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"Doug Schuler's book on New Community Networks is a valuable resource for anyone interested in using Internet technologies to develop and support communities. It is richly populated with illustrations from existing community networks, but is much more than a showcase. The examples are enriched by Schuler's deep analysis of the educational, political and philosophical issues of community and communication. The result is a a book that informs at two levels -- it provides a picture of what has been going on in community networking, and it also gives a foundation for understanding what can be done, and what should be done, in order to create technology that serves the needs of people."<br /> | "Doug Schuler's book on New Community Networks is a valuable resource for anyone interested in using Internet technologies to develop and support communities. It is richly populated with illustrations from existing community networks, but is much more than a showcase. The examples are enriched by Schuler's deep analysis of the educational, political and philosophical issues of community and communication. The result is a a book that informs at two levels -- it provides a picture of what has been going on in community networking, and it also gives a foundation for understanding what can be done, and what should be done, in order to create technology that serves the needs of people."<br /> | ||
— Terry Winograd, Stanford University | — Terry Winograd, Stanford University | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:31, 2 March 2020
= Book: Doug Schuler. New Community Networks. Wired for Change.
URL = http://www.scn.org/ncn/
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"Doug Schuler's book on New Community Networks is a valuable resource for anyone interested in using Internet technologies to develop and support communities. It is richly populated with illustrations from existing community networks, but is much more than a showcase. The examples are enriched by Schuler's deep analysis of the educational, political and philosophical issues of community and communication. The result is a a book that informs at two levels -- it provides a picture of what has been going on in community networking, and it also gives a foundation for understanding what can be done, and what should be done, in order to create technology that serves the needs of people."
— Terry Winograd, Stanford University