Cataloging the world: Paul Otlet and the birth of the information age

Abstract

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