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Book SynopsisThe 15 essays in this volume are presented in chronological order so that readers may appreciate the broadening evolution and rich interconnections in Hugh A. Taylor's thought as these occurred over more than three decades.
Trade Review...will be of interest to any archivist interested in the social foundation of archives and archival theory, and it is a valuable addition to archival science. * New England Archivists *
This collection is very approachable and of interest to any experienced or emerging archivist interested in the social foundation of archives and archival theory; it is a valuable addition to the growing body of literature on archival science. * Australian Library Journal *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part 1: About Hugh A. Taylor Chapter 3 1 The Far Away Archivist Chapter 4 2 Imagining Archives Part 5 Part 2: Essays and Reflections by Hugh A. Taylor Chapter 6 3 Archives in Britain and Canada—Impressions of an Immigrant (1969) Chapter 7 4 Administrative History: An Archivist's Need (1970) Chapter 8 5 The Discipline of History and the Education of the Archivist (1977) Chapter 9 6 The Media of the Record: Archives in the Wake of McLuhan (1978) Chapter 10 7 Documentary Art and the Role of the Archivist (1979) Chapter 11 8 Information Ecology and the Archives of the 1980s (1984) Chapter 12 9 Transformation in the Archives: Technological Adjustment or Paradigm Shift? (1987-88) Chapter 13 10 My Very Act and Deed: Some Reflections on the Role of Textual Records (1988) Chapter 14 11 Towards the New Archivist: The Integrated Professional (1988) Chapter 15 12 The Totemic Universe: Appraising the Documentary Future (1990) Chapter 16 13 Chip Monks at the Gate: The Impact of Technology on Archives, Libraries, and the User (1991-92) Chapter 17 14 Opening Address to the "Documents that Move and Speak" Symposium (1992) Chapter 18 15 Recycling the Past: The Archivist in the Age of Ecology (1993) Chapter 19 16 A Life in Archives: Retrospect and Prospect (1993) Chapter 20 17 The Archivist, the Letter, and the Spirit (1997) Part 21 Afterword: On reflection and Imagination Part 22 About the Author and Editors
