This book offers an historical account which questions the novelty of the current information society. In support of this the authors examine the history and traditions in Britain of two separate but related information-rich occupations- information management and information science - by repositioning their origins before the age of the computer, and by identifying the forces driving their development from 1900-1960. It will be essential reading for students, researchers and practitioners in the library and information science field, and for sociologists and historians interested in the information society.…mehr
This book offers an historical account which questions the novelty of the current information society. In support of this the authors examine the history and traditions in Britain of two separate but related information-rich occupations- information management and information science - by repositioning their origins before the age of the computer, and by identifying the forces driving their development from 1900-1960. It will be essential reading for students, researchers and practitioners in the library and information science field, and for sociologists and historians interested in the information society.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Alistair Black is Professor of Library and Information History and Dave Muddiman is Associate Principle Lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. Helen Plant is a Project Officer at the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE), Leicester, UK.
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Contents: Preface; Part I Overview: The information society before the computer, Alistair Black and Dave Muddiman. Part II Infrastructure, Networks and the State: Science, industry and the state: scientific and technical information in early 20th-century Britain, Dave Muddiman; The history and development of ASLIB, 1924-1960, Dave Muddiman. Part III The Management of Information in the Early Information Economy: A pre-history of the learning organisation: information and knowledge management before the digital age, Alistair Black; Enterprise and intelligence: the early company library in context, Alistair Black. Part IV The Information Workforce: Education for the early information professions in Britain, c1918-1961, Helen Plant; Women's employment in industrial libraries and information bureaux in Britain c1918-1960, Helen Plant. Part V Conclusion: Reconsidering the chronology of the information age, Alistair Black and Dave Muddiman; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
Contents: Preface; Part I Overview: The information society before the computer, Alistair Black and Dave Muddiman. Part II Infrastructure, Networks and the State: Science, industry and the state: scientific and technical information in early 20th-century Britain, Dave Muddiman; The history and development of ASLIB, 1924-1960, Dave Muddiman. Part III The Management of Information in the Early Information Economy: A pre-history of the learning organisation: information and knowledge management before the digital age, Alistair Black; Enterprise and intelligence: the early company library in context, Alistair Black. Part IV The Information Workforce: Education for the early information professions in Britain, c1918-1961, Helen Plant; Women's employment in industrial libraries and information bureaux in Britain c1918-1960, Helen Plant. Part V Conclusion: Reconsidering the chronology of the information age, Alistair Black and Dave Muddiman; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
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