A Framework for Understanding Information Technology as Ecology

2011 ◽  
pp. 309-337
Author(s):  
Andrew Basden
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
World Views ◽  
The Way

Information technology (IT) deeply influences the way we live, our assumptions, aspirations, expectations, habits -- our very life-and-world-views (LWVs). It has become an environment in which we live and work, a kind of ecology in which modern life takes place. We have created it, but it also creates, or at least deeply affects, us. This area is concerned with what Lyon (1988) called the information society and Castells (1996), the network society, and it is in this area that such things as Walsham’s (2001) discussion of globalisation are considered. It addresses issues of the type found in Vignette 5 in the Preface.

“The Fabric of our Lives”

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-167
Author(s):  
Jim McDonnell
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
Information Ethics ◽  
Media Ecology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Problematic Area ◽  
The Way

This paper is a first attempt to explore how a theology of communication might best integrate and develop reflection on the Internet and the problematic area of the so-called “information society.” It examines the way in which official Church documents on communications have attempted to deal with these issues and proposes elements for a broader framework including “media ecology,” information ethics and more active engagement with the broader social and policy debates.

“There is Nothing New in Cyberspace” a Motion for Debate

1992 ◽  
Vol 36 (14) ◽  
pp. 1049-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxwell J. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Cold Fusion ◽  
Major Advance ◽  
Junk Bonds ◽  
Exciting Development ◽  
Computer Interaction ◽  
The Way

Cyberspace is the environment created during the experience of virtual reality. Therefore, to assert that there is nothing new in cyberspace alludes to there being nothing new about virtual reality. Is this assertion correct? Is virtual reality an exciting development in human-computer interaction, or is it simply another example of effective simulation? Does current media interest herald a major advance in information technology, or will virtual reality go the way of artificial intelligence, cold fusion and junk bonds? Is virtual reality the best thing since sliced bread, or is it last week's buns in a new wrapper?

scholarly journals I, Librarian

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilda Kruger
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Technological Changes ◽  
Font Size ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Society ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Way

<span>The fast and continuous technological change that is characteristic of the information society we find ourselves in has demonstrable impact on the way librarians go about their business. This paper offers a scenario of technological changes already in the pipeline and yet to come, and how those changes will impact the role of librarians in the future. One of the main concerns of this paper is the continued relevance of information professionals as infomediaries in our future society.</span><div><span style="color: #303030; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div>

Discovering relationships from imperial court documents of Qing China

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 22-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieh Hsiang ◽  
Shih-Pei Chen ◽  
Hou-Ieong Ho ◽  
Hsieh-Chang Tu
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Historical Documents ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Research Material ◽  
Imperial Court ◽  
Citation Relation ◽  
Taiwan History ◽  
The Way

The Qing Imperial Court documents are a major source of primary research material for studying the Qing era China since they provide the most direct and first-hand details of how national affairs were handled. However, the way Qing archived these documents has made it cumbersome to collect documents covering the same event and rebuild their original contexts. In this paper, we describe some information technology that we have developed to discover two important and useful relations among these documents. The first is the citation relation among the Imperial Edicts and the Memorials. We discovered 6,801 pairs from the 37,831 Taiwan-related Imperial Court documents in the Taiwan History Digital Library (THDL) and produced 1,101 graphs of successive citations, which we call IE-M diagrams. The second relation is a template relation, which indicates groups of documents that were created following a specific format. Numerical data can also be tabulated from these documents and be used for further analysis. Our studies show how information technology can be used to discover useful contexts from seemingly unrelated historical documents.

scholarly journals Measurement of the Users' Satisfaction of the Erp Package in Textile Industry

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-41
Author(s):  
Ankur Bhosle ◽  
Saurabhi Chaturvedi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Process View ◽  
The Way

