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PSYCOLOQUY   ISSN 1055-0143     Tue, 25 Jun 91       Volume 2 : Issue   6
      Call for Abstracts: PSYCOLOQUY
      Call for Papers: Technology Studies
      Call for Papers: Society for Computers in Psychology
      Special Issue of Machine Learning Journal
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From: malcolm@clarity.princeton.edu (Malcolm Bauer)
Subject: Call for Abstracts: PSYCOLOQUY
                       CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

As part of its mission to promote scholarly electronic communication,
PSYCOLOQUY accepts abstracts from recent papers, tech reports,
and conference proceedings. Our aim is to facilitate the transmission of
current work to all interested researchers, and to foster open discussion
about important current work. Typically when one reads a paper, one discusses
it with one's colleagues locally or at conferences. PSYCOLOQUY offers the
possibility of discussing current papers electronically with researchers
internationally giving the author and other interested researchers
an opportunity to respond to comments.

To submit an abstract or to comment on a paper, send the abstract or
commentary to psyc@pucc.bitnet. For abstracts, please include instructions
on how the complete paper can be retrieved electronically or an address to
which requests for reprints can be sent.

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From: gattiker5@HG.ULeth.CA (Stella Kedoin)
Subject: Call for Papers: Technology Studies

                  C A L L   F O R    P A P E R S
                    TECHNOLOGY   STUDIES   (TS)

                              Editor
                          Urs E. Gattiker
               The University of Lethbridge, Canada
            Stanford Center for Organizations Research
                     Stanford University, USA
Associate Editors:
Robert P. Gephart, Jr.
      University of Alberta, Canada
Rolf Wigand
      Arizona State University, USA
Arnold Picot
      Ludwig-Maximillians Universitat, Munich, Germany
Kelvin Willoughby
      University of Western Australia, Australia
      University of California at Berkeley, USA

Book Review Editor
Aaron Cohen
      The University of Lethbridge, Canada

Ideas, Notes, News & Events Editor
Sajjad Zahir
      The University of Lethbridge, Canada

EDITORIAL BOARD:
(in process of formation)
Sid Altman, Yale University, USA
John Baldwin, Queens University and Statistics Canada
Alan Bollard, New Zealand Institute for Economic Research
Reuven Brenner, Universite de Montreal, Canada
Steve Evans, Cardiff University, Great Britain
Hal Hendrick, University of Southern California, USA
Katherine J. Klein, University of Maryland, USA
Todd LaPorte, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Allen S. Lee, Northeastern University, USA
Richard N. Osborn, Wayne State University, USA
Jeffrey Pfeffer, Stanford University, USA
Ronald Rice, Rutgers University, USA
David Roessner, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Stewart Rood, The University of Lethbridge, Canada
Michael Scriven, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, USA
Arie Shirom, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Arjit Singh, Cambridge University, Great Britain
Marc B. Sokol, AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA
Hugo Tschirky, Swiss Institute of Technology, Switzerland
Luc Wilkin, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

      Technology Studies (TS) is a new multidisciplinary journal
published by Walter de Gruyter (Berlin & New York), scheduled to
appear in 1992. As indicated by its title, the journal will be a
central vehicle for international scholarly debate in the emerging
field of "technology studies". TS will bring together research,
critical analysis and proposals  devoted to the study of
technological innovation, change, work processes, adaptation, the
quality of work life in a technological environment and the role of
technology in society.

      TS aims to promote an understanding of technology
implementation and work organization as they are relevant to
technological adaptation and technology's effects upon social
relations on the job. It will do so by giving special attention to
technical and human relations concerns, national and cultural
similarities/differences worldwide, and to the international
aspects of managing technology.

      A major aim of the journal is to ensure a broad perspective
on technology studies and to provide a forum for diverse views from
various disciplines. Target topics for articles to be published in
TS include but are not limited to:

1)  What is effective technology, technology transfer and the
       appropriate mode of technology-practice?

2)  What are the effective strategies for R&D investment for small
       versus large firms as well as governments?

3)  How can environmentally benign technology meet financial and
       economic criteria?

4)  How can technology facilitate the effective use of non-renewable resources
       as well as handle related issues, such as waste and energy management?

5)  How does a non-technical manager handle technical experts
       giving conflicting advice?

6)  How can both technical and non-technical executives/policy
       makers manage R&D projects/units most successfully?

7)  What are the most successful methods for locating existing
       technological ideas and integrating them into a firm's
       current products to make them better and more competitive?

8)  Are there schemes of management which allow organizations to
       quickly adapt manufacturing practices (e.g., customize
       products at competitive prices, integrate technological
       advances into products without much lead time, etc.) in
       response to market changes or technological opportunities?

