Introduction to Information Technology

As the growth in electronic information begins to demand a new philosophy of the nature and function of information so also the activities of the information professional must, in this setting at least, change and adapt. No longer able to adopt custodial role in managing and organizing the materials and artifacts of information, the librarian or information scientist must adopt a facilitating strategy, aimed at creating the conditions for a user to negotiate the information sphere successfully. This book will prove highly informative to all the media persons and general public alike.