Imagining Archives: Essays and Reflections by Cook, Terry [Editor]; Dodds, Gordon [Editor];

Lanham, Maryland: Society of American Archivists and Association of Canadian Archivists in association with The Scarecrow Press, 2003. Paperback. Fine. x, 254 p. 23 cm. 1 b&w photo. Paperback. Signed by author Dodds on title page and on inserted note. Taylor's topics include: archives in Britain and Canada; the discipline of history and the education of the archivist; archives in the wake of McLuhan; documentary art and the role of the archivist; information ecology and the archives of the 1980s; the "new archivist;" impact of technology on archives, libraries and users; recycling the past; etc.

Paperback / softback. New. The 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.

New. Hugh A. Taylor is one of the most important thinkers in the English-speaking world of archives. A retired civil servant and archival educator, he was named to the prestigious Order of Canada, his nation's highest civilian award. The fifteen essays in this volume are presented in chronological order so that readers may appreciate the broadening evolution and rich interconnections in Taylor's thought as these occurred over more than three decades. These essays link archives to social life and contemporary ideas. Long before postmodern scholars' recent fascination with 'the archive,' Taylor was intent on constructing archives anew, imagining them as places where archivists connect their records with social issues, with new media and technologies, with the historical tradition of archives, with the earth's ecological systems, and with broader spiritual meaning. Also included are two original essays by editors Terry Cook and Gordon Dodds.

Scarecrow Pr, 2003. Paperback. New. 352 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

Scarecrow Press, 2003-08-05. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!