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NOTE: The URLs for the readings were last checked on August 26, 2001

August 27

Introduction: Information and society

Assignments

Divide into groups

Discuss group projects

Discuss final reflection essay

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August 29

What is information science: The MIS degree in context

Readings:

Bates, M.J. (1999). The invisible substrate of information science. Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 50(12). 1043-1050.

Capurro. R. (1992). What is Information Science for? A Philosophical Reflection. In: P. Vakkari, B. Cronin Eds.: Conceptions of Library and Information Science. London: Taylor Graham. 82-96.

http://www.capurro.de/tampere91.htm

Saracevic, T. (1999). Information Science. Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 50(12). 1051-1063.

Assignments:

Establish groups and assign tracks

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September 3

What is social informatics?

Readings:

Kling, R. (1999). What is Social Informatics and Why Does it Matter? D-Lib magazine. 5(1)

http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january99/kling/01kling.html

Nardi, B.A. and OÕDell, V.L. (1999). Information Ecologies: Using Technology With Heart. Ch. 4: Information Ecologies. First Monday. 4(5).

http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue4_5/nardi_chapter4.html

Sawyer, S. and Rosenbaum, H. (2000). Social informatics in the information sciences: Current activities and emerging directions. Informing Science 3(2).

http://inform.nu/articles/Vol3/indexv3n2.htm

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September 5

What is SLIS' version of IS?: Research at SLIS: cognitive psychology, sociology, linguistics, policy research, information retrieval

Readings:

Dillon, A. (2000) Spatial semantics and individual differences in the perception of shape in information space. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 51,6, 521-528.

Kling, R. and McKim, G. (1999). Scholarly communication and the continuum of electronic publishing. Journal of the American Society for Information Science 50(9): 890-906.

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September 10

Ethics and information science

Readings:

Cavalier, R. (2000). Section 8: Utilitarian Theories

http://caae.phil.cmu.edu/Cavalier/80130/part2/sect9.html

Cavalier, R. (2000). Section 9: Deontological Theories

http://caae.phil.cmu.edu/Cavalier/80130/part2/sect8.html

Cavalier, R. (2000). Section 10: Contractarian Theories

http://caae.phil.cmu.edu/Cavalier/80130/part2/sect10.html

LaFollette, H. (1991). The Truth in Ethical Relativism. Journal of Social Philosophy, 1991, 146-54.

http://www.etsu-tn.edu/philos/faculty/hugh/relative.htm

McDonald. M. (2001). A Framework for Ethical Decision-Making: Version 6.0. Ethics Shareware

http://www.ethics.ubc.ca/mcdonald/decisions.html

Smith, H.J. and Hasnas, J. (1999). Ethics and Information Systems: The Corporate Domain. MIS Quarterly, 23(1), pp.109-28

Available on EBSCO

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September 12

Theories of research

Readings:

Hjšrlund, B. (1998). Theory and metatheory in Information Science: a new interpretation. Journal of Documentation 54.5 (online with pdf, but subscription required)

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September 17

The practice of research Guest lecturer: Dr. Blaise Cronin

Readings:

Cronin, B. (1997). Metatheorizing citation. Scientometrics 43(1), 45-55.

Vakkari, P. and Kuokkanen, M. (1997). Theory growth in Information Science: applications of the theory of science to a theory of information seeking. Journal of Documentation 53(5), 497-519.

Vickery, B. (1997). Metatheory and Information Science. Journal of Documentation 53(5), pp. 457-476.

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September 19

Application of research

Readings:

Schäuble, P. and Smeaton, A.F. (Eds). An international research agenda for digital libraries: Summary report of the series of joint NSF-EU working groups on future directions for digital libraries Research. October 12, 1998.

http://www.iei.pi.cnr.it/DELOS//NSF/Brussrep.htm

http://www.ifla.org/documents/diglib/98eunsf.pdf

Bishop, A.P. Mehra, B., Bazzell, I., and Smith, C. (2000). Socially grounded user studies in digital library development. First Monday. 5(6).

http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue5_6/bishop/

Ueno, N. (2000). Ecologies of Inscription: Technologies of Making the Social Organization of Work and the Mass Production of Machine Parts Visible in Collaborative Activity. Mind, Culture & Activity, 7(1), pp. 59-71

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Walsham, G. (1998). IT and changing professional identity: Micro-studies and macro-theory. Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 49(12). 1081-1089.

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September 24

Information architecture: What is it?

