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Abstract Announcement for International Journal of Information Systems for
Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM) 7(2)
The contents of the latest issue of:
International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and
Management (IJISCRAM)
Volume 7, Issue 2, April - June 2015
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(s)-in-Chief: Murray E. Jennex (San Diego State University, USA) and
Víctor Amadeo Bañuls Silvera (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain)Note:
There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to the
International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and
Management (IJISCRAM). All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer
review editorial process.
GUEST EDITORIAL PREFACE
Special Issue on Human Computer Interaction in Critical Systems 1: Citizen
and Volunteers
Christian Reuter (Institute for Information Systems, University of Siegen,
Siegen, Germany), Tilo Mentler (University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany),
Stefan Geisler (University of Applied Sciences Ruhr West, Mülheim, Germany)
To obtain a copy of the Guest Editorial Preface, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/pdf.aspx?tid=143914&ptid=118584&ctid=15&t=Special
Issue on Human Computer Interaction in Critical Systems 1: Citizen and
Volunteers_
(http://www.igi-global.com/pdf.aspx?tid=143914&ptid=118584&ctid=15&t=Special%20Issue%20on%20Human%20Computer%20Interaction%20in%20Critical%20Systems%
201:%20Citizen%20and%20Volunteers)
ARTICLE 1
Integrating Volunteers into Rescue Processes: Analysis of User
Requirements and Mobile App Conception
Henrik Detjen (Computer Science Institute, Hochschule Ruhr West,
University of Applied Science, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany), Stefan Hoffmann
(Computer Science Institute, Hochschule Ruhr West, University of Applied Science,
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany), Leonie Rösner (Institute for Social
Psychology: Media and Communication, University Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg,
Germany), Stephan Winter (Institute for Social Psychology: Media and Communication,
University Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany), Stefan Geisler (Computer
Science Institute, Hochschule Ruhr West, University of Applied Science,
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany), Nicole Krämer (Institute for Social Psychology:
Media and Communication, University Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany), Gerd
Bumiller (Computer Science Institute, Hochschule Ruhr West, University of
Applied Science, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany)
Recently, rescue worker resources have not been sufficient to meet the
regular response time during large-scale catastrophic events in every case.
However, many volunteers supported official forces in different disaster
situations, often self-organized through social media. In this paper, a system
will be introduced which allows the coordination of trained volunteers by a
professional control center with the objective of a more efficient
distribution of human resources and technical equipment. Volunteers are contacted
via app on their private smartphone. The design of this app is based on
user requirements gathered in focus group discussions. The feedback of the
potential users includes privacy aspects, low energy consumption, and
mechanisms for long-term motivation and training. The authors present the results
of the focus group analyses as well as the transfer to their app design
concept.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/integrating-volunteers-into-rescue-processes/143
918_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/integrating-volunteers-into-rescue-processes/143918)
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=143918_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=143918)
ARTICLE 2
Crisis-Related Apps: Assistance for Critical and Emergency Situations
Inga Karl (Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Science, Lippstadt,
Germany), Kristian Rother (Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Science,
Lippstadt, Germany), Simon Nestler (Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Science,
Lippstadt, Germany)
In this paper the authors developed applications for apps in times of
crises and critical situations. They analyzed how people act in these
situations and how to mitigate their uncertainty and fears through
situation-specific communication. Including these aspects as well as the general challenges
of crisis communication, pros and cons of apps based on existing examples
were discussed. The resulting requirements for an app for crises and
dangerous situations should assist in designing a communication solution that
strengthens the feeling of security of citizens in critical times, such as
life-threatening situations. This solution is intended as an additional means
of communication for emergency services to modernize crisis communication
with affected people.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/crisis-related-apps/143919_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/crisis-related-apps/143919)
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=143919_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=143919)
ARTICLE 3
Social Media and Emergency Services?: Interview Study on Current and
Potential Use in 7 European Countries
Christian Reuter (Institute for Information Systems, University of Siegen,
Siegen, Germany), Thomas Ludwig (University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany),
Therese Friberg (University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany), Sylvia
Pratzler-Wanczura (Fire Department of Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany), Alexis
Gizikis (European Emergency Number Association, Brussels, Belgium)
Social media is much just used for private as well as business purposes,
obviously, also during emergencies. Emergency services are often confronted
with the amount of information from social media and might consider using
them – or not using them. This article highlights the perception of
emergency services on social media during emergencies. Within their European
research project EMERGENT, the authors therefore conducted an interview study
with emergency service staff (N=11) from seven European countries and eight
different cities. Their results highlight the current and potential use of
social media, the emergency service's participation in research on social
media as well as current challenges, benefits and future plans.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/social-media-and-emergency-services/143920_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/social-media-and-emergency-services/143920)
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=143920_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=143920)
ARTICLE 4
Gaze Guiding as Support for the Control of Technical Systems
Benjamin Weyers (Visual Computing Institute, JARA HPC, RWTH Aachen
University, Aachen, Germany), Barbara Frank (Department of Work and Organizational
Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany), Kathrin Bischof
(Department of Computer Science and Applied Cognitive Science, University of
Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany), Annette Kluge (Department of Work and
Organizational Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany)
The control of technical systems is often defined by standard operating
procedures, e.g. provided by paper-based manuals or decision trees. These
procedures specify how a human operator should handle a specific situation
occurring in the system control, which might also be safety-critical. This
work presents a concept of guiding users' gaze in such control scenarios of
technical systems, which aims at preventing the user from having to leave the
control context in order to consult such a paper-based standard operating
procedure. Instead, the presented approach fades in information into the
control interface based on the current situation of the system and the
intended procedure. The work further argues for the use of this technique in the
context of refresher-based training to enhance retrieval of once-learned
knowledge. This concept, called gaze guiding, has been implemented in a
framework in which it can be applied to existing control interfaces. The
feasibility of gaze guiding in such control scenarios is demonstrated in a user
study with 21 participants.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/gaze-guiding-as-support-for-the-control-of-techn
ical-systems/143921_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/gaze-guiding-as-support-for-the-control-of-technical-systems/143921)
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=143921_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=143921)
____________________________________
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-resources/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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