Communication floods – Emails in scholarly communication

Corinna Lüthje; Franziska Thiele

doi:10.5771/2192-4007-2020-3-367

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SCM Studies in Communication and Media , page 367 - 393

Communication floods – Emails in scholarly communication

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Corinna Lüthje Franziska Thiele

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2192-4007-2020-3-367
- ISSN online: 2192-4007
Abstract

The aim of this study is to display the current email usage among academics and the email‘s influence on the field of science by analyzing qualitative interviews and media diaries with 55 German-speaking academics. Emails pose a particular challenge for separating work and personal spheres. Mobile media such as tablets and smartphones reinforce the penetrating effects of emails. Our results show that scholars hardly engage in a temporal and spatial separation of the spheres when accessing work emails. This is one of the reasons why emails contribute to a perception of information overload and stress. While emails cause problems in many fields, we assume that it is particularly pronounced in the scientific field. In order to raise awareness for this topic and to facilitate the handling of emails in the scientific community, we recommend introducing email workshops and regulations at universities.
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