Opportunities in Social Informatics: Student Call-Out and Round Table Discussion
Noriko Hara, IUB School of Library & Information Science
Kalpana Shankar, IUB Informatics
Hamid Ekbia, IUB School of Library & Information Science
2:00-3:30 pm on Friday, November 2, 2007
Indiana University Bloomington, Herman B. Wells Library, Room LI 001
Refreshments will be provided.
ABSTRACT
One of Rob Kling’s goals in establishing the Center for Social Informatics at Indiana University Bloomington circa 1996 was to create an educational center for students interested in the fledgling interdisciplinary field. While his unexpected death in 2003 slowed this effort, Kling’s legacy lives on in the many IUB faculty who knew and worked with him or who were inspired by his work. And they are eager to share their passion with students at IUB.
All interested students are welcome to join us for a lively, interactive round table discussion on “Opportunities in Social Informatics.” Facilitating the discussion will be IUB faculty members, Noriko Hara, Kalpana Shankar, and Hamid Ekbia. Please come prepared to discuss your own interest in the field, ask questions, and help chart a course for the future.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Noriko Hara is Assistant Professor of Information Science, having joined the faculty at the IUB School of Library & Information Science in 2002. For more information on her research and other interests, see http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~nhara/.
Kalpana Shankar has been Assistant Professor of Informatics in the IUB School of Informatics since 2004. For more information on her research and other interests, see http://www.informatics.indiana.edu/shankark/.
Hamid Ekbia joined IUB’s School of Library & Information Science as Associate Professor of Information Science in 2007. For more information on his research and other interests, see http://www.slis.indiana.edu/faculty/hekbia/.
