Glut : mastering information through the ages / Alex Wright.

Author/creator Wright, Alex, 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, ©2007.
Descriptionviii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Information organization--History.
Information storage and retrieval systems--History.
Information society--History.

Contents Networks and hierarchies -- Family trees and the tree of life -- The ice age information explosion -- The age of alphabets -- Illuminating the dark age -- A steam engine of the mind -- The astral power station -- The encyclopedic revolution -- The moose that roared -- The industrial library -- The Web that wasn't -- Memories of the future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-269) and index.
LCCN 2007006290
ISBN9780309102384
ISBN0309102383