Computers in Swedish Society: Documenting Early Use and Trends

di Per Lundin (Autore)

Springer London Ltd, 2014

This book reviews the shift in the historiography of computing from inventors and innovations to a user-perspective, and examines how the relevant sources can be created, collected, preserved, and disseminated. The text describes and evaluates a project in Sweden that documented the stories of around 700 people. The book also provides a critical discussion on the interpretation of oral evidence, presenting three case studies on how this evidence can inform us about the interaction of computing with large-scale transformations in economies, cultures, and societies. Features: describes a historiography aimed at addressing the question of how computing shaped and transformed Swedish society between 1950 and 1980; presents a user-centered perspective on the history of computing, after explaining the benefits of such an approach; examines the documentation of users, describing novel and innovative documentation methods; discusses the pros and cons of collaborative projects between academia and industry.

• Autore: Per Lundin
• Editore: Springer London Ltd
• Collana: History of Computing
• Anno: 2014
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 148 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9781447158578

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