Web science

• DOI: 10.1145/1364782.1364798
• Publication Date: 2008-06-24T12:48:51Z
• Authors: James Hendler; Nigel Shadbolt; Wendy Hall; Tim Berners-Lee; Daniel Weitzner
• Keywords: 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 02 engineering and technology; 004

The Web must be studied as an entity in its own right to ensure it keeps flourishing and prevent unanticipated social effects.