Information economics
Bordering field between information science and economics. Covers a wide span of problems from the overall question of the economic importance of information, knowledge, information technology and the field of Library and Information Science (LIS) to more specific questions, for example, regarding marketing of information services.
Literature:
Arnold, S. E. (1990). Marketing Electronic Information: Theory, Practice, and Challenges, 1980-1990. Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 25, 87-144.
Gans, J. S.: Knowledge of Growth and the Growth of Knowledge.
Information Economics and Policy, 1989/91-, vol. 4, 201-224. ["Examines the
theoretical importance of knowledge and information in the economic growth
process and the implications this holds for economic policy"]
King, D. W.; Roderer, N. K. & Olsen, H. A. (1983). Key Papers in the Economics
of Information. White Plains, N.Y.: Published for the American Society for
Information Science by Knowledge Industry Publications.
Kristiansson, M. (1992). Økonomi - en guide. Biblioteksarbejde, nr. 37,
7-22.
Machlup, F. (1980). Knowledge and knowledge production. Princeton, N. J.: University
Press. (Knowledge; 1)
Marchand, D. & Horton, F. W. (1986). Infotrends: profiting from your
information resources. New York: John Wiley.
Parker, M. M. et al. (1988). Information Economics: Linking Business Performance to Information Technology. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.
Journal: Information Economics and Policy. The Official Journal of the
International Telecommunications Society. The Netherlands: North-Holland, vol.
1- , 1986/87- .
See also: Information science, related fields; (Not to be confused with an older term for LIS: Library economy).
Birger Hjørland
Last edited: 04-05-2006