Technology as an Agent for Communication

See, for example, the statistics in "Computerization of Government Files: What Impact on the Individual?," UCLA Law Review 15(3): 1380 (1968).

Statistics from William Dunn, "Customers Take Control of On-line Services' Future," Computerworld, 24(23) (June 4, 1990), SR19; Heterick, Jr., Robert C. "Demons, Paradoxes, and Golden Arches," Annual Review of OCLC Research (1990); p. 62; and McIntosh, Toby J. Federal Information in the Electronic Age: policy issues for the 1990s, Washington, D.C.; Bureau of National Affairs 1990, 11-12.

Anon. "New Census Era Opened 100 Years Ago." Census and You 25(6): 3-5 (June 1990).

"the [U.S.] federal government is the most computerized ... with only 2.56 'deskworkers' per computer," from Anon. "The March of Computerization, Governing 4(2): 64 (Nov. 1990).

Paul Saffo, quoted in Scisco Peter, "Dreams of Access without Effort," Computerworld 22, 13 (March 28, 1988), SR5.

Associated Press, "Years of Computer Data May Be Lost in Tapes." Chicago Tribune (Jan. 2, 1991). Sect. 1, pp. 1-2.

Anthes, Gary H. "Scientific Data May Not Be Safe," Computerworld, 25(5): 27 (Feb. 4, 1991).

According to Elliot Jaspin of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, quoted in Katz, Jeffrey L. "Just Whose Data Is It, Anyway?," Governing, 3(12): 19 (Sept. 1990).

U.S. General Accounting Office, Information Requests: Courts Can Provide Documents in a More Cost-effective Manner. Rept. no. GGD-91-30 (Feb. 13, 1991). Federal courts charge USD 0.50 per page, to discourage requests for judicial documents.

McIntosh, op. cit.

Mitchell, Brent , "Government Information as Revenue Source ," Washington Post (June 25, 1991), Sect. A, p. 17.

Alexander, Michael , "User Sophistication, Support Costs to Spar," Computerworld 22(46): 134 (Nov. 14, 1988); Hogan, Mike (ed.), "Are Users Getting a Fair Deal?," PC World, 6(1): 131-132 (Jan. 1988); Landry, Richard , "Where's the PC Payoff?," PC World, 7(1) (Jan. 1989); and Keen, Peter G. W. , "Waste Not, Want Not," Computerworld 25(8): 19 (Feb. 25, 1991), 77-78.

Elgabri, Ali , "Engineering and Technology in the Developing World," News in Engineering (College of Engineering, Ohio State Univ.), (July 1988), 20.

Cole, Louise , "Buddy, Can You Spare a Byte?," Computer Weekly (Sept. 21, 1989), 30.

Johnston, Mary , "Dilemmas in Introducing Applied Technology: The Plough and the Cattlelords in Timor," Community Development Journal 25(3): 243-249 (July 1990 ).

Ochai, Adakole , "The Emerging Information Society," International Library Review, 16: 371-372 (1984).

Ellis, Richard , "The Role of the Academic Library in the People's Republic of China," College & Research Libraries, 51(4): 339 (July 1990).

Wood, Robert Chapman , "The China Syndrome," PC/Computing , 2(2): 245-246 (Feb. 1989 ); and Anon. "Trends: Computers in China," Computerworld, 23(46): 122 (June 26, 1989).

Kochkar, Jaisfree , "Microcomputers in the Caribbean," Information Development 5(3): 144-145 (July 1989).

Pearson, David C. , "Computing is a Real Challenge in Pakistan ," Government Computer News, (Feb. 19, 1990), 62.

Cole, Louise, op. cit.

Chapman, David W. and Boothroyd, Roger A. , "Threats to Data Quality in Developing Country Settings," Comparative Education Review , 32(4): 420-421 (1988).

Beaumont, Jane and Balson, David , "CD-ROM Technology Use in Developing Countries: An Evaluation," Microcomputers for Information Management 5(4) (Dec. 1988), 247-262; and Foullon, Lee , "A High tech tool in developing countries ," CD-ROM End User, 1, 10 (Feb. 1990), 48-51.

Garfinkel, Simpson L. , "Try Using CD-ROM Technology to Eliminate Costly Paper Trails," Computerworld, 24(42): 130 (Oct. 15, 1990).

On LC's American Memory project see Patrick Waurzyniak, "Library of Congress: Thanks for the Memory," Computerworld 23(26) (June 26, 1989), 37+, and Gary H. Anthes, "Library Releases Data Via Laser Disc," Computerworld, 24(37): 53 (Sept. 10, 1990). On the Mendocino County Library effort, see Macintoshed Libraries 5.0, Cupertino, Calif.: Apple Library Users Group, 1992.

Quoted from Anne Compton, Associate Director of Johns Hopkins' Population Information Program, and quoted in Lee Foullon, op. cit.

Korzcniowski, Paul , "VSATs Come Down to Earth," Communications Week, 334: 29 (Feb. 25, 1991).

The amount of cable in the U.S. alone devoted to local area networks would circle the earth 43 times, according to Michael Alexander, "Go Wireless, Corporate America," Computerworld 24: 18 (Feb. 19, 1990). See also Wexler, Joanie M., "Wireless Nets in the Balance," Computerworld, 25(30): 45+ (July 29, 1991), and Joanie M. Wexler, "Beam Me Up, Rutgers Says," Computerworld 24(26): 57 (June 25, 1990).

Webb. Joseph A. , "TibetNet Links Supporters, Publicizes Crisis ," Link-Up, 7(5): 15-16 (Sept.-Oct. 1990).

On Unicode, see Bill Tuthill, "Unicode: A New Standard for International Data Sets," Sun World, 4(7): 62+ (July 1991), and Ambrosio, Johanna, "Parlez-vous ASCII? You May Not Have To!," Computerworld, 25(8): 1+ (Feb. 25, 1991).