The Reference Shelf: Computers and the Internet
Dictionary of Computing
"Comprehensive coverage of computer applications in industry, the office, science, education, and the home. ... It includes full coverage of the Internet, World Wide Web, and multimedia and reflects recent advances in all aspects of computing, especially in personal computing, computer graphics, networking, artificial intelligence, and computer security. |
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Dictionary of the Internet
"This dictionary provides thousands of terms related to the Web, software technology, jargon, e-commerce, security, and the technical and organizational infrastructure of the Internet. There are also useful links to relevant websites. Because of the fast-moving nature of the Internet, the entries will be regularly updated and supplemented." |
Oxford
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FirstMonday: Peer Reviewed Journal on the Internet
"One of the first openly accessible, peer–reviewed journals on the Internet, solely devoted to the Internet." |
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Google Zeitgeist: Search Patterns, Trends and Surprises
"A cumulative snapshot of interesting queries people are asking – some over time, some within country domains, and some on Google.com – that perhaps reveal a bit of the human condition." |
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The Living Internet: A History of the Internet
"Provides a free, in-depth reference about the Internet, World Wide Web (WWW), Email, Usenet Newsgroups, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Multi-User Dungeons (MUD's), and Mailing Lists. Each chapter describes the technology's history, design, basic uses, advanced uses, key important features, security issues, help and troubleshooting, and references to more information." |
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Pew Internet & American Life Project
You may have heard one of their reports cited in the news. The Pew Project "produces reports that explore the impact of the Internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life. The Project aims to be an authoritative source on the evolution of the Internet through collection of data and analysis of real-world developments as they affect the virtual world." |
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RCCS: Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
Their purpose: "To research, teach, support, and create diverse and dynamic elements of cyberculture. Collaborative in nature, RCCS seeks to establish and support ongoing conversations about the emerging field..." |
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Whatis?com's Encyclopedia of Technology Terms
We report which terms are being used in information technology and what they currently mean. We report usage and, only when it seems helpful, do we recommend a preference. For a term so new that it may not be in this book, visit the whatis.com web site. We may have it and, if we don't, you can suggest that we add it.... You may also want to visit whatis.com to see the web sites we recommend for more information about the term." |
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