UID:
almafu_9960073625802883
Format:
1 online resource (141 p.)
Edition:
1st edition
ISBN:
9781780633121
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1780633122
Series Statement:
Chandos Information Professional Series
Content:
Libraries and Archives analyses the facts and arguments behind an increasing debate as to what extent libraries and archives are fulfilling the same missions. Despite the fact that they have different legal statuses, legal frameworks, and the work-flow looks very different, some politicians and bureaucrats think that there is much to gain if the two institutions work closely together or even merge. To understand the present situation it is important to have an understanding of the role of libraries and archives and their shared history. Therefore the development up to the present day is analys
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Libraries and Archives: A comparative study; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; About the author; 1 Introduction; 2 Pre-historic times; Ebla - archive or library?; Alexandria - library or archive?; Summary and reflections; 3 National libraries and archives from early modern times to 1900; The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe; Founding of the institution - archives; Libraries and legal deposit; Summary and reflections on the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
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The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries - fundamental changesClassification; Cataloguing, or how to describe the physical objects?; Summary and reflections on the nineteenth century; 4 Twentieth-century libraries; Introduction; The transformation of library infrastructures; The national bibliography as core activity; The indispensible quality of union catalogues; The content of legislation and its impact and challenges; The New Age - meeting challenges and incorporating new technologies; 5 Twentieth-century archives; Introduction; Legal support; Problems and possibilities with standardisation
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Appraisal - challenging, but necessarySummary and conclusion; 6 What's in store?; Introduction; The digital crossroads; Final words; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781843346425
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1843346427
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
