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- extended-abstractPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
A Zine for Feminist Design of Reproductive Technologies
- Nadia Campo Woytuk
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
, - Joo Young Park
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
, - Lara Reime
Business IT, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
, - Marie Louise Juul Søndergaard
Institute of Design, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Norway
, - Deepika Yadav
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
, - Vasiliki Tsaknaki
Digital Design, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
, - Sarah Homewood
Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
, - Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
NordiCHI '24 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 2024 Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction•October 2024, Article No.: 72, pp 1-1• https://doi.org/10.1145/3677045.3685497Reproductive technologies encompass aspects of menstrual health, in/fertility, sexual health, pregnancy, contraception, abortion, or menopause, among many other things, thus entangling aspects of the everyday lives of people of all genders. As ...
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Supplementary Materialzine-and-howto.zip
- Nadia Campo Woytuk
- research-articleOpen AccessPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
Prototyping Playful Touch with a Sound-Mediating Table
- David Hagberg
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
, - Nikolaos Saoulidis
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
, - Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
, - Sjoerd Hendriks
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
DIS '24 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference•July 2024, pp 309-313• https://doi.org/10.1145/3656156.3665424Playfulness and ambiguity are design intentions with a growing interest in Human-Computer Interaction. This demo describes an interactive table prototype using bare-skin touch between two users to control a soundscape supported by light. It builds on ...
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- David Hagberg
- research-articleOpen AccessPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
More Samples of One: Weaving First-Person Perspectives into Mainstream HCI Research
- Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Claudia Núñez-Pacheco
Department of Informatics, Umeå University, Sweden
, - Sarah Homewood
Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
, - Andrés Lucero
Aalto University, Finland
, - Janne Mascha Beuthel
University of Applied Science, Austria
, - Audrey Desjardins
School of Art + Art History + Design, University of Washington, United States
, - Karey Helms
Stockholm University, Sweden
, - William Gaver
Interaction Research Studio, Northumbria University, United Kingdom
, - Kristina Höök
Media Technology and Interaction Design, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
, - Laura Forlano
Illinois Institute of Technology, United States
DIS '24 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference•July 2024, pp 364-367• https://doi.org/10.1145/3656156.3658382Interactive systems have become an integral part of our daily lives, influencing how we communicate, work, and play. Understanding the intricate relationship between humans and technology is at the core of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research and ...
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- Mafalda Gamboa
- research-articleOpen AccessPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
The Undertable: A Design Remake of the Mediated Body
- Sjoerd Hendriks
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
, - Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
, - Mohammad Obaid
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
DIS '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference•July 2024, pp 2591-2610• https://doi.org/10.1145/3643834.3660698Tables are a ubiquitous piece of furniture, a familiar sight in most environments from intimate to public. The dimensions of social interplay surrounding every single table are profoundly complex. In our project, we lift the importance of the neglected ...
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Supplementary MaterialTheUndertableDIS24.mp4
- Sjoerd Hendriks
- research-articleOpen AccessPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
In Praise of Shadows: Sensibility and Somaesthetic Appreciation for Shadows in Interaction Design
- Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
, - Sjoerd Hendriks
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
DIS '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference•July 2024, pp 3272-3286• https://doi.org/10.1145/3643834.3660679Wherever there is light, there is shadow — an inevitable immaterial material, with an undeniable presence in interaction gestalt. Inspired by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s book In Praise of Shadows, we report on our journey towards building a sensibility and ...
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- Mafalda Gamboa
- abstractPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
Ethnography in HRI: Embodied, Embedded, Messy and Everyday
- Anna Dobrosovestnova
Human Computer Interaction Group, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
, - Hee Rin Lee
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
, - Sara Ljungblad
University of Gothenburg & Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Mafalda Gamboa
Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Toby Gosnall
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
, - Masoumeh Mansouri
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
HRI '24: Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction•March 2024, pp 1314-1316• https://doi.org/10.1145/3610978.3638547As suggested by the HRI'24 conference theme, the concern for understanding and designing human-robot interactions for the "real world'' is now at the centre of the human-robot interaction field. But what does it actually mean to design robots for the "...
