When we are no more : how digital memory is shaping our future / Abby Smith Rumsey.
| Author/creator | Smith Rumsey, Abby author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Press, 2016. |
| Description | 229 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Where we come from -- Memory on display -- How curiosity created culture -- What the Greeks thought : from accounting to aesthetics -- Where dead people talk -- The dream of the universal library -- Where we are -- Materialism : the world is very old and knows everything -- The science of memory and the art of forgetting -- Imagination : memory in the future tense -- Mastering memory in the digital age -- Where are we going -- By memory of ourselves. |
| Abstract | Examines how humanity records and passes on its culture to future generations, from the libraries of antiquity to the excess of information available in the digital age, and how ephemeral digital storage methods present a challenge for passing on current cultural memory to the future. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-216) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781620408025 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1620408023 (hardcover) |
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Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | Z665 .S575 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |