Carol Tenopir, Donald W. King

Communication Patterns of Engineers

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Communication Patterns of Engineers examines how engineers communicate and explore the factors that affect their communication choices. It identifies differences in communication among engineering specialities. It also explains how their information use affects their work and how the best engineers use information resources. A discussion of information output, including the importance of writing well is included. A comprehensive bibliography of works on engineers' and scientists' communication habits and patterns is included.

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"Knowledge is a building block, an essential ingredient of technological innovation. The rate at which knowledge is created, diffused, absorbed, or utilized influences the rate of technological innovation. Engineers and engineering are at the very core of technological innovation. Therefore, understanding how engineers produce, transfer, and use knowledge is a critical element of innovation, technological progress, and economic competitiveness. Carol Tenopir and Don King offer an astute presentation and analysis of what is know about the production, transfer, and use of knowledge by engineers. Their book offers the most current thought and thinking about the communication patterns of engineers. Individuals interested in knowledge as an intellectual asset should find this book worthwhile. It should broaden the view of students; serve as a valuable resource for scholars and researchers; and help practitioners shape policy, manage knowledge, and provide information services. Professors Tenopir and King are to be congratulated and complimented for producing a well-crafted book."
Dr. Thomas E. Pinelli, NASA Langley Research Center

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 163mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 605g
• ISBN-13: 9780471484929
• ISBN-10: 047148492X
• Artikelnr.: 12354673

Autorenporträt

CAROL TENOPIR, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In addition to four books, Dr. Tenopir has published over 200 journal articles. Since 1983 she has been writing the "Online Databases" column for Library Journal. Dr. Tenopir is a frequent speaker at professional conferences and has earned numerous teaching and research awards. DONALD W. KING, a statistician, has researched science, engineering, and medical communication for over forty years. He has authored or edited sixteen books, two of them award winners, and in the late 1970s he was named as one of the ten most-cited authors in the information field. Among numerous awards, he was named Pioneer in Science Information (Chemical Heritage Foundation).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Communication Models. An Engineers'
Communication Framework. The Engineering Profession and Communication.
Information Seeking and Use. Information Output by Engineers. Engineering
Education and Communication Skills. The Engineering Scholarly Journal
Channel. Engineering Communication Patterns Compared with Science and
Medicine. The NASA/DOD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project.
Bibliography.

Rezensionen

"...this book is highly recommended for library and information science libraries and engineering special and academic libraries." (E-STREAMS, July 2004)

"...a mountain of research. Virtually every paragraph contains foods for thought. If you want a broad view of engineering communication...I highly recommend this book." (Computing Reviews.com, June 22, 2004)

"...looks at all aspects of engineering communication, including how much time engineers spend reading for their jobs and the kind of information they produce as a result of their work." (The Institute, January 7, 2004)