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
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Information science. Information resources. Information services. Information technology. Information policy. Information society.