Journal of the American Society for Information Science
Information Processing and Management: an International Journal - Special issue on Information Seeking In Context (ISIC)
Understanding information related fields: A conceptual framework
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
A theoretical model of intentional social action in online social networks
Decision Support Systems
Online social networks: Why do students use facebook?
Computers in Human Behavior
Facebook as a toolkit: A uses and gratification approach to unbundling feature use
Computers in Human Behavior
Static analysis and exponential random graph modelling for micro-blog network
Journal of Information Science
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Exploring ways in which new technology impacts adolescents' information behaviours and creates a social space requires holistic investigation. A qualitative study of 21 seniors in an upper-middle-class suburban high school revealed highly individualized use of Facebook and its features. These included: (i) Friends groups of 50-3700 members, with even the largest groups representative primarily of face-to-face connections, and (ii) a clear articulation within those groups of various categories, each with its own distinct communicative channel and style. A meaningful connection was found between the social value of various social network (SN)-mediated relationships and the communicative modes used to maintain and enhance them. Through a comprehensive literature review and clearly grounded analysis of rich data, this work supports the contention that adolescent social groups in which SNs are embedded form a distinct domain, and establishes a rationale for further investigation of adolescents' contextualized use of SNs within social relationships.