Indiana University Bloomington

2008 Spring

Talks are usually held on Friday afternoons at the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), located on the ground floor of the Wells Library. If you have a disability or require assistance, arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs. Please call (812) 855-2018.

Note: Multimedia files from the talks are available at: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/media/full.php.

Date Speaker &
Institution
Topic Time &
Location
Links*/
Abstracts
Friday
Feb. 8
David Finkelstein
Research Professor
Media & Print Culture Queen Margaret University
Edinburgh, Scotland
I Played Frisbee with Jesus: Media, Print and the Cult of Personality 2-3:30 pm
LI 001
Abstract/Bio

Schedule
Friday
Feb. 22
Elisabeth Davenport
Napier University, Scotland
Social Informatics: A View of the UK Tradition 2-3:30 pm
LI 001
Abstract/Bio
Friday
Mar. 21
Eli Dresner
Departments of Philosophy & Communication
Tel Aviv University
Computer Mediated Conversational Multitasking: Implications and Applications 2:00-3:30 pm
LI 001
Abstract/Bio
Friday
Mar. 28
Jesper Juul
Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab
Games for making Friends and Enemies: A Small Theory of Games in Social Contexts

Co-sponsored by
Telecommunications Dept.
12:30-1:45 pm
RTV 226
Note diff. time & loc.
Abstract/Bio
Friday
Apr. 4
Eden Medina
Indiana University
Big Blue in the Bottomless Pit: A History of IBM Chile 2-3:30 pm
LI 001
Abstract/Bio
Friday
Apr. 11
John L. King
University of Michigan
Enterprise Transformation and the Future of Higher Education 1:30-2:45 pm
Lindley Hall, Rm. 102
Note diff. time & loc.
Abstract/Bio

Schedule
Friday
Apr. 18
Jonathan Raper
City University of London
How Search is Going Mobile and the Implications for Information Seeking 2-3:30 pm
LI 001
Abstract/Bio

Schedule
Friday
Apr. 25
Howard White
Drexel University
Defining Information Science

Co-sponsored by
Networks and Complex Systems
2-3:30 pm
LI 001
Abstract/Bio

Schedule

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