[drupal-docs] FYI Call for Book Chapters: User-Centered Evaluation of Online Communities

[Kieran Lal]

>
>
> CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS
>
> http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~zaphiri/Announcements/communities-book.html
>
> Submission Deadline: April 30, 2005
>
> User-Centered Evaluation of Online Communities
>
> A book edited by:
> Niki Lambropoulos, Intelligenesis Consultancy, London, UK
>
> Dr. Panayiotis Zaphiris, Centre for HCI Design,
> City University, London, UK
>
>
> Overall Objectives of the Book
> ------------------------------
> The main objective of this book is to bring together, in one book,
> contributions
> on the topic of User-Centred Evaluation of Online Communities. A 
> significant
> portion of the book will also focus on real life case studies where 
> such
> evaluations have been applied and validated.
>
> As such, the book will be of great use to those who study, design, 
> construct,
> moderate, evaluate and maintain online communities in organizations,
> e-learning, eBusiness, e-government and other related domains.
>
> The Target Audience
> -------------------
> Since the ultimate goal of the suggested methodologies is the use of 
> the
> results
> of successful interventions, the target audience is everyone who owns,
> develops, evaluates and moderates online communities - either 
> individuals,
> universities other organizations or companies.
>
> Recommended Topics
> ------------------
> Recommended topics include but are not limited to the following
>
> * Online Communities Evaluation Methodologies: Focus on Users
> * User-Centred Evaluation of Online Communities
> * Online Communities Evaluation Methodologies
> * Online Communities Evaluation Methodologies: Results into Practice
> * Guide to Online Communities Evaluation Methodologies: from Theory to
> Practice
> * Future Trends
>
>
> SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
> --------------------
> Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April
> 30, 2005, a 2 page (maximum) manuscript proposal clearly explaining the
> mission and concerns of the proposed chapter.  Authors of accepted
> proposals will be notified by May 31, 2005 about the status of their
> proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines.  Full chapters 
> are
> expected to be submitted by August 31, 2005.  All submitted chapters
> will be reviewed on a blind review basis.  The book is scheduled to be
> published by Idea Group, Inc., publisher of the “Idea Group 
> Publishing,”
> “Information Science Publishing,” and “IRM Press” imprints in 2006.
> Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word
> document) or by mail to:
>
>
> Niki Lambropoulos
> eLearning & Online Communities Architect Researcher
> Intelligenesis Consultancy
> London, N3 1QY
> UK
> e-mail: niki  at  lambropoulos  dot org
>
> or
>
>
> Dr. Panayiotis Zaphiris
> Centre for HCI Design, City University
> London, EC1V 0HB
> UK
> e-mail: zaphiri  at   soi.city.ac  dot uk
> Fax: +44 (0)20 7040 8859