Only Connect: Shaping Networks and Knowledge for the New Millennium - Hardcover

Haywood, Trevor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857392167 ISBN 13: 9781857392166

Publisher: K G Saur Verlag, 1999

Synopsis

If the second half of the 20th century is the "age of information", Trevor Haywood identifies the last decade as the "age of connectivity", when the environments that we construct to share knowledge and stay in touch will become increasingly vital. The author argues that human interaction is the key to creating knowledge from information and uses international examples to illustrate his arguments, discussing issues as diverse as education and data protection along the way.

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From the Author

Exploring `the defining moments' of our lives.
In `Only Connect' I explore the forces at work in the way we `connect' to share information and knowledge. The central theme of the book explores just how `transforming' information and communication technologies are in relation to the `defining' moments of our lives. Chapters on telecommunication and the Internet explore the many changes these technologies are going through, while chapters on the seminal moment, changing spaces and the connecting organisation explore the human response to these, including new constructions of speed, anxiety and urgency.

Edition details

• Publisher: K G Saur Verlag
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857392167
• ISBN 13: 9781857392166
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 296