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For a social network analysis of computer networks: a sociological perspective on collaborative work and virtual community

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Special Interest Group on Computer Personnel Research Annual Conference archive
Proceedings of the 1996 ACM SIGCPR/SIGMIS conference on Computer personnel research table of contents

Denver, Colorado, United States

Pages: 1 - 11

Year of Publication: 1996

ISBN:0-89791-782-0

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Barry Wellman

Centre for Urban and Community Studies, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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SIGMIS: ACM Special Interest Group on Management Information Systems
SIGCPR: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Personnel Research

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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