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From Alexandria to Google: The Mythic Quest for Universal Libraries
Ken Hillis, UNC Professor of Media and Technology Studies and coauthor of the recent book “Google and the Culture of Search,” historicizes the centuries-old desire for total encyclopedic knowledge, tracing Google’s quest to organize the world’s information through a lineage of mathematicians and metaphysicians, from the ancient atomists to medieval polymath Ramón Llull to science fiction writer H.G. Wells. |
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Date: | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 |
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Time: | 5:00pm – 6:30pm |
Location: | Wilson Library, Pleasants Family Assembly Room |
Library: | Wilson Library |
Presenter: | Friends of the Library |
Categories: | Friends of the Library, Rare Book Collection, Special Collections |
Event Organizer:
Friends of the Library
Contact Info:
Liza Terll
Email: liza_terll@unc.edu
Phone:(919) 548-1203