"This book aims to provide relevant theoretical frameworks, empirical research, and new understandings for those interested in Library and Information Science and the impact new techniques and technologies are having in this area"--Provided by publisher.

In 7 Kapiteln definieren die Autoren zunächst, was Online-Kommunikation ist, in welchen Formen und Foren sie stattfindet und besprechen Online-Kommunikation als multimodales Zeichenhandeln. Sie behandeln danach das Thema der Identität und der sozialen Beziehungen, die politische Kommunikation...

"The way in which families maintain long distance communication when they are separated because of migration has been revolutionised by the emergence of a variety of internet- and mobile phone-based platforms. These platforms have created a new communicative environment, which the authors call...