Michael S Nilan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4889905 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael S Nilan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael S |
| FAMILY NAME | Nilan |
| SIGNATURE | NILAN M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Communities of Care and Caring: The Case of MSWatch.com(R)
Can a health-care website stimulate its members to become a `community of care and caring', facilitating both medical `information' and personal `support'? This study of MSWatch.com provides conceptual distinctions about `ties' to a `community' and raises questions about communications designed to serve patients with Multiple Sclerosis. An online survey of members of the website shows that members tend to: (1) make use of both its health-care inf…
Speculations on the Impact of Global Electronic Networks onHuman Cognition and Human Organization
For “Global”, read “USA”. Examines the relationship between dominant communication technologies, human cognition and human organization. Concludes that electronic networks have a great potential for improving the richness of human cognition and facilitating democracy. Cautions that public money needs to be spent to ensure universal access to, development of and open exchange within networks. Avers that European critical scholarship is incapable o…
Cognitive Space: Using Virtual Reality for Large Information Resource Management Problems
Journal Article Cognitive Space: Using Virtual Reality for Large Information Resource Management Problems Get access Michael S. Nilan Michael S. Nilan 1Michael S. Nilan is associate professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 42, Issue 4, December 1992, Pages 115–135, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.14…
Measuring Aspects of Information Seeking: A Test of a Quantitative/Qualitative Methodology
Development communication expectations in occupational contexts
Improving Predictions of Information Use: A Comparison of Predictor Types in a Health Communication Setting
Communities of Care and Caring: The Case of MSWatch.com(R)
Can a health-care website stimulate its members to become a `community of care and caring', facilitating both medical `information' and personal `support'? This study of MSWatch.com provides conceptual distinctions about `ties' to a `community' and raises questions about communications designed to serve patients with Multiple Sclerosis. An online survey of members of the website shows that members tend to: (1) make use of both its health-care inf…
Improving Predictions of Information Use: A Comparison of Predictor Types in a Health Communication Setting
Improving Predictions of Information Use: A Comparison of Predictor Types in a Health Communication Setting
Measuring Aspects of Information Seeking: A Test of a Quantitative/Qualitative Methodology
Development communication expectations in occupational contexts
Cognitive Space: Using Virtual Reality for Large Information Resource Management Problems
Journal Article Cognitive Space: Using Virtual Reality for Large Information Resource Management Problems Get access Michael S. Nilan Michael S. Nilan 1Michael S. Nilan is associate professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 42, Issue 4, December 1992, Pages 115–135, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.14…
Speculations on the Impact of Global Electronic Networks onHuman Cognition and Human Organization
For “Global”, read “USA”. Examines the relationship between dominant communication technologies, human cognition and human organization. Concludes that electronic networks have a great potential for improving the richness of human cognition and facilitating democracy. Cautions that public money needs to be spent to ensure universal access to, development of and open exchange within networks. Avers that European critical scholarship is incapable o…
Communities of Care and Caring: The Case of MSWatch.com(R)
Can a health-care website stimulate its members to become a `community of care and caring', facilitating both medical `information' and personal `support'? This study of MSWatch.com provides conceptual distinctions about `ties' to a `community' and raises questions about communications designed to serve patients with Multiple Sclerosis. An online survey of members of the website shows that members tend to: (1) make use of both its health-care inf…
Psychology (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (2 works) · Information Retrieval and Search Behavior (2 works) · Knowledge Management and Sharing (2 works) · Library science (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)