LEADER 02413nam 2200529 450 001 9910808955803321 005 20240102235735.0 010 $a0-19-935420-0 010 $a0-19-993142-9 010 $a0-19-993141-0 010 $a1-306-54569-2 010 $a9780199931415 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1661337 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1661337 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10853221 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL585820 035 $a(OCoLC)923706148 035 $a(CKB)2550000001250864 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001250864 100 $a20140405h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 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,$d2014. 210 4$d2014 215 $a350 pages 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- 1. The Libraries of Babel -- 2. The Dream of the Labyrinth -- 3. Belle Epoque -- 4. The Microphotic Book -- 5. The Index Museum -- 6. Castles in the Air -- 7. Hope, Lost and Found -- 8. Mundaneum -- 9. The Collective Brain -- 10. The Radiated Library -- 11. The Intergalactic Network -- 12. Entering the Steam -- Conclusion. 330 $a"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," 606 $aBibliographers$zBelgium$vBiography 606 $aUniversal bibliography 606 $aDocumentation 615 0$aBibliographers 615 0$aUniversal bibliography. 615 0$aDocumentation. 676 $a020.9 700 $aWright$b Alex$f1966-$01686898 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808955803321 996 $aCataloging the world$94059968 997 $aUNINA