After Disruption : A Future for Cultural Memory

• Autore: Owens Trevor
• Pubblicazione: Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Digital preservation; Disruptive technologies
• Nota di contenuto: Contents -- Acknowledgments -- One. Cultural Memory and the Future -- Part One: Three Bankrupt Ideas -- Two. What Disruption Wants -- Three. Where Data Drives -- Four. Why Memory Work Doesn’t Work -- Part Two: Three Ways Forward -- Five. The Maintenance Mindset -- Six. Concentric Circles of Care -- Seven. Repair, Revision, and Return -- Eight. A Future for Cultural Memory -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Trevor Owens' 'After Disruption: A Future for Cultural Memory' explores the impact of disruptive technologies on cultural memory and digital preservation. The book examines the challenges posed by the digital age to traditional methods of preserving collective memories and cultural heritage. Owens offers a critique of three outdated concepts that hinder progress and suggests new approaches to safeguarding cultural memory. He emphasizes the importance of adopting a maintenance mindset, fostering concentric circles of care, and embracing repair and revision to adapt to future challenges. The book is aimed at scholars, librarians, archivists, and those interested in cultural preservation, providing insights and strategies for managing digital collections in an era of rapid technological change.
• Titolo autorizzato: After Disruption
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910845065003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II