{"product_id":"the-infinite-loop-archives-and-time-travel-in-the-popular-imagination-9798892552776","title":"The Infinite Loop: Archives and Time Travel in the Popular Imagination","description":"The fascination with time travel and its consistent popularity within the science fiction genre is deeply rooted in science fiction writers' and readers' passion for history and, by extension, for libraries and other kinds of archives. However, time travel, archives, and history intersect in the public imagination in ways that don't always match up with the reality of archival work. This book engages archivists and devotees of science fiction alike by exploring common tropes within the genre--and common assumptions in the archival profession--and providing context. Presenting a book that can serve as a teaching text, readers' advisory guide, and thought-provoking page turner, the authors \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e explore dozens of novels, short stories, movies, and TV series (particularly \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e), spotlighting different science fictional approaches to writing about time travel while pointing out how archives and archivists are represented in different time travel stories; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e examine how various cultures and societies view and understand time differently, using works such as Octavia Butler's \u003ci\u003eKindred\u003c\/i\u003e, Toshikazo Kawaguchi's \u003ci\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Cold\u003c\/i\u003e, and Rivers Solomon's\u003ci\u003e An Unkindness of Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e to show how differences in temporal perception affect the presentation of time travel in their works; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e look at stereotypes, outdated views, and biases depicted within time travel depictions of archives, comparing these portrayals with real-world archives and historical records; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e discuss ways in which understanding time travel fiction can help archivists improve their relationships with the public and encourage more accurate fictional depictions of their work; and \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e connect the concepts in their book to cultural heritage practices that encourage critical thinking about archivists' roles in documenting our times. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynne M. Thomas,Katy Rawdon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ALA Neal-Schuman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.92w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798892552776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve-time Hugo Award winner \u003cb\u003eLynne M. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e is the Head of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Rare Book and Manuscript Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She previously served as the Head of Distinctive Collections and Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL (2004-2017) where she was responsible for popular culture special collections including the literary papers of over 75 SF\/F authors and the official archives of SFWA. She is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eSpecial Collections 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e (Libraries Unlimited, 2009) and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eNew Directions for Special Collections: An Anthology of Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, both with Beth Whittaker (ABC-CLIO, 2016). An alumna of Smith College with a degree in French and Comparative Literature, she also holds an MS in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an MA in English and American Literature from Northern Illinois University. She co-edited the Hugo Award-winning C\u003ci\u003ehicks Dig Time Lords\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) with Tara O'Shea, and currently contributes to the Verity! \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e Podcast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaty Rawdon\u003c\/b\u003e is the Coordinator of Technical Services for the Special Collections Research Center at Temple University, a public research university in Philadelphia. She worked previously as the Director of Archives, Libraries, and Special Collections at the Barnes Foundation (2001-2012), an art collection and educational institution which houses one of the world's greatest collections of impressionist, post-impressionist, and modern art. She co-authored the chapter \"What's in a Name? Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia and the Impact of Names and Name Authorities in Archival Description\" in \u003ci\u003eEthical Questions in Name Authority Control\u003c\/i\u003e, (Library Juice Press, 2019), the \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003erchives for Black Lives in Philadelphia Anti-Racist Description Resources (2019), and contributed to the Best Practices for Queer Metadata (2024) as part of the Queer Metadata Collective. A published author of romance novels (as Katy James) and poetry, and an enthusiastic fanfic writer, she has long been interested in intersections between popular culture and her work in special collections. She received her BA in Art History and Women's Studies from Smith College and her MLS from Simmons College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lynne M. 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