Study, build, repeat: Using online communities as a research platform

Loren G Terveen; Joseph A Konstan; John Riedl; Cliff Lampe

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-0378-8_5

Study, build, repeat: Using online communities as a research platform

Loren G Terveen, Joseph A Konstan, John Riedl, Cliff Lampe

Computer Science and Engineering

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Research on online communities raises a number of challenges. It is difficult to get access to usage data, to users (to interview), and to the system itself to introduce new features (e.g., participation incentive mechanisms). One solution is for researchers to create an online community themselves. Although this provides more control and access, it also requires additional resources (e.g., for staff to maintain the community) and consideration of the needs of the user community after the research is completed.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Ways of Knowing in HCI
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	95-117
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	9781493903788
ISBN (Print)	9781493903771
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0378-8_5
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

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