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Industry
 Websites presented in alphabetical order A.M. Turing Award 
 This award, considered the "Nobel Prize of computing," is "given to an individual selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community. The contributions should be of lasting and major technical importance to the computer field." The site features a list of award-winners back to 1966 and information about more recent winners. From the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). http://awards.acm.org/turing/ Topics: Computers, Computers, Industries Last updated May 24, 2006 BusinessWeek: Silicon Valley Special Report
This 1997 special issue from Business Week explores the transformation of "a former patch of apricot and prune orchards into the epicenter of global technology." Reports on the beginnings, the people, the deals, and the culture of this segment of the computer industry. Includes interactive map of companies founded in the area (1960 through 1997), interviews and audio, a photo gallery, and more. From BusinessWeek online. http://www.businessweek.com/1997/34/internal.htm Topics: Computers, Computers, Industries Last updated Aug 14, 2004 Computer Scientists and Database Administrators
Description of careers in the computer science and database administration fields, covering working conditions, educational requirements, job outlook, and related topics. Includes links to profiles of other computer occupations, such as computer programmers and computer software engineers. From the Occupational Outlook Handbook, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos042.htm Topics: Computers, Jobs & Work Last updated Sep 18, 2006 The Green Grid: Library & Tools
Collection of publications from the Green Grid, "a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems." Some of the topics include cooling efficiency and the power usage effectiveness (PUE) metric, the data center infrastructure efficiency (DCiE) metric, and reduction of server power consumption. Most papers available to the public; others accessible only to members. http://www.thegreengrid.org/en/library-and-tools.aspx Topics: Computers, Energy Last updated Sep 14, 2009 NerdTV
"NerdTV is a new [2005] weekly online TV show from PBS.org [with] technology columnist Robert X. Cringely. NerdTV is ... a one-hour interview show with a single guest from the world of technology." The site features an archive with full shows (video and audio) and transcripts for guests such as "Andy Hertzfeld, the original Macintosh systems programmer" and Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive. From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). http://www.pbs.org/cringely/nerdtv/ Topics: Computers, Technology Last updated Dec 1, 2005 Slashdot: News for Nerds. Stuff That Matters.
Short and long articles on all things digital are contributed to this newsletter, which is updated daily and frequently reflects opinion on current events in the areas of computers and Internet use. Book reviews, interviews with people in the computer industry, and an "ask slashdot" question service round out this wonderful technical site. Readers can contribute as well, and guidelines are posted in the FAQ section. As a note to librarians, Slashdot also frequently covers filtering issues, and a variety of opinions can be found here. http://slashdot.org/ Topics: Computers, Computers, Industries Last updated Feb 21, 2000 |
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