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Science and Technology Studies

Selected Works

2002

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Civic Culture Meets The Digital Divide: The Role Of Community Electronic Networks Dec 2001

Civic Culture Meets The Digital Divide: The Role Of Community Electronic Networks

Alina Oxendine

The concept of social capital reflects the norms and social relations embedded in the social structure of societies that enable people to coordinate community action to achieve desired goals. Our research focuses on the role that norms of cooperation and civic and political culture play in addressing the “digital divide” in computer use and Internet access. We review evidence from mail surveys of randomly selected respondents in two rural Minnesota communities as well as qualitative focus group and archival evidence suggesting that the communities have adopted different approaches to technology diffusion. Whether information technology is viewed as a public or …

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Innovation Durch Multimedia Im Maschinenbau – Technische Dokumentation Im Umbruch: Ein Leitfaden Für Maschinen- Und Anlagenbauer, Walter Hudetz, Michael Friedewald, Monika Harnischfeger Dec 2001

Innovation Durch Multimedia Im Maschinenbau – Technische Dokumentation Im Umbruch: Ein Leitfaden Für Maschinen- Und Anlagenbauer, Walter Hudetz, Michael Friedewald, Monika Harnischfeger

Michael Friedewald

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Multimedia Product Documentation – User Requirements, Walter Hudetz, Michael Friedewald Dec 2001

Multimedia Product Documentation – User Requirements, Walter Hudetz, Michael Friedewald

Michael Friedewald

The globalisation of industry and the strong depend- ence of the German machine manufacturers on export has increased the importance of an up-to-date and user-oriented product documentation not only as a cost factor but as a compe- tition factor of strategic importance as well. The use of Multi- media is a promising approach to realize such an improved documentation. This paper presents the results of a survey that was conducted among the manufacturers of machines and their customers to identify the user requirements for Multimedia Product Documentation. As a result of the analysis a number of success factors are identified. …

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