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webepistemology.org is a platform for studying the impact of the web on the mechanisms of collective knowledge production, organisation and distribution. A major part of this project is devoted to analysing the stakes and goals of scientific research management and policies with regard to the web. The platform includes a thematic analysis of the epistemic impact of the Web and
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references pages.
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webepistemology.org is a platform for studying the impact of the web on the mechanisms of collective knowledge production, organisation and distribution. A major part of this project is devoted to analysing the stakes and goals of scientific research management and policies with regard to the web.
The platform includes a
blog∞, a thematic analysis of the epistemic impact of the Web (below) and
resources and
references pages.
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The platform includes a
blog∞, a thematic analysis of the epistemic impact of the Web (below) and
resources and
references pages.
The platform includes a
blog∞, a thematic analysis of the epistemic impact of the Web (below) and
resources and
bibliography pages.
Edited on 2005-07-28 11:47:48 by ChrisTophe []
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The platform includes a
blog∞, a thematic analysis of the epistemic impact of the Web (below) and
resources and
bibliography pages.
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webepistemology.org is a platform for studying the impact of the web on the mechanisms of collective knowledge production, organisation and distribution. A major part of this project is devoted to analysing the stakes and goals of scientific research management and policies with regard to the web.
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webepistemology.org is a platform for studying the impact of the web on the mechanisms of collective knowledge production, organisation and distribution. A major part of this project is devoted to analysing the stakes and goals of scientific research management and policies with regard to the web
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webepistemology.org is a platform for studying the impact of the web on the mechanisms of collective knowledge production, organisation and distribution. A major part of this project is devoted to analysing the stakes and goals of scientific research management and policies with regard to the web
webepistemology.org is a platform for studying the impact of the web on the mechanisms of collective knowledge production, organisation and distribution. A major part of this project is devoted to analysing the stakes and goals of scientific research management and policy with regard to the web
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webepistemology.org is a platform for studying the impact of the web on the mechanisms of collective knowledge production, organisation and distribution. A major part of this project is devoted to analysing the stakes and goals of scientific research management and policy with regard to the web
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Of great importance is the role of the Web in the democratisation of knowledge : The Web allows a redistribution of scientific resources within the research community and seems to lessen the divide between Science and Society.
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Of great importantce is the role of the Web in the democratisation of knowledge : The Web allows a redistribution of scientific resources within the research community and seems to lessen the divide between Science and Society.
Oldest known version of this page was edited on 2004-07-27 18:43:05 by DarTar []
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The Web as Distributed Knowledge
The epistemic impact of the web
In order to understand the importance of the epistemic impact of the web, one must realise how much is done on the web and with the web for the development of knowledge. This includes the quantity of documents uploaded, the quantity of documents accessed, the number of web-surfers and webmasters as well as their geographical and social distribution.
Of great importantce is the role of the Web in the democratisation of knowledge : The Web allows a redistribution of scientific resources within the research community and seems to lessen the divide between Science and Society.
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Web surfing as an epistemic practice
Given the huge amount of documents provided by the web, the web-surfer has the task to find the most appropriate strategy for his goal. How does he do that? Which strategies and cognitive resources does he use in order to navigate the Web? To which extent surfers' navigation is determined by the structure of the web rather than by the surfer's goals and preferences?
How do scientists use the Web for their own research?
Authority and epistemic deference
The processes through which the surfers will rely on information provided by a site rather than by another highly depend on the dynamic structure of the Web. The question, thus, is what are the constraints set by the structure of the web on surfing and what are the epistemological consequences of these constraints, i.e. how they contribute to driving a user's selection of reliable content. What is at stake, is the processes through which the reliability of a document is assessed.
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Relevance
Relevance and reliability are the two properties we wish to find in an answer to a specific query. How is relevance attained in surfing? How is the relevance property structuring the Web? What are the epistemic consequences of relevance assessment processes of the Web? How does these processes relate to those assessing quality?
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Distributed Cognition
As any cognitive device, the Web together with its users consists of a system of dynamic distribution of information. It is therefore possible to apply the expertise developed by cognitive science to the study of the web.
Arguably, the study of the Web and its users as forming a cognitive device may bring some insights in the general study of cognition.
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Links and Bibliography
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