approaches to the heritage of recent science and technology Boyle, Alison 1977- creator editor. Hagmann, Johannes-Geert editor. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press issuing body. text bibliography dcu 2017 monographic eng xi, 251 pages ; illustrations (chiefly color) : 25 cm. REFLECTION -- 1. The Sciences between Technical Demiurgy, Economic Matters of Fact, and Political Regulations: Historical Overview, Current Situation, and Normative Principles / Dominique Pestre CONCEPTUALIZING CONTEMPORARY COLLECTING -- 2. A Tape Measure and a "T"Stop: Or, Why Museums of Science and Technology Should Collect More Contemporary Artifacts / John Durant -- 3. History as Intellectual and Organizational Tool in Creating a Collections Rationale: The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Spaceflight Artifacts as Case Study / Martin Collins -- 4. Understanding "Contemporary Collecting": Modern Collecting at the Science Museum / Robert Bud -- 5. Software Archives and Software Libraries / Henry Lowood NETWORK OF COLLECTING -- 6. Interpreting the Collection and Display of Contemporary Science in Chinese Museums as a Reflection of Science in Society / Dagmar Schafer and Jia-Ou Song -- 7. A National Program for Safeguarding Scientific and Technical Heritage / Catherine Cuenca and Serge Chambaud DIALOGUE AND DIVERSITY -- 8. Collecting Twentieth-Century Chemistry: A Reevaluation of Collecting Philosophy and Goals at the Chemical Heritage Foundation / Jennifer Landy and Rosie Cook -- 9. A Snapshot of Canadian Kitchens: Collecting Contemporary Technologies as Historical Evidence for Future Research / Anna Adamek -- 10. Preserving Norway's Oil Heritage / Finn H. Sandberg and Kristin O. Gjerde -- 11. The Balance between Recent Heritage and Ongoing Research: The Case of Jodrell Bank Observatory ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES -- 12. Against Method: A Story-Based Approach to Acquiring Artifacts from Nobel Laureates / Olov Amelin -- 13. Hands-on Science Centers as Anticollections? The Origins and Implications of the Exploratorium Exhibits Model / Karen A Rader edited by Alison Boyle and Johannes-Geert Hagmann. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Technology and civilization Science and civilization Cultural property Protection Museums Collection management Museum exhibits Social aspects Science museums Scientific apparatus and instruments Collectors and collecting Cultural property Protection Museum exhibits Social aspects Museums Collection management Science and civilization Science museums Scientific apparatus and instruments Collectors and collecting Technology and civilization CB478 .C4935 2017 303.48/3 SI 1.2:SCI 2/5 SI 1.2:SCI 2/5 (DLC) 2017003406 (OCoLC)963908451 9781944466107 9781944466121 1944466126 https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo86609 http://opensi.si.edu/index.php/smithsonian/catalog/view/168/75/2860-1 https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo86609 http://opensi.si.edu/index.php/smithsonian/catalog/view/168/75/2860-1 GPO 171117 20250305172807.0 001035731 eng