[Sigiii-l] Fwd: [Asis-l] (New Book) Multiculturalism and Information and Communication Technology, by Pnina Fichman and Madelyn R. Sanfilippo

[Michel Menou]

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Subject: 	[Asis-l] (New Book) Multiculturalism and Information and 
Communication Technology, by Pnina Fichman and Madelyn R. Sanfilippo
Date: 	Mon, 2 Dec 2013 14:20:55 -0800
From: 	David Schlangen <schlangen at morganclaypool.com>
To: 	<asis-l at asis.org>



I am pleased to announce the latest title in Morgan & Claypool's series 
on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services:

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Multiculturalism and Information and Communication Technology*
*Pnina Fichman and Madelyn R. Sanfilippo
/Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics, School of Informatics and 
Computing, Indiana University, Bloomington/
Paperback: 9781608457748 / $35.00 / £22.50
eBook ISBN: 9781608457755

November 2013, 101 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.2200/S00543ED1V01Y201310ICR030


Research on multiculturalism and information and communication 
technology (ICT) has been important to understanding recent history, 
planning for future large-scale initiatives, and understanding 
unrealized expectations for social and technological change. This 
interdisciplinary area of research has examined interactions between ICT 
and culture at the group and society levels. However, there is debate 
within the literature as to the nature of the relationship between 
culture and technology. In this synthesis, we suggest that the tensions 
result from the competing ideologies that drive researchers, allowing us 
to conceptualize the relationship between culture and ICT under three 
primary models, each with its own assumptions: 1) Social informatics, 2) 
Social determinism, and 3) Technological determinism. Social informatics 
views the relationship to be one of sociotechnical interaction, in which 
culture and ICTs affect each other mutually and iteratively, rather than 
linearly; the vast majority of the literature approach the relationships 
between ICT and culture under the assumptions of social informatics. 
 From a socially deterministic perspective, ICTs are viewed as the 
dependent variable in the equation, whereas, from a technologically 
deterministic perspective, ICTs are an independent variable. The issues 
of multiculturalism and ICTs attracted much scholarly attention and have 
been explored under a myriad of contexts, with substantial literature on 
global development, social and political issues, business and public 
administration as well as education and scholarly collaboration. We 
synthesize here research in the areas of global development, social and 
political issues, and business collaboration. Finally we conclude by 
proposing under-explored areas for future research directions. Read More 
<http://dx.doi.org/10.2200/S00543ED1V01Y201310ICR030>

Series: Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services

Series Editor: Gary Marchionini, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

http://www.morganclaypool.com/toc/icr/1/1

Use of this book as a course text is encouraged, and the text may be 
downloaded without restriction by members of institutions that have 
licensed accessed to the Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and 
Computer Science or after a one-time fee of $20.00 by members of 
non-licensed schools. To find out whether your institution is licensed, 
visit <http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/licensed> or follow the links 
above and attempt to download the PDF. Additional information about 
Synthesis can be found through the following links or by contacting me 
directly.

You can purchase an individual subscription to Synthesis for just $99.00 
per year. This subscription will provide you with unrestricted access to 
all Synthesis titles: http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/subscribe

Available titles and subject areas:

http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/browseLbS.jsp

Information for librarians, including pricing and license:

http://www.morganclaypool.com/page/librarian_info

This book can also be purchased in print from Amazon and other 
booksellers worldwide.

Amazon URL: http://amzn.to/19dHxSM

Please contact info at morganclaypool.com <mailto:info at morganclaypool.com> 
to request your desk copy**

-- 
David Schlangen
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