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Fundamentals of Information Studies: Understanding Information and Its Environment - 2nd Edition

Name: Fundamentals of Information Studies: Understanding Information and Its Environment - 2nd Edition
Author: Lester, June
ISBN: 9781555705947

by Lester, June

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Overview

Designed for undergraduate information studies students, this textbook examines the history of information technology and its effect on communication. Lester (library and information studies, University of Oklahoma) and Kohler (information studies, Valdosta State University) specifically consider the current state of the institutions creating, distributing, and managing information, and address the cultural, technological, economic, ethical, and policy issues influencing their performance. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Synopsis

Lester and Koehler have vastly revised and expanded this brand new edition of the first textbook geared towards undergraduate information studies to approach the field from a multidisciplinary perspective. The book s fourteen chapters begin with The Impact of Information in Society and Fundamental Concepts of Information ; look at The Information Professions and The Impact of Information Cultures and Societies ; and conclude with Information Ethics and Information Futures. Appropriate emphasis is placed throughout on the history and development of information technology. Every chapter has been thoroughly updated and revised. Expansions include two whole new chapters, one on user behavior and the second on information, power, and society; five other chapters have been substantially expanded. In addition, the authors have added two new features: A Learning Guide precedes each chapter and an Information Idea draws a;ention to the application of the chapter s concepts in the real world.