The storage of information lies within the basic components called
binary devices, and at present, storage media falls into two
categories-random and serial (or sequential) access-which require
different amounts of time to access a given piece of data. The
typical serial-access medium is magnetic tape, which has a storage
density that has increased considerably over the years. Vast
quantities of source data are collected, digitized, and compressed
automatically by means of unique instruments in fields such as
astronomy, environmental monitoring, scientific experimentation and
modelling, and national security. Information capture that is
generated by an individual, in the form of packages of symbols
called documents, is accomplished by manual and, increasingly,
automatic techniques. Data that is entered into instruments
manually, such as keyboard strikes, is a process that is
comparatively slow and error-prone and often requires the use of
computer programs with supporting editing software for formatting,
grammar, spelling, and more. With the evolution of technology and
its impact on human society, the social sciences have begun to
describe this new version of society as a post-industrial or the
information/knowledge society. Such terms attempt to capture the
unprecedented development and use of information and communication
technologies and the fact that information generation, processing,
and transmission have become the fundamental sources of
productivity and power. An exploration into the impacts of the
modern knowledge society on the ways in which academic researchers
utilize, distribute, and record data from their fields of study is
necessary for further comprehension, protection, and maintenance of
this ever-expanding body of information. Information Literacy
Skills and the Role of Social Media in Disseminating Scholarly
Information in the 21st Century analyzes the various factors of
information literacy skill for disseminating scholarly information
in the 21st century and increases the awareness level of social
media use by researchers for sharing information. Covering topics
such as information literate pedagogy, information literacy
instruction, and ICT and learning in the knowledge society, this
book is ideal for librarians, teachers, research scholars, students
of library and information science, knowledge mangers, and
information scientists.
General
Imprint: |
IGI Global
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2023 |
Editors: |
C. Baskaran
• S Dhanavandan
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Dimensions: |
279 x 216mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-66848-805-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-66848-805-1 |
Barcode: |
9781668488058 |
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