Readings:

Downes, S. (1999). What is an Information Architect?

http://www.atl.ualberta.ca/downes/threads/mm1.htm

Rhodes, J.S. (1999). Information Architecture Revealed! An interview with Louis Rosenfeld. Webword.com.

http://webword.com/interviews/rosenfeld.html

Wyllys, R.E. (2000). Information Architecture.

http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~l38613dw/readings/InfoArchitecture.html

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September 26

IA: Basic concepts and principles: Guest lecturer Dr. Uta Priss

Readings:

Hagedorn, K. (2000). Information Architecture Glossary. Argus Associates

http://argus-acia.com/white_papers/ia_glossary.pdf

Garrett, J.J. (2001). A visual vocabulary for describing information architecture and interaction design - version 1.1 (31 January 2001)

http://www.jjg.net/ia/visvocab/

Rosenfeld, L. and Morville, P. (1998). Information Architecture for the World Wide Web. Ch 3: Organizing Information. Sebastapol, CA: O'Reilly.

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October 1

IA: Basic practices

Readings:

Toub, S. (2000). Evaluating Information Architecture: A Practical Guide to Assessing Web Site Organization. Argus Associates

http://argus-acia.com/white_papers/evaluating_ia.pdf

Rettig, M. (2000). Architecture for Use: Ethnography and Information Architecture. Proceedings of the ASIS Summit 2000: Defining Information Architecture. April 8-9, 2000)

http://www.enteract.com/%7emarc/asis/rettig@asis.pdf

West, A. (2000). The Art of Information Architecture. Iboost Journal.

http://www.iboost.com/build/backend/arch/644.htm

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October 3

IA: Careers

Readings:

Cohen, S. (1999). Becoming an Information Architect: Work As a Web Site Strategist. Monster Technology: Tech Articles (December 19)

http://technology.monster.com/articles/infoarchitect/

Travis, I.L. (2000). Information Architecture Practice: An Introduction. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 26(6). [Read all five interviews that follow]

http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Aug-00/index.html

Assignments

Group presentations about IA

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October 8

Human Computer Interaction: What is it?

Readings:

Schneiderman, B. 1998. Human factors of interactive software. Chapter 1 of Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction, 3rd ed. Reading MA: Addison Wesley.

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October 10

NO CLASS! We are attending the 2nd Association of Internet Researchers Conference

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October 15

HCI: Basic concepts: Information Visualization Guest lecturer: Dr. Katy Bšrner

Readings:

Gershon, N.; Eick, S.G., and Card, S. 1998. Information visualization. Interactions.

http://www.acm.org/pubs/articles/journals/interactions/1998-5-2/p9-gershon/p9-gershon.pdf

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October 17

HCI: Basic practices

Readings:

Gaines, B.R., Chen, L.L. and Shaw, M.L.G. (1997). Modeling the Human Factors of Scholarly Communities Supported Through the Internet and World Wide Web. Knowledge Science Institute.

http://repgrid.com/reports/BRETAM/HFWeb/

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October 22

HCI: Careers

Readings:

Cockburn, A., Bell, T. and McKenzie, B. (2001). Death to the office of the nineties: An HCI perspective on some problems in modern office information systems. Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology (Australian Computer Journal)

Assignments

Group presentations about HCI

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October 24

Information retrieval: What is it?

Readings:

Berry, M.W. and Browne, M. (1999). Chapter 1-2 of Understanding Search Engines: Mathematical Modeling and Text Retrieval (pp 1-29). Philadelphia: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

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October 29

Information retrieval: Basic concepts

Readings:

Berry, M.W. and Browne, M. (1999). Chapter 3 of Understanding Search Engines: Mathematical Modeling and Text Retrieval (pp 31-45). Philadelphia: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

Landauer, T. K., Foltz, P. W., Laham, D. (1998). An introduction to Latent Semantic Analysis. Discourse Processes, 25.2/3, 259-284.

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October 31

IR: Basic practices Guest lecturer: Dr. Javed Mostafa

Readings:

Belkin, N.J and Croftt, W.B. (1992). Information filtering and information retrieval: two sides of the same coin? Communications of the ACM 35(12), pp.29 Š 38.

http://www.acm.org/pubs/articles/journals/cacm/1992-35-12/p29-belkin/p29-belkin.pdf

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November 5

IR: Careers

Readings:

Bollacker, K.D., Lawrence, S. and Giles, C.L. (1998). CiteSeer: An Autonomous Web Agent for Automatic Retrieval and Identification of Interesting Publications. 2nd International ACM Conference on Autonomous Agents. ACM Press. pp. 116-123.

http://www.acm.org/pubs/articles/proceedings/ai/280765/p116-bollacker/p116-bollacker.pdf

Assignments

Group presentations about IR

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November 7

Organizational informatics and strategic management

Readings:

Akin, G. and Palmer, I. (2000). Putting Metaphors to Work for Change in Organizations. Organizational Dynamics, 28(3), pp. 67-78.

