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West, Cynthia K. – 2001
This book examines the intersection of information technologies, power, people, and bodies. It explores how information technologies are on a path of creating efficiency, productivity, profitability, surveillance, and control, and looks at the ways in which human-machine interface technologies, such as wearable computers, biometric technologies,…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Interfaces, Futures (of Society), Information Industry
Willems, Harry – Book Report, 1999
Compares the following World Wide Web-based periodical databases, focusing on their usefulness in K-12 school libraries: EBSCO, Electric Library, Facts on File, SIRS, Wilson, and UMI. Search interfaces, display options, help screens, printing, home access, copyright restrictions, database administration, and making a decision are discussed. A…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces
