Encyclopedia of New Media

<i><p>Scholars and students finally have a reference work documenting the foundations of the digital revolution. Were it not the only reference book to cover this emergent field Jones's encyclopedia would still likely be the best.</i><br />--CHOICE<br /></p><p><em>The articles are interesting entertaining well written and reasonably long. . . . Highly recommended as a worthwhile and valuable addition to both science and technology and social science reference collections.</em><br />--REFERENCE & USER SERVICES QUARTERLY AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION<br /><br />From Amazon.com to virtual communities this single-volume encyclopedia presents more than 250 entries that explain communication technology multimedia entertainment and e-commerce within their social context. </p><p>Edited by Steve Jones one of the leading scholars and founders of this emerging field and with contributions from an international group of scholars as well as science and technology writers and editors the <b>Encyclopedia of</b> <b>New</b> <b>Media</b> widens the boundaries of today's information society through interdisciplinary historical and international coverage. With such topics as broadband content filtering cyberculture cyberethics digital divide freenet MP3 privacy telemedicine viruses and wireless networks the <b>Encyclopedia</b> will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested or working in this field. </p><p>Unlike many encyclopedias that provide short fragmented entries the <b>Encyclopedia of New Media</b> examines each subject in depth in a single coherent article. Many articles span several pages and are presented in a large double-column format for easy reading. Each article also includes the following:</p><ul><li>A bibliography <li>Suggestions for further reading <li>Links to related topics in the <b>Encyclopedia </b><li>Selected works where applicable</li></ul><p> <b>Entries include:</p><ul></b><li>Pioneers such as Marc Andreesen Marshall McLuhan and Steve Jobs <li>Terms from Access to Netiquette to Web-cam <li>Technologies including Bluetooth MP3 and Linux <li>Businesses such as Amazon.com <li>Key labs research centers and foundations <li>Associations <li>Laws and much more</li></ul><p>The <b>Encyclopedia of New Media</b> includes a comprehensive index as well as a reader's guide that facilitates browsing and easy access to information.</p><b><p>Recommended Libraries</p></b><p>Public academic government special and private/corporate</p>