Fwd: 9-CALL FOR REVIEWERS: Draft NRC report on "Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content."

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

Hi all

I'm assuming this wasn't on APPLe, but aplogies if it was. It might
be of interest to some.

cheers
David
 --- Herb Lin <HLin@nas.edu> wrote: > From: "Herb Lin" <HLin@nas.edu>
> To: ITAS@nas.edu
> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 06:03:44 -0400
> Subject: 9-CALL FOR REVIEWERS: Draft NRC report on "Tools and
> Strategies
> 	 for Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to
> 	 Other Inappropriate Internet Content."
> 
> Apologies if you get more than one copy of this note - we are
> sending this to
> many parties to generate the broadest possible universe from which
> to select
> reviewers.
> 
> 
> 
> CALL FOR REVIEWERS - PLEASE POST WIDELY
> 
> The National Research Council seeks reviewers for a draft report on
> its project
> on "Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and
> Their
> Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content."   More
> information on
> this project, including a list of committee members, can be found
> at <
> http://www.itasnrc.org>.
> 
> Purpose of review
> 
> Every report of the National Research Council must be reviewed by a
> diverse
> group of experts other than its authors before it may be released
> outside the
> institution.  This independent, rigorous review is a hallmark that
> distinguishes
> the NRC from many other organizations offering scientific and
> technical advice
> on issues of national importance.  The purpose of such review is to
> assist the
> authors in making their report as accurate and effective as
> possible, and to
> enhance the clarity, cogency, and credibility of the final
> document.
> 
> Responsibilities of reviewers
> 
> Reviewers are asked to consider whether in their judgment the
> evidence and
> arguments presented are sound and the report is fully responsive to
> the study
> charge, not whether they concur with the findings.  Reviewers
> provide written
> comments on any and all aspects of the draft report, and the
> authoring committee
> is expected to consider all review comments and to provide written
> responses to
> those comments, either modifying the report accordingly or
> explaining why the
> report was not modified.  The committee's responses are themselves
> evaluated by
> the National Research Council for adequacy and completeness.  Note
> that NRC
> reports have a history of changing significantly between draft and
> final
> versions as the result of reviewer comments.
> 
> Qualifications of reviewers
> 
> Reviewers of NRC reports are selected on the basis of personal
> expertise in a
> field or fields relevant to the subject matter of the report; a
> dedication to
> drawing conclusions based on the analysis of data and information;
> sufficiently
> seniority in their fields to warrant broad respect for their
> intellect,
> fairness, and stature.  Names of reviewers are made public at the
> time of the
> report's final publication, but during the review process they are
> anonymous to
> the committee and staff.
> 
> Confidentiality of report
> 
> Because NRC reports change as the result of review, reviewers must
> be willing to
> keep the draft report absolutely confidential and otherwise abide
> by the NRC's
> guidelines for reviewing of reports.
> 
> Procedure for submitting names
> 
> Please forward nominations for reviewers (self-nominations
> acceptable) to
> itas@nas.edu.  The "subject" line of the e-mail should say
> "reviewer
> nomination."  Submitted nominations should include contact
> information,
> biographies (including relevant published works, public statements,
> and current
> or former positions of relevance), and indications of relevant
> expertise and the
> perspective on the subject that the nominee will bring.  Note that
> while the NRC
> seeks nominations from a wide variety of sources, it reserves the
> exclusive
> right to determine reviewers of its reports.
> 
> Deadline for Nominations
> 
> While nominations may be submitted at any time, nominations without
> the
> information described above, or received after September 15, 2001,
> may not be
> fully considered.
> 
> 
> More information is available from the Web site of this project at
> <
> http://www.itasnrc.org> or from
> Herb Lin (Study Director), at 202-334-2605.
> 
>  

=====
David Goldstein
email: Goldstein_David@yahoo.com.au
phone: +61 418 228 605 (mobile)

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