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The contents of the latest issue of:

International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI)
Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association
Volume 5, Issue 1, January-March 2009
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1548-3908 EISSN: 1548-3916
Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA
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<http://www.igi-global.com/ijthi> Editor-in-Chief: Bernd Carsten Stahl,
DeMontfort University, UK

PAPER ONE:

The Case for Open Access Networks

Don Flournoy, Ohio University, USA
Rolland LeBrasseur, Laurentian University, Canada
Sylvie Albert, Laurentian University, Canada

Efforts to keep the broadband Internet a free and open public utility are
much in the news. In the context of the network society, the authors examine
some of the publicly stated arguments and positions being taken in the
articulation of “net neutrality” and “open source” practices and principles.
The article explores the difficult technical challenges present in
maintaining “open access” telecommunications networks using proprietary
technologies. From a global perspective, industry groups have strong
incentives to work together to adopt universal technical standards. With
more open technical standards, open source applications and products can be
accelerated and made more pervasive. Collaboration among businesses,
national governments, and public sectors are seen as key to implementing
policies that lead to public participation in economic and social
development both locally and globally. The principal means by which all
these approaches can be sustained is to keep the Internet accessible, free,
and open for all.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=33158
<http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=33158>
PAPER TWO:

A Motive Analysis as a First Step in Designing Technology for the use of
Intuition in Criminal Investigation

Ingerid Rødseth, University of Bergen, Norway

Investigators occasionally rely on intuitive feelings during crime solving,
but have no technological tool targeting directly on mediating this
investigation factor. Technology that encourages the sharing and alerting of
hunches therefore seemed to be needed. This article discusses a motive
analysis of interviews with criminal investigators that was performed as
part of an investigation aiming at adding hunches to the criminal
investigators’ visualization tools (the project management system to keep
track of the investigation). The purpose of the study was to explore how a
motive analysis (by revealing the criminal investigators’ motives and
attitudes) could contribute in the first phase of the design. The assumption
that designing for intuition could be useful was confirmed by all of the
informants. The study gave valuable input into how motive analysis could be
used to identify suitable requirements, and resulted in a proposed
technological concept supporting the use of intuitive feelings in criminal
investigation.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=33159
<http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=33159>
PAPER THREE:

Designing Ubiquitous Content for Daily Lifestyle

Masa Inakage, Keio University, Japan
Atsuro Ueki, Keio University, Japan
Satoru Tokuhisa, Keio University, Japan
Yuichiro Katsumoto, Keio University, Japan

This article presents a design theory for an emerging genre in digital
content called ubiquitous contents. To design entertaining experiences, the
article introduces the design concept of the experience chain. Examples are
shown to illustrate how people, artifacts, and the environment can be
seamlessly connected to design emotional and entertaining experiences
through the interaction.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=33160
<http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=33160>
PAPER FOUR:

Location-Based Mobile Storytelling

Jennifer Stein, University of Southern California, USA
Scott Ruston, University of Southern California, USA
Scott S. Fisher, University of Southern California, USA

This article describes an investigation in location-based mobile
storytelling entitled Tracking Agama. Using a combination of SMS messaging,
voice calls, and Web log entries, Tracking Agama leads its participants on a
narrative-based exploration of Los Angeles, in pursuit of a fabled urban
researcher, “Agama.” Participants use a bit of detective work to discover
the keywords allowing access to Agama’s voice-activated and phone-accessible
audio diary entries; send and receive SMS messages from Agama and his
assistant; and receive calls from the virtual characters.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=33161
<http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=33161>
PAPER FIVE:

Internet-Enabled User Interfaces for Distance Learning

Wei Liu, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Keng Soon Teh, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Roshan Peiris, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Yongsoon Choi, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Adrian David Cheok, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Charissa Lim Mei-Ling, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yin-Leng Theng, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Ta Huynh Duy Nguyen, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Tran Cong Thien Qui, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Athanasios V. Vasilakos, University of Peloponnese, Greece

The advent of Internet technologies decades ago has propelled distance
learning drastically.
Distance learning through the use of Internet technologies has the advantage
of being able to disseminate information to students remotely and
effortlessly. The other advantage is that students are able to learn from
their instructors on an entirely new media platform - the Internet-enabled
and tangible user interface. This paper discusses how to use two new media
in distance learning: multi-modal Internet technologies, namely remote
physical interface, and remote augmented reality technology.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=33164
<http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=33164>
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Mission of IJTHI:

The International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI)
provides a platform for leading research that addresses issues of human and
technology interaction. The research that the journal publishes is
interdisciplinary and includes aspects from a wide variety of disciplines.
These disciplines range from more technical ones such as computer science,
engineering, or information systems to non-technical descriptions of
technology and human interaction from the point of view of sociology or
philosophy. Apart from being interdisciplinary, the journal also provides a
publication outlet for research questions and approaches that are novel and
may find it difficult to be published in established journals following a
rigid and exclusive structure. It is open to all research paradigms, be they
empirical or conceptual, but requires that they be accessible and reflected.
It’s also encouraged that the submission of high quality syntheses across
research in different specialties are interesting and comprehensible to all
members of the IS community and related disciplines.

Coverage of IJTHI:

Experiential learning through the use of technology in organizations
HCI design for trust development
Influence of gender on the adoption and use of technology
Phenomenology of e-government
Questions of computer or information ethics
Shaping of e-commerce through law and culture
Value of intellectual capital in knowledge management
All other issues related to the interaction of technology and humans, either
individually or socially

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