How-To Pages: Informal Systems of Expertise Sharing

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dc.contributor.authorTorrey, Cristen
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, David W.
dc.contributor.authorSchilit, Bill N.
dc.contributor.authorBly, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-15T11:46:17Z
dc.date.available2017-04-15T11:46:17Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThe How-To has recently emerged as a genre of online content that describes how something is done. This study focuses on computer and electronics hobbyists and their use of How-Tos—how hobbyists use existing knowledge to solve technical challenges, how they document their new knowledge for one another, and how they exchange help and feedback. Our analysis describes How-To knowledge sharing as a fully decentralized expertise-location system in which the How-To functions as both a broadcast of the author’s expertise and a personal portfolio.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-1-84800-031-5_21
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-84800-031-5
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer, London
dc.relation.ispartofECSCW 2007: Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
dc.relation.ispartofseriesECSCW
dc.titleHow-To Pages: Informal Systems of Expertise Sharing
dc.typeText
gi.citation.endPage430
gi.citation.startPage411
gi.conference.date24-28 September 2007
gi.conference.locationLimerick, Ireland
gi.conference.sessiontitleFull Papers

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