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Book SynopsisThe information revolution has been described as ''the biggest technological juggernaut that ever rolled'' and every day we hear more about the Global Information Infrastructure. The information and communications technologies (ICTs) of the 1990s enable the electronic production and consumption of increasingly vast quantities of information. They affect business, consumer, education and leisure activity. The consequences of these changes are unpredictable and contradictory, raising issues for governments, business, organizations and individuals.This book gets to grips with recent developments and offers a new understanding of their likely effect. Because of the pervasive and quite unique characteristics of ICTs as a technology system, the authors argue that it is only through an interdisciplinary approach that we can fully grasp the implications and explore the uncertainties of the inter-relationship between the technical and the socio-economic.Moving from economics to sociology and poTrade ReviewCommunication by Design can be seen as a stimulating and innovative work drawing out some of the complexities in the design of modern telecommunications systems. * Journal of Economic Issues *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; The Domestication of ICTs: Households, Families, and Technical Change ; The Characteristics of Software and Systems Development Processes, Structures, and Agencies ; Electronic Networking: Designing New Inter-firm Relationships ; Designing Surveillance into the Public Switches Network ; Standards and Communication Technologies: The Mediation of Institutions and Technical Complexity ; Governance Institutions and ECT Regulatory and Trade Regimes ; Conclusion

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive overview into digital literary studies that equips readers to navigate the difficult contentions in this space.The Literary Agenda is a series of short polemical monographs about the importance of literature and of reading in the wider world and about the state of literary education inside schools and universities. The category of ''the literary'' has always been contentious. What is clear, however, is how increasingly it is dismissed or is unrecognised as a way of thinking or an arena for thought. It is sceptically challenged from within, for example, by the sometimes rival claims of cultural history, contextualized explanation, or media studies. It is shaken from without by even greater pressures: by economic exigency and the severe social attitudes that can follow from it; by technological change that may leave the traditional forms of serious human communication looking merely antiquated. For just these reasons this is the right time for renewal, to start reinvigorated work into the meaning and value of literary reading.You may have heard of the digital humanities--and what you may have heard may not have been good. Yet like an oncoming storm, the relentless growth of the use of digital methods for the study of literature seems inevitable. This book gives an insight into the ways in which digital approaches can be used to study literature and the ways in which humanistic study can be used to explore digital literature. Examining its subject across the axes of authorship, space, and visualization, maps and place, distance and history, and ethical approaches to the digital humanities, this book introduces newcomers to the topic while also offering plenty for seasoned digital humanities pros. Combining original research with third-party case studies and examples, this book will appeal both to students and researchers across all levels who wish to learn about digital literary studies.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Authors and Writing 2: Space and Visualization 3: Maps and Place 4: Distance and History 5: Conclusion: Ethical Digitalism Bibliography

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Book SynopsisFuture-Proofing addresses the problems of sustainability in IT research projects. It provides a conceptual framework which allows readers to better understand sustainability issues, make them aware of the challenges around effective sustainability, and provide tangible suggestions for researchers to put into action.Table of ContentsSECTION I - FRAMING THE BOOK 1: Introduction 2: Sustainability: the conceptual space SECTION II - CASE STUDIES 3: Bringing Industry 4.0 to small and medium enterprises 4: Emergency and crisis management 5: Healthcare at the hospital and at home 6: Integration of healthcare services and technologies 7: Learning across cultures and communities 8: Projects in developing countries 9: Research projects in IT service companies 10: Beyond individual projects: university spin-offs SECTION III - ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 11: Looking across and connecting 12: The complex way to sustainability SECTION IV - EPILOGUE 13: Personal experiences and reflections

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Book SynopsisCyber space is easily the most complex thing humans have ever created. With billions of people and devices all connected together, vulnerability and compromise are inevitable. The complexity continues to grow, and with it comes the emergent insecurity brought by an ever-developing frontier where digital devices and connected people meet. Security challenges present themselves increasingly often and with ever-greater impacts. This is not going to change anytime soon.Although the internet has transformed communication, business, and social life for the better, the construct of ''cyber space'' is incredibly fragile and presents endless risk. Connecting every corner of our lives to those of billions across the world, the frontier is slender between the good and the bad, benefit and catastrophe, real and fake, security and insecurity. Cyber security advice can be confusing, contradictory, and sometimes utterly detached from reality. Too easily, people feel guilty for not knowing what to do, or failing to live up to expectations. People, particularly business leaders and policy makers, must daily make security-sensitive decisions, sometimes unknowingly, without being security experts.Securing the Digital Frontier doesn''t offer easy answers, but instead explains sixteen dimensions of this dynamic problem and its current partial solutions. The strong technology of encryption has become commonplace, and is a huge benefit if deployed well: but how can you tell? Programming errors give rise to security problems, but why can we not eliminate them? Privacy is tied up with security, but can the two work against each other? Cyber space is international: how can domestic laws protect us? And what happens when those laws come into conflict with technologies like encryption? Why do you need a punctuation symbol and a capital letter in your password, anyway? Through a grasp of the big picture, through technical and human perspectives, we can begin to explore ways to unwind some of the complexity and find ways to contain the risk.

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Book SynopsisWe live in the midst of a revolution in communication technologies that affects the way in which people feel, think, and behave. The media have become the space where power strategies are played out. In the current technological context mass communication goes beyond traditional media and includes the Internet and mobile communication. In this wide-ranging and powerful book, Manuel Castells analyses the transformation of the global media industry by this revolution in communication technologies. He argues that a new communication system, mass self-communication, has emerged, and power relationships have been profoundly modified by the emergence of this new communication environment. Created in the commons of the Internet this communication can be locally based, but globally connected. It is built through messaging, social networks sites, and blogging, and is now being used by the millions around the world who have access to the Internet.Drawing on a wide range of social and psychologicTrade ReviewReview from previous edition Manuel Castells has shaped himself into the most prominent and influential theorist and analyst of the modern communications and network age. He is the Marshall McLuhan of our time. * John Lloyd, Financial Times *a challenging and intriguing work [in its] ambitions, scope and concepts. * Paschal Preston, Media, Culture & Society, Volume 32 (6), 2010 *A sustained inquiry into the nature of political and economic power in the modern world. * Steven Livingston, Political Communicatoin (27) *Castells has done it again, a masterpiece of global perspective and enviable erudition. Moving beyond his trilogy on the information age, Castells focuses on how cultural, economic and particularly political power relationships are constituted and sustained through systematic communication flows. A new line of analysis draws on neuroscience and cognitive psychology to track the role of emotion in political communication. Case studies include global media deregulation, the politics of scandal, framing the war in Iraq, ecological social movements, the Obama presidential candidacy and a fascinating comparison of media control dynamics in Russia and China. * Advance praise from W. Russell Neuman, Evans Professor of Media Technology, University of Michigan *How could Manuel Castells have predicted that now is the time of the perfect storm? I do not know. But I do know that his new book coincides with the largest downturn in global economies since the 1930s, with the most important American election since the 1960s, with a most radical transformation of world politics in many generations, and with the most profound reevaluation of the lives of modern citizens, from what they value to how they communicate. We have become used to Castells' careful scholarship and penetrating analyses but in this new book he cuts deeper into the heart of the matter. Sometimes he provides illuminating answers and where he cannot, he frames the questions that must be answered. This is a powerful and much needed book for a world in crisis. * Advance praise from Antonio Damasio, David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Director, Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California *Manuel Castells unites the mind of a social scientist with the soul of an artist. His trilogy took us to the edge of the millennium. This book takes us beyond to the critical crossroads of the 21st century, where technology, communication, and power converge. * Advance praise from Rosalind Williams, Dibner Professor and Director, Program on Science, Technology and Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology *In this timely book, Professor Castells turns his attention from the impact of the internet on the economy to its impact on communications and politics. I can warmly recommend it to all communications practitioners. But his clear analysis and vivid case studies make this book of interest to anyone who wants to understand the nature of power in today's democracy and the meaning of the campaign that swept Barack Obama into the White House. * Advance praise from Margot Wallström, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Communication Policy *Table of ContentsOpening ; Introduction to the Revised Edition ; 1. Power in the Network Society ; 2. Communication in the Digital Age ; 3. Networks of Mind and Power ; 4. Programming Communication Networks: Media Politics, Scandal Politics, and the Crisis of Democracy ; 5. Reprogramming Communication Networks: Social Movements, Insurgent Politics, and the New Public Space ; 6. Toward a Communication Theory of Power

