[AISWorld] CFP - HICSS-54: Minitrack - Collaboration in Online Communities: Information Processing and Decision Making

[Tom Meservy]

Are you doing interesting research at the intersection of information
process/decision making and online environments? Do you want to have
stimulating discussions about an emerging research area in a beautiful
setting? Come join our collegial and developmental community as we work on
impactful research.

Minitrack: Collaboration in Online Communities: Information Processing and
Decision Making
Track: Collaboration Systems and Technologies
Mini-track Co-Chairs: Tom Meservy, Matt Jensen, Kelly Fadel

Minitrack Description

Online communities consist of individuals who share a common interest and
who use the internet to communicate with each other and work together in
pursuit of shared interests. Individuals seek out information online for
both utilitarian and hedonic reasons. Online forums are one example of a
pervasive platform where individuals can submit and receive answers to
questions as well as browse the experiences of others. Individuals with
questions often turn to these forums, either directly or indirectly
(through search engine results), to find answers to problems they face.
While research has begun to address utilitarian and hedonic seeking and
consumption of information, there is still much left unknown. This
mini-track focuses on research related to understanding information
processing and decision making in the context of online communities. The
following is a list of sample topics (non-exhaustive) that would be a good
fit for this mini-track:

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   How individuals search for, filter, or adopt online information
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   Online decision-making processes
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   Cognitive processing related to consumption of online information
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   Validation of online content
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   Community based cues
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   Evaluation of different cue types (e.g., upvotes, star ratings)
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   Design elements of tools to support online communities
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   Crowdsourced knowledge
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   Approaches to increase contributions/engagement
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   Novel approaches to support online communities



Important dates:

July 15, 2020: Paper Submission Deadline (11:59 pm HST)
August 23, 2020: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
September 22, 2020: Deadline for Final Manuscript
January 5-8, 2021: HICSS Conference


Minitrack Contact Information:

Tom Meservy, Brigham Young University, tmeservy at byu.edu
Matthew Jenson, University of Oklahoma, mjensen at ou.edu
Kelly Fadel - Utah State University, kelly.fadel at usu.edu