TY - BOOK AU - Kupsh,Joyce AU - Whitcomb,Sandra TI - The electronic office SN - 0028035100 (pbk.) AV - HF5548 .K85 1987 U1 - 651.8 19 PY - 1987/// CY - Mission Hills, Calif. PB - Glencoe Pub. Co. KW - Office practice KW - Automation N1 - Includes index N2 - "The last few decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the amount of information available in all areas of society. In 1950, less than 20 percent of all workers were employed in jobs dealing primarily with if information; today more than 70 percent of all workers are in information-related careers. Automation has been introduced into the office as a means of managing the virtual explosion of information that has taken place. In fact, as automation has gone from "the factory to the office, information has surpassed materials goods in importance as a basic resource. The Industrial Age has evolved into the Information Age." ER -