Good morning list, I have just commenced a PhD with Curtin University in Australia, researching the changing face of the hobby genealogy. I am interested in how the advent of the Internet has changed the social phenomenon of genealogy, using a three-part conceptual framework: communicating, transacting, and publishing. Has anyone come across any empirical studies / papers / books regarding the pursuit of any hobbyist genre online? I am specifically interested in hobbies that were once offline and now pursued online (or a combination of both), rather than those that only exist virtually. To date I have found very few, other than those researching amateur photographers and Internet usage. Thanks Kylie Kylie J. Veale | Brisbane, Australia GradDipInvEnv, MInetStds(Design) Provisional PhD candidate email: kylie@veale.com.au www: http://casa.de.veale.com.au www: http://www.veale.com.au/kylie www: http://www.veale.com.au/phd icq: #27938257 msn: kyliej@hotmail.com