Fundamentals of information studies : understanding information and its environment /
Lester, June, 1942-
Fundamentals of information studies : understanding information and its environment / June Lester and Wallace C. Koehler, Jr. - 2nd ed. - New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2007. - xix, 444 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The impact of information in society -- Fundamental concepts of information -- Information needs and information seeking behavior -- History of information technology -- Current information technology -- Societal institutions for creation, distribution, and management of information -- The information professions -- The impact of information cultures and societies -- Economics of information -- Information, power, and society -- The regulation and politics of information -- The areas and issues of information policy -- Information ethics -- Information future(s).
9781555705947 1555705944
2007012846
Information science.
Information resources.
Information services.
Information technology.
Information policy.
Information society.
Z 665 / .L535 2007
020
Fundamentals of information studies : understanding information and its environment / June Lester and Wallace C. Koehler, Jr. - 2nd ed. - New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2007. - xix, 444 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The impact of information in society -- Fundamental concepts of information -- Information needs and information seeking behavior -- History of information technology -- Current information technology -- Societal institutions for creation, distribution, and management of information -- The information professions -- The impact of information cultures and societies -- Economics of information -- Information, power, and society -- The regulation and politics of information -- The areas and issues of information policy -- Information ethics -- Information future(s).
9781555705947 1555705944
2007012846
Information science.
Information resources.
Information services.
Information technology.
Information policy.
Information society.
Z 665 / .L535 2007
020