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Information History in the Modern World: Histories of the Information Age
Toni Weller (Ed.)
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Description for Information History in the Modern World: Histories of the Information Age
Hardback. This edited collection of essays brings together, for the first time, notable scholars from the UK, US and Europe in the field of information history. It explores the key themes and ideas, offering students a diverse taster of information history in practice and relating this historical research to the contemporary information age. Editor(s): Weller, Toni. Series: Themes in focus. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GL; GPF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Information has a rich but under explored history. The information age of the late twentieth century witnessed the emergence of a new history of information and, in this timely collection of essays, a team of international scholars from a variety of disciplines examines the changing understandings of information in the modern world.
Situating the concept of information in varying historical contexts since the eighteenth century, Information History in the Modern World: Histories of the Information Age:
• explores how this historical research can challenge our perceptions of the information age in the global twenty-first century
• discusses ephemera, wars, ... Read more
Information has a rich but under explored history. The information age of the late twentieth century witnessed the emergence of a new history of information and, in this timely collection of essays, a team of international scholars from a variety of disciplines examines the changing understandings of information in the modern world.
Situating the concept of information in varying historical contexts since the eighteenth century, Information History in the Modern World: Histories of the Information Age:
• explores how this historical research can challenge our perceptions of the information age in the global twenty-first century
• discusses ephemera, wars, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Series
Themes in focus
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230237360
SKU
V9780230237360
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About Toni Weller (Ed.)
TONI WELLER is Senior Lecturer in History at De Montfort University, UK, and Editor of the international journal Library and Information History. She is one of the leading scholars in the burgeoning field of information history and her previous publications include Information History - An Introduction: Exploring an Emergent Field (2008).
Reviews for Information History in the Modern World: Histories of the Information Age
'One of the best texts I have read for a long time. The collection has an exciting objective and it forms a coherent whole; students of History and of Library and Information Science will return repeatedly to this book.' - Professor Trine Schreiber, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark 'Information History in the Modern World is a high ... Read more