Description
Covers topics from what the dark web is, to how it works, to how you can use it, to some of the myths surrounding it. Casting Light on the Dark Web: A Guide for Safe Exploration is an easy-to-read and comprehensive guide to understanding how the Dark Web works and why you should be using it! Readers will be led on a tour of this elusive technology from how to download the platform for personal or public use, to how it can best be utilized for finding information. This guide busts myths and informs readers, while remaining jargon-free and entertaining. Useful for people of all levels of internet knowledge and experience.
About the Author
Matthew Beckstrom was born and raised in Montana. He received an Associate's degree in Computer Science from the University of Montana, and then later, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Montana State University. After working in various technology jobs, he finally settled into the job of systems manager at the Lewis & Clark Library in Helena in 1999. In 2012, he received his Master's degree in Information Science from the University of North Texas after receiving a grant from the Montana State Library to attend library school. Brady Lund is a PhD student at Emporia State University's School of Library and Information Management. He holds a Master's of Library Science from Emporia State and a Bachelor's in Communication Science and Disorders from Wichita State University. He has previously published articles in several major Library and Information Science Journals on topics ranging from information security to knowledge organization and initially presented on the topic of the dark web at the 2017 American Library Association Annual Conference.
Reviews
At once a history, a primer, a recipe book and an ethical advisory, Casting Light on the Dark Web: A Guide for Safe Exploration dispels the myths about the anonymous web and provides reliable guidelines for using the various dark web platforms to enhance user privacy and security in libraries and beyond. -- Deborah Caldwell-Stone, interim director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom and the Freedom to Read
Book Information
ISBN 9781538120934
Author Matthew Beckstrom
Format Hardback
Page Count 132
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 345g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 161mm * 16mm
About the Author
Matthew Beckstrom was born and raised in Montana. He received an Associate's degree in Computer Science from the University of Montana, and then later, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Montana State University. After working in various technology jobs, he finally settled into the job of systems manager at the Lewis & Clark Library in Helena in 1999. In 2012, he received his Master's degree in Information Science from the University of North Texas after receiving a grant from the Montana State Library to attend library school. Brady Lund is a PhD student at Emporia State University's School of Library and Information Management. He holds a Master's of Library Science from Emporia State and a Bachelor's in Communication Science and Disorders from Wichita State University. He has previously published articles in several major Library and Information Science Journals on topics ranging from information security to knowledge organization and initially presented on the topic of the dark web at the 2017 American Library Association Annual Conference.
Reviews
At once a history, a primer, a recipe book and an ethical advisory, Casting Light on the Dark Web: A Guide for Safe Exploration dispels the myths about the anonymous web and provides reliable guidelines for using the various dark web platforms to enhance user privacy and security in libraries and beyond. -- Deborah Caldwell-Stone, interim director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom and the Freedom to Read
Book Information
ISBN 9781538120934
Author Matthew Beckstrom
Format Hardback
Page Count 132
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 345g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 161mm * 16mm
