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Messages, meaning, and symbols : the communication of information / Charles T. Meadow.
Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2006.Description: xiii, 250 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 0810852713
- 9780810852716 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- P91 .M3764 2006
Contents:
Summary: This volume introduces students of information science and interested lay readers to the study of communication. Meadow (emeritus, information studies, U. of Toronto) begins with an overview of the history of communication, discussing forms ranging from cave drawings to radio, television, and the Internet. Other topics include (for example) the attributes of information, the idea of a symbol, and the communication of meaning and understanding. Each chapter concludes with suggestions for further reading. Annotation #169;2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
History of communication : cave drawing to typewriters -- History of communication : sound, light and transportation -- History of communication : photography and electricity -- History of communication : electronics -- What is information? What is communication? -- Different views of information -- Messages -- Signs and symbols -- Media and transmission -- Communicating meaning and understanding -- Communication-the full Monty -- Communication systems of today and tomorrow
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-240) and index.
History of communication : cave drawing to typewriters -- History of communication : sound, light and transportation -- History of communication : photography and electricity -- History of communication : electronics -- What is information? What is communication? -- Different views of information -- Messages -- Signs and symbols -- Media and transmission -- Communicating meaning and understanding -- Communication-the full Monty -- Communication systems of today and tomorrow
This volume introduces students of information science and interested lay readers to the study of communication. Meadow (emeritus, information studies, U. of Toronto) begins with an overview of the history of communication, discussing forms ranging from cave drawings to radio, television, and the Internet. Other topics include (for example) the attributes of information, the idea of a symbol, and the communication of meaning and understanding. Each chapter concludes with suggestions for further reading. Annotation #169;2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
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