Museum informatics is an interdisciplinary field concerning the study of the theory and application of information technology in museums↑. This has developed rapidly over the last decade or two and is still a fast-evolving field. It involves the use of electronic information by museums with respect to the information resources themselves (representation, databases, etc.), the management of those resources, the interaction of museum visitors – both virtual and real – with the resources (e.g., in interactive exhibits and online), including their behavior (e.g., use in the classroom), consideration of collaboration between museums, and the development of associated online communities.
Books[]
- Paul F. Marty and Katherine Burton Jones (editors), Museum Informatics: People, Information, and Technology in Museums. New York: Routledge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8247-2581-5.
- Loïc Tallon and Kevin Walker (editors), Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media. New York: AltaMira Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7591-1119-6 (hardback), ISBN 978-0-7591-1121-9 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-7591-1237-7 (electronic).
Resources[]
- Archives and Museum Informatics journal – see papers. ISSN 1042-1467 (print), ISSN 1573-7500 (electronic).
- Museums and the Web (MW) conference, http://www.museumsandtheweb.com/ — see papers.
- Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA) London↑ conference — see papers.
- MuseumsWiki.
Courses[]
- LIS-697-09 Museum Informatics masters course by Jonathan Bowen at the Pratt Institute↑, USA
- LIS 5590 Museum Informatics course by Paul Marty at Florida State University↑, USA