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Peer reviewedPool, Ithiel de Sola – Science, 1983
By using words transmitted and words attended to as common denominators, novel indexes were constructed of growth trends in 17 major communications media from 1960-1977. Findings from these indexes (intended to measure trends in the development of an information society) are presented as well as explanations for what has been found. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Communications, Costs, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
