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.

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 resou...