Online communities of practice typology revisited

Authors:
Noriko Hara;Pnina Shachaf;Sharon Stoerger
Affiliations:
School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University,Bloomington;School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University,Bloomington;School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University,Bloomington
Venue:
Journal of Information Science
Year:
2009

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Abstract

This paper outlines a typology for online communities of practice. The typology is based on findings from observations of three online communities of practice, a content analysis of messages, and a review of the existing literature. The three examples of communities of practice are of electronic discussion lists that cover topics of interest to university webmasters, librarians, and educators. This work expands on a typology that consolidated prior research and focused on online communities of practice within organizational settings by extending it to be inclusive of open online communities of practice that are not constrained by any organizational context. Characterizing communities of practice in this manner enables various aspects of them to be analysed, which can illuminate ways to support the implementation of effective online communities of practice for specific purposes.