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Photo Provocations
O'connor, Brian C.; Wyatt, Roger B.
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Description for Photo Provocations
Mixed media pr. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Compared to verbal print media, the mechanisms for making, disseminating, and managing photographs are all quite new. At the same time, there is little precedent for how to think about pictures as items to be managed for the use of others. In Photo Provocations, O'Connor and Wyatt provide us with "threads of thought" from which can be woven into more effective systems of access and use. While some of the essays in the text are aimed directly at librarians, archivists, and those whose professional work hinges directly on deep understanding of photographs, the majority is aimed at all ... Read more
Compared to verbal print media, the mechanisms for making, disseminating, and managing photographs are all quite new. At the same time, there is little precedent for how to think about pictures as items to be managed for the use of others. In Photo Provocations, O'Connor and Wyatt provide us with "threads of thought" from which can be woven into more effective systems of access and use. While some of the essays in the text are aimed directly at librarians, archivists, and those whose professional work hinges directly on deep understanding of photographs, the majority is aimed at all ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Format
Multiple-component retail product
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810846463
SKU
V9780810846463
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99-15
About O'connor, Brian C.; Wyatt, Roger B.
Brian O'Connor coordinates the Interdisciplnary Information Science Ph.D. Program at the University of North Texas. Roger Wyatt serves on the faculty of the School of Library & Information Management at Emporia State University and is co-founder of McLellan Wyatt Digital.
Reviews for Photo Provocations
In an alternating voice format, two interdisciplinary information scientists present photoessays exploring the personal, aesthetic, philosophical, word interface, and technical dimensions of still and video images. They challenge readers-viewers to reflect on the question of if a picture is worth 1000 words, which 1000 words would they be? The companion CD contains color renditions of the text's b&w images....
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