Crowds and Communities: Light and Heavyweight Models of Peer Production Export

@article{citeulike:3857448, abstract = {Two collaborative forms of organizing dominate discussion of open participation and production on the Internet: a crowdsourcing model based on microparticipation from many, unconnected individuals, and a virtual community model, based on strong connections among a committed set of connected members. This paper argues that dimensions such as task interdependence, authority control, and group focus underpin behaviors associated with participation in such open systems, resulting in contributory behaviors that can be described at one end as 'lightweight', functioning by weak-tie attachment to a common purpose, enacted through authority-determined, rule-based contribution, and at the other end as 'heavyweight', operating through strong-tie affiliation with community members and community purpose, enacted through internallynegotiated, peer-reviewed contribution. Examination and articulation of these dimensions, and the resulting patterns of contributory behavior they engender, help reconcile peer production and virtual community approaches to online collaboration, explain motivational and structural aspects of new forms of collaborative production, and inform design for building and sustaining collective contributory systems.}, author = {Haythornthwaite, Caroline}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference On System Sciences, January 5-8, 2009, Big Island, Hawaii.}, citeulike-article-id = {3857448}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {https://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/bitstream/2142/9457/2/HICSS%2042%20PPVCC%20Jan%202009.pdf}, keywords = {collab}, posted-at = {2009-01-07 14:24:58}, priority = {2}, title = {Crowds and Communities: Light and Heavyweight Models of Peer Production}, url = {https://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/bitstream/2142/9457/2/HICSS%2042%20PPVCC%20Jan%202009.pdf} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3857448 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3857448 N2 - Two collaborative forms of organizing dominate discussion of open participation and production on the Internet: a crowdsourcing model based on microparticipation from many, unconnected individuals, and a virtual community model, based on strong connections among a committed set of connected members. This paper argues that dimensions such as task interdependence, authority control, and group focus underpin behaviors associated with participation in such open systems, resulting in contributory behaviors that can be described at one end as ‘lightweight’, functioning by weak-tie attachment to a common purpose, enacted through authority-determined, rule-based contribution, and at the other end as ‘heavyweight’, operating through strong-tie affiliation with community members and community purpose, enacted through internallynegotiated, peer-reviewed contribution. Examination and articulation of these dimensions, and the resulting patterns of contributory behavior they engender, help reconcile peer production and virtual community approaches to online collaboration, explain motivational and structural aspects of new forms of collaborative production, and inform design for building and sustaining collective contributory systems. TI - Crowds and Communities: Light and Heavyweight Models of Peer Production T2 - Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference On System Sciences, January 5-8, 2009, Big Island, Hawaii. KW - collab AU - Haythornthwaite, Caroline UR - https://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/bitstream/2142/9457/2/HICSS%2042%20PPVCC%20Jan%202009.pdf ER -