DIGIRENT - Cataloging the World: Paul Otlet and the Birth of the Information Age
Alex Wright
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Cataloging the World: Paul Alex Wright epub Cataloging the World: Paul Alex Wright pdf download Cataloging the World: Paul Alex Wright pdf file Cataloging the World: Paul Alex Wright audiobook Cataloging the World: Paul Alex Wright book review Cataloging the World: Paul Alex Wright summary | #1061428 in Books | 2014-06-04 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 5.90 x1.10 x8.20l,.0 | File type: PDF | 360 pages||6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| A fantastic read about a man that was the steampunk analog ...|By Zannah Noe|A fantastic read about a man that was the steampunk analog Google before there were computers. Paul Otlet's story as told by Alex Wright is riveting. The author pulls you in with a Nazi raid on Otlet's work. I thought to myself, "Where could it go from here?" Well the story goes from continent to cont|||"The story of Paul Otlet (1868-1944), Belgian librarian and utopian visionary, who, long before the digital age, dreamed of a worldwide repository of media, accessible to all. As Wright explains in this shrewd, brisk biography, cataloging books was only one o
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 ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Cataloging the World: Paul Otlet and the Birth of the Information Age | Alex Wright. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
