Centre for Social Informatics

News

Impressions from the ESRA Survey Methodology Summer School

Last week, the Faculty of Social Sciences hosted the Survey Methodology Summer School, organized by the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) and the Centre for Social Informatics

9. July 2024 | News

In Memory of Professor Don Dillman

We are sad to share the news that Don Dillman, retired professor at Washington State University, has passed away in June 2024. Professor Dillman was well known to students and graduates of Social Informatics and Methodology as one of the foremost survey methodologists.

30. June 2024 | News

Researchers at the Centre for Social Informatics published an article in the journal Information, Communication & Society

Andraž Petrovčič, PhD, Bianca Reisdorf, PhD, Vasja Vehovar, PhD, and Jošt Bartol published an original research article titled “Disentangling the role of algorithm awareness and knowledge in digital inequalities: an empirical validation of an explanatory model” in Information, Communication & Society, a top-tier journal in the field of communication and Internet studies.

14. June 2024 | News, Publications

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11. June 2024 | News

Launching a probability-based web panel at the Centre for Social Informatics

At the Centre for Social Informatics we are launching a probability-based online panel beginning in June 2024. The CDI panel enables the integration of survey questions into an infrastructure in which the optimal balance between costs and errors is achieved

31. May 2024 | News

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About the Centre

The Centre for Social Informatics (CSI), established in 2011, currently includes 29 researchers. The term Social informatics refers to the interaction between new information-communication technologies (ICT) and modern societies; general overview of Social Informatics can be found in Vehovar, Smutny, Bartol, 2022. Within this broad context of Social Informatics, CSI's activities mainly focuse on the use of ICT as research tool in social sciences, web surveys, internet related risks (particularly among the youth) and the issues of digital inequality, eHealth and eCare (particularly among the elderly).

Researchers at CSI have undertaken numerous projects, from basic research to expertise for governmental bodies and enterprises. Recently, projects on digital inequality, eHealth and eCare are particularly frequent. The CSI researchers strongly welcome international cooperation. Scientific excellency is also an important part of our mission, thus the CSI researchers publish in most prestigious journals and cooperate with globally leading scholars in their fields. Three of our biggest projects, which we have been carrying out for more than a decade, deserve a particular highlight in this regard: the Safer Internet Centre, the basic research program Internet Research and the web survey tool 1KA.

Head of CSI: Vasja Vehovar, PhD

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E-mail: cdi@fdv.uni-lj.si, Tel: +386 1 5805 286

Recent Publications

Researchers at the Centre for Social Informatics published an article in the journal Information, Communication & Society

14. June 2024 | News, Publications

New Article in One of the Most Reputable Journals in the Field of Evaluation in Higher Education

Vasja Vehovar, PhD and Luka Štrlekar published the article "When to conduct student evaluation of teaching surveys: before or after the final examination?" in the American journal Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education.

5. January 2024 | News, Publications

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Social Media and Events

National Projects

1KA – An open source application for creating, conducting and analyzing online surveys. More >>

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Internet research - Research programme that covers the Internet as a research object and the Internet as a tool for social science research. More >>

Evaluating probability and nonprobability online panels. More >>

Probability web panels in national statistics for persons and households. More >>

Factors impacting intention to use smart technology enabled care services among family carers of older people in the context of long-distance care. More >>

Understanding and analysis of users' needs for the development of e-services for integrated social and health care in the aging society. More >>

The Implications of Proxy Internet Use for the Internet Skills of Older Adults. More >>

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International projects

CYBERSAFE MOOC - Main objective is to bring together experts in the field of online violence and gender inequalities to develop educational materials. More >>

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D-CARE - A main objective is to improve the skills and develop, validate and scale up smart solutions that will strengthen and integrate the regional social and healthcare systems in Danube regions. More >>

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ITHACA - The project ambition is to accelerate the scaling up of smart health and care innovation that can support active and healthy living. More >>

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Safe.Si - Awareness project about safer internet usage and safe usage of all other new technologies. More >>

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Hotline Spletno oko - Enables Internet users to anonymously report child sexual abuse material they encounter online. More >>

TRACeD - Tackling gender based cyberviolence among adolescent girls and young women. More >>

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Str-ESFRI - Strengthening the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures – ESFRI. More >>

