Information Transfer Policy: Issues of Control and Access - Hardcover

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Information is a valuable resource. Its control and exploitation are important concerns for governments, private companies, public authorities, and the general public.
Tamara Eisenschitz presents a much-needed overview, locating information in its social context and analysing information in its various forms - technical, economic, political and personal. This in turn she relates to the media of transmission, which can have a powerful influence on information itself.
A substantive section on information issues and their current trends covers, for example, commercial exploitation of information, political and personal information, culture and entertainment, quality of provision, education as a means of raising information awareness, trends in use and their costs.
The book ends with some proposal for the future, including a call for the library and information profession to adopt a strategy on information transfer issues.
The content is informed by UK law but, throughout, comparisons are made with other EEC countries and the USA, which demonstrate the international context and application of policies. This will be an essential study and teaching textbook for courses on information science and technology.

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