Dear CITASA members, Studies in Media and Communications (SIMC) is sponsored by the American Sociological Association Section on Communication and Information Technologies (CITASA). We have been so pleased with the response to the free access to SIMC, that we sent you earlier this year, we have arranged for a second round of access to another selection of papers from the two most recent volumes. We hope that you will enjoy this exclusive access for CITASA members and that you will consider submitting to a future volume in the Series. As a CITASA member, you have free access to selected papers from June 15th until July 15th. To access these papers: 1) Click on the link to the article 2) Login or register to create a profile. 3) Enjoy access until 15th July. Communication and Information Technologies Annual: Doing and Being Digital: Mediated Childhoods Studies in Media and Communications, Volume 8 Edited by Laura Robinson, Shelia R. Cotten and Jeremy Schulz About Volume 8 This volume brings together nine studies of mediated childhood and youth. The studies shed light on the emerging contours of young people’s web engagements and social practices. More specifically, the volume contains research speaking to scholarship dealing with four key topics: digital differentiation, media use, social problems, and cyberbullying. >From Volume 8, Doing and Being Digital: Mediated Childhoods Play to Pay?: Adolescent Video Game Play and STEM Choice Amanda J. Turner Should I Text or Should I Call?: How College Students Navigate Mediated Connections with Family Carrie Anne Platt, Renee Bourdeaux, & Nancy DiTunnariello Hey Kids, This Is Advertising: Metaphors and Promotional Appeals in Online Advertisements for Children Debashis ‘Deb’ Aikat Cyberbullying: The Social Construction of a Moral Panic Linda M. Waldron Communication and Information Technologies Annual: Politics, Participation, and Production Studies in Media and Communications, Volume 9 Edited by Laura Robinson, Shelia R. Cotten and Jeremy Schulz About Volume 9 This volume brings together nine studies of the digital public sphere. The contributions illuminate three key areas of digital citizenship, namely political engagement, participation networks, and content production. As a whole, the contributions revisit old questions and answer important new queries about netizenship and the digital public sphere. >From Volume 9, Politics, Participation and Production Engaging Young Voters in the Political Process: U.S. Presidential Debates and YouTube Pamela Brubaker, Michael Horning, & Christopher Toula Family Social Networks, Reciprocal Socialization, and the Adoption of Social Media Media by Baby Boomer and Silent Generation Women Nancy Horak Randall, Sue Carroll Pauley, & Aaron B. Culley To Know that You Are Not Alone: The Effect of Internet Usage on LGBT Youth's Social Capital Robert T. Cserni & Ilan Talmud Event vs. Issue: Twitter Reflections of Major News, a Case Study Chris J. Vargo, Ekaterina Basilaia, & Donald Lewis Shaw To see the full Table of Contents for both volumes please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/series/simc or for more information on the series, visit www.emeraldmediastudies.com With best wishes Laura, Shelia and Jeremy