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| − | + | '''Renée-Marie-Hélène-Suzanne Briet''' (1894-1989), known as "Madame Documentation," 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. | |
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| + | ==Writings== | ||
* ''Qu'est-ce que la documentation?'', Paris: EDIT, 1951, 48 pp, [http://martinetl.free.fr/suzannebriet/questcequeladocumentation/briet.pdf PDF]; with notes by Ron Day and Laurent Martinet, 2008, [http://martinetl.free.fr/suzannebriet/questcequeladocumentation/ HTML]. | * ''Qu'est-ce que la documentation?'', Paris: EDIT, 1951, 48 pp, [http://martinetl.free.fr/suzannebriet/questcequeladocumentation/briet.pdf PDF]; with notes by Ron Day and Laurent Martinet, 2008, [http://martinetl.free.fr/suzannebriet/questcequeladocumentation/ HTML]. | ||
| + | ** ''[http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~roday/briet.htm What is Documentation? English Translation of the Classic French Text]'', trans. & eds. Ronald E. Day, Laurent Martinet and Hermina G. B. Anghelescu, Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Pr., 2006, 84 pp. (in English) | ||
* ''Rimbaud notre prochain'', Paris: Nouvelles Éditions latines, 1956. | * ''Rimbaud notre prochain'', Paris: Nouvelles Éditions latines, 1956. | ||
* ''Le maréchal de Schulemberg, Jean III, comte de Montdejeux, 1598-1671'', Mezières: Société d'études ardennaises, 1960. | * ''Le maréchal de Schulemberg, Jean III, comte de Montdejeux, 1598-1671'', Mezières: Société d'études ardennaises, 1960. | ||
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* [http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~buckland/Brietwebbib.pdf Bibliography], compiled by Michael Buckland, 2005. | * [http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~buckland/Brietwebbib.pdf Bibliography], compiled by Michael Buckland, 2005. | ||
| − | + | ==Literature== | |
| + | * Renée Lemaître, Roux-Fouillet, "Paul. Suzanne Briet (1894-1989)", ''Bulletin d'Informations de l'Association des bibliothècaires français'' 144 (1989), pp 55-56. | ||
| + | * Michael Buckland, "The centenary of 'Madame Documentation': Suzanne Briet, 1894-1989", ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science'', 46:3 (April 1995), pp 235-237. (in English) | ||
| + | ** "Le centenaire de 'Madame Documentation': Suzanne Briet, 1894-1989", ''Documentaliste: Sciences de l'information'', 32:3 (1995), pp 179-181. | ||
* Ronald E. Day, [http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~roday/beyond.htm "Beyond the Oedipus Age: Professionalism and Information"], ''Journal of Education for Library and Information Science'' 38:1 (Winter 1997), pp 54-63. (in English) | * Ronald E. Day, [http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~roday/beyond.htm "Beyond the Oedipus Age: Professionalism and Information"], ''Journal of Education for Library and Information Science'' 38:1 (Winter 1997), pp 54-63. (in English) | ||
* Ronald E. Day, [http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~roday/intd.htm "Tropes, History, and Ethics in Professional Discourse and Information Science"], ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 51:5 (2000), pp 469-475. (in English) | * Ronald E. Day, [http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~roday/intd.htm "Tropes, History, and Ethics in Professional Discourse and Information Science"], ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 51:5 (2000), pp 469-475. (in English) | ||
| − | * | + | * Sylvie Fayet-Scribe, ''Histoire de la documentation en France: culture, science et technologie de l’information: 1895-1937'', Paris: CNRS, 2000. |
* Mary Niles Maack, [http://pages.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/maack/BrietPrePress.htm "The Lady and the Antelope: Suzanne Briet's Contribution To The French Documentation Movement"], ''Library Trends'' 53 (Spring 2004). (in English) | * Mary Niles Maack, [http://pages.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/maack/BrietPrePress.htm "The Lady and the Antelope: Suzanne Briet's Contribution To The French Documentation Movement"], ''Library Trends'' 53 (Spring 2004). (in English) | ||
