Information Society Studies
We are often told that we are "living in an information society" or that we are "information workers." But what exactly do these claims mean, and how might they be verified? In this important methodological study, Alistair S. Duff cuts through the rhetoric to get to the bottom of the "information society thesis." Wide-ranging in coverage, this study will be of interest to scholars in information science, communication and media studies and social theory. It is a key text for the newly-unified s…
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- Full title :Information Society Studies / Alistair S. Duff
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We are often told that we are "living in an information society" or that we are "information workers." But what exactly do these claims mean, and how might they be verified? In this important methodological study, Alistair S. Duff cuts through the rhetoric to get to the bottom of the "information society thesis." Wide-ranging in coverage, this study will be of interest to scholars in information science, communication and media studies and social theory. It is a key text for the newly-unified specialism of information society studies, and.
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- Publication Date:2013
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- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:Information Society Studies
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013
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1. Introduction. 2. The information sector version of the information society thesis. 3. The information flows version of the information society thesis. 4. The information technology version of the information society thesis 5. Synthetic methodology of the information society thesis 6. Overall conclusions. Coda: An agenda for information Society Studies. Appendix 1: Database searches. Appendix 2: Telephone interview with Youichi Ito. Appendix 3: Periodicals carrying articles on the information society between 1984 and 1997
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- Description:216 p. ; : 234 x 156 mm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780415513746, 041551374X
- oclc:ocn823377020
- Dewey Decimal:302.23
Table of Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The information sector version of the information society thesis -- 3. The information flows version of the information society thesis -- 4. The information technology version of the information society thesis 5. Synthetic methodology of the information society thesis 6. Overall conclusions -- Coda: An agenda for information Society Studies -- Appendix 1: Database searches -- Appendix 2: Telephone interview with Youichi Ito -- Appendix 3: Periodicals carrying articles on the information society between 1984 and 1997.
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