Perspectives in Information Science

Opening Remarks.- Anthony Debons.- Dafydd E. Morgan.- Tilo Kester.- Herbert S. White.- Tutorials.- Group 1: Nature of Information.- Group 2: Information Technology and Human Needs.- Group 3: Social Impacts of Information.- Group 4: Professional Aspects.- 1: Nature and Function of Information.- Editorial Summary.- Information: One Label, Several Bottles.- Human Dimensions of Information Need.- Information and Metaenergy.- An Opinion on an Understanding of Information System Dynamics.- Information and Decision.- Informational Relativity.- Information and Communication: A Conceptual Model as Framework for Development of Theories of Information.- Information Representation and Decision Making.- 2: Nature of a Science of Information.- Editorial Summary.- Psychological and Technological Dynamics of Information Science.- Toward a Holistic Concept of Knowledge.- A Note on Paradigms in Information Science.- Information Theory and Human Experience.- The Scientific Study of Information - Its Nature and Impact.- 3: Information Systems: Nature, Design, and Use.- Editorial Summary.- From Apollo to Information Science: Information as Organization Theory, Organization Theory as Information - A Whole Systems Critique.- Epistemic Styles, Individuality, and World-View.- The Impact of the Essentially Pragmatic Character of Natural Languages on Linguistic Information Processing.- A Pattern Processing Model of the Human Visual System.- Information and Some Dynamics.- An Approach to Information as a Utility.- Worldwide Networks for Information, Communications and Computers.- Criteria for a Viable Information Retrieval System - Adaptability.- The Measure of a Successful Information Storage and Retrieval System.- Information Processing and Distribution Under (Near) MonopolisticConditions.- 4: Use of Information.- Editorial Summary.- Information Needs and Application of the Results of User Studies.- Statistical Bibliography and Information Science.- Mapping the Scientific Literature.- The Dynamic Scientific-Information User.- Decision Aids and Protocol Analysis in Human Problem Solving.- Real-World Problem Solving With and Without Computers.- Computer-Based Communications Media and Citizen Participation.- 5: Information Technology and Its Impact on Man and Society.- Editorial Summary.- Information and the Quality of Life.- Information-Transfer in the Evolution of Underdeveloped People.- Information Transfer Through Human Social-Political Life (History).- Information and Social Control Systems.- Information Technology and Democratic Governance.- Assessing the Impact of Information Systems on Users.- Some (More or Less) Philosophical Thoughts on Information and Society.- 6: Professional Aspects of Information Science.- Editorial Summary.- Research in Information Science: An Assessment.- Professional Aspects in Education.- A Pragmatic Approach to the Education and Training of Information Professionals.- Working Group Reports.- Group 1: The Nature of Information.- Group 2: Information Technology and Human Needs.- Group 3: Impact of Information on Society.- Group 4: Professional Aspects of Information Science.- Conclusions.- Summary.- Afterthought.