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The New Information Revolution A Reference Handbook

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title	:	The New Information Revolution : A Reference Handbook Contemporary World Issues
author	:	Gay, Martin.
publisher	:	ABC-CLIO
isbn10 | asin	:	0874368472
print isbn13	:	9780874368475
ebook isbn13	:	9780585030647
language	:	English
subject	Information superhighway, Information technology, Digital communications, Information society.
publication date	:	1996
lcc	:	ZA3225.G39 1996eb
ddc	:	303.48/33
subject	:	Information superhighway, Information technology, Digital communications, Information society.

Other Titles in ABC-CLIO's CONTEMPORARY WORLD ISSUES Series Abortion, 2d ed. Marie Costa American Homelessness, 2d ed. Mary Ellen Hombs America's International Trade E. Willard Miller and Ruby M. Miller Animal Rights Clifford J. Sherry Childhood Sexual Abuse Karen L. Kinnear Children's Rights Beverly C. Edmonds and Wm. R. Fernekes Domestic Violence Margi Laird McCue Gangs Karen L. Kinnear Gay and Lesbian Rights David E. Newton Global Development William Savitt and Paula Bottorf Gun Control Earl R. Kruschke Legalized Gambling William N. Thompson Organized Crime Patrick J. Ryan The Ozone Dilemma David E. Newton Rape in America Rob Hall The Religious Right Glenn H. Utter and John W. Storey Sports Ethics Lawrence H. Berlow United States Immigration E. Willard Miller and Ruby M. Miller Violence and the Media David E. Newton Violent Children Karen L. Kinnear Wilderness Preservation Kenneth A. Rosenberg

Books in the Contemporary World Issues series address vital issues in today's society such as terrorism, sexual harassment, homelessness, AIDS, gambling, animal rights, and air pollution. Written by professional writers, scholars, and nonacademic experts, these books are authoritative, clearly written, up-to-date, and objective. They provide a good starting point for research by high school and college students, scholars, and general readers, as well as by legislators, businesspeople, activists, and others. Each book, carefully organized and easy to use, contains an overview of the subject; a detailed chronology; biographical sketches; facts and data and/or documents and other primary-source material; a directory of organizations and agencies; annotated lists of print and nonprint resources; a glossary; and an index. Readers of books in the Comtemporary World Issues series will find the information they need in order to better understand the social, political, environmental, and economic issues facing the world today.

THE NEW INFORMATION REVOLUTION A Reference Handbook Martin K. Gay CONTEMPORARY WORLD ISSUES ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado Oxford, England

Copyright 1996 by Martin K. Gay All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gay, Martin K., 1950 The new information revolution : a reference handbook / Martin K. Gay p. cm.(Contemporary world issues series) Includes bibliographical references and index 1. Information superhighway. 2. Information technology. 3. Digital communications. 4. Information society. I. Title. II. Series ZA3225.G39 1996 303.48'33--dc20 96-28832 ISBN 0-87436-847-2 02 01 00 99 98 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 ABC-CLIO, Inc. 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper . Manufactured in the United States of America

Page vii Contents Preface xi 1 New Information Revolution 1 Introduction 1 The Information Revolution: Some Definitions 2 Digital: Information's Common Language 4 Electronic Communication, Instantaneous Contact 5 Analog and Digital: Two Ways To Measure Information 6 Telecommunications: Merging Technologies and Goals

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