The new information revolution a reference handbook
by
Gay, Martin, 1950-
Title
:
The new information revolution a reference handbook
Author
:
Gay, Martin, 1950-
ISBN
:
9780585030647
9781280712210
Personal Author
:
Gay, Martin, 1950-
Publication Information
:
Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, c1996.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (xv, 247 p.) : ill.
Series
:
Contemporary world issues
Contemporary world issues.
Abstract
:
The personal computer age had been upon us just a few years when a new development changed everything: the Internet. Now people around the world could use their computers to link up with one another as well as with libraries, businesses, and schools - virtually any individual or place that had a computer. The new information revolution had begun, and, along with it, a host of social issues from cyberporn to educational access. This comprehensive, up-to-date volume provides readers with an in-depth discussion of the origin and development of this revolution, from the telegraph to JAVA, and all of the social issues accompanying the new technologies. It provides a detailed introduction; a chronology; biographical sketches of key figures; charts, graphs, documents, and quotations; a directory of organizations; extensive lists of print and nonprint resources, including World Wide Web sites; a glossary; and an index. Readers of all kinds - including students, academics, and general readers, from computer illiterates to "netizens"--Will find this handbook an essential resource for research and informational reading.
Subject Term
:
Information superhighway.
Information technology.
Digital communications.
Information society.
Autoroutes électroniques.
Technologie de l'information.
Transmission numérique.
Société informatisée.
COMPUTERS -- Information Technology.
Informatiemaatschappij.
Internet.
Genre
:
Electronic books.
Electronic Access
:
Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 257266-1001 | ZA3225 .G39 1996 EB | Online |