Ink into Bits
A Web of Converging Media
Published on 11. June 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-8108-3508-5 (ISBN)
Description
Ink into Bits is concerned with the impact and advantages of new technologies on human experiences from publishing, to education, to everyday recreational reading. Included is a bibliography, a list of recommended reading, and an appendix of statistical charts which show how various factors relating to electronic publishing have changed over the years. Ink into Bits is intended for students in courses on communication or technology in society, for students of library and information science, for librarians, for writers, and for book people of all kinds. It discusses the practical realities of new computer and communication technologies in non-technical terms, and avoids the hype that surrounds "futurology" and "technology prophecy." A readable introduction to the future of the word: where it will ever remain, and new areas where it will likely appear.
Reviews / Votes
...very thought provoking. The writing was engaging and quite fluid. This book should easily find a place in most libraries, be they academic, secondary, public, or special in setting. It is must reading for anyone concerned about social informatics, the future of communication and media, and issues surrounding new technology. * Jasis * ...an anecdotal romp through most aspects of computer-mediated communication. * CHOICE * ...an esoteric but still eminently readable piece of work of good value for graduate level work in media studies, policy and regulation of online technologies, and American Studies...addresses the synergistic nature of media forms and human thought processes in a...accessible style. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly * ...Meadow is a good storyteller and he enlivens his discussion by including poignant anecdotes...This book will be a useful introduction to a layman... * Journal of Academic Librarianship * ...very readable...very straightforward...a beginning word on many issues. * College & Research Libraries * This work is highly recommended!!! * Lisca * ...Meadow is a very good storyteller when its comes to this novel. His discussion is poignant anecdotes. * Papers Of The Bibliographical * ...the book is noteworthy for the author's open-mindedness and long term perspective, for the manner in which he outlines future possibilities and examines the likely advantages and disadvantages of certain trends. It is worth reading... * Australian Library Journal * ...Meadow makes us constantly question our own assumptions...while very wisely refusing to make definitive futuristic statements. * College & Research Libraries *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-3508-5 (9780810835085)
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Person
Charles T. Meadow is Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto. He is the author of Making Connections: Communications Through the Ages (2002) and Messages, Meaning and Symbols: The Communication of Information (2006), both published by Scarecrow.