The information society : a study of continuity and change

In this updated book the information society is explored in the light of the economic and social pressures which are placed upon information gatherers and keepers.

Part 1. The historical dimension. -- 1. From script to print. -- 2. Mass media and new technology. -- Part 2. The economic dimension. -- 3. The information market-place. -- 4. Access to information. -- Part 3. The political dimension. -- 5. Information rich and information poor. -- 6. Information, the state and the citizen. -- Part 4. The information profession. -- 7. The information profession: a domain delineated. -- Afterword. An information society?