The use of the Internet to activate latent ties in scholarly communities
| dc.contributor.author | Genoni, Paul | |
| dc.contributor.author | Merrick, Helen | |
| dc.contributor.author | Willson, Michele | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T11:22:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T11:22:48Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2008-11-13T05:14:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Genoni, Paul and Merrick, Helen and Willson, Michele. 2005. The use of the Internet to activate latent ties in scholarly communities. First Monday 10 (12). | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11085 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
This paper presents the results of a survey on the use of theInternet by university-based scholars to contact unknown peers. Thesecontacts are considered as examples of the activation of "latentties" which are said to exist within communities with associatedinterests. The research indicates that the Internet facilitates theactivation of these ties and that the degree to which it is used forthis purpose is associated with academic rank. | |
| dc.publisher | First Monday Editorial Group | |
| dc.relation.uri | http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1301/1221 | |
| dc.title | The use of the Internet to activate latent ties in scholarly communities | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| dcterms.source.volume | 10 | |
| dcterms.source.number | 12 | |
| dcterms.source.issn | 13960466 | |
| dcterms.source.title | First Monday | |
| curtin.note |
First Monday is open access journal and the content is available for free to all from the Directory of Open Access Journals : | |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access | |
| curtin.faculty | Faculty of Media, Society and Culture | |
| curtin.faculty | Faculty of Humanities |