Main point

Ubiquitous information does not make us smarter

Be cautious about citation inferences

No communications act/publication stands alone

Questions

Can group think be positive?

Are web links really the same as citations?

If things on the web have no commercial value, how people claim copyright?

How does citation analysis fit in group communications (scholarly comm.)

2. Meet in Lab for the MOO (6:00-7:15)

3. Debrief on the MOO

4. Paper discussion:

(Gayatri Singh) Dibbell, J. (1996). A rape in cyberspace: How an evil clown, a Haitian trikster spirit, two wizards, and a cast of dozens turned a database into a society. In Mark Stefik (Ed.) Internet dreams: Archetypes, myths, and metaphors. Cambridge, MIT Press.

5. Readings for next meeting:

Gasaway, L. (1998). Copyright, the Internet and other legal issues (JASIST online)
Samuelson, P. (2001). Toward a new politics of intellectual property (ACM DL)
Doctor, R. D. (1992). Social equity and information technologies: Moving toward information democracy.
Anderson, R., Bikson, T., Law, S., & Mitchell, B. (1995). Universal access to e-mail: Feasibility and societal implications. Santa Monica, CA: RAND [Read: Summary xiii-xxiii AND Chapter One: Introduction p. 1-12.]

6. One-minute paper concept

What was the big point you learned in class today?

What is the main, unanswered question you leave class with today?