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RECORD NUMBER: 28 OF 108| Main Title | Glut : mastering information through the ages / | ||||||||||||||||
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| Author | Wright, Alex, | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Joseph Henry Press, | ||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 85692734 | ||||||||||||||||
| ISBN | 9780309102384; 0309102383 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Information organization--History ; Information storage and retrieval systems--History ; Information society--History ; Classificaties ; Information--Geschichte ; Informationsgesellschaft--Geschichte ; Informationsverarbeitung--Geschichte ; Information retrieval--Geschichte ; Informationssystem--Geschichte ; Wissensorganisation--Geschichte | ||||||||||||||||
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| Collation | viii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-269) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | "Spanning disciplines from evolutionary theory and cultural anthropology to the history of books, libraries, and computer science, Wright weaves a narrative that connects such seemingly far-flung topics as insect colonies, Stone Age jewelry, medieval monasteries, Renaissance encyclopedias, early computer networks, and the World Wide Web. Finally, he pulls these threads together to reach a surprising conclusion, suggesting that the future of the information age may lie deep in our cultural past."-- |