Publisher's Synopsis
Since 1986 Information Technology has extended its borders still further into virtually every human activity. This book covers technical, social, political and management aspects of Information Technology in tutorial jargon-free style. It includes major new developments in the fields of Image Processing, Desktop Publishing, Multimedia, High Definition Television, Expert Systems, Satellite Systems, Speech Recognition and many others.;Volume I contains chapters covering Information Systems and Information and Library Science, while Volume II contains chapters covering Applied Technology and Social and Political issues plus 11 chapters by guest authors about a variety of subjects. Identical Acknowledgement, Abbreviations and Acronyms, Glossary and Index sections are included in both volumes. Students, specialists and managers who need to find comprehensive coverage of a diverse subject in one place will find this book invaluable.
