Digital Information Contexts: Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Digital Information (Chandos Information Professional Series) - Softcover

Tredinnick, Luke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843341697 ISBN 13: 9781843341697

Verlag: Chandos Publishing, 2006

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Críticas:

...the breadth of focus of this book is impressive., Journal of Documentation
...a thought-provoking book. It reads easily and makes a valuable contribution to the literature on digital information and aquiring a better understanding of digital information., Online Information Review
...a must-read for all interested in the context of digital information and its place in information science., Online Information Review

Reseña del editor:

This book is an introduction to critical and theoretical perspectives on digital information. It outlines the origins of information management in nineteenth-century humanism, the adoption of scientific perspectives in the documentation and information science movements, and modern theoretical frameworks for understanding the social, cultural and political place of digital information. Digital Information Contexts is the first book aimed at information professionals to give a detailed outline of important perspectives on information and meaning, including post-structuralism and post-modernism. It explores parallels between information management and media, communication and cultural studies. Each chapter includes recommended further reading to guide the reader to further information. It is a comprehensive introduction to theoretical frameworks for understanding and studying digital information.

• General theoretical introduction to digital information management
• Explores the application of critical theory, communications and media theory to understanding digital information
• Historical and critical perspective

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• Verlag: Chandos Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1843341697
• ISBN 13: 9781843341697
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 306