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Collecting Practices

Collecting Practices is a structured academic concept referring to the systematic processes and rationales by which individuals or institutions gather, classify, and preserve material objects, distinguished by their focus on the cultural, historical, and symbolic significance attributed to collected items within specific social contexts.

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13.7K

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761

Authors

358

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2017–2026

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379

The Value of Museum Collections for Research and Society

Andrew V. Suarez, Neil D. Tsutsui · BioScience · 2004 · 799 citations

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On writing fieldnotes: collection strategies and background expectancies

Nicholas H. Wolfinger · Qualitative Research · 2002 · 369 citations · Full text

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THE COLLECTED WORKS OF

C. G. Jung · 2014 · 303 citations

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Stamp collecting versus science: Validation as hypothesis testing.

Frank J. Landy · American Psychologist · 1986 · 259 citations

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Collecting in a Consumer Society

Marina Bianchi · Journal of Economic Psychology · 2002 · 205 citations

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Authors

761

  1. JE
    J. Elsner

    4 publications · 242 citations

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  2. KA
    Kanwal Ameen

    University of the Punjab, Pakistan

    3 publications · 56 citations

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  3. DG
    David Gill

    Swansea University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 172 citations

    3

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  4. PH
    Paul H. Mosher

    Stanford University, United States

    3 publications · 149 citations

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  5. CP
    Carmelita Pickett

    Texas A&M University, United States

    3 publications · 82 citations

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Institutions

358

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    355 citations

  2. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    512 citations

  3. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    391 citations

  4. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    79 citations

  5. University of the Punjab

    Lahore, Pakistan

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    56 citations

  6. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    132 citations

  7. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    314 citations

  8. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    139 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Academic Librarianship

    13 publications · 278 citations

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  2. Collection Management

    17 publications · 343 citations

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  3. Collection Building

    12 publications · 266 citations

    11

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  4. College & Research Libraries

    13 publications · 502 citations

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