"Boundary objects are artifacts that reside in the interface between communities and are capable of bridging assumed and experienced differences. Bridging is not, however, necessarily a neutral or a consensual activity. With an emphasis on documents, the present article discusses the politics of boundary objects by analyzing the role of archaeological reports at boundaries between communities with conflicting interests.
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The politics of boundary objects: Hegemonic interventions and the making of a document
Submitted by Isto Huvila on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 09:02Participatory archive
Submitted by Isto Huvila on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 09:07In comparison to library contexts, user perspective and user studies have received noticeably little practical attention in archives and in the context of management of archival materials and archival information. I am addressing some of theissues of communication and user participation in archival contexts in an article published yesterday in Archival Science.
