Fundamentals of Information Studies: Understanding Information and Its Environment

by June Lester, Wallace C. Koehler Jr., Wallace C. Koehler

Designed for undergraduate information studies students, this textbook examines the history of information technology and its effect on communication. Lester (library and information studies, University of Oklahoma) and Kohler (information studies, Valdosta State University) specifically consider the current state of the institutions creating, distributing, and managing information, and address the cultural, technological, economic, ethical, and policy issues influencing their performance. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Genres: Nonfiction, Library Science

306 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2003

Reviews

[Christa]

This book was a great resource for me throughout graduate school. It gave the history of many technologies, explained the process and flow of information, and defined future problems for proponents of the dissemination, retrieval, and storage of information. Basically, it's a great history lessons on the subject of all things related to the mobility of information.

[Katy]

For The Information Environment. Read most of the chapters assigned.

[Eric]

I loved this book!