LEADER 02329nam 2200601 450 001 9910453515803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-935420-0 010 $a0-19-993142-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000001250864 035 $a(EBL)1661337 035 $a(OCoLC)923706148 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001179915 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12508474 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001179915 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11184969 035 $a(PQKB)11058541 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1661337 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1661337 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10853221 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL585820 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001250864 100 $a20140405h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCataloging the world $ePaul Otlet and the birth of the information age /$fAlex Wright 210 1$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (361 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-993141-0 311 $a1-306-54569-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aThe 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, 606 $aBibliographers$zBelgium$vBiography 606 $aUniversal bibliography 606 $aDocumentation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBibliographers 615 0$aUniversal bibliography. 615 0$aDocumentation. 676 $a020.9 700 $aWright$b Alex$f1966-$0948110 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453515803321 996 $aCataloging the world$92143088 997 $aUNINA