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'''Web science''' is the study of large-scale socio-technical systems, such as the [[World Wide Web]]. It considers the relationship between people and technology, the ways that society and technology co-constitute one another and the impact of this co-constitution on broader society. Web Science is inherently [[interdisciplinary]]<ref>{{cite pmid|16902115|noedit}}</ref><ref>{{cite doi|10.1145/1364782.1364798|noedit}}</ref> and combines research from disciplines as diverse as sociology, computer science, economics and mathematics.<ref>[http://www.slideshare.net/webscikorea/why-do-we-need-web-science-research Why do we need web science research]</ref>

An earlier definition was given by American computer scientist [[Ben Shneiderman]]: "Web Science" is a term that refers to processing the information available on the web in similar terms to those applied to natural environment.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1145/1247001.1247022|noedit}}</ref>

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* [http://www.jku.at/content/e262/e242/e2380/e131292 MSc on Web Sciences divided into different branches of study at Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria]

* [http://www-typo3.cs.ucl.ac.uk/admissions/msc_web_science/ MSc on Web Science and Big Data Analytics at University College London, UK]

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v={{YouTube|9SqUngY0e5U |What is Web Science? (Video clip)]}}

* [http://webscience-education-workshop.blogs.usj.edu.lb The Web Science Education Workshop]

* [http://webscience-education-workshop.blogs.usj.edu.lb/about-web-science-education/ The Web Science Education Map]