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Barrie Cox : the place-names of Leicestershire (2011)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2011). Barrie Cox : the place-names of Leicestershire. Notes and Queries, 58(3), 438-439. https://doi.org/10.1093/notesj/gjr077

Part four of The Place-Names of Leicestershire documents the history of the place-names in the fifty-four parishes of Gartree Hundred in the south-east of the county. Study of the toponymic record of this part of Leicestershire is facilitated by thre... Read More about Barrie Cox : the place-names of Leicestershire.

Learning to act like a nurse (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Roberts, D., & Talbot, R. (2011, July). Learning to act like a nurse. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Invisible signs (2011)
Exhibition / Performance
Giles, L. G. Invisible signs. [Exhibition]. 25 June 2011. (Unpublished)

There exists an almost ubiquitous prevalence of signs, signage and information graphics throughout our society, whether this be information signage, such as a notice that instructs, advises, informs, warns or commercial signage which is designed to c... Read More about Invisible signs.

All the world's a screen (2011)
Exhibition / Performance
Sermon, P., & Gould, C. All the world's a screen. [Telematic Art Installation]. 28 May 2011. (Unpublished)

All the world’s a screen was an interactive telematic project created by Paul Sermon and Charlotte Gould from the University of Salford, developed during their residency at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona MACBA Study Centre and their studio... Read More about All the world's a screen.

The evolution of next generation network environments in Europe - the significance of the EU as a policy actor (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2011, May). The evolution of next generation network environments in Europe - the significance of the EU as a policy actor. Presented at International Communication Association, Boston

This paper undertakes an exploration of the current, and likely future, significance of the European Union as an actor in the emerging communication policy area of Next Generation Networks. In so doing, it explores the key approaches taken by the EU... Read More about The evolution of next generation network environments in Europe - the significance of the EU as a policy actor.

The seven stages of man (2011)
Exhibition / Performance
Sermon, P., & Gould, C. The seven stages of man. [Telematic Art Installation]. 13 May 2011. (Unpublished)

An interactive telematic project by Charlotte Gould and Paul Sermon from the University of Salford UK, developed and presented during their residency at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona MACBA Study Centre from 1st March to 31st May 2011

The emotive city (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Rooney, J. (2011, May). The emotive city. Presented at 4th Annual Information Studies Postgraduate Symposium, Manchester Metropolitan University

How can a city, with its connections, people and architecture be viewed as a living cultural artefact? Every city has at least one ArtSpace; larger urban conurbations have a multitude of spaces devoted to art. The ArtSpace is a venue designed to con... Read More about The emotive city.

Radical gardening: politics, idealism & rebellion in the garden (2011)
Book
Mckay, G. (2011). Radical gardening: politics, idealism & rebellion in the garden. London: Frances Lincoln

'War is the natural occupation of man … war-and gardening.' Winston Churchill to Siegfried Sassoon, 1918 In the common public perception, contemporary gardening is understood as suburban, as leisure activity, as television makeover opportunity. I... Read More about Radical gardening: politics, idealism & rebellion in the garden.

Designing out crime. A designer's guide (2011)
Book
Davey, C., Wootton, A., & Marselle, M. (2011). Designing out crime. A designer's guide. London: Design Council

These are guidelines for design professionals interested in considering crime prevention within the design process.

Towards an archaeology of media ecologies : the case of Italian free radios (2011)
Journal Article
Goddard, M. (2011). Towards an archaeology of media ecologies : the case of Italian free radios. Fibreculture journal, 17,

This article looks at the contemporary reinvention of the term Media Ecologies in the work of Matthew Fuller, arguing that its provenance is less form Postman's Media Ecology Association andmore form the work of Felix Guattari. It then presents an ac... Read More about Towards an archaeology of media ecologies : the case of Italian free radios.

Scrapbooks, albums & notebooks: an act of leisure, a document of leisure, a labour of leisure (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Carson, J., & Miller, R. (2011, April). Scrapbooks, albums & notebooks: an act of leisure, a document of leisure, a labour of leisure. Presented at Recording Leisure Lives: Everyday Leisure in twentieth century Britain, Bolton Museum and Art Gallery

"Thus, scrapbooks serve as particularly useful sources; not only can they reveal culture through their compilation of ephemera, but they also illustrate an individual’s interaction with that culture." (Kuipers, 2004: 87) Scrapbooks, albums and noteb... Read More about Scrapbooks, albums & notebooks: an act of leisure, a document of leisure, a labour of leisure.

The potential of soft governance in the EU information society: lessons from the EU electronic communications regulatory framework (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2011, April). The potential of soft governance in the EU information society: lessons from the EU electronic communications regulatory framework. Presented at UK Political Studies Association Annual Conference ‘Transforming Politics – New Synergies’. Panel: ‘The Public Interest and EU Information Society Policy: the Role of Soft Governance’,, London

The paper has two key findings. First, the EU’s employment of soft governance as a policy tool to stimulate effective transposition and implementation of agreed measures in telecommunications has been utilised alongside the threat (and use of) hard l... Read More about The potential of soft governance in the EU information society: lessons from the EU electronic communications regulatory framework.

Distributed ontology building as practical work (2011)
Journal Article
Randall, D., Procter, R., Lin, Y., Poschen, M., Sharrock, W., & Stevens, R. (2011). Distributed ontology building as practical work. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 69(4), 220-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2010.12.011

Ontologies – a form of structured and logically related knowledge or classification hierarchy embedded in a computer system – are regarded by many scientists as having enormous promise for the consistent use and re-use of data. To realise this promis... Read More about Distributed ontology building as practical work.

Crossmedia narratives in the Science-Fiction television discourse. The case of Battlestar Galactica (2003-2010) (2011)
Journal Article
Hernandez Perez, M., & Grandio Perez, M. (2011). Crossmedia narratives in the Science-Fiction television discourse. The case of Battlestar Galactica (2003-2010). Área abierta, 1-20

This article explores the Science Fiction crossmedia television narratives and their key uses for the promotion and the creation of entertainment in the current television system. Henry Jenkins and others have pointed out to the genre of science fict... Read More about Crossmedia narratives in the Science-Fiction television discourse. The case of Battlestar Galactica (2003-2010).

A qualitative enquiry into OpenStreetMap making (2011)
Journal Article
Lin, Y. (2011). A qualitative enquiry into OpenStreetMap making. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 17(1), 53-71

Based on a case study on the OpenStreetMap community, this paper provides a contextual and embodied understanding of the user-led, user-participatory and user-generated produsage phenomenon. It employs Grounded Theory, Social Worlds Theory, and quali... Read More about A qualitative enquiry into OpenStreetMap making.

The emotive city, a PechaKucha presentation Media, Digital Technology & the Creative Economy Theme workshop (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Media, Digital Technology & the Creative Economy Theme workshop. Presented at Media, Digital Technology & the Creative Economy Theme workshop, The University of Salford

How can a city, with its connections, people and architecture be viewed as a living cultural artefact? Every city has at least one ArtSpace; larger urban conurbations have a multitude of spaces devoted to art. The ArtSpace is a venue designed to con... Read More about The emotive city, a PechaKucha presentation Media, Digital Technology & the Creative Economy Theme workshop.

Now the hand can see: Text construction/deconstruction (2011)
Exhibition / Performance
Rooney, J. Now the hand can see: Text construction/deconstruction. [Acrylic Poster with digital letterrforms]. 16 March 2011. (Unpublished)

This presentation will explore the use of typographic form, plus content and the stories and emotion within the text to create a new form of information aesthetics created from source texts as its emotional centre. The information aesthetic is analys... Read More about Now the hand can see: Text construction/deconstruction.