Information worlds social context, technology, and information behavior in the age of the Internet

"The authors present a multi-level theory of "Information Worlds" to investigate the ways in which information creates the social worlds of people. Building upon the foundational works of Library and Information Studies (LIS) scholar and theorist Elfreda Chatman and philosopher Jurgen...

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Main Author: Jaeger, Paul T., 1974- (-)
Other Authors: Burnett, Gary, 1955-
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Routledge 2010.
Series:Routledge studies in library and information science ; 8.
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Table of Contents:
  • Theory, information, and society
  • Information worlds
  • Information value
  • The evolution of information access and exchange
  • Public libraries in the public sphere
  • Information worlds and technological change
  • News, media, and information worlds
  • Information worlds and the political world
  • Applications of the theory of information worlds
  • The future of information theory.