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Yet Another Crisis Of The Book, Bennett Gilbert
Yet Another Crisis Of The Book, Bennett Gilbert
University Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
Book bindings and binding decor can reveal deep parts of our attitudes toward books and toward culture. Changes in attitudes toward the codex book during the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution are part of continual change in book culture. The re-binding of early printed books is exemplary evidence of these changes. The new bindings express both a rejection of pre-Enlightenment culture and an attempt to stabilize traditional cultural values. This also suggests how we might view events customarily considered to be "revolutions".
Documenting Archival Automation Systems: Guidelines For The Project Manager, Austin Moller
Documenting Archival Automation Systems: Guidelines For The Project Manager, Austin Moller
Dissertations and Theses
With the onset of the information age, archivists are more frequently placed in professional situations where they must work with automated systems to manage the records in their custody. They must acquire new skills to use this technology, including system analysis, system planning, and the principles of computer operation. An area that is frequently neglected, however, is that of developing and maintaining in-house project documentation for systems once equipment is in place and implementation has begun. This oversight leads to poor training strategies, inconsistencies in input and output, and information loss when personnel changes occur.
Project documentation is the group …