The Aslib Journal of Information Management will
produce a special issue on the influence of search engines on knowledge
production, to be published in 2016.
Significant
Dates
Paper
submission: 15 September 2015
Notice
of review results: 15 November 2015 Revisions due: 15 January 2016
Publication:
Aslib Journal of Information Management, volume 68, issue 3, 2016 (June 2016)
This
special issue is edited by Fredrik Åström, Lund University (Sweden) and Dirk
Lewandowski, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany).
What
is the focus of this special issue?
Search
engines are nowadays the major means for finding information. They are not only
the predominant type of search tool on the Web, but Web search has also
substituted other forms of searching for information outside the Web. However,
search engines are not only ways of finding information, but also shape the
production of both information content and knowledge. This influence can be
seen at least at two levels: (1) in the process of researching information
needed for producing content, (2) in producing content in a way that it
intended to increase its visibility in search engines.
For
this special issue, we invite research papers focusing on search engines’
influence on the production of both information content and knowledge, as well
as content management in areas like civil society, libraries, education,
scholarly communication, news, research data, knowledge organization,
encyclopedias and cultural heritage.
Potential
topics include but are not limited to:
• Visibility as a requirement for successful
content
• Qualitative and quantitative methods to
analyse search engines’ influence on knowledge production; the use of digital
methods
• Theoretical approaches to search engines’
role in knowledge production
• Knowledge production in different
professional contexts (e.g., news, libraries, cultural heritage)
• Gender issues related to knowledge
production
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Making collections visible
• Visibility of collections in specialized
search engines (e.g., Google Scholar)
• Gaming ranking systems (e.g., search
engines)
• Manipulation of search engine ranking
criteria
• Changing roles of knowledge-creating
professionals (e.g., journalists) and organizations
• Ethical issues related to knowledge and
information content production activities adapting to search engines and SEO
Submissions
All
methodological approaches are welcome. Case studies and proof-of-concept
studies should present new and unique findings and highlight future research
possibilities and developments. Opinion pieces and review articles will not be
considered for the special issue.
Papers
should be 4,000 to 9,000 words in length (including references) and in
accordance with the journal’s author guidelines.
For
all additional information prior to submission, please contact Fredrik Åström or DirkLewandowski
Please submit to Aslib Journal of Information Management using ScholarOne
Manuscripts, our online submission and peer review system. Visit the author
guidelines for more information.
About
the Journal
Aslib
Journal of Information Management (AJIM; previously: Aslib Proceedings, ISSN:
2050-3806) is a peer-reviewed international journal providing key insights into
the latest international developments in the research and practice of
information management and information science. The journal is the major
publication for ASLIB – the Association for Information Management in the
United Kingdom - a membership association for people who manage information and
knowledge in organisations and the information industry.
Information
about the journal can be found here.
--
Prof.
Dr. Dirk Lewandowski
Hochschule
für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences)
Fakultät
Design Medien Information
Department
Information
Finkenau
35
D
- 22081 Hamburg
Germany
Tel.:
+49 (0) 40-42875 3621
Fax:
+ 49 (0) 3222-1445 301
Skype:
dirk.lewandowski
Twitter:
@Dirk_Lew
No comments:
Post a Comment