Significance : exploring the nature of information, systems and technology
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New York
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Palgrave Macmillan
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
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xxv, 330 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Paul Beynon-Davies
CONTENTS NOTE
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Machine generated contents note: -- The Nature of Significance -- Signs: Units of Significance -- Systems: Patterns of Order -- Sign Systems: Patterns of Significance -- Communication: The Medium is Not the Message -- Control: Remaining Viable -- Data: Form to Inform -- Data Systems: Patterns of Forma -- Information: In-form to Perform -- Information Systems: Patterns of Informa -- Activity: Performa -- Activity Systems: Patterns of Performa -- Organisation: Viable Patterns -- The Nature of Informatics