The Conceptualization and Operationalization of "Rural" in IS Research.

This scoping review of existing information studies (IS) literature related to rural spaces or people aims to answer the research question: In what ways is "rural" conceptualized and/or operationalized in existing IS literature? This study serves to aid in having the disciplines of IS scholarship jo...

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Publicado en:Information & Culture Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 256 - 280
Autor principal: Harding, Alison
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Publicado: University of Texas Press 2025
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