CI Lab Notes

Continuing the TOP Bulletin with per iodic research repor ts from the Community Informatics Lab # 3 The Community Informatics Lab is a research facility opened in January 2008 in order to study the interaction of local communities and information technology in the tradition of the bench sciences, with a physical lab space for multiple projects. Its goal is to perfect current methodologies and develop new ones. Current projects include eChicago (ethnic communities and technology use), TOP Data Archive (creating and using an archive of 600+ community technology projects), eBlack (creating and using two online datasets regarding African American Illinois and African American Studies), Pnet 15 (reviewing the 15 year history of Prairienet), and Community Technology on Earth (coding and analyzing documented instances of community technology). The CI Lab looks forward to becoming a research tool available for faculty and students studying local communities or carrying out research in local communities. We welcome inquiries and visits from across the university, the state, and beyond. A weekly pot luck dinner (Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 in LIS 341) is open to all