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Book SynopsisAn invaluable guide to avoiding the stuff of science-fiction nightmares.--John Gilby, Times Higher EducationMoral Machines is a fine introduction to the emerging field of robot ethics. There is much here that will interest ethicists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, and roboticists.-Peter Danielson, Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsWritten with an abundance of examples and lessons learned, scenarios of incidents that may happen, and elaborate discussions on existing artificial agents on the cutting edge of research/practice, Moral Machines goes beyond what is known as computer ethics into what will soon be called the discipline of machine morality. Highly recommended.-G. Trajkovski, CHOICE...the book does succeed in making the essential point that the phrase ''moral machine'' is not an oxymoron. It also provides a window onto an area of research with which psychologists are unlikely to be familiar and one from which, at some point, we may be able to learn quite a lot.-PsycCRITIQUES MTrade ReviewAn invaluable guide to avoiding the stuff of science-fiction nightmares. * John Gilby, Times Higher Education *Table of ContentsPREFACE

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Book SynopsisOver the past few decades, we have witnessed the growth of movements using digital means to connect with broader interest groups and express their points of view. These movements emerge out of distinct contexts and yield different outcomes, but tend to share one thing in common: online and offline solidarity shaped around the public display of emotion. Social media facilitate feelings of engagement, in ways that frequently make people feel re-energized about politics. In doing so, media do not make or break revolutions but they do lend emerging, storytelling publics their own means for feeling their way into events, frequently by making those involved a part of the developing story. Technologies network us but it is our stories that connect us to each other, making us feel close to some and distancing us from others. Affective Publics explores how storytelling practices facilitate engagement among movements tuning into a current issue or event by employing three case studies: Arab SpriTrade ReviewI HEART #affectivepublics! Zizi Papacharissi brings enormous insight and much needed clarity to current debates about the role of social media in political life. Rejecting binaries which ascribe social movements to Twitter or Facebook or that dismiss all forms of online participation as 'Slacktivism,' she instead acknowledges the ways that social media has provided opportunities for new forms of expression and affiliation, new 'structures of feeling' that can in the right circumstances help to inspire and expand political movements. Her approach mixes theoretical sophistication with empirical rigor as it forces us to rethink what we thought we knew about the Egyptian Revolution and the Occupy movement. * Henry Jenkins, co-author of Spreadable Media: Creating Meaning and Value in a Networked Culture *Affective Publics transcends the already stale debate between those who see social media as effecting political change and those who castigate it for irrelevant chatter. Instead, in an original move, carefully argued and empirically grounded, Papacharissi shows us how social media facilitate emotionally resonant and collaboratively constructed narratives which, in turn, support civically significant 'soft structures of engagement'. * Sonia Livingstone, co-author of Media Consumption and Public Engagement *A compelling and necessary read. Papacharissi shows how fact, opinion and feeling are threaded together on social platforms to create affective publics. Where the traditional accounts of normative civic debate online have rejected emotion, this book opens up the potential of messiness, intensity and pathos in networked media. * Kate Crawford, professor, and author of Adult Themes *The book comprises a first comprehensive study of this kind, providing both theoretical analysis and empirical methodology and data to highlight the multidimensional character of social media usage in politics. * Evika Karamagioli, International Journal of Electronic Governance *this book offers a unique, rigorous, and well-rationalized argument for analyzing affect and microblogging. ... Certainly this book has the ability to spark future research for scholars across multiple disciplines. * Amber L. Ferris, Mobile Media & Communication *This book is very rich in its philosophical thinking, which readers interested in political mobilization, civic discourse, and networked publics may find inspiring. It also offers researchers and professionals a foundation for further research and practice via testing the propositions presented. * Yiwei Wang, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ; Prelude ; Chapter One: The Present Affect ; Chapter Two: Affective News and Networked Publics ; Chapter Three: Affective Demands and the New Political ; Chapter Four: The Personal as Political: Everyday Disruptions of the Political Mainstream ; Chapter Five: Affective Publics ; Notes ; References ; Index

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Book SynopsisIntegrating a broad range of research on how people learn, this text shows that televised presentations - at their best - actually excel at transmitting information and facilitating learning. The author critiques political offerings in terms of their compatibility with our learning capabilities.

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Book SynopsisIntegrating a broad range of research on how people learn, this text shows that televised presentations - at their best - actually excel at transmitting information and facilitating learning. The author critiques political offerings in terms of their compatibility with our learning capabilities.

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Book SynopsisSeparating hype from fact, this text investigates the fate of embodiment in an information age. It relates three issues: information as an entity separate from the material forms that carry it; the construction of the Cyborg; and the dismantling of the humanist "subject" in cybernetic discourse.

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Book SynopsisSurveys the effects of electronic text on the arts and letters and how they might be taught in a newly democratized society. To those who view electronic text as a cultural catastrophe, Lanham counters that "electronic expression has come not to destroy the Western arts but to fulfil them."Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1: The Electronic Word: Literary Study and the Digital Revolution 2: Digital Rhetoric and the Digital Arts 3: Twenty Years After: Digital Decorum and Bi-stable Allusions 4: The Extraordinary Convergence: Democracy, Technology, Theory, and the University Curriculum 5: Electronic Textbooks and University Structures 6: Strange Lands, Strange Languages, and Useful Miracles 7: The "Q" Question 8: Elegies for the Book 9: Operating Systems, Attention Structures, and the Edge of Chaos 10: Conversation with a Curmudgeon Index

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Book SynopsisAcknowledgements Introduction: Understanding the Digital Humanities; D.M.Berry An Interpretation of Digital Humanities; L.Evans & S.Rees How We Think: Transforming Power and Digital Technologies; N.K.Hayles Digital Methods: Five Challenges; B.Rieder & T.Röhle Archives in Media Theory: Material Media Archaeology and Digital Humanities; J.Parikka Canonicalism and the Computational Turn; C.Bassett The Esthetics of Hidden Things; S.Dexter The Meaning and the Mining of Legal Texts; M.Hildebrandt Have the Humanities Always been Digital? For an Understanding of the 'Digital Humanities' in the Context of Originary Technicity; F.Frabetti Present, Not Voting: Digital Humanities in the Panopticon; M.Terras Analysis Tool or Research Methodology: Is There an Epistemology for Patterns?; D.Dixon Do Computers Dream of Cinema? Film Data for Computer Analysis and Visualization; A.Heftberger The Feminist Critique: Mapping Controversy in Wikipedia; M.Currie How to See One Million Images? A Computational MTrade Review'Berry and colleagues present us with several current and future trajectories of the digital humanities, both building and questioning its trends. Through the last 40 years of computational research, the humanities have appropriated and developed many techniques for doing their work computationally, but only in the last ten years has the excess of computational capacity begun to bring central questions about the nature of the humanities to light. David Berry and his colleagues sit on the cutting edges of these questions, and their work will inform those debates for years to come.' - Jeremy Hunsinger, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA 'This book introduces and debates important questions regarding the use of digital technologies in numerous academic approaches in humanities and social sciences. These new media technologies are impacting across the disciplinary spectrum and pose challenges to traditional scholarship. Dr Berry's book gives us a timely insight into these various challenges and into the kinds of new 'digital humanities' that are emerging. Clearly written and providing a wide range of examples and case studies it is an important contribution to the growing literature on digital humanities.' - Christian De Cock, University of Essex, UKTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Understanding the Digital Humanities; D.M.Berry An Interpretation of Digital Humanities; L.Evans & S.Rees How We Think: Transforming Power and Digital Technologies; N.K.Hayles Digital Methods: Five Challenges; B.Rieder & T.Röhle Archives in Media Theory: Material Media Archaeology and Digital Humanities; J.Parikka Canonicalism and the Computational Turn; C.Bassett The Esthetics of Hidden Things; S.Dexter The Meaning and the Mining of Legal Texts; M.Hildebrandt Have the Humanities Always been Digital? For an Understanding of the 'Digital Humanities' in the Context of Originary Technicity; F.Frabetti Present, Not Voting: Digital Humanities in the Panopticon; M.Terras Analysis Tool or Research Methodology: Is There an Epistemology for Patterns?; D.Dixon Do Computers Dream of Cinema? Film Data for Computer Analysis and Visualization; A.Heftberger The Feminist Critique: Mapping Controversy in Wikipedia; M.Currie How to See One Million Images? A Computational Methodology for Visual Culture and Media Research; L.Manovich Cultures of Formalization: Towards an Encounter Between Humanities and Computing; J.van Zundert, A.Antonijevic, A.Beaulieu, K.van Dalen-Oskam, D.Zeldenrust & T.Andrews Trans-disciplinarity and Digital Humanity: Lessons Learned from Developing Text Mining Tools for Textual Analysis; Y.Lin Index

