Do you know Suzanne Briet?

Abstract

Based on the finding that, despite being ignored by French researchers in Information Science until the 1990s, Suzanne Briet has long enjoyed considerable reputation in the Anglo-Saxon countries, especially in the United States, the article seeks to rescue the Suzanne Briet's story tracing her professional and personal trajectory. To do so, it describes its formation initially in history and English language and soon the option for the libraries, area where she would have innovative action in the National Library of France. It also describes Briet's militancy in favor of Documentation, as well as his participation in international associations of the area. Elements of Briet's biography are also presented, from her family background, religion, marriage, and participation in associations to fight for the recognition of women's right up to retirement, at the age of sixty, when she engages in literary criticism. It analyzes the impact of the document concept in the perspective presented in the book Qu'est-ce la Documentation? It concludes that the work of Suzanne Briet has not yet been fully known and urges researchers to be attentive to the possibilities of new discoveries from their archives found in the city of Briet's ancestors.