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3. atonement: compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction
from the local store"
4. act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite; "the satisfaction of their demand
for better services"
The study conducted by Steven M. Bachrach, et al. on the development of the Internet as
a means for mass communication, affords scientists an opportunity to re-evaluate the way they
communicate scientific results. The computer is no longer just a way for preparing a conventional
print article but is an electronic publication medium in its own right. This article discussed how
their journal publication, the Internet Journal of Chemistry, was designed to take advantage of the
new technologies available in this electronic medium. The development of the concept of an
electronic journal, the decision on the scope and coverage of the journal, the financial logistics,
and how the journal will be implemented were thoroughly presented and explained. Woven
within were their perspectives on how the technologies may be utilized and how this new medium
compares with traditional print publication.
3. Information concepts and theories
Information has the concepts and theories as follows;
3.1 Information need
Information is a term with many meanings depending on context, but is as a rule closely
related to such concepts as meaning, knowledge, instruction, communication, representation, and
mental stimulus.
Although many people speak of the advent of the "information age," the "information
society," and information technologies, and even though information science and computer
science are often in the spotlight, the word "information" is often used without careful
consideration of the various meanings it has come to acquire. (Brown, 1991)
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