The information resources policy handbook : research for the Information Age /

• Other Authors: Compaine, Benjamin M., Read, William H.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, �1999.
• Subjects: Information resources management > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Gestion de l'information > Guides, manuels, etc.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Information Management.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Knowledge Capital.; Information resources management.; Informatie.; Informatiebronnen.; Informatiebeleid.; Culturele aspecten.; Economische aspecten.; Electronic books.; Handbooks and manuals.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxviii, 631 pages) : illustrations
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 0585070156; 9780585070155; 0262032643; 9780262032643; 0262270722; 9780262270724

To understand the Information Age one must understand the concept of information as a resource. Like other basic resources, such as energy and materials, information resources are building blocks of society. But unlike energy and materials, they are far more abundant and versatile. Information resources include computers, telecommunications, the mass media, and financial services, all created or changed by the movement from analog to digital. This collection looks at the factors underlying digital technologies as well as the resulting public and strategic policy issues.