Forthcoming Legal, Ethical & Social Aspects of IT Books

Forthcoming Books

1. The Digital Divide

   The Internet and Social Inequality in International Perspective

   Edited by Massimo Ragnedda, Glenn W. Muschert

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   This book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of inequality and the stratification of the digital sphere. Grounded in classical sociological theories of inequality, as well as empirical evidence, this book defines ‘the digital divide’ as the unequal access and utility of internet...

   To Be Published June 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. Infoglut

   How Too Much Information Is Changing the Way We Think and Know

   By Mark Andrejevic

   Today, more mediated information is available to more people than at any other time in human history. New and revitalized sense-making strategies multiply in response to the challenges of "cutting through the clutter" of competing narratives and taming the avalanche of information. Data miners, "...

   To Be Published June 18th 2013 by Routledge
3. The Role of Communication in Learning To Model

   Edited by Paul Brna, Michael Baker, Keith Stenning, Andree Tiberghien

   In this book, a number of experts from various disciplines take a look at three different strands in learning to model. They examine the activity of modeling from disparate theoretical standpoints, taking into account the individual situation of the individuals involved. The chapters seek to bridge...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
4. Data Governance

   Creating Value from Information Assets

   Edited by Neera Bhansali

   As organizations deploy business intelligence and analytic systems to harness business value from their data assets, data governance programs are quickly gaining prominence. And, although data management issues have traditionally been addressed by IT departments, organizational issues critical to...

   To Be Published June 27th 2013 by Auerbach Publications
5. Network Anomaly Detection

   A Machine Learning Perspective

   By Dhruba Kumar Bhattacharyya, Jugal Kumar Kalita

   With the rapid rise in the ubiquity and sophistication of Internet technology and the accompanying growth in the number of network attacks, network intrusion detection has become increasingly important. Anomaly-based network intrusion detection refers to finding exceptional or nonconforming...

   To Be Published June 27th 2013 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
6. Unauthorized Access

   The Crisis in Online Privacy and Security

   By Robert Sloan, Richard Warner

   This book provides an overview of non-governmental threats to privacy from private businesses and corporations. The authors explore the concept of informational privacy and suggest rules to limit the distribution of public information from private businesses. They discuss how computers, database...

   To Be Published July 25th 2013 by CRC Press
7. Security and Privacy in Smart Grids

   Edited by Yang Xiao

   Presenting the work of prominent researchers working on smart grids and related fields around the world, Security and Privacy in Smart Grids identifies state-of-the-art approaches and novel technologies for smart grid communication and security. It investigates the fundamental aspects and...

   To Be Published July 25th 2013 by CRC Press
8. Conflict and Cooperation in Cyberspace

   The Challenge to National Security

   Edited by Panayotis A Yannakogeorgos, Adam B Lowther

   This book investigates cyber power, national security, military operations, and international cooperation. If offers a, calm, well-reasoned study of the problem of how to prepare for war and keep the peace in the domain of cyberspace. What does it mean to wield cyber power? How may this capability...

   To Be Published July 31st 2013 by Taylor & Francis
9. Routledge International Handbook of Participatory Design

   Edited by Jesper Simonsen, Toni Robertson

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   Participatory design is about the direct involvement of people in the co-design of the technologies they use. Its central concern is how collaborative design processes can be driven by the participation of the people affected by the technology designed. Embracing a diverse collection of principles...

   To Be Published August 5th 2013 by Routledge
10. Enterprise Architecture and Information Assurance

    Developing a Secure Foundation

    By James A. Scholz

    This book provides guidance on designing complex, highly available enterprise architectures that integrate the most critical aspects of an organization's business processes. Considering the lack of tolerance of enterprise for operational interruptions or the risks that accompany theft and loss of...

    To Be Published August 11th 2013 by Auerbach Publications