Victoria Kravchyna

Museums Websites and Their Visitors

Information Needs

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The current study identifies preferences of a variety
of user groups about the information specifics on
current exhibits, museum collections metadata
information, and the use of multimedia. The study of
information seeking behavior of users groups of
museum digital collections or cultural collections
allows examination and analysis of users information
needs, and the organization of cultural information,
including descriptive metadata and the quantity of
information that may be required. In addition, the
study delineates information needs that different
categories of users may have in common: teachers in
high schools, students in colleges and universities,
museum professionals, art historians and researchers,
and the general public.
This research also compares informational and
educational needs of real visitors with the needs of
virtual visitors. An evaluation of the art museum
websites conducted in 2003 and 2008 to
support the current publication.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 228g
• ISBN-13: 9783639115710
• ISBN-10: 3639115716
• Artikelnr.: 25700645

Autorenporträt

Dr. Victoria Kravchyna, an image specialist at Arius3D Inc, is
interested in the educational efficacy of 3D images, economics of
the digitization process in cultural heritage sector.
Dr. S. K. Hastings is a director of the SLIS the University of
South Carolina. Sam s research interests in the retrieval of
digital images, cultural heritage, etc.