Outputs (6)

Talking about computers among a group of older people. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davenport, E., Turner, P., & Van de Walle, G. (2004, July). Talking about computers among a group of older people. Presented at Second International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities

The intranet as actor: the role of the intranet in knowledge sharing. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2004, June). The intranet as actor: the role of the intranet in knowledge sharing. Presented at International Workshop on Understanding Sociotechnical Action

This paper presents a sociotechnical analysis of knowledge sharing practice in a large, distributed, information intensive case study organisation. The findings of the study are discussed with close reference the significance of the research approach... Read More about The intranet as actor: the role of the intranet in knowledge sharing..

Young People and e-Democracy: Creating a Culture of Participation (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Masters, Z., Masters, Z., Macintosh, A., & Smith, E. (2004, August). Young People and e-Democracy: Creating a Culture of Participation. Presented at Electronic government : third international conference, EGOV 2004, Zaragoza, Spain

Research originally suggested that new technologies, particularly the Internet, provided a useful mechanism for engaging young people - an otherwise largely disenfranchised group. Subsequent to the evaluation of a number of pioneering projects in thi... Read More about Young People and e-Democracy: Creating a Culture of Participation.

Applying user testing data to UEM performance metrics. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chattratichart, J., & Brodie, J. (2004, April). Applying user testing data to UEM performance metrics. Presented at Extended abstracts of the 2004 conference on Human factors and computing systems - CHI '04

The lack of standard assessment criteria for reliably comparing usability evaluation methods (UEMs) is an important gap in HCI knowledge. Recently, metrics for assessing thoroughness, validity, and effectiveness of UEMs, based on user data, have been... Read More about Applying user testing data to UEM performance metrics..

The sickness of an information society: R.H.Tawney and the post-industrial condition. (2004)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (2004). The sickness of an information society: R.H.Tawney and the post-industrial condition. Information, Communication and Society, 7(3), 403-422. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118042000284632

R. H. Tawney is frequently cited as one of the most distinguished social theorists of the twentieth century, and his position in the British school of ethical, democratic socialism is assured. This paper revisits that contribution for the so-called p... Read More about The sickness of an information society: R.H.Tawney and the post-industrial condition..

The Past, Present, and Future of Information Policy: Towards a normative theory of the information society (2004)
Journal Article
Duff, A. S. (2004). The Past, Present, and Future of Information Policy: Towards a normative theory of the information society. Information, Communication and Society, 7(1), 69-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118042000208906

The profile of information policy in academic and policy-making circles has been rising in recent decades, a function, presumably, of the expansion of an 'information society'. Nevertheless, there is widespread confusion over its meaning and purpose.... Read More about The Past, Present, and Future of Information Policy: Towards a normative theory of the information society.