Click here to return to the track list page.
Matthew Levy, San Francisco State University, mattlevy@sfsu.edu
Joseph Feller, University College Cork, jfeller@afis.ucc.ie
Matt Germonprez, University of Nebraska at Omaha, mgermonprez@unomaha.edu
Lorraine Morgan, Maynooth University, lorraine.morgan@nuigalway.ie
In line with the mission of SIGOPEN, this track will bring together researchers to share new theoretical and empirical research on the wide range of phenomena emerging from the intersection of Information Systems on the one hand, and various forms of legal, technological and organizational openness, on the other. Whether it is in the new modes of knowledge creation embedded in open source and open content licensing; or the radical inclusivity of global crowds to share knowledge, effort and value; or the tearing down of traditional organizational boundaries to enable new forms of innovation; or the reinvention of fundamental “commons” like education, science, and democratic participation; there is no doubt that “openness” is a disruptive and transformative force that demands the rigorous and considered investigation of the Information Systems community.
Joseph Feller, University College Cork, jfeller@afis.ucc.ie
Matt Germonprez, University of Nebraska at Omaha, mgermonprez@unomaha.edu
The interplay between technological, legal, socio-cultural, and economic systems has enabled the emergence and growth of a variety of peer production (Benkler 2006) phenomena, including open source software, open source hardware, open content and open design. These phenomena have crossed the boundaries of the specialist communities from which they emerged and have expanded into a wide number of communities and sub-cultures (makers, gamers, virtual world builders, and social media prosumers). This mini-track invites conceptual and empirical research that will contribute to our understanding of how the IT enables the individual, collaborative, and collective production and sharing of complex knowledge goods and creative works.
Amany Elbanna, Royal Holloway University of London, amany.elbanna@rhul.ac.uk
Torbjørg Meum, University of Agder, torbjorg.t.meum@uia.no
Social media is at the Crossroads of Social Impact, Response, and Learning. Its use and impact has emerged in many sectors including healthcare, emergency management and education. In healthcare, it emerged as a way of providing not only emotional support and information for patients but also information for healthcare professionals and providers. In emergency management, it provides a way for the active engagement of the public in times of need and also possibilities for first responders to improve their communication and services. In education, it is emerging as a way to connect learners, educators, and industry professionals in new interactive platforms. Social media is considered here as any Internet-based platform that supports the communication, coordination, and collaboration between people in a transparent network. This includes different specialized and general technological platforms available to the public. It also includes organizational and inter-organizational private platforms for both general and specialized purposes.
J.P. Allen, School of Management, University of San Francisco, jpallen@usfca.edu
Lorraine Morgan, Maynooth University, lorraine.morgan@nuim.ie
Openness has the potential to disrupt and transform academic work. This mini-track invites research papers, research-in-progress, and panel proposals on all topics related to open scholarship (including open data sets, open access publishing, and open peer review) and open education (including open education resources, open teaching and learning, open courseware, and MOOCs). We are interested in the development, use, and impacts of open scholarship and education. Where are the opportunities to improve education in Information Systems, Management, and other fields through increased openness? How can academic research be made more effective, innovative, and have a greater impact on the world through open approaches and technologies? Quantitative, qualitative, theoretical, literature review, case study, and other research approaches are welcome.
Click here to return to the track list page.