[AISWorld] IJISCRAM 8(2), International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response
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Abstract Announcement for International Journal of Information Systems for
Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM) 8(2)
The contents of the latest issue of:
International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and
Management (IJISCRAM)
Volume 8, Issue 2, April - June 2016
Indexed by: INSPEC
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1937-9390; EISSN: 1937-9420;
Published by IGI Global Publishing, Hershey, USA
_www.igi-global.com/ijiscram_
(http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-information-systems-crisis/1119)
Editor-in-Chief: Víctor Amadeo Bañuls Silvera (Universidad Pablo de
Olavide, Spain) and Murray E. Jennex (San Diego State University, USA)Note: The
International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and
Management (IJISCRAM) has an Open Access option, which allows individuals and
institutions unrestricted access to its published content. Unlike traditional
subscription-based publishing models, open access content is available
without having to purchase or subscribe to the journal in which the content is
published. All IGI Global manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind
peer review editorial process.
GUEST EDITORIAL PREFACE
Special Issue on Building Resilience through Information and Crisis
Management and Response
Andrea H. Tapia (School of IS and Technology, Penn State University,
University Park, PA, USA), Kathleen A. Moore (Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA,
USA)
To obtain a copy of the Guest Editorial Preface, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/pdf.aspx?tid=178580&ptid=131787&ctid=15&t=Special
Issue on Building Resilience through Information and Crisis Management and
Response_
(http://www.igi-global.com/pdf.aspx?tid=178580&ptid=131787&ctid=15&t=Special%20Issue%20on%20Building%20Resilience%20through%20Information%20and%20C
risis%20Management%20and%20Response)
ARTICLE 1
Assessing the Impact of Crowd Tasking Apps on Resuscitation Success: The
Case of Sudden Cardiac Arrests in Germany
Simone Wurster (Fachgebiet Innovations Economics, Technische Universität
Berlin, Berlin, Germany), Michael Klafft (Department of Management
Information Technology, Jade University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelmshaven, Germany),
Frank Fiedrich (Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany),
Andreas Bohn (Emergency Medical Director, City of Münster Fire Department,
Münster, Germany)
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is among the three most prominent causes of
death in industrialized nations. Therefore, experts are calling for solutions,
including IT-systems to mobilize volunteers. SCA emergencies require
immediate action and advanced first aid skills. As of today, emergency services
are often unable to arrive at the victim in time, and laypeople on the
scene frequently fail to conduct resuscitation properly. One approach to solve
this problem is to rely on skilled volunteers, who are alerted by
smartphone apps. Among others, German researchers are currently developing a crisis
response system with a crowd tasking app. It aims to help reduce the
effects of large-scale events, but also of ad-hoc incidents including SCA. This
paper describes an approach to determine the potential of the system to
increase the survival rate of SCA illustrated based upon data from Germany. Its
concept was analyzed by experts and benefited from their feedback.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/assessing-the-impact-of-crowd-tasking-apps-on-re
suscitation-success/178581_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/assessing-the-impact-of-crowd-tasking-apps-on-resuscitation-success/178581)
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=178581_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=178581)
ARTICLE 2
Sharing Radiation Measurements Through Social Media: A Methodological
User-Oriented Proposal Set of Guidelines
Antonin Segault (University of Bourgogne - Franche-Comté, Montbéliard,
France), Federico Tajariol (University of Bourgogne - Franche-Comté,
Montbéliard, France), Yang Ishigaki (University of Electro-Communications, Chofu,
Japan), Ioan Roxin (University of Bourgogne - Franche-Comté, Montbéliard,
France)
Radiation measurements are key information for risk communication in
post-nuclear accident situations. Among the different social media platforms,
Twitter offers automated accounts which have been used to share the readings,
but often in an incomplete way from the perspective of data sharing and
risk communication between citizen and radiation experts. In this paper, the
authors investigate the requirements for radiation measurements, by
analysing the perceived usefulness of several metadata items that may go along the
measurement itself. They carried out a benchmark of existing usages, and
conducted a survey with both experts and lay citizens. They thus produced a
set of guidelines regarding the metadata that should be used. Furthermore,
they created a prototype of a software tool to publish complete measurements
and metadata containing suitable information for both experts and citizen
based on the requirements.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/sharing-radiation-measurements-through-social-me
dia/178582_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/sharing-radiation-measurements-through-social-media/178582)
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=178582_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=178582)
