The early information society information management in Britain before the computer /

• Main Author: Black, Alistair.
• Other Authors: Muddiman, Dave., Plant, Helen.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.
• Subjects: Information services > History > 20th century. > Great Britain; Information science > History > 20th century. > Great Britain; Knowledge management > Great Britain.; Information society > Great Britain.; Information science.; Information services.; Information society.; Knowledge management.; Documentation, Services de > Histoire > 20e siècle. > Grande-Bretagne; Sciences de l'information > Histoire > 20e siècle. > Grande-Bretagne; Gestion des connaissances > Grande-Bretagne.; Société informatisée > Grande-Bretagne.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General. > Library & Information Science; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 288 p.)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-279) and index.
• ISBN: 9780754683834 (electronic bk.); 0754683834 (electronic bk.)

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 infor.