Virtual communities and their network support: A cybernetic analysis

Cybernetics and Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 397-415

  Marshall, G J ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; CYBERNETICS; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INTERNET;

NETWORK SUPPORT; SOCIAL SYSTEMS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0034211901     PISSN: 01969722     EISSN: 10876553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/019697200124766     Document Type: Article

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