Where is mathematical knowledge contained?

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Is it in textbooks? Journal archives? Some great mathematical library in the sky?

Just who exactly *has* all the information about modern mathematics? Is there some ubiquitous treasury of mathematics where all the current knowledge is kept, written down in Latin or some shit?

Who exactly dictates/knows what mathematical fields exist, and who updates all the college professors with material? Do they just do the research themselves?