Information Sifting or Knowledge Building on the Internet

Information Sifting or Knowledge Building on the Internet

Information sifting consists of all kinds of differentiation and evaluative actions in response to information overload. Like its alter ego, knowledge construction, it encompasses both social and nonsocial strategies. Research is suggested on what information-sifting mechanisms are used in cyberspac...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social science computer review 1996-04, Vol.14 (1), p.81-83
1. Verfasser: Anderson, Ronald E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Computer programs
Construction
Differentiation
EGO
Information
Information Dissemination
Information filtering
Information Processing
Information Technology
Internet
Knowledge
Screening (sizing)
Sifting
Social Constructionism
Software
Strategy
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Zusammenfassung:Information sifting consists of all kinds of differentiation and evaluative actions in response to information overload. Like its alter ego, knowledge construction, it encompasses both social and nonsocial strategies. Research is suggested on what information-sifting mechanisms are used in cyberspace and how increasing use of software mechanisms may affect the pattern of social sifting behavior.
ISSN:0894-4393
1552-8286
DOI:10.1177/089443939601400125