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Machines in the archives: Technology and the coming transformation of archival reference

Cox, RJ and Alderfer, L and Arden, B and Barry, T and Bence, A and Berdahl, S and Bleich, B and Boerger, M and Grlnnell, D and Jackson, D and Johnson, Y and Jones, L and Justham, K and Kjellman, S and Manella, A and Patton, CD and Perrotta, D and Pike, RC and Presutti, R and Pritchard, K and Strauss, M and Tighe, M and Uhrin, E and Vannucci, A (2007) Machines in the archives: Technology and the coming transformation of archival reference. First Monday, 12 (11). ISSN 1396-0466

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Abstract

Technology Is transforming the way in which researchers gain access to archives, not only in the choices archivists make about their uses of technology but in the portable technologies researchers bring with them to the archives. This essay reviews the implications of electronic mail, instant messaging and chat, digital reference services, Web sites, scanners, digital cameras, folksonomies, and various adaptive technologies in facilitating archival access. The new machines represent greater, even unprecedented, opportunities for archivists to support one of the main elements of their professional mission, namely, getting archival records used. Copyright © 2007, First Monday.

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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Cox, RJrjcox@pitt.eduRJCOX
Alderfer, L
Arden, B
Barry, T
Bence, A
Berdahl, S
Bleich, B
Boerger, M
Grlnnell, D
Jackson, D
Johnson, Y
Jones, L
Justham, K
Kjellman, S
Manella, A
Patton, CD
Perrotta, D
Pike, RC
Presutti, R
Pritchard, K
Strauss, M
Tighe, M
Uhrin, E
Vannucci, A
Date: 5 November 2007
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: First Monday
Volume: 12
Number: 11
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.5210/fm.v12i11.2029
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Information Sciences > Library and Information Science
Refereed: Yes
ISSN: 1396-0466
Date Deposited: 27 May 2009 22:47
Last Modified: 26 May 2018 13:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/2688

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