I am a blogging researcher: Motivations for blogging in a scholarly context

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Titre
I am a blogging researcher: Motivations for blogging in a scholarly context
Créateur
Kjellberg, Sara
Editeur
First Monday
Date de publication
2010
Type
Article de revue
Sujet
français Acteur :: :: :: Statut :: :: :: Statut professionnel :: :: :: Communauté professionnelle
français Activité :: :: :: Activité informationnelle :: :: :: Écriture
français Approches conceptuelles :: :: :: Comportements :: :: :: Pratique de socialisation
français Angle :: :: :: Processus créatif
Résumé
The number of scholarly blogs on the Web is increasing. In this article, a group of researchers are asked to describe the functions that their blogs serve for them as researchers. The results show that their blogging is motivated by the possibility to share knowledge, that the blog aids creativity, and that it provides a feeling of being connected in their work as researchers. In particular, the blog serves as a creative catalyst in the work of the researchers, where writing forms a large part, which is not as prominent as a motivation in other professional blogs. In addition, the analysis brings out the blog’s combination of functions and the possibility it offers to reach multiple audiences as a motivating factor that makes the blog different from other kinds of communication in scholarly contexts.
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