[Air-l] cfp - short descriptive articles and longer research articles

[Stewart Marshall]

Hi

I wondered if you or any of your colleagues might be interested in
contributing a short article to the Encyclopedia of Developing Regional
Communities with ICT, details of which are given below my signature.

Please note that we are seeking several different types of articles,
including (but not limited to):
*   1000-3000 word practical articles describing case studies of development
using ICT;
*   1000-3000 word practical information on hard and soft technologies for
community development practitioners;
*   3500-word research articles; and,
*   variations in between.

The deadline for articles is May 31.

Regards

Stewart

Professor Stewart Marshall
Director, Distance Education Centre
The University of the West Indies
Cavehill Campus, BARBADOS
phone:    +1 246 417 4497              fax:    +1 246 421 6753
email:       stewart.marshall at uwichill.edu.bb
Please view the recently published books edited by Marshall, Taylor & Yu:
"Closing the Digital Divide"
http://www.greenwood.com/books/BookDetail.asp?dept_id=1&sku=Q602
“Using Community Informatics to Transform Regions”
http://www.idea-group.com/books/details.asp?id=4146
___________________________________________________________________


Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and
Communication Technology
Edited by:
Professor Stewart Marshall, Dr Wal Taylor & Professor Xinghuo Yu
http://itira.cqu.edu.au/encyclopedia/index.htm

Details of the Encyclopedia:

The Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and
Communication Technology covers the theoretical, thematic and country
specific issues of using ICT to develop the social, economic and cultural
capital in regional communities around the world. It also provides
descriptions of actual projects by the practitioners responsible, together
with very practical information on hard and soft technologies for
practitioners in the field of community development.

The Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and
Communication Technology will appeal to practitioners, regional elected
representatives, public service agencies, community groups, regional
development bodies, researchers, academics and students by bringing together
research, action research, best practice and case studies in an integrated
framework to develop and explain policy and theory development. Thus, the
book will have a wide-ranging audience across the main components of
regional economies and communities throughout the world.

The Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and
Communication Technology will provide a compendium of terms, definitions,
explanations of concepts, processes, and acronyms. Additionally, it will
feature short articles (1,000-3,500 words) authored by leading experts and
practitioners offering an in-depth description of key terms and concepts
related to various practical, theoretical, thematic and country specific
issues of using ICT to develop the social, economic and cultural capital in
regional communities around the world. A major feature that sets this
Encyclopedia apart from the usual "reference text" is that it also
includes "research articles" that outline current research projects and
their results, or the development of theories relating to the use of ICT to
develop the social, economic and cultural capital in regional communities.

Call for Short Articles:

Individuals interested in submitting short articles (1,000-3,500 words) on
suggested topics (see the listing of our suggested topics) or other related
topics in their area of interest should submit an email as soon as possible.
We strongly encourage other topics that have not been listed in our
suggested list, particularly if the topic is related to the research area in
which you have expertise.

The completed article (1,000-3,500 words) and 7-10 related terms and their
appropriate definitions, should be submitted by May 31, 2004. Please note:
"Research articles" should be 3000-3500 words. To qualify as a "research
article", the article must be an original and substantial scholarly text
describing creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to
increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humanity, culture
and society, and/or the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new
applications.

Suggested topics and Guidelines for preparing your short article and terms
and definitions, as well as a sample article and terms and definitions can
be found at the Encyclopedia website:
http://itira.cqu.edu.au/encyclopedia/index.htm

Please forward your email of interest including your name, affiliation and a
list of topics on which you are interested in writing a short article to:
Encyclopedia at lists.cqu.edu.au

You will be notified about the status of your proposed topics within a few
days.

Editors:
Professor Stewart Marshall, The University of the West Indies, Barbados.
Dr Wal Taylor, Central Queensland University, Australia.
Professor Xinghuo Yu, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.

International Editorial Advisory Board:
Professor C.M. Magagula, Acting Vice Chancellor, University of Swaziland,
Swaziland.
Dr Susana Finquelievich, Director, Research Program on Information Society,
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Dr Peter Day, Faculty of Management & Information Sciences, University of
Brighton, England.
Professor Shirley Gregor, Professor of Information Systems and Associate
Dean Research, School of Business and Information Management, Australian
National University, Australia.