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CPSR Journals (formerly The CPSR Newsletter)
The CPSR Journal is a highly regarded quarterly journal containing in-depth analysis of major issues involving technology. Starting with Winter 1999 The CPSR Journal is published online only. See below, by subjects, to find issues of interest to you. CPSR members receive timely notice of each new issue . Most past newsletters/journals are online (older ones mainly in plain text, newer ones in HTML). There is a subject index listing all articles going back to the first issue in 1983 until the late 90's Before the creation of PING! in July 2000, The CPSR Journal also contained CPSR news.
PING!
CPSR launched this paper and online publication in 2000 to better inform members, friends, and the press about CPSR news and activities.
CPSR Journals/Newsletters, Conference Proceedings, White Papers, Articles, Reports, and FAQs Listed by Subject
- Multiple Subjects
- The Internet
- Community Networking / DIAC Conference Proceedings
- Cyber-Rights
- Computers in Education
- Elections and Voting
- Computers and the Environment
- Ethics
- Intellectual Property
- Privacy and Civil Liberties
- Reliability and Risk
- Women and Computing
- Computers in the Workplace / Particpatory Design / PDC Conference Proceedings
- Miscellaneous
MULTIPLE SUBJECTS
- Nurturing the Cybercommons:1981-2021
- The CPSR Journal, Edited by Nathaniel Borenstein, 19, 4 (Fall 2001)
- CPSR Turns Twenty
- The CPSR Journal, Edited by Aki Namioka, 19,3 (Summer 2001)
- The Cyber-Federalist
- A series of commentaries on the ICANN and Internet governance, by Hans Klein of CPSR's Civil Society Democracy Project
- Cyber-Governance
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Karen Coyle and Nathaniel Borenstein, 16, 4 (Fall 1998), $3.00.
- This issue of the CPSR Newsletter highlights and summarizes CPSR's 1998 Annual Conference, devoted to Internet Governance. We ask questions about the relationship of the Internet to government, government to democracy, and democracy to communications.
- Cyber-Responsibilities
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Evelyn Pine and Jeff Johnson, 16, 3 (Summer 1998), $3.00.
- Cyber-responsibilities -- For some denizens of cyberspace, the flip side of the cyber-rights issue is quite unnerving. Put simply, the idea of cyber-responsibilities bugs the hell out of some of our best friends and worthy colleagues in the technology-policy public-interest community. In our view, hostility to this topic grows from a heady mix of hacker ethic, free market fever, baby boom protest nostalgia, slacker attitude and generation X rebellion. Talk of cyber-responsibilities strikes some as group think, a call for government control, or blaming individuals for the sins of institutions. As CPSR stalwart, Terry Winograd puts it, "The central division among the CPSR membership concerns the individual's relationship with society. Is it dominated by questions of rights (the 'libertarian' view) or of responsibilities (the 'progressive' view)?"
- Internet Governance
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Harry Hochheiser and Netiva Caftori , 16, 2 (Spring 1998), $3.00.
- As businesses and governments tackle questions of control over the Internet, several trends have become distressingly clear. These debates often lack significant discussion of societal issues and the needs of Internet end-users. Furthermore, the issues are often misunderstood and poorly reported. CPSR's "One Planet, One Net" focus is designed to address these concerns. By bringing attention to the issuse and their implications, and providing information that will help non-"techies" fight through the confusion of the 'Net, we hope to raise public awareness and understanding of the issues at stake. This newsletter contains a variety of perspectives on Internet Governance.
- One Planet, One Net
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Nathaniel Borenstein,15, 4 (Fall 1997), $3.00.
- This issue of the CPSR Newsletter summarizes CPSR's 1997 Annual Conference, and presents CPSR's Principles for the Internet Era,that can ensure that the Net will be used to change the human condition for the better, and can prevent or mitigate its less desirable consequences. For our global community to reach its potential in this networked world, the following principles must be understood and respected as we consider the more detailed daily questions that arise in the administration or governance of the Net.
- Telecommunications Policy Roundtable: Cutting Across Turfs to Change Public Policy
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Andy Oram, 15, 2 (Spring 1997). $3.00.
- Computer scientists have been saying for years that computers and computer networks would merge with telephones and television, the other major media of our age. Now computer/telephone technology and multimedia have raised their heads, not only as a dazzling set of products that benefit end users, but as a complex regulatory and policy arena. Over the past four years, CPSR members have taken on a new field of technology (telecommunications) and mastered its principles enough to have an impact on public thought. This issue of the newsletter offers updates on major debates such as universal service and the effect of mergers on service and competition. We also look at the alliances CPSR has made with organizations and policy-makers to see that the public interest is heard during the battles between multibillion-dollar industries.
