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Raiser, William
Graceland College
Lamoni, Iowa
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  Datawars: the politics of modeling in federal policymaking
Kraemer K. (ed), Dickhoven S., Tierney S., King J., Columbia University Press, New York, NY, 1987.  Type: Book (9789780231062046)

The authors explore factors leading to successful implementation and use of macroeconomic and microeconomic models by agencies of the federal government. Case studies of two sets of models, the TRIM/MATH (Transfer Income Model/MicroAna...

Mar 1 1988  
  Animated algorithms: a self-teaching course in data structures and fundamental algorithms
Barnett M., Barnett S., McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY, 1986.  Type: Book (9789780070037977)

This book discusses the traditional topics of a first course in data structures, i.e., sorts, searches, linked lists, stacks, queues, graphs, and trees. The discussion uses a set of programs written in BASIC for the IBM-PC. The program...

Nov 1 1987  
  The microcomputer and social relationships
Mihalo W. Computers and the Social Sciences 1(3-4): 199-205, 1985.  Type: Article

Computerized Bulletin Boards (CBBs) allow two or more people to communicate via computer and the phone. The computer simply does electronically what an ordinary bulletin board does physically. For the social scientist, the interesting ...

Feb 1 1987  
  The political character of computerization in service organizations: citizen interests or bureaucratic control
Kraemer K. (ed), Kling R. Computers and the Social Sciences 1(2): 77-89, 1985.  Type: Article

This paper, contrary to the title, focuses on county and municipal governments. According to the authors, it “. . . explores a provocative question; Are computerized systems at the local government level bringing about new se...

Jun 1 1986  
  Information technologies and social transformation
Guile B., National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1985.  Type: Book (9789780309035293)

This is a collection of six papers, and comments, presented at the Second Symposia on Technology and Social Priorities of the National Academy of Engineering held in October 1984. Except for two of the papers and several insightful com...

Jan 1 1986  
 
 
   
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