NCES. See National Center for Education Statistics

NCSA. See National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Nelson, Ted, 10

NeXT machines, 11

NVivo, use of, 107

OCLC, 16, 158

Research Web Characterization Project, 16

perceptions of the Web

general

communication medium, 32–32

digital library, 31–31, 36

digital world, 34

electronic marketplace, 33–33

information superhighway, 29–29

living organism, 35

sport, 35

training tool, 35

false perceptions, 166

by librarians

being chaotic, 158–158

being distracting, 162

being undependable, 161–161

being unreliable, 160–160

changes in perceptions, 163–163

communication tool, 154–154

information source, 147–147

perceptions of the Web by librarians (continued)

new technology, 136–136

popular tool in the information age, 143–143

relative advantages, 137–137

Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2, 22

QSR NVivo, 107

re-invention and diffusion theory, 51–51

SCOT. See social construction of technology

SLAC. See Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

social construction of technology (SCOT)

applications in ICT studies, 46–46

closure and stabilization, 45–45, 56–56, 188–188, 201–201

criticism and extensions, 48–48

interpretive flexibility, 35, 42–42, 205

problems and solutions, 44

relevant social groups, 43–43, 68–68, 107–107, 169–169

technological frame, 44–44, 56, 60–60

theoretical components, 42–42