180 Notes

Day 15

2/23/99

  1. One-minute papers

Community can be developed and maintained in electronic environments

Information structure implies tradeoffs between freedom and order in books, communities, and any other systems

Electronic communities are not really viable

As long as people have common interests, they will find ways to build community

questions

What distinguishes tradeoffs in different structures?

What were some of the new features in electronic books that people suggested?

Can you define a community without being a member?

Can a DL substitute for physical libraries in community maintenance?

Where to learn more about fair use?

What are the tensions between community factions (e.g., faculty, staff, students in a uni)?

  1. Discuss Chatman (G3)

3. Discuss invisible colleges (Crane)

4.The one-minute paper

What was the big point you learned in class today?

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