Course description:
The seminar will examine theories of knowledge production and
institutionalization with a particular focus on the methodology
and theory for the study of social change and social memory institutions
(libraries, archives, museums). It will present and critique
constructivist and realist paradigms in science and technology
and case studies of emergent socio-technical systems such as
digital libraries, and the new media environments and scholarly
communication.
Syllabus
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