TY - BOOK AU - Ratzan,Lee ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Understanding information systems: what they do and why we need them AV - Z665 .R366 2004eb U1 - 020 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Chicago PB - American Library Association KW - Information science KW - Information storage and retrieval systems KW - Computer science KW - Popular works KW - Mathematics KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-245) and index; Describing information -- Representing information -- Organizing information -- Retrieving information -- Networking information -- Securing information -- Concealing information -- Measuring information -- Counting information -- Numbering information -- Managing information -- The computer as an information system -- The Internet as an information system -- Music as an information system -- Interpreting information : numbers as meanings -- Counter-intuitive information; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10194724 ER -