Accumulation, circulation, association: economies of information in online spaces

Author

Johnson-Eilola, Johndan

Author_Institution

Dept. of English, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA

Volume

38

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

228

Lastpage

238

Abstract

Defines and critiques three cultural models for structuring and using information: accumulation, circulation and association. In these “economies”, information is something to be hoarded (as accumulation), moved (circulation) or connected to other pieces of information (association). By examining the ways information acts like financial economies of the past, present and near-future, technical communicators gain crucial social and political perspectives normally not considered in the design and use of information spaces

Keywords

economics; information services; information use; politics; social sciences; technical presentation; cultural models; design; financial economies; information accumulation; information association; information circulation; information economies; information structuring; information use; online information spaces; political perspective; social perspective; technical communication; Cities and towns; Cultural differences; Finance; Libraries; Manufacturing; Navigation; Professional communication; Road transportation; Space technology; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0361-1434

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/47.475594

Filename

475594