02599nam a2200517 i 4500 9917886109904201 BJBSDDR 20240311100316.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 140405s2014 nyua ob 001 0deng d 9780199931415 0199931410 (MiAaPQ)EBC1661337 (Au-PeEL)EBL1661337 (CaPaEBR)ebr10853221 (CaONFJC)MIL585820 (OCoLC)923706148 (CKB)2550000001250864 (EXLCZ)992550000001250864 MiAaPQ eng rda pn MiAaPQ MiAaPQ eng Z 1004 W947c 2014 020.9 Wright, Alex, 1966- 33759 Cataloging the world : Paul Otlet and the birth of the information age / Alex Wright. New York : Oxford University Press, 2014. 350 pages : illustration ; 22 cm. text txt computer c online resource cr Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine 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. "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," Description based on print version record. Otlet, Paul, 1868-1944. Otlet, Paul, 1868-1944 34752 Mundaneum History. Mundaneum (Mons, Bélgica) Historia 34753 Bibliografía universal 34754 Documentación 23991 Catalogación Libros 34755 Organización de la información Historia 27690 BOOK lcc BK 120488 120488 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-01-15 0 Z 1004 W947c 2014 00000174429 2024-01-15 00:00:00 1 2024-01-15 BK