Scholarly communication in Cyberspace: Profiles of subscribers using the GEOGRAPH electronic mailing list

Geographers in increasing numbers are utilizing the Internet for correspondence, sharing information, and keeping current on developments in their fields of interest. Electronic mailing lists (EMLs) are devoted to many topics and include subscribers, especially in North America and Europe. In order...

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Main Authors: Stanley D. Brunn, Kai Husso, Mervi Pyyhtiä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geographical Society of Finland 1999-02-01
Series:Fennia: International Journal of Geography
Online Access:https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/8942
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description Geographers in increasing numbers are utilizing the Internet for correspondence, sharing information, and keeping current on developments in their fields of interest. Electronic mailing lists (EMLs) are devoted to many topics and include subscribers, especially in North America and Europe. In order to illustrate and study the characteristics of these Internet users, we identify heavy, medium, and light user categories from a survey of GEOGRAPH subscribers and a cluster analysis. We also discuss profiles at the individual level. We select fifteen subscribers and examine their gender, age, e-mail volume, the number of addresses in one’s directory, and e-mail destinations. These regional and gender findings aid in understanding the uses of the Internet for scholarly networking.
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spelling doaj.art-035484db6fe74129863f626145c17c212022-12-22T01:40:30ZengGeographical Society of FinlandFennia: International Journal of Geography1798-56171999-02-011772Scholarly communication in Cyberspace: Profiles of subscribers using the GEOGRAPH electronic mailing listStanley D. Brunn0Kai Husso1Mervi Pyyhtiä2Department of Geography, University of Kentucky, Lexington, US-KentuckyAcademy of Finland, HelsinkiDepartment of Geography, University of HelsinkiGeographers in increasing numbers are utilizing the Internet for correspondence, sharing information, and keeping current on developments in their fields of interest. Electronic mailing lists (EMLs) are devoted to many topics and include subscribers, especially in North America and Europe. In order to illustrate and study the characteristics of these Internet users, we identify heavy, medium, and light user categories from a survey of GEOGRAPH subscribers and a cluster analysis. We also discuss profiles at the individual level. We select fifteen subscribers and examine their gender, age, e-mail volume, the number of addresses in one’s directory, and e-mail destinations. These regional and gender findings aid in understanding the uses of the Internet for scholarly networking.https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/8942
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Scholarly communication in Cyberspace: Profiles of subscribers using the GEOGRAPH electronic mailing list
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title Scholarly communication in Cyberspace: Profiles of subscribers using the GEOGRAPH electronic mailing list
title_full Scholarly communication in Cyberspace: Profiles of subscribers using the GEOGRAPH electronic mailing list
title_fullStr Scholarly communication in Cyberspace: Profiles of subscribers using the GEOGRAPH electronic mailing list
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title_short Scholarly communication in Cyberspace: Profiles of subscribers using the GEOGRAPH electronic mailing list
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