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Interest in 'Computer Literacy' Sets Off Big Textbook Boom.

Authors :
Winkler, Karen J.
Source :
Chronicle of Higher Education; 9/8/1982, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p1-22, 3p, 1 Diagram
Publication Year :
1982

Abstract

The article reports on an increase in the number of college textbooks about computer science in the U.S. About 1,000 computer-related text and reference books were published by Prentice-Hall. The number of publishers competing in the computer-science market is 175. The growth of the computer-related textbooks market is contributed by increasing enrollment in computer science courses.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00095982
Volume :
25
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Chronicle of Higher Education
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
21550077