Computerized bibliographic search algorithms and consultations with research experts were used to identify approximately 40 major data sets, research papers and books, and Web sites that provide insight about the implications of IT in the home. This literature is reviewed and annotated in "The Application and Implications of Information Technologies in the Home: Where Are the Data and What Do They Say?". Key findings of literature are summarized in "Complex Picture of Computer Use in the Home Emerges". IT in the Home Annotations: The data sets and research have been annotated and collected into searchable lists that you can access below. The annotated items are part of a larger set of works and are housed in the IT Road Maps Database.
Search the IT in the Home Annotated Papers and Books by Specialized KeywordThe annotated papers and books also contain highly simplified keyword designations. These keywords reflect basic differentiations in the subjects of the works and are not based on Library of Congress subject heading classifications. A list of keywords and a brief description of their meaning are presented below. Click on any link below to search for records with that keyword. adoption: Analysis or data related to factors that determine IT adoption in households. Identifier: $adoption citizenship: In-depth analysis or data related to uses of IT for citizenship activities. Identifier: $citizenship computer access: Analysis or data related to the availability of a computer in the home. Identifier: $computeraccess computer usage: Analysis or data related to how the computer is actually used (e.g., for games, education, word processing, etc.). Identifier: $computerusage demographics: Analysis or data related to demographic characteristics of households and individuals with (or without) access to computers and the Internet (e.g., age, gender, ethnicity, income, education level, geographic region of users). Identifier: $demographics education: In-depth analysis or data specifically related to uses of IT in the home for educational purposes. Identifier: $homeeducation employment and work: In-depth analysis or data specifically related to uses of IT in the home for employment and work purposes. Identifier: $employmentwork equity: Designates works that focus on equitable access to home IT or on the informationally disadvantaged. Identifier: $equity family impacts: Designates works that specifically address the impacts of IT on the family. framework: Designates works that are theoretical or heuristic in nature and intended to provide an analytical framework for studying the impacts of IT in the home. Identifier: $framework health: In-depth analysis or data specifically related to uses of IT in the home for health and medical purposes. Identifier: $health homenet: Designates works that use data from the HomeNet study of residential Internet use based at Carnegie Mellon University. Identifier: $homenet internet access: Analysis and data related to home access to the Internet. Identifier: $internetaccess internet usage: Analysis and data related to how the Internet is used (e.g., who uses the Internet, how frequently, for how long, for what purposes, etc.). Identifier: $internetusage psychological impacts: Analysis or data related to the psychological impacts of home computing and Internet use (e.g., social withdrawal, friendship creation, community involvement, Internet addiction, etc.). Identifier: $psychologicalimpacts time allocation: Analysis or data related to how households allocate time to various activities (watching TV, computing, sports and recreation, sleeping, etc.). Identifier: $timeallocation Search the IT in the Home Annotated Data Sets by KeywordThe annotated data sets also contain highly simplified keyword designations. These keywords reflect basic differentiations in the subjects of the works and are not based on Library of Congress subject heading classifications. A list of keywords and a brief description of their meanings are presented below. Click on any link below to search for data sets with that keyword. computer ownership: Computer ownership and access, technological features of home computers. Identifier: $computerownership computer usage: Who uses computers, how frequently, how long, for what purposes. Identifier: $computerusage demographics: Age, gender, ethnicity, income, education level, geographic region of users. Identifier: $demographics internet access: Access and location of access to the Internet. Identifier: $internetaccess internet usage: Who uses the Internet, how frequently, how long, for what purposes. Identifier: $internetusage business usage: Types of business use for home businesses and home offices (accounting, finance, and so on). Identifier: $business usage citizenship: Types of use related to citizenship activities: political speech and communication, use of Internet to gather political information, use of Internet to interact with government agencies. Identifier: $citizenship culture & values: Attitudes toward the role of the Internet in relationships, values. Identifier: $culturevalues education: Formal educational, homework, continuing education, distance learning, degree programs. Identifier: $homeeducation email: Multiple dimensions of email use (to whom, how often). Identifier: $email employment & work: Employment and work, job hunting, telecommuting. Identifier: $employmentwork entertainment: Games, travel, leisure, virtual museums. Identifier: $entertainment health: Personal health and medical subjects. Identifier: $health legal & insurance: Personal legal and insurance issues. Identifier: $legalinsurance other: Use of chat-rooms, telnet, FTP, and other types of Internet activities. Identifier: $homeother personal finance: Personal banking, credit, and finance. Identifier: $personalfinance privacy: Activities and attitudes related to information privacy and security. Identifier: $privacy shopping: Personal shopping on the Internet. Identifier: $shopping |