Title
The South Asian web: an emerging community information system in the South Asian diaspora
Abstract
How can principles of participatory design help generate a community information system to serve the South Asian diasporic community of Los Angeles? While participatory design has taken root in the development of information systems for online communities, it has rarely been applied to systems that explore and enhance communication within diasporic communities. We seek to apply principles of participatory design in the creation of a digital media system designed to augment the interaction and cultural communication of the South Asian diaspora in Los Angeles. By integrating diverse community contributions according to community-created ontologies, we will build 'The South Asian Web': a living representation and an interactive means of articulating narratives, future visions, and community goals.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1145/1147261.1147280
PDC
Keywords
Field
DocType
community goal,south asian web,diverse community contribution,diasporic community,south asian diaspora,online community,community information system,south asian diasporic community,los angeles,participatory design,social networks,ontologies,social network,ethnography,information system,digital media,system design
Information system,Cultural communication,Social network,Participatory design,Media studies,Knowledge management,Narrative,Vision,Diaspora,Engineering,Gender studies,Digital media
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
1-59593-460-X
10
1.33
References 
Authors
12
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ramesh Srinivasan1101.67
Katie Shilton276351.86