Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Information Science: The Basics Author: David Hopping, Judith Pintar Narrator: April Doty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 15, 2024 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Information Science: The Basics provides an accessible introduction to the multifaceted field of Information Science (IS). Inviting listeners to explore a modern field of study with deep historical foundations, the book begins by considering the complexities of the term 'information' and the information life cycle from classification to preservation. Each chapter examines a different area within IS, surveying its history, technologies, and practices with a critical eye. This interdisciplinary field incorporates a wide range of approaches which it shares with humanities, social science, and technology fields. What makes IS unique is its emphasis on the connections between information, technology, and society. The need to share information more effectively in response to social, environmental, and biomedical challenges has never been so urgent; the volume discusses the risks as well as benefits that come with the emerging technologies that make it possible. The book also explores how IS, with its long-standing commitment to intellectual freedom and digital inclusion, and its keen attention to the protection of privacy, data ethics, and algorithmic transparency, can contribute to the creation of a more open and equitable society.