Birth of modern facts: How the information revolution transformed academic research, governments, and businesses, Cortada, James W., Rowman &amp; Littlefield. 2023. 462 pp. $125.00 (hardcover). (<scp>ISBN</scp>: 978‐1‐5381‐7390‐9).

Journal of the Association for Information Science and TechnologyEarly View BOOK REVIEW Birth of modern facts: How the information revolution transformed academic research, governments, and businesses, Cortada, James W., Rowman & Littlefield. 2023. 462 pp. $125.00 (hardcover). (ISBN: 978-1-5381-7390-9). Cheryl Knott, Corresponding Author Cheryl Knott [email protected] iSchool, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA Cheryl Knott, iSchool, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Cheryl Knott, Corresponding Author Cheryl Knott [email protected] iSchool, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA Cheryl Knott, iSchool, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 12 December 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24858Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES Alexander, B. B., & Gyeszly, S. D. (1991). OPAC or card catalog. Technical Services Quarterly, 9(1), 43–56. 10.1300/J124V09N01_05 Google Scholar Allen, E. (2014). A half century of library computing: Timeless stories from the Library of Congress. https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2014/01/a-half-century-of-library-computing/ Google Scholar Buckland, M. K. (1991). Information as thing. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 42(5), 351–360. 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(199106)42:5<351::AID-ASI5>3.0.CO;2-3 Web of Science®Google Scholar Capurro, R., & Hjørland, B. (2003). The concept of information. In B. Cronin (Ed.), Annual review of information science and technology (Vol. 37, pp. 343–411). Information Today. 10.1002/aris.1440370109 Web of Science®Google Scholar N. González, L. Moll, & C. Amanti (Eds.). (2005). Funds of knowledge: Theorizing practices in households, communities, and classrooms. Lawrence Erlbaum. Google Scholar Helton, L. E. (2019). On decimals, catalogs, and racial imaginaries of reading. PMLA, 134(1), 99–120. Google Scholar Intner, S. S. (2007). The passing of an era. Technicalities, 27(2), 13–14. Google Scholar King, G. W., Spiro, H. T., & Kotin, A. D. (1963). Automation and the Library of Congress: Survey sponsored by the Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress. Google Scholar Larson, T. (2001). Retrospective conversion or retrospective subversion: How good is our access to converted Slavic library collections? Slavic & East European Information Resources, 2(2), 13–24. 10.1300/J167v02n02_03 Google Scholar McHenry, E. (2002). Forgotten readers: Recovering the lost history of African American literary societies. Duke University Press. 10.1215/9780822384144 Google Scholar McHenry, E. (2021). To make Negro literature: Writing, literary practice, and African American authorship. Duke University Press. 10.1215/9781478021810 Google Scholar Rainie, S. C., & Walker, S. B. (2019). Indigenous data sovereignty. In T. Davies, S. B. Walker, & M. Rubinstein (Eds.), The state of open data: Histories and horizons (pp. 300–319). African Minds and International Development Research Centre. Google Scholar Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation