Cuneiform to Computer - A History of Reference Sources

Informationen zum Autor By William A. Katz Klappentext Provides a brief history of how reference works developed, but concentrates on how they reflect attitudes of their particular period of publication. Each chapter focuses on a basic reference form and highlights the major titles in its evolution. Zusammenfassung Provides a brief history of how reference works developed! but concentrates on how they reflect attitudes of their particular period of publication. Each chapter focuses on a basic reference form and highlights the major titles in its evolution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Reference Books from Cuneiform to Computers Chapter 3 Encyclopedias Chapter 4 Commonplace Books to Books of Quotations Chapter 5 The Reference of Time: Almanacs, Calendars, Chronologies, Chronicles Chapter 6 Ready Reference Books: Handbooks and Manuals Chapter 7 Dictionaries Grammar and Rhetoric Chapter 8 Maps and Travel Guides Chapter 9 Biography Chapter 10 Bibliography, Serials, and Indexes Chapter 11 Government Documents Chapter 12 Epilogue Chapter 13 Chronology

Product details

• Authors: Bill Katz, William A Katz, William A. Katz
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.03.1998
• EAN: 9780810832909
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-3290-9
• No. of pages: 440
• Series: The History of the Book; History of the Book Series; The History of the Book
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system