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- Anna Dobrosovestnova
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Championing Design Knowledge in Human-Drone Interaction Research
- Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Sara Ljungblad
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Wafa Johal
The University of Melbourne, Australia
, - Omar Mubin
Western Sydney University, Australia
, - Mohammad Obaid
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
HAI '23: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction•December 2023, pp 365-368• https://doi.org/10.1145/3623809.3623927There are current methodological and epistemological gaps and struggles between Human-Drone Interaction research and the field of design. We highlight five HDI design considerations and suggest a non-exhaustive list of design methods to approach them. We ...
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- Mafalda Gamboa
- research-articleOpen AccessPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
Screenshots as Photography in Gamescapes: An Annotated Psychogeography of Imaginary Places
- Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Michael James Heron
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Miriam Sturdee
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Pauline H Belford
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
C&C '23: Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Creativity and Cognition•June 2023, pp 506-518• https://doi.org/10.1145/3591196.3593370Travel is an integral part of our lives, whether for work or leisure. Since the advent of photography, we have documented our journeys, often sharing the images with friends and family to reflect upon the experience, tell stories, or invite commentary. ...
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- Mafalda Gamboa
- panelPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
Is it Art, is it HCI? Exploring Tensions Between Practice and Research
- Makayla Lewis
Kingston University London, United Kingdom
, - Miriam Sturdee
University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
, - Josh Urban Davis
Department of Computer Sciences, Dartmouth College, United States
, - Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Sarah Fdili Alaoui
LISN, CNRS, INRIA, Université Paris Saclay, France
, - Claire Elisabeth Ohlenschlager
Independent Artist, Netherlands
, - William Gaver
Interaction Research Studio, Northumbria University, United Kingdom
, - Eli Blevis
Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, United States
, - Lian Loke
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney, Australia
CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems•April 2023, Article No.: 525, pp 1-4• https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3583744Art has the weight of our history as a people behind it, whilst in comparison, Human-Computer Interaction is relatively young. Artistic practice is a propeller of the innovations within HCI but works in this area often focus on the user study, the ...
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- Makayla Lewis
- extended-abstractPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
SketCHI 5.0: Diversity & Accessibility at the core of Sketching in HCI
- Makayla Lewis
Kingston University London, United Kingdom
, - Miriam Sturdee
University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
, - Thuong Hoang
School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Australia
, - Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Pranjal Jain
Computational Foundry, Swansea University, United Kingdom
CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems•April 2023, Article No.: 519, pp 1-3• https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3583182Sketching is a universal tool, one that has been with us from the earliest days of humanity. This freehand technique is visible both in analog and computational form using ‘pencils’ and ‘pens’, although the creation of a sketch requires human ...
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- Makayla Lewis
- extended-abstractPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
Doodle Away: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Doodling as a Strategy for Self-Control Strength in Online Spaces
- Makayla Lewis
Kingston University London, United Kingdom
, - Miriam Sturdee
University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
, - Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Denise Lengyel
Open Lab, School of Computing, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems•April 2023, Article No.: 414, pp 1-13• https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3582747We think we are not alone when we say: navigating the new online spaces surrounding us is more difficult than we could have predicted. In this paper, we explore doodling as a tool for self-control while attending passive online spaces. We, four ...
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- Makayla Lewis
- extended-abstractPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
TTRPG UX: Requirements & Beyond
- Miriam Sturdee
University of St Andrews, United Kingdom and Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
, - Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Michael Heron
Division of Interaction Design, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems•April 2023, Article No.: 426, pp 1-9• https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3582737Tabletop Role Playing Games (TTRPG) allow the player to immerse themselves in a world where anything can happen – within the rules. You can become someone new, fight demons, play out exciting and speculative storylines, all with the help of your party. ...
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- Miriam Sturdee
- extended-abstractPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
Futuring (CHI)Art: Building a Collective Common Future
- Makayla Lewis
Kingston University, United Kingdom
, - Miriam Sturdee
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
, - Thuong Hoang
School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Australia
, - Sarah Fdili Alaoui
LISN, CNRS, INRIA, Université Paris Saclay, France
, - Angelika Strohmayer
Northumbria University, United Kingdom
, - Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems•April 2023, Article No.: 349, pp 1-5• https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3573791Human-Computer Interaction and the Arts have a relatively recent history, but computers have opened the world to new forms of expression and wide audiences. The way in which we think of art has changed, from webcomics and digital painting to AI-...
