The Library at Alexandria: A Parallel to the Web?

• Subject catalogue

• Aristotleís divisions of knowledge--observational and deductive sciences

• Librarians

• Haven for those seeking knowledge even political exiles

• Pigeonholes for scrolls

• Center of debate

• AOL keywords

• Hierarchy of search engine results such as Politics>U.S.>Nevada

• Webmasters

• Haven for anyone with computer access to seek knowledge even exiles

• Bytes of information

• Debate and commentary

Sources:

Brundige, Ellen N.. The Library of Alexandria. (website) www.perseus.tufts.edu/GreekScience/Students/Ellen/Museum.html

Nunberg, Geoff. Timeline of the History of Information. (website) www.parc.xerox.com/istl/members/nunberg/timeline.html

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