Internet Issues and Applications, 1997-1998

Internet Research

ISSN: 1066-2243

Article publication date: 1 December 1999

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Citation

Webb, K. (1999), "Internet Issues and Applications, 1997-1998", Internet Research, Vol. 9 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/intr.1999.17209eaf.006

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited


Internet Issues and Applications, 1997-1998

Internet Issues and Applications, 1997-1998

Dempsey Bert J. and Paul Jones (Editors)1998Scarecrow PressLanham, MD200 pp.ISBN 0-8108-3430-8, pbk$32.50Available: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, MD, USA; Tel: 1-800-462-6420; http://www.scarecrowpress.com/

This is clearly labelled as a "primer on the leading-edge Internet application areas" and "key information policy issues". In 200 pages of a magazine-sized book (but with large type and abundant spacing), the authors cover management of the Internet, censorship issues, privacy and security, information quality, commerce, and distance education. A final section on emerging technologies provides a very brief overview of streaming audio and video.

As a primer (possibly as a means of designing Internet-related courses) it has some use, but there's little depth on any issue and the information is already out of date. On balance, you'd be better off spending your money elsewhere.

Kerry Webb Project Coordinator, Distributed Media Information Systems,CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences

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