[Bilimsel Haber] CFP: Computer Mediated Communication (9/30/06; collection)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

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 meqsaging
- 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.

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