Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shrum, Wesley (Editor), Benson, Keith R. (Editor), Bijker, Wiebe E. (Editor), Brunnstein, Klaus (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computers.; Computers and civilization.; E-commerce.; Social sciences.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Computer Science.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.; e-Commerce/e-business.; Computers and Society.; Information Systems and Communication Service.

Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society examines the role of research and the production of knowledge in the information society, with special emphasis on developing areas of the world. Core issues of the book lie at the intersection of computer science and engineering, infor...