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- Subject: 4.25 Computer mediated communication -- research project
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- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1993 15:36:20 +0200 (EET)
- From: sheizaf rafaeli <sheizafr@shum.cc.huji.ac.il>
- Subject: Computer mediated communication -- research project
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- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1993 15:36:20 +0200 (EET)
- From: sheizaf rafaeli <sheizafr@shum.cc.huji.ac.il>
- Subject: Computer mediated communication -- research project
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- INVITATION TO JOIN ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECT
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- This is an invitation to join an exciting ongoing research project, on
- the use of electronic mail discussion lists. A large group of scholars,
- from numerous universities, is engaged in a collaborative study of
- discussion lists. This is a last-chance offer to jump on the bandwagon.
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- For over eight months, a group of several dozen researchers has been
- discussing the state of computer-mediated discussion groups, and the
- state of research on such groups. We are now collaborating in a large,
- comparative survey of such groups. The method of choice is content
- analysis of a representative sample of messages, groups and discussion
- threads, across different networks.
-
- The project has produced, so far:
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- * A unique research experience:
- A large group of previously unaffiliated researchers
- has undertaken (and is carrying out) a collaborative
- study. The research is run, so to speak, on stage.
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- * A joint bibliography:
- Hundreds of citations about the subject matter have been
- collected and are shared.
-
- * Hypothesis list:
- A rather elaborate set of theories and hypotheses
- has been formulated regarding the experience,
- quality, longevity, nature structure and impact of
- computer-mediated groups, and their structural and
- social characteristics.
-
- * Policy deliberations:
- We have painstakingly developed treatments of such
- thorny issues as the ethics of studying online public
- lists, the ownership of data resulting from such
- collaboration, sampling procedures in the study of
- online groups, etc.
-
- * Some financial support from industry.
-
- * A pretested codebook.
-
- * Several conference papers.
-
- But the best is yet to come. We are about to begin the full-fledged
- data collection stage. Thus, now is probably the latest oppportunity to
- join in.
-
- Take part in the data collection and analysis phases. If the
- computer-mediated exchange of ideas is a process that intrigues you, if
- you have ideas about what makes online groups tick (or sick), if you
- think this is a topic ripe for empirical, content-analysis comparative
- study, and if you would like to join work in this project, please
- contact one of us:
-
- Sheizaf Rafaeli Fay Sudweeks
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem University of Sydney
- sheizafr@shum.cc.huji.ac.il fays@archsci.arch.su.edu.au
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