Abstract
Online communities have emerged as a topic of particular interest to information behavior researchers. When studying how information is shared and distributed in online communities we found that the informational capacity of online communities is not limited to providing specific information but may also include helping the information seeker understand (and often reconceptualize) his or her information needs. Conceptualizing the interactive processes we often observed as "mediated interaction" suggests to investigate the specific characteristics of these processes as well as to explore ways to enable and support respective interactions in online communities.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | ASIST 2007 Proceedings of the 70th ASIS and T Annual Meeting - Joining Research and Practice |
| Subtitle of host publication | Social Computing and Information Science |
| Publisher | American Society for Information Science and Technology |
| Volume | 44 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0877155399, 9780877155393 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 3rd Electronic edition of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology - Milwaukee, WI, United States Duration: Oct 19 2007 → Oct 24 2007 |
Other
| Other | 3rd Electronic edition of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Milwaukee, WI |
| Period | 10/19/07 → 10/24/07 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Information Systems
- Library and Information Sciences