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Book SynopsisHow Computer Games Help Children Learn shows how video and computer games can help teach children to build successful futures - but only if we think in new ways about education itself.Trade Review"Shaffer offers practical advice to assist parents and educators to respond to his call to radically transform an increasingly outdated educational system..." Barry Joseph, Online Leadership Director, Global Kids "This totally enchanting book shows what education in the 21st century couldlook likeif we are willing to expand our notions of learning in ways that foster productive inquiry and design An extremely readable book that should be on the bookshelf of anyone who cares about having schools that help young people prepare to compete in the global economy." John Seely Brown, Former Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation and Director of its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Senior Fellow, Annenberg Center, USC, and co-author, The Social Life of Information and The Only Sustainable Edge "Beautifully written...How Computer Games Help Children Learn breaks new ground in exciting ways. What a treat! A book about the development of innovative thinking that is refreshingly innovative...A tour de force." Deborah Lowe Vandell, Chair, Department of Education, University of California, Irvine "You may have asked yourself if computer games are destroying the minds of our nation's children. How Computer Games Help Children Learn shows that the exact opposite is true. Parents, educators, and computer game makers take note: by combining years of research and his front-line classroom experiences, Shaffer makes a cogent and compelling argument for the educational power of intelligently crafted games that can serve as tools to help children think and learn about real world problems and their solutions." Michael McCormick, Senior Designer, Backbone Entertainment, and Lead Designer of SimCity 4 "Shaffer's book moves from vivid case studies and accessible accounts of key ideas from the learning sciences to practical advice on how parents can help theirchildren learn more from the games they play. This book represents the logical next step in a conversation started by James Paul Gee's What Video GamesHave toTeach Us about Learning and Literacy and Steven Johnson's Everything Bad Is Good For You." Henry Jenkins, Director, Comparative Media Studies Program, MIT "This well-written and important book will introduce parents and teachers to a radical idea: video games can be good for children. When children play games like Sim City or The Oregon Trail, they learn about urban planning or the American West in spite of themselves. But these games are just the tip of the iceberg; Shaffer describes a wide range of fascinating new learning games that are just now emerging...Because these games give children the chance to creatively manipulate a virtual world, they can teach creativity and innovation, abilities that are more important than ever in today's competitive global economy Shaffer advises parents how to pick out a good learning game, how to play it with your children, and how to make sure they are learning from it." R. Keith Sawyer, author of Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration "Shaffer's book points out forcefully a paradigm of future schooling: to better prepare our kids for a globally competitive world, we have to bring the thinking, practices, and cultures of various professions into school learning. With convincing examples of simulated professional games that can integrate learning, working, and playing, he proves that this is feasible." Tak-Wai Chan, National Central University, Taiwan 'This groundbreaking book raises fundamental issues concerning the goals of education and highlights the need for innovative thinkers in the 21st century. Written in a clear, lucid, and direct manner, Shaffer makes his ideas easily accessible to professional as well as lay readers. The book will benefit educators, school administrators, policy makers, and, most importantly, parents.' Yam San Chee, Associate Professor, Learning Sciences & Technologies Academic Group & Learning Sciences Lab, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University "Deep learning, technical learning, learning that leads to the ability to innovate: these are the most important natural resources in our global high-tech world. Will our children be able to compete with kids in China and India? Shaffer shows us how to mine the potential of video game technologies to transform learning at home, in communities, and in schools." James Paul Gee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy "Like Dewey, Piaget, and Papert before him, Shaffer challenges us to rethink learning in a new age. He uses vivid examples - backed by solid research - to show what education should look like in the 21st century." - Kurt D. Squire, Assistant Professor of Education, University ofWisconsin-Madison,and Game Designer"A must read for anyone who cares about learning. Game designers depend on having millions of people voluntarily learn more than anyone would dare put into a school curriculum. So studying games - how they are designed and how they are played - is one of the best sources of insight about learning, and Shaffer is an excellent guide to making the most of it." - Seymour Papert, Professor Emeritus, Media and Education Technology, MIT Media LabTable of ContentsForeword: Seeing the Future; J.P.Gee Introduction Epistemology: The Debating Game Knowledge: The Digital Zoo Skills: Escher's World Values: The Pandora Project Identity: Science.net Beyond the Industrial School: The Future of Education and How We Get There

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Book SynopsisA collection of interdisciplinary essays that examine how the internet has affected conceptions of community and public life.Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Reality of Virtuality Part 1. Users and the Structure of Technology The Net Effect: The Public's Fear and the Public Sphere, by Gilbert B. Rodman The Internet, Community Definition, and the Social Meaning of Legal Jurisdiction, by Paul Schiff Berman Architectural Design for Online Environments, by Anna Cicognani Community, Affect, and the Virtual: The Politics of Cyberspace, by J. Macgregor Wise Securing Trust Online: Wisdom or Oxymoron?, by Helen Nissenbaum Part 2. Technology and the Structure of Communities TV Predicts Its Future: On Convergence and Cybertelevision, by Tara McPherson Women Making Multimedia: Possibilities for Feminist Activism, by Mary E. Hocks and Anne Balsamo Is It Art, in Fact?, by Mitch Geller Making the Virtual Real: University-Community Partnerships, by Alison Regan and John Zuern Where Do You Want to Learn Tomorrow? The Paradox of the Virtual University, by Collin Gifford Brooke Community-Based Software, Participatory Theater: Models for Inviting Participation in Learning and Artistic Production, by Susan Claire Warshauer Communication, Community, Consumption: An Ethnographic Exploration of an Online City, by David Silver Can Technology Transform? Experimenting with Wired Communities, by Mark A. Jones

