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Information history, the Glossary

Information history may refer to the history of each of the categories listed below (or to combinations of them).^[1]

31 relations: AltaVista, American Library Association, Birger Hjørland, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, Claude Shannon, Documentation science, Google, Henri La Fontaine, History of artificial intelligence, History of computing hardware, History of computing hardware (1960s–present), History of operating systems, History of programming languages, History of software engineering, History of the graphical user interface, History of the Internet, History of the World Wide Web, History of video games, Information & Culture, Information explosion, Information science, Information theory, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, IT History Society, Library history, Oxford English Dictionary, Paul Otlet, Post-industrial society, ProQuest Dialog, Retronym, Timeline of computing.
Fields of history

AltaVista

AltaVista was a web search engine established in 1995.

American Library Association

The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally.

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Birger Hjørland

Birger Hjørland (born January 1, 1947, in Denmark) is a professor of knowledge organization at the Royal School of Library and Information Science (RSLIS) in Copenhagen.

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Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP, pronounced) is a professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers in the United Kingdom.

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Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001) was an American mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist and cryptographer known as the "father of information theory" and as the "father of the Information Age".

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Documentation science

Documentation science is the study of the recording and retrieval of information. Information history and Documentation science are information science.

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Google

Google LLC is an American multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Henri La Fontaine

Henri La Fontaine (22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau.

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History of artificial intelligence

The history of artificial intelligence (AI) began in antiquity, with myths, stories and rumors of artificial beings endowed with intelligence or consciousness by master craftsmen.

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History of computing hardware

The history of computing hardware covers the developments from early simple devices to aid calculation to modern day computers.

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History of computing hardware (1960s–present)

The history of computing hardware starting at 1960 is marked by the conversion from vacuum tube to solid-state devices such as transistors and then integrated circuit (IC) chips.

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History of operating systems

Computer operating systems (OSes) provide a set of functions needed and used by most application programs on a computer, and the links needed to control and synchronize computer hardware.

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History of programming languages

The history of programming languages spans from documentation of early mechanical computers to modern tools for software development.

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History of software engineering

The history of software engineering begins around the 1960s.

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History of the graphical user interface

The history of the graphical user interface, understood as the use of graphic icons and a pointing device to control a computer, covers a five-decade span of incremental refinements, built on some constant core principles.

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History of the Internet

The history of the Internet has its origin in the efforts of scientists and engineers to build and interconnect computer networks.

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History of the World Wide Web

The World Wide Web ("WWW", "W3" or simply "the Web") is a global information medium that users can access via computers connected to the Internet.

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History of video games

The history of video games began in the 1950s and 1960s as computer scientists began designing simple games and simulations on minicomputers and mainframes.

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Information & Culture

Information & Culture is an academic journal devoted to the study of the history of information, and any topic that would fall under the purview of the modern interdisciplinary schools of information creation, organization, preservation, or utilization.

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Information explosion

The information explosion is the rapid increase in the amount of published information or data and the effects of this abundance. Information history and information explosion are information science.

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Information science

Information science or informatology is an academic field which is primarily concerned with analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval, movement, dissemination, and protection of information.

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Information theory

Information theory is the mathematical study of the quantification, storage, and communication of information.

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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is an international body representing the interests of people who rely on libraries and information professionals.

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IT History Society

The IT History Society (ITHS) is an organization that supports the history and scholarship of information technology by encouraging, fostering, and facilitating archival and historical research.

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Library history

Library history is a subdiscipline within library science and library and information science focusing on the history of libraries and their role in societies and cultures. Information history and library history are information science.

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Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house.

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Paul Otlet

Paul Marie Ghislain Otlet (23 August 1868 – 10 December 1944) was a Belgian author, entrepreneur, lawyer and peace activist; predicting the arrival of the internet before World War II, he is among those considered to be the father of information science, a field he called "documentation".

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Post-industrial society

In sociology, the post-industrial society is the stage of society's development when the service sector generates more wealth than the manufacturing sector of the economy.

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ProQuest Dialog

Dialog is an online information service owned by ProQuest, who acquired it from Thomson Reuters in mid-2008.

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Retronym

A retronym is a newer name for something that differentiates it from something else that is newer and similar; thus, avoiding confusion between the two.

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Timeline of computing

Timeline of computing presents events in the history of computing organized by year and grouped into six topic areas: predictions and concepts, first use and inventions, hardware systems and processors, operating systems, programming languages, and new application areas.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_history

Also known as Library and Information History Group.