http://purplemotes.net/2007/02/19/organizational-diversity-in-information-infrastructure/ a journal of whimsy and hope Mon, 07 May 2012 22:01:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://purplemotes.net/2007/02/19/organizational-diversity-in-information-infrastructure/#comment-962 pragmatic organization of government printing Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:47:43 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2007/02/19/organizational-diversity-in-information-infrastructure/#comment-962 [...] printing has encompassed a wide range of institutional forms through U.S. history.  The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), established in 1861, became by [...] [...] printing has encompassed a wide range of institutional forms through U.S. history.  The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), established in 1861, became by [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2007/02/19/organizational-diversity-in-information-infrastructure/#comment-961 purple motes » video borrowing from U.S. public libraries Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:56:15 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2007/02/19/organizational-diversity-in-information-infrastructure/#comment-961 [...] book rental businesses and commercial video rental businesses.  Libraries illustrate that diverse organizational forms and operational models can co-exist [...] [...] book rental businesses and commercial video rental businesses.  Libraries illustrate that diverse organizational forms and operational models can co-exist [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2007/02/19/organizational-diversity-in-information-infrastructure/#comment-960 purple motes » dis-economies in communications networks Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:07:31 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2007/02/19/organizational-diversity-in-information-infrastructure/#comment-960 [...] telephone companies were innovative organizationally and technologically.  Like libraries, telephone companies arose in a wide variety of institutional forms.  They included unincorporated [...] [...] telephone companies were innovative organizationally and technologically.  Like libraries, telephone companies arose in a wide variety of institutional forms.  They included unincorporated [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2007/02/19/organizational-diversity-in-information-infrastructure/#comment-959 purple motes » long-run view of U.S. municipal communications networks Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:10:22 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2007/02/19/organizational-diversity-in-information-infrastructure/#comment-959 [...] Telephones and Telegraphs, 1902, p. 126.  Book lending is an example of a service in which as diverse organizations forms, including public libraries and purely commercial libraries, have co-existed over a long run. Tags: [...] [...] Telephones and Telegraphs, 1902, p. 126.  Book lending is an example of a service in which as diverse organizations forms, including public libraries and purely commercial libraries, have co-existed over a long run. Tags: [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2007/02/19/organizational-diversity-in-information-infrastructure/#comment-958 purple motes » circulation from rental and public libraries Mon, 04 May 2009 01:34:19 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2007/02/19/organizational-diversity-in-information-infrastructure/#comment-958 [...] been a significant part of the U.S. printing business.  Non-commercial civic organizations founded more than half of the libraries that began operations prior to 1876 within the geographic U.S.   As late as 1900, the number of [...] [...] been a significant part of the U.S. printing business.  Non-commercial civic organizations founded more than half of the libraries that began operations prior to 1876 within the geographic U.S.   As late as 1900, the number of [...]

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