[Air-L] FidoNet & BBS research

[Bates, Benjamin J]

One of my Master's students did his thesis on Fidonet back in 1991 (you
might find a copy through the Texas Tech University library).  We pulled a
paper out of it that was presented at ICA in 1992 - here's a link to that
part: http://web.cci.utk.edu/~bates/papers/ica92-FIDOINFO.pdf
As I recall there was also an online survey component (conducted through
Fidonet) to the thesis.  I'm at ECREA now, but can see if I have that data
and if it's still accessible (it may be on an old floppy disc) when I get
back to the office.  Drop me a line after Nov. 1 if you're interested.

Ben Bates
College of Comm & Info,
University of Tennessee, Knowville

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>Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:30:54 -0700
>From: Kevin Driscoll <kedrisco at usc.edu>
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>Hello Frances,
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>I am currently working on a dissertation project on the technical and
>social history of Fidonet. Jason Scott's 8 episode BBS documentary has
>been an invaluable resource:
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>http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/
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>Scott's narrative focuses primarily on events in the U.S. and Europe
>but provides a useful starting point for scholarship in the area.
>There are also uncut versions of many of the interviews available on
>archive.org and textfiles.com.
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>Best of luck with your project. I'm looking forward to hearing more!
>
>Kevin Driscoll
>PhD candidate
>Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
>U. of Southern California
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>On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:00 PM,  <air-l-request at listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
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>> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:42:15 +1100
>> From: Frances Shaw <franceshaw at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Air-L] Comparative literature on bulletin board systems
>>         (BBS)
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>> 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.
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>> 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,
>>
>>
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