Hey, Gerry, have you contacted the people in the Association for the Rhetoric of Science and Technology (http://arst.jmccw.org/) about these interests? I think you'd get a lot of help and interest from those folks. --Christian Nelson On Feb 10, 2008, at 3:34 PM, Gerry Mckiernan wrote:
***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS***
Colleagues/
I Need To Tap The Wisdom-Of-The-Web ...
I am interested in the Similarities / Differences of the following related Web-phenomena:
=Online Communities
=Online Social Networks
=Virtual Communities of Practice
I am also interested in Any and All Significant ***Examples*** And/ Or ***Research*** about
Virtual Communities of Practice<<
Online Communities<<
[I Have Online Social Networks More/Less Covered[:-)]
BTW: I am aware of the Most Excellent Work of danah boyd [ http:// www.danah.org/ ]
===NOTE: I am particularly interested in examples/research in Science / Technology 'Communities' [especially Chemistry / Physics ] ===
---IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE COMMENT ON THE BLOG ENTRY AT---
[ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/02/ similaritiesdifferences-of-communities.html ]
I Will Post A Summary Later This Month
Thanks!
/Gerry
Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011
gerrymck@iastate.edu
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