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Gotterbarn, Donald
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee
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  Who owns information?
Branscomb A., Basic Books, Inc., New York, NY, 1994.  Type: Book (9780465091751)

Branscomb’s book is an excellent introduction to many issues that have come into prominence in the information age. She deals with the legal and ethical questions concerning ownership of and access to information. The style i...

Sep 1 1995  
  The impact of codes of ethics on information systems personnel
Harrington S.  Reinventing IS (, Alexandria, VA, Mar 24-26, 1994) 2071994.  Type: Proceedings

In the past three years, several organizations, including the ACM and the IEEE, have significantly revised their codes of ethics. These changes are consistent with the attempts of professional organizations to clarify the responsibilit...

Aug 1 1995  
  Object-oriented software engineering
Jacobson I. (ed), ACM Press, New York, NY, 1992.  Type: Book (9780201544350)

Jacobson brings several years of software development experience to his presentation of a new model of object-oriented software development. An industrial model of software development called Objectory, developed by L. M. Ericson, has ...

Jun 1 1993  
  Implementing OSI networks
Cole G., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 1990.  Type: Book (9780471510604)

The title of this excellent introduction to OSI networking concepts is somewhat misleading. The book is not really about the nuts and bolts implementation of an OSI network; rather, it presents the details of the OSI model in sufficien...

Jan 1 1993  
  Optical computer architectures: the application of optical concepts to next generation computers
McAulay A., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 1991.  Type: Book (9780471632429)

McAulay provides a first-rate comprehensive introduction to a relatively new area of computer science. He covers all of the theoretical foundations needed to understand how optical computing is possible, shows how these elements can b...

Apr 1 1992  
  Network computing system reference manual
Kong M., Dineen T., Leach P., Martin E., Mishkin N., Pato J., Wyant G., Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1990.  Type: Book (9780136170853)

The Network Computing System (NCS) is an implementation to manage distributed computing on homogeneous and heterogeneous computer systems. NCS is a set of tools consisting of a Remote Procedure Call runtime library, a Network Interfac...

Apr 1 1991  
  Software engineering
Ince D. (ed), Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, NY, 1989.  Type: Book (9780278000797)

This software engineering tutorial for first- and second-year students is an excellent introduction to many of the principles of software development. After a brief introduction to the phases of software development, chapter 2 explains...

Mar 1 1991  
  Communicating with the IBM PC series: concepts, hardware, software, networking
Held G., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 1988.  Type: Book (9789780471916673)

This book focuses on the application of data communications theory to the IBM PC and compatible devices. The book includes explanations of communications concepts and software and hardware compatible with PC-type devices. Its strength ...

Feb 1 1990  
  Fiber optic communications (2nd ed.)
Palais J., Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1988.  Type: Book (9789780133145274)

This thorough introduction to the principles of fiber-optic communications carefully illustrates their application. The book’s strength is in its presentation of how to apply these principles, but it is weak on their derivati...

Oct 1 1989  
  Telecommunication networks: protocols, modeling and analysis
Schwartz M., Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing Co., Inc., Boston, MA, 1986.  Type: Book (9780201164237)

This book is a welcome addition to the telecommunications textbooks currently available. The book, intended as a text for a one- or two-semester course, updates and expands upon the subjects of the author’s earlier, excellent...

Oct 1 1987  
 
 
 
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