Historical Studies in Computing, Information, and Society: Insights from the Flatiron Lectures (History of Computing)

Historical Studies in Computing, Information, and Society: Insights from the Flatiron Lectures (History of Computing)

William Aspray (Editor)
$44.99
Publication Date: January 2nd, 2020
Publisher:
Springer
ISBN:
9783030189549
Pages:
174
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Description

1. The Time of Computers: From Babbage and the 1830s to the Present, 2. Expanding the Usable Past.- 3. The Modem that Still Connects Us.- 4. Values, Media, and Genres for Standardization.- 5. Talking About Metadata Labor: Social Science Data Archives, Professional Data Librarians, and the Founding of IASSIST.- 6. Gender Bias in Computing.- 7. An Archetype for Outsiders in Technology Commercialization.

About the Author

Dr. William Aspray is a professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. His other Springer publications include Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing, Participation in Computing, Formal and Informal Approaches to Food Policy and Food in the Internet Age.

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