Museum informatics : people, information, and technology in museums / [edited by] Paul F. Marty and Katherine Burton Jones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marty, Paul F.

Jones, Katherine Burton.

Series:

Routledge studies in library and information science ; 2.

Routledge studies in library and information science ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museum techniques.

Interactive multimedia.

Museums--Data processing.

Museums.

Physical Description:

xiii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2008]

Contents:

An introduction to museum informatics / Paul F. Marty

The transformation of the digital museum / Katherine Burton Jones

Information representation / Paul F. Marty

Representing museum knowledge / David Bearman

The information revolution in museums / Darren Peacock

Information organization and access / Paul F. Marty

Information policy in museums / Diane M. Zorich

Metadata and museum information / Murtha Baca, Erin Coburn, and Sally Hubbard

Interactive technologies / Paul F. Marty

A world of interactive exhibits / Maria Economou

Blurring boundaries for museum visitors / Areti Galani, Matthew Chalmers

Changing needs and expectations / Paul F. Marty

Understanding the motivations of museum audiences / Kirsten Ellenbogen, John Falk, and Kate Haley Goldman

Partnerships for progress : electronic access and museum resources in the classroom / Jim Devine

Collections and consortia / Paul F. Marty

AMOL ten years on : a legacy of working beyond museum walls / Basil Dewhurst, Kevin Sumption

Challenges to museum collaboration : the MOAC case study / Richard Rinehart, Layna White

Information professionals in museums / Paul F. Marty

Curating collections knowledge : museums on the cyberinfrastructure / Jennifer Trant

The future of museums in the information age / Maxwell L. Anderson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-326) and index.

ISBN:

9780824725815

0824725816

OCLC:

85892515