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

Author/creator Blair, Ann, 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxv, 397 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 321-379) and index.
LCCN 2010024663
ISBN9780300112511 (alk. paper)
ISBN0300112513 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks Z1035.8.L38 B58 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold