Too much information

摘要

'Information overload' is a phenomenon we know well — a Google search on the term retrieves close to 2 million hits. But is it really as new as we think? "We are not the first generation — nor even the first species — to wrestle with the problem of information overload," Alex Wright reminds us in his ambitious new book, Glut. He seeks a balanced and historically informed assessment of the digital revolutions impact. As a former librarian now working as an information architect, Wright combines insights from his areas of expertise with a wide range of historical and scientific literature aimed at non-specialist audiences. He does not attempt a synthesis of specialistrndebate, but offers a well-informed account of information management across a surprising range of examples.