Cataloging the World - Paul Otlet and the Birth of the Information Age

Zusatztext a great introduction to Paul Otlet's life ... [Wright] provides a thorough overview of its historical context and how it relates to our Internet Age. Informationen zum Autor Alex Wright is Director of User Experience and Product Research at The New York Times and the author of Glut: Mastering Information Through the Ages. Klappentext In 1934, Paul Otlet, a Belgian entrepreneur, designed a proto-Internet which he called a reseau mondial-- literally, worldwide web. Today, Otlet and his vision have been all but forgotten, thanks to a series of historical misfortunes, but Alex Wright brings Otlet's extraordinary story back into the light in this fascinating look at the dream of universal knowledge. Zusammenfassung In 1934, Paul Otlet, a Belgian entrepreneur, designed a proto-Internet which he called a réseau mondial-- literally, "worldwide web." Today, Otlet and his vision have been all but forgotten, thanks to a series of historical misfortunes, but Alex Wright brings Otlet's extraordinary story back into the light in this fascinating look at the dream of universal knowledge. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Alex Wright, Wright Alex
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.07.2014
• EAN: 9780199931415
• ISBN: 978-0-19-993141-5
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 217 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, Belgium, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, Information technology industries, Biography: science, technology & medicine, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Library & Information Sciences, Library and information sciences / Museology