The use of the Internet to activate latent ties in scholarly communities

The use of the Internet to activate latent ties in scholarly communities

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 indicate...

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Main Authors: Genoni, Paul, Merrick, Helen, Willson, Michele
Format: Journal Article
Published: First Monday Editorial Group 2005
Online Access:http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1301/1221
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11085

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