Facilitating communication about books through an online community

Golsteijn, C; Van Den Hoven, E

Facilitating communication about books through an online community

Golsteijn, C Van Den Hoven, E

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Citation:: Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 2011, 15 (2), pp. 197 - 217
Issue Date:: 2011-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Golsteijn, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Van Den Hoven, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0888-1426	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 2011, 15 (2), pp. 197 - 217	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1617-4909	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/28321
dc.description.abstract	Reading books can serve as a means of gathering information, relaxing and escaping daily stress. Although reading is often primarily an individual activity, many readers also enjoy sharing reading experiences with friends, relatives, colleagues and, through the internet, even with strangers. Apart from valuing these individual and collective book activities, books as physical artifacts are also valued, for example because of the memories associated with them. This paper investigates how books can be enhanced with a new product, system or service. In a qualitative interview study, the main reasons for valuing books were found to be related to the self (individual activities and feelings), experiences (e.g., enjoyment or release) and personal values (e.g., embodiment of ideals or personification). As a result, it was decided for the remainder of this study to focus on communication about books, because in addition to individual book-related activities and feelings, users indicated to communicate about books a lot. A book community Web site, called Shelf, was developed to investigate whether book communication could be increased by facilitating an online community and whether users would appreciate the Web site functionality. Shelf was used in a 14-day user evaluation, and it was concluded that the Web site increased the extent to which readers communicated about books. We expect that such an online book community would be a valuable enhancement of current book customs, in particular in combination with the current e-book trend, for various types of readers who would like to share their experiences. © 2010 The Author(s).	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Personal and Ubiquitous Computing	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s00779-010-0301-0	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Information Systems	en_US
dc.title	Facilitating communication about books through an online community	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	15	en_US
utslib.for	0806 Information Systems	en_US
utslib.for	0805 Distributed Computing	en_US
utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management	en_US
dc.location.activity	Sydney, Australia
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
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Abstract:

Reading books can serve as a means of gathering information, relaxing and escaping daily stress. Although reading is often primarily an individual activity, many readers also enjoy sharing reading experiences with friends, relatives, colleagues and, through the internet, even with strangers. Apart from valuing these individual and collective book activities, books as physical artifacts are also valued, for example because of the memories associated with them. This paper investigates how books can be enhanced with a new product, system or service. In a qualitative interview study, the main reasons for valuing books were found to be related to the self (individual activities and feelings), experiences (e.g., enjoyment or release) and personal values (e.g., embodiment of ideals or personification). As a result, it was decided for the remainder of this study to focus on communication about books, because in addition to individual book-related activities and feelings, users indicated to communicate about books a lot. A book community Web site, called Shelf, was developed to investigate whether book communication could be increased by facilitating an online community and whether users would appreciate the Web site functionality. Shelf was used in a 14-day user evaluation, and it was concluded that the Web site increased the extent to which readers communicated about books. We expect that such an online book community would be a valuable enhancement of current book customs, in particular in combination with the current e-book trend, for various types of readers who would like to share their experiences. © 2010 The Author(s).

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