Knowledge and Information : Perspectives and Prospects
Contents: Preface. I. Fundamentals: 1. Knowledge information and wisdom. 2. Organization communication and transfer. 3. Characteristics of knowledge. 4. Cognitive and intellectual processes. 5. Utilization and growth of knowledge. II. Dimensions: 6. Time space and knowledge. 7. Change: a precursor of knowledge. 8. Knowledge in Philosophy. 9. Biological basis of information. 10. Information as physical reality. 11. Social origin of knowledge. III. Domains: 12. Social knowledge. 13. Science and scientific knowledge technology. 14. Knowledge resource and power 15. Knowledge and information as goods. 16. Information as a factor of production. 17. Information as economic signals. IV. Access and servicing: 18. Users and information processes. 19. Libraries interest and web sites. 20. Knowledge management. V. Fulfillment: 21. Knowledge society. Index.
"This comprehensive study on knowledge and information discusses the different perspectives of the field in the order of:
Fundamentals covering the nature of knowledge information wisdom ignorance data and their relationships, organizing communicating and transferring of knowledge, important characteristics of knowledge information and their effects and cognitive processes which guide our thinking and actions.
Dimensions including time space change and their effects on knowledge and society, specialists view of the origin and nature of knowledge and information as reflected in philosophy biology physical sciences and sociology.
Domains dealing with social knowledge science technology and society and economics information as resource as a commodity as a factor of production and as economics signals.
Access and servicing detailing information users profile and information processes libraries and internet and knowledge management showing how these fulfill the objectives of providing access to and servicing of knowledge and information.
The final section discussing the role of knowledge and information in establishing a knowledge society.
The book should be of interest to all those engaged in studying processing servicing and utilizing knowledge and information in different capacities." (jacket)