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Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive guide to all aspects of digital publishing, from rights to eBooks, to accessibility, to content management.Trade ReviewA truly interactive resource... The guide targets professionals and nonprofessionals, and the result is both thorough and readable... Recommended especially for public and academic libraries. Library Journal The editor and contributors, who have distinguished careers in digital publishing, have exerted great effort to include all relevant information for beginners, yet they offer enough detail to capture the attention advanced users without expanding to a multivolume work or becoming too long... A superb opening gesture for creating a dialog on the scholarly communication process. Choice In a world where all things electronic have become dominant, this remarkable volume serves as a comprehensive handbook to every conceivable aspect of digital publishing... This valuable compendium is most highly recommended for all collections. -- John Maxymuk American Reference Books Annual Columbia's guide was created and edited in a text-encoded electronic format that has been used to derive both the print and Web versions... A solid electronic resource with good content... Recommended. Choice An excellent technical overview of the constantly evolving world of electronic publishing. Updates and hyperlinks add value to the online version, which is well organized and easy-to-use. Booklist Much is neatly packed into this encyclopedia of information on everything ranging from digital-rights management to digital legal issues. Columbus Dispatch This book will be a very welcome addition to the bookshelf of anyone working with any form of digital publishing. It is by far the most thorough, authoritative digital publishing reference source available. Editor William Kasdorf, Past President of the Society for Scholarly Publishing, has pulled together an impressive array of experts to produce this definitive guide. The Indexer The Guide is remarkably successful in fulfilling its intentions... It was a pleasant surprise to discover that although the book does contain many references to specific hardware devices and software programs, it contextualizes these references in discussions that will remain relevant for years to come. -- Maria S. Bonn Portal: Reviews [C]lear out a prominent space on your bookshelf forThe Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing... [T]his guide is a compendium of in-depth articles on all these aspects of digital publishing and more, each written by an expert in the field... Destined to become a classic,The Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing will be the Bible you turn to again and again, whether you need to make publishing decisions large and small, or share a teaching resource with a manager or staff member. -- Darrill Anderson Technical Communication The Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing is the War and Peace of digital communication resources. It is epic in scope and exhaustive in detail, historic, and prophetic. An original. A universe. It's long but it's all substance...The Columbia Guide may be new and it may be the first of its kind, but it has the makings of a classic. -- Linda Hengstler Science EditorTable of Contents1.Introduction: Publishing in Today's Digital Era, by William E. Kasdorf, President, Impressions Book and Journal Services, Inc. 1.01 Digital publishing is both a given and a goal 1.02 Various publishers, various solutions 1.03 What next? 2.The Technical Infrastructure, by Chris Biemesderfer, Seagoat Consulting 2.01 Overview 2.02 The basics of computer architecture 2.03 The processing environment 2.04 Display 2.05 Data storage 2.06 Data communications 2.07 Additional interesting resources 3.Markup: XML and Related Technologies, by William E.Kasdorf 3.01 Overview 3.02 HTML: HyperText Markup Language 3.03 XML: the Extensible Markup Language 3.04 Communication, cooperation, collaboration 4. Organizing, Editing, and Linking Content, by John Strange, Group Production Director, Blackwell Publishing 4.01 Overview: the transition from traditional to digital publishing 4.02 Structuring content 4.03 The impact of digital publishing on traditional publishing models 4.04 Information about content: metadata 4.05 Linking 4.06 Conclusion 5.Data Capture and Conversion, by Mark Gross, President, Data Conversion Laboratory 5.01 Overview: Entering a world of structure 5.02 Untangling content from structure 5.04 The conversion process 5.05 Analysis issues 6.Composition, Design, and Graphics, by Thad McIlroy, President, Arcadia House 6.01 Overview 6.02 Text, graphics, and page layout: The three elements of a page 6.03 Design vs. production 6.04 Three key technologies 6.05 PostScript: the language of print publishing 6.06 PDF -Adobe 's Portable Document Format 6.07 Typography 6.08 Graphic types and file formats 6.09 Color 6.10 Page production 6.11 Image capture and image processing 6.12 Work flow 6.13 Printing processes 6.14 Working with printers 6.15 Resources 7. Accessibility, by Frederick Bowes,III, Electronic Publishing Associates 7.01 Overview 7.02 A closer look 7.03 Closing summary 7.04 Resources and documents 8. Digital Printing, by George Alexander, Executive Editor, the Seybold Report 8.01 Overview 8.02 Digital printing technologies 8.03 Uses of digital printing 8.04 Available printing systems 8.05 Sales channels for digital book printing 9. Multimedia Publishing, by Florian Brody, President and CEO, Brody Inc. 9.01 Overview 9.02 What is multimedia? 9.03 Deciding on multimedia 9.04 Multimedia experience 9.05 The business of multimedia 9.06 Multimedia technology 9.07 Rights issues 9.08 Conclusion 10. Content Management and Web Publishing, by Bill Trippe, President, New Millennium Publishing and Mark Walter, Consultant 10.01 Introduction to content management 10.02 Types of Content Management Systems 10.03 Benefits of content management systems 10.04 Issues to consider in content management 10.05 Evaluating a content management system 10.06 Post-implementation issues 454 11.Electronic Books and the Open eBook Publication Structure, by Allen Renear, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Dorothea Salo 11.01 Introduction 11.02 OEBPS in a nutshell 11.03 Electronic books in general 11.04 Thinking clearly about e-books 11.05 The format problem 11.06 The OeBF Open eBook Publication Structure 11.07 In conclusion 11.08 Some advice for e-book publishers 11.09 For more information 12.Archiving, by Heather Malloy, Digital Archive Manager, John Wiley &Sons 12.01 The importance of archiving 12.02 Other concerns for archiving 12.03 Where to implement the archive 12.04 Technology issues 12.05 Issues in development and implementation 12.06 Conclusion 12.07 Resources 13.The Legal Framework: Copyright and Trademark, by William S.Strong, Partner, Kotin, Crabtree and Strong, LLP 13.01 Copyright 13.02 Trademark law 13.03 Other laws 13.04 Lawsuits: Is there nationwide jurisdiction? 13.05 Contracting with customers 13.06 Conclusion 14.International Issues, by Robert E.Baensch, Director, Center for Publishing, New York University 14.01 Overview 14.02 Internet users worldwide 14.03 The STM industry leaders 14.04 Establishing the Web Site 14.05 Understanding the global environment 14.06 Geographic and country priorities 14.07 English and other languages 14.08 New economics of information services 14.09 Worldwide on-line advertising 14.10 Marketing on the Internet 14.11 International information sources 14.12 Internet publishing law 14.13 Conclusion 15. Digital Rights Management, by Paul Hilts, Former Technology Editor, Publisher's Weekly 15.01 Overview: What is DRM? 15.02 Rights-based business models 15.03 DRM technology 15.04 DRM standards 15.05 Legal developments: important legislation 15.07 The state of the market 15.08 DRM Implementation Issues

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Book SynopsisA balanced and thought-provoking guide to all the big questions about AI and ethics Can computers understand morality? Can they respect privacy? And what can we do to make AI safe and fair? The artificial intelligence revolution has begun. Today, there are self-driving cars on our streets, autonomous weapons in our armies, robot surgeons in our hospitals and AI''s presence in our lives will only increase. Some see this as the dawn of a new era in innovation and ease; others are alarmed by its destructive potential. But one thing is clear: this is a technology like no other, one that raises profound questions about the very definitions of human intelligence and morality. In Moral AI, world-renowned researchers in moral psychology, philosophy, and artificial intelligence Jana Schaich Borg, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Vincent Conitzer tackle these thorny issues head-on. Writing lucidly and calmly, they lay out the recent advances in this still nascent field, peeling away the exaggeration and misleading arguments. Instead, they offer clear examinations of the moral concerns at the heart of AI programs, from racial equity to personal privacy, fake news to autonomous weaponry. Ultimately, they argue that artificial intelligence can be built and used safely and ethically, but that its potential cannot be achieved without careful reflection on the values we wish to imbue it with. This is an essential primer for any thinking person.Trade ReviewA philosopher, data scientist and computer scientist tackle the key ethical challenges of AI: safety, privacy, fairness, responsibility and how to inject human morality into AI. Practical and peppered with lively examples. This is a must-have as AI fundamentally changes all of our lives. Balanced, thoughtful and engaging -- Julian SavulescuCan we build and use AI ethically? I believe this book gives the best answer to this question: yes, but it is up to us, so we all have to make an effort. If you want to understand the impact of AI on our lives, and how to make it a positive one, you need to read it -- Francesca RossiTaking on the challenge of AI calls for perspectives grounded in multiple areas of expertise, and that is what Moral AI provides. . . A judicious and deeply-informed guide -- Peter RailtonMoral AI is a gracefully written and balanced book which should be required reading for all humans and generations of ChatGPTs. Written by an exceptional interdisciplinary team, it eschews hyperbole and brings what the Greeks would call phronesis - or practical wisdom - to the modern challenge of artificial intelligence -- Joseph J. FinsThe authors blend their expertise from diverse fields to provide fresh insights and feasible suggestions for balancing AI advancement with ethical considerations. The book is a timely and significant contribution, particularly relevant now. It serves as a guiding light, both for those who are getting started on the journey, and for those who are looking for a fresh perspective -- Abhishek Gupta

