COSCI12 Call for Papers

10.01.12

Online media have brought about numerous changes in scholarly practices, including, but not limited to, gathering data, finding relevant literature, making research and results accessible, organizing collaboration, communicating with colleagues and students as well as creating fruitful learning environments.  The interdisciplinary conference "Science and the Internet", to be held August 1-3, 2012 in Düsseldorf, brings together researchers and practitioners from multiple disciplines (e.g. information science, computer science, sociology, communication and media studies, linguistics, education studies, legal studies, etc.) working on the following or related issues:  

  • How is the research process transformed through the use of digital infrastructures?
  • How can the challenges of the public availability of (large scale) scientific data be met?
  • How  do  scholars  make  use  of  social  networking  platforms,  (micro-)blogs,  wikis,  or websites?
  • How  does  the  Internet  affect  scholarly  publishing  (e.g.  Open  Access,  unpublished manuscripts, blogs)?
  • How has the Internet changed the practice and relevance of citations and their impact on scholarly reputation? 
  • How do teaching styles or beliefs and use of the Internet mutually influence each other?
  • Do Web 2.0 platforms offer opportunities to advance public understanding of science?
  • What is the role of ethics, policies, and legal regulation in academic use of the Internet?  
  • What  theoretical  and  practical  implications  do  the  aforementioned  considerations  have for science and the Internet?

Important Dates:

Deadline for submitting abstracts: January 15, 2012
Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2012
Camera-ready submission of papers: July 15, 2012
Conference dates: August 1-3, 2012

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