Starr Roxanne Hiltz
Encyclopedia
Starr Roxanne Hiltz is a retired Distinguished Professor of Information Science
/Information Systems
at New Jersey Institute of Technology
(NJIT). She, along with Murray Turoff
(her husband), are the authors of The Network Nation, a book that is described as "the seminal book that helped define the electronic frontier".
Information science
-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
/Information Systems
Information systems
Information Systems is an academic/professional discipline bridging the business field and the well-defined computer science field that is evolving toward a new scientific area of study...
at New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. It is often also referred to as Newark College of Engineering ....
(NJIT). She, along with Murray Turoff
Murray Turoff
Murray Turoff is a retired Distinguished Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology who was a key founding father of computer-mediated communication.-Career:...
(her husband), are the authors of The Network Nation, a book that is described as "the seminal book that helped define the electronic frontier".
Noteworthy Accomplishments and Awards
- Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer AwardEFF Pioneer AwardThe EFF Pioneer Award is an annual prize for people who have made significant contributions to the empowerment of individuals in using computers. Until 1998 it was presented at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., USA. Thereafter it was presented at the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference...
(1994) - Sloan-C Award for "Most Outstanding Achievement in Online Teaching and Learning by an Individual” (2004)
- Named as Fulbright-University of SalzburgUniversity of SalzburgThe University of Salzburg, or Paris Lodron University after its founder, the Prince Archbishop Paris Lodron, is located in the Austrian city of Salzburg, Salzburgerland, home of Mozart. It is divided into 4 faculties: catholic theology, law, humanities and natural science.Founded in 1622, it...
Distinguished Chair in Communications and Media (2008)