9)  How can a firm or geographic region build/attract a strong
       population of skilled technologists and technology managers
       and maintain a rich human resource base for technological innovation?

10) How does technology hinder and/or facilitate a firm's or
       region's competitiveness in a global business environment?

11) What methods are appropriate to the study of technology, and
       how do such methods differ from methods appropriate to
       scientific research and/or the study of science?

12) What research methods can be used to generate new insights
       about technology studies, and how might such methods be
       similar to or different from traditional "scientific" methods?

13) The nature and methodology of technology and their relation to
       science and engineering.

      TS is primarily interested in articles which are innovative
and interesting. The research methodologies used can be
quantitative and/or qualitative, but in either case, the method and
statistics used must be explained thoroughly and the article must
make sense to individuals who are not necessarily members of the
author's own discipline.

      TS will also consider RESEARCH NOTES that may be replications
of previous studies, brief ethnographies or other qualitative
reports, reflections on research programs, empirically based
comments or contradictions of other findings or conclusions, and
notes describing new or innovative methods or perspectives. These
notes should not be longer than 20 double-spaced typewritten pages.

      Each manuscript will be sent out for three blind reviews; one
will be from the author's own discipline, one will represent
another discipline and the third (same or different discipline)
will come from a country other than the author's. This in turn,
should encourage greater multidisciplinarity and result in
increased appreciation of literature outside one's geographical and
disciplinary domain. Each manuscript must have a concluding
section entitled IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT. As
well, the paper's relationship to the subject of TECHNOLOGY must be made clear.

      Technology Studies will publish COMMENTARIES ON PARTICULARLY
SIGNIFICANT AND CONTROVERSIAL ARTICLES OR GROUPS OF ARTICLES.
Commentaries should be written by individuals who are doing
research in the area, but who are from a discipline and/or country
different than that of the article's author(s). Papers judged by
the editors and referees to be appropriate for commentary are
circulated to a number of commentators selected by the editors,
referees, and author(s). They will provide substantial criticism,
interpretation, elaboration, and pertinent complementary and
supplementary material from a full cross-disciplinary and
international perspective. The article, accepted commentaries and
the author's response, then appear simultaneously in Technology Studies.

      Another special feature of TS will be the publication of
BOOKREVIEWS with contributions from several individuals of
different disciplinary backgrounds, discussing THE SAME BOOK. This
will provide the reader with additional material which allows for
the assessment of the book's contribution within the larger context
of technology studies as a discipline.

      TS will also publish a section entitled NEWS AND NOTES which
will include such sub-sections as work in progress, letters to the
editor, news from various professional associations and information
requests by readers. The material included will be unsolicited.
Each contribution must be no longer than 150 words and inclusion
will be at the editor's discretion. Comments about articles are
highly desirable and should be submitted no later than two months
from the date of the issue containing an article on which comment
is made. Comments should be typed and double-spaced and submitted
via mail or E-Mail to:  GATTIKER3@HG.ULETH.CA through Bitnet or Internet.

                       PUBLICATION PROCEDURE

      Papers should conform strictly to the rules of the APA
(American Psychological Association) Style Guide (3rd Edition) and
can be about 40 pages in length. All submissions must be original
works which have not appeared elsewhere and which are not being
considered for publication by any other outlet at this time. Since the
review process will be anonymous, please prepare your manuscript accordingly.

      Please submit five copies of your manuscript, a
self-addressed postcard to acknowledge receipt and a self-addressed
envelope to communicate reviewer's comments to:  Urs E. Gattiker,
Editor, Technology Studies, Faculty of Management, The University
of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta  CANADA  T1K 3M4;
FAX: (403) 329-2038; Phone (403) 320-6966 Mountain Standard Time;
E-Mail: GATTIKER3@HG.ULETH.CA accessible through Bitnet, Internet
or CompuServe.

      Technology Studies is to be indexed or abstracted in PsycLIT,
Sociological Abstracts, Social Sciences Citation Index, Biological
Contents, Management Contents, Ergonomics Abstracts and other
leading Indexing/Abstracting Services.

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From: "RICHARD S. LEHMAN" <R_LEHMAN@FANDM.BITNET>
Subject:  Call for Papers: Society for Computers in Psychology

                 SOCIETY FOR COMPUTERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
                           Call for Papers
   21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Computers in Psychology
                      San Francisco, California
                          November 21, 1991

The Meeting

The 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Computers in Psychology
will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in San Francisco on Thursday,
November 21, 1991; the day before the annual meeting of the
Psychonomic Society. Sessions will provide an opportunity for both
experienced computer users to exchange information on various aspects
of computing, as well as for less experienced users who wish to attend
tutorials. In addition, there will be invited addresses of general
interest and commercial exhibits of equipment, and software.
Deadline for submission is July 10, 1991.
     It is anticipated that the morning sessions will be largely
devoted to paper presentations. The afternoon will be organized
around symposia, special addresses, and tutorials. Tutorials and
workshops are also tentatively scheduled for the evening.

