Access denied in the information age /

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Imprint:Basingstoke, Hampshire, England ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.
Description:xiii, 239 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Internet -- Social aspects.
Internet access for library users.
Communication, International.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Information society.
Equality.
Information society.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4391377
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Other authors / contributors:Lax, Stephen.
ISBN:0333920198 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Access
  • "Beepless in America": the Social Impact of the Galaxy IV Pager Blackout
  • TradeTrade Unions and Access to the Internet
  • Getting Our Hands On It. Gendered Inequality in Access to Information and Communication Technologies
  • Part II. Knowledge
  • The Postmodern University? The Loss of Purpose in British Universities
  • Brickies or Bricoleurs? Gender in Computing and Design Courses
  • Information, Education and Inequality. Is New Technology the Solution?
  • The Process of Change: An Empirical Examination of the Uptake and Impact of Technology
  • The Value of the Ephemeral: Assessing News Output About Yugoslavia (1989-1999)
  • Part III. Power
  • Smell The Tulips: the Internet, Neoliberalism and Millenarian Hype
  • Selling Off Cyberspace
  • From Crystal Palaces to Silicon Valleys: Market Imperfection and the Enduring Digital Divide
  • From an Answer to a Question: Globalization in the Information Age
  • Part I. Access
  • "Beepless in America": the Social Impact of the Galaxy IV Pager Blackout
  • Trade Unions and Access to the Internet
  • Getting Our Hands On It. Gendered Inequality in Access to Information and Communication Technologies
  • Part II. Knowledge
  • The Postmodern University? The Loss of Purpose in British Universities
  • Brickies or Bricoleurs? Gender in Computing and Design Courses
  • Information, Education and Inequality. Is New Technology the Solution?
  • The Process of Change: An Empirical Examination of the Uptake and Impact of Technology
  • The Value of the Ephemeral: Assessing News Output About Yugoslavia (1989-1999)
  • Part III. Power
  • Smell The Tulips: the Internet, Neoliberalism and Millenarian Hype
  • Selling Off Cyberspace
  • From Crystal Palaces to Silicon Valleys: Market Imperfection and the Enduring Digital Divide
  • From an Answer to a Question: Globalization in the Information Age