TY - BOOK AU - Lester,June AU - Koehler,Wallace C. TI - Fundamentals of information studies: understanding information and its environment SN - 9781555705947 AV - Z665 .L535 2007 U1 - 020 22 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Neal-Schuman Publishers KW - Information science KW - Information resources KW - Information services KW - Information technology KW - Information policy KW - Information society N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; TOC; The impact of information in society -- Fundamental concepts of information -- Information needs and information seeking behavior -- History of information technology -- Current information technology -- Societal institutions for creation, distribution, and management of information -- The information professions -- The impact of information cultures and societies -- Economics of information -- Information, power, and society -- The regulation and politics of information -- The areas and issues of information policy -- Information ethics -- Information future(s); DIS N2 - Covers 14 chapters that 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." UR - http://www.worldcat.org/title/fundamentals-of-information-studies-understanding-information-and-its-environment/oclc/635029179&referer=brief_results ER -