What is Sought: You need not be a member of the Society to submit a
presentation for consideration. The Society is soliciting submissions
(including papers, symposia, tutorials, workshops, and commercial
demonstrations) that reflect the trends and leading-edge uses of computers in
psychological research, instruction, and practice. Techniques that
maximize the capabilities of systems, that reduce programmer or
psychologist time and effort, that implement novel techniques, that
apply computers in novel contexts or that simply enable the previously
unobtainable are especially suitable. When possible, papers should
deal at the level of concepts applicable to a class of computers or
software rather than at the level of  a particular manufacturer's
product. Additionally, papers should attempt to show continuity with
the extensive body of knowledge already contributed by reference to
the literature such as that available in Behavior Research Methods, Instruments.
     Paper session submissions on the following topics are
specifically requested: electronic interaction, computer networks
(Ethernet, Apple Talk, and LIMS), scientific visualization,
computational modeling, non-traditional analysis technologies,
tutorials on application software, anti-virus technology and papers
which review several commercial products of the same type, such as
interface boards, notebook and palm top computers, or statistical
software, etc. Interaction between prospective contributors and the
organizers of the conference is strongly encouraged. In particular,
participants are encouraged to contact the program chair if they are
considering a variety of options and would like feedback concerning
the suitability of various subjects or treatments or if they would
like help in identifying other potential contributors on a topic.
Typically, coordinated sessions on a topic are well attended, are
favorably received, and provide the audience with substantial "take
home knowledge."  They are generally well worth the extra effort expended
by the session organizer to bring them together and to make them coherent.
     The Society will attempt to provide adequate facilities and
organization to enable members to demonstrate and copy software of a
non-proprietary nature. Availability announcements may be submitted
for inclusion in the program. Potential contributors are encouraged to contact
the program chair regarding equipment requirements as soon as possible.

Special Requests: Presenters are asked to consider not reading their paper,
and to consider the impact of their slides on a  potentially general audience
in a visually and cognitively suboptimal environment. A potential,
partial solution is the use of more slides which are less dense, and
the use of "running table of contents" slides. In this way a new
prompt is available for the speaker every paragraph, and a specific
visualization is available for the audience for each point.
     Presenters bringing equipment are asked to consider making it
available (within constraints) to colleagues unable to bring their
own. It will greatly increase the number of colleagues who will
benefit by this conference.

Student Paper Award: The Society for Computers in Psychology will continue to
sponsor an award for the outstanding student paper submitted for presentation
at the annual meeting. Student papers in any area of the application
of computers to psychology are welcome. Papers may be theoretical,
experimental, or applied in approach. Eligibility is open to (1) work
done by a student currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate
courses or (2) work  done as part of a course, thesis, or other
student research by a person who graduated in 1991. All papers
submitted to the conference  (including co-authored ones) in which the
major contribution has been made by a student are eligible for the
prize, and will be considered for presentation at the conference and
subsequent publication in BRMIC. The winning paper will be presented
at the 1991 conference, and the author will receive a complimentary
1-year membership in the Society, a complimentary 1-year subscription to BRMIC.

Instructions for Submitting Presentations
What: Those submitting papers, tutorials, workshops and individual
participants in symposia must submit either a complete copy of their
presentation (strongly preferred) or a 1000-word summary that covers
the major points that will be made. If possible include the
visualizations which will be used in the presentation.
     For pre-organized sessions, the person organizing the session is
responsible for forwarding:  1. the above noted text and figures for
the component papers, as well as  2. a session title;  3. a 50-75 word
abstract of the session as a whole;  4. a list of participants (with
institutional affiliations);  5. titles and 50-75 word abstracts of
each participant's presentation; and  6. a suggested duration for
each. If you are planning to organize a session, it would be helpful
if you contact the Program Chair as soon as possible about your intentions.

