Annual Editions
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This edition of "Annual Editions: Computers in Society" is a compilation of articles from public press sources as Technology Review, Communications of the ACM, and Training. It looks at the use of computers and the increasingly important roles they play in our lives. These selections examine the role computers play in our economy, our workplaces, our social institutions and explore the implications for social interaction and social values.
"The Annual Editions" series is designed to provide convenient, inexpensive access to a wide range of current articles from some of the most respected magazines, newspapers, and journals published today. "Annual Editions" are updated on a regular basis through a continuous monitoring of over 300 periodical sources. The articles selected are authored by prominent scholars, researchers, and commentators writing for a general audience. "Annual Editions" volumes have a number of organizational features designed to make them especially valuable for classroom use: a general introduction; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; an annotated listing of supporting World Wide Web sites; "Learning Outcomes" and a brief overview at the beginning of each unit; and a "Critical Thinking" section at the end of each article. Each volume also offers an online Instructor's Resource Guide with testing materials. "Using Annual Editions in the Classroom" is a general guide that provides a number of interesting and functional ideas for using "Annual Editions" readers in the classroom. Visit the website for more details.