Fwd: FW: [Humanist] 24.535 call for chapters: social software
Joe Corneli
The full chapter is due June 30, 2011, which would give us time to
report new results.
> Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2010 09:28:04 -0400 (AST)
> From: Dr Tatjana Takseva <Tatjana...@SMU.CA>
> Subject: Call for Chapter Proposals--Social Software and the Evolution of User Expertise
>
>
> CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
> Proposal Submission Deadline December 31, 2010
>
> Social Software and the Evolution of User Expertise: FutureTrends
> in Knowledge Creation and Dissemination
>
> A book edited by Dr. Tatjana Takseva
> Saint Mary's University, Canada
>
> To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com
>
> Introduction
>
> The term Web 2.0 technologies, also known as `social software' or `open
> source software' was introduced in 2004 to refer to a second generation of
> Internet technologies and a new generation of Web applications providing an
> infrastructure for more dynamic user participation, social interaction and
> collaboration. Among their applications are Wikis, blogs, MySpace, Twitter,
> Facebook, Flickr, Odeo, Google Video, Google Docs, You Tube, and other
> communication tools such as social bookmarking, peer-to-peer social
> networking, instant messaging, podcasting, etc.
>
> Thanks to the applications of this software, a variety of facts and content
> previously in the possession of experts traditionally seen as the only
> legitimate sources of knowledge, can be created, accessed and shared almost
> instantly by any user with an Internet connection. The new forms of
> collective intelligence powered by the digital media invite redefinition of
> expertise traditionally defined as mastery of facts and content of a certain
> subject. They encourage collaboration, ongoing revision, interdisciplinarity
> and a new understanding of knowledge as a process of inquiry, rather than
> simply its product.
>
> What definitions of expertise are becoming obsolete, how is expertise
> defined in this new environment, and what new forms of expertise are
> emerging shaped by digital media are the guiding inquiries of this
> collection. This will be the first scholarly volume to systematically
> examine the impact of social software and its applications on long-standing
> cultural notions of and attitudes toward knowledge, experts and expertise.
>
> Objectives of the Book
>
> This book will aim to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest
> interdisciplinary research findings in the area. It will examine the ways in
> which social software applications are changing the nature of expertise and
> knowledge creation and dissemination in various social and cultural
> contexts, and it will propose a redefinition of expertise and knowledge
> consonant with recent technological developments. The collection will serve
> as a reference tool and a resource for researchers, educators, students,
> academic administrators and other professionals whose work is influenced by
> social software applications.
>
> Target Audience
>
> Because of its nature and subject matter the audience for this collection is
> wide. It will be composed of professionals/experts in most areas, as the
> phenomena it deals with have impact on expertise in general. More
> specifically, its audience will be professionals and researchers concerned
> with the impact of the digital media on the public sector, economics, social
> work, secondary and higher education, science, humanities, social sciences,
> scholarship in academic institutions.
>
> Recommended topics include but are not limited to the following:* Experts/expertise and the `mass amateurization' of knowledge--conceptual
> framework
> * Social software applications and knowledge creation/dissemination--
> conceptual framework
> * Social software applications and the redefinition of expertise in any of
> the following areas:
>
> -humanities
> -social sciences
> -science
> -social work
> -medicine
> -higher education
> -teaching
> -scholarship
> -business
> -library and information science
> -politics
> -policy making
> -newspaper
> -publishing
>
> Submission Procedure
>
> Proposals for chapters (250 -300 words) are being accepted by December 31,
> 2010. The proposals should clearly explain the objectives of the chapter and
> the approach used. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by January
> 15, 2011, and sent chapter guidelines. The deadline for full chapter
> submission is June 30th, 2011. All chapters will be reviewed on a
> double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be asked to serve as
> reviewers for this project.
>
> Editorial Advisory Board Members (in alphabetic order):William Badke, Trinity Western University, CA
> Dr. Tatyana Dumova, Point Park University, USA
> Dr. John Girard, Minot State University, USA
> Dr. Stylianos Hatzipanagos, King's College London, UK
> Dr. Niki Lambropoulos, South Bank University, UK
> Dr. Kirk St. Amant, East Carolina University, USA
> Dr. Karl Stolley, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
>
> Publisher
>
> This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.)
> publisher of the "Information Science Reference: (formerly Idea Group
> Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference" and "IGI Publishing"
> Imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit
> www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2012.
>
> Important Dates:
>
> December 31, 2010 Proposal Submission Deadline
> January, 15, 2011 Notification of Acceptance
> June 30, 2011 Full Chapter Submission Deadline
> August 30, 2011 Review Results Returned
> November 1, 2011 Revised Chapter Submission
> December 31, 2011 Final Deadline
>
> Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded to: Tatjana...@SMU.ca