Electronic Communication: Technology and Impacts: Technology And Impacts - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 036702201X ISBN 13: 9780367022013

Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

Electronic communications technology and services permeate every aspect of national life. This book examines the current and expected states of the technology and considers the societal impact and policy issues arising from new technological developments. Particular attention is paid to evaluation of computerized conferencing for enhanced communication among researchers in specialized and interdisciplinary fields and to technology assessments of criminal justice and tax administration systems.

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About the Author

Madeline M. Henderson is the recently retired manager of ADP Information Analysis, Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology, National Bureau of Standards. She is a member of advisory committees on library networking and copyright law, chairman of the Joint Board/Council Committee on Copyright of the American Chemical Society, and author of a bimonthly column on copyright for the Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science. She has published numerous articles on information science and technology and library automation. Marcia J. MacNaughton is a senior analyst at the Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, and has been a consultant to Congress on social impacts of computers and communication technology. She was staff director of the U.S. Senate Government Operations Subcommittee on Privacy and Information Systems and served on the staff of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights. Her primary interests are public law and government and infor­mation technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 036702201X
• ISBN 13: 9780367022013
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Henderson Madeline M.