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Messages, Meanings and Symbols
The Communication of Information
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2006
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A deep and penetrating exploration of the key concepts of information and communications sciences by one of its founders, this book covers everything in its subject that you want to know more about including the bedrock topics of signs, symbols, information, and communication, all considered from an historical and foundational perspective that is satisfying to the beginning student and worthwhile for practitioners of long standing. All the major players are given their role, from Shannon and Weaver to Tim Berners-Lee, with Marshall McLuhan an engaging participant.
Communication in all its forms—be it print or electronic media, mass communication as well as person-to-person messaging, whether by mail, telephone, gesture, or email—is thoroughly examined in this book, which can serve as either an introductory text to undergraduates in information science, an interesting read for the layman, or as a refresher for the communications professional.
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Copyright year
2006
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-5271-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-6967-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
251
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Preface No access
1 History of Communication: Cave Drawing to Typewriters The Very Beginning; Writing; What to Write On; The Alphabet and Numbers; Printing; The Typewriter No access Pages 1 - 24
2 History of Communication: Sound, Light, and Transportation Sound Transmission; Light; Mail; Animals, Boats, and Ships; Iron Horses and Horseless Carriages; Flying Machines No access Pages 25 - 44
3 History of Communication: Photography and Electricity Photography; The Telegraph; The Telephone No access Pages 45 - 60
4 History of Communication: Electronics Radio; Television ; Transistors and Integrated Circuits;Computers and the Internet; Communication Satellites;Wireless Telephone No access Pages 61 - 92
5 What Is Information? What Is Communication? Why It Matters ; Information; Messages and Signals; Media; Transmission; Communication; Noise No access Pages 93 - 108
6 Different Views of Information Information and Data; Attributes of Information; Content and Context; Knowledge and the Knowledge Base; Information Overload; Learning; News and Intelligence; Disinfomation; Truth; Propaganda and Misinformation; Entertainment as Information No access Pages 109 - 128
7 Messages A Message as a Representation of a Thought; How to Represent a Thought; Messages Come through Our Senses; The Medium and the Message No access Pages 129 - 144
8 Signs and Symbols The Idea of a Symbol; Examples; Combining Basic Symbols into Words and Numbers; Combining Word Symbols—Grammar; The Value of Ambiguity No access Pages 145 - 154
9 Media and Transmission Types of Media; Transmission Systems; Media, Hot and Cold; Noise No access Pages 155 - 168
10 Communicating Meaning and Understanding Meaning; Understanding; Coming to Understanding; Understanding and the Knowledge Base; Brain Disorders; Communicating across Cultures No access Pages 169 - 186
11 Communication: The Full Monty Composition; Technical Considerations; Semantics; Effectiveness; Some Real-Life Examples No access Pages 187 - 200
12 Communication Systems of Today and Tomorrow The Wired City; The Wireless World; Personal Communication; The Global Village; Convergence; Adaptation; Where Are We Today? Quality of Information; Where Will We Be Tomorrow? No access Pages 201 - 224
