Definitions and Concepts of Information in Society

TABLE OF CONTENT

  • LECTURE ONE - DEFINITION AND TYPES OF INFORMATION

  • LECTURE TWO - THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION IN SOCIETY

  • LECTURE THREE - INFORMATION AND THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS

  • LECTURE FOUR - BARRIERS TO INFORMATION TRANSFER

  • LECTURE FIVE - THE INFORMATION CYCLE: CREATION, DISTRIBUTION & MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS

  • LECTURE SIX - THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION

  • LECTURE SEVEN - CURRENT TRENDS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

  • LECTURE EIGHT - ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION

  • LECTURE NINE - INFORMATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • LECTURE TEN - NATIONAL INFORMATION POLICY

  • LECTURE ELEVEN - ISSUES IN INFORMATION: ETHICS, FREEDOM, CENSORSHIP & COPYRIGHT

SESSION 1 – DEFINITION AND TYPES OF INFORMATION

  • Lecturers: Prof. Philip Kwaku Kankam, Dr. Edwina Ashie-Nikoi, Mr. Paul Asante

Session Overview

  • Information has become a fundamental part of our daily lives, akin to the air we breathe.

  • This session aims to establish definitions and types of information as foundational concepts for future discussions.

Session Objectives

  • Understand the concept of information.

  • Distinguish between various types of information.

  • Identify the sources of information.

Session Outline

  1. What Is Information?

  2. Public Domain Information

  3. Private Information

  4. Personal Information

  5. Sources of Information

Reading List

  • Aina, L.O. (2004). Library and Information Science Text for Africa. Ibadan, Nigeria: Third world information services Ltd.

  • Alemna, A. A. (1998). Information in African Society. Information Development. Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 69-72.