{"product_id":"cuneiform-to-computer-9780810832909","title":"Cuneiform to Computer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCuneiform to Computer provides a brief history of how reference works developed, but concentrates on how they reflect attitudes of their particular period of publication. Each chapter focuses on a basic reference form and highlights the major titles in its evolution. Stress is on the inter-relationship of reference sources with social change and development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatz delves deeply into reference history...every page is filled with facts that you can drop casually at the next cocktail party or budget hearing... * Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie *\u003cbr\u003eKatz's way with words is apparent throughout...an illuminating and readable book. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e...a delight...this book should be read by all aspiring reference librarians...a welcome addition to library literature and the history of the book. * Lisca *\u003cbr\u003eThe particular strength of this informative work is that it assembles material from diverse sources into a well-integrated study of the entire spectrum of reference materials. A thoroughly readable and authoritative history enriched by Katz's eclectic selections of comments, reflections and criticism from compilers and readers of reference works. * AB Bookman's Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eI know of no such book as this: a history of reference sources in general...a dip into just one page and I was hooked. What more heady read for a reference librarian than a book about the origin of the books of their trade, and how they came to be, and why...now we have a history devoted to \"our\" books, our inheritance...with some 400 pages of text, a 27-page index, and 956 bibliographical and elaborative notes, Katz has done us a tremendous service...the depth of knowledge is impressive...anyone doing historical and literary research or interested in our intellectual history would do well to use this. -- Bob Duckett * s *\u003cbr\u003e...fascinating survey of reference titles... * American Libraries *\u003cbr\u003eKatz's book is an impressive brief history, and is also a pleasure to read... * The Library Association Record *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Reference Books from Cuneiform to Computers Chapter 3 Encyclopedias Chapter 4 Commonplace Books to Books of Quotations Chapter 5 The Reference of Time: Almanacs, Calendars, Chronologies, Chronicles Chapter 6 Ready Reference Books: Handbooks and Manuals Chapter 7 Dictionaries Grammar and Rhetoric Chapter 8 Maps and Travel Guides Chapter 9 Biography Chapter 10 Bibliography, Serials, and Indexes Chapter 11 Government Documents Chapter 12 Epilogue Chapter 13 Chronology","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038288904535,"sku":"9780810832909","price":95.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780810832909.jpg?v=1750939788","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cuneiform-to-computer-9780810832909","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}