{"product_id":"realizing-the-information-future-national-research-council-9780309050449","title":"Realizing the Information Future: The Internet and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe potential impact of the information superhighway--what it will mean to daily work, shopping, and entertainment--is of concern to nearly everyone. In the rush to put the world on-line, special issues have emerged for researchers, educators and students, and library specialists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the same time, the research and education communities have a valuable head start when it comes to understanding computer communications networks, particularly Internet. With its roots in the research community, the Internet computer network now links tens of millions of people and extends well into the commercial world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRealizing the Information Future\u003c\/i\u003e is written by key players in the development of Internet and other data networks. The volume highlights what we can learn from Internet and how the research, education, and library communities can take full advantage of the information highway's promised reach through time and space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book presents a vision for the proposed national information infrastructure (NII): an open data network sending information services of all kinds, from suppliers of all kinds, to customers of all kinds, across network providers of all kinds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRealizing the Information Future\u003c\/i\u003e examines deployment issues for the NII in light of the proposed system architecture, with specific discussion of the needs of the research and education communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the role of the \"institution\" when everyone is online in their homes and offices? What are the consequences when citizens can easily access legal, medical, educational, and government services information from a single system? These and many other important questions are explored.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe committee also looks at the development of principles to address the potential for abuse and misuse of the information highway, covering: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEquitable and affordable access to the network.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReasonable approaches to controlling the rising tide of electronic information.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRights and responsibilities relating to freedom of expression, intellectual property, individual privacy, and data security.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRealizing the Information Future\u003c\/i\u003e includes a wide-ranging discussion of costs, pricing, and federal funding for network development and a discussion of the federal role in making the best technical choices to ensure that the expected social and economic benefits of the NII are realized.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe time for the research and education communities to have their say about the information highway is before the ribbon is cut. \u003ci\u003eRealizing the Information Future\u003c\/i\u003e provides a timely, readable, and comprehensive exploration of key issues--important to computer scientists and engineers, researchers, librarians and their administrators, educators, and individuals interested in the shape of the information network that will soon link us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Computer Science and Telecommunications,Nrenaissance Committee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309050448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309050449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.05w x 0.98d","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064821821695,"sku":"9780309050449","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_427597d5-510f-46c2-8b61-fa7a349f7c66.jpg?v=1768671257","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/realizing-the-information-future-national-research-council-9780309050449","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}