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Conference on Science and the Internet 2012

Düsseldorf (GER), July 2012 - The International Conference on Science and the Internet (COSCI), organized by the Junior Researchers Group Science and the Internet, will be held 01-03 August 2012.




Online media have brought about numerous changes in scholarly practices, including - but not limited to - gathering data, finding relevant literature, making research and results accessible, organising collaboration, communicating with colleagues and students, as well as creating fruitful learning environments.

The increasing degree of mobility, connectivity, and accessibility of information affects not only research, but also the connected areas of teaching, knowledge management, and publication. This interdisciplinary conference brings together researchers and practitioners from multiple disciplines.

The questions addressed include

  • How is the research process transformed through the use of digital infrastructures?
  • How does the Internet affect scholarly publishing (e.g. Open Access, unpublished manuscripts, blogs)?
  • How do teaching styles or beliefs and use of the Internet mutually influence each other?
  • What is the role of ethics, policies, and legal regulation in academic use of the Internet?

Participants may register by paying the fifty-euro registration fee by Paypal or in cash on site. If you are unable to pay the fee, the organisers may grant a fee waiver subject to a case-by-case-decision.