A History of Information Storage and Retrieval |
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| Author:
| Stockwell, Foster |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-3772-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2008 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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Traces the development of knowledge-collecting from early humans, whose minds served as repositories of culture and lore, through the first libraries and encyclopedias, to the many advances of the twentieth century. This work explores both well-known and obscure pieces of the information story.
Traces the development of knowledge-collecting from early humans, whose minds served as repositories of culture and lore, through the first libraries and encyclopedias, to the many advances of the twentieth century. This work explores both well-known and obscure pieces of the information story.