Web Science Readings

A selection of fundamental texts to understand the “Web Science” concept…

Web Science Emerges – Berners-Lee T., Shadbolt N., , Scientific American, October 2008

Web Science: An Interdisciplinary approach to understanding the World Wide Web – Hendler J., Shadbolt N., Hall W., Berners-Lee T., Weitzner D., , Communications of the ACM (cover story), July 2008

Halford, Susan, Pope, Catherine and Carr, Leslie (2010) A Manifesto for Web Science. In: Proceedings of the WebSci10: Extending the Frontiers of Society On-Line, April 26-27th, 2010, Raleigh, NC: US.

Halpin, Harry, Clark, Andy and Wheeler, Michael (2010) Towards a Philosophy of the Web: Representation, Enaction, Collective Intelligence. In: Proceedings of the WebSci10: Extending the Frontiers of Society On-Line, April 26-27th, 2010, Raleigh, NC: US.