Computing Atlas

How Computing Was Built
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Field

Web Science

Information Systems

Web science is an emerging interdisciplinary field concerned with the study of large-scale socio-technical systems, particularly the World Wide Web. It considers the relationship between people and technology, the ways society and technology shape one another, and the impact of that relationship on the wider society, drawing on research from disciplines as diverse as sociology, computer science, economics and mathematics. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Origin Year
2006 1
Core Concern
Interdisciplinary study of the World Wide Web as a large-scale socio-technical system 1
Connections

Associated With

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Web science
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, para 1
    Web science is an emerging interdisciplinary field concerned with the study of large-scale socio-technical systems, particularly the World Wide Web.
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    Web science is an emerging interdisciplinary field concerned with the study of large-scale socio-technical systems, particularly the World Wide Web.
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.