Document (#18351)

Author

Merrett, C.

Title

¬The medium or the message? : a personal view of electronic information

Source

Innovation. 1996, no.13, S.11-15

Year

1996

Abstract

The intellectual level of debate about electronic information is low. There is an assumption that universal electronics would revolutionise the world's information structure. Looks at fundamental issues confronting information provision and the dissemination of knowledge such as quality, cost, relevance, overload and retrieval, with a reminder about information and civil rights

Footnote

Contribution to a special issue devoted to the role of information technology in libraries and education

Theme

Information

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