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- Makayla Lewis
- research-articleOpen AccessPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
My Body, My Baby, and Everything Else: An Autoethnographic Illustrated Portfolio of Intra-Actions in Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
TEI '23: Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction•February 2023, Article No.: 26, pp 1-14• https://doi.org/10.1145/3569009.3572797I have been interested for many years in technology and its impact in everyday moments, I had not yet had the chance to critically and systematically find a coherent and self-contained experience to focus on. In March 2021, I bought a digital pregnancy ...
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- Mafalda Gamboa
- research-articleOpen AccessPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
Conversational Composites: A Method for Illustration Layering
- Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Sara Ljungblad
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Miriam Sturdee
School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
TEI '23: Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction•February 2023, Article No.: 22, pp 1-13• https://doi.org/10.1145/3569009.3572793The conversational nature of sketches is a widespread topic of research. Understanding drawing as a cognitive activity is commonly accepted, and many of the most extensively used methods within Human-Computer Interaction recruit sketching as a technique ...
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- Mafalda Gamboa
- research-articleOpen AccessPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
Wisp: Drones as Companions for Breathing
- Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
, - Mehmet Aydın Baytaş
Weatherlight, Sweden
, - Sjoerd Hendriks
Interaction Design, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
, - Sara Ljungblad
Interaction Design, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
TEI '23: Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction•February 2023, Article No.: 9, pp 1-16• https://doi.org/10.1145/3569009.3572740The spectrum of applications for social drones is broadening as they become an increasingly accessible technology. In order to expand on the immensely rich but poorly researched field of Human-Drone Interaction (HDI), we present a minimal, explorative, ...
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Supplementary MaterialCompositeFramework.pdf
- Mafalda Gamboa
- research-articleOpen AccessPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
Living with Drones, Robots, and Young Children: Informing Research through Design with Autoethnography
- Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
NordiCHI '22: Nordic Human-Computer Interaction Conference•October 2022, Article No.: 27, pp 1-14• https://doi.org/10.1145/3546155.3546658Supporting the study of child-drone interaction in domestic spaces is a difficult endeavour, but of value to the development of this robotic platform. This paper presents an autoethnographic study, serving as an exploratory first-person method to ...
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- Mafalda Gamboa
- research-articleOpen AccessPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
Conversations with Myself: Sketching Workshop Experiences in Design Epistemology
- Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
C&C '22: Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Creativity and Cognition•June 2022, pp 71-82• https://doi.org/10.1145/3527927.3531450I was not born a designer – sometime this identity shift must have happened. I was unaware of it, and if asked, I would still not know how to define a “designer”. Drawing and sketching are activities intrinsic to the design discipline, and are widely ...
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- Mafalda Gamboa
- extended-abstractPublished By ACMPublished By ACM
The State of the (CHI)Art
- Miriam Sturdee
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
, - Makayla Lewis
Kingston University London, United Kingdom
, - Mafalda Gamboa
Interaction Design, CSE, Gothenburg University, Sweden
, - Thuong Hoang
School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Australia
, - John Miers
Kingston University, United Kingdom
, - Ilja Šmorgun
School of Digital Technologies, Tallinn University, Estonia
, - Pranjal Jain
TheUXWhale, India
, - Angelika Strohmayer
Northumbria University, United Kingdom
, - Sarah Fdili Alaoui
LISN, CNRS, INRIA, Université Paris Saclay, France
, - Christina R Wodtke
HCI in CS, Stanford University, United States
CHI EA '22: Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems•April 2022, Article No.: 104, pp 1-6• https://doi.org/10.1145/3491101.3503722We are all researchers, practitioners, and educators – but many of us are also artists, makers, curators. Our arts practice is part of what makes up our sense of self, but also influences our interests and directions in digital and technological ...
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- Miriam Sturdee
- research-articlePublished By ACMPublished By ACM
Collection of Metaphors for Human-Robot Interaction
- Patrícia Alves-Oliveira
Computer Science University of Washington, United States
, - Maria Luce Lupetti
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
, - Michal Luria
Human-Computer Interaction Institute Carnegie Mellon University, United States
, - Diana Löffler
Ubiquitous Design / Experience & Interaction University of Siegen, Germany
, - Mafalda Gamboa
Division of Interaction Design at Department of Computer Science and Engineering Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
, - Lea Albaugh
Human-Computer Interaction Institute Carnegie Mellon University, United States
, - Waki Kamino
School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering Indiana University, United States
, - Anastasia K. Ostrowski
MIT Media Lab MIT, United States
, - David Puljiz
Intelligent Process Automation and Robotics lab Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
, - Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar
MIT, United States
, - Marcus Scheunemann
University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
, - Michael Suguitan
Human-Robot Collaboration and Companionship Lab Cornell University, United States
, - Dan Lockton
Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
DIS '21: Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference•June 2021, pp 1366-1379• https://doi.org/10.1145/3461778.3462060The word “robot” frequently conjures unrealistic expectations of utilitarian perfection: tireless, efficient and flawless agents. However, real-world robots are far from perfect—they fail and make mistakes. Thus, roboticists should consider altering ...