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Book SynopsisThe Most Human Human by Brian Christian is a mind-blowing piece of reportage that will appeal to readers of Jon Ronson''s The Psychopath Test, and an inspiring riposte to John Gray''s classic Straw Dogs - a book that will change your whole understanding of what being human actually means...AI is on the brink of a new dawn. And so are we. . .Telling the difference between humans and computers used to be easy. But artificial intelligence is now so advanced that it is capable of behaving, and even thinking, in ways that have long been considered exclusive to humankind. The time has come to rethink what being human actually means...In The Most Human Human Brian Christian meets the world''s leading artificial intelligences, finds out what they''re capable of - and what makes us unique. The result is a funny, shocking, inspiring, deeply humane and intelligent book that reaches into every aspect of our lives.''Tremendously entertaining'' ****Metro''Excellent ... a fascinating explanation of what it means to be human''Financial Times''Remarkable. A philosophical joyride. The day that a machine creates work of such wit and originality, we should all be very worried''The Times''An epic tour of philosophical, linguistic and scientific discovery. We stop off in places as far-flung as existential anxiety, predictive text and Gary Kasparov''s defeat by Deep Blue'' ****Time Out''Lively, thought-stirring, entertaining, invaluable ... compelling insights''John Gray, New StatesmanAt the age of twenty-six, Brian Christian has lectured at the LSE, Royal Academy, Bristol Festival of Ideas, Microsoft and Google, been interviewed on The Daily Show, BBC and in the Paris Review, profiled in the Guardian, featured in The New York Times, the New Yorker and on the front cover of Atlantic, and has made numerous appearances at universities and in online videos speaking on his subject. He holds a dual degree from Brown University in computer science and philosophy, and an MFA in poetry.Trade ReviewTremendously entertaining **** * Metro *Excellent ... a fascinating explanation of what it means to be human * Financial Times *Remarkable. A philosophical joyride. The day that a machine creates work of such wit and originality, we should all be very worried * The Times *An epic tour of philosophical, linguistic and scientific discovery. We stop off in places as far-flung as existential anxiety, predictive text and Gary Kasparov's defeat by Deep Blue. A lively, personable read and an overpowering affirmation of our species **** * Time Out *Lively, thought-stirring, entertaining, invaluable ... compelling insights -- John Gray * New Statesman *Dense with ideas, terrific. One of the rare successful literary offspring of Gödel, Escher, Bach, where art and science meet an engaged mind and the friction produces real fire * New Yorker *Fast-paced, witty, and thoroughly winning ... investigates the nature of human interactions, the meaning of language, and the essence of what sets us apart from machines ... fabulous * Publishers Weekly *An irreverent picaresque ... What Christian learns along the way is that if machines win the imitation game as often as they do, it's not because they're getting better at acting human; it's because we're getting worse ... An authentic son of Frost, he learns by going where he has to go, and in doing so proves that both he and his book deserve their title * The New York Times *Immensely ambitious and bold, intellectually provocative, while at the same time entertaining and witty - a delightful book about how to live a meaningful, thriving life -- Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's DreamsSuch an important book ... Brian Christian takes on this very weighty task, and somehow makes it fun -- Brian Shenk, author of The Genius in all of UsAn eye-opening inquest into human imagination, thought, conversation, love and deception * David Eagleman, author of Sum *Absorbing ... Christian cleverly suggests that the Turing Test not only tells us how smart computers are but also teaches us about ourselves. ... covers a great deal of ground with admirable clarity but with a lightness of touch ... has a real knack for summing up key ideas by applying them to real-life situations -- Julian Baggini * Wall Street Journal *Strange, fertile and sometimes beautiful ... takes both the deep limitations and halting progress of artificial intelligence as an occasion for thinking about the most human activity -- Matthew Crawford, author of The Case for Working with Your HandsEntertaining and informative * Economist *

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Book SynopsisThinking beyond the page, and providing a rich nexus of human thoughtTrade Review"This workadds a decisive and stunning new dimension to John Miles Foley's already distinguished contributions to the study of oral traditions--ancient, medieval, and modern. His demonstration that they share significant features with the composition and communication of cultural production deploying digital technology and the internet will provoke a major upheaval in the study of long-term media history."--Thomas Pettitt, coeditor of The Ballad As Narrative: Studies in the Ballad Tradition of England, Scotland, Germany, and Denmark"Oral Tradition and the Internet is a stunningly ambitious and highly provocative multi-platform project in which John Miles Foley invites the reader to join him on a fascinating and compelling exploration of the interconnected architectonics of the human mind and the Internet. Wide-ranging, challenging, and intellectually rich, it will have an enormous and revolutionary impact on the field of oral studies and on many interconnected fields of humanistic study. Because it is as accessible as it is erudite, it will appeal alike to the specialist and non-specialist reader."--Mark C. Amodio, author of Writing the Oral Tradition: Oral Poetics and Literate Culture in Medieval England"With its intellectual arc from antiquity to the future just beyond our horizon, the book is a fitting monument to an imaginative, generous, and immensely productive scholar."--MLR

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Book SynopsisThinking beyond the page, and providing a rich nexus of human thoughtTrade Review"This workadds a decisive and stunning new dimension to John Miles Foley's already distinguished contributions to the study of oral traditions--ancient, medieval, and modern. His demonstration that they share significant features with the composition and communication of cultural production deploying digital technology and the internet will provoke a major upheaval in the study of long-term media history."--Thomas Pettitt, coeditor of The Ballad As Narrative: Studies in the Ballad Tradition of England, Scotland, Germany, and Denmark"Oral Tradition and the Internet is a stunningly ambitious and highly provocative multi-platform project in which John Miles Foley invites the reader to join him on a fascinating and compelling exploration of the interconnected architectonics of the human mind and the Internet. Wide-ranging, challenging, and intellectually rich, it will have an enormous and revolutionary impact on the field of oral studies and on many interconnected fields of humanistic study. Because it is as accessible as it is erudite, it will appeal alike to the specialist and non-specialist reader."--Mark C. Amodio, author of Writing the Oral Tradition: Oral Poetics and Literate Culture in Medieval England"With its intellectual arc from antiquity to the future just beyond our horizon, the book is a fitting monument to an imaginative, generous, and immensely productive scholar."--MLR

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Pederson brings a particular and consistent understanding of what a 'game' is, one that distinguishes her work from that of other gaming scholars."—Kevin Hamilton, author of Lookout America! The Secret Hollywood Studio at the Heart of the Cold War"Gaming Utopia is meticulously researched and provides original insights through its focus on the relationship between avant-garde traditions and political theories of emancipatory social change. . . . It uses highly accessible language and will most definitely be of interest to a general audience interested in the history and culture of videogames, as well as in issues relating to activism and emancipatory social change."—Judith Aston, editor of I-Docs: The Evolving Practices of Interactive DocumentaryTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Avant-Garde Plays2. Action, Participation, and the Digital Avant-Garde3. Cybernetic Ecologies of Art and Counterculture4. Gaming Electronic Civil Disobedience5. A Dreampolitik of Persuasive and Other Queer GamesConclusion: Unfinished ProcessesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Pederson brings a particular and consistent understanding of what a 'game' is, one that distinguishes her work from that of other gaming scholars."—Kevin Hamilton, author of Lookout America! The Secret Hollywood Studio at the Heart of the Cold War"Gaming Utopia is meticulously researched and provides original insights through its focus on the relationship between avant-garde traditions and political theories of emancipatory social change. . . . It uses highly accessible language and will most definitely be of interest to a general audience interested in the history and culture of videogames, as well as in issues relating to activism and emancipatory social change."—Judith Aston, editor of I-Docs: The Evolving Practices of Interactive DocumentaryTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Avant-Garde Plays2. Action, Participation, and the Digital Avant-Garde3. Cybernetic Ecologies of Art and Counterculture4. Gaming Electronic Civil Disobedience5. A Dreampolitik of Persuasive and Other Queer GamesConclusion: Unfinished ProcessesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe militarized legacy of the digital cloud: how the cloud grew out of older network technologies and politics.We may imagine the digital cloud as placeless, mute, ethereal, and unmediated. Yet the reality of the cloud is embodied in thousands of massive data centers, any one of which can use as much electricity as a midsized town. Even all these data centers are only one small part of the cloud. Behind that cloud-shaped icon on our screens is a whole universe of technologies and cultural norms, all working to keep us from noticing their existence. In this book, Tung-Hui Hu examines the gap between the real and the virtual in our understanding of the cloud. Hu shows that the cloud grew out of such older networks as railroad tracks, sewer lines, and television circuits. He describes key moments in the prehistory of the cloud, from the game “Spacewar” as exemplar of time-sharing computers to Cold War bunkers that were later reused as data centers. Countering

