TY - JOUR
T1 - Analyzing online book reviews for scientific popularization genre
T2 - A genre analysis study
AU - Lin, Chia Yu
AU - Chiu, Ming Hsin Phoebe
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Due to the rapid development of information technology and Internet, online book reviews have become an alternative information source for book selection. Reviews of books of scientific popularization genre are especially important because they serve as a portal for scientific communication. This study investigated the structure and format of online book reviews, as well as the content and characteristics of those review entries. Data collection was conducted on aNobii, an online book club. This study aims to provide libraries, publishers, book promoters, and other organizations knowledge of online book reviews, and also to expand their scope of applications for libraries, publishers, and reading outreach activities.
AB - Due to the rapid development of information technology and Internet, online book reviews have become an alternative information source for book selection. Reviews of books of scientific popularization genre are especially important because they serve as a portal for scientific communication. This study investigated the structure and format of online book reviews, as well as the content and characteristics of those review entries. Data collection was conducted on aNobii, an online book club. This study aims to provide libraries, publishers, book promoters, and other organizations knowledge of online book reviews, and also to expand their scope of applications for libraries, publishers, and reading outreach activities.
KW - Content analysis
KW - Genre analysis
KW - Online book reviews
KW - Readers' review
KW - Scientific popularization
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79951473745
SN - 1013-090X
VL - 48
SP - 269
EP - 298
JO - Journal of Educational Media and Library Science
JF - Journal of Educational Media and Library Science
IS - 2
ER -