Online Communities: Designing Usability and Supporting Sociability

Online Communities: Designing Usability and Supporting Sociability

by Jenny Preece (Author)

Synopsis

The purpose of the book is to set up a framework for discussions on social and technical issues of online communities. Designing usability and supporting sociability lays a solid foundation on which online communities can grow and thrive. Intended for both students and computer professionals, the book addresses the development of new online communities as well as the improvement of existing ones. It is divided into two parts -- Getting Acquainted with Online Communities and Developing Online Communities -- along with a preface and a concluding chapter which explores the future of online communities. For sample chapters and other resources, please check out the web site for the book at www.ifsm.umbc.edu/onlinecommunities.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 466
Edition: 1
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 15 Sep 2000

ISBN 10: 0471805998
ISBN 13: 9780471805991

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provides a good balance between theory and practise (Software Focus, December 2001) I like the slightly zany drawings People will say I wish Ia d had this book before now . (Computer & Education, No. 36, 2001) !an excellent book!my best recommendations! (Jnl of Computing and Information Technology, March 2003)
Author Bio
Jenny Preece is Professor and Chair of Information Systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where she teaches online communities and human--computer interaction. Prior to coming to the USA she chaired the first distance education course at the Open University in the UK. She has authored a leading text on Human--Computer Interaction and numerous other publications.