IRISS '98: Internet Research and Information for Social Scientists

[John Kirriemuir]

IRISS '98: Internet Research and Information for Social Scientists
Bristol, UK, March 25-27th, 1998

The provisional session timetable for IRISS'98 is now online at:

                http://www.sosig.ac.uk/iriss/abstracts/

This contains the running times and the abstracts of the 55 papers to be
presented at the conference. These papers are arranged in the following
sessions: 
* Work, Telework and Social Work
* Cyberdemocracy
* The Web: A Suitable Medium for Education?
* Do students need Internet Training?
* The Internet and Social Science Research
* Studying Cyberspace
* Cyberphenomena
* Networking our Communities
* Electronic Communities
* The WWW as Laboratory, Fieldbook and Forum
* Internet Sites and Services
* Studying Electronic Communication
* Electronic Libraries 

Elsewhere on the IRISS Website, you can find
details of over 30 of the Internet Gallery submissions, the keynote
speakers, the social events and and details of the 7 workshops (# =
workshop free to IRISS delegates):
- Using the Internet for Teaching and Learning
- Finding Social Science resources on the Internet
# Social Science resources online - what MIDAS can provide
# Bibliographic and Geographical Information Online: EDINA for Social 
                                                        Scientists
# The Internet as a Tool for Ethnic Conflict Research
# Making metadata work for you
# Creating and Publishing Web pages

IRISS will be attended by speakers and delegates from many countries. The
delegates are a mixture of Social Science researchers, librarians and
research funders, as well as Social Science resource and service
development people. The timetable and social events and functions have
been organised to offer maximum opportunity for people to meet other
people in the field of Social Science research and information provision.

Bristol is a city in the west of England; it is served by an
international airport, located 11 miles south of the city. The city has
two major train stations, with frequent train services to London (in 
under 2 hours) and other cities. South Wales is a few minutes away by
train or car, and the scenic areas of the Cotswolds, Cornwall and Devon
are all easily accessible, as are attractions such as the city of Bath 
and Stonehenge.

Bristol itself is a thriving, compact, cosmopolitan city, with a very 
lively social and cultural scene. The city has many famous sites of 
interest, such as the Clifton suspension bridge and the S.S. Great 
Britain, which are within a short distance of the conference location 
and accomodation. 


You can book your place at IRISS through the booking form on the Web site.

IRISS Web site:          http://www.sosig.ac.uk/iriss/
Enquiries:               iriss-info at bris.ac.uk