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- Average downloads per article = The total number of cumulative downloads divided by the number of articles (including multimedia objects) available for download from ACM's servers.
- Downloads (cumulative) = The cumulative number of times all works by this author have been downloaded from an ACM full-text article server since the downloads were first counted in May 2003. The counts displayed are updated monthly and are therefore 0-31 days behind the current date. Robotic activity is scrubbed from the download statistics.
- Downloads (12 months) = The cumulative number of times all works by this author have been downloaded from an ACM full-text article server over the last 12-month period for which statistics are available. The counts displayed are usually 1-2 weeks behind the current date. (12-month download counts for individual works are displayed with the individual record.)
- Downloads (6 weeks) = The cumulative number of times all works by this author have been downloaded from an ACM full-text article server over the last 6-week period for which statistics are available. The counts displayed are usually 1-2 weeks behind the current date. (6-week download counts for individual works are displayed with the individual record.)
ACM Author-Izer Service
Summary Description
ACM Author-Izer is a unique service that enables ACM authors to generate and post links on both their homepage and institutional repository for visitors to download the definitive version of their articles from the ACM Digital Library at no charge.
Downloads from these sites are captured in official ACM statistics, improving the accuracy of usage and impact measurements. Consistently linking to definitive version of ACM articles should reduce user confusion over article versioning.
ACM Author-Izer also extends ACM’s reputation as an innovative “Green Path” publisher, making ACM one of the first publishers of scholarly works to offer this model to its authors.
To access ACM Author-Izer, authors need to establish a free ACM web account. Should authors change institutions or sites, they can utilize the new ACM service to disable old links and re-authorize new links for free downloads from a different site.
How ACM Author-Izer Works
Authors may post ACM Author-Izer links in their own bibliographies maintained on their website and their own institution’s repository. The links take visitors to your page directly to the definitive version of individual articles inside the ACM Digital Library to download these articles for free.
The Service can be applied to all the articles you have ever published with ACM.
Depending on your previous activities within the ACM DL, you may need to take up to three steps to use ACM Author-Izer.
For authors who do not have a free ACM Web Account:
- Go to the ACM DL http://dl.acm.org/ and click SIGN UP. Once your account is established, proceed to next step.
For authors who have an ACM web account, but have not edited their ACM Author Profile page:
- Sign in to your ACM web account and go to your Author Profile page. Click "Add personal information" and add photograph, homepage address, etc. Click ADD AUTHOR INFORMATION to submit change. Once you receive email notification that your changes were accepted, you may utilize ACM Author-izer.
For authors who have an account and have already edited their Profile Page:
- Sign in to your ACM web account, go to your Author Profile page in the Digital Library, look for the ACM Author-izer link below each ACM published article, and begin the authorization process. If you have published many ACM articles, you may find a batch Authorization process useful. It is labeled: "Export as: ACM Author-Izer Service"
ACM Author-Izer also provides code snippets for authors to display download and citation statistics for each “authorized” article on their personal pages. Downloads from these pages are captured in official ACM statistics, improving the accuracy of usage and impact measurements. Consistently linking to the definitive version of ACM articles should reduce user confusion over article versioning.
Note: You still retain the right to post your author-prepared preprint versions on your home pages and in your institutional repositories with DOI pointers to the definitive version permanently maintained in the ACM Digital Library. But any download of your preprint versions will not be counted in ACM usage statistics. If you use these AUTHOR-IZER links instead, usage by visitors to your page will be recorded in the ACM Digital Library and displayed on your page.
FAQ
- Q. What is ACM Author-Izer?
A. ACM Author-Izer is a unique, link-based, self-archiving service that enables ACM authors to generate and post links on either their home page or institutional repository for visitors to download the definitive version of their articles for free.
- Q. What articles are eligible for ACM Author-Izer?
- A. ACM Author-Izer can be applied to all the articles authors have ever published with ACM. It is also available to authors who will have articles published in ACM publications in the future.
