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Shows that information access and usability is many-layered,
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This review is from: Disconnected: Haves and Have-Nots in the Information Age (Paperback)
Lots of messages from the media, businesses, and government push access to new media and information technology. This book, written by a computer scientist, doesn't dismiss the importance of technology by any means -- but Wresch shows that there's a lot more to information and participation than having a radio or a modem. The difference between the affluent and the poor lies in the kinds of information offered (for instance, you can easily get stock quotes -- but not pointers to social services for welfare recipients), access to traditional sources like universities, and even "who you know." Wresch sees the problem of information poverty on many levels; this means that some of the topics are only loosely related (for instance, why American TV shows and movies beat out local programming around the world) but there's a new insight in every chapter.
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Disconnected: Haves and Have-Nots in the Information Age by William C. Wresch (Paperback - November 1, 1996)
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