[AISWorld] ToC International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Managem

Tue May 17 04:17:06 EDT 2011

 
The  contents of the latest issue of: 
International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and  
Management (IJISCRAM) 
Official  Publication of the Information Resources Management  Association 
Volume 3,  Issue 1, January-March 2011 
Published: Quarterly in Print and  Electronically 
ISSN: 1937-9390 EISSN: 1937-9420 
Published by  IGI Publishing,  Hershey-New York,  USA 
_www.igi-global.com/ijiscram_ (http://www.igi-global.com/ijiscram)  
Editors-in-Chief: Murray E. Jennex,  San Diego State University, USA; and 
Bartel Van de Walle, Tilburg University, The  Netherlands 
PAPER  ONE 
Evaluating  Campus Safety Messages at 99 Public Universities in  2010 
John W.  Barbrey, Longwood  University, USA 
In 2009,  the U.S. Department of Education published an Action Guide for 
Emergency  Management at Institutions of Higher Education (U.S. Department of 
Education,  2009). In 2006, the Virginia State Crime Commission issued a 
prescient “Final  Report: Study on Campus Safety (HJR 122)” regarding Virginia’
s colleges and  universities (Virginia State Crime Commission, 2006). Gray 
(2009) provided  results from a “Columbine 10-Year Anniversary Survey”, 
which reviewed recent  campus safety improvements of 435 K-12 and university 
respondents. From the  three documents, prescribed campus safety activities 
were identified that could  be consistently found in the stated programs and 
policies on university  websites. Of these activities, 18 separate criteria 
upon which a university’s  online emergency preparedness/ safety/security 
messages could be evaluated  through content analysis were conceptualized 
(coding: 1= school has criterion,  0= does not), to estimate the quality of the 
overall preparedness message of  each institution in the small sample (n = 
99) of universities, representing all  50 states in 2010. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=53232_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=53232)  
PAPER  TWO 
Equipment  Distribution for Structural Stabilization and Civilian  Rescue 
Albert Y.  Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 
Feniosky Peña-Mora, Columbia University,  USA 
Saumil J.  Mehta, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 
Stuart  Foltz, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, USA 
Albert P.  Plans, Universitat Politècnica de  Catalunya, Spain 
Brian R.  Brauer, Illinois Fire Service Institute, USA 
Scott  Nacheman, Thornton Tomasetti, USA 
The  efficiency of Urban Search and Rescue operations depends on the supply 
of  appropriate equipment and resources, and an efficient damage assessment 
 facilitates deployment of these resources. This paper presents an 
Information  Technology (IT) supported system for on-site data collection to 
communicate  structural condition, track search and rescue status, and request and 
allocate  appropriate resources. The system provides a unified interface for 
efficient  gathering, storing, and sharing of building assessment 
information.  Visualization and access of such information enable rescuers to respond 
to the  disaster more efficiently with better situational awareness. The IT 
system also  provides an interface for electronic resource requests to a 
geospatial resource  repository service that enables a spatial disaster 
management environment for  resource allocation. Request and deployment of 
critical resources through this  system enables lifesaving efforts, with the 
appropriate equipment, operator, and  materials, to become more efficient and 
effective. System development at the  Illinois Fire Service Institute has shown 
promising  results. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=53233_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=53233)  
PAPER  THREE 
WORKPAD:  Process Management and Geo-Collaboration Help Disaster  Response 
Tiziana Catarci, Sapienza Università di Roma,  Italy 
Massimiliano de Leoni, Technical University of Eindhoven, The  Netherlands 
Andrea Marrella, Sapienza Università di Roma,  Italy 
Massimo Mecella, Sapienza Università di Roma,  Italy 
Alessandro Russo, Sapienza Università di Roma,  Italy 
Renate  Steinmann, Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Austria 
Manfred  Bortenschlager, Samsung Electronics Research Institute, UK 
In complex  emergency/disaster scenarios, persons from teams from various 
emergency-response  organizations collaborate to achieve a common goal. In 
these scenarios, the use  of smart mobile devices and applications can improve 
the collaboration  dynamically. The lack of basic interaction principles 
can be dangerous, as it  could increase the level of disaster or can make the 
efforts ineffective. This  paper examines the main results of the project 
WORKPAD finished in December  2009. WORKPAD worked on a two-level architecture 
to support rescue operators  during emergency management. The use of a 
user-centered design methodology  during the entire development cycle has 
guaranteed that the architecture and  resulting system meet end-user requirements. 