ARTICLE 3
A Semi-Automated Content Moderation Workflow for Humanitarian Situation
Assessments
Daniel Link (Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management,
European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS), Münster,
Germany), Jie Ling (University of Münster, Münster, Germany), Jannik Hoffjann
(University of Münster, Münster, Germany), Bernd Hellingrath (Department of
Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, European Research Center for
Information Systems (ERCIS), Münster, Germany)
Although online social media has been recognized as a source of information
that is potentially relevant for humanitarian organizations, it remains to
demonstrate positive impact. The authors argue that relevant information
isn't yet incorporated effectively into decision-making because the key role
of humanitarian situation assessment experts and their methodologies
hasn't been sufficiently recognized and incorporated into information systems
design. In particular, the authors focus on the content moderation process
(i.e. on examining, correcting and enriching data and controlling its
dissemination) and argue that existing systems, which often follow a
human-is-the-loop approach, either lack automation support or flexibility. In contrast,
they present an interactive, semi-automated content moderation workflow and
an instantiating prototype that follows the human-is-the-loop approach and
centers on assessment experts. The evaluation of the new system
practitioner interviews and serious games suggests that it offers good compatibility
with experts' work practices, moderation quality and flexibility.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/a-semi-automated-content-moderation-workflow-for
-humanitarian-situation-assessments/178583_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/a-semi-automated-content-moderation-workflow-for-humanitarian-situation-a
ssessments/178583)
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=178583_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=178583)
ARTICLE 4
Communicating with Citizens on the Ground: A Practical Study
Suvodeep Mazumdar (Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield,
Sheffield, UK), Fabio Ciravegna (University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK),
Neil Ireson (University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK), Jennifer Read (School
of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK),
Emma Simpson (Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield,
UK), Peter Cudd (University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK)
Availability and access to information is critical for a highly effective
response to an ongoing event however, information reported by citizens is
based on their context, bias and subjective interpretation, and the channel
of communication may be too narrow to provide clear, accurate reporting.
This can often lead to inadequate response to an emergency, which can in turn
result in loss of property or even lives. Excessive response to an
emergency can also result in a waste of highly resources. The authors' solution to
address this problem is to make the citizen act as a camera for the control
room by exploiting the user's mobile camera. The system is designed to
provide a live view of the citizen's immediate surroundings, while control
room personnel can provide instructions. In this paper, the authors introduce
their approach and share initial insights from a focus group validation
session and then four evaluations with users within a separate but closely
related domain. They discuss their observations, evaluation results and
provide a set of recommendations for the Emergency Response domain.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/communicating-citizens-ground/178584_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/communicating-citizens-ground/178584)
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=178584_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=178584)
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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:
_www.igi-global.com/isj_ (http://www.igi-global.com/e-r
esources/infosci-databases/infosci-journals/) .
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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. The goal of the journal is to publish high quality empirical and
theoretical research covering all aspects of information systems for
crisis response and management. Full-length research manuscripts, insightful
research and practice notes, and case studies will be considered for
publication.
Indices of IJISCRAM:
* ACM Digital Library
* Bacon's Media Directory
* Cabell's Directories
* DBLP
* GetCited
* Google Scholar
* INSPEC
* JournalTOCs
* MediaFinder
* Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
* The Index of Information Systems Journals
* The Standard Periodical Directory
* Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Coverage of IJISCRAM:
This journal covers all aspects of the crisis management information
systems discipline, from organizational or social issues to technology support to
decision making and knowledge representation. High quality submissions are
encouraged using any qualitative or quantitative research methodology,
focusing on the design, development, implementation, uses 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/calls-for-papers/international-journal-information-systems-crisis/1119_
(http://www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers/international-journal-information-systems-crisis/1119)
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