Wednesday 29 September 2010

The World Wide Research Book is launched

Last Wednesday, at a lively event at the Oxford Internet Institute, the World Wide Research book was launched, with a number of fascinating and provocative presentations.

In his closing address, Dr James Martin (who founded the James Martin 21st Century School, now rebranded as the Oxford Martin School) urged people to read the book and commented that ‘it is seminal in its field’. It was Dr Martin’s investment in the School that enabled the e-Horizons Project to be created, from which the book emerged – and William Dutton, my co-editor, and I are grateful for his invaluable support. The launch agenda lists the speakers and panel members. There are some
photo highlights and more information is available about the e-Horizons Project.

See my previous blog entries for further information about the book and the launch event.

Monday 6 September 2010

World Wide Research Book Launch 22 September


Wednesday 22 September 2010 16:00 – 18:00

Location: Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, 1 St Giles Oxford

If you would like to join us: Email your name and affiliation to events@oii.ox.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)1865 287209

This event is an occasion to mark the publication by MIT Press of World Wide Research: Reshaping the Sciences and Humanities, edited by Bill Dutton and me. This new book explores how advances in ICTs are transforming the way scholarly research is conducted across all disciplines, offering a comprehensive and accessible view of the use of these new approaches to research and their ethical, legal and institutional implications. Where has work in this area made the greatest strides, and what areas are in the greatest need of further research?

16:00 Opening and Introduction

The Editors: Bill Dutton and Paul Jeffreys

16:10-50 Keynote

David De Roure, Professor of eResearch, Oxford e-Research Centre; National Strategic Director for Digital Social Research

16:50-17:30 Panel Discussion on Directions for the Field

  • Graham Crow, Professor of Sociology, University of Southampton; Deputy Director of the UK’s National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM)
  • Jim Davies, Professor of Software Engineering, Director, Software Engineering Programme, and Fellow, Kellogg College
  • Eric T. Meyer, Research Fellow, OII
  • Ralph Schroeder, Senior Research Fellow and Director of Research at the OII

17:30-17:55 Open Discussion on World Wide Research

17:55-18:00 Closing Remarks