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Book SynopsisA short, informal account of our ever-increasing dependence on a complex multiplicity of messages, records, documents, and data.We live in an information society, or so we are often told. But what does that mean? This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers a concise, informal account of the ways in which information and society are related and of our ever-increasing dependence on a complex multiplicity of messages, records, documents, and data. Using information in its everyday, nonspecialized sense, Michael Buckland explores the influence of information on what we know, the role of communication and recorded information in our daily lives, and the difficulty (or ease) of finding information. He shows that all this involves human perception, social behavior, changing technologies, and issues of trust.Buckland argues that every society is an “information society”; a “non-information society” would be a contradiction in terms. B

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Book SynopsisPractitioners and scholars explore ethical, social, and conceptual issues arising in relation to such devices as fitness monitors, neural implants, and a toe-controlled computer mouse.Body-centered computing now goes beyond the “wearable” to encompass implants, bionic technology, and ingestible sensors—technologies that point to hybrid bodies and blurred boundaries between human, computer, and artificial intelligence platforms. Such technologies promise to reconfigure the relationship between bodies and their environment, enabling new kinds of physiological interfacing, embodiment, and productivity. Using the term embodied computing to describe these devices, this book offers essays by practitioners and scholars from a variety of disciplines that explore the accompanying ethical, social, and conceptual issues. The contributors examine technologies that range from fitness monitors to neural implants to a toe-controlled mouse. They discuss topics

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Book SynopsisHow to survive the digital revolution without getting trampled: your guide to online mindfulness, digital self-empowerment, cybersecurity, creepy ads, trustworthy information, and more.Feeling overwhelmed by an avalanche of online content? Anxious about identity theft? Unsettled by the proliferation of fake news? Welcome to the digital revolution. Wait—wasn't the digital revolution supposed to make our lives better? It was going to be fun and put the world at our fingertips. What happened? Keep Calm and Log On is a survival handbook that will help you achieve online mindfulness and overcome online helplessness—the feeling that tech is out of your control—with tips for handling cybersecurity, creepy ads, untrustworthy information, and much more.Taking a cue from the famous World War II morale-boosting slogan (“Keep Calm and Carry On”), Gus Andrews shows us how to adapt the techniques our ancestors used to survive hard times, so we ca

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Book SynopsisHow to analyze data settings rather than data sets, acknowledging the meaning-making power of the local.In our data-driven society, it is too easy to assume the transparency of data. Instead, Yanni Loukissas argues in All Data Are Local, we should approach data sets with an awareness that data are created by humans and their dutiful machines, at a time, in a place, with the instruments at hand, for audiences that are conditioned to receive them. The term data set implies something discrete, complete, and portable, but it is none of those things. Examining a series of data sources important for understanding the state of public life in the United States—Harvard's Arnold Arboretum, the Digital Public Library of America, UCLA's Television News Archive, and the real estate marketplace Zillow—Loukissas shows us how to analyze data settings rather than data sets.Loukissas sets out six principles: all data are local; data have complex attachments t

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Book SynopsisThis exploration of the nature of cyberspace and increasing virtualization of everyday life argues that electronic neighbourhoods should be less important to us than our geophysical neighbourhoods, speaking in favour of civic networking.

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Book SynopsisA collection of essays that announces a fresh brand of technology journalism, deeply immersed in the fascinating complexity of digital life.Trade Review“A fascinating collection… these essays will certainly resonate with you for quite some time, encouraging you to discover some gems hidden in the crevices of the Internet”—Edward Valauskas, First Monday -- Edward Valauskas * First Monday *"This is a fantastic series"—Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing -- Cory Doctorow * BoingBoing *"Kim Stanley Robinson said recently that we're all living in a science-fiction novel. The essays is this excellent collection, edited by author Steven Johnson, explore how technology is shaping our lives."—The Guardian * The Guardian *"Chock full of great characters, ideas and passions."—Amanda Gefter, New Scientist -- Amanda Gefter * New Scientist *

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Book SynopsisThrough a series of lucid and engaging exercises, readers are invited to discover healthier and more effective digital practicesTrade Review“This book is at once highly personal and intensely practical and it convinced me that it can play an important part in helping readers assess and address the extent of imbalance in their relationships with communications technology.”—John Gilbey, Times Higher Education -- John Gilbey * Times Higher Education *“David Levy's practical, elegant and insightful guide reminds us that we are the true sources of balance in our lives. It is a sheer pleasure to read and an inspiration to live by.”— Daniel Barbezat, Amherst College -- Daniel Barbezat“David Levy provides a unique and invaluable resource to help us all better understand how our tech-devices and tools affect our consciousness. Mindful Tech is an every-person’s guidebook to how we can relate to technology with more skill and wisdom.”— André Vellino, University of Ottawa -- André Vellino"This book is an invitation to become a clear-eyed observer of your digital life. If you want to make the most of this always-on world, I suggest you accept it."— Mónica Guzmán, GeekWire -- Mónica Guzmán“With clear, wise, and gentle guidance David Levy teaches us the essential "craft" of aligning our deepest values with how we engage with technology. Simple and profound tools and questions, from someone who's spent a lifetime walking the path where wisdom and technology dance seamlessly together.”—Marc Lesser, CEO, Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute -- Marc Lesser“The debate concerning the pros and cons of our new digital life is intense and books on topic are plentiful. David Levy offers a very different and unique approach to these issues, one that reveals a profound respect for human freedom and inspires an ethical inquiry as to how we consciously choose to live our lives. This is a masterful book.”—Arthur Zajonc, Mind & Life Institute -- Arthur Zajonc

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Book SynopsisA NATIONAL BESTSELLERA programmer, musician, and father of virtual reality technology, Jaron Lanier was a pioneer in digital media, and among the first to predict the revolutionary changes it would bring to our commerce and culture. Now, with the Web influencing virtually every aspect of our lives, he offers this provocative critique of how digital design is shaping society, for better and for worse. Informed by Lanier’s experience and expertise as a computer scientist, You Are Not a Gadget discusses the technical and cultural problems that have unwittingly risen from programming choices—such as the nature of user identity—that were “locked-in” at the birth of digital media and considers what a future based on current design philosophies will bring. With the proliferation of social networks, cloud-based data storage systems, and Web 2.0 designs that elevate the “wisdom” of mobs and computer algorithms over

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Book SynopsisDespite the range of studies into grief and mourning in relation to the digital, research to date largely focuses on the cultural practices and meanings that are played out in and through digital environments. Digital Afterlife brings together experts from diverse fields who share an interest in Digital Afterlife and the wide-ranging issues that relate to this. The book covers a variety of matters that have been neglected in other research texts, for example:The legal, ethical, and philosophical conundrums of Digital AfterlifeThe ways digital media are currently being used to expand the possibilities of commemorating the dead and managing the grief of those left behindOur lives are shaped by and shape the creation of our Digital Afterlife as the digital has become a taken for granted aspect of human experience. This book will be of interest to undergraduates from computing, theology, business studies, philosophy, pTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Editors. Contributors. Introduction. Chapter 1 ◾ Perspectives on Digital Afterlife. Chapter 2 ◾ Social Media and Digital Afterlife. Chapter 3 ◾ Posthumous Digital Material: Does It ‘Live On’ in Survivors’ Accounts of Their Dead? Chapter 4 ◾ The Transition from Life to the Digital Afterlife: Thanatechnology and Its Impact on Grief. Chapter 5 ◾ Profit and Loss: The Mortality of the Digital Immortality Platforms. Chapter 6 ◾ The ‘New(ish)’ Property, Informational Bodies, and Postmortality. Chapter 7 ◾ Digital Remains: The Users’ Perspectives. Chapter 8 ◾ Legal Issues in Digital Afterlife. Chapter 9 ◾ Building a Digital Immortal. Chapter 10 ◾ Philosophical Investigations into Digital Afterlife. Chapter 11 ◾ Postdigital Afterlife: A Philosophical Framework. Chapter 12 ◾ Digital Afterlife Matters. GLOSSARY. INDEX.

