[Air-L] Comparative literature on bulletin board systems (BBS)

[Frances Shaw]

Hi everyone,

I'm currently working with Gerard Goggin at the University of Sydney on a
study of Bulletin Board Systems and their place in the cultural history of
the Australian internet. The study will include oral histories by former
(and current) participants in BBS.

However we're hoping to include some comparative data and analysis on BBS
use in other countries, particularly in Asia. This would include analyses
of how BBS are understood in broader culture and media, as well as
ethnographic studies and oral histories of BBS use.

We're particularly interested in research on BBS from China, Taiwan, Japan,
and South Korea, but other studies would also be very welcome and useful!

If anyone has any suggestions of literature on BBS, please let me know.

Older research (from the 1980s on) would also be very useful.

Thanks in advance,