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Library of Walls : The Library of Congress and the Contradictions of Information Society by Samuel Gerald Collins; ProQuest (Firm) is a computer science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Library of Walls : The Library of Congress and the Contradictions of Information Society about?
In Library of Walls, Samuel Collins engages the heterogeneities of information society at the Library of Congress through ethnographic fieldwork, suggesting that "information society" is best understood at the locus of conflicting modalities imbricating text, space, work and life. During the 1990's, the Library of Congress was beset with challenges to its traditional roles in cataloging and scholarship while at the same time re-inventing itself as a library "without walls." The "order of books"
Who reads Library of Walls : The Library of Congress and the Contradictions of Information Society?
It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.
Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.
- Author
- Samuel Gerald Collins; ProQuest (Firm)
- Publisher
- Litwin Books, LLC; Litwin Books
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781936117376
- Category
- computer science
- Subjects
- Management, Computer Science, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25