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Understanding information systems what they do and why we need them
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Title
Understanding information systems [electronic resource] : what they do and why we need them / Lee Ratzan.
ISBN
0838908683 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Chicago : American Library Association, 2004.
Physical Description
xvi, 253 p. : ill.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-245) and index.
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
Counter-intuitive information.
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