Access denied in the information age / edited by Stephen Lax.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Stephen Lax -- Access denied -- 1. 'Beepless in America': The Social Impact of the Galaxy IV Pager Blackout / William H. Dutton, Anita Elberse and Traci Hong / [and others] -- 2. Trade Unions and Access to the Internet / Joe Holly and Gary Herman -- 3. 'Getting our Hands on It': Gendered Inequality in Access to Information and Communications Technologies / Gill Kirkup -- 4. The Postmodern University? The Loss of Purpose in British Universities / Frank Webster -- 5. Brickies of Bricoleurs? Gender in Computing and Design Courses / Deborah Trayhurn -- 6. Information, Education and Inequality: Is New Technology the Solution? / Stephen Lax -- 7. The Process of Change: an Empirical Examination of the Uptake and Impact of Technology / David E. Morrison and Michael Svennevig -- 8. The Value of the Ephemeral: Assessing News Output About Yugoslavia (1998-1999) / Michael Palmer -- 9. 'Smell the Tulips': the Internet, Neo-liberalism and Millenarian Hype / Brian Winston --

10. Selling off Cyberspace / Granville Williams -- 11. From Crystal Palaces to Silicon Valleys: Market Imperfection and the Enduring Digital Divide / Anthony Wilhelm -- 12. From an Answer to a Question: Globalization in the Information Age / Robin Brown.