Title :
Archival perspective on the social history of computing
Author :
Yamane, Shinji R. ; Baba, Akira
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Interdisciplinary Inf. Studies, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Toward a social history of computing, this paper focuses on the computer professionals´ grass-roots community. Then we point out the archival issues from the viewpoint according to our ongoing project for collectively accessible institutional memory. CPSR (Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility) has provided various types of seriously researched publications, and the archiving of its activities requires the development of an archiving strategy. Examining the pilot project, we also consider future problem for archiving community activities.
Keywords :
DP industry; computers; history; Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility; archival issues; archiving strategy; collectively accessible institutional memory; computer community activities; social history of computing; Books; Computer interfaces; Computer science; Ethics; History; Information systems; Information technology; Military computing; Software engineering; Software safety;
Conference_Titel :
Technology and Society, 2005. Weapons and Wires: Prevention and Safety in a Time of Fear. ISTAS 2005. Proceedings. 2005 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9284-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISTAS.2005.1452720