Archive | July, 2008
Exploring information ecologies in public access settings
The information ecology methodology allows a group to illustrate the networks of trust that exist in a geographic community. The tool works like a photograph of people's personal networking experience. After developing several linkage maps, researchers can detect patterns in terms of trusted sources of information, or the information ecology around a focal point (a public access site in the context of the Global Impact Study project).
Continue reading...by Balaji Parthasarathy, July 23, 2008
The ethnographic case study approach
Ethnography literally means to "write (or represent) a culture." Ethnographers look for patterns, describe local relationships (formal and informal), understandings and meanings (tacit and explicit), and try to make sense of a place and a case in relation to the entire social setting and all social relationships. They also contextualize these in wider contexts (e.g., the wider economy, government policies, etc.).
Continue reading...by Rebecca Sears, July 15, 2008
Preparing for the Second Global Workshop in Chile
Planning is underway for the second Global Impact Study global workshop. The event will be held the final week of October, 2008, in Becon, Chile. Approximately 20 participants are expected to attend the workshop, including the Research Working Group, Country Research Teams, and representatives from the Center for Information & Society.
Continue reading...by Rebecca Sears, July 1, 2008
Second Research Working Group meeting approaching
In just over a month — August 2008 — the Research Working Group will meet in Atlanta, Georgia. The group will be charged with two main tasks.
Continue reading...by TASCHA, July 1, 2008
Global Impact Study to create inventory & taxonomy of public access centers
The Global Impact Study will create an inventory and taxonomy that will be useful for both our research and other efforts aimed at understanding the public access space. The inventory will be stored in a database and can be thought of as a directory to help support top-level documentation of facilities. In addition to serving as a useful tool in its own right, the inventory will help to facilitate rich analysis by making it possible to differentiate venues by type of establishment. The inventory will additionally serve as a frame from which to draw survey samples.
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