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Changing Context of Information: An Introductory Analysis - Hardcover

McGarry, K.J.

 
9780851573250: Changing Context of Information: An Introductory Analysis

Synopsis

An examination of the importance of the social and cultural context in analysing the meaning and relevance of information for the individual and society. It explores the interaction between communications technology, human information processing, the representation of information and the attendant problems of storage and transmission. The social implications of knowledge engineering are also discussed, together with the ethics of information and its relevance to the information professional of the next century.

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