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The computer revolution in Canada: building national technological competence
Vardalas J., MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2001. 424 pp. Type: Book (9780262220644)
When reading this book, it is useful to recall the old parable about a mouse getting into bed with an elephant: no matter how friendly the two are toward each other, the mouse must always worry about being crushed. This also describes...
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Sep 25 2002 |
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From information to knowledge: some reflections on the origin of the current shifting towards knowledge processing and further perspective
Oluić-Vuković V. Journal of the American Society for Information Science 52(1): 54-61, 2001. Type: Article
According to this paper, data becomes information, which in turn becomes knowledge, through application of information technology. Knowledge can in turn be shared among many users. This represents the direction in which our profession ...
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Jan 1 2002 |
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The battle over the institutional ecosystem in the digital environment
Benkler Y. Communications of the ACM 44(2): 84-90, 2001. Type: Article
The author, a professor of law, points out that, until recently, the production of publicly available software and information was proprietary. Now, peer production, in which more than one individual or organization collaborate, has en...
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Jan 1 2001 |
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Trust and risk in Internet commerce
Camp L., MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2000. 279 pp. Type: Book (9780262032711)
Trust and risk are opposite sides of the same coin. This book, therefore, tries to cover all aspects of all threats that face Internet-based commerce. It succeeds surprisingly well, in a relatively compact 262 pages of text....
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Nov 1 2000 |
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Legally speaking: the promise and problems of the No Electronic Theft Act
Grosso A. Communications of the ACM 43(2): 23-26, 2000. Type: Article
The author is a highly IT-literate attorney. He makes a valid point, though only briefly and at the end of his article: Congress faces a problem in keeping the legislation it produces up to date vis-a-vis the state of the technology ad...
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Feb 1 2000 |
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Internet privacy concerns confirm the case for intervention
Clarke R. Communications of the ACM 42(2): 60-67, 1999. Type: Article
Clarke discusses the growth of concerns about privacy brought aboutby the Internet and other international networks. He correctly pointsout that privacy is an aspect of information that is greatly affected bythe Internet; that because ...
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Aug 1 1999 |
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Cyberspace divide: equality, agency and policy in the information society
Loader B. (ed) Routledge, New York, NY, 1998. Type: Divisible Book
The basis of this book is a 1997 conference at the University ofTeesside, England, which was devoted to “a critical exploration ofthe emerging properties of the new information and communicationstechnologies.” The 1...
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May 1 1999 |
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Internet messaging
Rose M. (ed), Strom D., Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1998. Type: Book (9780139786105)
The authors correctly point out that email has become an IT standard feature. It is no longer just a convenience for academics, but has become an everyday necessity for almost all white-collar workers. Most corporations and other large...
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Dec 1 1998 |
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Calculating the cost of year-2000 compliance
Kappelman L., Fent D., Keeling K., Prybutok V. Communications of the ACM 41(2): 30-39, 1998. Type: Article
The benefits provided by this paper lie as much in its directions for undertaking global cost studies as they do in the help it provides for individual organizations in predicting the cost of their year 2000 (Y2K) conversions. The glob...
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May 1 1998 |
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Job transformation in the age of the net
Millen D., Dray S. interactions 4(2): 13-18, 1997. Type: Article
The authors, whose professional focus appears to include designing and administering surveys, wanted to find out how the Internet will change our work. As respondents they selected “technopioneers,” that is, ...
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