Book: Information Systems and the Environment - National Academies of Science

In 2001, I was asked to write a chapter for a book being published by the National Academies of Science:

A new model of global information sharing has emerged with the rise of the Internet. This new model enables information to be shared by many and among many, resulting in a many-to-many distribution pattern rather than the standard broadcast-type distribution, in which information flows from one to many. In addition, the construction of the information arises from the exchange of information rather than from an imposed hierarchy. This paper discusses the new model and demonstrates its use in the implementation of the EnviroLink Network. -- Link to Chapter