- Computers, Government, and Access to Electronic Records
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Marsha Woodbury, 13, 2 (Summer 1995).
- Electronic Democracy.
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Steven E. Miller, 14, 2 (Summer 1996). $3.00.
- A World of Perspectives on the Growing Information Infrastructure.
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Judi Clark, 13, 1 (Winter 1995). $3.00.
- Visions of the National Information Infrastructure.
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Jeff Johnson, 12, 4 (Fall 1994). $3.00.
- Developing an Equitable and Open Information Infrastructure, A Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing Symposium: Proceedings from the DIAC '94 conference.
- Edited by Hans Klein and Coralee Whitcomb. Spring 1994, 230 pages. $25.00.
- (see listing under Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing section for description)
- Serving the Community: A Public Interest Vision of the National Information Infrastructure
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, October 1993, 30 pages.
- Focus on Computers and the Poor: A Brand New Poverty.
- The CPSR Newsletter, 11, 3 (Fall 1993). $3.00.
- The National Information Infrastructure: A Public Interest Opportunity
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Gary Chapman & Marc Rotenberg, 11, 2 (Summer, 1993). $3.00.
- Local Civic Computer Networks.
- The CPSR Newsletter, 10, 1-2 (Winter-Spring 1992). $3.00.
- Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing
Proceedings from the DIAC 2002 conference. 332 pages, $15 - See: Shaping the Network Society:
Patterns for Participation, Action and Change"
If you are interested in any issue related to information and communication technology and the public interest, such as: Libraries, The Digital Divide, Education And Learning, Networks, Privacy, Community Networks, Activism, Alternative Media, Health Informatics, Sustainability, Cyberculture, Community Technology Centers, Digital Cities, and more then you NEED a copy of the DIAC-02 proceedings!
See the Table of Contents at. http://www.scn.org/cpsr/diac-02/diac-02-contents.html
- Shaping the Network Society
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Peter Day and Doug Schuler,18, 2 (Summer 2000) .
- Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing
Proceedings from the DIAC 2000 conference. $15 - See: http://www.scn.org/cpsr/diac -oo/toc.html
- Community Space and Cyberspace: What's the Connection ?
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Brennon Martin, 15, 3 (Summer 1997), $3.00.
- This issue of the CPSR Newsletter is dedicated to the theme of the March DIAC-97 conference in Seattle. The articles examine various connections between physical community space and cyberspace -- the need to guarantee the existence of public spaces in the new commercial media channels; the use of these public cyberspaces to debate solutions to physical community-space problems; and three projects that use computer networks to address community problems.
- Community Space and Cyberspace -- What's the Connection?, A Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing Symposium: Proceedings from the DIAC '97 conference.
- Edited by Carl Page and Doug Schuler. 140 pages, $15.00.
THE INTERNET
1. There is only one Net.
2. The Net must be open and available to all.
3. People have the right to communicate.
4. People have the right to privacy.
5. People are the Net's stewards, not its owners.
6.No individuals, organizations, or governments should dominate the Net.
7. The Net should reflect human diversity, not homogenize it.
COMMUNITY NETWORKS
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Proceedings from the DIAC '92 conference.
- Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing
Proceedings from the DIAC '90 conference. - Edited by Douglas Schuler. Softcover, 262 pages. $20.00
- Includes papers on community building with voice technology, affectionate technology, computers and education, computer models and public policy, conduct codes, and virtual reality.
CYBER-RIGHTS
- Published articles by the CPSR Cyber-Rights Working Group Chair - Andy Oram
- Comments on UCITA for Florida Legislature
- October 27, 2001.
- Comments on Anti-Terrorist Legislation
- October 2, 2001.
- Statement on the September 11th Terrorist Attacks
- Cyber-Responsibilities
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Evelyn Pine and Jeff Johnson, 16, 3 (Summer 1998), $3.00.
- Cyber-responsibilities -- For some denizens of cyberspace, the flip side of the cyber-rights issue is quite unnerving. Put simply, the idea of cyber-responsibilities bugs the hell out of some of our best friends and worthy colleagues in the technology-policy public-interest community. In our view, hostility to this topic grows from a heady mix of hacker ethic, free market fever, baby boom protest nostalgia, slacker attitude and generation X rebellion. Talk of cyber-responsibilities strikes some as group think, a call for government control, or blaming individuals for the sins of institutions. As CPSR stalwart, Terry Winograd puts it, "The central division among the CPSR membership concerns the individual's relationship with society. Is it dominated by questions of rights (the 'libertarian' view) or of responsibilities (the 'progressive' view)?"
COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION
- Education Technology: A Tool for Change, A Focus for Organizing
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Netiva Caftori, 15, 1 (Winter 1997). $3.00.
- Technology has invaded our schools in more than one way. Whether schools and teachers are ready to embrace it is a different issue. Those who have chosen to integrate it into their curriculum of study are not always doing so with much prior planning. It seems as if many children do more learning about technology outside of the school's boundary or at least the school's physical walls. Many students are now able to access educational centers through distance learning and on-line facilities. Virtual communities are thus able to be formed. Is the U.S. leading the way in educational technology?
- Technology in Education: Everybody's Business.
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Judith Stern, 12, 2 (Spring 1994), $3.00.
- Computers and Social Responsibility:
A Collection of Course Syllabi - Edited by Terry Winograd and Batya Friedman. 1990, 143 pages. $15.00.
- Includes sections on social implications of computing, social analyses of computing, ethics for computer professionals, computers in the arts, computers in the military, computers in the third world, and computers in education.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
- Getting the Chad Out: Elections, Technology, and Reform
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Erik Nilsson, 19, 1 (Winter 2001)
- Emerging Democratic Communities
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Erik Nilsson , 16, 1 (Winter 1998), $3.00.
- Information-age democracies depend on technology. New, more responsive forms of governance are possible, but we become dependent on election technologies that sometimes fail. For over ten years, CPSR has conducted projects on the use of electoral computing. CPSR members have observed elections, investigated irregularities, contributed to standards documents, and been consultants to election commissions. This issue examines how technology has changed democracy. Four CPSR correspondents report on the changing technological face of democracy, from war-torn Africa to the Internet.
- Bits of the South African Election.
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Erik Nilsson,13, 1 (Winter 1995).
- Special Report on Computing and Elections.
- Election Watch, a project of the Urban Policy Research Institue and Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. 11 pages, $3.00.
ETHICS
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Elizabeth Buchanan and Netiva Caftori18, 3 (Spring 2000).
- Computers, Ethics, and Social Responsibility by Terry Winograd.
- The CPSR Newsletter, 10, 3 (Summer 1992). $3.00.
- A Conduct Code: An Ethics Code with Bite
- by Joel Wolfson. July 1990, 17 pages. $4.00. (Also appears in the DIAC '90 proceedings.)
- The greatest obstacle in applying meaningful ethical standards is that few people believe their own actions are unethical. A good conduct code must set clear specific standards for behavior which computer professionals agree are unacceptable, despite attempted rationalization. This paper provides a proposed code of conduct.
- The Tavani Bibliography of Computing, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
- By Herman Tavani
COMPUTERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Using Technology to Control the Flow of Ideas
- The CPSR Journal, 20, 1 (Summer 2002).
PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
- National ID FAQ, and Related links
- November 2001.
- Filtering FAQ
- April 6, 2001.
- Social Security Numbers FAQ
- Drawing the Blinds: Reconstructing Privacy in the Information Age
- The CPSR Newsletter, 18, 4 (Fall 2000).
- Data Privacy and P3P FAQ
- Privacy
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Mary Connors and Dave Redell, 13, 3 (Fall 1995).
- Clipper Chip
FAQ1995.
- The Police, Technology, and the Los Angeles Rebellion.
- The CPSR Newsletter, 11, 3 (Fall 1993). $3.00.
- Governmental Restrictions on the Development and Dissemination of Cryptographic Technologies.
- by David Sobel. September 1992, 6 pages. $4.00.
- This paper explores the policy issues raised by the digital signature standard proposed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It questions the role played by the National Security Agency in the development of the DSS and in cryptography policy generally.
- Telephone Privacy in the 90s: Selected CPSR publications on Calling Number ID.
- Edited by Dr. Ronni Rosenberg. July 1992, 54 pages. $15.00.
- Seventeen pieces by CPSR staff and members testimony, speeches, press releases, articles, from 1989 through 1992.
- Civil Liberties and the Electronic Frontier: Mapping the Terrain.
- Edited by Richard Civille. February 1990, 41 pages, $10.
- Conference Report of 1990 CPSR Roundtable, Sponsored by The Electronic Frontier Foundation.
- Computer Monitoring: A Threat to Privacy?
- by Karen Nussbaum (National Association of Working Women). October 1989, 4 pages. $3.00. (Also a part of the Workplace papers.)
- New technology creates capabilities in computer monitoring which make it qualitatively different from supervision in the past. Why is workplace surveillance increasing? What's wrong with computer monitoring? What can be done about it?
- Data Protection, Computers and Changing Information Practices.
- by Marc Rotenberg, Professor Mary Culnan, and Dr. Ronni Rosenberg. May 16, 1990, 23 pages. $6.00.
- Testimony before the Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture. 101st Congress, 2d Session 109.
- Privacy
- The CPSR Newsletter, 7, 4 (Fall 1989) $3
- Privacy in the Computer Age.
- by Ronni Rosenberg. January 1989, 18 pages. $5.00.
- Examines the relationship between computerized data banks and personal privacy, focusing on the conflict between the right to obtain information and the right of the individual "to be let alone."
- The National Crime Information Center: A Case Study in National Databases.
- The CPSR Newsletter, 6, 1 (Winter 1988) $3
- This paper raises critical questions about the potential benefits and dangers of federal computerized record systems.
- Sensitve not Secret: A Case Study.
- by Mary Karen Dahl. January 1988, 4 pages. $5.00
- An assessment of the Reagan Administration's attempts to shift government information policy away from civilian oversight and towards defense management.
- The CPSR Newsletter, 5, 1 (Winter 1987) $3
- The CPSR Newsletter, 4, 3 (Summer 1986) $3
RELIABILITY AND RISK
- Star Wars Still Threatens US
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Carl Page and Chris Gray, 19, 2 (Spring 2001)
- Y2K
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Marsha Woodbury, 17, 1 (Winter 1999).
- Star Wars -- Down but Not Out: Why Star Wars Still Matters
- The CPSR Newsletter, 14, 3 (Fall 1996) $3.
The 21st Century Project Report
Executive Summary of The 21st Century Project Report
WOMEN AND COMPUTING
- The CPSR Newsletter, Edited by Ellen Spertus and Evelyn Pine, 18, 1 (Winter 2000) .
- Computerization and Women's Knowledge
- by Lucy Suchman and Brigitte Jordon. August 1988, 9 pages. $4.00.
- To design technology relevant to women's concerns requires legitimizing the authority of women's knowledge and competence on their own terms. This paper explores the relationship between authoritative knowledge and the process of technology design, with particular attention to the situation of women.
COMPUTERS IN THE WORKPLACE/ PARTICIPATORY DESIGN / WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY
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Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference
Volume 1: Research Papers - Ordered by June 15, 2004 @$25, after June 15, 2004 @ $30
Volume II: Short Papers, Workshops, Tutorials, etc. - by June 15, 2004 @ $12, after June 15, 2004 @ $15
- Computers as Supervisors: Privacy and Keystroke Monitoring, by Jeff Johnson (CPSR/Palo Alto), August 1986, 2 pages.
- Computers in the Workplace Panel Discussion, January 1987, 3 pages.
- Computers in the Workplace: Annotated Bibliography, last updated January 1991, 19 pages.
- Computers in Context; Film Review, by Howie Shrobe (CPSR/Boston), May 1987 4 pages.
- National Study Group Call for Participation, June 1988, 3 pages.
- Computers in the Workplace Proposed Projects, by Eric Roberts and Paul Czyzewski, July 1989, 11 pages.
- Computer Monitoring: A Threat to Privacy? Karen Nussbaum (National Association of Working Women), October 1989, 4 pages.
- Origins of the Scandinavian School: Transparencies from PDC '90 conference. Kristen Nygaard (University of Oslo). April 1990, 75 pages. $10
MISCELLANEOUS
FTP archives of older CPSR
documents.
- A Computer & Information Technologies Platform
- by The Peace and Justice Working Group, CPSR/Berkeley
- Describes a possible program for research, development, and implementation of computer and information technologies that will move towards resolving our most pressing social needs. October 1992, 30 pages. $4.00.
- Reading "All About' Computerization:
Five Common Genres of Social Analyses - by Rob Kling
- Examines the popular, professional and scholarly literature which claims to describe the actual nature of computerization. This paper looks at 5 common genres of writing, exploring strengths and limitations of this particular form of social analysis. July 1990, 39 pages. $10.00. (Also appears in the DIAC '90 proceedings.)
- Special Issue: Recommendations for the Clinton Administration
- The CPSR Newsletter, 11, 1 (Winter 1993) $5.
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