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Understanding information systems : what they do and why we need them /

In a world awash in data, information systems help provide structure and access to information. Since libraries build, manage, and maintain information systems, librarians and LIS students are often propelled onto the front lines of interactions between library users and technology. But what do libr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ratzan, Lee
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : American Library Association, 2004.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Describing information
  • Representing information
  • Organizing information
  • Retrieving information
  • Networking information
  • Securing information
  • Concealing information
  • Measuring information
  • Counting information
  • Numbering information
  • Managing information
  • The computer as an information system
  • The Internet as an information system
  • Music as an information system
  • Interpreting information : numbers as meanings
  • Counterintuitive information.