Understanding Information Systems : What They Do and Why We Need Them.

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What do librarians need to know to best meet their patron's needs? What exactly are information systems and how do they work? Information expert Ratzan uses plain language, humor, and everyday examples like baseball and arithmetic to make sense of "information systems."

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ratzan, Lee
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2004.
Temas:
Computer science > Popular works.
Information science.
Information storage and retrieval systems.
Mathematics > Popular works.
Informatique > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Sciences de l'information.
Systèmes d'information.
Mathématiques > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
information science.
information retrieval services.
information storage.
Computer science
Information science
Information storage and retrieval systems
Mathematics
Popular works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1
  • Describing Information; Chapter 2
  • Representing Information; Chapter 3
  • Organizing Information; Chapter 4
  • Retrieving Information; Chapter 5
  • Networking Information; Chapter 6
  • Securing Information; Chapter 7
  • Concealing Information; Chapter 8
  • Measuring Information; Chapter 9
  • Counting Information; Chapter 10
  • Numbering Information; Chapter 11
  • Managing Information; Chapter 12
  • The Computer as an Information System; Chapter 13
  • The Internet as an Information System; Chapter 14
  • Music as an Information System.
  • Chapter 15
  • Interpreting InformationChapter 16
  • Counterintuitive Information; Appendix A
  • Which Librarian Has the Server?; Appendix B
  • The Square Root of Two Is Irrational; Appendix C
  • Who's on First?; Answers to Selected Exercises; References; Index.

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