Handbook of research on computer mediated communication; 2v

SciTech Book News, Sept, 2008

Handbook of research on computer mediated communication; 2v.

Ed. by Sigrid Kelsey & Kirk St. Amant.

Information Science Reference

2008

1020 pages

$495.00

Hardcover

LB1028

This two-volume research handbook on computer-mediated communication can't pretend to be comprehensive, admit editors Kelsey (Louisiana State U.) and St. Amant (East Carolina U.), but they believe its 69 chapters are far-reaching enough to establish a foundation of knowledge across a wide range of readers, including academics, researchers, industry representatives, educators, and lay persons. The chapters are organized into sections discussing how educational and training practices have change and might continue to change in response to advances in online media, how the plasticity and open access nature of cyberspace is influencing how one assesses the credibility of information and thinks about the identity of oneself and others, how computer-mediated communications has influenced the way individuals exchange ideas and opinions as individuals and within communities, the impact of computer-mediated communications on cultural and linguistic issues, and issues specific to specific tools and technologies related to computer-mediated communication.

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