The social informatics of knowledge

In the introduction to this special issue on the Social Informatics of Knowledge, the editors of the issue reflect on the history of the term “social informatics” and how the articles in this issue both reflect and depart from the original concept. We examine how social informatics researchers have studied knowledge, computerization, and the workplace, and how all of those have evolved over time. We describe the process by which papers were included, how they help us understand the field of social informatics scholarship today, and reflect briefly on what the future of the field holds.