Blogs as Interfaces between Several Worlds A Case Study of the Swedish Academic Blogosphere
(2009) In Human IT 10(3). p.1-45- Abstract
- The purpose of this article is to examine the use of blogs as tools in scholarly communication practice. The article is based on a case study of the Swedish academic blogosphere. It starts with an overview of earlier research about blogs which is followed by a presentation of earlier research on scholarly communication practice. Disciplinary differences regarding the use of ICTs are considered specifically. Sixty-seven Swedish academic blogs are investigated using content analysis, supplemented by a webometric study of the same material. The results indicate agreement across disciplines regarding the use of blogs as tools. One conclusion is that blogs do not replace a previous form of communication, but function as distinct interfaces... (More)
- The purpose of this article is to examine the use of blogs as tools in scholarly communication practice. The article is based on a case study of the Swedish academic blogosphere. It starts with an overview of earlier research about blogs which is followed by a presentation of earlier research on scholarly communication practice. Disciplinary differences regarding the use of ICTs are considered specifically. Sixty-seven Swedish academic blogs are investigated using content analysis, supplemented by a webometric study of the same material. The results indicate agreement across disciplines regarding the use of blogs as tools. One conclusion is that blogs do not replace a previous form of communication, but function as distinct interfaces between four arenas: the university, the research field, the general public, and private life. (Less)
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- author
- Kjellberg, Sara LU
- organization
- alternative title
- Bloggar som gränssnitt mellan flera världar: en fallstudie av den svenska akademiska bloggosfären
- publishing date
- 2009
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- blogs, blogosphere, ICT, webometrics, scholarly communication practice
- in
- Human IT
- volume
- 10
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 1 - 45
- publisher
- Högskolan i Borås
- external identifiers
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- scopus:77952149863
- ISSN
- 1402-1501
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 1df32866-7566-4e34-85ef-633592bec39d (old id 1504350)
- alternative location
- http://etjanst.hb.se/bhs/ith/3-10/sk_eng.htm
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-04 13:01:00
- date last changed
- 2024-01-13 05:40:21
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