The newest edition is available: Vol 2, No 3 (2010): Information Access: Commons, Controls, Controversy Conference Proceedings (fiq.ischool.utoronto.ca/index.php/fiq).
Traditional peer review has shaped the way new research in academic journals has been screened—until now.
The New York Times has reported that academics are embracing a digital alternative to the traditional approach of academic article review by peers. A slow process, peer review sometimes taking months or even up to a year to complete.
In contrast, opening up the process to seek comments from new digital media is more efficient and can expose scholarly thinking to a much broader audience to obtain collective judgment.
Faculty of Information Professor Rhonda McEwen is leading the way into uncharted academic territory with her research on the mediating potential of Apple’s latest gizmos, the iPod Touch and iPad, in relation to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Her study explores the efficacy of commercially available handheld devices that use touch technology for information input and output. McEwen’s goal is to analyze the effects of using lower cost handheld touch-technologies in the classroom instruction of non-verbal children diagnosed with ASD.
Congratulations to Kristina Huddy, winner of the netbook giveaway! And a big thank you to all of you who submitted evaluations for your summer courses. Your feedback goes a long way in improving the courses and instruction offered at the iSchool.
The Faculty of Information is pleased to welcome our new Assistant Professor of Museum Studies, Dr. Cara Krmpotich. She will be teaching Collections Management in the fall, and in the winter term, Museums and Indigenous Communities, as well as Curatorial Practice.
An article co-written by Professor Aviv Shachak has been selected for publication in the 2010 International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Yearbook of Medical Informatics. Co-written along with Drs.
For those of you who have just completed or are completing summer coursework, there is another opportunity to win a new Dell netbook. To be eligible at a chance to win simply submit your course evaluation by August 16, 2010. One lucky student will be chosen in a draw, which will be announced on August 17.
The Faculty of Information is pleased to welcome Assistant Professor Sara Grimes to the iSchool. A scholar researching in the area of children’s new media and literature, Prof.
Dr. Jon Bath has joined the iSchool as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the History and Future of the Book, working with Professors Wendy Duff and Alan Galey on the “Implementing New Knowledge Environments” (INKE) project for 2010-2011.
The Faculty of Information is pleased to welcome our new Assistant Professor of Museum Studies, Dr. Cara Krmpotich. She will be teaching Collections Management in the fall, and in the winter term, Museums and Indigenous Communities, as well as Curatorial Practice.
An article co-written by Professor Aviv Shachak has been selected for publication in the 2010 International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Yearbook of Medical Informatics. Co-written along with Drs.
Professor Siobhan Stevenson produced one of the top five articles downloaded from The Information Society Journal.
Faculty of Information Professor, Matt Ratto, has been awarded more than $23,000 to investigate the potential of digital desktop fabrication.
The Faculty of Information is pleased to welcome Assistant Professor Sara Grimes to the iSchool. A scholar researching in the area of children’s new media and literature, Prof.
Dr. Jon Bath has joined the iSchool as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the History and Future of the Book, working with Professors Wendy Duff and Alan Galey on the “
