Purpose–This paper sets out to present the concept of the value of information, review the
descriptive, rational, social and behavioral approaches for assessing the value of …

In today's rapidly changing world, new social and human service problems emerge
constantly, and in order to make good use of resources that are often limited, social service …

Networks offer the promise of sharing information. This project aims to experimentally
investigate aspects of the propensity to share information online, with a specific focus on the …

Prior research has shown that social interaction is important for continuation of question‐and‐
answer (Q&A) activity online and that it also leads to monetary rewards. The present …

The telling of stories lies at the heart of human communication. In this important new book
Peter Brophy introduces and explains the concept of story-telling or narrative-based practice …

Abstract The World Wide Web is not merely an information system; it is a social space where
people interact. One central form of interaction consists of asking and answering questions …

Psychological determinants of emotional experiences perhaps conscious involvement in
manufacturing emotion. On the other hand, approaches such as Prinz's (2004) argue that …

What are the antecedents, inhibitors and catalysts to providing information and participating
in mixed fee-based and free online contexts? We describe the behaviour of about …

Prior work has demonstrated that the impact of individual information-processing limits can
be observed in dynamics of mass interaction in asynchronous collaborative systems (Usenet …

One of the unknowns of emailing is the time it will take the receiver to form and post a reply.
Response times vary considerably, and the chronemics of email are an important non-verbal …