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Scheme Versioning in the Semantic Web
This paper describes a conceptual framework and meth- odology for managing scheme versioning for the Semantic Web. The first part of the paper introduces the concept of vocabulary encoding schemes, distinguished from ... -
SKOS and the Ontogenesis of Vocabularies
The paper suggests extensions to SKOS Core to make explicit where concepts in a knowledge organization system have changed from one version of the system to another. -
SmartSites Toolkit for Evaluating Course Web Sites
(2004-12-17)To facilitate the design of effective web sites for classroom-based courses, we developed a systematic heuristic evaluation methodology and relevant heuristics. To facilitate reuse of the methodology, we developed an ... -
Social equity is key to sustainable ocean governance
(npj Ocean Sustainability, 2022-08-10)Calls to address social equity in ocean governance are expanding. Yet ‘equity’ is seldom clearly defined. Here we present a framework to support contextually-informed assessment of equity in ocean governance. Guiding ... -
Social Tagging and the Next Steps for Indexing: Fordist Relexivity and Intertextuality
Social tagging, as a particular type of indexing, has thrown into question the nature of indexing. Is it a democratic process? Can we all benefit from user-created tags? What about the value added by professionals? Employing ... -
The social, cultural & technological impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in family farming: the case of Washington State
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2022-04-30)The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated transformations that we were expecting to happen in decades. The so-called "new normal" gave way to a covidianity characterized by structural instability affecting daily life, the ... -
Some Temporal Aspects of Indexing and Classification: Toward a Metrics for Measuring Scheme Change
In this paper we discuss the temporal aspects of indexing and classification in information systems. Basing this discussion off of the three sources of research of scheme change: of indexing: (1) analytical research on the ... -
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The Spirit of Volunteerism: Re-building Civil Society and Delivering Jobs through Youth Networks in Turkey
(Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, 2008)This paper is part of a project at the Center for Information and Society to broaden and deepen our understanding of the impact of Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD). Our intention is to ... -
Structure and flexibility in global research design: Methodological choices in landscape study of public access in 25 countries
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2009-10)This paper presents the research methodology for the Landscape of Public Access Technology in Developing Countries study, conducted between 2007 and 2010 by the Technology & Social Change Group at the University of Washington ... -
Subject Ontogeny: Subject Access through Time and the Dimensionality of Classification
Classification schemes undergo revision. However, in a networked environment revisions can be used to add dimensionality to classification. This dimensionality can be used to help explain conceptual warrant, explain the ... -
Survey Instruments: Immigrant women, e-skills, and employability in Europe
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2009-11)These surveys were created in seven languages to inform the TASCHA research surrounding Immigrant Women, e-Skills, and Employability in Europe. Included in the zip file are surveys developed for immigrant and "native born" ... -
Survey on eInclusion Actors in the EU27
(European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, 2013-11-14)This report presents the results of an online survey of almost 3,000 organizations working on eInclusion in 27 European countries. The findings of the analysis provide policy relevant insights and help shed light on the ... -
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Teaching Data Ethics: Foundations and Possibilities from Engineering and Computer Science Ethics Education
(2021)Ethical, social, and other considerations have been acknowledged as important for data science education. However, research is only beginning to emerge on how such considerations are being incorporated into data science ... -
Tearing down the wall to Myanmar’s information ecosystem: The case of one local organization in producing and providing credible information
(TASCHA, 2017-07-17)This report highlights the experiences of one of Myanmar’s leading research organizations in compiling, analyzing, and publishing political data for local audiences on an online information platform (called MyPILAR). The ... -
Technology access & education for refugee women in Seattle & King County
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2020-08)This report is based on research we conducted in 2019 to understand the role of technology access and education for women who have arrived in Washington State as refugees. Our focus on women and technology stems from an ...