Article ID: CBB001321217

The Organization and Description of Science Archives in America (2013)

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Anderson, R. Joseph (Author)


Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Volume: 104
Pages: 561--572


Publication Date: 2013
Edition Details: Part of the focus section: “Ordering the Discipline: Classification in the History of Science”
Language: English

The creation of science archives, the historical study of modern science, and major changes in archival practice roughly coincided in the 1950s and 1960s. This has allowed science archives to respond to contemporary issues in the history of science. It has also allowed them to develop as an integral part of the revolution in archival practice since that time, adopting international archival standards that make science archives more accessible to researchers. We are now on the cusp of new technologies and approaches that promise to make a sizable number of collections available online for the first time. This essay describes the development of modern archival principles and practices and discusses the impact they are having on science collections.

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Authors & Contributors
Alfonso-Goldfarb, Ana Maria
Allen, Colin
Bouton, Ellen N.
Chadarevian, Soraya de
Doel, Ronald E.
Fauque, Danielle M. E.
Journals
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
American Quarterly
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
Business History Review
History of Physics Newsletter
Publishers
Shandong jiao yu chu ban she [Shandong Education Press]
Springer
Springer International Publishing
Concepts
Standards and standardization
History of science, as a discipline
Libraries and archives
Order (philosophy); organization
Classification of knowledge
Classification
People
Barnd, Chester I.
Brunet, Jean-Pierre
Licklider, Joseph C. R.
Metzger, Hélène
Mieli, Aldo
Smeaton, John
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
19th century
Modern
20th century, early
Places
United States
Great Britain
France
Asia
Canada
China
Institutions
Centre International de Synthèse
International Academy of the History of Science
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.)
Rossiiskaia Akademiia Nauk
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
Moscow Society for the Study and Advancement of the History of Science
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