Logging home use of the internet in the Blacksburg Electronic Village

International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-348

  Carroll, John M ^a   Snook, Jason S ^b   Isenhour, Philip L ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CapTech Ventures Inc   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community networks; Internet; Session logging

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; RURAL AREAS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

BLACKSBURG ELECTRONIC VILLAGE; COMMUNITY IS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; FAMILY LIFE; INTERNET ACTIVITY; SURVEY METHODS; WEB-BASED COMMUNITIES;

INTERNET;

EID: 68149162419     PISSN: 14624613     EISSN: 17418003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAMC.2009.027016     Document Type: Article

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