Call for proposals deadline: November 30th 2009
Full chapters deadline: January 30th 2010

There is a Call for Chapters for a new book entitled “Digital Identity and Social Media” which will be published by IGI Global in early 2011. It is an exciting project and we encourage anyone with an interest in digital identity matters to look through the details and send us a proposal. Submissions on any of the following themes are encouraged:

• Conceptual frameworks and approaches to understanding digital identity;
• The impact of new technologies, social software and social media, on conceptualisations of [digital] identity;
• Authenticity and trust in identity based transactions;
• Machine mediated identities;
• Digital identity management – defending identity, reputation management and risk;
• The digital self and blurring boundaries between public and private spaces;
• Lifelong learning and the importance of digital identity for transitions from school to adult life and beyond;
• Negotiating individual, group, community and network based digital identities;
• Personalisation software and the impact on digital identities;
• The economic, societal, ethical and political issues raised by the increased availability of personal information;
• Digital literacies and accessibility in relation to digital identities;
• Identity, trust and authenticity in social networks;
• Relations between communities, networks, groups and individual identities;
• Personalisation technologies and digital identity;
• Cultural dynamics of online identity;
• Social media and emerging identity practices;
• Presence technologies, online visibility and digital identity.

Full details here: Call For Chapters Digital Identity Book (pdf)

We look forward to hearing from you.