Information spaces: the architecture of cyberspace

  • Authors:
  • Robert M. Colomb

  • Affiliations:
  • Univ. of Queensland, Australia

  • Venue:
  • Information spaces: the architecture of cyberspace
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

Information Spaces: The Architecture of Cyberspace is aimedat students taking information management as a minor in theircourse as well as those who manage document collections but who arenot professional librarians. The first part of this book looks athow users find documents and the problems they have; the secondpart discusses how to manage the information space using varioustools such as classification and controlled vocabularies. Thegeneral issues of publishing, including legal considerations, aswell the main issues of creating and managing archives are alsoexplored. Supported by exercises and discussion questions at theend of each chapter, the book includes some sample assignmentssuitable for use with students of this subject. A glossary is alsoprovided to help readers understand the specialized vocabulary andthe key concepts in the design and assessment of information space.