Caroline Haythornthwaite

Caroline Haythornthwaite is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research examines how the Internet and computer media support and affect work, learning, and social interaction. Her articles on social aspects of the Internet have been published in several journals. Her major publications include The Internet in Everyday Life (2002, edited with Barry Wellman); Learning, Culture and Community in Online...See more

Caroline Haythornthwaite is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research examines how the Internet and computer media support and affect work, learning, and social interaction. Her articles on social aspects of the Internet have been published in several journals. Her major publications include The Internet in Everyday Life (2002, edited with Barry Wellman); Learning, Culture and Community in Online Education: Research and Practice (2004, edited with Michelle M. Kazmer), a special issue of Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication on Computer-Mediated Collaborative Practices and Systems (2005), and Handbook of Elearning Research (2007, edited with Richard Andrews). See less