The Digital Museum: A Think Guide

Don't be afraid of the title! The Digital Museum is not for techies, but for anyone who cares about the future of museums and the impact of technology on our lives and institutions. The revolution in communications technology has created a landscape that was inconceivable a generation ago. How will the 21st century museum respond? Twenty-five authors, leading thinkers in the fields of technology and museums, lead us through this exciting and rapidly changing terrain, exploring the impact of new technology on all aspects of museum operations, from interpretation to conservation. Topics range from the use of handheld devices, websites and digital games to open source technology and real-time learning. The book highlights how new technologies can enhance the traditional museum mission while also allowing museums to become laboratories for the tools of digital discourse. Introduction by author and filmmaker Selma Thomas.

The Digital Museum gives much-needed context to recent technological advances in everything from handheld devices to social computing. Each essay explores how relentless innovation is shaping our stewardship of and participation in museums. The Digital Museum is destined to be of great value to specialists, students and museum-goers alike. --Maxwell L. Anderson, The Melvin and Bren Simon Director and CEO, Indianapolis Museum of Art

The Digital Museum gives much-needed context to recent technological advances in everything from handheld devices to social computing. Each essay explores how relentless innovation is shaping our stewardship of and participation in museums. The Digital Museum is destined to be of great value to specialists, students and museum-goers alike. --Maxwell L. Anderson, The Melvin and Bren Simon Director and CEO, Indianapolis Museum of Art

Here are essays from the leading practitioners in U.S. museums on the problems and potential of using information technologies as part of traditional place-based activities - exhibitions, collection interpretation - and on the opportunities of extending the reach of museums in the networked environment. This book should be required reading for anyone who cares about the public mission of museums in research, education and providing access to great works. --Kenneth Hamma, Executive Director, Digital Policy and Initiatives, J Paul Getty Trust

This book is a must read for everyone who cares about our shared cultural heritage--from visitors to museum professionals to board members. Din and Hecht have assembled some of the most cogent minds in the field to plot a course thru this landscape, and it is a journey that will impact us all. --Dr. Larry Johnson, The New Media Consortium

Here are essays from the leading practitioners in U.S. museums on the problems and potential of using information technologies as part of traditional place-based activities - exhibitions, collection interpretation - and on the opportunities of extending the reach of museums in the networked environment. This book should be required reading for anyone who cares about the public mission of museums in research, education and providing access to great works. --Kenneth Hamma, Executive Director, Digital Policy and Initiatives, J Paul Getty Trust

The Digital Museum gives much-needed context to recent technological advances in everything from handheld devices to social computing. Each essay explores how relentless innovation is shaping our stewardship of and participation in museums. The Digital Museum is destined to be of great value to specialists, students and museum-goers alike. --Maxwell L. Anderson, The Melvin and Bren Simon Director and CEO, Indianapolis Museum of Art

Here are essays from the leading practitioners in U.S. museums on the problems and potential of using information technologies as part of traditional place-based activities - exhibitions, collection interpretation - and on the opportunities of extending the reach of museums in the networked environment. This book should be required reading for anyone who cares about the public mission of museums in research, education and providing access to great works. --Kenneth Hamma, Executive Director, Digital Policy and Initiatives, J Paul Getty Trust

The Digital Museum gives much-needed context to recent technological advances in everything from handheld devices to social computing. Each essay explores how relentless innovation is shaping our stewardship of and participation in museums. The Digital Museum is destined to be of great value to specialists, students and museum-goers alike. --Maxwell L. Anderson, The Melvin and Bren Simon Director and CEO, Indianapolis Museum of Art

Here are essays from the leading practitioners in U.S. museums on the problems and potential of using information technologies as part of traditional place-based activities - exhibitions, collection interpretation - and on the opportunities of extending the reach of museums in the networked environment. This book should be required reading for anyone who cares about the public mission of museums in research, education and providing access to great works. --Kenneth Hamma, Executive Director, Digital Policy and Initiatives, J Paul Getty Trust