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The librarian as ethnographer: notes towards a strategy for the exploitation of cultural collections

Atton, Chris

Authors

Chris Atton



Abstract

Argues that the hybrid nature of collection development (electronic and print) requires a corresponding hybridised system of collection exploitation. Proposes a model for the exploitation of hybrid cultural collections that draws on ethnographic principles. Provides an example of this model - a “cultural map” - that enables librarians, users and researchers to make sense of the complex interactions that take place between the various elements of such hybrid collections.

Citation

Atton, C. (1998). The librarian as ethnographer: notes towards a strategy for the exploitation of cultural collections. Collection Building, 17(4), 154-158. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604959810238293

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 1998-12
Deposit Date Mar 8, 2010
Journal Collection Building
Print ISSN 0160-4953
Publisher Emerald
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 17
Issue 4
Pages 154-158
DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/01604959810238293
Keywords Collection management; Ethnography; National cultures;
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3624
Publisher URL http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/01604959810238293