--- begin forwarded text Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:36:42 -0800 (PST) From: Phil Agre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Red Rock Eater News Service" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [RRE]Authenticity, Social Accountability and Trust Sender: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message was forwarded through the Red Rock Eater News Service (RRE). Send any replies to the original author, listed in the From: field below. You are welcome to send the message along to others but please do not use the "redirect" command. For information on RRE, including instructions for (un)subscribing, see http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/rre.html or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: info rre =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 17:33:08 -0500 From: Rob Kling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: CFP: Issues of Authenticity, Social Accountability & Trust .Special Issue of The Information Society Issues of Authenticity, Social Accountability & Trust with Electronic Records Edited by Wendy Duff The Information Society (TIS) invites authors to submit papers for review on the topic of "Issues of Authenticity, Social Accountability & Trust with Electronic Records" for a special issue. Please respond to Prof. Wendy Duff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] CALL FOR PAPERS Organizations, both public and private, are becoming increasingly dependent upon the capture, exchange and use of records in electronic form. Electronic records are permeating all facets of our lives including health care, research and development, commerce, and scholarship. Although electronic records are becoming ubiquitous, their value as evidence of actions relies upon proving their integrity and trustworthiness. Reliable authentic records provide proof of what was promised and what took place. They contain information essential for conducting business, for studying society and organizations, as well as holding agencies and governments to account. However, as records are transformed from a stable paper reality to an intangible electronic existence, the physical attributes which establish their authenticity and reliability are disappearing. Electronic recordkeeping brings forth changes in organizational structures, processes and systems. The transformation of the context of records creation affects the interpretation the event or act that created the record, what the record reflects, and what it purports to be. Technological innovation in record keeping brings with it a concomitant need to develop new methods and procedures for ensuring authenticity and trustworthiness in records. Electronic records provide an opportunity and perspective for examining the issues of authenticity, social accountability and trust that affect all records. It is time to focus attention on these topics, to explore the implications of electronic records for society, and to investigate solutions to ensure the capture and preservation of authentic and trustworthy records in electronic form. This special issue of TIS hopes to further research and discussion on electronic records by publishing papers on the various aspects of this theme from diverse viewpoints. Topics of interest include but are by no means limited to: * the authenticity of records in an electronic environment * records and process change * trustworthiness in electronic commerce * electronic patient record * authenticity of electronic records and its effect on scholarly research * ethnographic studies of electronic recordkeeping * electronic records and the law * electronic records and the government * electronic records and accountability. Papers that use either qualitative or quantitative research methods are welcome. Papers from diverse research areas including archives, social science, legal research or computer science are encouraged. Although research articles and empirical studies will be favored, theoretical discussions that provide new insights or state of the art reviews that cover diverse disciplines will also be considered. Authors are invited to nominate up to four reviewers who are knowledgeable about the topic (authors, however, should avoid any nominations that involve a conflict of interest). Nominations should include: name, complete address, telephone, fax, and electronic mail address. FIVE COPIES OF THE PAPER PREPARED ACCORDING TO THE TIS GUIDELINES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY March 15, 1999. (See http://www.slis.indiana.edu/TIS/tisinst.html ) We encourage prospective authors to become familiar with TIS and to discuss possible articles with the Special Issue editor. Manuscript guidelines and a list of the titles and abstracts of articles published in TIS can be found on the journal's web site (http://www.slis.indiana.edu/TIS/) . Please send your manuscript to: Wendy Duff, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, 140 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G6, ph: 416-978-3152, fax: 971- 1399 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Feel free to correspond with the special issue editor if you have any questions or are planning to submit an article. The deadline for accepting manuscripts for consideration for publication is March 15, 1999. All manuscripts will be reviewed by a select panel of referees, and those accepted will be published in the special issue. ---- Rob Kling http://www.slis.indiana.edu/kling The Information Society (journal) http://www.slis.indiana.edu/TIS Center for Social Informatics http://www.slis.indiana.edu/CSI Indiana University 10th & Jordan, Room 005C Bloomington, IN 47405-1801 812-855-9763 // Fax: 855-6166 Read & contribute to the .... Social Informatics Home Page --> http://www.slis.indiana.edu/SI a resource about research, teaching, conferences & journals Read: "What is Social Informatics and Why Does it Matter?" D-Lib Magazine January 1999 Volume 5 Number 1 at http://www.dlib.org:80/dlib/january99/kling/01kling.html --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert A. Hettinga <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Philodox Financial Technology Evangelism <http://www.philodox.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