How: If possible, use electronic media to submit your proposals. In
this way, submissions can be quickly and conveniently transmitted to
members of the Program Committee electronically. Send the file over
BITNET to FWLP@JSUMUS as simple ASCII text (i.e., no formatting
characters or font information). If this is not possible submit an MS-DOS
or MAC diskette containing a file saved as simple ASCII text.  Otherwise,
submit three copies of your proposal on pieces of 8 1/2 x 11 white paper.
     If you are submitting your presentation on pieces of paper, send
three copies, three copies of the cover page, and a stamped, self-
addressed "acknowledgement of receipt of paper" postcard. Papers
printed on typical computer output devices such as a dot-matrix
printer are acceptable. However, please consider that the reviewers
are colleagues. We all appreciate easy-to-read manuscripts. Use a
fresh ribbon, use a font which produces 55-66 characters per line and
25 lines per page, do not right justify unless it makes the paper
easier to read (it often does not). If you have a choice of fonts
choose one based on its ease of reading, not simply on its appearance.

Where: Send general inquiries and submissions for the program to:
William L. Palya                     BITNET FWLP@JSUMUS
Department of Psychology             Phone (lab) 205-782-5641
Jacksonville State University        Phone (home) 205-435-2507
Jacksonville, AL 36265               Fax 205-782-5680

When: Deadline for receipt is July 10, 1991. Please time submission to arrive
on schedule. If US Postal Service is used allow a reasonable time for delivery.

Subsequent Publication: Presented papers will be published in Behavior Research
Methods, Instruments, & Computers (April, 1992), subject to the editor's
approval. Information for authors about the journal's requirements
and deadlines will be sent to presenters when they are notified of the
status of their submission. Final drafts acceptable for publication
should  be submitted on or before the day of the conference. Authors
are requested to follow instructions given in the publication manual
of the American Psychological Association and to observe the
requirements and exceptions listed on the inside cover of BRMIC.

Check List for Cover Page
The cover page should include the following information:

(a)  The title of the paper.
(b)  The names and institutional affiliations of all authors as they
     should appear on the program.
(c)  The name, mailing address, BITNET address and office and home
     telephone numbers of the author who may be contacted concerning
     acceptance, scheduling, etc.
(d)  A 50-75 word abstract suitable for inclusion in the program.
(e)  The amount of time requested for the presentation  (customarily
     between 10-20 minutes). Session chairs will be requested to
     strictly enforce the presentation window and the subsequent 5
     minute discussion period.
(f)  If you are bringing a computer system for a demonstration, state
     your space and set-up time requirements. If you require any
     audio-visual aids other than a standard 35mm slide projector or
     overhead projector which you cannot provide, note them and
     contact the program chair as soon as possible.
(g)  The notation "Student Award Submission" if the paper is to be
     considered for the student award. Submit four copies of your
     paper if hard copy is submitted. Append a letter from your
     faculty advisor stating eligibility following the cover sheet of
     the first copy.
(h)  For component papers of pre-organized sessions indicate
     pre-organized session and the name of the organizer and session
     title.
(i)  For "single submission" presentations, indicate single submission
     and three or four hypothetical session titles within which your
     presentation would appropriately fit.
(j)  If you are bringing software to swap , what does it do, requisite
     hardware, operating system, source media, etc.
(k)  Hardware and software which you would be willing to make
     available and the conditions for its use by others (e.g., times,
     with your assistance, after your presentation, etc.).
(l)  Deadline for receipt is July 10, 1991.

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From: Michael Pazzani <pazzani@pan.ICS.UCI.EDU>
Subject: Special Issue of Machine Learning Journal

MACHINE LEARNING will be publishing a special issue on Computer Models
of Human Learning.  The ideal paper would describe an aspect of human
learning, present a computational model of the learning behavior,
evaluate how the performance of the model compares to the performance
of human learners, and describe any additional predictions made by the
computational model. Since it is hoped that the papers will be of
interest to both cognitive psychologists and computer scientists,
papers should be clearly written and provide the background
information necessary to appreciate the contribution of the
computational model.

Manuscripts must be received by April 1, 1992, to assure full
consideration.  One copy should be mailed to the editor:

        Michael Pazzani
        Department of Information and Computer Science
        University of California,
        Irvine, CA 92717
        USA

In addition, four copies should be mailed to:
        Karen Cullen
        MACH Editorial Office
        Kluwer Academic Publishers
        101 Philip Drive
        Assinippi Park
        Norwell, MA 02061
        USA

Papers will be subject to the standard review process.  Please pass
this announcement along to interested colleagues.

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                             PSYCOLOQUY
                           is sponsored by
                     the Science Directorate of
                the American Psychological Association
                           (202) 955-7653

                              Co-Editors:

(scientific discussion)         (professional/clinical discussion)

    Stevan Harnad          Perry London, Dean,    Cary Cherniss (Assoc Ed.)
Psychology Department  Graduate School of Applied   Graduate School of Applied
Princeton University   and Professional Psychology  and Professional Psychology
                            Rutgers University           Rutgers University

                           Assistant Editor:

                            Malcolm Bauer
                         Psychology Department
                         Princeton University
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