Fundamentals of information studies
Subtitle: understanding information and its environment
By: June Lester, Wallace C. Koehler, Jr.
Contributors: Koehler, Wallace C.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781555705947
Subjects: Information science; Information resources; Information services; Information technology; Information policy; Information society
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The impact of information in society; title: Fundamental concepts of information; title: Information needs and information seeking behavior; title: History of information technology; title: Current information technology; title: Societal institutions for creation, distribution, and management of information; title: The information professions; title: The impact of information cultures and societies; title: Economics of information; title: Information, power, and society; title: The regulation and politics of information; title: The areas and issues of information policy; title: Information ethics; title: Information future(s).