Social information research

Information we receive from and create together with our social networks is becoming increasingly important. Social information has a great impact on our information behaviour and there are many possible angles and layers in studying social aspects in information science. This book presents some of...

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Other Authors Widén, Gunilla, Holmberg, Kim
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2012.
SeriesLibrary and information science (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 5.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781780528335
ISSN1876-0562 ;
DOI10.1108/S1876-0562(2012)5
Physical Description1 online resource (xii, 282 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • ch. 1. Introduction to social information research / Gunilla Widén, Kim Holmberg
  • ch. 2. 'Ciphers to this great accompt' : the Shakespearian social sense-making of theatre professionals / Michael R. Olsson
  • ch. 3. Usefully messy : how people use rich, complex descriptions to make sense in online renal discussion groups / Natalya Godbold
  • ch. 4. Students' group work attitudes and experiences in collaborative wiki writing / Jannica Heinström, Eero Sormunen
  • ch. 5. Social tagging in support of cancer patients' information interaction / Marit Kristine ôdland, Marianne Lykke
  • ch. 6. Embracing Twitter as a research tool / Caitlin A. Bagley
  • ch. 7. Information phenomena in game-related social media / J. Tuomas Harviainen, Richard D. Gough, Olle Sköld
  • ch. 8. FOAF within UK academic web space : a webometric analysis of the semantic web / David Stuart
  • ch. 9. Assessing the impact of online academic videos / Mike Thelwall ... [et al.]
  • ch. 10. Using social media to extend and enrich practice in the information sector / Sally Burford
  • ch. 11. Recommendation for social networking in academia / Tamara Heck.