@article{1df3286675664e3485ef633592bec39d,
title = "Blogs as Interfaces between Several Worlds A Case Study of the Swedish Academic Blogosphere",
abstract = "The purpose of this article is to examine the use of blogs as tools in scholarly communication practice. The article is based on a case study of the Swedish academic blogosphere. It starts with an overview of earlier research about blogs which is followed by a presentation of earlier research on scholarly communication practice. Disciplinary differences regarding the use of ICTs are considered specifically. Sixty-seven Swedish academic blogs are investigated using content analysis, supplemented by a webometric study of the same material. The results indicate agreement across disciplines regarding the use of blogs as tools. One conclusion is that blogs do not replace a previous form of communication, but function as distinct interfaces between four arenas: the university, the research field, the general public, and private life.",
keywords = "blogs, blogosphere, ICT, webometrics, scholarly communication practice",
author = "Sara Kjellberg",
year = "2009",
language = "English",
volume = "10",
pages = "1--45",
journal = "Human IT",
issn = "1402-1501",
publisher = "H{\"o}gskolan i Bor{\aa}s",
number = "3",
}