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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.

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A History of Information Storage and Retrieval

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    Publisher: McFarland & Company
    Publication Date: 11/2/2007 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780786437726, 978-0786437726
    ISBN10: 0786437723
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    Library, archive and information management History: specific events and topics

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    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.

    Trade Review
    Recommended - Library Journal; ""an interesting addition"" - Public Libraries; ""provides easy reading for a lay person interested in how knowledge is aquired and communicated"" - ARBA; ""very readable...written with evident knowledge and enthusiasm...would certainly recommend it"" - Electronic Library and Information Systems; ""fascinating stories...interesting information on encyclopedia-making"" - The Indexer.

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