Fundamentals of Information Studies: Understanding Information and Its Environment

Designed for undergraduate information studies students, this textbook examines the history of information technology and its effect on communication. Lester (library and information studies, University of Oklahoma) and Kohler (information studies, Valdosta State University) specifically consider the current state of the institutions creating, distributing, and managing information, and address the cultural, technological, economic, ethical, and policy issues influencing their performance. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

• Author
• June Lester, Wallace C. Koehler Jr.

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 444

• Publisher
• Neal-Schuman Publishers

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781555705947

• Genres
• reference

• Release date
• 2007