Synopsis
Expanding communication technologies (such as computers and telecommunications services) are changing the world we live in by contributing to an emerging information society. How do new information age concepts enter the traditional environment? How are schools, occupations, and the media affected by the expansion of information capabilities? Williams (and other well known contributors) examine an information age economy as an exemplar considering such questions as: What methods should be used in studying an information society? What generalizations can be made? What lessons can be learned? Practical and pertinent examples in this well-researched volume illustrate ways to integrate these studies into everyday political, economic, and cultural life. Measuring the Information Society will interest researchers involved in measuring change relative to information society concepts; and economic and social planners. "The writing is succinct, the graphics and tabulations are excellent, and the bibliography is extensive. The narrow and specialized focus of this volume makes it most appropriate for upper-division and graduate collections." --Choice "This book is a welcome addition to the literature on the information society and its growth in the U.S. . . . The work will be of interest to non-economists and policymakers." --Information Economics and Policy "Overall, the book is a stimulating case study of an issue that has major national implications in the United States. It uses diverse methodologies and diverse sources and synthesizes it all very well." --Canadian Journal of Communication