kling@ICS.UCI.EDU (Rob Kling) (04/10/91)
Dear Colleague,
Some colleagues in Western Europe and Australia have asked us how to
obtain copies of the anthology Computerization and Controversy: Value
Conflicts and Social Choices (Charles Dunlop & Rob Kling, eds). This
note provides information about ways to obtain the book outside of
North America.
Computerization and Controversy introduces some of the major social
controversies surrounding the computerization of society through over
50 articles. It highlights various key value conflicts and emphasizes
a wide variety of social choices posed by computerization. It helps
readers to recognize social processes that drive and shape
computerization, and to understand the paradoxes and ironies of
computerization. It is divided into seven major section; each section
begins with an analytical introduction which identfies key
controversies, frames the selections, and discusses other litertaure as
well.
To obtain Computerization & Controversy outside of North America,
please contact your local Academic Press/Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
office, including:
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Ltd (Western Europe and UK)
24-28 Oval Rd.
London NW1 7DX U.K.
Telephone: 44-71-267-4466
Fax: 44-71-482-2293
Telex: 25775 ACPRESS G
Cable: ACADINC LONDON NW1
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Group Pty, Ltd (Australia/New Zealand)
Locked bag 16
Marrickville, NSW 2204 Australia
Telephone: (01) 517-8999
Fax: (02) 517-2249
Individuals in North America may purchase copies directly from Academic
Press by calling 1-800-321-5068, faxing to 800-235-0256 or by writing to:
Academic Press Ordering
Academic Press Warehouse
Order Dept.
465 S. Lincoln
Troy, Missouri 63379
Computerization and Controversy is a 758 page paperback and sells for
$34.95 in US$ in the US and Canada. Prices in other parts of the
world may differ slightly.
Faculty who offer related courses (Values and Technology; Applied
Ethics; Computers & Society; Information Systems and Behavior, etc.) may order
examination copies from Academic Press. Write on university
letterhead, and include the following information about your course:
class name and number, department, # of students, books used --in the
past, adoption deadline.
Send your requests for examination copies in the US or Canada to:
Amy Yodannis
College and Commercial Sales Supervisor
Academic Press
1250 Sixth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
tel: 619-699-6547
fax: 619-699-6715
If you wish a review copy outside of North America, please contact
your local Harcourt Brace Jovanovich office. If you have trouble
obtaining a review copy for a legitimate course of journal, please
contact Rob Kling at UC-Irvine (kling@ics.uci.edu).
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