Key principles of the good information society.
(2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duff, A. (2015). Key principles of the good information society. In P. Kommers, & P. Isaias (Eds.), Proceedings of 13th IADIS International Conference on e-Society (175-182)
All Outputs (83)
The information society. (2015)
Book Chapter
Duff, A. (2015). The information society. In International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (83-89). ElsevierNo abstract available.
How do public libraries demonstrate their impact upon citizenship development in the UK? : results of a focus group methodology. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Appleton, L., Hall, H., Duff, A., & Raeside, R. (2015, July). How do public libraries demonstrate their impact upon citizenship development in the UK? : results of a focus group methodology. Paper presented at 11th Northumbria International Conference onThere is a general acceptance that public libraries contribute to ‘community’, and at least have the potential to have a very positive impact on civil society. (Varheim, 2007). As both a central meeting space, and a place from which public services a... Read More about How do public libraries demonstrate their impact upon citizenship development in the UK? : results of a focus group methodology..
The role of the census in public policy-making: information practices of policy makers (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Killick, L., Deakin, M., Duff, A., & Hall, H. (2015, June). The role of the census in public policy-making: information practices of policy makers. Paper presented at Information: interactions and impact 2015No abstract available.
Cyber-Green: idealism in the information age (2015)
Journal Article
Duff, A. S. (2015). Cyber-Green: idealism in the information age. Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, 13(2), 146-164. https://doi.org/10.1108/jices-10-2014-0049Purpose This paper retrieves relevant aspects of the work of idealist thinker T.H. Green in order to improve comprehension of, and policy responses to, various dilemmas facing contemporary ‘information societies’. Design/methodology/approach The... Read More about Cyber-Green: idealism in the information age.
Winning research grants. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duff, A. (2015, March). Winning research grants
The population census: an analysis of its role in a good society (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Killick, L., Duff, A., Deakin, M., & Hall, H. (2015, February). The population census: an analysis of its role in a good society. Paper presented at 11th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and SocietyNo abstract available.
The good information society. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duff, A. (2014, November). The good information society. Presented at International Conference on the Information Society, Marriott Hotel, London Heathrow Airport
Information. (2014)
Book Chapter
Duff, A. (2014). Information. In The Encyclopedia of Political Thought, 1833-1835. Wiley-Blackwell. doi:10.1002/9781118474396.wbept0511It is safe to say that information has not hitherto been a central concept of political philosophy. Apart from occasional flashes – from ancient Greek speculations on the political significance of logos (translatable in some contexts as “information”... Read More about Information..
Needing NoDI (normal democratic information)? The problem of information poverty in post-industrial society (2014)
Journal Article
Duff, A. S. (2015). Needing NoDI (normal democratic information)? The problem of information poverty in post-industrial society. Information, Communication and Society, 18(1), 63-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2014.934389The paper addresses one of the main paradoxes of post-industrial society: information poverty. While digital divides of various types have been extensively theorized and researched, the actual condition of the information poor – those at the wrong en... Read More about Needing NoDI (normal democratic information)? The problem of information poverty in post-industrial society.
Time to close curtains on Big Brother. (2014)
Newspaper / Magazine
Duff, A. (2014). Time to close curtains on Big Brother
Achtung informatization! The information society and its problems. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duff, A. (2014, March). Achtung informatization! The information society and its problems
Refusing to eat ‘the most effortless food’: Reflections on the absence of photography in opinion pages and the use of the image within ePunditry. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Forrest, E., & Duff, A. (2014, March). Refusing to eat ‘the most effortless food’: Reflections on the absence of photography in opinion pages and the use of the image within ePunditry. Paper presented at Helsinki Photomedia 2014
Pundit for post-industrial times? Walter Lippmann as an information society theorist. (2013)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (2013). Pundit for post-industrial times? Walter Lippmann as an information society theorist. Information, Communication and Society, 16, 967-988. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2012.755209Walter Lippmann (1889–1974) was perhaps the most prominent pundit of the late-industrial era. His place in the annals of journalism is secure, but his legacy should not stop there. The article argues for a fresh interpretation of Lippmann as an early... Read More about Pundit for post-industrial times? Walter Lippmann as an information society theorist..
Monitoring information security risks within health care (2013)
Journal Article
van Deursen, N., Buchanan, W. J., & Duff, A. (2013). Monitoring information security risks within health care. Computers and Security, 37, 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2013.04.005This paper presents an overview of possible risks to the security of health care data. These risks were detected with a novel approach to information security. It is based on the philosophy that information security risk monitoring should include h... Read More about Monitoring information security risks within health care.
Is electronic punditry the future and should we welcome it? (2013)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (2013). Is electronic punditry the future and should we welcome it?. All Media Scotland,
A normative theory of the Information society (2012)
Book
Duff, A. (2012). A normative theory of the Information society. Abingdon: Routledge
Review of "The Handbook of Internet Studies" (2012)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (2012). Review of "The Handbook of Internet Studies". European Journal of Communication, 27, 97-101. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323111433409
The great information society debate. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duff, A. (2011, November). The great information society debate
The Rawls-Tawney theorem and the digital divide in postindustrial society (2011)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (2011). The Rawls-Tawney theorem and the digital divide in postindustrial society. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 62, 604-612. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.21470The digital divide continues to challenge political and academic circles worldwide. A range of policy solutions is briefly evaluated, from laissez-faire on the right to “arithmetic” egalitarianism on the left. The article recasts the digital divide a... Read More about The Rawls-Tawney theorem and the digital divide in postindustrial society.