Starr Roxanne Hiltz: Pioneer Digital Sociologist

Starr Roxanne Hiltz, coauthor of the acclaimed 1978 book The Network Nation, was one of the earliest sociologists to study online and virtual communities. Her groundbreaking work with Murray Turoff forecast the future development of virtual communities and their effects on society, politics, and law...

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Published inIEEE annals of the history of computing Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 78 - 85
Main Author Subramanian, Ramesh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington IEEE 01.01.2013
IEEE Computer Society
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Biographies
Computer networks
Decision making units
Economics
EIES
Electronic Information Exchange System
Forecasts
Hiltz, Starr Roxanne
history of computing
human-computer interaction
Information systems
Medical services
Murray Turoff
networked communities
Online instruction
online learning
Rocks
social computing
Social networks
Sociology
Starr Roxanne Hiltz
Studies
The Network Nation
Turoff, Murray
Virtual communities
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Summary:Starr Roxanne Hiltz, coauthor of the acclaimed 1978 book The Network Nation, was one of the earliest sociologists to study online and virtual communities. Her groundbreaking work with Murray Turoff forecast the future development of virtual communities and their effects on society, politics, and law as well as helped to set a precedence for online learning and group decision-making research.
ISSN:1058-6180
1934-1547
DOI:10.1109/MAHC.2013.11