Datastructures: Physical form for community knowledge

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dc.contributor.advisorHight, Christopher
dc.creatorBacus, John Michael
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:39:48Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:39:48Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractThe shape and function of the contemporary library is approaching a structural crisis, as the rate of publication continually increases and the media of publication diversifies and digitizes. In this thesis, I propose a number of alternatives to these looming problems. The proposals result from investigations into basic structural properties of information, especially as expressed in academic research and publication, where meaning is largely the result of linking ("this idea furthers this related idea") and context (as a field of study, a body of work, and institution or research group, etc.). The proposed library system, called a "datastructure" in a melange of cultural practice, public policy, structural system and technological infrastructure. Additional research notes (beyond those contained in this document) are kept in a project wiki that can evolve and adapt as the work requires in the future. You can access this wiki at http://think.rice.edu.
dc.digitization.specificationsThesis was rescanned at 24-bit color in 2020. PDF has been OCR’d and made accessible.
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dc.format.extent98 pp
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ARCH. 2004 BACUS
dc.identifier.citationBacus, John Michael. "Datastructures: Physical form for community knowledge." (2004) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17651">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17651</a>.
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2760
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17651
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectLibrary science
dc.subjectInformation science
dc.subjectArchitecture
dc.titleDatastructures: Physical form for community knowledge
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thesis.degree.departmentArchitecture
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitecture
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architecture
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