Cyberspace : the human dimension / David B. Whittle.

By:

Whittle, David B

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : W.H. Freeman, c1997.Description: xiv, 456 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0716783118
0716783142 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Information superhighway -- Social aspects

LOC classification:

HE7568 .W47 1997

Summary: Whittle draws on his experience in the computer field as well as his knowledge of philosophy, sociology, business, economics, law, and ethics to make solid connections between practice and theory. He paints a fascinating portrait of cyberspace as a realm of vast possibilities, particularly in providing a means for building meaningful online communities. However, because cyberspace allows users of online communications new freedoms, such as the ability to disguise their identity, we must take care in establishing some guidelines in this emerging terrain. In Cyberspace, Whittle offers valuable suggestions to this end, all the while making the myriad issues at stake understandable and intriguing to both newcomers and veterans of online communication.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Dato Maznah Library & Information Services	Open Collection	H Social Sciences	HE7568.W47 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00001327

Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-439) and index.

Whittle draws on his experience in the computer field as well as his knowledge of philosophy, sociology, business, economics, law, and ethics to make solid connections between practice and theory. He paints a fascinating portrait of cyberspace as a realm of vast possibilities, particularly in providing a means for building meaningful online communities. However, because cyberspace allows users of online communications new freedoms, such as the ability to disguise their identity, we must take care in establishing some guidelines in this emerging terrain. In Cyberspace, Whittle offers valuable suggestions to this end, all the while making the myriad issues at stake understandable and intriguing to both newcomers and veterans of online communication.

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