The History of Information Management as a Dialogue Between the Subjective and Objective

Reviews the book, Glut: Mastering information through the ages by Alex Wright (see record 2007-13496-000). This book takes us on a journey through the history of information management that shows us that much of the recent hype about the "information age," as well as many of the issues abo...

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Published inPsycCritiques Vol. 53; no. 14; p. No Pagination Specified
Main Author Barclay, Allan R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Psychological Association 02.04.2008
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Computers
History
Information
Information Dissemination
Information Systems
Information Technology
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Summary:Reviews the book, Glut: Mastering information through the ages by Alex Wright (see record 2007-13496-000). This book takes us on a journey through the history of information management that shows us that much of the recent hype about the "information age," as well as many of the issues about information organization, have been around for a very long time. This book provides fascinating insights into the nature of how people structure information and the clash between subjective and objective approaches to that task. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:1554-0138
1554-0138
DOI:10.1037/a0011099