Edgar A Whitley
Biographic Data
| ID | 5132891 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edgar A Whitley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edgar A |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitley |
| SIGNATURE | WHITLEY E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1779-0814 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Dynamic consent
Biomedical research is being transformed through the application of information technologies that allow ever greater amounts of data to be shared on an unprecedented scale. However, the methods for involving participants have not kept pace with changes in research capability. In an era when information is shared digitally at the global level, mechanisms of informed consent remain static, paper-based and organised around national boundaries and le…
Fixing identity? Biometrics and the tensions of material practices
Developing the Information and Knowledge Agenda in Information Systems
Information systems (IS) ironically has no real, long-standing, philosophical depth or roots in a philosophy of information or of technology, but philosophy itself has largely marginalized these subjects. Therefore this article provides a mutual updating, and argues for an integration of concepts, especially of information with that of knowledge, not least to make information and knowledge developments and applications researchable and discussabl…
How International Postgraduate Students Tackle Writing Assignments
Towards an Understanding of FLOSS
In this paper we present empirical work detailing the engagement practices of a large FLOSS project, the Digital Business Ecosystem (DBE). In common with many other FLOSS projects, the DBE project focused on the development of infrastructural software components. Infrastructures and FLOSS software exhibit multiplicity: as objects they both change and stay the same. Whilst the implications of multiplicity with respect to infrastructure have been w…
Reflections on the Academic Policy Analysis Process and the UK Identity Cards Scheme
There is an increasing rhetoric from politicians for universities to become more involved in policy analysis and policy research. In this article, we reflect on our experiences of the analysis we conducted into the legislation to introduce biometric identity cards in the United Kingdom. We highlight how our work had direct consequences for the ongoing policy deliberation around this controversial piece of legislation. In particular, we highlight …
Global and Organizational Discourse about Information Technology
Time and Information Technology
and society. In so doing, we draw on Bolter’s (1984) concept of “dee ning technology” and compare modern information technology with the mechanical clocks of the 17th and 18th centuries. Then, we present temporal impacts of information technology at three levels (individual, organizational,and social), as well as broader, theoretical issues. These four areas will be used as a framework onto which the e ve papers included in this special issue wil…
The environmental contribution of personal computers
article Free Access Share on The environmental contribution of personal computers: a state of the art report Authors: Yoni Perl London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom London School of Economics, London, United KingdomView Profile , Edgar Whitley London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom London School of Economics, London, United KingdomView Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM SIGCAS Computers and SocietyVolume 25Issue 4Dec. 199…
Two approaches to developing expert systems
Reflections on the Academic Policy Analysis Process and the UK Identity Cards Scheme
There is an increasing rhetoric from politicians for universities to become more involved in policy analysis and policy research. In this article, we reflect on our experiences of the analysis we conducted into the legislation to introduce biometric identity cards in the United Kingdom. We highlight how our work had direct consequences for the ongoing policy deliberation around this controversial piece of legislation. In particular, we highlight …
Time and Information Technology
and society. In so doing, we draw on Bolter’s (1984) concept of “dee ning technology” and compare modern information technology with the mechanical clocks of the 17th and 18th centuries. Then, we present temporal impacts of information technology at three levels (individual, organizational,and social), as well as broader, theoretical issues. These four areas will be used as a framework onto which the e ve papers included in this special issue wil…
Developing the Information and Knowledge Agenda in Information Systems
Information systems (IS) ironically has no real, long-standing, philosophical depth or roots in a philosophy of information or of technology, but philosophy itself has largely marginalized these subjects. Therefore this article provides a mutual updating, and argues for an integration of concepts, especially of information with that of knowledge, not least to make information and knowledge developments and applications researchable and discussabl…
Two approaches to developing expert systems
The environmental contribution of personal computers
article Free Access Share on The environmental contribution of personal computers: a state of the art report Authors: Yoni Perl London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom London School of Economics, London, United KingdomView Profile , Edgar Whitley London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom London School of Economics, London, United KingdomView Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM SIGCAS Computers and SocietyVolume 25Issue 4Dec. 199…
Time and Information Technology
and society. In so doing, we draw on Bolter’s (1984) concept of “dee ning technology” and compare modern information technology with the mechanical clocks of the 17th and 18th centuries. Then, we present temporal impacts of information technology at three levels (individual, organizational,and social), as well as broader, theoretical issues. These four areas will be used as a framework onto which the e ve papers included in this special issue wil…
Global and Organizational Discourse about Information Technology
Towards an Understanding of FLOSS
In this paper we present empirical work detailing the engagement practices of a large FLOSS project, the Digital Business Ecosystem (DBE). In common with many other FLOSS projects, the DBE project focused on the development of infrastructural software components. Infrastructures and FLOSS software exhibit multiplicity: as objects they both change and stay the same. Whilst the implications of multiplicity with respect to infrastructure have been w…
Reflections on the Academic Policy Analysis Process and the UK Identity Cards Scheme
There is an increasing rhetoric from politicians for universities to become more involved in policy analysis and policy research. In this article, we reflect on our experiences of the analysis we conducted into the legislation to introduce biometric identity cards in the United Kingdom. We highlight how our work had direct consequences for the ongoing policy deliberation around this controversial piece of legislation. In particular, we highlight …
How International Postgraduate Students Tackle Writing Assignments
Developing the Information and Knowledge Agenda in Information Systems
Information systems (IS) ironically has no real, long-standing, philosophical depth or roots in a philosophy of information or of technology, but philosophy itself has largely marginalized these subjects. Therefore this article provides a mutual updating, and argues for an integration of concepts, especially of information with that of knowledge, not least to make information and knowledge developments and applications researchable and discussabl…
Fixing identity? Biometrics and the tensions of material practices
Dynamic consent
Biomedical research is being transformed through the application of information technologies that allow ever greater amounts of data to be shared on an unprecedented scale. However, the methods for involving participants have not kept pace with changes in research capability. In an era when information is shared digitally at the global level, mechanisms of informed consent remain static, paper-based and organised around national boundaries and le…
Computer Science (10 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Knowledge management (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Information Systems Theories and Implementation (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works)