Cataloging the world : Paul Otlet and the birth of the information age
By
Alex Wright
Periodical
0
Serial
15329
Publisher
Oxford University Press, New York
Description
350
ISBN / ISSN No.
9780199931415
Subject
1. Otlet, Paul, -- 1868-1944; 2. Mundaneum -- History; 3. Bibliographers -- Belgium -- Biography; 4. Documentation; 5. Classification -- Books.
Summay
The dream of universal knowledge hardly started with the digital age. From the archives of Sumeria to the Library of Alexandria, humanity has long wrestled with information overload and management of intellectual output. Revived during the Renaissance and
Keyword
Documentation, classification, information organization, World Wide Web (WWW).
DDC Classification No.
020.9
Accession No.
15329
Shelving location
52
Category
Library and Information Science