Maintaining community in the information age : the importance of trust, place and situated knowledge

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Author:

Evans, Karen, 1961-

ISBN:

9781403912459

Personal Author:

Evans, Karen, 1961-

Publication Information:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Physical Description:

vii, 202 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

1. Globalisation, technology and community -- 2. The social impact of information and communication technologies -- 3. From the global to the local : building community spaces on the Internet -- 4. Engaging with the information age : questioning the notion of a 'digital underclass' -- 5. Exploring the digital divide -- 6. Bridging the digital divide : what works? -- Conclusion : against the flow ...

Abstract:

"By exploring the experiences of community activists and organisations working with information and communication technology (ICT) to build communities, this book offers a grounded and informed study of the place which ICT plays in people's lives. The author emphasises the importance of networks built around trust, shared spaces and local knowledge bases in the formation of significant relationships in contemporary Western societies and in doing so, questions many of the assumptions which inform the rhetorics of the information age."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Internet -- Social aspects.

Information society.

Community life -- Technological innovations.

Communities.

Electronic villages (Computer networks)

Globalization -- Social aspects.

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By exploring the experiences of community activists and organizations working with information and communication technology (ICT) to build communities, this book offers a grounded and informed study of the role ICT plays in people's lives. The author emphasizes the importance of networks built around trust, shared spaces and local knowledge bases in the formation of significant relationships in contemporary Western societies and in doing so, questions many of the assumptions which inform the rhetorics of the information age.