Shaping the Network Society: The New Role of Civic Society in Cyberspace

by Douglas Schuler

Book Overview

Information and computer technologies are used every day by real people with real needs. The authors contributing to Shaping the Network Society describe how technology can be used effectively by communities, activists and citizens to meet society's challenges. In their vision, computer professionals are concerned less with bits, bytes and algorithms and more with productive partnerships that engage both researchers and community activists. These...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026219497X
• ISBN13: 9780262194976
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 433 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.2"