Migrants & diaspora communities are shaped by their use of information & communication technologies. This text explores the multifaceted role played by new media in the re-location of these groups of people, assisting them to defeat nostalgia, construct new communities, & keep connected with their communities of origin.
Migrants & diaspora communities are shaped by their use of information & communication technologies. This text explores the multifaceted role played b...
Migrants and diaspora communities are shaped by their use of information and communication technologies. This book explores the multifaceted role played by new media in the re-location of these groups of people, assisting them in their efforts to defeat nostalgia, construct new communities, and keep connected with their communities of origin. Furthermore, the book analyses the different ways in which migrants contribute, along with natives, in co-constructing contemporary societies a process in which the cultures of both groups are considered. Drawing on contributions from a range of...
Migrants and diaspora communities are shaped by their use of information and communication technologies. This book explores the multifaceted role p...
Any library open to the public has a legal and ethical obligation to make their services accessible. This book is intended to be a single-source guide relevant to all library functions that librarians can easily refer to when planning, remediating, or evaluating for accessibility. It has a unique holistic perspective, as well as an emphasis on perceiving people with disabilities as providing resources to meet a common goal rather than as a population to be served. Accessibility is becoming an issue that libraries can no longer ignore. Making the Library Accessible for All provides a holistic...
Any library open to the public has a legal and ethical obligation to make their services accessible. This book is intended to be a single-source guide...
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the human dimension of social robots by discussing both transnational features and national peculiarities. Addressing several issues that explore the human side of social robots, this book investigates what a social robot is and how we might come to think about social robots in the different areas of everyday life. Organized around three sections that deal with Perceptions and Attitudes to Social Robots, Human Interaction with Social Robots, and Social Robots in Everyday Life, it explores the idea that even if the challenges of robot...
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the human dimension of social robots by discussing both transnational features and national peculiar...
