From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in the Networked World (Paperback)

Description:

Will the emerging global information infrastructure (GII) create a revolution in communication equivalent to that wrought by Gutenberg, or will the result be simply the evolutionary adaptation of existing behavior and institutions to new media? Will the GII improve access to information for all? Will it replace libraries and publishers? How can computers and information systems be made easier to use? What are the trade-offs between tailoring information systems to user communities and standardizing them to interconnect with systems designed for other communities, cultures, and languages?

This book takes a close look at these and other questions of technology, behavior, and policy surrounding the GII. Topics covered include the design and use of digital libraries; behavioral and institutional aspects of electronic publishing; the evolving role of libraries; the life cycle of creating, using, and seeking information; and the adoption and adaptation of information technologies. The book takes a human-centered perspective, focusing on how well the GII fits into the daily lives of the people it is supposed to benefit.

Taking a unique holistic approach to information access, the book draws on research and practice in computer science, communications, library and information science, information policy, business, economics, law, political science, sociology, history, education, and archival and museum studies. It explores both domestic and international issues. The author's own empirical research is complemented by extensive literature reviews and analyses.

Christine L. Borgman is Professor and Presidential Chair in Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Visiting Professor at Loughborough University, England.

 

 

 

描述：
新興的全球資訊基礎設施（GII）是否會像古騰堡一樣，創造出一場通信革命，還是只是現有行為和機構對新媒體的演化適應？GII是否能改善所有人對資訊的存取？它是否會取代圖書館和出版商？如何使電腦和資訊系統更易於使用？在為使用者社群量身定制資訊系統和與為其他社群、文化和語言設計的系統互連之間存在什麼權衡？

本書詳細探討了GII周圍的技術、行為和政策等問題。涵蓋的主題包括數字圖書館的設計和使用；電子出版的行為和機構方面；圖書館角色的演變；創建、使用和尋找資訊的生命周期；以及資訊技術的採用和適應。本書以人為中心的觀點，關注GII對其應該受益的人們的日常生活的適應程度。

本書採用獨特的整體方法來訪問資訊，並借鑒了計算機科學、通信、圖書館和資訊科學、資訊政策、商業、經濟學、法律、政治學、社會學、歷史學、教育以及檔案和博物館研究的研究和實踐。它探討了國內和國際問題。作者自己的實證研究得到了廣泛的文獻回顧和分析的補充。

Christine L. Borgman是加州大學洛杉磯分校信息研究教授和總統講座教授，也是英國拉夫堡大學的客座教授。