Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208252

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208252

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A Cultural History of Information: Lessons from the Enlightenment. The significance of this project is that it places the idea of 'information explosion' in historical perspective. In early modern Europe (circa 1600-1800) there were already anxieties about 'the multitude of books', the expansion of the sciences, and threats to the ideal of a rounded education. The attempted solutions, such as the use of commonplace books, journals, encyclopaedias and library catalogues, emerged as responses during the Enlightenment, and subsequently became part of our current system of information management. Outcomes will include a scholarly book and another which links earlier problems and responses to current debates.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-06-2002

End Date: 03-06-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $397,234.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | History Of Philosophy And History Of Ideas | History: British | History: European

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Studies in human society |

Other Keywords

Historical Studies | History Of Philosophy And History Of Ideas | History: British | History: European | Studies in human society

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