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Book SynopsisAn Introduction to Cyberpsychology provides a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly growing discipline. Fully updated in its second edition, the book encourages students to critically evaluate the psychology of online interactions and to develop appropriate research methodologies to complete their own work in this field.The book examines cyberpsychology and online research methodologies, social psychology in an online context, practical applications of cyberpsychology, and the psychological aspects of other technologies. This new edition has been carefully updated to include additional coverage of: Expanded content relating to major developments in the field and new content on gaming and screentime A new chapter examining the relationship between older adults and technology Cyberpsychology in focus feature boxes in each chapter that examine topics in depth Interviews with professionals working in fields relating to cyberpsychology Each chapter includes key terms and a glossary, content summaries, discussion questions, and recommended reading to guide further study.Supported by extensive online resources for students and instructors, this authoritative book is an essential core text for undergraduate modules in cyberpsychology, and an ideal primer for students of postgraduate programs in cyberpsychology.To view the additional student and instructor resources for this book, please visit https://routledgelearning.com/bpscoretextbooksTrade Review‘The editorial team and contributors’ knowledge and understanding of the broad intersections of cyberpsychology research is second-to-none, given their years of experience teaching and writing about the impact of technology on human behaviour. This is a must have book for those starting to learn about, or wanting to keep pace with, the multi-disciplinary field of cyberpsychology.’ Dr. Andrew J. Campbell, Associate Professor of Cyberpsychology, The University of Sydney, Australia‘The 2nd Edition of An Introduction to Cyberpsychology offers a comprehensive and thought-provoking critical analysis of a range of contemporary topics in this ever-evolving field. With supporting online resources, this is an essential read for interested scholars and students across a range of disciplinary areas, not least in psychology. Highly recommend.’ Neil Coulson, Professor of Health Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK‘The second edition of An Introduction to Cyberpsychology shares the most-up-to-date research on contemporary issues in cyberpsychology in accessible, easy-to-understand language. It is thorough and considers the multiple ways in which human behaviour shapes and is shaped by digital technology across all facets of life from developmental ages (youth and older age), work, education, sport, and interpersonal and romantic relationships. Chapters are written by leaders in the field and the online learning activities would enhance any cyberpsychology curriculum. I'm looking forward to using this in my own classrooms!’Dr Melanie Keep, Director of Academic Education, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney‘This book provides a comprehensive overview of cyberpsychology. It applies evidence-based literature from psychology and related disciplines to explore the impact of online technologies to a diverse range of topics including but not limited to health, education, social identity, consumer behaviour, and the workplace. In doing so it provides an invaluable resource for students, instructors, policymakers, and any other stakeholders with an interest in the increasingly important discipline of cyberpsychology. The supplementary online resources provided that can be accessed by students are engaging and will provide a deeper understanding of the issues that the book discusses.’Prof. John McAlaney, University of Bournemouth, UK‘As technology progresses, the importance of cyberpsychology as an essential part of the wider psychology curriculum becomes more apparent. This book acts as an excellent introduction to the field, providing an in-depth overview of all the subject has to offer. Through interactive discussion questions and additional reading lists, the book provides a valuable and accessible resource for students and anyone intrigued to find out more about our digital behaviours. An essential addition to the existing literature, with contributions from leading experts in the field. A great read!’ Dr Lisa Orchard, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Wolverhampton, UK‘The new edition of An Introduction to Cyberpsychology by Irene Connolly, Marion Palmer, Hannah Barton, and Gráinne Kirwan demystifies the relatively new field of cyberpsychology. Moreover, it communicates the nuts and bolts of strategies from several up-to-date approaches for studying digital technologies. The companion website provides informative supplementary materials that are easy to follow. This is an important addition to the cyberpsychology literature.’ Thomas D. Parsons, PhD, Grace Center Professor for Innovation in Clinical Education, Simulation Science, & Immersive Technology, Director: Computational Neuropsychology & Simulation (CNS) Lab, Arizona State University, USA‘The second edition of An Introduction to Cyberpsychology is a valuable and much needed addition to the field. A must-read for those who are new to cyberpsychology as well as those who are looking to update their understandings. An Introduction to Cyberpsychology covers diverse topics at the forefront of cyberpsychology, which are highly applicable to life in the digital age. Importantly, An Introduction to Cyberpsychology provides readers with the building blocks to develop a nuanced and critical understanding of key issues in cyberpsychology.’Dr Catherine Talbot, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Bournemouth University, UK‘An Introduction to Cyberpsychology does an amazing job of covering the current state of cyberpsychology and how its basic premises extend interdisciplinarily in both positive and potentially destructive ways. In addition to including many opportunities for the reader to think critically about this growing applied discipline within psychology, the editors and chapter authors have included many resources and relevant references that allow for extending the utility of the textbook outside of the very pages they appear on. As a cyberpsychological researcher and an academic teaching cyberpsychology at the graduate level, I found the focus on conducting online research particularly well-suited to my student’s needs, with several of the other chapters uniquely capturing the essence of what I want all of my first-year students to be aware of.’ Dr. Scott Debb, Associate Professor, CyberPsychology Research & Program Coordinator, Norfolk State University, USATable of ContentsPart 1: IntroductionInterview 1: Cyberpsychology in Professional PracticeItayi Viriri1. Introduction to CyberpsychologyGráinne Kirwan2. Conducting Online ResearchBrendan RooneyPart 2: Human interaction onlineInterview 2: Cyberpsychology in Professional PracticeLee Kelly3. Computer-Mediated Communication and Online MediaGráinne Kirwan4. Self and Identity in CyberspaceIrene Connolly5. The dark Side of the InternetHannah Barton and Derek Laffan6. Love and Relationships OnlineNicola Fox Hamilton7. Attention and Distraction OnlineJohn Greaney and Emma Mathias8. The Dynamics of Groups OnlineOlivia Hurley 9. Persuasion and Compliance in CyberspaceHannah Barton10. Privacy and Trust OnlineGrainne KirwanPart 3: Applied CyberpsychologyInterview 3: Cyberpsychology in Professional PracticeFardus Sultan11. Forensic CyberpsychologyGrainne Kirwan12. Cyberpsychology and PsychopathologyCliona Flood and Audrey Stenson13. Sport & Health CyberpsychologyOlivia Hurley 14. The Online WorkplaceCliona Flood and Audrey Stenson15. The Internet as an Educational SpaceMarion Palmer16. Consumer Cyberpsychology and Online marketingNicola Fox Hamilton 17. Young People and the InternetIrene Connolly 18. Older adults in the Digital AgeLiam ChallenorPart 4: Psychology and TechnologyInterview 4: Cyberpsychology in Professional PracticePhelim May19. Human-Computer InteractionAndrew Errity20. GamingDavid Hayes, Andrew Errity, Brendan Rooney, and Conall Tunney21. Psychological Applications of Virtual and Augmented/Mixed RealityGrainne Kirwan22. The Psychology of Artificial IntelligenceGrainne Kirwan

