The conference proceedings "R and D for the NII: Technical Challenges" obtainable from EDUCOM (nii-forum@educom.com) is one useful general resource. It would be important to collect other useful general and specialized reference books for either teachers and/or students. There are currently 10 modules listed below. |
1) The Internet and Specialized Testbeds as Prototypes of the GII (Global Information Infrastructure) |
2) Physical Network |
3) The Consumer Multimedia Enterprise: Multimedia Videogames, PC's, Settop boxes, and Workstations |
4) Digital Media: Audio, Video, Graphics and Images |
5) User, Application and Service Interfaces |
6) Client and Server High Performance Multimedia Computer Requirements and Architecture |
7) Base Software and Systems Architecture of the GII |
8) Pervasive and Niche Applications for the GII |
9) Generic Services and Middleware on the GII |
10) The Emerging GII Enterprise in Industry, Academia and Society |