published by IGI Global Publishing, Hershey, USA www.igi-global.com/ijiscram http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-information-systems-crisis/1119

Editor-in-Chief: Víctor Amadeo Bañuls Silvera (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain) and Murray E. Jennex (San Diego State University, USA) *Note: The International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM) has an Open Access option, which allows individuals and institutions unrestricted access to its published content. Unlike traditional subscription-based publishing models, open access content is available without having to purchase or subscribe to the journal in which the content is published. All IGI Global manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.*

*ARTICLE 1*

About Emergency Managers and Their Tools: What Emergency Managers Want from a Business Perspective

Cynthia Marie Nikolai (University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA), Chelsea Treboniak (Critical Ops, LLC., Sanford, NC, USA), Page Heller (Hopes Creek Consulting, College Station, TX, USA), Gregory Madey (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA)

This paper presents findings emerging from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program. The aim of I-Corps is to aid in transitioning academic research into commercialized technology. Through this program, the authors developed and tested hypotheses in search of a sustainable and scalable business model for a potential future company. An element of the rigorous I-Corps curriculum included 133 interviews with emergency manager practitioners from around the country to determine the root of their immediate problems. The unbiased feedback from the industry professionals determined the outcome of our hypotheses, while validating our proposed business model.

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*ARTICLE 2*

Crowdsourcing the Disaster Management Cycle

Sara E Harrison (University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada), Peter A. Johnson (University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada)

Crowdsourcing is a communication platform that can be used during and after a disastrous event. Previous research in crisis crowdsourcing demonstrates its wide adoption for aiding response efforts by non-government organizations and public citizens. There is a gap in understanding the government use of crowdsourcing for emergency management, and in the use of crowdsourcing for mitigation and preparedness. This research aims to characterize crowdsourcing in all phases of the disaster management cycle by government agencies in Canada and the USA. Semi-structured interviews conducted with 22 government officials from both countries reveal that crisis crowdsourced information is used in all phases of the disaster management cycle, though direct crowdsourcing is yet to be applied in the pre-disaster phases. Emergency management officials and scholars have an opportunity to discover new ways to directly use crowdsourcing for mitigation and preparedness.

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*ARTICLE 3*

Social Media and Disasters: Applying a New Conceptual Framework to the Case of Storm Desmond

Briony J. Gray (University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom), Mark J Weal (University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom), David Martin (University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom)

Conceptual frameworks which seek to integrate social media uses into disaster management strategies are employed in a range of events. With continued variations to online practices, developments in technology, and changes in online behaviours, it is imperative to provide conceptual frameworks which are relevant, current and insightful. This paper firstly conceptualizes a range of recent literature through inductive coding and proposes a new conceptual framework of current social media uses. Secondly, the framework is applied to a case study of a multi-hazard disaster: which are predicted to grow in severity and frequency due to climate change, alongside increased habitation of at-risk zones. Storm Desmond 2015 has been selected. Snowball sampling is used to identify networks of interest, and thematic analysis used to track changes in Twitter content over time. Web accessibility and information reliability issues are presented and discussed.

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*ARTICLE 4*

An Empirical Study on Temporal Evolution Rule of Network Clustering Behavior

Tang Zhi-Wei (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, School of Political Science and Public Administration, Chengdu, China), Du Fei (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, School of Political Science and Public Administration, Chengdu, China), Jiang Ping (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, School of Political Science and Public Administration, Chengdu, China)

Using questionnaire survey, this paper studied the temporal evolution rule of network clustering behavior through descriptive statistical analysis and paired samples T Test, which analyzes network clustering behavior's expression in different phases during the developing of network group event. The result shows that: For the network clustering behavior, there is no significant difference between pro-phase and meta- phase of the network group events, the top three for behavior intensity are “network public opinion” behavior, “human flesh search” behavior and “network consensus” behavior; the last three for behavior intensity are “network fatwa” behavior, “network kuso” behavior and “network consensus violence” behavior; For the network clustering behavior, there are significant differences between meta- phase and anaphase of the network group events, compared to meta- phase, the “internet gossip” behavior, “network consensus” behavior, “network fatwa” behavior and ” network rally” behavior will be strengthened, ” network trial” behavior will diminish. Practical application: These network group events bring so many harmful effects for the comprehensive management of cyberspace for government. To find the evolution of network clustering behavior is highly necessary for the government to take immediate and effective measures when the network group event happens.

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*CALL FOR PAPERS*

Mission of IJISCRAM:

The mission of the *International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM)* is to provide an outlet for innovative research in the area of information systems for crisis response and management. Research is expected to be rigorous but can utilize any accepted methodology and may be qualitative or quantitative in nature. The journal will provide a comprehensive cross disciplinary forum for advancing the understanding of the organizational, technical, human, and cognitive issues associated with the use of information systems in responding and managing crises of all kinds. The goal of the journal is to publish high quality empirical and theoretical research covering all aspects of information systems for crisis response and management. Full-length research manuscripts, insightful research and practice notes, and case studies will be considered for publication.

Indices of IJISCRAM:

- ACM Digital Library - Bacon's Media Directory - Cabell's Directories - DBLP - GetCited - Google Scholar - INSPEC - JournalTOCs - MediaFinder - Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) - The Index of Information Systems Journals - The Standard Periodical Directory - Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

Coverage of IJISCRAM:

This journal covers all aspects of the crisis management information systems discipline, from organizational or social issues to technology support to decision making and knowledge representation. High quality submissions are encouraged using any qualitative or quantitative research methodology, focusing on the design, development, implementation, uses and evaluation of such systems. Submissions are especially encouraged covering the following topics in this discipline:

- Case studies, research methods, and modeling approaches - Collaborative and intelligent systems - Command and control - Communication technologies - Crisis planning, training, exercising, and gaming - Data fusion, representation, and visualization - Decision making and judgment - Disaster risk reduction, risk management, ad-hoc, and sensor networks - Early warning systems - Emergency response systems - Geographical information systems - Globalization and development issues - Healthcare and health information systems - Human-computer interaction - Humanitarian operations - Information systems strategy - Knowledge management and systems - Systems interoperability information systems infrastructures - Virtual teams and organizations

Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers/international-journal-information-systems-crisis/1119 _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org