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The concept of social capital, or the value that can be derived from
social ties created by goodwill, mutual support, shared language, common beliefs,
and a sense of mutual obligation, has been applied to a number of fields, from
sociology to management. It is only lately, however, that researchers in information
technology and knowledge management have begun to explore the idea of social capital
in relation to their fields. This collection of thirteen essays by computer
scientists, sociologists, communication specialists, economists, and others presents
a multidisciplinary look at this particular intersection of information technology
and social science and the need to adopt a sociotechnical perspective.For the most
part the contributors take a positive view of the interplay of social capital,
knowledge sharing, and community building. Some essays look at specific instances,
including the on-line and face-to-face relationships of a community of athletes, the
building of social capital among Iranian NGOs, and the Internet-based communities
created by the open-source movement, while others discuss more general ideas of
civic and personal communities. The last four essays examine computer applications
that augment social capital, including topic- and member-centered communications
spaces such as the Expert Finder and the Loops system and virtual repositories of
knowledge such as the Answer Garden and Pearls of Wisdom.
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social ties created by goodwill, mutual support, shared language, common beliefs,
and a sense of mutual obligation, has been applied to a number of fields, from
sociology to management. It is only lately, however, that researchers in information
technology and knowledge management have begun to explore the idea of social capital
in relation to their fields. This collection of thirteen essays by computer
scientists, sociologists, communication specialists, economists, and others presents
a multidisciplinary look at this particular intersection of information technology
and social science and the need to adopt a sociotechnical perspective.For the most
part the contributors take a positive view of the interplay of social capital,
knowledge sharing, and community building. Some essays look at specific instances,
including the on-line and face-to-face relationships of a community of athletes, the
building of social capital among Iranian NGOs, and the Internet-based communities
created by the open-source movement, while others discuss more general ideas of
civic and personal communities. The last four essays examine computer applications
that augment social capital, including topic- and member-centered communications
spaces such as the Expert Finder and the Loops system and virtual repositories of
knowledge such as the Answer Garden and Pearls of Wisdom.
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