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OverviewThe ideas of information as an autonomous variable and of the primacy of theoretical knowledge have been recurrent themes in discussions of the information society. In this series of eight essays, Julian Warner provides a contrasting perspective, which together put a humanistic face on our often unconscious notions of information technology. Definitely Warner's best work to date. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Julian WarnerPublisher: Scarecrow Press Imprint: Scarecrow Press Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.30cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9780810849563ISBN 10: 0810849569 Pages: 156 Publication Date: 20 January 2004 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsWarner makes some thought-provoking points and covers topics - information retrieval, copyright, and the distinction between meta-objects and meta-language - that many librarians will find valuable. College and Research Libraries ...a book well-worth reading. Jasist ...the book is a strong, theoretical push, borrowing from a Marxist perspective, to draw a historical perspective on information technologies and their uses. The book's chapters, which actually act as stand alone essays, begin with a description of the perspective, lead into research from and with this perspective, and end with a discussion of the prominence this perspective could play in future developments...Warner's greatest contribution with this book is its attempt to rebuke the limited understanding of information technology in information science. British Journal Of Educational Technology Warner makes some thought-provoking points and covers topics - information retrieval, copyright, and the distinction between meta-objects and meta-language - that many librarians will find valuable. College & Research Libraries ...a book well-worth reading. Jasist ...the book is a strong, theoretical push, borrowing from a Marxist perspective, to draw a historical perspective on information technologies and their uses. The book's chapters, which actually act as stand alone essays, begin with a description of the perspective, lead into research from and with this perspective, and end with a discussion of the prominence this perspective could play in future developments...Warner's greatest contribution with this book is its attempt to rebuke the limited understanding of information technology in information science. British Journal Of Educational Technology Author InformationJulian Warner is a faculty member in information studies at the Queen's University of Belfast and has been a visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also the former chair of the Special Interest Group on the History and Foundations of Information Science. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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