It's been a while since this particular request, and it's not scholarly, but some might be interested in this NYT article: Techno Files: Why the Internet Isn't the Death of the Post Office http://nytimes.com/2005/09/04/technology/04techno.html On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 12:10:55 -0500 "Ledbetter, Andrew Michael" <aledbett@ku.edu> wrote:
I am currently writing a literature review on how various communication modalities are used in interpersonal contexts. One modality I am (not surprisingly) finding little material on is postal mail. In particular, I am looking for sources that either (a) address changes in postal mail use with the advent of e-mail or (b) qualitative comparisons of the use of postal mail and e-mail within interpersonal relationships. In particular, I have heard anecdotal reports of e-mail being more "convenient" but postal mail being "special" in a way that e-mail is not, though I have not found scholarly material that documents this perception.
Does anyone know of scholarly articles that address these issues?
Thanks, Andrew
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