1999
DOI: 10.17723/aarc.62.1.30x5657gu1w44630
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Information Culture and the Archival Record

Abstract: New technologies pose new challenges for archivists not only because they change the material nature of archives, but also because they change ideas about information and its place in our culture. This article uses contemporary cultural theory to consider the intersections of information, culture, and technology in archives. It argues that context is essential to understanding archives and that archives are creators and reinforcers of power and authority. Finally, it considers two archetypal archives, assembla… Show more

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“…Of course, the topic of web archiving has been no stranger to the pages of American Archivist. Examples abound, such as Timothy Arnold and Walker Sampson's collection development practices for topical social media archives; 16 Brewster Kahle's call for "universal access to all knowledge" in the creation of the Internet Archive; 17 Steven Lubar's analysis of the benefits of hypermedia for archival context; 18 and Margaret Hedstrom's framework for research in electronic records that foreshadowed much of the research to come, right at reviews the dawn of the Web. 19 I highlight these here simply to note the diversity and duration of interest that has come from the journal you are reading now and to invite more to come.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Of course, the topic of web archiving has been no stranger to the pages of American Archivist. Examples abound, such as Timothy Arnold and Walker Sampson's collection development practices for topical social media archives; 16 Brewster Kahle's call for "universal access to all knowledge" in the creation of the Internet Archive; 17 Steven Lubar's analysis of the benefits of hypermedia for archival context; 18 and Margaret Hedstrom's framework for research in electronic records that foreshadowed much of the research to come, right at reviews the dawn of the Web. 19 I highlight these here simply to note the diversity and duration of interest that has come from the journal you are reading now and to invite more to come.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Public agencies are requested to increase their publication of open data to the benefit of citizens, companies and organizations. As a consequence, archival management needs to be developed accordingly: "Archives reflect not just technologies (…) but also the changes in culture that accompany changing technology" [56]. Technical solutions and administrative routines should be developed in the light of the existing legal framework and considerations related to costs, legality and efficiency [57], issues which egovernment development aims to support.…”
Section: Analysis and Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite numerous studies of the concept of "information culture", most scientists analyze it from the standpoint of individual sciences, which limits the vision of this phenomenon in modern society. The first attempts to analyze the genesis of information culture, to identify its historical and social conditionality were made in (Curry and Moore, 2003;Khan and Azmi, 2005;Labouitz and Tamm, 1987;Leonhardt, 1988;Lubar, 1999;Metz, 1986;Mordue, 1995;Oliver, 2004;Porter, 1995;Rubanov, 1989;Szecskö, 1986;Travica, 2005;Welsch, 1989;Widén-Wulff, 2000;Zambare, 2003). The formation of information culture at various levels of education were studied in (Abitova et al, 2020;Almazova et al, 2018;Babenko, 2018;Boamah and Salahshour, 2021;Ibashova et al, 2017;Lauri et al, 2021;Lepik and Kannukene, 2018;Mullins, 2019;Virkus and Salman, 2020).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%