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Human and Machine Entanglement in the Digital Archive: Academic Libraries and Socio-Technical Change
Manoff, Marlene – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
This essay urges a broadening of the discourse of library and information science (LIS) to address the convergence of forces shaping the information environment. It proposes adopting a model from the field of science studies that acknowledges the interdependence and coevolution of social, cultural, and material phenomena. Digital archives and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Science, Archives, Library Materials
Unintended Consequences: New Materialist Perspectives on Library Technologies and the Digital Record
Manoff, Marlene – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2013
Digital technology has irrevocably altered the nature of the archive. Drawing on materialist critiques and the evolving field of media archaeology, this essay explores new strategies for understanding the implications of computer networks in libraries. Although a significant portion of the contemporary literature within Library and Information…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Libraries, Information Technology, Archives
Manoff, Marlene – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2010
Digital media increase the visibility and presence of the past while also reshaping our sense of history. We have extraordinary access to digital versions of books, journals, film, television, music, art and popular culture from earlier eras. New theoretical formulations of database and archive provide ways to think creatively about these changes…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Figurative Language, Electronic Libraries, Databases
Manoff, Marlene – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2006
Digital and textual objects are coming under a new kind of scrutiny as scholars are becoming more interested in physical artifacts and their relation to their social and cultural environment. This study of material culture suggests a need to explore the nature of digital materiality, as well as the broader historical context in which electronic…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Cultural Context, Affective Behavior, Library Role
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Manoff, Marlene – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2001
Discussion of society's interest in history and memory focuses on library preservation policies and practices. Topics include technology and electronic information taking precedence over printed material; changes in museums; fears about cultural change and loss; negative impacts of new technologies; public opinion about the role of libraries; and…
Descriptors: History, Information Technology, Library Materials, Library Policy