Introduction to Information Science

Bawden, David; Robinson, Lyn; Saint-Exupery, Antoine de (FRW)

ISBN 10: 1555708617 / ISBN 13: 9781555708610

Verlag: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2012

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Introduction to Information Science
• Verlag: ALA Neal-Schuman
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1555708617
• ISBN-13: 9781555708610
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: good

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Inhaltsangabe

Introduced by leading international scholars and offering a global perspective on the discipline, this is designed to be the standard text for students worldwide. The authors' expert narrative guides you through each of the essential building blocks of information science offering a concise introduction and expertly chosen further reading and resources. Among the critical topics covered:

• Foundations, including the information society, historical perspectives and concepts
• Organizing and retrieving information
• Information behavior and digital literacies
• Technologies and digital libraries
• Information research and methods
• Changing contexts including publishing, e-science and digital humanities
• The future of the profession

This is the definitive textbook for students of information science, information and knowledge management, librarianship, archives, and records management worldwide. It's also an invaluable guide for students of other information-related disciplines such as museum studies, publishing, and information systems. It's a useful sourcebook for practitioners in all of these disciplines.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.