Computers in Swedish Society

Documenting Early Use and Trends

von Per Lundin

148 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: History of Computing
• Themen: Informatik und Informationstechnologie
• ISBN: 9781447129325
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.05.2012
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer London