information science

"Young people growing up today don't know a life without social media, smartphones, and other internet-driven technology. However, it wasn't that long ago that computers were still the size of an entire room! As it became easier and cheaper to quickly share information through computer technology, an Information Revolution began taking place. As readers explore this revolution through accessible main text, informative sidebars, and annotated quotes, they discover the people and inventions that created the digital world they know today. Historical and contemporary images give readers a deeper sense of how the ideas of the past have shaped their present"-- Provided by publisher.

This book gives an overview of healthcare jobs that depend on computer science skills.

"Readers will learn about the foundations and value of press freedom, be introduced to important investigative reports, get background on historical and recent press controversies, read how easily disinformation can spread, and discover the tools and resources available to help news consumers detect fake news and stop its spread"--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to electronic graphic organizers that discusses why they are useful, organization, how to find resources online, and how to integrate them into work.

"Whether a reader's passions fall in library science, genealogy, history, writing, or research, he or she will find something of interest in this extensive career guide. There are many, many career options under the broad scope of the fields of writing and research, and many of them don't require higher education. This guide breaks down these options, offering a long list of online and off-line resources for the determined career seeker and several first-person accounts from professionals in the field"--Provided by the publisher.

Offers teaching strategies for instruction in information literacy, discussing how to select and narrow a topic, developing a thesis statement, Boolean search strategies, organization of knowledge in academic libraries, and other related topics.

Describes a four-step process for creating a comprehensive information literacy plan for libraries, outlining the preliminary steps, offering advice on how to prepare the writing group for its task, discussing the key points of the document, and covering assessment, maintenance, and promotion. Includes support material, model plans, and a CD-ROM.

Our memory gives the human species a unique evolutionary advantage. Our stories, ideas, and innovations--in a word, our "culture"--can be recorded and passed on to future generations. Our enduring culture and restless curiosity have enabled us to invent powerful information technologies that give us invaluable perspective on our past and define our future. Today, we stand at the very edge of a vast, uncharted digital landscape, where our collective memory is stored in ephemeral bits and bytes and lives in air-conditioned server rooms. What sources will historians turn to in 100, let alone 1,000 years to understand our own time if all of our memory lives in digital codes that may no longer be decipherable?.

Explores the culture of the United States, discussing a variety of ethnic groups, family sizes, religions, and income levels, as well as sports, entertainment, literature, holidays, patriotic symbols, and more. Includes charts, maps, and illustrations.

Traces the history of information technology from the invention of scripts and alphabets to the twenty-first century, and profiles individuals who contributed to advances, including Charles Babbage, inventor of the first mechanical computer, Ada Byron, the first true programmer Samuel Morse, Alan Turing, and others.