Field Exam:Social Informatics List Fall 2004 No. 1

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Social Informatics 1 - October 15, 2004

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Contents 1 1. Overviews 2 2. Theories and Frameworks 3 3. Social Shaping of Technology 3.1 3.1. Sources of Technological Shaping 3.2 3.2. Process of Technological Shaping 4 4. Social Impacts of Technology 4.1 4.1. Impacts on Structures and Relationships 4.2 4.2. Impacts on Processes and Practices 5 5. Social Perspectives on Design 6 Reference List

[edit] 1. Overviews

Kling, R., editor (1996). Computerization and Controversy: Value, Conflics and Social Choices. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 2nd edition.

• Part I: Mental models for traveling through the computer world.

Kling, R. (1999). What is social informatics and why does it matter? D-Lib Magazine, 5(1).

Sawyer, S. and Eschenfelder, K. R. (2002). Social informatics: Perspectives, examples, and trends. Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 36:427-464.

[edit] 2. Theories and Frameworks

Davenport, E. and Hall, H. (2002). Organizational knowledge and communities of practice, Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 36:171-227.

DeSanctis, G. and Poole, M. S. (1994). Capturing the complexity in advanced technology use: Adaptive structuration theory. Organization Science, 5(2):121-147.

Granovetter, M. (1973). The strength of weak ties. American Journal of Sociology, 78(6):1360- 1380.

Markus, M. L. (1987). Toward a "critical mass" theory of interactive media: Universal access, interdependence, and diffusion. Communication Research, 14:491-511.

Nardi, B. A. (1996). Studying context: A comparison of activity theory, situated action models, and distributed cognition. In Nardi, B. A. (Ed.) Context and Consciousness: Activity Theory and Human-Computer Interaction, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, pp. 69-102.

Orlikowski, W. J. (2000). Using technology and constituting structures: A practice lens for studying technology in organizations. Organization Science, 11(4):404-428.

Powell, W. W. (1990). Neither market nor hierarchy: Network forms of organization. Research in Organizational Behavior, 12:295-336.

Yates, J. and Orlikowski, W. J. (1992). Genres of organizational communication: A structurational approach to studying communication and media. Academy of Management Review 17(2):299-326.

[edit] 3. Social Shaping of Technology

[edit] 3.1. Sources of Technological Shaping

Iacono, S. and Kling, R. (2001). Computerization movements: The rise of the internet and distant forms of work. In Yates, J. and Van Maanen, J., editors, Information Technology and Organizational Transformation: History, Rhetoric and Practice, Sage, pp. 93-136.

Kling, R., editor (1996). Computerization and Controversy: Value, Conflics and Social Choices. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 2nd edition.

• Part III: The economic, cultural, and organizational dimensions of computerization.

Star, S. L. and Ruhleder, K. (1996). Steps toward an ecology of infrastructure: Design and access for large information spaces. Information Systems Research, 7(1):111-134.

[edit] 3.2. Process of Technological Shaping

Bijker, W. E., Hughes, T. P. and Pinch, T. J. (1987). The Social Construction of Technological Systems, MIT Press.

• Introduction (pp. 9-15).
• Pinch, T. J. and Bijker, W. E., The social construction of facts and artifacts (pp. 17-50).
• Callon, M., Society in the making: The study of technology as a tool for sociological analysis (pp. 83-103).

MacKenzie, D. A. and Wajcman, J. (1999). The Social Shaping of Technology. Buckingham England; Philadelphia, Open University Press.

• MacKenzie, D. A. and Wajcman, J., The social shaping of technology (ch. 1).
• Kline, R. and Pinch, T. J., The social construction of technology (ch. 7).

Rheingold, H. (2002). Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution. Basic Books.

Rogers, E. M. (1995). Diffusion of Innovation. Free Press, 4th edition.

[edit] 4. Social Impacts of Technology

[edit] 4.1. Impacts on Structures and Relationships

DiMaggio, P., Hargittai, E., Neuman, W. R. and Robinson, J. P. (2001). Social implications of the internet. Annual Review of Sociology, 27:307-336.

Herring, S. C. (2002). Computer-mediated communication on the internet. Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 36:109-168.

Kiesler, S., editor (1997). Culture of the Internet. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ.

• Part II: Electronic groups.
• Part V: Networked organizations.

Kling, R., editor (1996). Computerization and Controversy: Value, Conflics and Social Choices. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 2nd edition.

• Part V – Social relationships in electronic forums.

Kraut, R., Kiesler, S., Boneva, B., Cummings, J., Helgeson, V. and Crawford, A. (2002). Internet paradox revisited. Journal of Social Issues, 58(1):49-74.

van Dijk, J. and Hacker, K. (2003). The digital divide as a complex and dynamic phenomenon. The Information Society, 19(4):315-326.

Walther, J. B. (1996). Computer-mediated communication: Impersonal, interpersonal, and hyperpersonal interaction. Communication Research, 23(1):3-43.

[edit] 4.2. Impacts on Processes and Practices

Gasser, L. (1986). The integration of computing and routine work. ACM Transactions on Information Systems, 4(3):205-225.

Hinds, P. J. and Kiesler, S., editors (2002). Distributed Work. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.

Kling, R., editor (1996). Computerization and Controversy: Value, Conflics and Social Choices. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 2nd edition.

• Part IV: Computerization and the transformation of work.

Schmidt, K. and Simone, C. (1992). Taking CSCW seriously: Supporting articulation work. Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 1(1-2):7-40.

[edit] 5. Social Perspectives on Design

Ackerman, M. S. (2000). The intellectual challenge of CSCW: The gap between social requirements and technical feasibility. Human-Computer Interaction, 15(2-3):179-203.

