Social computing and virtual communities. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Panayiotis Zaphiris and Chee Siang Ang.
• Other Names: Zaphiris, Panayiotis; Ang, Chee Siang
• Contents: Theoretical foundations of social computing and virtual communities / Charalambos Vrasidas and George Veletsianos -- An overview of social networks / Gindo Tampubolon -- Research methods 2.0 : doing research using virtual communities / Paul Cairns, Mark Blythe -- E-learning communities / Andrew Laghos -- Technology-enhanced health communities : research on the use of social computing applications by both the sick and the well / Laura Slaughter, Aksel Tjora, Anne-Grete Sandaunet -- Online support communities / Ulrike Pfeil -- Online content sharing / Masahiro Hamasaki [and others] -- From online familiarity to offline trust : how a virtual community creates familiarity and trust between strangers / Paula Bialski and Dominik Batorski -- Second Life, immersion, and learning / Diane Carr and Marin Oliver -- Residency, relationships and responsibility : the social side of World of Warcraft / David White -- Perceiving an internet community as a "utopia" : beliefs, norms and resistance among older Chinese / Bo Xie -- Social network sites : an explortation of features and diversity / Mike Thelwall and David Stuart.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 285 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 004.01/9; Human-computer interaction; Internet -- Social aspects; Computer networks -- Social aspects; COMPUTERS -- Interactive & Multimedia; COMPUTERS -- Social Aspects -- Human-Computer Interaction; Computer networks -- Social aspects; Human-computer interaction; Internet -- Social aspects; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420090437; 1420090437
• Related ISBNs: 9781420090420; 1420090429
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.