Social Information Technology: Connecting Society and Cultural Issues

Social Information Technology: Connecting Society and Cultural Issues
Author: Kidd, Terry T.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2008-04-30
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1599047764

"This book provides a source for definitions, antecedents, and consequences of social informatics and the cultural aspect of technology. It addresses cultural/societal issues in social informatics technology and society, the Digital Divide, government and technology law, information security and privacy, cyber ethics, technology ethics, and the future of social informatics and technology"--Provided by publisher.

Wired for Learning

Wired for Learning
Author: Terry T. Kidd
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2009-06-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1607522063

"Web 2.0" is a term used to describe an apparent second generation of the World Wide Web that emphasizes collaboration and sharing of knowledge and content among users. With the growing popularity of Web 2.0, there has been a burgeoning interest in education. Tools such as blogs, wikis, RSS, social networking sites, tag-based folksonomies, and peer-to-peer (P2P) media sharing applications have gained a prominence in teaching and learning. With Wired for Learning: An Educators Guide to Web 2.0 there is tremendous potential for addressing the needs student, teachers, researchers, and practitioners to enhance the teaching and learning experiences through customization, personalization, and rich opportunities for networking and collaboration. The purpose of this text is to clarify and present applications and practices of Web 2.0 for teaching and learning to meet the educational challenges of students in diverse learning setting. This text will bring teachers and university education into a bold new reality and cause them to move to think differently about technology’s potential for strengthening students' critical thinking, writing, reflection, and interactive learning.

Sustainable Economic Development and the Influence of Information Technologies: Dynamics of Knowledge Society Transformation

Sustainable Economic Development and the Influence of Information Technologies: Dynamics of Knowledge Society Transformation
Author: Karatas, Muhammed
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2010-02-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1615207104

"This book provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area of information technology as it relates to sustainable economic development and the development of knowledge societies"--Provided by publisher.

Clinical Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications

Clinical Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 2256
Release: 2011-05-31
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1609605624

"This multi-volume book delves into the many applications of information technology ranging from digitizing patient records to high-performance computing, to medical imaging and diagnostic technologies, and much more"--

Nursing and Clinical Informatics: Socio-Technical Approaches

Nursing and Clinical Informatics: Socio-Technical Approaches
Author: Staudinger, Bettina
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2009-02-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1605662356

"This book gives a general overview of the current state of nursing informatics giving particular attention to social, socio-technical, and political basic conditions"--Provided by publisher.

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
Author: Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 7972
Release: 2014-07-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1466658894

"This 10-volume compilation of authoritative, research-based articles contributed by thousands of researchers and experts from all over the world emphasized modern issues and the presentation of potential opportunities, prospective solutions, and future directions in the field of information science and technology"--Provided by publisher.

Remote Access Technologies for Library Collections: Tools for Library Users and Managers

Remote Access Technologies for Library Collections: Tools for Library Users and Managers
Author: Fulkerson, Diane M.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2012-03-31
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 146660235X

"This book is crucial to understanding changes and the new expectations that library users have in the 21st century, including identifying, implementing and updating new technologies, understanding copyright and fair use laws, creating metadata for access to digital collections, and meeting user needs"--Provided by publisher.

ICTs for Mobile and Ubiquitous Urban Infrastructures: Surveillance, Locative Media and Global Networks

ICTs for Mobile and Ubiquitous Urban Infrastructures: Surveillance, Locative Media and Global Networks
Author: Firmino, Rodrigo J.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2010-10-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1609600533

"This book investigates how a shift to a completely urban global world woven together by ubiquitous and mobile ICTs changes the ontological meaning of space, and how the use of these technologies challenges the social and political construction of territories and the cultural appropriation of places"--Provided by publisher.

Cultural Heritage in a Changing World

Cultural Heritage in a Changing World
Author: Karol Jan Borowiecki
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2016-05-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319295446

The central purpose of this collection of essays is to make a creative addition to the debates surrounding the cultural heritage domain. In the 21st century the world faces epochal changes which affect every part of society, including the arenas in which cultural heritage is made, held, collected, curated, exhibited, or simply exists. The book is about these changes; about the decentring of culture and cultural heritage away from institutional structures towards the individual; about the questions which the advent of digital technologies is demanding that we ask and answer in relation to how we understand, collect and make available Europe’s cultural heritage. Cultural heritage has enormous potential in terms of its contribution to improving the quality of life for people, understanding the past, assisting territorial cohesion, driving economic growth, opening up employment opportunities and supporting wider developments such as improvements in education and in artistic careers. Given that spectrum of possible benefits to society, the range of studies that follow here are intended to be a resource and stimulus to help inform not just professionals in the sector but all those with an interest in cultural heritage.