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Museum documentation systems : developments and applications /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Boston :
Butterworths,
1986.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Museum Documentation Systems: Developments and Applications; Copyright Page; Foreword; Preface and acknowledgments; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Chapter 1. Introduction; PART I: CANADA ; Chapter 2. The Canadian Heritage Information Network; Introduction; Hardware and software; The museum network; Costs and financial support for documentation; CHIN today; The future; Chapter 3. Collections computerization at the British Columbia Provincial Museum; Introduction; Documentation of the archaeological collection; The documentation process; Documentation priorities
- The role of documentationConclusion; Chapter 4. The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; Introduction; Museum Expansion and Renovation Project; Location Record Project; Costs; System maintenance
- current status and future directions; Conclusions; PART II: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ; Chapter 5. The Museum Computer Network in context; Computers and museums: the United States experience ; Development of computing systems; Cooperative schemes; Standardization activities; Technological developments; Evolution of MCN's role; Chapter 6. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- IntroductionOverview of the Museum; Collection information system; Inventory: a major reason for automating collection management; Future plans; Chapter 7. Documentation and control of collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Introduction; Office of the Registrar; Documentation procedures; Loans and special exhibitions; Future developments; Conclusion; Chapter 8. The Museum of Modern Art; Introduction; Department of Registration; Documentation procedures; Conclusions; Chapter 9. The Detroit Art Registration Information System (DARIS); History; Description of systems; What we have learnt
- ScopeFacilities; Chapter 10. A system for analysing museum documentation; Introduction; Systems analysis at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts; Results; PART III: MEXICO ; Chapter 11. The National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico ; Introduction; Electronic Machines Section; Working system; The equipment; Conclusions; PART IV: UNITED KINGDOM ; Chapter 12. The cooperative development of documentation in United Kingdom museums; Introduction; The museum community; Documentation developments prior to the 1960s; Documentation developments: 1960-1976; The Museum Documentation Association
- Museum developments since 1976Future developments; Chapter 13. The British Museum; Introduction; Documentation in the Ethnography Department; The feasibility study; Stage 1 procedures; Conclusions; Chapter 14. The Imperial War Museum; Introduction; Documentation framework; Documentation procedures; Computing systems; Financial investment; Conclusions; Chapter 15. Documentation services at the National Maritime Museum: Project Petrel; Introduction; Documentation services; Policy; Current situation; Costs; Problems and some lessons; Technical considerations; The future