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Kilgour, Frederick G.

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Works: 108 works in 154 publications in 5 languages and 1,830 library holdings
Roles: Honoree, Performer
Classifications: z4, 002.09
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12 editions published between and 2006 in English and held by 719 libraries worldwide
"Distinguished scholar and library systems innovator Frederick Kilgour tells a five-thousand-year story in this exciting work, a tale beginning with the invention of writing and concluding with the emerging electronic book. Calling on a lifetime of interest in the growth of information technology, Kilgour brings a fresh approach to the history of the book, emphasizing in rich, authoritative detail the successive technological advances that allowed the book to keep pace with ever-increasing needs for information. Borrowing a concept from evolutionary theory - the notion of punctuated equilibria - to structure his account, Kilgour investigates the book's three discrete historical forms - the clay tablet, papyrus roll, and codex - before turning to a fourth, still evolving form, the cyber book, a version promising swift electronic delivery of information in text, sound, and motion to anyone at any time." "The Evolution of the Book will captivate book lovers as well as those interested in bibliographic history, the history of writing, and the history of technology."--Jacket.
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7 editions published between and 1995 in English and held by 304 libraries worldwide
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3 editions published in in Multiple languages and held by 103 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 97 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published in in English and held by 54 libraries worldwide
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5 editions published between and 1988 in English and held by 17 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published in in English and held by 17 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published in in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide
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1 edition published in in English and held by 7 libraries worldwide
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3 editions published in in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide
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3 editions published between and 1974 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide
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1 edition published in in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published in in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published in in German and held by 4 libraries worldwide
 
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Alternative Names
Kilgour, Frederick Gridley 1914-2006
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