LEADER 04035oam 2200661I 450 001 9910821992003321 005 20230725031410.0 010 $a1-136-70763-8 010 $a1-283-43506-3 010 $a9786613435064 010 $a1-136-70764-6 010 $a0-203-81450-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203814505 035 $a(CKB)2670000000093888 035 $a(EBL)692355 035 $a(OCoLC)729166660 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000524776 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11355981 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524776 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10484400 035 $a(PQKB)11449845 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC692355 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL692355 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10477518 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL343506 035 $a(OCoLC)732317521 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000093888 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPerspectives on information /$fedited by Magnus Ramage and David Chapman 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in library and information science ;$v9 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-80221-2 311 $a0-415-88410-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Perspectives on Information; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Magnus Ramage and David Chapman; 2. Competing Models of Information in the History of Cybernetics: Magnus Ramage; 3. 'The Information Revolution': Taking a Long View: Chris Bissell; 4. Information, Meaning and Context: David Chapman; 5. Signs and Signals: John Monk; 6. Fundamentals of Information: Purposeful Activity, Meaning and Conceptualisation: Sue Holwell; 7. Using Information (and Exformation) to Inform Action: Paul Lefrere 327 $a8. Information and Libraries: Impact of Web 2.0: Juanita Foster-Jones9. Three Principles of Information Flow: Conversation as a Dialogue Game: Paul Piwek; 10. Quantum Information: Tony Nixon; 11. Information Policy Making: Developing the Rules of the Road for the Information Society (or the Anatomy of a Digital Economy Act): Ray Corrigan; 12. Conclusion: David Chapman and Magnus Ramage; Contributors; Index 330 $a"Information is everywhere, and defines everything in today's society. Moreover, information is a key concept in a wide range of academic disciplines, from quantum physics to public policy. However, these disciplines all interpret the concept in quite different ways. This book looks at information in several different academic disciplines - cybernetics, ICT, communications theory, semiotics, information systems, library science, linguistics, quantum physics and public policy. 'Perspectives on Information' brings clarity and coherence to different perspectives through promoting information as a unifying concept across the disciplinary spectrum. Though conceived as a contribution to the ongoing conversation between academic disciplines into the nature of information, the deliberately accessible style of this text (reflecting the authors' backgrounds at The Open University) will be make it valuable for anyone who needs to know something more about information. Given the ubiquity of information in the 21st century, that means everyone"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in library and information science ;$v9. 606 $aInformation theory 615 0$aInformation theory. 676 $a003/.54 686 $aCOM032000$aCOM031000$aCOM060000$2bisacsh 701 $aChapman$b David$g(David Alan),$f1958-$01688875 701 $aRamage$b Magnus$g(Magnus Alastair),$f1970-$01688876 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821992003321 996 $aPerspectives on information$94063460 997 $aUNINA