Suzanne Briet
Suzanne Briet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1894, February 1 |
| Died | 1989 |
| Era | 20th century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Second generation European Documentalist, Continental philosophy, structuralism, post-structuralism |
Main interests | technique, technology, information science, semiotics, librarianship |
Renée-Marie-Helene-Suzanne Briet (French pronunciation: [bʁie], English: /br'eɪ/) (1 February 1894 in Paris, France - 1989 in Boulogne, France),[1] known as "Madame Documentation,"[2] was a librarian, author, historian, poet, and visionary best known for her treatise Qu'est-ce que la documentation? (What is Documentation?), a foundational text in the modern study of information science. She is also known for her writings on the history of Ardennes and the poet Arthur Rimbaud.[3] Her treatise Qu'est-ce que la documentation? offers a vision of documentation that moves beyond that of Paul Otlet's emphasis on fixed forms of documents, such as the book, toward "an unlimited horizon of physical forms and aesthetic formats for documents and an unlimited horizon of techniques and technologies (and of 'documentary agencies' employing these) in the service of multitudes of particular cultures."[4] Like many early European Documentalists, Briet embraced modernity and science,[5] but the influences of French post-structuralist theorists and linguists, and her strong orientation toward humanistic scholarship, largely impacted her own philosophy of documentation, laying the groundwork for contemporary philosophies of information and the study of semiotics and culture in information science.[6]
References
- ^ Maack, Mary Niles. "The Lady and the Antelope: Suzanne Briet's Contribution to the French Documentation Movement." http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/maack/BrietPrePress.htm. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ Buckland, Michael. "Suzanne Briet, 1894-1989: 'Madame Documentation'." http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~buckland/briet.html. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ Buckland, Michael. (2006). "A Brief Biography of Suzanne Renée Briet." In What is Documentation?: English Translation of the Classic French Text. R. E. Day, L. Martinet & H. G. B. Anghelescu, Trans.; ed., R.E. Day and L. Martinet. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, p. 1.
- ^ Day, Ronald. (2006). "Preface." In What is Documentation?: English Translation of the Classic French Text. R. E. Day, L. Martinet & H. G. B. Anghelescu, Trans.; ed., R.E. Day and L. Martinet. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, p. v.
- ^ Maack, Mary Niles. "The Lady and the Antelope: Suzanne Briet's Contribution to the French Documentation Movement." http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/maack/BrietPrePress.htm. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ Day, Ronald. (2006). "'A Necessity of Our Time': Documentation as 'Cultural Technique in What Is Documentation?." In What is Documentation?: English Translation of the Classic French Text. R. E. Day, L. Martinet & H. G. B. Anghelescu, Trans.; ed., R.E. Day and L. Martinet. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, p. 49.