Libraries and archives : a comparative study
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Libraries and archives : a comparative study
（Chandos information professional series）
Chandos Pub., 2012
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University of Tsukuba Library, Library on Library and Information Science
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-119) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 analysed in the first chapters of the book. The book stimulates debate and brings forth valuable facts about the topic. The main focus is on national libraries and national and regional archives from an international point of view.
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Foreword
About the author
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Pre-historic times
Abstract:
Ebla - archive or library?
Alexandria - library or archive?
Summary and reflections
Chapter 3: National libraries and archives from early modern times to 1900
Abstract:
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
The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries - fundamental changes
Classification
Cataloguing, or how to describe the physical objects?
Summary and reflections on the nineteenth century
Chapter 4: Twentieth-century libraries
Abstract:
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
Chapter 5: Twentieth-century archives
Abstract:
Introduction
Legal support
Problems and possibilities with standardisation
Appraisal - challenging, but necessary
Summary and conclusion
Chapter 6: What's in store?
Abstract:
Introduction
The digital crossroads
Final words
Bibliography
Index
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