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Red information scientist: the information career of J.D. Bernal

Muddiman, Dave - In: Journal of Documentation 59 (2003) 4, pp. 387-409

John Desmond Bernal (1901‐1970) was one of the most eminent scientists of his generation; he also became, in mid‐twentieth century Britain, an important political figure – the leading public spokesperson of “red” science. One remarkable but hitherto underexplored aspect of his career...

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The Information State in England: The Central Collection of Information on Citizens Since 1500

Weller, Toni - In: Journal of Documentation 61 (2005) 2, pp. 314-316

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Libraries in continental Europe: the 40s and the 90s

Tax Choldin, Marianna - In: Journal of Documentation 61 (2005) 3, pp. 356-361

Purpose – Part of the “JDoc at 60” series, this paper aims to discuss, evaluate and compare writings on the state of libraries in Continental Europe in the 1940s and the 1990s. Design/methodology/approach – Four papers published in Journal of Documentation , three from 1945 and one from...

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A new history of ASLIB, 1924‐1950

Muddiman, Dave - In: Journal of Documentation 61 (2005) 3, pp. 402-428

‐ordinating the activities of specialist information services in the UK. This article seeks to present a new history of the first … of ASLIB in the period 1924‐1950 and an obvious continuation would be a history of “corporate” ASLIB (1950‐1997). More … generally, the paper reveals that the history of UK documentation and information science in the twentieth century is …

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The Government Machine: A Revolutionary History of the Computer

Weller, Toni - In: Journal of Documentation 61 (2005) 3, pp. 454-456

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The social and technological origins of the information society

Weller, Toni; Bawden, David - In: Journal of Documentation 61 (2005) 6, pp. 777-802

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the theory of a control revolution in nineteenth century England, and its social and technological implications for the information society. It takes up where most historical interpretations of the industrial revolution end, and before most...

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Towards an evolutionary perspective for human information behavior

Spink, Amanda; Currier, James - In: Journal of Documentation 62 (2006) 2, pp. 171-193

Purpose – Since the beginning of human existence, humankind has sought, organized and used information as it evolved patterns and practices of human information behaviors. However, the field of human information behavior (HIB) has not heretofore pursued an evolutionary understanding of...

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Centres of calculation and unruly colonists: the colonial library in Singapore and its users, 1874‐1900

Luyt, Brendan - In: Journal of Documentation 64 (2008) 3, pp. 386-396

human history, as well as anthropological and geographical societies now feature prominently in discussions of British …

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La table des matières: Roman (The Table of Contents: Novel)

Buckland, Michael K. - In: Journal of Documentation 64 (2008) 5, pp. 786-787

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“To treat of the world”

Ducheyne, Steffen - In: Journal of Documentation 65 (2009) 2, pp. 223-244

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document how Paul Otlet, founding‐father of what is termed at present as “information science”, attempted to provide a complete “image of the world” (and reality in general) by establishing the scientific discipline he dubbed...

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