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本書以電腦為主題。電腦相關的媒體研究多為網路研究,電腦作為一種媒體卻常常被忽視。作者除了討論「電腦」這個科技,也著重探討這個媒體深植的文化意義。電腦和其他媒體的差別在於,我們仍可以觀察到電腦的社會過程—不是所有人都把電腦當作生活的一部分。
Do virtual museums really provide added value to end-users, or do they just contribute to the abundance of images? Does the World Wide Web save endangered cultural heritage, or does it foster a society with less variety? How can information technology help to preserve the diversity of cultures in our fast-changing world? These are the questions that are raised and answered in this book, the result of a long path across the digital heritage landscape.