You may want to look at some surveys like the following and search "online communities" at amazon.com. Probably it's worth to subscribe for a discussion group of online community professionals at http://www.e-mint.org.uk - Barry Wellman et al,"Does the Internet Increase, Decrease or Supplement Social Capital? Social Networks, Participation and Community Commitment" Revised Version American Behavioral Scientist, 45, 3 (November 2001), pp. 437-56. available via http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman/publications/index.html - Pew Internet & American Life Project, "Online Communities: Networks that nurture long-distance relationships and local ties", http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=47 - UCLA, "Surveying the Digital Future", http://www.ccp.ucla.edu/pages/internet-report.asp Good luck, Sergey -----Original Message----- From: air-l-admin@aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org]On Behalf Of Mete Yildiz Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 12:17 PM To: air-l@aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Re: Air-l digest, Vol 1 #266 - 13 msgs Hi everyone, I would appreciate any help members of the list can provide regarding studies of community networking and related topics, especially the basic/ introductory readings and ongoing projects. If you know any symposia, working papers series, conferences, centers of study on community networking or related topics, please add that information also. Thanks in advance for any help members can provide. Best wishes, Mete --------------------------------------------- Mete Yildiz Ph.D. Student, Public Affairs School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University, Bloomington --------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l@aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l