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100	1		_aCarr, Nicholas
245	1	4	_aThe big switch : _brewiring the world, from Edison to Google _cby Nicholas Carr
260			_aNew York : _bW.W. Norton & Company, _c©2008
300			_a288 p. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_t1. Burden's wheel
505	0		_t2. The inventor and his clerk
505	0		_t3. Digital millwork
505	0		_t4. Goodbye, Mr. Gates
505	0		_t5. The White City
505	0		_t6. World Wide Computer
505	0		_t7. From the many to the few
505	0		_t8. The great unbundling
505	0		_t9. Fighting the net
505	0		_t10. A spider's web
505	0		_t11. iGod
520			_aA hundred years ago, companies stopped producing their own power with steam engines and plugged into the newly built electric grid. The cheap power pumped out by electric utilities not only changed how businesses operated but also brought the modern world into existence. Today a similar revolution is under way. Companies are dismantling their private computer systems and tapping into rich services delivered over the Internet. This time it's computing that's turning into a utility. The shift is already remaking the computer industry, bringing new competitors like Google to the fore and threatening traditional stalwarts like Microsoft and Dell. But the effects will reach much further. Cheap computing will ultimately change society as profoundly as cheap electricity did. Here, business journalist Carr weaves together history, economics, and technology to explain why computing is changing--and what it means for all of us.--From publisher description.
650		0	_aComputers and civilization
650		0	_aInformation technology
650		0	_aTechnological innovations
650		0	_aInternet
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