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James, Jonathan D. – Research-publishing.net, 2014
In this introductory chapter, the author begins by looking at the Internet from an historical and communication perspective in an effort to understand its significance in the contemporary world. Then he gives an overview of the most searched topics on the Internet and identifies prospects that have opened up and perils that lurk in the information…
Descriptors: Internet, Access to Information, Online Searching, History
Schoch, Natalie A.; White, Marilyn Domas – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1997
Compares the interactions in two listservs, one dealing with a chronic illness (diabetes), the other with a more acute disease (colon cancer). Analysis of 1000 messages from each list categorized messages by problem orientation and into socioemotional areas having positive and negative reactions and into task areas for asking questions and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Chronic Illness, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis