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    Establishing and maintaining an online community of academics: longitudinal evaluation of a virtual conference series

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    Authors
    Thatcher, A.
    Straker, Leon
    Pollock, Clare
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Thatcher, Andrew and Straker, Leon and Pollock, Clare. 2011. Establishing and maintaining an online community of academics: longitudinal evaluation of a virtual conference series. International Journal of Web Based Communities. 7 (1): pp. 116-134.
    Source Title
    International Journal of Web Based Communities
    DOI
    10.1504/IJWBC.2011.038129
    ISSN
    1477-8394
    School
    School of Physiotherapy
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    Copyright © 2011 Inderscience

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12935
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Initiated in 1996, the CybErg international conference series is the only online conference series in the field of ergonomics. Using virtual settlement theory and a model of online community evolution, this article reports on a 12-year longitudinal investigation of the five conferences in the conference series and whether they have been effective in establishing an online academic community and in internationalising the dissemination of knowledge and dialogue of this online community. The results suggest that the conference series is indeed a good example of an online community in an engaged state and has been largely successful in encouraging equality in the international distribution of contributors. This article concludes with new possibilities to enhance the conduct, knowledge production, dialogue, and processes of future online academic conferences.

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