Advent of Computing

Episode 107 - The Mundaneum, Part I

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May 7, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Mandanium: A Weird Pre-Internet Hypertext Problem
02:30 • 3min
3
The Mandanium: A Library of Human Knowledge
05:32 • 3min
4
The Origins of Bibliography
08:35 • 2min
5
The Importance of Reading
10:31 • 3min
6
The Importance of Bibliography in the Social Sciences
13:31 • 2min
7
The Importance of Independent Invention
15:26 • 4min
8
Otelet's Analysis of the Encyclopedist
19:06 • 3min
9
Oatle's Solution to the Information Problem
21:45 • 3min
10
The History of the 3x5 Note Card
24:53 • 2min
11
The Dewey Decimal System
27:16 • 3min
12
The Advantages of the Dewey Decimal System
29:59 • 3min
13
The Limits of the Dewey Decimal System
33:09 • 4min
14
The Dewey Decimal System in the Anglosphere
37:19 • 3min
15
The Relationship Between Bibliography and Peace Activism
39:53 • 3min
16
The Dewey Decimal System and the RBU
42:33 • 3min
17
The RBU: A Non-Centralized Tool for Intellectual Statistics
45:25 • 2min
18
The Dewey Decimal System and the RBU
47:15 • 4min
19
The Importance of Syntax in the RBU
51:01 • 4min
20
The UDC: A Language for Discussing Books
54:43 • 3min
21
The Use of Dewey Decimal Classes in the 1890s
57:39 • 3min
22
The UDC: A Way to Create New Classes as Needed
01:00:38 • 2min
23
The UDC: A Revolutionary Technology
01:02:16 • 4min