ABSTRACT

This book comprises an introduction to information as an external commodity; a data base that can be manipulated, retrieved, transmitted, and used. It is useful at an introductory undergraduate level and also for anyone who is new to the field of Information Science.

part I|19 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|17 pages

Information Science as Question-Answering

part II|88 pages

Data Collection and Analysis

chapter 2|31 pages

Data Collection Methods

chapter 3|27 pages

Data Analysis

chapter 4|26 pages

Making Predictions

part III|73 pages

Data Organization and Use

chapter 5|46 pages

Understanding the Data

chapter 6|25 pages

Estimating and Using Data Values

part IV|64 pages

Coding the Data

chapter 7|35 pages

Coding the Data

chapter 8|26 pages

Fields, Records, and Files

chapter V|66 pages

Storing the Data

chapter 9|36 pages

File Structures

chapter 10|28 pages

The Inverted File

part VI|85 pages

Retrieving the Data

chapter 11|39 pages

Information Retrieval Systems

chapter 12|43 pages

The Use of Data Base Management Systems

part VII|101 pages

Displaying the Data

chapter 13|42 pages

Data Display

chapter 14|57 pages

Writing Graphics Programs

part VIII|80 pages

The Communication of Data

chapter 15|34 pages

Human/Computer Dialogue

chapter 16|44 pages

The Communication Model

part IX|94 pages

Data Manipulation

chapter 17|55 pages

Numerical Techniques

chapter 18|36 pages

Text Processing

part X|105 pages

Decision-Making and Problem-Solving

chapter 19|38 pages

Decision-Making

chapter 20|63 pages

Problem-Solving