"Scholarly Networks as Loosely Coupled Organizations On and Off Line"

Research Personnel: Emmanuel Koku, Nancy Nazer, Barry Wellman

Description:
Studies of how computer mediated communication affects scholarly interaction at two invisible colleges: an international human development research group ("GlobeNet") and a Toronto-based network ("TechNet") of computer scientists, social scientists, and advanced creators of computer applications. Uses survey, ethnographic and bibliometric analyses. Supported by the TeleLearning Network, Bell Canada University Laboratories, and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada.