Resources for the design and implementation of online communities - these books are more concerned with the conceptual design and on-going maintenance than the specifics of programming the community. Topics like basic design, etiquette, publicity are covered by most of the books.

Poor Richard's Building Online Communities
Create a Web Community for Your Business, Club, Association or Family
by Margaret Levine Young and John R. Levine / 2000

Howard Rheingold, the person who's probably the foremost thinker in the values behind authentic online community, has compiled some excellent resources on this topic:

The Virtual Community
Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier
by Howard Rheingold / 2000 / revised edition

Design for Community
The Art of Connecting Real People in Virtual Places
by Derek M. Powazek / 2001

Online Communities
Designing Usability and Supporting Sociability
by Jenny Preece / 2000

Community Building on the Web
Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities
by Amy Jo Kim / 2000

Online Communities
Commerce, Community Action, and the Virtual University
edited by Chris Werry and Miranda Mowbray / 2000

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