02329nam 2200601 450 991045351580332120200520144314.00-19-935420-00-19-993142-9(CKB)2550000001250864(EBL)1661337(OCoLC)923706148(SSID)ssj0001179915(PQKBManifestationID)12508474(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001179915(PQKBWorkID)11184969(PQKB)11058541(MiAaPQ)EBC1661337(Au-PeEL)EBL1661337(CaPaEBR)ebr10853221(CaONFJC)MIL585820(EXLCZ)99255000000125086420140405h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCataloging the world Paul Otlet and the birth of the information age /Alex WrightNew York :Oxford University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (361 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-993141-0 1-306-54569-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.The dream of capturing and organizing knowledge is as old as history. From the archives of ancient Sumeria and the Library of Alexandria to the Library of Congress and Wikipedia, humanity has wrestled with the problem of harnessing its intellectual output. The timeless quest for wisdom has been as much about information storage and retrieval as creative genius. In Cataloging the World, Alex Wright introduces us to a figure who stands out in the long line of thinkers and idealists who devoted themselves to the task. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, Paul Otlet, a librarian by training,BibliographersBelgiumBiographyUniversal bibliographyDocumentationElectronic books.BibliographersUniversal bibliography.Documentation.020.9Wright Alex1966-948110MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453515803321Cataloging the world2143088UNINA