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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

Produktbeschreibung
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.
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Autorenporträt
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.