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Information society

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Digital Divide Network: Information, tools, and resources addressing the digital divide resulting from developments in technology, literacy and learning, and economic development. The role of individuals and organisations in bridging the divide is emphasised, and articles and case studies relating to global government policy and initiatives in this area are given.
Author: Digital Divide Network
Subjects: information society, information technology, technology impact
DeweyClass: 303.483
Resource type: articles, news
Electronic Government Services for the 21st Century: Report examining the potential of electronic delivery of government services, and proposing a strategy to achieve beneficial results. Argues that government electronic services must be user led, that there is a need to involve private and voluntary sectors, and that new structures are required to ensure the electronic transformation takes place. Report is presented in PDF or plain text formats.
Author: UK Government
Subjects: electronic data interchange, information society
DeweyClass: 351.41
Resource type: document
ESIS Knowledge Base: Aims at providing a tool for knowledge, communication, partnership and the promotion of best practice in the development of the Information Society. Involves an inventory of projects, the monitoring and regular analysis of new regulations, developing a collection of basic facts on Information Society developments and a permanent overview of public and private promotional actions and initiatives aimed at favouring the development of the Information Society.
Author: European Commission Information Society Project Office
Subjects: information society
DeweyClass: 303.483
Resource type: documents
How Much Information?: Attempts to measure the annual production of information content by storage media type. Coverage includes print resources, film, optical and magnetic storage, the Internet, and broadcast media. Estimates total production at around 250 megabytes for every human on earth, and argues that digital information accounts for the vast majority, with print documents only making up 0.003 percent of the total quantity produced. Concludes that better understanding and tools are required to make use of the ever-increasing supply of information, and to avoid total information overload.
Author: University of California Berkeley School of Information Management and Systems
Subjects: information retrieval, information society
DeweyClass: 303.483
Resource type: documents
Information Policy: General Resources: Index to online resources classified by country in the fields of information policy, community networking, copyright and intellectual property and the information society.
Author: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Subjects: information management in libraries, information society
DeweyClass: 658.4
Resource type: index
Information Society Website: European Commission initiative to support, promote and orient private and public action in the field of the information society. Facilitates contacts between potential partners, raises awareness and provides a forum for pooling solutions.
Author: European Commission
Subjects: digital library programmes, european business, information society
DeweyClass: 025.0
Resource type: documents
IST Programme: Information Society Technologies: A programme of the European Union's Fifth RTD Framework Programme, 1998-2002. Aims to develop the information society for Europe by accelerating its emergence and by ensuring that the needs of individuals and enterprises are met. Details of community funded research in information and communication technology are provided.
Author: CORDIS: Community Research and Development Information Service
Subjects: information society
DeweyClass: 303.483
Resource type: documents
QuickLinks: Set of links to news items about legal and regulatory aspects of Internet and the information society, particularly those relating to information content, market and technology. Covers topics such as computer crime, consumer protection, Internet access and use, and protection of minors.
Author: Swetenham, Richard
Subjects: data privacy, information society, internet regulation - law
DeweyClass: 343
Resource type: index
Rob Kling: Professor of Information Systems and Information Science: Offers a variety of publications exploring the social aspects of computerisation (social informatics). Covers aspects of the digital economy, computers in the work place, and systems development. Additional information is provided by links to journals such as The Information Society, where contents, abstracts, and selected full text articles are available.
Author: Kling, Rob
Subjects: computer science education, information society
DeweyClass: 303.483
Resource type: documents
Social Functions of Digital Libraries: Designing Information Resources for Virtual Communities: Conference paper (January 1999) which explores the nature of digital libraries as social institutions, and suggests an agenda for action for librarians and information science. It asserts that the future of libraries will be determined more by intellectual property policy than by technology, as it is not information per se that is valuable, but the modes of access and use of information by individuals and groups that create value; and these in turn are controlled by intellectual property policy.
Author: Lyman, Peter
Subjects: digital library design, information society, intellectual property
DeweyClass: 025.0
Resource type: article
UNESCO Observatory on the Information Society: Provides news items about the ethical, legal and societal challenges brought about by new technologies. Offers information on national and international changes within the Information Society with four main themes, Privacy and Confidentiality, Content Regulation, Multilingualism, and Access to Public Domain Information.
Author: UNESCO
Subjects: communication studies, information society, technology impact
DeweyClass: 303.483
Resource type: news index