Lester and Koehler explore the history of information technology, its effect on communication, and the current status of societal institutions that create, distribute, and manage information. Individual chapters cover the impact of information in society, fundamental concepts of information, information technology, information institutions and professions, the impact of information on cultures and societies, the economics of information, information policy, information ethics, and information futures. This is the first book geared towards undergraduate information studies programs to approach the field from a multidisciplinary perspective. The authors emphasize technological development, people’s access to and use of information, and the effect the interplay between those two components has on society’s structure and operation.
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Extremely current and well-written....It would prove useful for undergraduate and graduate students as well as general readers interested in these important topics. --ARBA, Vol 39, 2008
An updated, near-canonical array of core concepts in an accessible fashion, aimed at both undergraduate and graduate students... --Journal of the American Society of Information Science and Technology, February 2009
Debates on copyright and privacy issues, as well as intellectual property, are covered in depth. --Computers in Libraries, November/December 2007 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
An updated, near-canonical array of core concepts in an accessible fashion, aimed at both undergraduate and graduate students... --Journal of the American Society of Information Science and Technology, February 2009
Debates on copyright and privacy issues, as well as intellectual property, are covered in depth. --Computers in Libraries, November/December 2007 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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June Lester is a professor in the University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies. She has served as Associate Dean for the School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of North Texas, and Director, Office for Accreditation, of the American Library Association. She is also a past President of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) and a former member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Education for Library and Information Science.
Wallace C. Koehler, Jr. is Director and Associate Professor in the Department of Information Studies at Valdosta State University. He was Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies and has taught in the areas of government, politics, foreign policy, and international law at the University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, Maryville College, and Temple University. Koehler is active in committee service in IFLA, ALA, and ALISE and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Internet Cataloging, CyberMetrics, and Journal of the Uganda Library Association.
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I found this book to be very dry and stuffy. The subject matter was explained in such vague terms that I often didn't understand what was being said until it was explained during lectures. I told my professor that I would have gotten more out of the class without the book, as much of his time was spent trying to explain what the book was trying to say. Buy the book if you need it for a class, obviously, just don't expect to enjoy it.
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I gave it 5 stars because it's not their fault this is a boring book but it is. If you need it for class, this is the right one and it's legit. Get it and get a good grade in your class.A++ WOULD BUY AGAIN IF I HAD TO BECAUSE OF A CLASS, NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO READ IT.
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