Modeling the Human Factors of Scholarly Communities Supported through the Internet and World Wide Web.

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Title: Modeling the Human Factors of Scholarly Communities Supported through the Internet and World Wide Web.
Language: English
Authors: Gaines, Brian R., Chen, Lee Li-Jen, Shaw, Mildred L. G.
Source: Journal of the American Society for Information Science. Nov 1997 48(11):987-1003.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 1997
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Information Networks, Information Services, Internet, Models, Researchers, Scholarly Communication, Users (Information)
ISSN: 0002-8231
Abstract: Provides a framework for analyzing the utility, usability, and likeability of Internet and World Wide Web services, and illustrates applications to scholarly communities. Highlights include human factors; measuring Internet utility through growth of utilization; utility of the Web; a layered-protocol model of discourse through the Internet; defining communities on the Internet and Web; and sociotemporal structure of Internet communication. (AEF)
Journal Code: CIJMAR1998
Entry Date: 1998
Accession Number: EJ552582
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Provides a framework for analyzing the utility, usability, and likeability of Internet and World Wide Web services, and illustrates applications to scholarly communities. Highlights include human factors; measuring Internet utility through growth of utilization; utility of the Web; a layered-protocol model of discourse through the Internet; defining communities on the Internet and Web; and sociotemporal structure of Internet communication. (AEF)
ISSN:0002-8231