Greenbaum, J. and Kyng, M., editors (1991). Design at Work. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Hillsdale, NJ.

• Greenbaum, J. and Kyng, M., Introduction: Situated design (pp. 1-24).
• Part I: Reflecting on work practice.

Grudin, J. (1994). Groupware and social dynamics: Eight challenges for developers. Communications of the ACM, 37(1):92-105.

Markus, M. L. and Keil, M. (1994). If we build it, they will come: Designing information systems that people want to use. Sloan Management Review, 35(4):11-25.

[edit] Reference List

1. Ackerman, M. S. (2000). The intellectual challenge of CSCW: The gap between social requirements and technical feasibility. Human-Computer Interaction, 15(2-3):179-203.
2. Bijker, W. E., Hughes, T. P. and Pinch, T. J. (1987). The Social Construction of Technological Systems, MIT Press.
   1. Introduction (pp. 9-15).
   2. Pinch, T. J. and Bijker, W. E., The social construction of facts and artifacts (pp. 17-50).
   3. Callon, M., Society in the making: The study of technology as a tool for sociological analysis (pp. 83-103).
3. Davenport, E. and Hall, H. (2002). Organizational knowledge and communities of practice, Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 36:171-227.
4. DeSanctis, G. and Poole, M. S. (1994). Capturing the complexity in advanced technology use: Adaptive structuration theory. Organization Science, 5(2):121-147.
5. DiMaggio, P., Hargittai, E., Neuman, W. R. and Robinson, J. P. (2001). Social implications of the internet. Annual Review of Sociology, 27:307-336.
6. Gasser, L. (1986). The integration of computing and routine work. ACM Transactions on Information Systems, 4(3):205-225.
7. Granovetter, M. (1973). The strength of weak ties. American Journal of Sociology, 78(6): 1360-1380.
8. Greenbaum, J. and Kyng, M., editors (1991). Design at Work. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Hillsdale, NJ.
   1. Greenbaum, J. and Kyng, M., Introduction: Situated design (pp.1-24).
   2. Part I: Reflecting on work practice.
9. Grudin, J. (1994). Groupware and social dynamics: Eight challenges for developers. Communications of the ACM, 37(1):92-105.
10. Herring, S. C. (2002). Computer-mediated communication on the internet. Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 36:109-168.
11. Hinds, P. J. and Kiesler, S., editors (2002). Distributed Work. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
12. Iacono, S. and Kling, R. (2001). Computerization movements: The rise of the internet and distant forms of work. In Yates, J. and Van Maanen, J., editors, Information Technology and Organizational Transformation: History, Rhetoric and Practice, Sage, pp. 93-136.
13. Kiesler, S., editor (1997). Culture of the Internet. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ.
    1. Part II: Electronic groups.
    2. Part V: Networked organizations.
14. Kling, R., editor (1996). Computerization and Controversy: Value, Conflics and Social Choices. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 2nd edition.
    1. Part I: Mental models for traveling through the computer world.
    2. Part III: The economic, cultural, and organizational dimensions of computerization.
    3. Part IV: Computerization and the transformation of work.
    4. Part V: Social relationships in electronic forums.
15. Kling, R. (1999). What is social informatics and why does it matter? D-Lib Magazine, 5(1).
16. Kraut, R., Kiesler, S., Boneva, B., Cummings, J., Helgeson, V. and Crawford, A. (2002). Internet paradox revisited. Journal of Social Issues, 58(1):49-74.
17. MacKenzie, D. A. and Wajcman, J. (1999). The Social Shaping of Technology. Buckingham England; Philadelphia, Open University Press.
    1. MacKenzie, D. A. and Wajcman J., The social shaping of technology (ch. 1).
    2. Kline R., and Pinch, T. J., The social construction of technology (ch. 7).
18. Markus, M. L. (1987). Toward a "critical mass" theory of interactive media: Universal access, interdependence, and diffusion. Communication Research, 14:491-511.
19. Markus, M. L. and Keil, M. (1994). If we build it, they will come: Designing information systems that people want to use. Sloan Management Review, 35(4):11-25.
20. Nardi, B. A. (1996). Studying context: A comparison of activity theory, situated action models, and distributed cognition. In Nardi, B. A. (Ed.) Context and Consciousness: Activity Theory and Human-Computer Interaction, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, pp. 69-102.
21. Orlikowski, W. J. (2000). Using technology and constituting structures: A practice lens for studying technology in organizations. Organization Science, 11(4):404-428.
22. Powell, W. W. (1990). Neither market nor hierarchy: Network forms of organization. Research in Organizational Behavior, 12:295-336.
23. Rheingold, H. (2002). Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution. Basic Books.
24. Rogers, E. M. (1995). Diffusion of Innovation. Free Press, 4th edition.
25. Sawyer, S. and Eschenfelder, K. R. (2002). Social informatics: Perspectives, examples, and trends. Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 36:427-464.
26. Schmidt, K. and Simone, C. (1992). Taking CSCW seriously: Supporting articulation work. Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 1(1-2):7-40.
27. Star, S. L. and Ruhleder, K. (1996). Steps toward an ecology of infrastructure: Design and access for large information spaces. Information Systems Research, 7(1):111-134.
28. van Dijk, J. and Hacker, K. (2003). The digital divide as a complex and dynamic phenomenon. The Information Society, 19(4):315-326.
29. Walther, J. B. (1996). Computer-mediated communication: Impersonal, interpersonal, and hyperpersonal interaction. Communication Research, 23(1):3-43.
30. Yates, J. and Orlikowski, W. J. (1992). Genres of organizational communication: A structurational approach to studying communication and media. Academy of Management Review 17(2):299-326.