Information can be conceptualized in two fundamentally yet
contradictory ways_it appears in the world as both a physical and a
cognitive phenomenon. The dilemma information specialists face is
similar to that of physicists who must cope with light as both a
wave and a particle. Unlike physics, however, information science
has yet to develop a unified theory that unites the contradictory
conceptions of its essential theoretical object. While there are
numerous books today that address information science as a
scholarly discipline, for the most part they assume a prior
knowledge of the field. The Problem of Information provides an
accessible introduction to the essential concepts and research
issues of information science while exploring the indeterminate
nature of information as a theoretical object. Signifying how
information science contributes to the disciplines from which it
borrows, this book provides insight into computer science,
cognitive psychology, semiotics, sociology, and political science.
Designed specifically for the beginner student new to the field of
information science.
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