Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology (2 Volumes)

Contains more than 1,450 key terms and their definitions, supplying readers with the most complete understanding of teh subject. Includes 213 entries with over 4,700 references to additional works on gender and information technology in order to stimulate further research.

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Dr. Mary Kirk

Research suggests that a deeper understanding of our dominator social system might clarify why women are underrepresented as developers, users, and beneficiaries of technology.  From one feminist’s perspective, Metropolitan State University (USA) professor Mary Kirk suggests moving beyond the attitude of simply providing access to the more encompassing goal of co-creating a partnership social system.  In her upcoming book release Gender and Information Technology: Moving Beyond Access to Co-Create Global Partnership...
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NEW BROCHURE: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition (8 Volumes)

Over 750 authoritative, research-based chapters contributed by nearly 1,200 researchers and experts from 60 countries that define the contemporary state of knowledge on technology.

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Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce (2 Volumes)

Provides the most inclusive and up-to-date coverage of the e-technologies field including quality contributions highlighting current concepts, trends, challenges, applications, and dot.com experiences in the field of e-commerce, e-government, and mobile commerce.

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Privacy and general consumer protection on the Internet is no longer exclusively limited to the safeguarding of personal financial information such as credit card numbers and bank accounts.  Other personal information is being given out each and every day simply by using any major search engine.  In “Google: Technological Convenience vs. Technological Intrusion”, an article from the upcoming release of Online Consumer Protection: Theories of Human Relativism...
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Dr. Marcus Foth

Queensland University of Technology (Australia) professor Marcus Foth looks positively toward the future of urban informatics.  As the editor of upcoming book the Handbook of Research on Urban Informatics: The Practice and Promise of the Real-Time City, Foth believes that upcoming research will bring exciting developments and innovations in numerous areas of the field like never before.
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