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INFORMATION APARTHEID [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electronic redlining
1, record 1, English, electronic%20redlining
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- information apartheid 1, record 1, English, information%20apartheid
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Today's information roads charge tolls, sometimes hefty ones, that effectively bar many of those who manage to buy a second-hand computer. Telecommunications companies tend to place the new information networks in more affluent communities, bypassing... poorer rural and inner-city areas. This separating-out process is called "information apartheid." 1, record 1, English, - electronic%20redlining
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A coalition of consumers, poverty and religious groups petitioned the Federal Communications Commission ... to ban "electronic redlining", a term derived from the banking practice of refusing loans to people and businesses in areas considered ghettos. 1, record 1, English, - electronic%20redlining
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- apartheid informatique
1, record 1, French, apartheid%20informatique
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Accès discriminatoire à l'inforoute. 1, record 1, French, - apartheid%20informatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-03-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Sub-Committee on Information on Apartheid
1, record 2, English, Sub%2DCommittee%20on%20Information%20on%20Apartheid
correct, international
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
United Nations 1, record 2, English, - Sub%2DCommittee%20on%20Information%20on%20Apartheid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Sous-Comité de l'information sur l'apartheid
1, record 2, French, Sous%2DComit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27information%20sur%20l%27apartheid
correct, international
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nations Unies 1, record 2, French, - Sous%2DComit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27information%20sur%20l%27apartheid
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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