The Information Society - A Study of Continuity and Change

List of contents

PART 1: THE HISTORICAL DIMENSION 1. From script to print 2. Mass media and new technology PART 2: THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION 3. The information market-place 4. Access to information PART 3: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION 5. Information rich and information poor 6. Information, the state and the citizen PART 4: THE INFORMATION PROFESSION 7. The information profession: A domain delineated 8. Afterword: An information society?

Summary

The latest edition of this standard work has been fully updated to take account of the changing landscape and technological developments since 2008. The Information Society explores the information revolution that continues to gather pace, as the understanding and management of information becomes even more important in a fast-changing world.

Product details

• Authors: John Feather
• Publisher: Facet Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.03.2013
• EAN: 9781856048187
• ISBN: 978-1-85604-818-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 234 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 386 g
• Series: Facet Publications (All Titles; The Facet LIS Textbook Collection
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system