Ignou Assignment

BLI-221: LIBRARY, INFORMATION AND SOCIETY TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT Coverage: Course Code: BLI-221 Course: Library, Information and Society Assignment Code: AST/TMA/Jul.19-Jan.20 Note: Answer all questions. I) Answer the following questions in not more than 500 words each.( 4X10= 40 Marks) 1) What is Information Society? Discuss its different perceptions. Ans: Information Society: An information society is a society in which the creation, distribution, diffusion, uses, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity. The knowledge economy is its economic counterpart whereby wealth is created through the economic exploitation of understanding. As Beniger shows, this is one of many dozen labels that have been identified to suggest that we are entering a new phase of society.          The markers of this rapid change may be technological, economic, occupational, spatial, cultural, or some combination...