Information Services: Economics, Management, and Technology

Economics, Management, And Technology
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-17237-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 270 g

This book covers three principal areas related to information policy and decision making: economics and government policy, management and marketing of services, and innovations and the impacts of technology. It provides a practical and comprehensive background and framework for librarians.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mason, Robert M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Challenge of Information Service Management Part 1: Economics and Government Policy 1. Information as a Commodity: Public Policy Issues and Recent Research 2. A Theory of the Market Demand for Information Analysis Center Services 3. Regulation of the STI Industry: A Historical Basis and Some Possibilities 4. The Government's Role in Providing Information: British Academic's View Part 2: Management and Marketing 5. Marketing Research in the Design of STI Systems: A Case Study 6. The Case for New-Product Planning in the Information Industry 7. Organizational Buying Behavior and STI Marketing Decisions 8. Implications of User Behavior for the Design of STI Products and Services 9. Economic Pricing Models and Their Application to Library Services Part 3: Innovation and Impacts of Technology 10. Potential STI Innovation: A Behavioral Perspective 11. The Behavioral Impact of Organizational Innovations for STI 12. Information Management: An Organizational Innovation 13. The Prospect for Technological Innovation in Scientific and Technical Communication 14. Networking and Information Services: Prospects and Pitfalls

Über Autor(innen)

Robert M. Mason is president of Metrics Research Corporation. He is conducting research and serving as consultant on the economics of information and strategic planning in the information industry. He has a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.