POST CONFERENCE MATERIALS



ROUNDTABLE SESSION: PRESENTATIONS


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #1 Session Chair: Terry Weech

The Globalization of Education for Digital Librarianship––Implications for iSchools in North America
Terry Weech, Heather Moulaison, Tatjana Aparac-Jelusic, Stephen Downie, Michael Lesk, and Anne Maria Tammaro
University of Illinois; Rutgers University; University of Zadar, Croatia (Hrvatska);
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rutgers University;
University of Parma, Italy; weech@uiuc.edu
Topics: Information policy, ethics and law, Nature and scope of iSchools and iResearch
Keywords: Digital Libraries, iSchools, Education, International
Download paper/abstract: RT1_iconf08.doc
Download presentation: RT1_iconf08.ppt

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #2 Session Chair: Clara M. Chu

Intersectionality and Interdisciplinarity: Information Studies and Studies
of the “Other”

Clara M. Chu
University of California, Los Angeles; cchu@ucla.edu
Topics: Nature and scope of iSchools and iResearch
Keywords: Intersectionality, interdisciplinarity, research, education, the Other
Download paper/abstract: RT2_iconf08.doc

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #3 Session Chair: Andrew T. Fiore

Mediating Intimacy: Navigating Friendships, Family Ties, and Romantic Relationships with Communication Technologies
Andrew T. Fiore, Coye Cheshire, and Christo Sims
University of California, Berkeley; atf@ischool.berkeley.edu
Topics: Community techologies and networking, Cultural information systems
Keywords: intimacy, friendship, family, mediation, communication
Download paper/abstract: RT3_iconf08.pdf

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #4 Session Chair: Scott Paquette

Information Assurance, Intelligence and Security: Opportunities and Directions for Future Research
Scott Paquette, Isabelle Fagnot, Kevin C. Desouza, Dave Yates, and
Shuyuan Mary Ho

University of Maryland; Syracuse University; University of Washington; University of Southern California; spaquett@umd.edu
Topics: Information assurance and security, Information management, Nature and scope of iSchools and iResearch
Keywords: Information Security, Assurance, Intelligence
Download paper/abstract: RT4_iconf08.doc

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #5 Session Chair: Deborah Turner

Beyond the Qualitative/Quantitative Split: Alternate Forms of Research
in the Information Space

Deborah Turner, Melanie Feinberg, Lisa Nathan, and Kris Unsworth
University of Washington; turned@u.washington.edu
Topics: Nature and scope of iSchools and iResearch
Keywords: research, methods, information science
Download paper/abstract: RT5_iconf08.doc

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #6 Session Chair: Scott Nicholson

Whose Turn is It? Research on Gaming in the iSchools
Scott Nicholson and Ian MacInnes
Syracuse University; srnichol@syr.edu
Topics: Community techologies and networking, Information technology and services for under-addressed communities, Other
Keywords: gaming
Download paper/abstract: RT6_iconf08.doc

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #7 Session Chair: Eric Christopher Kansa

iSchools in the Greater Community
Eric Christopher Kansa, Erik Wilde, and Raymond Yee
University of California, Berkeley; ekansa@ischool.berkeley.edu
Topics: Nature and scope of iSchools and iResearch
Keywords: iSchools, Clinic, instruction, projects, collaboration, laboratory, incubation, university
Download paper/abstract: RT7_iconf08.doc

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #8 Session Chair: Carol L. Tilley

Young People and Technologies: Fostering Transformative Experiences
Carol L. Tilley
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; ctilley@uiuc.edu
Topics: Information technology and services for under-addressed communities
Keywords: young people, information technology, 21st century literacies, professional education
Download paper/abstract: RT8_iconf08.doc

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #9 Session Chair: Melissa Rita Ho

Bridging the Divide Between Theory and Practice in ICT for Development
Melissa Rita Ho and Rajesh Veeraraghavan
University of California, Berkeley; mho@ischool.berkeley.edu
Topics: Information technology and services for under-addressed communities, Nature and scope of iSchools and iResearch
Keywords: ictd ict4d development emerging regions
Download paper/abstract: RT9_iconf08.doc

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #10 Session Chair: Charles DuBois

Information: Transforming the World through Better Communications
Charles DuBois, Ronald Dietel, Marlo Welshons, and Kelly Shaffer
Pennsylvania State University, University of California, Los Angeles; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Pittsburgh; dietel@cse.ucla.edu
Topics: Cultural information systems, Information infrastructure development, information organization, Nature and scope of iSchools and iResearch, Other
Keywords: Communications, mentoring, professional development, writing, speaking
Download paper/abstract: RT10_iconf08.doc
Download presentation: RT10_iconf08.ppt

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #11 Session Chair: Nancy Van House

Science and Technology Studies (STS) in iSchools
Nancy Van House, Jean-François Blanchette, Christine L. Borgman, Leah Lievrouw, Susan Leigh Star, and Judy Weedman
University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Los Angeles; Santa Clara University; San Jose State University; vanhouse@ischool.berkeley.edu
Topics: Nature and scope of iSchools and iResearch
Keywords: STS, methods, theory, IS
Download paper/abstract: RT11_iconf08.doc

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #12 Session Chair: Saira Naim Haque

The Role of iSchools in Medical Informatics
Saira Naim Haque, Carsten Svarr Oesterlund, and Madhu C. Reddy
Syracuse University; Pennsylvania State University; snhaque@syr.edu
Topics: Information infrastructure development, Information management, Nature and scope of iSchools and iResearch
Keywords: health informatics; iSchool
Download paper/abstract: RT12_iconf08.doc

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #13 Session Chair: John Yen

Social Network Analysis
John Yen, Lee Giles, Hank Foley, Lada Adamic, Filippo Menczer, Haizheng Wang, Andrea Tapia, Marc Smith, Alessandro Vespigani, and Brian Smith
Pennsylvania State University; University of Michigan; Indiana University;
Microsoft Corp; jyen@ist.psu.edu
Topics: Community techologies and networking
Keywords: social network; community; network analysis
Download paper/abstract: RT13_iconf08.doc

 


ROUNDTABLE SESSION #14 Session Chair: Sean A. Munson

Training, Integration, and Identity: A Roundtable Discussion of Undergraduate and Professional Master's Programs in iSchools
Libby Hemphill and Sean A. Munson
University of Michigan; libbyh@umich.edu
Topics: Nature and scope of iSchools and iResearch
Keywords: ischools, research, education, professional students
Download paper/abstract: RT14_iconf08.pdf

 

 

 

 

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