'Mini small worlds' of shortest link paths crossing domain boundaries in an academic Web space Export

@article{bjorneborn06mini, abstract = {Summary\ \ Combining webometric and social network analytic approaches, this study developed a methodology to sample and identify Web links, pages, and sites that function as small-world connectors affecting short link distances along link paths between different topical domains in an academic Web space. The data set comprised 7669 subsites harvested from 109 UK universities. A novel corona-shaped Web graph model revealed reachability structures among the investigated subsites. Shortest link path netsfunctioned as investigable small-world link structures - 'mini small worlds' - generated by deliberate juxtaposition of topically dissimilar subsites. Indicative findings suggest that personal Web page authors and computer science subsites may be important small-world connectors across sites and topics in an academic Web space. Such connectors may counteract balkanization of the Web into insularities of disconnected and unreachable subpopulations.}, author = {Bj\"{o}rneborn, Lennart}, citeulike-article-id = {2617433}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-006-0119-8}, day = {26}, doi = {10.1007/s11192-006-0119-8}, journal = {Scientometrics}, keywords = {bow-tie, corona, small-world, web, webometrics}, month = {December}, number = {3}, pages = {395--414}, posted-at = {2008-03-31 19:43:49}, priority = {0}, title = {'Mini small worlds' of shortest link paths crossing domain boundaries in an academic Web space}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-006-0119-8}, volume = {68}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - bjorneborn06mini L3 - citeulike-article-id:2617433 N2 - Summary  Combining webometric and social network analytic approaches, this study developed a methodology to sample and identify Web links, pages, and sites that function as small-world connectors affecting short link distances along link paths between different topical domains in an academic Web space. The data set comprised 7669 subsites harvested from 109 UK universities. A novel corona-shaped Web graph model revealed reachability structures among the investigated subsites. Shortest link path netsfunctioned as investigable small-world link structures - 'mini small worlds' - generated by deliberate juxtaposition of topically dissimilar subsites. Indicative findings suggest that personal Web page authors and computer science subsites may be important small-world connectors across sites and topics in an academic Web space. Such connectors may counteract balkanization of the Web into insularities of disconnected and unreachable subpopulations. IS - 3 JF - Scientometrics EP - 414 TI - 'Mini small worlds' of shortest link paths crossing domain boundaries in an academic Web space VL - 68 SP - 395 KW - bow-tie KW - corona KW - small-world KW - web KW - webometrics AU - Björneborn, Lennart PY - 2006/12/26/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-006-0119-8 ER -