Análise de redes sociais como método para a Ciência da Informação

Main Authors: Matheus, Renato Fabiano, Silva, Antonio Braz de Oliveira e
Format: Journal PeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: pt
Terbitan: IASI - Instituto de Adaptação e Inserção na Sociedade da Informação , 2006
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Online Access: http://eprints.rclis.org/7470/1/Art_03.htm
http://eprints.rclis.org/7470/
Daftar Isi:
  • This paper discusses the Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a method to be applied on researches in the Information Science (IS) field. It gives an overview of the theoretical basis of the SNA, using texts that indicate its origin in the social sciences field. Researches on network analysis conducted in different areas, whether social or not, such as Physics and Computer Science, are presented. Finally, studies on subjects related to the IS are showed and, in the conclusion, the authors stress the benefits brought out by the use of SNA as a methodological tool in IS.