Too Much to Know - Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age (Paperback)

The flood of information brought to us by advancing technology is often accompanied by a distressing sense of "information overload," yet this experience is not unique to modern times. In fact, says Ann M. Blair in this intriguing book, the invention of the printing press and the ensuing abundance of books provoked sixteenth- and seventeenth-century European scholars to register complaints very similar to our own. Blair examines methods of information management in ancient and medieval Europe as well as the Islamic world and China, then focuses particular attention on the organization, composition, and reception of Latin reference books in print in early modern Europe. She explores in detail the sophisticated and sometimes idiosyncratic techniques that scholars and readers developed in an era of new technology and exploding information.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	Ann M. Blair
Dimensions:	578 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	397
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-16539-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library, archive & information management Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-300-16539-0
Barcode:	9780300165395

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