| Description |
166 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Museum meanings |
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Museum meanings.
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| Contents |
1. Museum/computer: a history of disconnect? -- 2. From the 'day book' to the 'data bank ': the beginnings of museum computing -- 3. Disaggregating the collection -- 4. Recalibraring authenticity -- 5. Rescripting the visit -- 6. Rewriting the narrative -- 7. Reorganising production -- 8. Computers and compatibility |
| Summary |
"Drawing upon an impressive range of professional and theoretical sources, this book offers one of the first substantial histories of museum computing. Its ambitious narrative attempts to explain a series of essential tensions between curatorship and the digital realm. Ultimately, it reveals how through the emergence of standards, increased coordination, and celebration (rather than fearing) of the 'virtual', the sector has experienced a broadening of participation, a widening of creative horizons and, ultimately, has helped to define a new cultural role for museums. Having confronted and understood its past, what emerges is a museum transformed - rescripted, recalibrated, rewritten, reorganised."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Museums -- Administration.
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Museums -- Information technology.
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Museums -- Data processing.
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Museums -- Technological innovations.
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Museums -- Curatorship.
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Museums -- Philosophy.
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Virtual museums.
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Digital media.
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| LC no. |
2007022718 |
| ISBN |
9780415353878 hardback alkaline paper |
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9780415353885 paperback alkaline paper |
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