Information and intrigue : from index cards to Dewey decimals to Alger Hiss / Colin B. Burke.
Information and intrigue : from index cards to Dewey decimals to Alger Hiss / Colin B. Burke.
Information and intrigue : from index cards to Dewey decimals to Alger Hiss / Colin B. Burke.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
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G 2014/3987
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. Raising a perfectly modern Herbert -- 2. An unexpected library revolution, at an unexpected place, by an unusual young fellow named Melvil Dewey -- 3. The great men at Harvard and Herbert's information "calling" -- 4. Challenging the British "Lion" of science information -- 5. New information ide...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
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Massachusetts
Date Published
[2014]
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Information and intrigue : from index cards to Dewey decimals to Alger Hiss / Colin B. Burke.
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History and foundations of information science.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-347) and index.
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G 2014/3987
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74VKK66lDwab
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKK66lDwab
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ISBN
026202702X
9780262027021
DDC
020.9
MMS ID
991021785699702626
