| Community Networks: Lessons from Blacksburg, Virginia Revised Edition Contributor(s): Cohill, Andrew (Editor), Kavanaugh, Andrea (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1580530303 ISBN-13: 9781580530309 Publisher: Artech House Publishers OUR PRICE: $31.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: This new edition updates readers on developments in what "Yahoo! Magazine" called the "premier community network project" in North America. Written in nontechnical language by the people who made the network happen, the book explores the social, economic, technical and educational impact of living in a connected town. Valuable reading for community leaders, business planners, educators and anyone interested in networking. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Networking - General - Computers | Internet - General |
| Dewey: 004.678 |
| LCCN: 99-41777 |
| Series: Artech House Telecommunications Library |
| Physical Information: 1.36" H x 6.43" W x 9.33" (1.80 lbs) 332 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Appalachians - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - Virginia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A discussion of all the developments of the community network in North America, the Blacksburg Electronic Village (BEV). It relates how the community got connected, and addresses the social, economic, technical and educational impact of working in a connected town, including key factors for success, new network technologies, fibre on Main Street efforts, and local government initiatives. The second edition has been to explain how the BEV has developed from its original conception in 1991 and is written in nontechnical language. |