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Understanding Information History [electronic resource] : The Case of America in 1920 / by William Aspray.

By: Aspray, William [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: SpringerBriefs in History of Computing: Publisher: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024Edition: 1st ed. 2024.Description: X, 98 p. 36 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783031441349.Subject(s): Computers -- History | United States -- History | Technology -- Sociological aspects | Information technology | Consumer behavior | History of Computing | US History | Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) | Consumer BehaviorAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 004.09 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1. America in 1920: The Traditional Account -- 2. Altering the Traditional Account to Give Greater Attention to Information History -- 3. Consumer Technologies, Modernity, and Information Issues -- Information Institutions and Industries -- 4. What is Information History and How Do We Study It?.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: Microhistory is a technique that has been used effectively by writers of both fiction and nonfiction. It enables the author to cut through the complexities of large swaths of history by focusing on a particular time and place. Microhistories are particularly useful in historical study when a subfield has recently arisen and there are not yet enough monographic studies from which to draw general patterns. This microhistory focuses on a single year (1920) across the United States, with the goal of understanding the various roles of information in this society. It gives greater emphasis to the informational aspects of traditional historical topics such as farming, government bureaucracy, the Spanish flu pandemic, and Prohibition; and it gives greater attention to information-rich topics such as libraries and museums, schools and colleges, the financial services and office machinery industries, scientific research institutions, and management consultancies. .
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1. America in 1920: The Traditional Account -- 2. Altering the Traditional Account to Give Greater Attention to Information History -- 3. Consumer Technologies, Modernity, and Information Issues -- Information Institutions and Industries -- 4. What is Information History and How Do We Study It?.

Microhistory is a technique that has been used effectively by writers of both fiction and nonfiction. It enables the author to cut through the complexities of large swaths of history by focusing on a particular time and place. Microhistories are particularly useful in historical study when a subfield has recently arisen and there are not yet enough monographic studies from which to draw general patterns. This microhistory focuses on a single year (1920) across the United States, with the goal of understanding the various roles of information in this society. It gives greater emphasis to the informational aspects of traditional historical topics such as farming, government bureaucracy, the Spanish flu pandemic, and Prohibition; and it gives greater attention to information-rich topics such as libraries and museums, schools and colleges, the financial services and office machinery industries, scientific research institutions, and management consultancies. .

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