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Author Devlin, Keith J.

Title Infosense : turning information into knowledge / Keith Devlin
Published New York, NY : W.H. Freeman, 1999

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 MELB  658.4038 Dev/Iti  AVAILABLE
Description x, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Prologue: From Innocence to InfoSense -- Ch. 1. The Grin of the Cheshire Cat -- Ch. 2. Getting Down to Business -- Ch. 3. No Information Without Representation -- Ch. 4. The Dinosaur's Egg -- Ch. 5. Into the Valley of Death -- Ch. 6. Acting with Constraint -- Ch. 7. The View from Above -- Ch. 8. Building Walls -- Ch. 9. The Hidden Rules of Everyday Conversation -- Ch. 10. The Art of Successful Conversation -- Ch. 11. Three's a Crowd (Maybe) -- Ch. 12. Going Round in Circles -- Ch. 13. Lambs to the Slaughter -- Ch. 14. A Fine Power -- Ch. 15. Culture at Work -- Ch. 16. Forever on Your Mind -- Ch. 17. In the Knowledge Game, People Beat Computers -- Ch. 18. Where Can I Find Out About That? -- Ch. 19. The Boston Beer Party and Other Tales -- Ch. 20. Becoming an Expert -- Ch. 21. Why Expertise Cannot Be Taught -- Ch. 22. The 5-Percent Solution
Summary "In InfoSense, noted mathematician and popular science writer Keith Devlin shows us how to make sense of the constant flow of information that swirls past us daily. What is crucial, Devlin points out, is to understand the difference between information and knowledge. By exploring the nature of both and describing what distinguishes them from each other, he shows how all of us - businesses and individuals alike - can benefit from better information management."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis Administration
Information science
Knowledge management
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213) and index
SUBJECT Kluwer international series in engineering and computer science. Information theory. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86745630
Subject Communication in organizations.
Communication.
Information theory.
Knowledge management.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Management information systems.
LC no. 99034448
ISBN 0716734842