Three working seminars resulted in this book which includes edited versions of 25 prepared papers and 12 workshop reports. The seminars identified political, economic, and managerial issues involved in building and operating computer networks on a national basis. There are four parts to the book. Part I contains an introductory chapter framing…

At the 1972 NATO Advanced Study Institute in Information Science the plenary sessions covered four main areas: the nature of information, information technology and its implications, the impact of information technology on social institutions, and professional issues. In addition, working groups were formed which addressed themselves to specific…