Information History - an Introduction
Exploring an Emergent Field
Published on 31. May 2008
150 pages
978-1-78063-131-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is a pioneering introduction to the emergent field of information history. It explores how the contemporary values and concerns of our own information society have helped lead to a reconsideration of our history, and of what constitutes our historical understanding of information in the twenty-first century. In Information History, Toni Weller examines the historiography of information and asks how the key schools of thought have explored the concept in terms of its social, technological, economic and cultural understandings. Based on personal experiences, the author also proposes some practical applications of information history in research and university teaching, offering some suggestions as to how the field may develop based on its growth during the last decade.
- A ground-breaking introduction to the field of Information History
- Takes an interdisciplinary approach - embracing both historical, and information science research and ideology
- Explores the relevance of Information History to contemporary society
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Witney
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-78063-131-8 (9781780631318)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
05/2008
Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
€72.62
Article exhausted; check different version
Book
05/2008
Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
€72.62
Article exhausted; check different version
Person
Dr Toni Weller was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge University, and City University, London, in the fields of History and Information Science. She is an associate lecturer and honourary fellow at City University, London, and also teaches part-time at the Universities of Loughborough and Warwick. She has a particular interest in the theory and practice of information history and in the social and cultural roles of information in nineteenth century England and has lectured and published internationally on both the theory and practice of the field. She is also Chair of the Library and Information History Group, established in 1962 as a special interest group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
Content
Introducing information history; The relevance of information history; Key schools of thought in information; Information history in practice; Looking forward.
