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Whyte Memorial Lecture When what is new is not: the information society in perspective Presented by Emeritus Professor W. Boyd Rayward. WHEN WHAT IS NEW IS PERHAPS NOT: THE INFORMATION SOCIETY IN PERSPECTIVE Jean P. Whyte Inaugural Lecture Monash University August 17, 2009 By
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Whyte Memorial Lecture When what is new is not: the information society in perspective Presented by Emeritus Professor W. Boyd Rayward
WHEN WHAT IS NEW IS PERHAPS NOT: THE INFORMATION SOCIETY IN PERSPECTIVE Jean P. Whyte Inaugural Lecture Monash University August 17, 2009 By W. Boyd Rayward Prof. Emeritus, The University of New South Wales And The University of Illinois Visiting Scholar, University of Ghent
CAST OF CHARACTERS PERSONS: Paul Otlet (1868-1944), Belgian lawyer, internationalist, pacifist, Henri LaFontaine, (1854-1943), Belgian lawyer, socialist senator, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Herbert Haviland Field (1868-1921), American zoologist, Director CB Henry Forster Morley (1855-1943), English Chemist, Director ICSL INSTITUTIONS:The International Institute and Office of Bibliography, Brussels (1895 – 1990) Office and Union of International Associations, Brussels (1907 – the present) Concilium Bibliographicum , Zurich (1895 – 1942) The Royal Society of London, (1660 – the present) (League of Nations Committee &Institute International Intellectual Cooperation (1920-1945) BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INNOVATIONS: Universal Bibliographic Repertory, 1895-1934 (16million entries) Bibliographia Zoologica, Physiologica, Anatomica (20 million cards) International Catalogue of Scientific Literature, 1900-1914 ( 259 vols) TECHNOLOGIES: Bibliographic printing and publishing Cards and cabinets Scientific and bibliographical classification systems, especially the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) Mondothèque
Paul Otlet Henri La Fontaine
Salle des Répertoires, Office International de Bibliogrpahie
6 Applied Sciences Medicine and Technology 62 Engineering in general 622 Mining 669 Metallurgy (485)Sweden : related to 31 statistics [622+669](485):31 Statistics of mining and metallurgy in Sweden Example of a UDC Number
A. Mathematics B. Mechanics C. Physics D. Chemistry E. Astronomy F. Biology G. Mineralogy H. Geology J. Geography K. Paleontology L. Biology M. Botany N. Zoology O. Anatomy P. Pathology Q. Physiology R. Bacteriology 32 regional Bureaux including NSW, Qld, SA,Vic,WA 8 sets subscribed to in Australia Sections of the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature
Whyte Memorial Lecture When what is new is not: the information society in perspective Presented by Emeritus Professor W. Boyd Rayward