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  • The Making and Meanings of a Computing Reference Work

    Exploring the Encyclopedia of Computer Science

    by William Aspray, David Hemmendinger ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This manuscript is about an artifact, the Encyclopedia of Computer Science (ECS). From the time that computer science was mature enough to have its own reference book until printed reference books began to be eclipsed by online products—that is, roughly the final quarter of the 20th century—ECS was the premiere reference work for this field. A second purpose of this book is to introduce with this ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Writing Computer and Information History

    Approaches, Connections, and Reflections

    by William Aspray ...
    This is not a book about the history of computing or the history of information. Instead, it is a meta-historical book about the research and writing of these types of history.The formal presentation of historical research in the form of a publication often hides the process by which the topic was selected, boundaries were drawn, evidence was selected, analytic approach was chosen and applied, ... Read more

    $105.29 USD

  • Understanding Information History

    The Case of America in 1920

    by William Aspray ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    Microhistory is a technique that has been used effectively by writers of both fiction and nonfiction. It enables the author to cut through the complexities of large swaths of history by focusing on a particular time and place. Microhistories are particularly useful in historical study when a subfield has recently arisen and there are not yet enough monographic studies from which to draw general ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Information Issues for Older Americans

    Edited by William Aspray ...
    There are more than 50 million people age 65 or older in the United States, and over the decade 2010-2019 this was the fastest growing age sector in the United States – growing by 34% during that period. (US Census Bureau) As people age, they face a number of new challenges and opportunities, ranging from the shift from salary to Social Security and retirement funds, increasing issues with health, ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Authenticity

    Understanding Misinformation Through the Study of Heritage Tourism

    by William Aspray, James W. Cortada ...
    This book studies authenticity, which is a kind of truth to self, through the study of heritage tourism. When a heritage site is inauthentic, it leads to misinformation. Tourism scholars have been studying authenticity for about 50 years, and this book draws upon the theories and approaches of tourism studies to understand better misinformation, which has become a major topic of study since the US ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Formal and Informal Approaches to Food Policy

    by William Aspray, George Royer, Melissa G. Ocepek ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Formal approaches are those taken by government bodies through laws, court decisions and actions of government regulatory bodies. Informal approaches are those taken by individuals, non profit organizations, industries working at self-regulation, etc. Because the formal means are tied to a particular legal system, this kind of approach is nation-specific and the book focuses on the United States. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Deciding Where to Live

    Information Studies on Where to Live in America

    Edited by William Aspray, Melissa G. Ocepek ...
    Deciding Where to Live: Information Studies on Where to Live in America explores major themes related to where to live in America, not only about the acquisition of a home but also the ways in which where one lives relates to one’s cultural identity. It shows how changes in media and information technology are shaping both our housing choices and our understanding of the meaning of personal place. ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Participation in Computing

    The National Science Foundation’s Expansionary Programs

    by William Aspray ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This book provides a history of the efforts of the US National Science Foundation to broaden participation in computing. The book briefly discusses the early history of the NSF's involvement with education and workforce issues. It then turns to two programs outside the computing directorate (the ADVANCE program and the Program on Women and Girls) that set the stage for three programs in the NSF ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Food in the Internet Age

    by William Aspray, George Royer, Melissa G. Ocepek ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book examines food in the United States in the age of the Internet. One major theme running through the book is business opportunities and failures, as well as the harms to consumers and traditional brick-and-mortar companies that occurred as entrepreneurs tried to take advantage of the Internet to create online companies related to food. The other major theme is the concept of trust online ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Fake News Nation

    The Long History of Lies and Misinterpretations in America

    by James W. Cortada, William Aspray ...
    How rumors, lies, and misrepresentations shaped American historyAfter the election of Donald Trump as president, people in the United States and across large swaths of Europe, Latin America, and Asia engaged in the most intensive discussion in modern times about falsehoods pronounced by public officials. Fake facts in their various forms have long been present in American life, particularly in its ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Computing and the National Science Foundation, 1950-2016

    Building a Foundation for Modern Computing

    by Peter A. Freeman, W. Richards Adrion, William Aspray ...
    Series series ACM Books
    This organizational history relates the role of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the development of modern computing.Drawing upon new and existing oral histories, extensive use of NSF documents, and the experience of two of the authors as senior managers, this book describes how NSF’s programmatic activities originated and evolved to become the primary source of funding for fundamental ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • From Urban Legends to Political Fact-Checking

    Online Scrutiny in America, 1990-2015

    by William Aspray, James W. Cortada ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This text presents an historical examination of political fact-checking, highlighting how this is part of a larger phenomenon of online scrutiny that manifests itself in multiple forms. Reflecting the long history of “fake facts” in America, the book discusses important developments in this area from the emergence of the public Internet in the 1990s to the start of the Trump-Clinton presidential ... Read more

    $31.49 USD