Memory institution
Encyclopedia
A memory institution is a metaphor
used about a repositorie of public knowledge (RPK), a generic term used about institutions such as libraries, archives, museums, clearinghouses, electronic databases and dataarchives which serves as memories for given societies or mankind. Increasingly are such institutions considered as a part of more general documentation/-information science
perspectives.
Michael Buckland (2011) wrote: "Progress can be made towards a coherent, unified view of the roles of archives, libraries, museums, online information services, and related organizations if they are treated as information-providing services.
Metaphor
A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels." Metaphor may also be used for any rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via...
used about a repositorie of public knowledge (RPK), a generic term used about institutions such as libraries, archives, museums, clearinghouses, electronic databases and dataarchives which serves as memories for given societies or mankind. Increasingly are such institutions considered as a part of more general documentation/-information science
Information science
-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
perspectives.
Michael Buckland (2011) wrote: "Progress can be made towards a coherent, unified view of the roles of archives, libraries, museums, online information services, and related organizations if they are treated as information-providing services.