Date of Award
1-1-2015
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Information Science
Content Description
1 online resource (xii, 269 pages) : color illustrations.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Jagdish Gangolly
Committee Members
S. S. Ravi, Deborah Andersen, Seokjoo Andrew Chang
Keywords
cross-boundary collaboration, information science, longitudinal social network analysis, scholarly collaboration, Communication in learning and scholarship, Information scientists, Intellectual cooperation, Education, Higher
Subject Categories
Library and Information Science
Abstract
This dissertation investigates the changing effect of geodesic, cultural (organization, profession, and country), and knowledge boundaries on scholarly collaboration. It also examines how the change can relate to the development of Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs).
Recommended Citation
Liang, Xiao, "Scholarly collaboration and information & communications technologies (ICTS) in information sciences : a longitudinal analysis of the research collaboration social network" (2015). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1443.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1443