Museums and the Web 2006, Selected Papers from an international conference
Edited by Jennifer Trant and David Bearman.
Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics, 2006.
Contents
David Bearman and Jennifer Trant, p. 3
Once and Future Web
Ten Years On: Hopes, Fears, Predictions and Gambles for UK Museums On-line
Jemima Rellie, Tate, UK 13
In Search Of The Ubiquitous Museum: Reflections Of Ten Years Of Museums And The Web
Kevin Sumption, The Powerhouse Museum, Australia 25
Accessible Web
Universal Design of Computer Interactives for Museum Exhibitions
Christine Reich, Museum of Science, Boston, USA 37
Squaring the Triangle: The Implications of Broadband for Access, Diversity and Accessibility in Museum Web Design
Stephen Brown and David Gerrard, Knowledge Media Design, De Montfort University, UK 47
Viewing The Viewer: Remote Usability Testing
Phyllis Hecht, National Gallery of Art, USA 59
Page Turning: Revealing The Interface Issues Of On-Line Document Viewing
Karen Elinich, The Franklin Institute Science Museum and Paul Sparks, Pepperdine University, USA 67
Sociable Web
‘Artcasting’ at SFMOMA: First-Year Lessons, Future Challenges for Museum Podcasters
Peter Samis and Stephanie Pau, San FranciscoMuseum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), USA 79
Steve.museum: An Ongoing Experiment in Social Tagging, Folksonomy, and Museums
Susan Chun, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rich Cherry, Guggenheim Museum, Doug Hiwiller, The Cleveland Museum of Art, USA, Jennifer Trant, Archives & Museum Informatics, Canada, and Bruce Wyman, Denver Art Museum, USA 93
All Weblogs Are Not Created Equal: Analyzing What Works
Daniel Mosquin, University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, Canada 109
Buzz and Viral Marketing as a PR Tool for Museums: A Dutch Case Study
Marthe de Vet, Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Netherlands 119
Learning Web
A Multiplicity Of Voices: Encouraging And Developing On-Line Collaborative Projects For Schools
Nadia Arbach, The National Archives, UK 131
3D for Cultural Heritage and Education:Evaluating the Impact
Nicoletta Di Blas and Caterina Poggi,HOC-DEI, Politecnico di Milano, Italy 141
Interactive Educational Storytelling: The Use of Virtual Characters to GenerateTeachable Moments
Juan Leon and Matthew Fisher, Night Kitchen Interactive, USA 151
Connecting Beyond the Field Trip: The On-line Wonder Wall
Norman Lownds and Carrie Heeter, Michigan State University, USA 163
Extensible Web
MEDINA Three Years Later: Towards “Enterprise Frameworks” For Cultural Tourism Web Applications
Franca Garzotto, HOC- Hypermedia Open Center, Department of Electronics and Information, Politecnico di Milano, Italy 173
The Inside Out Web Museum
Jon Pratty, 24 Hour Museum, UK 185
Community Sites & Emerging Sociable Technologies
Kevin von Appen, Ontario Science Centre, Canada, Bryan Kennedy, Science Museum of Minnesota, and Jim Spadaccini, Ideum, USA 197
Using Open Source Software to Facilitate Collaboration Among Artists, Exhibitors and Patrons
Michael Knapp, GreenRiver.org and Ellis Neder, Sway Design, USA 207
About the Authors
Authors’ Biographies 217
Index
Index to Authors, Institutions and Keywords 227
Informatics: The interdisciplinary study of information content, representation, technology, and applications,
and the methods and strategies by which information is used in organizations, networks, cultures, and societies.