Cyberspace : the human dimension / David B. Whittle.
By: Whittle, David B.
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : W.H. Freeman, 1997Description: xiv, 456 p. : ill. ; 2 4cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0716783118 m (hbk); 0716783142 v (pbk).Subject(s): Information superhighway -- Social aspects | Cyberspace -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 302.23Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 302.23 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00074602 | ||
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This analysis of what cyberspace is and what it is not synthesizes the various opinions and perspectives, showing why such divergent views are held on issues such as regulation, censorship and the conduct of business on the Internet and in cyberspace. The book includes current cyberspace law.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-439) and index.
Part one: Cyberspace -- Cyberspace, an introduction: a virtual state of mind -- Cyberspace communications: new reasons for reasoned exchange -- Cyberspace culture, ethics and law: Quality in progress -- Part two: The human dimension -- The individual and excellence: freedom through discipline -- Society and community: the value of values -- Business and economics: information, innovation and prosperity -- Government and politics: harnessing the power of revolutionary change -- The net of it all: facing the future today.