Publication
UBC Press
ISBN
0774863927 / 9780774863926
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CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction: The Making of Specimens Eloquent
1 Writing Desiderata: Defining Evidence in the Field
2 On the Margins: Paper Systems of Classification
3 Ordering Devices and Indian Files: Cataloging Ethnographic Specimens
4 Pragmatic Classification: The Routine Work of Description Post-1950
5 Object, Specimen, Data: Computerization and the Legacy of Dirty Data
Conclusion: A Museum Data Legacy for the Future
Notes; Bibliography; Index
Preface
Introduction: The Making of Specimens Eloquent
1 Writing Desiderata: Defining Evidence in the Field
2 On the Margins: Paper Systems of Classification
3 Ordering Devices and Indian Files: Cataloging Ethnographic Specimens
4 Pragmatic Classification: The Routine Work of Description Post-1950
5 Object, Specimen, Data: Computerization and the Legacy of Dirty Data
Conclusion: A Museum Data Legacy for the Future
Notes; Bibliography; Index