W3.2 The Pursuit of the Universal Encyclopedia / Kim Yoon(김윤)

Summary

There were many discussions continued throughout the 20th century to reach a universal encyclopedia. "Can't we make an encyclopedia available to third-world countries and other countries that don't have Internet access?" Jimmy Wales, one of Wikipedia's founders, thought in March 2000. People seek knowledge and feel joy. They are not perfect, but constantly strive to reach ideal standards. This chapter tells the story of many people who have made this effort.
Paul Otlet of Belgium was once in charge of handling knowledge. He wanted to collect data from all fields and link it to what he had been doing. He also tried to break away from the book-like combination to reduce complexity. Otlet's contribution may have implied Wikipedia afterwards. Wells was fascinated by technological advances and many references at the time. In particular, he noted the index within it, which helped him check information such as birth, death, long travel records, and beliefs of a particular person had. He thought that anywhere in the world, students should have a means of continuing to be seen, classified, and clarified, rather than simply seeing limited information in printed paper. 

Interesting

It was interesting to see Wikipedia's history of simple and well-meaning ideas that seem to be little from the current perspective, attracting people from around the world to the knowledge field today.

Discussion

I think there is a universal encyclopedia similar to Wikipedia in Korea. What do you think it is and what do you think it has in common with Wikipedia?

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