International Institute of Bibliography

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documentation institute learned society

The International Institute of Bibliography was an early pioneering organization in documentation and information science, best known for developing the Universal Decimal Classification system under the leadership of Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
International Institute of Bibliography canonical 3
Institut International de Bibliographie 2
International Federation for Documentation 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf documentation institute ⓘ
learned society ⓘ
activity classification of documents ⓘ
creation of bibliographic indexes ⓘ
standardization of bibliographic description ⓘ
alsoKnownAs IIB ⓘ
International Institute of Bibliography ⓘ
surface form: Institut International de Bibliographie
associatedWith Mundaneum ⓘ
basedOn Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ
coFounder Henri La Fontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paul Otlet ⓘ
collaboratedWith international librarians ⓘ
scientific societies ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
developed Universal Decimal Classification ⓘ
field bibliography ⓘ
documentation ⓘ
information science ⓘ
founded 1895 ⓘ
foundedAt Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Brussels
foundedBy Henri La Fontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paul Otlet ⓘ
goal to create a universal bibliography of published knowledge ⓘ
to organize world information systematically ⓘ
influenced documentation movement ⓘ
information science ⓘ
modern library classification systems ⓘ
language French ⓘ
laterKnownAs International Institute of Bibliography self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: International Federation for Documentation

International Institute of Bibliography self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: International Institute for Documentation
legacy foundation for international documentation standards ⓘ
widespread adoption of Universal Decimal Classification in Europe ⓘ
location Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Brussels
notableMember Henri La Fontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paul Otlet ⓘ
notableWork Universal Decimal Classification ⓘ
recognizedAs early center of information science research ⓘ
pioneering organization in documentation ⓘ
successor International Institute of Bibliography self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: International Federation for Information and Documentation
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
usedSystem card catalogues ⓘ
indexing by subject ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paul Otlet → coFounded → International Institute of Bibliography ⓘ
Henri La Fontaine → coFounderOf → International Institute of Bibliography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Institut International de Bibliographie
Henri La Fontaine → coFounderOf → International Institute of Bibliography ⓘ
Otlet → coFounded → International Institute of Bibliography ⓘ
subject surface form: Paul Otlet
International Institute of Bibliography → alsoKnownAs → International Institute of Bibliography ⓘ
this entity surface form: Institut International de Bibliographie
International Institute of Bibliography → laterKnownAs → International Institute of Bibliography self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Institute for Documentation
International Institute of Bibliography → laterKnownAs → International Institute of Bibliography self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Federation for Documentation
International Institute of Bibliography → successor → International Institute of Bibliography self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Federation for Information and Documentation