Museums in a digital age / edited by Ross Parry.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Practice of Digital Heritage and the Heritage of Digital Practice / Ross Parry -- Part 1. Information: Data, Structure and Meaning -- Introduction to Part One / Ross Parry -- 2. A Brief History of Museum Computerization / David Williams -- 3. The Changing Role of Information Professionals in Museums / Andrew Roberts -- 4. What is Information in the Museum Context? / Elizabeth Orna, Charles Pettitt -- 5. The World of (Almost) Unique Objects / Robert Chenhall, David Vance -- 6. Standards for Networked Cultural Heritage / David Bearman -- 7. Database as Symbolic Form / Lev Manovich -- 8. The Museum as Information Utility / George F. MacDonald MacDonald, George F. And Stephen Alsford -- 9. Museum Collections, Documentation and Shifting Knowledge Paradigms / Fiona Cameron -- 10. Semantic Dissonance: do we need (and do we understand) the semantic web? / Ross Parry, Nick Poole, Jon Pratty -- 11. Building a Universal Digital Memory / Pierre Levy -- Part 2. Space: Visits, Virtuality and Distance -- Introduction to Part Two / Ross Parry -- 12. On the Origins of the Virtual Museum / Erkki Huhtamo -- 13. From Malraux's Imaginary Museum to the Virtual Museum / Antonio M. Battro -- 14. Virtual Spaces and Museums / Andrea Bandelli -- 15. The Virtual Visit: towards a new concept for the electronic science centre / Roland Jackson -- 16. Empowering the Remote Visitor: supporting socialmuseum experiences among local and remote visitors / Areti Galani, Matthew Chalmers -- 17. Museums Outside Walls: mobile phones and the museum in the everyday / Konstantinos Arvanitis -- Part 3. Access: Ability, Usability and Connectivity -- Introduction to Part Three / Ross Parry -- 18. Access to Digital Heritage in Africa: bridging the digital divide / Lorna Abungu -- 19. My Dream of an Accessible Web Culture for Disabled People / Kevin Carey -- 20. My Dream of an Accessible Web Culture for Disabled People: a re-evaluation / Kevin Carey -- 21. Implementing a Holistic Approach to E-Learning Accessibility / Brian Kelly, Lawrie Phipps, Caro Howell -- 22. Usability Evaluation for Museum Websites / Daniel Cunliffe, Efmorphia Kritou, Douglas Tudhope -- 23. Culture as a Driver of Innovation / Ranjit Makkuni -- Part 4. Interpretation: Communication, Interactivity and Learning -- Introduction to Part Four / Ross Parry -- 24. The Web and the Unassailable Voice / Peter Walsh -- 25. When the Object is Digital: properties of digital surrogate objects and implications for learning / Olivia C. Frost -- 26. Learning by Doing and Learning Through Play: an exploration of interactivity in virtual environments for children / Maria Roussou -- 27. Interactivity and Collaboration: new forms of participation in museums, galleries and science centres / Christian Heath, Dirk Vom Lehn Vom Lehn, Dirk -- 28. Visitors' Use of Computer Exhibits: findings from five gruelling years of watching visitors getting it wrong / Ben Gammon -- Part 5. Object: Authenticity, Authority and Trust -- Introduction to Part Five / Ross Parry -- 29. Museums and Virtuality / Klaus Muller -- 30. When All You've Got is 'The Real Thing': museums and authenticity in the networked world / Jennifer Trant -- 31. Authenticity and Integrity in the Digital Environment: an exploratory analysis of the central role of trust / Clifford Lynch -- 32. Why Museums Matter / Marc Pachter -- 33. Defining the Problem of Our Vanishing Memory: background, current status, models for resolution / Peter Lyman, Howard Besser -- 34. Curating New Media / Matthew Gansallo -- Part 6. Delivery: Production, Evaluation and Sustainability -- Introduction to Part Six / Ross Parry -- 35. Managing New Technology Projects in Museums and Galleries / Matthew Stiff -- 36. Rationale for Digitization and Preservation / Paul Conway -- 37. 'speaking for Themselves': new media and 'Making the Modern World' / Frank Colson, Jean Colson -- 38. The Evaluation of Museum Multim edia Applications: lessons from research / Maria Economou -- 39. A Survey on Digital Cultural Heritage Initiatives and Their Sustainability Concerns / Diane M. Zorich -- Part 7. Futures: Priorities, Approaches and Aspirations -- Introduction to Part Seven / Ross Parry -- 40. Making the Total Museum Possible / Tomislav Sola -- 41. Museums in the Information Era: cultural connectors of time and space / Manuel Castells -- 42. The Shape of Things to Come: museums in the technological landscape / Simon J. Knell -- 43. Digital Heritage and the Rise of Theory in Museum Computing / Ross Parry.

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