Janet Abbate's "Inventing the Internet" does a great job of melding the technological and social histories of the Internet. -hal On 3/13/11 5:25 PM, Thomas Jones wrote:
Without question the best book for the history of the Internet, and where we are today is "Who Controls the Internet: Illusions of a Borderless World".
This should be required introductory reading for anyone in the information field.
http://www.amazon.com/Who-Controls-Internet-Illusions-Borderless/dp/01953406...
HTH,
Thomas Jones @othertomjones http://theothertomjones.com
One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community. -- Albert Einstein, On Education --
On Mar 13, 2011, at 5:48 PM, CarrieLynn Reinhard wrote:
Hi everyone,
I am designing a course for undergraduates about new media technologies. One thing I want to cover is the history and technological construction of the Internet, WWW, and web applications.
Are there any good textbooks or reading materials you can suggest I use on the syllabus? CarrieLynn D. Reinhard, PhD
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