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Brown and Duguid (both affiliated with the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center) argue that many of the discussions about information technology and its applications, both positive and negative, have a tendency to ignore the social context within which the technologies operate. They present eight essays that demonstrate this point in regard to such issues as document presentation, the myth of the "information age," distance work and distance learning, and the future of institutions. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR John Seely Brown is the Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation and the Director of its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Over the years, his research has focused on human learning and the management of radical innovation. His additional research interests include digital culture, ubiquitous computing, user-centering design, and organizational learning. Brown is a co-founder of the Institute for Research on Learning, a member of the National Academy of Education, and a Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence. He also serves on numerous advisory boards and boards of directors. Among his awards are the 1998 Industrial Research Institute Medal for outstanding accomplishments in technological innovation, the 1999 Holland Award in recognition of the best paper published in Research Technology Management in 1998, and a bronze medal for the film "Art : Lunch : Internet : Dinner," of which he was an executive producer. He has published the book Seeing Differently: Insights on Innovation and nearly one hundred papers in scientific journals. Paul Duguid is an historian and social theorist affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, and the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. He was formally a member of the Institute for Research on Learning in Palo Alto. His commitment to multidisciplinary, collaborative work has led him to partner with social scientists, computer scientists, economists, linguists, management theorists, and social psychologists. While continuing to address the issues reflected in this book, he is currently investigating the historical development of the institutions that shaped international trade in the eighteenth century. Hiswriting has appeared in a broad array of scholarly fields and journals including anthropology, business and business history, cognitive science, computer science, design, education, economic history, human-computer interaction, management, organization theory, and wine history. Duguid has also written essays and reviews for a variety of less specialized publications, including the Times Literary Supplement, the Nation, and the Threepenny Review. Tags: social life information |
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