Museums are under pressure to deliver effective management and presentation of their collections, outreach to their public, cost effective use of all of their resources and the generation of maximum income. This book addresses such topics as what information means in the museum context, who uses it and what they need to do with it, developing a strategy for using information to benefit the museum, making the best use of the knowledge and skills of the museum staff, and acquiring the right mix of technology and managing it to support co-operation between people. Basic principles and practical advice is presented for integrated management of a whole range of information which museums need for productive use of human resources and for choosing and using technology effectively. The needs of small museums are given special attention and case studies show how a range of institutions have responded to the challenge.
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Höhe: 176 mm
Breite: 246 mm
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978-0-566-07776-0 (9780566077760)
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Part 1: what is information in the museum context?; the users of information in museums; managing information to make it accessible; a strategy for using information; human resources in information management; using today's technology to help the people resource; procuring and installing a computerized information management system; organizing and running a computerized information management system. Part 2: BEAMISH, the North of England Open Air Museum; Bradford art galleries and museums; Callendar House, Falkirk; Ceredigion Museum Service; Hampshire Museums Service; The LASSI Project; The Manchester Museum; The Museum Documentation Association; The National Maritime Museum; The National Museum of Wales; Norfolk Museums Service; North Somerset Museums Service; Portsmouth Museums; The RAF Museum; The Royal Commission For Historic Monuments of England; St Albans Museum; Scienceworks (Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia); The Victoria and Albert Museum; The Theatre Museum.
