The information resources policy handbook : research for the Information Age / edited by Benjamin M. Compaine, William H. Read.
Contributor(s): Compaine, Benjamin M
| Read, William H | IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | MIT Press [publisher.] | NetLibrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, c1999Distributor: [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [1999]Description: 1 PDF (xxviii, 631 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780262270724.Subject(s): Information resources management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Information resources -- Government policy | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Information Management | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Knowledge CapitalGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification: 658.4/038 | 658.4/038 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.Summary: To understand the Information Age one must understand the concept of information as a resource. Like other basic resources, such as energy and materials, information resources are building blocks of society. But unlike energy and materials, they are far more abundant and versatile. Information resources include computers, telecommunications, the mass media, and financial services, all created or changed by the movement from analog to digital. This collection looks at the factors underlying digital technologies as well as the resulting public and strategic policy issues.
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To understand the Information Age one must understand the concept of information as a resource. Like other basic resources, such as energy and materials, information resources are building blocks of society. But unlike energy and materials, they are far more abundant and versatile. Information resources include computers, telecommunications, the mass media, and financial services, all created or changed by the movement from analog to digital. This collection looks at the factors underlying digital technologies as well as the resulting public and strategic policy issues.
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