CALL FOR CHAPTERS (Submission deadline February 15, 1999) Community Informatics: Enabling the Community Use of Information and Communications Technologies A book edited by Dr. Michael Gurstein, University College of Cape Breton (Canada) "Community Informatics" (CI) is an approach for linking the opportunities which Information and Communications Technologies (ICT's) present, with economic and social development efforts at the community level in such areas as support for SME's and electronic commerce, community and civic networks, electronic democracy and on-line participation, self-help health communities, on-line advocacy, and cultural and linguistic regeneration among other areas. The book will be an introduction and elaboration of the "Community Informatics" approach, a series of overview presentations of CI developments in particular subject areas, and a set of case studies of CI in action in selected communities. The book will include invited papers and contributed chapters by researchers and practitioners addressing issues, trends, controversies, challenges and opportunities facing the community application of ICT's into the millenium. Among the areas that will be addressed are community access, the role of telecentres, community oriented on-line health and wellness initiatives, local use of GIS/GPS, public service networking and so on. The volume will include discussions and cases from North America and elsewhere in the developed and developing worlds. Representative topics include but are not limited to the following: Towards a Theory of Community Informatics Research Methodologies for CI Technology Issues for CI Universal Access and Other CI Public Policy Issues CI and Social Theory CI and Gender Issues CI and Community Networking CI and Community Renewal and Development CI and Local Economic Development Community Use of GIS/GPS CI and Marginal Communities Putting the Community into E-Commerce CI and Voluntary Action CI and the Digital City CI and Digital Democracy CI in the Asia Pacific Region CI and Civic Participation/Civic Activism CI and Community Health & Wellness CI and Civic Networking in Europe ICT & Government Services to Local Communities CI in a Third World Context-Telecentres and Beyond CI and the Evolving Role of Libraries Culture, Language, Ethnicity and CI CI and Distance Education/Training CI and K-12 SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a 2-3 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the missions and concerns of the proposed chapter on or before February 15, 1999. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by March 15, 1999 about the status of their proposals and will be sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by May 15, 1999. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group Publishing in December 1999. Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded to: Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. ECBC/NSERC/SSHRC Associate Chair in the Management of Technological Change Director, Centre for Community and Enterprise Networking University College of Cape Breton P.O. Box 5300 Sydney, Nova Scotia CANADA B1P 6L2 Tel: 902-563-1369 ~ Fax: 902-562-0119 ~ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
