When We Are No More : How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Press, ©.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781620408025, 1620408023
Physical Desc
229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Status
Cook Memorial Library - Nonfiction Section
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Press, ©.
Language
English
ISBN
9781620408025, 1620408023
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In When We Are No More Abby Smith Rumsey explores human memory from pre-history to the present to shed light on the grand challenge facing our world--the abundance of information and scarcity of human attention. Tracing the story from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls, to movable type, books, and the birth of the Library of Congress, Rumsey weaves a compelling narrative that explores how humans have dealt with the problem of too much information throughout our history, and indeed how we might begin solve the same problem for our digital future. Serving as a call to consciousness, When We Are No More explains why data storage is not memory; why forgetting is the first step towards remembering; and above all, why memory is about the future, not the past.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Smith Rumsey, A. When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future . Bloomsbury Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Smith Rumsey, Abby. When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future. Bloomsbury Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Smith Rumsey, Abby. When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future Bloomsbury Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Smith Rumsey, Abby. When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future Bloomsbury Press,
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