Too Much to Know

Too Much To Know: Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age
AuthorAnn M. Blair
LanguageEnglish
SubjectInformation overload
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherYale University Press
Publication date
2010
Publication placeUnited States

Too Much To Know: Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age (Yale University Press, 2010) is a book by American intellectual historian Ann M. Blair. The book deals with the concept of information overload. Blair argues that the feeling of being overwhelmed by information is not unique to the digital age. Instead, it has existed since antiquity and in many cultures.

Reception

The New Yorker named the book as one of the best books of 2011.[1] It was also praised by the Washington Post,[2] Rorotoko,[3] and Times Higher Education.[4]

References

  1. ^ Yorker, The New (2011-12-11). "A Year's Reading". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  2. ^ Dirda, Michael (2011-01-13). "Review of Ann Blair's 'Too Much to Know,' the evolution of reference works". ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  3. ^ P, J (2011-07-06). "ROROTOKO - Too Much to Know: Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age". ROROTOKO. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  4. ^ "Too Much to Know: Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age". Times Higher Education (THE). 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2025-09-26.


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