Information technology is revolutionizing the way in which we live and work. With the ever-changing demands of marketplace and requirement of industries, ERP is the software solution that addresses these changing enterprise needs by taking the process view of an organization to meet the organizational goals tightly integrating all functions of the enterprise. The present study tries to measure the users' satisfaction of the ERP package in textile industry.

scholarly journals Research on the Value Optimization of Online Education Platform in Universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naixin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Network Information ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Education Platform ◽  
Industry Network

As China has gradually entered the network information society, all walks of life have been rapidly developed. In the education industry, network information technology has promoted the emergence of online education platforms. This is a new teaching method that has attracted the attention and recognition of the majority of teachers and students who have profited from its advantages of abundant resources, quick start, and convenience. By analyzing the connotation and management mode of online education platform, the application strategies of online education platform in colleges and universities are discussed.

scholarly journals Business Value and E-Commerce Adoption

2019 ◽  
pp. 262-271
Author(s):  
Anthony Akai Acheampong Otoo ◽  
Li Zhiwen ◽  
Charles Oduro Acheampong Otoo ◽  
Maxwell Opuni Antwi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Development Index ◽  
International Telecommunications ◽  
Ict Development ◽  
Developed Nations

The clear differences between developing nations and developed nations have posed an enormous problem in trying to design a “one-size-fits-all” theory of Electronic Commerce (EC) adoption. Most prior studies have proposed that generalizing findings of developed countries to the context of developing countries are of worry (Rahayu & Day, 2015; J. Tan, Tyler, & Manica, 2007). Table 1 shows the ICT Development Index (benchmarking tools to monitor information society developments worldwide) of some countries that have hosted the earlier literature on EC International Telecommunications Unions (ITU, 2017). These statistics may well indicate that businesses in developed countries and developing countries vary with regard to information technology and EC context<strong>.</strong> The latest ITU report in 2017 on ICT Development Index, ranks Ghana as the 112th country regarding ICT development in 2016, which shows a slight decline in the ranking compared to 111th in 2015 (the IDI value increased from 3.75 in 2015 to 3.99 in 2016). This may suggest that Ghana does not have appropriate infrastructure for effective e-business compared to countries like Singapore, China and USA.

scholarly journals PENGUATAN PENGELOLAAN BACK OFFICE E-COMMERCE UNTUK PENINGKATAN KAPASITAS UKM DI KOTA SAMARINDA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 255
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zaini ◽  
Riyadi Riyadi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Transaction Processing ◽  
Limited Capacity ◽  
Application System ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Space And Time ◽  
Front Office ◽  
Back Office ◽  
The Way

The low business capacity of SMEs is the result of the majority of SMEs (93.33%) still being managed traditionally. The limited capacity of SMEs can be overcome if SMEs are willing and able to change the way their business is managed, which is still traditionally replaced with web-based information technology, which is able to manage business and transaction processing without limits on space and time, such as the Prestashop back office application system. This application provides 2 types of modules, namely Back Office which consists of purchasing, sales, inventory, cash and bank modules, Front Office which functions as cash sales, so it is very easy to use by SMEs.

scholarly journals The Way to Remember Modern Life Heritage

2017 ◽  
Vol null (41) ◽  
pp. 33-56
Author(s):  
이광표
Keyword(s):  
Modern Life ◽  
The Way

scholarly journals How computers affected the humanities

2002 ◽  
Vol 01 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele Salerno
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Scientific Revolution ◽  
Computing Technology ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Way

This paper is concerned with the interactions between information technology and the humanities, and focuses on how the humanities have changed since adopting computers. The debate among humanists on the subject initially focuses on the alleged methodological changes brought about by the introduction of computing technology. It subsequently analyses the changes in research that were caused by IT not directly but indirectly, as a consequence of the changes effected on society as a whole. After briefly summarising the history of the interactions between information technology and the humanities, the paper draws on literature to examine the way humanists have perceived the evolution of their disciplines. The paper concludes by fitting the phenomenon into a model of scientific revolution.

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