2 Nov 2004
CS 5244: New Media for the DL
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Conclusions
nNew media allow us to rethink and repackage knowledge and its transmission
nThemes of collaboration, informality, recency and ubitiquity throughout along with uncertainty
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nTo think about:
nThe Virtual Reference Desk is organized as an email triage center.  Do you think new media can improve this initiative?
nHow do the new media types handle the different patterns of use exhibited by scholars?  Which tasks are well-supported?  Which are not?