Lester and Koehler have vastly revised and expanded this brand new edition of the first textbook geared towards
undergraduate information studies to approach the field from a multidisciplinary perspective. The book s fourteen
chapters begin with The Impact of Information in Society and Fundamental Concepts of Information ; look at The
Information Professions and The Impact of Information Cultures and Societies ; and conclude with Information Ethics
and Information Futures. Appropriate emphasis is placed throughout on the history and development of information
technology. Every chapter has been thoroughly updated and revised. Expansions include two whole new chapters, one
on user behavior and the second on information, power, and society; five other chapters have been substantially
expanded. In addition, the authors have added two new features: A Learning Guide precedes each chapter and an Information
Idea draws a;ention to the application of the chapter s concepts in the real world.
Table of Contents
The impact of information in society
p. 1
Fundamental concepts of information
p. 15
Information needs and information seeking behavior
p. 39
History of information technology
p. 59
Current information technology
p. 85
Societal institutions for creation, distribution, and management of information
p. 111
The information professions
p. 149
The impact of information on cultures and societies
p. 187
Economics of information
p. 219
Information, power, and society
p. 241
The regulation and politics of information
p. 267
The areas and issues of information policy
p. 301
Information ethics
p. 333
Information future(s)
p. 379
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