TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wright,Alex
TI  - Cataloging the world: Paul Otlet and the birth of the information age 
SN  - 9780199931415
AV  - Z 1004 W947c 2014
U1  - 020.9 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Otlet, Paul,
KW  - Otlet, Paul, 
KW  - Mundaneum
KW  - History
KW  - Mundaneum (Mons, Bélgica)
KW  - Historia
KW  - Bibliografía universal
KW  - Documentación
KW  - Catalogación
KW  - Libros
KW  - Organización de la información
N1  - 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
N2  - "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,"
ER  -