Opis: Digital Information Contexts - Luke Tredinnick, Tredinnick

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.The meaning of information; Librarianship and print culture; Digital information, science and the social sciences; Digital information and computer science; Digital information, language and representation; Digital information and semiotics; Digital information and post-structuralism; Digital information and post-modernism; Digital information and complexity; Understanding digital information.

Szczegóły: Digital Information Contexts - Luke Tredinnick, Tredinnick

Tytuł: Digital Information Contexts
Autor: Luke Tredinnick, Tredinnick
Producent: Chandos Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781843341598
Rok produkcji: 2006
Ilość stron: 326
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.46 kg

Recenzje: Digital Information Contexts - Luke Tredinnick, Tredinnick