Museum Informatics

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Contents Figures, Charts, and Tables Preface Section 1 Introductions Chapter 1 An Introduction to Museum Informatics Paul F. Marty, Florida State University Chapter 2 The Transformation of the Digital Museum Katherine Burton Jones, Harvard Divinity School Section 2 Information Resources in Museums Chapter 3 Information Representation Paul F. Marty, Florida State University Chapter 4 Representing Museum Knowledge David Bearman, Archives and Museum Informatics Chapter 5 The Information Revolution in Museums Darren Peacock, University of South Australia Section 3 Information Management in Museums Chapter 6 Information Organization and Access Paul F. Marty, Florida State University Chapter 7 Information Policy in Museums Diane Zorich, Information Management Consultant for Cultural Organizations Chapter 8 Metadata and Museum Information Murtha Baca, Erin Coburn, and Sally Hubbard, J. Paul Getty Trust Section 4 Information Interactions in Museums Chapter 9 Interactive Technologies Paul F. Marty, Florida State University Chapter 10 A World of Interactive Exhibits Maria Economou, University of the Aegean Museum Informatics Chapter 11 Blurring Boundaries for Museum Visitors Areti Galani, University of Newcastle Matthew Chalmers, University of Glasgow Section 5 Information Behavior in Museums Chapter 12 Changing Needs and Expectations Paul F. Marty, Florida State University Chapter 13 Understanding the Motivations of Museum Audiences Kirsten Ellenbogen, Science Museum of Minnesota John Falk and Kate Haley Goldman, Institute for Learning Innovation Chapter 14 Partnerships for Progress: Electronic Access and Museum Resources in the Classroom Jim Devine, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow Section 6 Information Collaborations in Museums Chapter 15 Collections and Consortia Paul F. Marty, Florida State University Chapter 16 AMOL Ten Years On: A Legacy of Working Beyond Museum Walls Basil Dewhurst and Kevin Sumption, Powerhouse Museum Chapter 17 Challenges to Museum Collaboration: The MOAC Case Study Richard Rinehart, UC Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive Layna White, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Section 7 Conclusions Chapter 18 Information Professionals in Museums Paul F. Marty, Florida State University Chapter 19 Curating Collections Knowledge: Museums on the Cyberinfrastructure Jennifer Trant, Archives and Museum Informatics Chapter 20 The Future of Museums in the Information Age Maxwell L. Anderson, Indianapolis Museum of Art About the Authors References Index