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

Figures and charts -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section 1. Introductions: 1. An introduction to museum informatics / Paul F. Marty ; 2. The transformation of the digital museum / Katherine Burton Jones -- Section 2. Information resources in museums: 3. Information representation / Paul F. Marty ; 4. Representing museum knowledge ; 5. The information revolution in museums / Darren Peacock -- Section 3. Information management in museums: 6. Information organization and access / Paul F. Marty ; 7. Information policy in museums / Diane M. Zorich ; 8. Metadada and museum information / Murtha Baca, Erin Coburn, Sally Hubbard -- Section 4. Information interactions in museums: 9. Interactive technologies / Paul F. Marty ; 10. A world of interactive exhibits / Maria Economou ; 11. Blurring boundaries for museum visitors / Areti Galani, Matthew Chalmers -- Section 5. Information behavior in museums: 12. Changing needs and expectations / Paul F. Marty ; 13. Understanding the motivations of museum audiences / Kirsten Ellenbogen, John Falk, Kate Haley Goldman ; 14. Partnerships for progress : electronic access and museum resources in the classroom / Jim Devine -- Section 6. Information collaborations in museums: 15. Collections and consortia / Paul F. Marty ; 16. AMOL ten years on : a legacy of working beyond museum walls / Basil Dewhurst, Kevin Sumption ; 17. Challenges to museum collaboration: the MOAC case study / Richard Rinehart, Layn White -- Section 7. Conclusions: 18. Information professionals in museums / Paul F. Marty ; 19. Curating collections knowledge: museums on the cyberinfrastructure / Jennifer Trant ; 20. The future of museums in the Information Age / Maxwell L. Anderson -- References -- Contributors -- Index