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Reference Titles

Concise History of Science & Invention: An Illustrated Time Line by Goddard, Jolyon
Call Number: Reference Q125 .C576 2010
ISBN: 1426205449
Publication Date: 2010
Technology Guide: Principles, Applications, Trends by Bullinger, H.-J
Call Number: Reference T45 .T43 2009
ISBN: 3540885455
Publication Date: 2009
Battleground Science and Technology by Restivo, Sal P., Denton, P.H.
Call Number: Reference Q175.52.N7 B38 2008
ISBN: 0313341648
Publication Date: 2008
Internet and the Law : Technology, Society, and Compromises by Schwabach, Aaron.
Call Number: Reference KF390.5.C6 S39 2006
ISBN: 1851097317
Publication Date: 2006

Biotechnology

The Facts on File dictionary of biotechnology and genetic engineering
Reference TP248.16 .S84 2006
Biotechnology from A to Z
Reference TP248.16 .B33 2004

Blogging

Say everything: How blogging began, what it's becoming, and why it matters
HM851 .R674 2009
Blogging America: The new public sphere
HM851 .B368 2008

Computer Crimes/Identity Theft

Socioeconomic and legal implications of electronic intrusion
Reference HV6773 .S635 2009
Identity theft and how to protect yourself
Reference HV6695 .J37 2002
Identity theft: A reference handbook
E-Book, Ebrary, 2010

Copyright and the Internet

Internet and the law: Technology, society, and compromises
Reference KF390.5.C6 S39 2006
The future of ideas: The fate of the commons in a connected world
K1401 .L47 2002

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying and cyberthreats: Responding to the challenge of online social aggression, threats, and distress
LB3013.3 .W553 2007

Cyber Warfare

Cyber warfare and cyber terrorism
Reference U163 .C946 2008
Cybercrime: Criminal threats from cyberspace
E-book, Ebrary, 2010

Digital Divide

Digital diaspora: A race for cyberspace
QA76.9.C66 E95 2009
Portable communities: The social dynamics of online and mobile connectedness
HM1166 .C48 2008
Gender and computers: Understanding the digital divide
QA76.9.W65 C66 2003

Facebook

The Facebook effect: The inside story of the company that is connecting the world
HD9696.8.U64 F335 2010
The accidental billionaires: The founding of Facebook, a tale of sex, money, genius and betrayal
HM742 .M49 2009

Google

Google and Internet control in China: A nexus between human rights and trade?
Government Document
General Collection: HN740.Z9 I5683 2010
more...less...
Hearing before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 24, 2010.
The Google way: How one company is revolutionizing management as we know it
HD9696.8.U64 G66513 2009
Googled: The end of the world as we know it
HD9696.8.U64 G6623 2009

Green Technology

Greening through IT: Information technology for environmental sustainability
E-Book, 2010, Ebrary
Design e²: The economies of being environmentally conscious
(DVD, 2006) GE195 .D47546 2006

Internet Censorship

Google and Internet control in China: A nexus between human rights and trade?
HN740.Z9 I5683 2010
more...less...
Hearing before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 24, 2010
Edited clean version: Technology and the culture of control
P96.C42 U655 2009
Access denied: The practice and policy of global Internet filtering
QA76.9.A25 A275 2008
Internet Censorship: A Reference Handbook
2014, online access through ebrary

Nanotechnology

Bionanotechnology: Global prospects
TP248.25.N35 B565 2009
Chemical processes for a sustainable future
TP155.7 .C444 2015

Online Etiquette

The breakup 2.0: Disconnecting over new media
HM851 .G4723 2010

Online Journalism

The rise of the blogosphere
PN4784.O62 B37 2007
Convergent journalism: The fundamentals of multimedia reporting
PN4731 .Q56 2005
Internet newspapers: The making of a mainstream medium
PN4833 .I62 2006

Social Networks

Connected: The surprising power of our social networks and how they shape our lives
HM741 .C46 2009
Online social networking on campus: Understanding what matters in student culture
LA229 .M345 2009
Stealing MySpace: The battle to control the most popular website in America
HD9696.8.U64 M973 2009
YouTube: Online video and participatory culture
HM851 .B87 2009

Television and Children

Television and child development
HQ784.T4 V333 2004
Children and television: A global perspective
HQ784.T4 L35 2007

Video Games and Violence

Grand theft childhood: The surprising truth about violent video games and what parents can do
HQ784.V53 K88 2008
Violent video game effects on children and adolescents theory, research, and public policy
available online through Ebsco eBooks, and ebrary
Game over: Gender, race & violence in video games
(DVD, 2002) GV1469.3 .G364 2002