| 词条 | Glut: Mastering Information Through the Ages |
| 释义 |
| name = Glut: Mastering Information Through the Ages | title_orig = | translator = | image = Glut cover 100.gif | caption = | author = Alex Wright | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | genre = Non-fiction | publisher = Joseph Henry Press | release_date = 2007 | media_type = Print (Hardback) | pages = 296 pp | isbn = 978-0-309-10238-4 | isbn_note = (hbk.) | dewey= 020.9 22 | congress= Z666.5 .W75 2007 | oclc= 85692734 | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} Glut: Mastering Information Through The Ages is a 2007 book written by Alex Wright, a writer and information architect for The New York Times. Wright's intention is to provide a broad historical overview of the development of information transmission and organization systems. Chapters
Wright asserts the idea that while networks are currently an en vogue topic of discussion, frequently framed as being in opposition to hierarchical systems, that each co-exists and has always done so. He posits that: Wright goes on to discuss various aspects of evolutionary learning in numerous contexts. This ultimately leads to the question of whether man's information systems are still evolving, or did they simply stop when we reached our current evolutionary state. Wright looks for a possible answer in the work of sociobiologist E.O. Wilson and his theory of gene-culture co-evolution and 'epigenetic rules': That is to say, we are predisposed toward classification.
Wright discusses the evolution of symbolic communication and the use of external symbolic objects as a unit of cultural exchange. Wright contend that primitive symbolism in all its forms drove the development of larger, more complex social networks and eventually make way for the evolution of writing [3]
Traces the development of print technology and the subsequent spread of written literacy. The chapter also addresses the role of religious texts and their impact on Western thought. Wright quotes author John Lothrop Motley:
Discusses the evolution of classification systems including the Systema Naturae of Carl Linnaeus, which was hierarchical in nature and standing in opposition to the work of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who contended a more holistic approach would be better, taking into account that despite environmental similarities, different regions have distinct plants and animals. He made the suggestion that species may have both "improved" and "degenerated" after dispersing from a center of creation. The chapter title makes reference to the 7 foot moose Thomas Jefferson had shipped to Buffon after Buffon contended that no American animal could be compared to those of the old world.[6] Wright contends that Jefferson to a large degree is an unsung hero of information science, due to his support of the Linnaean hierarchy and his adaptation of table of science originated by Francis Bacon for classification of his personal library.[7]
Brief historical record of the development of the modern library and classification systems by Charles Ammi Cutter (Cutter Expansive Classification system, which was the basis for the top categories of the Library of Congress classification) as well Colon classification developed by S. R. Ranganathan, an example of a faceted classification system and perhaps the most prominent classification system in the Western world, the Dewey Decimal System created by Melvil Dewey
Traces the evolution of the modern day web. Notable discussions include:
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References1. ^Wright, Alex (2007) Glut: Mastering Information Through The Ages, page 7 2. ^Wright, Alex (2007) Glut: Mastering Information Through The Ages, page 20 3. ^Wright, Alex (2007) Glut: Mastering Information Through The Ages, page 45-47 4. ^Motley, John L. "The Rise of the Dutch Republic" in The History of the Netherlands, Complete, 1885 5. ^Wright, Alex (2007) Glut: Mastering Information Through The Ages, page 119 6. ^Wright, Alex (2007) Glut: Mastering Information Through The Ages, page 159 7. ^Wright, Alex (2007) Glut: Mastering Information Through The Ages, page 161-163 8. ^Wright, Alex (2007) Glut: Mastering Information Through The Ages, page 214 9. ^Nelson, Ted "I Don't Buy In 10. ^Wright, Alex (2007) Glut: Mastering Information Through The Ages, page 227 Further reading
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