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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789730403321

Titolo

Traveling heritages [[electronic resource] ] : new perspectives on collecting, preserving and sharing women's history / / Saskia E. Wieringa (ed.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Aksant, c2008

ISBN

1-283-25959-1

9786613259592

90-485-2115-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WieringaSaskia <1950->

Disciplina

305.407

900

Soggetti

Women - History

Women - Historiography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Preserving the heritage of women's movements -- pt. 2. Old versus new media? -- pt. 3. Identity, citizenship and archives.

Sommario/riassunto

In the context of our increasingly globalied and digitalied world, libraries and archives are experiencing major changes. The methods used internationally to collect cultural heritage and other historical material are shifting, as new media have added important innovative tools for gathering, preserving, and sharing information around the globe. In light of our increasingly multicultural societies and the expanding ""digital divide,"" we need new and more inclusive approaches to the collection of cultural heritage. This means that critical reflection on both the contents of collections and met