The feasibility of its use in real  emergencies is also proven by a 
demonstration showcased with real operators. The  paper includes qualitative and 
quantitative results and presents guidelines that  can be useful in developing 
emergency-management  systems. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=53234_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=53234)  
PAPER  FOUR 
Experience  Report: Using A Cloud Computing Environment During Haiti and  
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Brianna  Terese Hertzler, San Diego State  University, USA 
Eric  Frost, San Diego State  University, USA 
George H.  Bressler, San Diego State  University, USA 
Charles  Goehring, San Diego State  University, USA 
The events  of September 11, 2001, the Indian Ocean tsunami  in 2004, and 
Hurricane Katrina in 2005 awakened American policymakers to the  importance 
of the need for emergency management. This paper explains how a cloud  
computing environment can support social networks and logistical coordination on  
a global scale during crises. Basic cloud computing functionality is covered 
to  show how social networks can connect seamlessly to work together with 
profound  interoperability. Lastly, the benefits of a cloud computing 
solution is  presented as the most cost-effective, efficient, and secure method of  
communication during a disaster response, with the unique capability of 
being  able to support a global community through its massive  scalability. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=53235_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=53235)  
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For full copies  of the above articles, check for this issue of the 
International Journal of Information  Systems for Crisis Response and Management 
(IJISCRAM) in your institution's library. This  journal is also included in 
the IGI Global aggregated "InfoSci-Journals" database: 
_http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx) .  
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CALL FOR  PAPERS 
Mission of  IJISCRAM: 
The mission of the International Journal of  Information Systems for Crisis 
Response and Management (IJISCRAM) is to  provide an outlet for innovative 
research in the area of information systems for  crisis response and 
management. Research is expected to be rigorous but can  utilize any accepted 
methodology and may be qualitative or quantitative in  nature. The journal will 
provide a comprehensive cross disciplinary forum for  advancing the 
understanding of the organizational, technical, human, and  cognitive issues 
associated with the use of information systems in responding  and managing crises of 
all kinds. 
Coverage  of IJISCRAM: 
This  journal covers all aspects of the crisis management information 
systems  discipline, from organizational issues to technology support to decision 
support  and knowledge representation. High quality submissions are 
encouraged using any  qualitative or quantitative research methodology, focusing on 
the design,  development, implementation, use, and evaluation of such 
systems. Submissions  are especially encouraged covering the following topics in 
this  discipline: 
·         Case studies, research methods, and modeling  approaches 
·         Collaborative and intelligent  systems 
·         Command and  control 
·         Communication  technologies 
·         Crisis planning, training, exercising, and  gaming 
·         Data fusion, representation, and  visualization 
·         Decision making and  judgment 
·         Disaster risk reduction, risk management, ad-hoc, and  sensor 
networks 
·         Early warning  systems 
·         Emergency response  systems 
·         Geographical information  systems 
·         Globalization and development  issues 
·         Healthcare and health information  systems 
·         Human-computer  interaction 
·         Humanitarian  operations 
·         Information systems  strategy 
·         Knowledge management and  systems 
·         Systems interoperability information systems  infrastructures 
·         Virtual teams and organizations   
Interested  authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission 
guidelines _www.igi-global.com/ijiscram_ (http://www.igi-global.com/ijiscram) . 
All  inquiries and submissions should be sent to: 
Editors-in-Chief: Murray E. Jennex and Bartel A. Van de Walle at 
_journaleditors at iscram.org_ (mailto:journaleditors at iscram.org)  or 
_ijiscram at iscram.org_ (mailto:ijiscram at iscram.org)
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