Information Age

(proper noun)

The current era, characterized by the increasing importance and availability of information (especially by means of computers), as opposed to previous eras (such as the Industrial Age) in which most endeavors related to some physical, man-made process or product.

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Examples of Information Age in the following topics:

  • Postindustrial Societies: The Birth of the Information Age

    • In the "Information Age," individuals can transfer and have instant access to information, leading to a profound economic transformation.
    • An example of the Information Age is how virtually every individual uses the Internet in some way at their place of work.
    • The Information Age formed by capitalizing on computer microminiaturization advances.
    • This graph shows the drastic increase in Internet usage, indicative of the pervasiveness of the Information Age.
    • Examine the impact the Information Age has on the accessibility and breadth of information available to society

  • Work and Technology

    • The Information Age has impacted the workforce through automation and computerization, resulting in higher productivity and fewer jobs.
    • The Information Age has impacted the workforce in several ways.
    • There is another way in which the Information Age has impacted the workforce: automation and computerization have resulted in higher productivity coupled with net job loss.
    • Discuss the shift in the economy from mechanization to automation due to the Information Age and its impact on the modern industrial worker

  • The Information Age

    • The Information Age refers to the current period in which information is easily accessed and transferred by individuals.
    • The Information Age, also commonly known as the Computer Age or Digital Age, is a descriptive term for the current, modern age in history in which individuals are able to transfer information freely and have instant access to information.
    • The Information Age came about by capitalizing on advances in computer microminiaturization, with a transition spanning from the advent of the personal computer of the late-1970s to the Internet reaching a critical mass in the early 1990s, followed by the subsequent adoption of such technology by the public in the two decades after 1990.
    • Bringing about a fast evolution of technology, the Information Age has enabled rapid global communications and networking to shape modern society.

  • The Changing Face of the Workplace

    • The Information Age has impacted the workforce in several ways.
    • There is another way in which the Information Age has impacted the workforce: automation and computerization have resulted in higher productivity .
    • Examine the impact of the Information Age on the workforce, from automation to polarization

  • Ominous Trends in the U.S.

    • Examine how the Information Age is leading to higher productivity but fewer jobs, which lead to polarization between incomes of the rich and poor

  • Sourcing Technology

    • In the Information Age knowledge is power, and more than ever companies are trying to protect their knowledge from competitors or freeloaders by using patents and trade secrets.

  • Introduction to Information Literacy

  • Sources of Information

    • Age: Is the source recent?

  • Information and Knowledge

    • Information seeking is the process or activity of attempting to obtain information in both human and technological contexts.
    • Information seeking is related to, but different from, information retrieval.
    • Information management (IM) is the collection and management of information from one or more sources and the distribution of that information to one or more audiences.
    • Information architecture (IA) is the art and science of organizing and labeling websites, intranets, online communities and software to support information use.

  • Photography during the Great Depression

    • The Information Division of the FSA was responsible for providing educational materials and press information to the public.
    • Under Roy Stryker, the Information Division of the FSA adopted a goal of "introducing America to Americans."
    • Age thirty-two.