Library as Agentof [Re]Contextualization
V i k a Z a f r i nJ a c k A m m e r m a n
G a r t h G r e e n
B o s t o n U n i v e r s i t y
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First order of order:the objects themselves, arranged
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Second order of order:the objects, represented
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Third order of order:everything is bits
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Bonaventure’s Positions of Thought
M.C.Escher, Hand with Reflecting Sphere, 1935used without permission
Interdisciplines and theSubject Area Library
Johann Gottlieb Fichte(1762-1814)
Programmatic Space
Physical and Virtual Spaces
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Meeting Room Renovations at STH
http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/
Collection Developmentand Cataloging
Moving Forward: Assessmentand Implementation
Conclusion:
BU and Cyberinfrastructure
Our Cultural Commonwealth:The report of the American Council of Learned Societies
Commission on Cyberinfrastructure for theHumanities and Social Sciences (2006)
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