03225nam 22007095 450 991105460510332120260113120358.03-032-07417-710.1007/978-3-032-07417-1(MiAaPQ)EBC32483429(Au-PeEL)EBL32483429(CKB)44962467900041(DE-He213)978-3-032-07417-1(EXLCZ)994496246790004120260113d2026 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Making and Meanings of a Computing Reference Work Exploring the Encyclopedia of Computer Science /by William Aspray, David Hemmendinger1st ed. 2026.Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :Imprint: Springer,2026.1 online resource (135 pages)SpringerBriefs in History of Computing,2662-30133-032-07416-9 1. An Encyclopedia of Computer Science -- 2. Audience -- 3. Stance and Style -- 4. Content -- 5. The Editorial Process.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. A second purpose of this book is to introduce with this important case study a theoretical examination of how one can study the history of a professional field through a deep examination of its reference tools (encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, yearbooks, etc.). To better understand ECS, an examination was conducted on the extensive literature about the history of encyclopedias and then used it to ask probing questions about ECS.SpringerBriefs in History of Computing,2662-3013ComputersHistoryLiteratureHistory and criticismComputers and civilizationTechnologySociological aspectsEducationData processingCultural propertyHistory of ComputingLiterary HistoryComputers and SocietyScience, Technology and SocietyComputers and EducationCultural HeritageComputersHistory.LiteratureHistory and criticism.Computers and civilization.TechnologySociological aspects.EducationData processing.Cultural property.History of Computing.Literary History.Computers and Society.Science, Technology and Society.Computers and Education.Cultural Heritage.004.09Aspray William25460MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911054605103321The Making and Meanings of a Computing Reference Work4529758UNINA