information technology

Examines the skills needed to receive a degree and job in the information technology sector.

An exploration of controversies related to the affect of digital devices on society; provides varying perspectives on how digital devices affect human interaction and health, promote crime, and more.

Discusses what it takes to achieve success in the fields of information science and information technology, and gives practical advice on how to use vocational school, training programs, and college to obtain such careers as computer programmer, software engineer, computer technician, or IT support.

Running from assassins, research ethicist David Tennant and his psychiatrist, Rachel Weiss, find that the fate of the world lies in David's ability to outwit the project from which he was just driven: Trinity, a computer whose powers match--or surpass--the human mind.

Online ads from websites you've visited... smartphones and cars transmitting your location... data-gathering surveillance operations across the Internet and on your phone lines. You are being watched.... Angwin offers a revelatory and unsettling look at how the government, private companies, and even criminals use technology to indiscriminately sweep up vast amounts of our personal data. She argues that the greatest long-term danger is that we start to internalize the surveillance and censor our words and thoughts, until we lose our freedom. Appalled at such a prospect, Angwin conducts a series of experiments to try to protect herself.

Evaluates the negative impact of digital network technologies on the economy and particularly the middle class, citing challenges to employment and personal wealth while exploring the potential of a new information economy.

Introduces teenagers to social networking and information sharing.

Primary sources present all sides of the debate on Internet activism.

Highlights women leaders who have made significant contributions to information technology, overcoming barriers to training and building careers in the process.