Too much to know : managing scholarly information before the modern age

Too much to know : managing scholarly information before the modern age / Ann M. Blair.

Author/creator	Blair, Ann, 1961-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2010.
Description	xv, 397 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Reference books, Latin--Europe --History --16th century. Reference books, Latin--Europe --History --17th century. Reference books--History. Communication in learning and scholarship--Europe --History --16th century. Communication in learning and scholarship--Europe --History --17th century. Note-taking--History. Bibliography--Europe --History --16th century. Bibliography--Europe --History --17th century. Europe--Intellectual life --16th century. Europe--Intellectual life --17th century.

Contents	Information management in comparative perspective -- Note-taking as information management -- Reference genres and their finding devices -- Compilers, their motivations and methods -- The impact of early printed reference books.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-379) and index.
LCCN	2010024663
ISBN	9780300112511 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0300112513 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	Z1035.8.L38 B58 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold