|
University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy >
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities >
University Libraries >
Erik A. Moore >
Please use this permanent URL to cite or link to this item:
http://purl.umn.edu/127384
|
| Title: | Birds of a Feather: Some Fundamentals on the Archives–Ecology Paradigm |
| Authors: | Moore, Erik A. |
| Keywords: | Archives
Archival theory
Environmental ethics |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Publisher: | Association of Canadian Archivists |
| Citation: | Moore, Erik A. "Birds of a Feather: Some Fundamentals on the Archives–Ecology Paradigm." ARCHIVARIA 63 (Spring 2007): 103–119. |
| Abstract: | This article reviews the concepts of preservation, conservation, and ecology in order to establish archival theory and practice, and environmental philosophy and protection as intellectually related domains, not merely analogous subjects. Moving beyond the organic metaphor peppered throughout the professional literature, it challenges archivists to look more widely at the parallel ideas and applications in archives and ecology that can influence and inform their decision-making process, and encourages archivists to move further away from the positivism that has directed much of their activities toward a more pluralistic paradigm evident in the biological and physical sciences. The outcome is a fundamental understanding of the theoretical intersection of archives and ecology coupled with models that can guide practical applications in appraisal and access for archives. |
| Description: | This article was originally published in ARCHIVARIA, The Journal of the Association of Canadian Archivists. |
| Permanent URL: | http://purl.umn.edu/127384 |
| Appears in Collections: | Erik A. Moore
|
Files in This Item:
| File |
Description |
Size | Format |
|---|
| BirdsofaFeather_Archivaria63.pdf | | 149Kb | PDF | View/Open |
|
Items in the Digital Conservancy are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
|
