Information History - An Introduction: Exploring an Emergent Field (Chandos Information Professional Series)

Weller, Toni

ISBN 10: 1843343940 / ISBN 13: 9781843343943

Published by Chandos Publishing, 2008

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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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Information History - An Introduction: Exploring an Emergent Field (Chandos Information Professional Series)
• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843343940
• ISBN 13: 9781843343943
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 10 ounces

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Synopsis

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

About the Author

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.