Archival science and postmodernism: new formulations for old concepts Export

@article{citeulike:2580358, abstract = {Process rather than product, becoming rather than being, dynamicrather than static, context rather than text, reflecting time andplace rather than universal absolutes – these have become thepostmodern watchwords for analyzing and understanding science,society, organizations, and business activity, among others. Theyshould likewise become the watchwords for archival science in thenew century, and thus the foundation for a new conceptual paradigmfor the profession. Postmodernism is not the only reason for reformulatingthe main precepts of archival science. Significant changes in thepurpose of archives as institutions and the nature of records areother factors which, combined with postmodern insights, form thebasis of the new perception of archives as documents, institutions,and profession in society.}, author = {Cook, Terry}, citeulike-article-id = {2580358}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1011595612922}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1023/A:1011595612922}, journal = {Archival Science}, keywords = {cul, postmodernism}, month = {March}, number = {1}, pages = {3--24}, posted-at = {2009-10-07 01:14:23}, priority = {2}, title = {Archival science and postmodernism: new formulations for old concepts}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1011595612922}, volume = {1}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2580358 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2580358 N2 - Process rather than product, becoming rather than being, dynamicrather than static, context rather than text, reflecting time andplace rather than universal absolutes – these have become thepostmodern watchwords for analyzing and understanding science,society, organizations, and business activity, among others. Theyshould likewise become the watchwords for archival science in thenew century, and thus the foundation for a new conceptual paradigmfor the profession. Postmodernism is not the only reason for reformulatingthe main precepts of archival science. Significant changes in thepurpose of archives as institutions and the nature of records areother factors which, combined with postmodern insights, form thebasis of the new perception of archives as documents, institutions,and profession in society. IS - 1 JF - Archival Science EP - 24 TI - Archival science and postmodernism: new formulations for old concepts VL - 1 SP - 3 KW - cul KW - postmodernism AU - Cook, Terry PY - 2001/03/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1011595612922 ER -