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In the present generation, the attention paid to information continues to grow in importance. Much of this attention has been the result of an explosion in data-processing technology, with computers serving as the primary catalyst. However, other national events, such as hurricanes, floods, crime, and terror, are clearly tied to the importance of obtaining and processing information in our daily lives as well. For the last several decades, educational systems have responded to these technological advances by introducing, at an early age, the important role data-processing technology presents and will continue to represent. Many schools now include courses in computer science as part of their curriculum.

Information Science 101 helps high school and college freshman identify and understand careers in information science. With this text, author Anthony Debons, one of the early founders of the discipline of Information Science, gives attention to the role of various disciplines in the field: library/documentation, tele-transmission, computer science and practice, decision making/problem solving, knowledge organization, and management. With examples, illustrations, chapter summaries, and exercises to help marry the human with the technological aspects of the field, this text gives a complete overview of Information Science, from its origins to the future of the field.

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In this textbook, Debons (emer., information sciences, Univ. of Pittsburgh) surveys concepts in information storage and retrieval, along with the careers, technology, communication, and social aspects of information science. Debons has a long list of accomplishments and publications to his credit, but unfortunately the disjointed nature of this latest book's content does not adequately reflect his accomplishments. Each chapter opens with a list of objectives and ends with sample exercises, but what lies between is often scattered and not easy to follow. Throughout the book, the author repeatedly returns to a concept that he calls the "augmented data, information, and knowledge system," or ADIK. However, finding a reference to this acronym outside Debons's own work is difficult. His overuse of parenthetical synonyms can be distracting. While the glossary is helpful, many Web site URLs do not carry a last-accessed date and will undoubtedly have a short useful life. At times this book reads like a rough collection of lecture notes taken by students in a course that Debons taught in 2008, Introduction to Information Science. Summing Up: Not recommended. A. R. Hutchinson Smithsonian Institution Libraries

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Anthony Debons is professor emeritus at the School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh.