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The Information Society: Evolving Landscapes

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Jacques Berleur

    1. Institut d’Informatique, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium

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  2. Andrew Clement

    1. Faculty of Library and Information Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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  3. Richard Sizer

    1. British Computer Society, London, UK

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  4. Diane Whitehouse

    1. London Business School, London, UK

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-3
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  2. Ethics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-3
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    2. The Ethics of Computing?

      • Herbert Burkert
      Pages 4-19

  3. Roots, Legitimacy and Ideology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 20-23
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    2. Some Historical Remarks

      • Philippe Breton
      Pages 24-30

    3. The Question of the Legitimacy of the Computer

      • Romain Laufer
      Pages 31-61

    4. Computerization Movements and the Mobilization of Support for Computing

      • Rob Kling, Suzanne Iacono
      Pages 62-83

  4. Towards New Cultural Perspectives?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 84-89
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    2. The Cultural Scenery of Information Technology

      • Felix van Rijn
      Pages 90-95

    3. Information Technology in Daily Life

      • Nicholas P. Vitalari
      Pages 96-112

    4. Towards a New Balance in Our Landscapes

      • Paula Goossens
      Pages 113-123

    5. Society, Religions and Information Technology

      • David J. Pullinger
      Pages 124-144

    6. Style as Substance in Educational Computing

      • Sherry Turkle
      Pages 145-160

    7. Communication of Knowledge in an Information Society

      • Herbert I. Schiller, Bernard Miège
      Pages 161-167

  5. Politics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 168-172
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    2. The Political Implications of Information Technology Challenge To Power?

      • William H. Dutton
      Pages 173-195

    3. Information Technology and Civil Liberties

      • James Michael, Yves Poullet, Wilhelm Steinmüller
      Pages 196-214

    4. Computers and Democracy

      • Vincent Mosco
      Pages 215-231

    5. Seeking Security Through Technological Means

      • Colin Beardon
      Pages 232-253

  6. Economics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 254-258
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About this book

UR Reader consists of a set of essays written by international authors many 0 of whom are acknowledged experts in one or more aspects of information technology (IT) and its implications for society. The contents have been influenced by the fact that the relationship between IT and society has to be considered in an holistic context. Our purpose has been to present this series of essays in the loosely related perspectives of landscapes which reflect that holism. As editors, we have chosen to leave people free to select the different perspectives and traverse the landscapes in any manner they choose. The Reader seeks to raise social awareness of the issues at stake when we talk 1 about computers and social accountability and aims to encourage wider discus­ sion of the issues involved. It has a normative set of aims and indicates a determi­ nation to explore a possible reshaping and restructuring of information technol­ ogy according to human needs. In an Epilogue, new pointers are given for action. In what follows, we describe the rationale behind "The Information Society: Evolving Landscapes"; we move from the conference held at the University of Namur in June, 1988, which shaped the perspectives, then on to the various routes by which the landscapes can be traversed.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut d’Informatique, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium

    Jacques Berleur

  • Faculty of Library and Information Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Andrew Clement

  • British Computer Society, London, UK

    Richard Sizer

  • London Business School, London, UK

    Diane Whitehouse

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Information Society: Evolving Landscapes

  • Editors: Jacques Berleur, Andrew Clement, Richard Sizer, Diane Whitehouse

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4328-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-97453-8

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-4328-9

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 525

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with Captus University Publications

  • Topics: Computer Science, general, Medicine/Public Health, general, Psychology, general

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