Joining Research and Practice: Social Computing and Informat...

2007-10-18 00:00:00 - 2007-10-25 00:00:00

Web 2.0 and social computing are changing the way people use and perceive the Internet as well as the way they work and play. When users are no longer simply consumers of information, and become active producers and contributors, what are the implications for information science? How are social computing and Web 2.0 trends affecting the work of information professionals? What current research and applications are shaping future directions? ASIS&T 2007 aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from all aspects of information science, industry, academe, and information professions for lively discussions and debates about the social aspects of information, about all things 2.0 (or looking to the future) or higher