Available through EBSCO

Kling, R., Kraemer, K.L., Allen, J.P., Bakos, Y., Gurbaxani, V., and Elliott, M. (in press). Transforming Coordination: The Promise and Problems of Information Technology in Coordination. To appear in Malone, T., Olson, G., and Smith, J.B. (Ed). Coordination Theory and Collaboration Technology. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

http://www.slis.indiana.edu/kling/pubs/CTCT97B.htm

Symon, G. (2000). Information and communication technologies and the network organization: A critical analysis. Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology, 73(4), pp. 389-415.

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Tillquist, J. (2000). Institutional Bridging: How Conceptions of IT-Enabled Change Shape the Planning Process. Journal of Management Information Systems, 17(2), pp. 115-153.

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November 12

Strategic Information Management and Leadership: What is it?

Readings:

Cronin, B. (2000). Strategic intelligence and networked business. Journal of Information Science, 26(3), 133-138.

Dess, G.G. and Picken, J.C. (2000). Changing Roles: Leadership in the 21st Century. Organizational Dynamics, 28(3) p18-34

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Hoskisson, R.E., Hitt, M.A., Wan, W.P., Yiu, D. (1999). Theory and research in strategic management: Swings of a pendulum. Journal of Management, 25(3), pp. 417-57.

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Mintzberg, H.and Lampel, J. (1999). Reflecting on the Strategy Process. Sloan Management Review. 40(3), pp.21-31.

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Waldman, D.A., Ramirez, G.G., House, R.J.and Puranam, P. (2001). Does leadership matter? CEO leadership attributes and profitability under conditions of perceived environmental uncertainty. Academy of Management Journal, 44 (1), p134-144.

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November 14

SIML: Basic concepts

Readings:

Brynjolfsson, E., and Hitt, L.M. (1998). Beyond the Productivity Paradox. Communications of the ACM, 41(8), August 1998, pp. 49-55.

http://www.acm.org/pubs/articles/journals/cacm/1998-41-8/p49-brynjolfsson/p49-brynjolfsson.pdf

Hanseth, O. and Monteiro, E. (nd). Understanding Information Infrastructure: Ch 6. Socio-technical webs and actor network theory.

http://www.ifi.uio.no/~oleha/Publications/bok.6.html#pgfId=913144

Leana, C.R. (2000). Stability and change as simultaneous experiences in organizational life. Academy of Management Review, 25(4), pp. 753-760.

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Martin, J. (2000). Hidden Gendered Assumptions in Mainstream Organizational Theory and Research. Journal of Management Inquiry, 9(2), p207-217

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van den Hoven, J. (2001). Information resource management: Foundation for knowledge management. Information Systems Management, 18(2), p80-4

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November 19

SIML: Basic Practices

Readings:

Blair, G. (1993). What makes a great manager? IEE Engineering Management Journal.

http://www.ee.ed.ac.uk/~gerard/Management/art9.html

Cascio, W.F. (2000). Managing a virtual workplace. Academy of Management Executive,14(3), pp81-91.

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Choo, C.W., Detlor, B. and Turnbull, D. Information Seeking on the Web: An Integrated Model of Browsing and Searching. First Monday 5(2).

http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue5_2/choo/

Godfrey, P.C. and Gregersen, H.B. (1999). Where Do Resources Come From? A Model of Resource Generation. Journal of High Technology Management Research, 10(1), pp37-61

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Levitin, A.V. and Redman, T.C. (1998). Data as a resource: Properties, implications, and prescriptions. Sloan Management Review, 40(1), pp.89-102

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November 21

NO CLASS! Enjoy your Thanksgiving break

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November 26

SIML: Careers

Readings:

Abell, A. (2000). Skills for knowledge environments. Information Management Journal, 34(3), pp.33-41.

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Crant, J.M. (2000). Proactive behavior in organizations. Journal of Management, 26(3), p435-463.

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Duffy, J. (2000). Knowledge management: What every information professional should know. Information Management Journal, 34(3), p10-15p

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Kirk, J. (199X). Information in organisations: Directions for information management. Information Research, 4(3).

http://InformationR.net/ir/4-3/paper57.html

Nardi, B.A., Whittaker, S. and Schwarz, H. (1999). It's not what you know, it's who you know: Work in the information age. First Monday. 5(5).

http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue5_5/nardi/index.html

Assignments

Group presentations about SIML

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November 28

Conclusions and final presentations

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December 3

Conclusions and final presentations

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December 5

Conclusions and final presentations