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Ethics of Contemporary Collecting
Museum Management and CuratorshipEthics of Contemporary Collecting addresses pressing and pertinent issues around ethical contemporary collecting, reflecting on how practices are evolving or in flux.Across three sections, each containing live sector subjects from the climate crisis to digital collecting to centring communities, this book collates a combination of case studies and in ...
Jen Kavanagh +3 more
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Colonial Banking to Contemporary Collecting
Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago (1973-1982), 1977Milo M Naeve
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Contemporary Issues in Collection Management
2023This edited, openly licensed, textbook examines several different issues in collection management. Topics covered include physical vs. digital collections; the impact of BookTok on collections; challenges to 2SLGBTQ+ collections ; ebook licensing; ebook pricing; accessible collections for users with physical disabilities; accessible collections for ...
Chiovelli, Chelsea +30 more
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Art Libraries Journal, 2003
How do we define ‘the contemporary’, can we collect it, and if so, how should we do it? A look at some of the issues from the perspective of the Word & Image Department at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London argues for the primacy of the object over the digital surrogate, and investigates the challenges -and opportunities - involved in ...
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How do we define ‘the contemporary’, can we collect it, and if so, how should we do it? A look at some of the issues from the perspective of the Word & Image Department at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London argues for the primacy of the object over the digital surrogate, and investigates the challenges -and opportunities - involved in ...
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2013
While the importance of collections has been evident in the sciences and humanities for several centuries, the social and cultural significance of collecting practices is now receiving serious attention as well. As reflected in programs like Antiques Roadshow and American Pickers, and websites such as eBay, collecting has had a consistent and growing ...
David Banash, Kevin M. Moist
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While the importance of collections has been evident in the sciences and humanities for several centuries, the social and cultural significance of collecting practices is now receiving serious attention as well. As reflected in programs like Antiques Roadshow and American Pickers, and websites such as eBay, collecting has had a consistent and growing ...
David Banash, Kevin M. Moist
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Artwork: Collection and Contemporary Culture
American Journal of Sociology, 1978The definitional transformation of film from industrial commodity to art form that took place in the United States during the 1950s represents a more general change in the treatment of industrial commodities, as more outmoded goods have become "collectibles." This pattern has consequences which should be important to sociologists of culture since ...
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[Antique anatomical collections for contemporary museums].
Medicina nei secoli, 2013Anatomy and Pathology Museum collections display a great biological value and offer unique samples for research purposes. Pathological specimens may be investigated by means of modern radiological and molecular biology techniques in order to provide the etiological background of disease, with relevance to present-day knowledge.
Gabriella Nesi, Raffaella Santi
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Entomological collections in the contemporary world
Insect Systematics & Evolution, 1978AbstractEntomological collections developed by taxonomists and taxonomically - inclined entomologists are unique resources for research, teaching and service activities in entomology. An entomological collection is a permanent information storage and retrieval system for insects and other arthropods.
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