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Book SynopsisWe delegate more and more decisions and tasks to artificial agents, machine-learning mechanisms, and algorithmic procedures or, in other words, to computational systems. Not that we are driven by powerful ambitions of colonizing the Moon, replacing humans with legions of androids, creating sci-fi scenarios à la Matrix or masterminding some sort of Person of Interest-like Machine. No, the current digital revolution based on computational power is chiefly an everyday revolution. It is therefore that much more profound, unnoticed and widespread, for it affects our customary habits and routines and alters the very texture of our day-to-day lives. This opens a precise line of inquiry, which constitutes the basic thesis of the present text: our computational power is exercised by trying to adapt not just the world but also our representation of reality to how computationally based ICTs work. The impact of this technology is such that it does not leave things as they are: it changes the nature of agents, habits, objects and institutions and hence it subverts the existing order, without necessarily generating a new one. I argue that this power is often not distributed in an egalitarian manner but, on the contrary, is likely to result in concentrations of wealth, in dominant positions or in unjust competitive advantages. This opens up a struggle, with respect to which the task of reaffirming the fundamental values, the guiding principles, the priorities and the rules of the game, which can transform, or attempt to transform, a fierce confrontation between enemies in a fair competition between opponents rests on us.Trade Review"That contemporary social theory and modern European philosophy would turn back to consider its origins in the contradictions of technics and pervasive technology was perhaps predictable; but little could have prepared us for Durante’s remarkable confrontation with the entire philosophical and ontological sweep of the digital revolution."- Professor Anthony Elliott, University of South AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction. Computational power 1. The information revolution 2. Technology: From instrument to environment 3. Artificial and human intelligence 4. Memory and oblivion 5. Data, information and knowledge 6. Truth and fake news 7. The governance of algorithms 8. The asymmetric distribution of data and rights 9. Exit, voice and loyalty Conclusion. The shelf of the world

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Book SynopsisThis book outlines the complexity in understanding different forms of cyber attacks, the actors involved, and their motivations. It explores the key challenges in investigating and prosecuting politically motivated cyber attacks, the lack of consistency within regulatory frameworks, and the grey zone that this creates, for cybercriminals to operate within.Connecting diverse literatures on cyberwarfare, cyberterrorism, and cyberprotests, and categorising the different actors involved state-sponsored/supported groups, hacktivists, online protestors this book compares the means and methods used in attacks, the various attackers, and the current strategies employed by cybersecurity agencies. It examines the current legislative framework and proposes ways in which it could be reconstructed, moving beyond the traditional and fragmented definitions used to manage offline violence.This book is an important contribution to the study of cyber attacks within the areas of criminTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Growing Online Threat. The Actors 3. Cyber Attacks, Means and Methods 4. Cybersecurity and Strategies 5. Cyberwar and Warfare: State and State-sponsored Attacks 6. Cyberterrorism and Ransomware: State-supported Groups 7. Other Politically Motivated Attacks: Political Activists and Hacktivists 8. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisA sweeping new look at the unheralded transformation that is eroding the foundations of American exceptionalism.Trade Review"Marc Dunkelman gets it. In The Vanishing Neighbor, he shows how the traditional web of relationships that makes up American life is undergoing fundamental change, why it matters, and what we need to do about it." -- President Bill Clinton"Important… provide[s] fresh thoughts about community in the United States that might win assent from left and right alike." -- E.J. Dionne Jr. - Washington Post"A highly ambitious, wide-ranging book that offers important new insights into why the bonds of community have unraveled in America in the past generation." -- Alan Ehrenhalt, author of The Great Inversion"In The Vanishing Neighbor, Marc Dunkelman conducts us insightfully through the work of astute sociologists and other observers of American social life, from the time in the 1950s when they described a conformist and confident society to the confused and more uncertain period of today. He focuses on one significant change: the transformation of the American 'township,' a defining characteristic of American society since Tocqueville first identified it, into something quite different. As Dunkelman ably shows, rapid economic change, the digital revolution, and other factors have fundamentally altered our social life, our political life, and our ability to solve the problems of a rapidly changing society." -- Nathan Glazer, professor emeritus of sociology and education, Harvard University"The Vanishing Neighbor is an urgent, challenging, strongly reasoned argument about the health of American society. Marc Dunkelman speaks directly to the communication gap between our local communities and the governments that serve them. How we bridge that gap—as working people, as political leaders, and as neighbors—will determine the care we provide to our loved ones and the opportunities we leave our children for years to come." -- Neera Tanden, president, Center for American Progress"After a panoramic view of how the United States has changed in so many ways, Marc Dunkelman argues that Americans are left with a sense of isolation from neighbors nearby: we keep 'inner-ring' relationships with family and close friends plus 'outer-ring' with Facebook friends we see infrequently, but we have lost middle-ring relationships with families down the street and a barber around the corner. Institutions, Dunkelman believes, must adapt to these new realities, nourishing a fresh sense of community. This is an insightful call for remembering what Tocqueville found best about America." -- David Gergen, codirector of the Center for Public Leadership and professor of public service at Harvard Kennedy School and senior political analyst, CNN"A meditation on the evaporation of American exceptionalism… thought-provoking [and] evenhanded." -- Kirkus Reviews"A rich and accessible diagnosis of contemporary mores and discontents." -- Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisAt once a celebration of technology and a warning about its misuse, The Glass Cage will change the way you think about the tools you use every day.Trade Review"Nicholas Carr is among the most lucid, thoughtful, and necessary thinkers alive. He’s also terrific company. The Glass Cage should be required reading for everyone with a phone." -- Jonathan Safran Foer"Nick Carr is the rare thinker who understands that technological progress is both essential and worrying. The Glass Cage is a call for technology that complements our human capabilities, rather than replacing them." -- Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody and Cognitive Surplus"Carr's prose is elegant, and he has an exceptional command of the facts. He serves a varied menu of the ways that technology has failed us, and in every instance he is not only persuasive but undoubtedly right." -- Daniel Levitin - Wall Street Journal"[A] deeply informed reflection on computer automation." -- G. Pascal Zachary - San Francisco Chronicle"Smart, insightful…paint[s] a portrait of a world readily handing itself over to intelligent devices." -- Jacob Axelrad - Christian Science Monitor"Brings a much-needed humanistic perspective to the wider issues of automation." -- Richard Waters - Financial Times"One of Carr's great strengths as a critic is the measured calm of his approach to his material—a rare thing in debates over technology…Carr excels at exploring these gray areas and illuminating for readers the intangible things we are losing by automating our lives." -- Christine Rosen - Democracy"There have been few cautionary voices like Nicholas Carr’s urging us to take stock, especially, of the effects of automation on our very humanness—what makes us who we are as individuals—and on our humanity—what makes us who we are in aggregate." -- Sue Halpern - New York Review of Books

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize and the 2018 Royal Society Investment Science Book Prize "A beautifully accessible guide.…One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms." —Times (UK)Trade Review"With refreshing simplicity, Fry explains what AI, machine learning and complicated algorithms really mean." -- Guardian"Fascinating and funny. I learned something on every page." -- Tom Chivers - Buzzfeed"An action-packed read during which you will be outraged, provoked, and challenged." -- Cathy O’Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction"This short, sharp book on the power and dangers of algorithms offers one of the clearest explanations of a complex subject." -- Financial Times"Hannah Fry is one of the best STEM explainers and popularizers today." -- Forbes"For a reader unfamiliar with the technical aspects of AI, this book offers among the best lay explanations of how algorithms work." -- Science"Hannah Fry makes algorithms sound not only quite interesting but an idea that we must understand better as they dominate more and more of our daily lives in ways we see and in many ways we don’t." -- Amazon Book Review"Mixing mathematics and storytelling, this book asks the big questions about algorithms and humans—and their future together." -- Literary Hub"A well-constructed tour of technology and its discontents?timely, too, given the increasing prominence of AI in our daily lives." -- Kirkus Reviews"A lucid and timely analysis." -- Booklist (starred review)

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