Computer Industry -- Books & more
Books
Euclid - the library catalog
- Subject terms to use to find computer-related
materials in the Emory library catalog:
- Information Technology
- Information Services Industry
- Information Society
- Telecommunications
- Data transmission equipment industry
- Knowledge Management
- Technology innovations
- High Technology industries
- Semiconductor
Blogs
Marc Andreessen - inventor and co-creator of Netscape, the first web browser
Mark Evans, is the Vice President of Operations at b5media, a global new media network. Provides a Canadian perspective on Technology.
- Downloadable audio programs of conversations and interviews with movers and shakers in the IT, Internet, and technology fields.
- Integrates several blogging tools such as audio show rankings, who is linking to a particular audio, RSS feeds, popularity lists, and more.
- Created in June 2003 by Doug Kaye, an entrepreneur involved in several dot-com startups.
Dictionaries
- Online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology definitions
- IT-specific encyclopedia organized by category: software, Internet, Computing Fundamentals, Hardware, PCs, Networking & Telecom
- Section on how to pronounce IT terms
- Career resources, training and certification resources, events and conferences for specific IT areas of expertise
White Papers
- White Papers, Product Literature, Webcasts and Case Studies on managing IT and related topics, including outsourcing, ROI, and TCO
- Caution: this is all vendor-created content.
Research Programs
Berkman Center for Internet & Society - Harvard
- Mission is to explore and understand cyberspace, its development, dynamics, norms, standards, and need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions
- Good source for news on copyright issues
- Partial list of projects: Rural development in India, Digital Media Project and Global Network Readiness for Education.
Computer History
Computer History Museum - Mountain View, CA.
- Established in 1996, the Computer History Museum is a public benefit organization dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computing history.
- It is home to one of the largest collections of computing artifacts in the world, a collection comprising over 4,000 artifacts, 10,000 images, 4,000 linear feet of cataloged documentation and gigabytes of software
- The timeline explores the history of computing from 1945 to 1990. Each year features illustrated descriptions of significant innovations in hardware and software technology, as well as milestones in areas such as commercial applications and artificial intelligence. When appropriate, biographical sketches of the pioneers responsible for the advances are included