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Highlighted Publications

VEHOVAR, Vasja, ŠTRLEKAR, Luka. When to conduct student evaluation of teaching surveys : before or after the final examination?. Assessment and evaluation in higher education. 2023, vol. , no. , str. 1-14, ilustr. ISSN 0260-2938. DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2023.2298771. [COBISS.SI-ID 179231747]

BARTOL, Jošt, VEHOVAR, Vasja, BOŠNJAK, Michael, PETROVČIČ, Andraž. Privacy concerns and self-efficacy in e-commerce : testing an extended APCO model in a prototypical EU country. Electronic commerce research and applications. Jul.-Aug. 2023, vol. 60, [article no.] 101289, str. 1-11, ilustr. ISSN 1567-4223. DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2023.101289. [COBISS.SI-ID 157488643]

TRKMAN, Marina, POPOVIČ, Aleš, TRKMAN, Peter. The roles of privacy concerns and trust in voluntary use of governmental proximity tracing applications. Government information quarterly : an international journal of policies, resources, services, and practices. Jan. 2023, vol. 40, iss. 1, [article no.] 101787, str. 1-17, ilustr. ISSN 0740-624X. DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2022.101787. [COBISS.SI-ID 134798083]

KAVČIČ, Matic, PETROVČIČ, Andraž, DOLNIČAR, Vesna. Model of acceptance and use of market-ready home-based e-care services : a qualitative study with care receivers and informal caregivers. International journal of human-computer interaction. 2023, vol. 39, no. 5, str. 988-1002, ilustr. ISSN 1044-7318. DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2022.2041898. [COBISS.SI-ID 105330179]

ČEHOVIN, Gregor, BOŠNJAK, Michael, LOZAR MANFREDA, Katja. Item nonresponse in Web versus other survey modes : a systematic review and meta-analysis. Social science computer review. 2023, vol. 41, no. 3, str. 926-945, ilustr. ISSN 1552-8286. DOI: 10.1177/08944393211056229. [COBISS.SI-ID 99554819]

PETROVČIČ, Andraž, REISDORF, Bianca Christin, GROŠELJ, Darja, PREVODNIK, Katja. A typology of aging internet users : exploring digital gradations in internet skills and uses. Social science computer review. Oct. 2023, vol. 41, no. 5, str. 1921-1940, ilustr. ISSN 0894-4393. DOI: 10.1177/08944393221117753. [COBISS.SI-ID 119492867]

VEHOVAR, Vasja, COUPER, Mick P., ČEHOVIN, Gregor. Alternative layouts for grid questions in PC and mobile web surveys : an experimental evaluation using response quality indicators and survey estimates. Social science computer review. 2023, vol. 41, iss. 6, str. 2122-2144, ilustr. ISSN 0894-4393. DOI: 10.1177/08944393221132644. [COBISS.SI-ID 125849091]

PREVODNIK, Katja, VEHOVAR, Vasja. Methodological issues when interpreting changes in social phenomena over time : perceptions of relative difference, absolute difference, and time distance. Sociological methods & research. May 2023, vol. 52, no. 2, str. 803-840, ilustr. ISSN 0049-1241. DOI: 10.1177/0049124120914948. [COBISS.SI-ID 36686941]

CSI Bibliography 2019 - 2024

Research and expertise

BETTER INTERNET

Cyberbullying prevention
Countering child abuse online
Internet addiction prevention
Improvement of digital literacy and etiquette
Preventing gender-based cyberviolence

INTERNET SOCIETY

Social informatics
Information society policymaking
Internet of Things
Active assisted living
eCare & eHealth services
ICTs in education

DIGITAL INEQUALITY

ICT and elderly
ICT and youth
Measuring the digital divide and skills
Digital and social inclusion
Information society indicators

SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY

Web survey methodology
Social science statistics
Survey methods
Mixed-mode survey designs
New technologies in social science research
Mobile research
Data science

WEB SERVICES

Social media
Social network sites
Serious games
E-learning
E-management

USER EXPERIENCE

Human-computer interaction
Web and mobile usability
Designing for Older Adults
User-centered design

Members

Head:
Vasja Vehovar

Deputy Head:

Barbara Brečko

Associate members: