BKCYETRD.RVW   961217
 
"The Cyberethics Reader", Nancy E. Willard, 1997, 0-07-070318-3, C$17.95
%A   Nancy E. Willard
%C   300 Water Street, Whitby, Ontario   L1N 9B6
%D   1997
%G   0-07-070318-3
%I   McGraw-Hill Ryerson/Osborne
%O   C$17.95 905-430-5000 905-430-5134 fax: 905-430-5020 louisea@McGrawHill.ca
%P   101
%T   "The Cyberethics Reader"
 
This is *not* a good reader on cybernetic ethics.  It isn't a collection of
essays, to begin with, it's light on discussion and scenarios, and there are no
real in-depth examinations of ethical issues in computer mediated
communications.
 
What it *is*, is a very, very good primer on netiquette.  The list of chapter
titles alone makes a handy set of behaviour guidelines (and the author
encourages you to copy and post it as such).  The discussion is light for a
debate on morality, but is just right as advice to make your activities on the
net more pleasant for you and those around you.
 
In addition, Willard has produced a document with enough breadth of scope for
the real net world.  It makes a kind of "everything I need to know I learned in
email" compendium.  (If that sounds trite, it is only because it is so true.)
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1997   BKCYETRD.RVW   961217

======================
roberts@decus.ca           rslade@vcn.bc.ca           rslade@vanisl.decus.ca
              Ceterum censeo CNA Financial Services delendam esse
  Please note the Peterson story - http://www.netmind.com/~padgett/trial.htm