Library book stock reviews
IET Library book stock reviews for August 2010. All books reviewed are available for loan for library users to borrow.
Each month a small sample of new/donated/historical books from our library stock are picked out and reviewed by IET Library staff.
If you are a member and would like to borrow any of the items listed on this page, then please contact the library to find out the books availability or search the library online catalogue:
IET Library book stock reviews - August 2010
- Title: The Cambridge handbook of information and computer ethics.
Author: Luciano Floridi
Year: 2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Available for loan: 681.3:301 FLO
For those who are interested in the introduction of ethical aspects of the information society. The book covers discussions on a range of subjects including the history of information, professional, theories, online pornography, online harrassment and cyber warfare. It is aimed at researcher’s who wish to broaden their expertise to students who wish to study this interesting subject.
Chapters included: Ethical approaches, ethical issues in the information society, ethical issues in artificial contexts and metaethics.
- Title: Implementing mobile TV: ATSC mobile DTV, MediaFLO, DVB-H/SH, DMB, MiMAX, 3G systems, and rich media applications.
Author: Kumar A
Year: 2010
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Focal
ISBN: 9780240812878
Available for loan: 621.397 KUM
This book is exclusively dedicated to mobile TV, which is the killer application of the twenty-first century, riding on the success of 3G mobile networks, transition to digital TV, and wireless broadband. This revised second edition is a completely rewritten volume that updates technologies, services and media formats and presents all information in a practical framework.
The book is divided into four parts:
Part 1: Overview of Technologies
Part 2: Technologies for Mobile TV and Multimedia Broadcasting
Part 3: Multimedia Handsets and Related Technologies
Part 4: Content and Services on Mobile TV and Multimedia Networks
The 633 pages – while technical – do not contain any formulae or mathematical calculations that go into the design of networks. This revised edition is about the new opportunity and provides a comprehensive overview of the entire landscape, answers all your questions, and provides all the tools you need to be a meaningful player in the new markets
Chapters included: . Four new chapters have been added on ATSC Mobile DTV, MediaFLO technologies, WiMAX, and DVB-SH, while information on others such as CMMB has also been added in detail.
- Title: The Cloud Revolution: how cloud computing is transforming business and why you can't afford to be left behind.
Author: Babcock C
Year: 2010
Publisher: McGraw Hill
ISBN: 9780071740753
Available for loan: 681.327.8 BAB
Everyday business as we know it is poised for a monumental shift, courtesy of cloud computing – the biggest game-changer since the creation of the Internet itself. This book goes into excellent detail how to incorporate cloud computing into a business strategy to enjoy; dramatic cost savings, ubiquitous access, unprecedented agility and steady traffic flow.
The 252 pages are easily readable and give an excellent explanation of what’s happening and what it means to businesses, consumers and citizens.
Chapters included: Cloud revolution, the amorphous cloud, virtualization changes everything, just over the horizon, private clouds, the hybrid cloud, overcoming resistance to the cloud, IT reorganizes, dangers abound: security in the cloud, your cloud strategy: what kind of company do you want? Calculating the future, Nebula: Nasa’s strategic cloud.