- Q. Are there any restrictions on authors to use this service?
- A. No. An author does not need to subscribe to the ACM Digital Library nor even be a member of ACM.
- Q. What are the requirements to use this service?
- A. To access ACM Author-Izer, authors need to have a free ACM web account, must have an ACM Author Profile page in the Digital Library, and must take ownership of their Author Profile page.
- Q. What is an ACM Author Profile Page?
- A. The Author Profile Page initially collects all the professional information known about authors from the publications record as known by the ACM Digital Library. The Author Profile Page supplies a quick snapshot of an author's contribution to the field and some rudimentary measures of influence upon it. Over time, the contents of the Author Profile page may expand at the direction of the community. Please visit the ACM Author Profile documentation page for more background information on these pages.
- Q. How do I find my Author Profile page and take ownership?
- A. You will need to take the following steps:
- Create a free ACM Web Account
- Sign-In to the ACM Digital Library
- Find your Author Profile Page by searching the ACM Digital Library for your name
- Find the result you authored (where your author name is a clickable link)
- Click on your name to go to the Author Profile Page
- Click the "Add Personal Information" link on the Author Profile Page
- Wait for ACM review and approval; generally less than 24 hours
- Q. Why does my photo not appear?
- A. Make sure that the image you submit is in .jpg or .gif format and that the file name does not contain special characters
- Q. What if I cannot find the Add Personal Information function on my author page?
- A. The ACM account linked to your profile page is different than the one you are logged into. Please logout and login to the account associated with your Author Profile Page.
- Q. What happens if an author changes the location of his bibliography or moves to a new institution?
- A. Should authors change institutions or sites, they can utilize ACM Author-Izer to disable old links and re-authorize new links for free downloads from a new location.
- Q. What happens if an author provides a URL that redirects to the author’s personal bibliography page?
- A. The service will not provide a free download from the ACM Digital Library. Instead the person who uses that link will simply go to the Citation Page for that article in the ACM Digital Library where the article may be accessed under the usual subscription rules.
However, if the author provides the target page URL, any link that redirects to that target page will enable a free download from the Service.
- Q. What happens if the author’s bibliography lives on a page with several aliases?
- A. Only one alias will work, whichever one is registered as the page containing the author’s bibliography. ACM has no technical solution to this problem at this time.
- Q. Why should authors use ACM Author-Izer?
- A. ACM Author-Izer lets visitors to authors’ personal home pages download articles for no charge from the ACM Digital Library. It allows authors to dynamically display real-time download and citation statistics for each “authorized” article on their personal site.
- Q. Does ACM Author-Izer provide benefits for authors?
- A. Downloads of definitive articles via Author-Izer links on the authors’ personal web page are captured in official ACM statistics to more accurately reflect usage and impact measurements.
Authors who do not use ACM Author-Izer links will not have downloads from their local, personal bibliographies counted. They do, however, retain the existing right to post author-prepared preprint versions on their home pages or institutional repositories with DOI pointers to the definitive version permanently maintained in the ACM Digital Library.
- Q. How does ACM Author-Izer benefit the computing community?
- A. ACM Author-Izer expands the visibility and dissemination of the definitive version of ACM articles. It is based on ACM’s strong belief that the computing community should have the widest possible access to the definitive versions of scholarly literature. By linking authors’ personal bibliography with the ACM Digital Library, user confusion over article versioning should be reduced over time.
In making ACM Author-Izer a free service to both authors and visitors to their websites, ACM is emphasizing its continuing commitment to the interests of its authors and to the computing community in ways that are consistent with its existing subscription-based access model.
- Q. Why can’t I find my most recent publication in my ACM Author Profile Page?
- A. There is a time delay between publication and the process which associates that publication with an Author Profile Page. Right now, that process usually takes 4-8 weeks.
- Q. How does ACM Author-Izer expand ACM’s “Green Path” Access Policies?
- A. ACM Author-Izer extends the rights and permissions that authors retain even after copyright transfer to ACM, which has been among the “greenest” publishers. ACM enables its author community to retain a wide range of rights related to copyright and reuse of materials. They include:
- Posting rights that ensure free access to their work outside the ACM Digital Library and print publications
- Rights to reuse any portion of their work in new works that they may create
- Copyright to artistic images in ACM’s graphics-oriented publications that authors may want to exploit in commercial contexts
- All patent rights, which remain with the original owner