Author : P. E. Thomas
Publisher : Information Science Reference
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,15 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Information society
ISBN : 9781466685987
"This book brings together an international and interdisciplinary forum of scholars and researchers to provide a comprehensive understanding of the role that information plays in all aspects of modern society including law enforcement, democracy, governance, finance, rural development, and more"--
Author : Arul Chib
Publisher : Springer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 15,42 MB
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9812873813
The second volume in the SIRCA book series investigates the impact of information society initiatives by extending the boundaries of academic research into the realm of practice. Global in scope, it includes contributions and research projects from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The international scholarly community has taken a variety of approaches to question the impact of information society initiatives on populations in the Global South. This book addresses two aspects— Impact of research: How is the research on ICTs in the Global South playing a role in creating an information society? (e.g. policy formulation, media coverage, implementation in practice) and Research on impact: What is the evidence for the impact of ICTs on society? (i.e. the objectives of socio-economic development). This volume brings together a multiplicity of voices and approaches from social scientific research to produce an engaging volume for a variety of stakeholders including academics, researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and those in the business and civil sectors of society.
Author : Armand Mattelart
Publisher : SAGE Publications Limited
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 28,39 MB
Release : 2003-04-03
Category : Computers
ISBN :
Mattelart unpacks the notion of the information society, and examines why it has become the dominant paradigm for social change. He also asks why the notion has come to be dominant in the absence of any critical examination of the conditions under which it has been produced.
Author : William J. Martin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 26,56 MB
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1351888889
Today, information and the technologies that store and disseminate it are producing deep-rooted and widespread changes in society - changes of the same magnitude as those that occurred during the Industrial Revolution. The purpose of this book is to give a complete picture of the information society by examining in detail the social, economic, political, and cultural roles of information and information technology. This book is effectively a second edition of the author's classic The Information Society. In it, the author illustrates the major trends in and inter-relationships between information, information and communication technologies, and the global economy and society. In tracing the direction of information-based change he reveals the implications for ordinary citizens, for the quality of everyday life, for economic and social activity, and examines the prospects of nations and trading blocs. This book provides a new way of looking at society, one that is essential for understanding social and economic structures and processes in the information age.
Author : Bruce J. MacFadden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 17,79 MB
Release : 2019-10-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108421725
Invaluable guidance on how scientists can communicate the societal benefits of their work to the public and funding agencies. This will help scientists submit proposals to the US National Science Foundation and other funding agencies with a 'Broader Impacts' section, as well as helping to develop successful wider outreach activities.
Author : Frank Webster
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 35,14 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780415282000
In the first edition of Theories of the Information Society Frank Webster set out to make sense of the information explosion, taking a sceptical look at what thinkers mean when they refer to the information society, and critically examining all the major post-war theories and approaches to informational development.
Author : Michael W. Hill
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 30,44 MB
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110935341
This new edition of Impact of Information on Society takes account of a number of new developments affecting information's impact on our lives. It also incorporates lessons to be learnt from prominent events. For example, a 'UK Freedom of Information Act', forecast in the 1st edition, is now law and so updating is necessary. The growing significance of knowledge management today requires a closer look at this field and clarification of its relation to information management. The first edition has been reviewed critically and sections have been amplified and rearranged, with new material being added where necessary. To mention just a few points: since the 1st edition, there have been amendments to copyright, data protection legislation and human rights legislation. The consequences of the enormous and growing level of use of the Internet, eMail and mobile phones (including text messaging) also requires reassessment.
Author : Barrie Gunter
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 32,73 MB
Release : 2009-11-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1780631634
The Google Generation examines original and secondary research evidence from international sources to determine whether there is a younger generation of learners who are adopting different styles of information search behaviour from older generations as a function of their patterns of use of online technologies. The book addresses the questions: might the widespread availability and use of search engines, such as Google, give rise to a different type of scholar who seeks out and utilises online information sources and thereby develops a different orientation to learning from older generations whose information seeking practices became established initially in the offline world. - Provides a one of the most comprehensive analyses yet on the evolving nature of information search behaviour - Combines a review of a wide range of international research evidence combined with original, cutting edge research - Directed towards industry end-users and policy makers as well as academics with shared scholarly interests
Author : Subhasis Chaudhuri
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 13,71 MB
Release : 2005-06-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780387255873
"Motion-free super-resolution explores new technology for image super-resolution - applying cues other than the motion cue in super-resolving a scene. This book will serve as an essential reference for both academecians and practicing engineers in the area of image processing and computer vision, as well as providing a basis for ongoing research in this field."--Jacket.
Author : Stephen D. Tansey
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 21,57 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415192125
This book is primarily intended as an undergraduate text that introduces students to the impact of modern information technology on business. It focuses upon the use of information technology on organizations of all kinds, and the way this is constrained by the wider society within which such organizations operate.
