The museum effect : how museums, libraries, and cultural institutions educate and civilize society / Jeffrey K. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Jeffrey K.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts and society.

Community life.

Education--Social aspects.

Libraries and education.

Libraries--Social aspects.

Museums and community.

Museums--Environmental aspects.

Museums--Social aspects.

Libraries and community.

Museums--Educational aspects.

Museums.

Education.

Libraries.

Communities.

Libraries and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 201 pages)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2014.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2014]

Summary:

Museums, libraries, and cultural institutions are opportunities for people to understand and celebrate who we are, were, and might be. These institutions are vehicles for educating and civilizing society that work on a variety of levels, ranging from a community event to a single child making a first visit. The Museum Effect documents this phenomenon, explains how it happens, and makes suggestions as to how these institutions can work to facilitate this process.

Contents:

Introduction: Who we were, who we are, who we might become

The nature of visits to cultural institutions

Time, flow, and the unit of analysis

Defining the museum effect

Expanding the museum effect to other cultural institutions and events

How to enhance the museum effect

Investigating the museum effect and other research in cultural institutions

A final word.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-40129-2

OCLC:

883632001