[Web4lib] Call for Papers: Computer Mediated Communication

[Sigrid Kelsey]

Call for Chapters for the
Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
Editor: Sigrid Kelsey, MLIS
Louisiana State University

Introduction: Technology has changed communication drastically in
recent years. Podcasts, Email, the World Wide Web, Blackberries, cell
phones, text messaging, wireless connections, and other forms of
computer mediated communication (CMC) have transformed communication
in numerous ways, not only facilitating the speed and sometimes ease
of communicating, but redefining and shaping today's communication
norms.  The Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
will provide comprehensive coverage of the most important current
issues, trends, and technologies related to professional computer
mediated communication.

Coverage: The Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
will feature chapters (5000-7000 words) of a scholarly nature, written
by experts offering in-depth descriptions of concepts, issues, and
trends in various areas of CMC.  The purpose of this handbook is to
provide academic articles written in a more non-academic style, in the
sense that each article should focus on a specific topic -- rather
than a general treatment of CMC -- keeping in mind a readership with a
varied background.  This will allow scholarly ideas to be accessible
to a wide range of readers.  This book will explore various forms of
CMC chapter by chapter and discuss the broad implications that each
medium is having on communication.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to:
- Email
- Web Sites, web pages
- Blackberries
- Podcasts, RSS
- Chatrooms
- Instant messaging
- Text messaging
- Cell phones
- Corporate blogging (may mention implications of personal blogging in
the workplace)
- Digital divide
- File sharing, peer to peer networking
- Online forums
- Computer mediated collaboration
- Wikis
- Historical aspects of CMC
- Effects of CMC on research participation
- Web Design and visual CMC

Submission Procedure:  Individuals interested in submitting chapters
should submit a chapter proposal of one single-spaced page on or
before September 30, 2006 to Sigrid Kelsey at sigridkelsey at gmail.com
(Rich Text Format or Microsoft Word is acceptable).  The proposal
should include the purpose and content of the proposed chapter and how
the proposed chapter relates to the overall objectives of the book.
Upon acceptance of their proposals, authors will have until December
31, 2006, to prepare their chapters of 5000-7000 words.  Guidelines
for preparing chapters will be sent upon acceptance of proposals. This
book is tentatively scheduled for publishing by Idea Group Reference
(an imprint of Idea Group Inc.), www.idea-group-ref.com, in 2008.