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Stories to Tell: The Role of Indigenous Women in Preserving and Data Visualization of Traditional Knowledge in Today's Contemporary Context (SIG-DL and SIG-VIS)

Date/Time: October 6 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Today, Indigenous women remain at the juncture of two knowledge systems. Hence, Indigenous women's role in preserving and digitalizing traditional knowledge in today's contemporary context outlines self-reliance, ingenuity, creativity and determination. Indigenous women's tenacity cannot be overstated. It is generally argued that information relating to cultural stories and communal practices should be studied within the everyday-life contexts, which provide the scope of the selected literature and aims for a strategic understanding of individual information-seeking and social interaction practices. Perhaps more important is employing the self-determination theory to underpin Indigenous women's motivation and personality as active members in the community and their concerns surrounding digital visualization of traditional knowledge. These issues are rarely discussed at the grassroots level, and the theoretical underpinnings of Indigenous women's voices are not necessarily well understood. The analysis described herein used the person-in-situation approach and practice theory with the underlying assumptions brought into view and analyzed the Storyteller's video recordings in detail in the findings. Practice and person-in-situation theories have guided the Researcher to carve out and visualize the data results in Indigenous ways. Discussing the intellectual and moral copyright of transmitting traditional knowledge and some key theoretical constructs that clarify fundamental premises of documenting Indigenous knowledge. This paper argues that it is possible to understand and illustrate Indigenous women's voices within an integrated theoretical framework that significantly contributes to the information science field.

Presenters

Dr. Jelina Haines is a Filipino-born Australian with an ancestral link to Indigenous Americas-Mexico. Haines completed her PhD studies in Information Science at the School of UniSA-STEM, University of South Australia. With 20 years of experience working in the Indigenous community. Her research interest lies in interdisciplinary studies related to human information behaviour, ethical information recovery of specific knowledge held by traditional Storytellers, and the social impact of digital technologies in marginalized communities, particularly Indigenous people. Dr. Haines is passionate about the importance of preserving traditional stories and enhancing their value and preservation, assisted by technology for everyday learning practices. An award-winning visual art designer, her collaborative work has been commissioned by major large institutions, including LeHarve Museum, France, the National Gallery of Australia and major museums in South Australia, private companies, and private individuals in 16 countries. Besides, she uses her knowledge as a video ethnographer, Indigenous advocate, and Researcher to promote cultural harmony by working together, regardless of cultural identity, race and tradition. Dr. Haine's doctoral thesis redefined traditional learning by merging art and technology with ethical visualization of living culture, tradition and history, integrating Storytellers' voices, experiences, adaptability, tolerance, and resilience shared in their unique social and cultural contexts. Dr. Jelina Haines is the recipient of the 2022 ASIS&T ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award. The importance of the topic to theory development and practical applications in information science; soundness of methodology; organization and clarity of the presentation; and quality of data.

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Call for Nominations: SIG-VIS (Visualization, Images & Sound) Officer Positions

SIGVIS Webmaster — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:32:14 +0000

Call for Nominations: SIG-VIS (Visualization, Images & Sound) Officer Positions

SIG-VIS, the Special Interest Group for Visualization, Images, and Sound, is recruiting nominees for officer positions to serve for the 2022-2023 term. More information about the responsibilities of SIG officers can be found here: https://growthzonesitesprod.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/946/Official-2021-22-SIG-Manual.pdf

SIG-VIS undertakes a number of activities throughout the year, including (1) publishing newsletters, (2) offering webinars, (3) organizing panels at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting, (4) presenting awards for high-quality research on visualizations, images, or sound, and (5) sharing relevant news and job opportunities with members. More information about SIG-VIS can be found here: https://www.asist.org/sig/sigvis/. SIGs are maintained by volunteers like you to build networks and strengthen our common cause in the broader community of ASIS&T.

Please nominate yourself or any Members whom you know are interested in joining the SIG-VIS leadership as an officer. The deadline for nominations is September 1, 2022. To nominate yourself or another member, please complete this online form: https://forms.gle/X99DhsixJjFeCnB67

Each person can be nominated for just one position.

Each elected officer will serve for one year. The officers attend a one-hour monthly meeting, respond to emails, and provide meaningful contributions to the SIG’s programs. If a position is not filled in the next election, then the incumbent is encouraged to remain in their role until a new officer is elected.

The available positions are:

Chair (Plans and executes SIG programs, chairs committee meetings, works with Treasurer to manage budget and submit Annual Budget and Report)
Chair-elect (Attends SIG leadership meetings and learns SIG procedures and policies from the Chair. The Chair-elect takes on the position of the Chair in the following year)
Secretary (Supports the Chair's activities, responsible for keeping meeting minutes and submitting them to the committee at each meeting)
Treasurer (Maintains awareness of all ASIS&T policies regarding SIG finances and expenses, receive quarterly financial statements, and cooperates with the Chair to submit the Annual Budget and Annual Report)
Communication officer (Is responsible for managing SIG social media accounts and promoting SIG activities, events, award, and newsletter publications)
Webmaster (Manages SIG-VIS websites and coordinates communications with Communication officer)

If you have any questions, please email co-Chairs, Zack Lischer-Katz (zlkatz@arizona.edu) or Jelina Haines (jhaines8@gmail.com).

