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Using online discussion to support activities in online tutorials. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beasley, N., Davison, B., & Hall, H. (2004, November). Using online discussion to support activities in online tutorials. Presented at 3rd European Conference on eLearning

Online discussion activities are commonly used to create online communities, foster peer and tutor support, encourage reflection and provide equal opportunities for participation, particularly for fully online students. This paper describes the use o... Read More about Using online discussion to support activities in online tutorials..

A research roadmap for sustainable information cities. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Curwell, S., Deakin, M., Hamilton, A., Paskaleva-Shapira, K., Soubra, S., & Turner, J. (2004, October). A research roadmap for sustainable information cities. Presented at e-Challenges Conference

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..

Users as abstractions (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, P. (2004, June). Users as abstractions. Presented at Understanding Sociatechnical Action : Workshop

No Abstract available.

Familiarity as changing perception. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, P., Davenport, E., & Van de Walle, G. (2004, September). Familiarity as changing perception

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.

A social shaping perspective on an e-Governmental system(ic) failure. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davenport, E., & Horton, K. (2004, August). A social shaping perspective on an e-Governmental system(ic) failure

The paper that follows is concerned with the communities of interest (or actor networks) and communities of practice that articulate the delivery of e-government services, and with the discourse formations that shape the delivery of e-government serv... Read More about A social shaping perspective on an e-Governmental system(ic) failure..

The BEQUEST framework: the vision and methodology of a collaborative platform for sustainable urban development. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Deakin, M., & Curwell, S. (2004, October). The BEQUEST framework: the vision and methodology of a collaborative platform for sustainable urban development. Paper presented at EnviroInfo 2004: an international conference dedicated to sh@ring

The concepts of sustainable development that have emerged in the ‘post Brundtland’ era are explored in terms of a vision and methodology of sustainable urban development (SUD). The said vision and methodology of SUD result from the activities
of an... Read More about The BEQUEST framework: the vision and methodology of a collaborative platform for sustainable urban development..

Towards community participation in rural and urban development. (2004)
Book Chapter
Deakin, M., Dixon-Gough, R., & Mansberger, R. (2004). Towards community participation in rural and urban development. In M. Deakin, R. Dixon-Gough, & R. Mansberger (Eds.), Methodologies models and instruments for rural and urban development. Ashgate Publishing

Creation and recreation: motivating collaboration to generate knowledge capital in online communities (2004)
Journal Article
Hall, H., & Graham, D. (2004). Creation and recreation: motivating collaboration to generate knowledge capital in online communities. International Journal of Information Management, 24(3), 235-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2004.02.004

The results of a research project that examined the factors that motivated individuals competing to win an award of £10,000 to interact collectively in a Yahoo e-group are presented. The project’s focus was to examine the apparent willingness of comp... Read More about Creation and recreation: motivating collaboration to generate knowledge capital in online communities.

A question of realism. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hetherington, R., Crerar, A., & Turner, P. (2004, June). A question of realism

We present the results of an exploratory study investigating the feasibility of using multimedia software to teach life skills to adults with learning difficulties. As a precursor to determining whether the clients would benefit from the software, we... Read More about A question of realism..

Innovation and hybrid genres: disturbing social rhythm in legal practice. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Horton, K., & Davenport, E. (2004, June). Innovation and hybrid genres: disturbing social rhythm in legal practice. Presented at Twelfth European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Turku, Finland, Turku, Finland

This paper explores the non-adoption of an innovation via the concept of hybrid genres, that is digital genres that emerge from a non-digital material precedent. As instances of innovation these are often resisted because they disturb the order of ac... Read More about Innovation and hybrid genres: disturbing social rhythm in legal practice..

Using technology to positively influence dietary knowledge in colorectal clinic patients. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dyer, K. J., Buckner, K., Richardson, R. A., & Fearon, K. C. H. (2004, March). Using technology to positively influence dietary knowledge in colorectal clinic patients. Presented at Current perspectives in healthcare computing; Health Informatics Committee of the British Computer Society

Colorectal cancer is a major public health problem that is strongly associated
with poor diet. The acceptability and effectiveness of a nutrition education website
was investigated in those attending cancer-screening clinics. Sixteen subjects
were... Read More about Using technology to positively influence dietary knowledge in colorectal clinic patients..

Towards the wireless ward: evaluating a trial of networked PDAs in the National Health Service. (2004)
Book Chapter
Turner, P., Milne, G., Turner, S., Kubitscheck, M., & Penman, I. (2004). Towards the wireless ward: evaluating a trial of networked PDAs in the National Health Service. In Mobile and Ubiquitous Information Access. Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24641-1_15

In this paper, we describe a pilot study of the clinical use of a wireless network of personal digital assistants (PDAs). We describe how we are dealing with the concerns of the clinicians with respect to maintaining the security of patient records a... Read More about Towards the wireless ward: evaluating a trial of networked PDAs in the National Health Service..

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.

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..