Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart Export

@book{citeulike:235732, abstract = {{<I>Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart</I> is Bonnie Nardi and Vicki O'Day's thesis on how the average citizen has become distanced from the process of designing technology, resulting in technology that doesn't adequately serve the user's needs. Using the plot of the film <I>Metropolis</I> as their primary example, the authors explain how those who are creating technology are pouring their hearts into it, but aren't using their heads enough to anticipate whether "our creations can betray us."<p> Nardi and O'Day first draw on the works of prominent technology authors--such as Langdon Winner, Jacques Ellul, Nicholas Negroponte, and Clifford Stoll--examining various perspectives on technology design. Next, they define information ecology as "a system of people, practices, values, and technologies in a particular local environment." The book then urges readers to become involved in information ecologies and explains how to do so. Several case studies highlight successful information ecologies: a library setting, which emphasizes diversity of human personalities and technical resources without competition; Longview Elementary School in Phoenix, where students and educators collaborate to establish guidelines for responsible use of a virtual community called Pueblo; and a digital photography class, where the focus is on the value of the content being created rather than the sophisticated tools needed to perform the task of creation. A slim but inspiring book, <I>Information Ecologies</I> opens our eyes to the technology we use daily and prompts us to question how it could be better used or designed to meet our goals. <I>--Cristina Vaamonde</I>} {The common rhetoric about technology falls into two extreme categories: uncritical acceptance or blanket rejection. Claiming a middle ground, Bonnie Nardi and Vicki O'Day call for responsible, informed engagement with technology in local settings, which they call information ecologies. <P>An information ecology is a system of people, practices, technologies, and values in a local environment. Nardi and O'Day encourage the reader to become more aware of the ways people and technology are interrelated. They draw on their empirical research in offices, libraries, schools, and hospitals to show how people can engage their own values and commitments while using technology.}}, author = {Nardi, Bonnie A. and O'Day, Vicki L.}, citeulike-article-id = {235732}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0262640422}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21&amp;path=ASIN/0262640422}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike06-21&amp;path=ASIN/0262640422}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0262640422/citeulike00-21}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0262640422}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0262640422}, citeulike-linkout-6 = {http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0262640422}, citeulike-linkout-7 = {http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=0262640422&index=books&linkCode=qs}, citeulike-linkout-8 = {http://www.librarything.com/isbn/0262640422}, day = {28}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0262640422}, keywords = {information, librarianship, libraries, media\_culture, whatisalibrary}, month = {February}, posted-at = {2005-12-09 10:12:31}, priority = {0}, publisher = {{The MIT Press}}, title = {Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart}, url = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0262640422}, year = {2000} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:235732 L3 - citeulike-article-id:235732 N2 - {<I>Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart</I> is Bonnie Nardi and Vicki O'Day's thesis on how the average citizen has become distanced from the process of designing technology, resulting in technology that doesn't adequately serve the user's needs. Using the plot of the film <I>Metropolis</I> as their primary example, the authors explain how those who are creating technology are pouring their hearts into it, but aren't using their heads enough to anticipate whether "our creations can betray us."<p> Nardi and O'Day first draw on the works of prominent technology authors--such as Langdon Winner, Jacques Ellul, Nicholas Negroponte, and Clifford Stoll--examining various perspectives on technology design. Next, they define information ecology as "a system of people, practices, values, and technologies in a particular local environment." The book then urges readers to become involved in information ecologies and explains how to do so. Several case studies highlight successful information ecologies: a library setting, which emphasizes diversity of human personalities and technical resources without competition; Longview Elementary School in Phoenix, where students and educators collaborate to establish guidelines for responsible use of a virtual community called Pueblo; and a digital photography class, where the focus is on the value of the content being created rather than the sophisticated tools needed to perform the task of creation. A slim but inspiring book, <I>Information Ecologies</I> opens our eyes to the technology we use daily and prompts us to question how it could be better used or designed to meet our goals. <I>--Cristina Vaamonde</I>} {The common rhetoric about technology falls into two extreme categories: uncritical acceptance or blanket rejection. Claiming a middle ground, Bonnie Nardi and Vicki O'Day call for responsible, informed engagement with technology in local settings, which they call information ecologies. <P>An information ecology is a system of people, practices, technologies, and values in a local environment. Nardi and O'Day encourage the reader to become more aware of the ways people and technology are interrelated. They draw on their empirical research in offices, libraries, schools, and hospitals to show how people can engage their own values and commitments while using technology.} SN - 0262640422 TI - Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart PB - {The MIT Press} KW - information KW - librarianship KW - libraries KW - media_culture KW - whatisalibrary AU - Nardi, Bonnie AU - O'Day, Vicki PY - 2000/02/28/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0262640422 ER -