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Crisis Information Management - (Chandos Information Professional) by Christine Hagar (Paperback)

Crisis Information Management - (Chandos Information Professional) by  Christine Hagar (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book explores the management of information in crises, particularly the interconnectedness of information, people, and technologies during crises. Natural disasters, such as the Haiti earthquake and Hurricane Katrina, and 9/11 and human-made crises, such as the recent political disruption in North Africa and the Middle East, have demonstrated that there is a great need to understand how individuals, government, and non-government agencies create, access, organize, communicate, and disseminate information within communities during crisis situations. This edited book brings together papers written by researchers and practitioners from a variety of information perspectives in crisis preparedness, response and recovery.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>These post-crisis reports describe information and communication lessons learned from disasters where there are myriad challenges to be overcome., Online Information Review<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Dr. Christine Hagar is Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Library & Information Science at Dominican University, California. Her research explores how communities manage, organize and disseminate information in crisis and emergency situations.

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