01621nam 22003853 450 991105460510332120260116080317.09783032074171(electronic bk.)9783032074164(MiAaPQ)EBC32483429(Au-PeEL)EBL32483429(CKB)44962467900041(EXLCZ)994496246790004120260116d2025 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Making and Meanings of a Computing Reference Work Exploring the Encyclopedia of Computer Science1st ed.Cham :Springer,2025.©2026.1 online resource (135 pages)SpringerBriefs in History of Computing SeriesPrint version: Aspray, William The Making and Meanings of a Computing Reference Work Cham : Springer,c2025 9783032074164 This manuscript is about an artifact, the Encyclopedia of Computer Science (ECS).From the time that computer science was mature enough to have its own reference book until printed reference books began to be eclipsed by online products--that is, roughly the final quarter of the 20th century--ECS was the premiere reference work for this field.SpringerBriefs in History of Computing SeriesAspray William25460MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9911054605103321The Making and Meanings of a Computing Reference Work4529758UNINA