Information: A Very Short Introduction (Record no. 59816)
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01566nam a22001577a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780199551378 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 306.42 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Floridi, Luciano |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Information: A Very Short Introduction |
| Statement of responsibility | Luciano Floridi |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year of publication | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xv,130 Pages |
| Other physical details | 17x11 cm |
| -- | PB |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Includes Index and Illustrations. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | From the publisher. We live in a society that is awash with information, but few of us really understand what information is. In this Very Short Introduction, one of the world's leading authorities on the philosophy of information and on information ethics, Luciano Floridi, offers an illuminating exploration of information as it relates to both philosophy and science. He discusses the roots of the concept of information in mathematics and science, and considers the role of information in several fields, including biology. Floridi also discusses concepts such as "Infoglut" (too much information to process) and the emergence of an information society, and he addresses the nature of information as a communication process and its place as a physical phenomenon. Perhaps more important, he explores information's meaning and value, and ends by considering the broader social and ethical issues relating to information, including problems surrounding accessibility, privacy, ownership, copyright, and open source. This book helps us understand the true meaning of the concept and how it can be used to understand our world. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Knowledge, Sociology of |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2019-09-29 | CRV/GPLM/Donation/141/2019 | 306.42 F628I 2010 | 62885 | Books |