Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2008

Keywords

Search engines, Google, Information policy, Library of Babel

Disciplines

Internet Law

Abstract

The image of Borges's Library of Babel, which contains all possible books, is haunting and suggestive. This essay asks what we would do if we were advising a Federal Library Commission on how to deal with the Library's vast holdings and overwhelming disorganization. This thought exercise provides a set of sensible principles for information policy in an age of extreme informational abundance.

Comments

This article predates the author's affiliation with Cornell Law School.

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