Social informatics in information science: An introduction

Rob Kling, Howard Rosenbaum and Carol Hert

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998, vol. 49, issue 12, 1047-1052

Abstract: Social informatics (SI) refers to a multidisciplinary research field that examines the design, uses, and implications of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in ways that account for their interactions with institutional and cultural contexts. This Special Issue presents seven articles that illustrate the range and depth of research in SI. This essay outlines the concerns of SI researchers and briefly describes the articles that follow. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Date: 1998
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