Call for Participation, ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium
Posted July 7, 2014
Theme: “Context in Information Behavior Research”
Date: November 1, 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 1:30 to 6:30 pm
Location: Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA, USA
ABOUT THE 2014 SIG-USE SYMPOSIUM:
The importance of context in human information behavior research has been well established. Nonetheless, it has been observed that although contextual aspects are included in most research, they tend to serve as the backdrop of a study, and not as its focus. Stronger emphasis on context will enhance our understanding of information behavior. The purpose of this symposium is to explore the role and impact of context, aiming to advance scholarship and knowledge concerning this key component of information behavior research.
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
All the interested researchers, graduate students, and information professionals are invited to submit a proposal for a short presentation (i.e., approximately 5-8 minutes in the form of lightning talks). Proposals for lightning talks should be one to two pages long (500-1000 words) and outline the topic and themes that will be addressed during the talk. Proposed topics must be relevant to the Symposium theme – “Context in information behavior research.”
Submission guidelines for Lightning talk proposals:
– Author’s name, title, and institutional affiliation should be included at the top of the proposal.
– Proposal text must be 500-1000 words.
– Submission should be in pdf or doc format. The file should be named as ‘2014_SIGUSEsympo_FirstAuthor’
– Submission should be done by sending your draft to [email protected] (
– Accepted submissions will be made available through the public SIG-USE website both before and after the Symposium.
– Accepted submissions may be invited for publication in the next volume of the SIG USE/ASIS&T Monograph Series.
– If there are still open spaces available, the symposium will be open to ASIS&T attendees who do not have a Lightning talk. Registration is still required.