This volume looks at the role that archivists and librarians play in compiling collections - do they "curate" history? To what extent are they gatekeepers of knowledge? It shines a light on pressing topical issues within library and information services (LIS)- to encompass selection, appraisal and accession, through to organisation and classification, and including promotion and use to ask pertinent questions about the field's future.
This volume looks at the role that archivists and librarians play in compiling collections - do they "curate" history? To what extent are they gatekeepers of knowledge? It shines a light on pressing topical issues within library and information services (LIS)- to encompass selection, appraisal and accession, through to organisation and classification, and including promotion and use to ask pertinent questions about the field's future.
Radical Collections: Re-examining the roots of collections, practices and information professions
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Radical Collections: Re-examining the roots of collections, practices and information professions
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913002008 |
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| Publisher: | University of London Press |
| Publication date: | 12/13/2018 |
| Pages: | 90 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d) |