Acknowledgments
Many people have helped us over the years in writing the six editions of this book. We have benefited from the advice and support of our many professional colleagues across the world and from our students, friends, and families. We would like to thank everyone who generously contributed their ideas and time to help make all of the editions of this book successful.
These include our colleagues and students at the College of Information Studies—“Maryland's iSchool”—at University of Maryland, the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory (HCIL), the Open University, and University College London. We would especially like to thank (in alphabetical first name order) all of the following individuals who have helped us over the years:
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