We are said to be living in an information world, but
as early as 1853, The Times was writing of "an age of
information". Historical interest in our contemporary
information age and in the historical tools and
techniques of information processing and management
has been the subject of much recent information
history scholarship. This book offers a contrast to
existing technologically driven histories of the
information age. It explores the Victorians
relationship with information and knowledge from a
social and cultural perspective and challenges the
chronology of modern information. Using...

This publication looks at how the digital age is affecting the field of history for both scholars and students. The book does not seek either to applaud or condemn digital technologies, but takes a more conceptual view of how the field of history is being changed by the digital age.