| + | * Ronald E. Day, [http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Dec-06/day.html "Suzanne Briet: An Appreciation"], ''Bulletin of ASIST'' 33:2 (Dec/Jan 2007), pp 21-22. (in English) | ||
| + | * Marie-France Blanquet, [http://www.cndp.fr/savoirscdi/societe-de-linformation/le-monde-du-livre-et-de-la-presse/histoire-du-livre-et-de-la-documentation/biographies/suzanne-briet.html "Suzanne Briet"], Feb 2007. | ||
| + | * Sylvie Fayet-Scribe, ''La table des matières'', Ed. du Panama, 2007. Fictionalized history of information science, incl. S. Briet. | ||
| + | * Sylvie Fayet-Scribe, [http://bbf.enssib.fr/consulter/bbf-2012-01-0040-007 "Connaissez-vous Suzanne Briet?"], ''Bulletin des Bibliothèques de France'' 57:1 (2012), pp 40-44. | ||
| − | + | ==See also== | |
* [[Paul Otlet]] | * [[Paul Otlet]] | ||
* [[Henri La Fontaine]] | * [[Henri La Fontaine]] | ||
| − | + | ==Links== | |
* [http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~buckland/briet.html Michael Buckland's website on Briet] | * [http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~buckland/briet.html Michael Buckland's website on Briet] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Briet Briet at Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Briet Briet at Wikipedia] | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 12 August 2014
Renée-Marie-Hélène-Suzanne Briet (1894-1989), known as "Madame Documentation," 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.
Contents
Writings
- Qu'est-ce que la documentation?, Paris: EDIT, 1951, 48 pp, PDF; with notes by Ron Day and Laurent Martinet, 2008, HTML.
- What is Documentation? English Translation of the Classic French Text, trans. & eds. Ronald E. Day, Laurent Martinet and Hermina G. B. Anghelescu, Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Pr., 2006, 84 pp. (in English)
- Rimbaud notre prochain, Paris: Nouvelles Éditions latines, 1956.
- Le maréchal de Schulemberg, Jean III, comte de Montdejeux, 1598-1671, Mezières: Société d'études ardennaises, 1960.
- Madame Rimbaud, essai de biographie, suivi de la correspondance de Vitalie Rimbaud-Cuif dont treize lettres inédites, Paris: Minard, 1967.
- Bibliography, compiled by Michael Buckland, 2005.
Literature
- Renée Lemaître, Roux-Fouillet, "Paul. Suzanne Briet (1894-1989)", Bulletin d'Informations de l'Association des bibliothècaires français 144 (1989), pp 55-56.
- Michael Buckland, "The centenary of 'Madame Documentation': Suzanne Briet, 1894-1989", Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 46:3 (April 1995), pp 235-237. (in English)
- "Le centenaire de 'Madame Documentation': Suzanne Briet, 1894-1989", Documentaliste: Sciences de l'information, 32:3 (1995), pp 179-181.
- Ronald E. Day, "Beyond the Oedipus Age: Professionalism and Information", Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 38:1 (Winter 1997), pp 54-63. (in English)
- Ronald E. Day, "Tropes, History, and Ethics in Professional Discourse and Information Science", Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 51:5 (2000), pp 469-475. (in English)
- Sylvie Fayet-Scribe, Histoire de la documentation en France: culture, science et technologie de l’information: 1895-1937, Paris: CNRS, 2000.
- Mary Niles Maack, "The Lady and the Antelope: Suzanne Briet's Contribution To The French Documentation Movement", Library Trends 53 (Spring 2004). (in English)
- Ronald E. Day, "Suzanne Briet: An Appreciation", Bulletin of ASIST 33:2 (Dec/Jan 2007), pp 21-22. (in English)
- Marie-France Blanquet, "Suzanne Briet", Feb 2007.
- Sylvie Fayet-Scribe, La table des matières, Ed. du Panama, 2007. Fictionalized history of information science, incl. S. Briet.
- Sylvie Fayet-Scribe, "Connaissez-vous Suzanne Briet?", Bulletin des Bibliothèques de France 57:1 (2012), pp 40-44.
