An information dynamic: technologies for the reproduction of written utterances

Author: Warner, Julian

Source: Aslib Proceedings: new information perspectives, Volume 57, Number 5, 2005 , pp. 412-423(12)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

<B>Purpose</B> - The aim of this paper is to reveal an information dynamic in which technology or dead labour is substituted for living mental labour. <B>Design/methodology/approach</B> - A comparative historical review of technologies for reproducing written utterances and their relation to living labour. <B>Findings</B> - A dynamic for mental labour, similar to that for physical labour, is isolated. <B>Research limitations/implications</B> - The productivity paradox, a central concern of the information systems literature, is dissolved. <B>Originality/value</B> - The paper is relevant to both information science and information systems. Understanding an information dynamic can enable intervention in that dynamic.

Keywords: Information; Knowledge economy; Labour

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1108/00012530510621860

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