Social dimensions of information technology issues for the new millennium
Title:
Social dimensions of information technology issues for the new millennium
Author:
Garson, G. David.
Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), 2000.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (362 p. : ill.) : digital files.
Contents:
Virtual communities and social capital / Anita Blanchard, Tom Horan -- Human capital issues and information technology / Byron Davis, Edward Kick -- The progress of the internet / Grant Blank -- The co-evolution of society and multimedia technology / James Stewart, Robin Williams -- The World Wide Web and local media and the 1996 presidential election / Patrick Novotny -- Electronic communities / Eric Riedel ... [et al.] -- Ethics, law and information technology / Brian O'Connell -- Creating a democratic public sphere through political discussion / Steven Schneider -- Changing roles in information dissemination and education / Brian Kroeker -- Technological change, virtual learning, and higher education / Mark Shields -- The role of information technology in quality education / G. Garson -- The paradox of paperless classes / Paula Lackie -- Personal computers, mass media, and other uses of free time / John Robinson, Meyer Kestnbaum, Andrew Kohut -- Manufacturing knowledge / Steven Vallas -- Researching telework / Nicole Ellison -- The information age / R. Hedley -- Networking for sustainable development / Karina Funk -- Information in and on Africa / Roger Pfister -- World information flows and the impact of new technology / Kerry Ferguson -- International network for integrated social science / William Bainbridge.
Abstract:
This anthology brings together multiple viewpoints on the social dimensions of the revolution in information technology. The chapters cover social, political, educational, personal, and international dimensions of information technology impacts. Each chapter focuses on different aspects of the effects of computing and the new information technologies that have accelerated every area of human life. The book raises important issues with profound implications for public policy and societal development.
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