Information exchange in virtual communities: a typology
While there is wide agreement that virtual communities - and other phenomena utilizing CMC technologies - have the capability to provide both interpersonal and informational interactions, the degree to which they can be seen as specifically information-oriented social spaces has been open to some qu...
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University of Borås
2000-01-01
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| description | While there is wide agreement that virtual communities - and other phenomena utilizing CMC technologies - have the capability to provide both interpersonal and informational interactions, the degree to which they can be seen as specifically information-oriented social spaces has been open to some question. Drawing upon theoretical and empirical work that emphasizes an environmental model of human information behaviour, a foundation is developed for a model of information exchange in virtual communities, and a typology of the varieties of information behaviour to be found in virtual communities is proposed. This typology will provide a mechanism for assessing the characteristics of virtual communities in terms of their support for information exchange, and has the potential to enhance our understanding of virtual communities as information environments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-42887dc5e5d44805a6eac57ed17be2e52025-02-02T18:35:32ZengUniversity of BoråsInformation Research: An International Electronic Journal1368-16132000-01-015482Information exchange in virtual communities: a typologyGary BurnettWhile there is wide agreement that virtual communities - and other phenomena utilizing CMC technologies - have the capability to provide both interpersonal and informational interactions, the degree to which they can be seen as specifically information-oriented social spaces has been open to some question. Drawing upon theoretical and empirical work that emphasizes an environmental model of human information behaviour, a foundation is developed for a model of information exchange in virtual communities, and a typology of the varieties of information behaviour to be found in virtual communities is proposed. This typology will provide a mechanism for assessing the characteristics of virtual communities in terms of their support for information exchange, and has the potential to enhance our understanding of virtual communities as information environments.http://informationr.net/ir/5-4/paper82.htmlvirtual communitiesCMCinterpersonalinformationalinteractionssocial spacesenvironmental modelhuman information behaviourinformation exchangetypologyinformation behaviourbehavior |
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| title | Information exchange in virtual communities: a typology |
| title_full | Information exchange in virtual communities: a typology |
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| topic | virtual communities CMC interpersonal informational interactions social spaces environmental model human information behaviour information exchange typology information behaviour behavior |
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