INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
The material of this book is aimed at advanced undergraduate information (or computer) science students, postgraduate library science students, and research workers in the field of IR
Trapped in the Net:The Unanticipated Consequences of Computerization
As the electronic digital computer and the networks it supports become ever more deeply embedded as constituent elements of life in modern industrial societies, stories about the frustrations and problems of dealing with computers, from automated voice mail to airline reservation systems, have become increasingly common. But even when really amusing, such stories generally deal with the roughness of the human-machine interface and the inherent inability of preprogrammed, automated systems, however clever, to deal effectively with the variety and unpredictability of human beings.
Netiquette
This book brings etiquette to the bustling frontiers of cyberspace. In a series of entertaining essays, the author establishes the do's and the don'ts of communicating online.
Open Architecture as Communications Policy
The book explores new, technology-neutral approaches to preserving both open communications networks and the freedom of the Internet.
Media Ownership and Democracy in the Digital Information Age
Media Ownership and Democracy in the Digital Information Age combines a detailed review of First Amendment jurisprudence with rigorous economic analysis to demonstrate the continuing need for structural limits on media ownership to promote democratic discourse.
Media Ownership and Democracy in the Digital Information Age
Media Ownership and Democracy in the Digital Information Age combines a detailed review of First Amendment jurisprudence with rigorous economic analysis to demonstrate the continuing need for structural limits on media ownership to promote democratic discourse.
The Wealth of Networks
In this free book, Yale law professor Benkler offers a comprehensive catalog of flashpoints in the conflict between old and new information creators. In Benkler's view, the new 'networked information economy' allows individuals and groups to be more productive than profit-seeking ventures.
Open Distributed Systems
Open Distributed Systems by Jon Crowcroft provides an introduction to the principles and practices of distributed computing systems and their application with the use of open standards. DLC: Electronic data processing - Distributed processing.
A history of the personal computer: the people and the technology
This book is an exciting history of the personal computer revolution. Early personal computing, the 'first' personal computer, invention of the microprocessor at Intel and the first microcomputer are detailed. It also traces the evolution of the personal computer from the hardware and software hacker, to its use as a consumer appliance on the Internet.
Funding a Revolution: Government Support for Computing Research
Free online book Funding a Revolution: Government Support for Computing Research addresses how the U.S. computing and communication industries achieved developmental fertility, on what they are built.
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