{"id":10527,"date":"2024-05-08T14:54:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/?page_id=10527"},"modified":"2024-07-23T15:19:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T13:19:11","slug":"the-universal-documentation-directory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/en\/collections-and-resarch\/our-collections\/the-universal-documentation-directory\/","title":{"rendered":"The Universal Documentation Directory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Designed as an ever-evolving encyclopaedia, the Directory comprises thousands of files. Started in 1907 by Otlet and La Fontaine, the Universal Documentation Directory (UDD) is intended to be a living encyclopaedia, i.e. one that is constantly updated. 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