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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Katriina Byström , Jannica Heinström , Ian RuthvenPublisher: Facet Publishing Imprint: Facet Publishing ISBN: 9781783302758ISBN 10: 1783302755 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 26 March 2019 Audience: Adult education , College/higher education , Further / Higher Education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of figures Contributors Foreword: Situating the role of information in the messy and complex context of the workplace Annemaree Lloyd 1 Work and information in modern society: a changing workplace Katriina Byström, Jannica Heinström and Ian Ruthven 2 Information activities and tasks Elaine G. Toms 3 Information culture Gunilla Widén and Jela Steinerová 4 Information management 81 Elena Macevičiūtė and Eric Thivant 5 Information artefacts Katriina Byström and Nils Pharo 6 Information attributes Diane Rasmussen Pennington and Ian Ruthven 7 Workplace Information Environment – challenges and opportunities for research Katriina Byström, Jannica Heinström and Ian Ruthven IndexReviews'...this is a gripping account of how information works in the modern workplace. The act of reading it is unlikely to leave any information professional unchanged, and will provide them with a base on which to observe, redesign and discuss information management systems and services in their environment.'- Dion Lindsay, Managing Director, Real Knowledge Management (DLC Ltd), k&im Refer * KIM Refer * 'Overall, Information at Work is a thought-provoking and highly accessible overview of core principles governing the information landscape and our interactions with and within it. Each chapter provides a different angle from which we can appreciate the challenges and dividends associated with dealings with information in practice; the range of angles ensures that practitioners across the fields of library and information professions will find applications to their professional (and personal) lives.' -- Catherine Chorley * Catalogue & Index * '...this is a gripping account of how information works in the modern workplace. The act of reading it is unlikely to leave any information professional unchanged, and will provide them with a base on which to observe, redesign and discuss information management systems and services in their environment.'- Dion Lindsay, Managing Director, Real Knowledge Management (DLC Ltd), k&im Refer * KIM Refer * Overall, Information at Work is a thought-provoking and highly accessible overview of core principles governing the information landscape and our interactions with and within it. Each chapter provides a different angle from which we can appreciate the challenges and dividends associated with dealings with information in practice; the range of angles ensures that practitioners across the fields of library and information professions will find applications to their professional (and personal) lives. -- Catherine Chorley * Catalogue & Index * '...this is a gripping account of how information works in the modern workplace. The act of reading it is unlikely to leave any information professional unchanged, and will provide them with a base on which to observe, redesign and discuss information management systems and services in their environment.'- Dion Lindsay, Managing Director, Real Knowledge Management (DLC Ltd), k&im Refer * KIM Refer * Author InformationKatriina Byström, Oslo and Akershus University College and University of Borås. Jannica Heinström, Åbo Akademi. Ian Ruthven, Professor of Information Seeking and Retrieval, University of Strathclyde. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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