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SIGVIS Annual Newsletter Report July/August 2022 has been published

SIGVIS Webmaster — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:48:13 +0000

SIGVIS Annual Newsletter Report July/August 2022 has been published

Follow this link to the Newsletter: https://www.asist.org/sig/sigvis/newsletters/

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Call for Nominations: Best Student Paper Award for Research on Digital Collections

SIGVIS Webmaster — Sat, 21 May 2022 02:53:32 +0000

Call for Nominations: Best Student Paper Award for Research on Digital Collections

Call for Nominations: Best Student Paper Award for Research on Digital Collections
Sponsored by SIG-VIS & SIG-DL
$1000 Award plus ASIS&T certificate

Nomination Deadline: July 15, 2022
Awards Notification: July 29, 2022

The SIG-VIS / SIG-DL Best Student Paper Award for Research on Digital Collections, offered by Special Interest Group-Visualization, Images, & Sound (SIG-VIS) and Digital Libraries (SIG-DL), has been established to assist promising students in becoming active contributors within SIG-VIS, SIG-DL, and the broader ASIS&T community. The award will be granted through a single submission cycle.

The Award

The SIG-VIS / SIG-DL Best Student Paper Award for Research on Digital Collections is intended to encourage and increase professional life-long learning and involvement in ASIS&T for students interested in digital collections and related areas of information studies research. The award is comprised of a modest monetary sum to assist with deferring travel costs to attend the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in person, consisting of a single award value of $1000 to cover the Annual Meeting registration and travel. The award will be issued to the winning student prior to the ASIS&T Annual Meeting.

Eligibility & Selection

Current PhD students enrolled in information science or library and information science programs are eligible to be nominated. Current and former SIG-VIS and SIG-DL Executive Committee members are not eligible for the awards. Applicants’ papers will be evaluated based on the quality of their submitted research article and relevance to SIG-VIS and/or SIG-DL study areas. Papers (long or short) must have been accepted to the program of the ASIS&T 2022 Annual Meeting.

Selection will be based on an evaluation of the student’s paper, financial needs, brief biography, and CV/resume. A panel consisting of two members from the SIG-VIS Executive Committee and two members from the SIG-DL Executive Committee, will review the application materials and select the award recipient. Depending on the quality and diversity of the nominations, the awards may not be granted every year.

Nomination Procedure

To submit a nomination, complete the nomination application and upload your accepted paper. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations will not be considered until all materials have been received. Nominations will be comprised of the following elements:

The nominee’s name, title, institution, and email address
PDF copy of the student’s paper accepted to ASIS&T Annual Meeting
A statement addressing the following questions: How would the award support the nominee’s attendance to ASIS&T Annual Meeting (e.g., financial need, etc. ~250 words)?
A brief biography of the nominee (~250 words)
A current CV/resume of the nominee (PDF, 3 pages)

Nominations should be submitted through the following link: https://forms.gle/oNsX9JJa7vbGAjR96

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ASIS&T SIG-USE and SIG-VIS invite you to a joint social hour over Zoom on April 5, 2022

SIGVIS Webmaster — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 01:00:51 +0000

Anyone is welcome to join, but we especially encourage those interested in the connection between information use (behaviors, practices, etc.) and information visualization (images, multimedia, interactive systems, and the visual world).

Time: Tuesday, April 5th, 2022, 4pm PDT (and Arizona time); 6pm CDT; 7pm EDT

https://utexas.zoom.us/j/97590236582

Hosted by:

Nathan Davis, SIG-USE, PhD Student, The University of Texas at Austin

Zack Lischer-Katz, SIG-VIS, Assistant Professor, The University of Arizona

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SIG-VIS Webinar: Building a Literacy Pedagogy Framework for Approaching Visualization of Archival Data

SIGVIS Webmaster — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:00:00 +0000

February 17, 2022 11:00 AM-12:00 PM EST. About the Webinar: Various tools have emerged in the past decade to facilitate the visualization of computer- and human-generated data in the Big Data environment with the help of algorithms and data architectures…. [abstract and recording]

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SID-VIS Webinar: Computer-Assisted Analyses of Digitized Fine Art: Cézanne and His Sources

SIGVIS Webmaster — Thu, 27 May 2021 11:00:35 +0000

May 27, 2021 11:00 AM. About the Webinar: Quantitative analysis using dendrography is a new methodology being utilized in art history to study relationships between digitized fine art paintings. Using dendrography, we can now challenge conventional narratives concerning the origin and development of an artist’s style. We can test hypotheses regarding potential relationships between paintings and sources. We can find internal similarities and consistencies between groups of paintings heretofore not considered. [Complete Abstract]

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